2015 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships

2015 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships

Tournament details
Host countries	Sweden   France   China   Great Britain   Spain   Hong Kong
Venues	7 (in 6 host cities)
Teams	36
Final positions
Champions	United States (6th title)
Runners-up	Canada
Third place	Finland
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The 2015 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships were the 18th such series of tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. These championships also served as qualifications for the 2016 competition.

Championship (Top Division)

Main article: 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship

The Top Division tournament was played in Malmö, Sweden, from 28 March to 4 April 2015. ^{[1] [2]}

Rank Team   United States   Canada   Finland 4   Russia 5   Sweden 6    Switzerland 7   Japan 8   Germany Relegated to the 2016 Division I A

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final A1   United States 13 A4   Russia 2 A4   Russia 1 B1   Sweden 1 A1   United States 7 A2   Canada 5 A2   Canada 3 A3   Finland 3 A3   Finland 0 B2    Switzerland 0 Bronze medal game A4   Russia 1 A3   Finland 4

Division I

Main article: 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I

Division I Group A

The Division I Group A tournament was played in Rouen, France, from 12 to 18 April 2015. ^[3]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Czech Republic	5	5	0	0	0	20	4	+16	15	Promoted to the 2016 Top Division
2	Austria	5	4	0	0	1	25	10	+15	12
3	France (H)	5	2	0	1	2	17	15	+2	7
4	Denmark	5	2	0	0	3	12	18	−6	6
5	Norway	5	1	1	0	3	12	18	−6	5
6	Latvia	5	0	0	0	5	6	27	−21	0	Relegated to the 2016 Division I B

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Division I Group B

The Division I Group B tournament was played in Beijing, China, from 6 to 12 April 2015. ^[4]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Slovakia	5	4	1	0	0	21	8	+13	14	Promoted to the 2016 Division I A
2	Netherlands	5	3	1	0	1	16	6	+10	11
3	China (H)	5	3	0	1	1	21	15	+6	10
4	Hungary	5	2	0	0	3	10	12	−2	6
5	Italy	5	1	0	1	3	11	14	−3	4
6	North Korea	5	0	0	0	5	6	30	−24	0	Relegated to the 2016 Division II A

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Division II

Main article: 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II

Division II Group A

The Division II Group A tournament was played in Dumfries, Great Britain, from 30 March to 5 April 2015. ^[5]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Kazakhstan	5	5	0	0	0	30	2	+28	15	Promoted to the 2016 Division I B
2	Great Britain (H)	5	4	0	0	1	23	5	+18	12
3	South Korea	5	2	1	0	2	21	8	+13	8
4	Poland	5	1	1	1	2	17	17	0	6
5	Croatia	5	1	0	0	4	9	45	−36	3
6	New Zealand	5	0	0	1	4	5	28	−23	1	Relegated to the 2016 Division II B

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Division II Group B

The Division II Group B tournament was played in Jaca, Spain, from 7 to 13 March 2015. ^[6]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Slovenia	5	4	0	0	1	28	9	+19	12	Promoted to the 2016 Division II A
2	Mexico	5	3	0	1	1	13	7	+6	10
3	Spain (H)	5	2	1	0	2	15	11	+4	8
4	Iceland	5	1	1	2	1	13	16	−3	7
5	Australia	5	2	0	0	3	8	13	−5	6
6	Belgium	5	0	1	0	4	5	26	−21	2	Relegated to the 2016 Division II B Qualification [a]

Source: IIHF
(H) Host
Notes:

1. Belgium actually did not participate in 2016. Their next World Championship participation was in the 2017 Division II B Qualification.

Division II Group B Qualification

The Division II Group B Qualification tournament was played in Hong Kong, from 18 to 21 February 2015. ^[7]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Turkey	3	3	0	0	0	23	8	+15	9	Promoted to the 2016 Division II B
2	Hong Kong (H)	3	2	0	0	1	10	8	+2	6
3	South Africa	3	1	0	0	2	13	12	+1	3
4	Bulgaria	3	0	0	0	3	4	22	−18	0

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

References

1. 2015 Women's Ice Hockey World Championship Top Division official website
2. 2015 Women's Ice Hockey World Championship Top Division statistics
3. 2015 Women's Ice Hockey World Championship Division I A statistics
4. 2015 Women's Ice Hockey World Championship Division I B statistics
5. 2015 Women's Ice Hockey World Championship Division II A statistics
6. 2015 Women's Ice Hockey World Championship Division II B statistics
7. 2015 Women's Ice Hockey World Championship Division II B Qualification statistics

External links

• Official website of IIHF