2016 IIHF Women's World Championship

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2016 IIHF Women's World Championship
2016 IIHF Women's World Championship.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Dates28 March – 4 April 2016
Opened by David Johnston
Teams8
Final positions
Champions  Gold medal blank.svg Flag of the United States.svg  United States (7th title)
Runner-up  Silver medal blank.svg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Third place  Bronze medal blank.svg Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Fourth placeFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Tournament statistics
Games played21
Goals scored107 (5.1 per game)
Attendance41,109 (1,958 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of the United States.svg Hilary Knight (9 points)
MVP Flag of the United States.svg Hilary Knight
Website Official website
  2015
2017  

The 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship was the 17th such event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament was played in Kamloops, Canada, from 28 March to 4 April 2016. [1] [2] [3] Venues included the Sandman Centre, and the McArthur Island Sport and Event Centre.

Contents

United States defeated Canada in the gold medal game 1–0 in overtime, securing their seventh title. [4] Russia won the bronze medal by defeating Finland in a shootout. [5]

Venues

Kamloops
Sandman Centre
Capacity: 5,464
McArthur Island Sport and Event Centre
Capacity: 1,000
Interior Savings Centre - Interior.JPG

Participating teams

Match officials

10 referees and 9 linesmen were selected for the tournament. [6]

Rosters

Each team's roster consisted of at least 15 skaters (forwards, and defencemen) and 2 goaltenders, and at most 20 skaters and 3 goaltenders. All eight participating nations, through the confirmation of their respective national associations, had to submit a roster by the first IIHF directorate.

Preliminary round

The schedule was announced on 16 September 2015. [7]

All times are local (Pacific Time ZoneUTC−7).

Group A

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 33000132+119 Semifinals
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (H)32001155+106
3Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 3100271143 Quarterfinals
4Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 30003421170
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
28 March 2016
15:30
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg3–5
(0–1, 2–1, 1–3)
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Sandman Centre, Kamloops
Attendance: 1,107
Game reference
Nadezhda Morozova Goalies Meeri Räisänen Referees:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie
Flag of Germany.svg Nicole Hertrich
Linesmen:
Flag of the United States.svg Michaela Frattarelli
Flag of France.svg Charlotte Girard
0–118:42 – Niskanen (Saari)
Gavrilova – 31:441–1
1–234:12 – Hiirikoski (Lindstedt, Välilä) (PP)
Shibanova (Vafina, Pirogova) (PP) – 35:432–2
2–343:31 – Niskanen (Jalosuo) (PP)
Gavrilova (PP) – 47:053–3
3–448:07 – Savolainen (Niskanen)
3–550:35 – Tulus (Saari, Jalosuo)
8 minPenalties8 min
25Shots28
28 March 2016
19:30
United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–1
(0–0, 0–0, 3–1)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Sandman Centre, Kamloops
Attendance: 5,580
Game reference
Alex Rigsby Goalies Emerance Maschmeyer Referees:
Flag of Sweden.svg Gabriella Gran
Flag of Norway.svg Aina Hove
Linesmen:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ilona Novotná
Flag of Finland.svg Johanna Tauriainen
0–140:14 – Fortino (Spooner, Poulin)
Knight (M. Lamoureux, J. Lamoureux) – 49:581–1
Decker (M. Lamoureux) (PP) – 53:552–1
Knight (Decker) (ENG) – 59:403–1
6 minPenalties12 min
38Shots23
29 March 2016
15:30
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg1–2
(1–1, 0–1, 0–0)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Sandman Centre, Kamloops
Attendance: 1,149
Game reference
Meeri Räisänen Goalies Jessie Vetter Referees:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Melanie Bordeleau
Flag of Japan.svg Miyuki Nakayama
Linesmen:
Flag of Sweden.svg Veronica Johansson
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vanessa Stratton
Karvinen (Valila, Jalosuo) – 05:031–0
1–119:02 – Knight (Stecklein)
1–235:09 – J. Lamoureux (Darkangelo, Pankowski)
10 minPenalties2 min
7Shots51
29 March 2016
19:30
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg8–1
(0–1, 6–0, 2–0)
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Sandman Centre, Kamloops
Attendance: 4,453
Game reference
Charline Labonté Goalies Anna Prugova
Maria Sorokina
Referees:
Flag of Germany.svg Nicole Hertrich
Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Huntley
Linesmen:
Flag of Austria.svg Bettina Angerer
Flag of Slovenia.svg Nataša Pagon
0–113:29 – Gavrilova (Vafina, Smolentseva)
Johnston (Jenner, Rougeau) (SH) – 20:401–1
Krzyzanik (Jenner, Johnstone) – 23:072–1
Wakefield (Johnston) – 23:423–1
Mikkelson (Saulnier, Wickenheiser) – 24:424–1
Mikkelson (Watchorn, Johnston) (PP2) – 25:205–1
Krzyzaniak (Wakefield, Jenner) (PP) – 37:056–1
Poulin (Jenner) (SH) – 53:197–1
Clark (Saulnier, Turnbull) – 57:528–1
16 minPenalties10 min
33Shots14
31 March 2016
15:30
United States  Flag of the United States.svg8–0
(3–0, 0–0, 5–0)
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Sandman Centre, Kamloops
Attendance: 1,323
Game reference
Nicole Hensley Goalies Maria Sorokina Referees:
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Anna Eskola
Flag of Norway.svg Aina Hove
Linesmen:
Flag of Austria.svg Bettina Angerer
Flag of Finland.svg Jenni Heikkinen
Coyne (Pankowski) – 05:071–0
M. Lamoureux (Darkangelo, Skarupa) – 06:292–0
Keller (Skarupa, Carpenter) – 14:193–0
M. Lamoureux (Decker) (PP) – 44:544–0
Darkangelo (J. Lamoureux) – 46:195–0
Knight (Coyne) – 49:106–0
Knight (Coyne, Decker) (PP2) – 56:177–0
Pankowski (J. Lamoureux) (PP) – 57:148–0
4 minPenalties14 min
39Shots16
31 March 2016
19:30
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg6–1
(1–0, 4–1, 1–0)
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Sandman Centre, Kamloops
Attendance: 4,234
Game reference
Emerance Maschmeyer Goalies Meeri Räisänen
Anni Keisala
Referees:
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Drahomira Fialova
Flag of the United States.svg Jerilyn Glenn
Linesmen:
Flag of the United States.svg Michaela Frattarelli
Flag of France.svg Charlotte Girard
Poulin (Agosta, Spooner) – 01:041–0
Johnston (Fortino, Wakefield) (PP) – 28:012–0
2–128:22 – Nieminen (Välilä) (PP)
Jenner (Wakefield, Johnston) – 33:353–1
Saulnier (Turnbull) – 34:334–1
Wakefield – 36:065–1
Wakefield (Johnston, Watchorn) (PP) – 58:186–1
10 minPenalties12 min
41Shots19

Group B

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 3210073+48 Quarterfinals
2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 3110186+25
3Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 310116714 Relegation round
4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 300124951
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
28 March 2016
13:00
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg4–2
(1–1, 1–0, 2–1)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan McArthur Island Centre, Kamloops
Attendance: 1,000
Game reference
Florence Schelling Goalies Nana Fujimoto Referees:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Melanie Bordeleau
Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Huntley
Linesmen:
Flag of Austria.svg Bettina Angerer
Flag of Slovenia.svg Nataša Pagon
Meier (Stalder, Müller) (PP) – 07:331–0
1–118:22 – Osawa (Takeda, Adachi)
Stalder (Bullo, Meier) (PP2) – 31:502–1
Staenz (Meier) – 41:103–1
Meier (Altmann, Bullo) – 47:044–1
4–249:47 – Hirano (Yoneyama, Osawa) (PP)
8 minPenalties10 min
32Shots28
28 March 2016
17:00
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg3–2
(0–0, 1–1, 2–1)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic McArthur Island Centre, Kamloops
Attendance: 613
Game reference
Sara Grahn Goalies Klára Peslarová Referees:
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Anna Eskola
Flag of Japan.svg Miyuki Nakayama
Linesmen:
Flag of Finland.svg Jenni Heikkinen
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vanessa Stratton
0–129:14 – Herzigová (Křížová, Hymlarová)
Küller (Rask) (SH) – 37:361–1
Olsson (Eliasson, L. Johansson) (PP) – 41:222–1
2–247:58 – Lédlová (Vanišová)
Carlsson – 59:523–2
8 minPenalties6 min
31Shots18
29 March 2016
13:00
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg1–3
(0–0, 1–2, 0–1)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic McArthur Island Centre, Kamloops
Attendance: 570
Game reference
Florence Schelling Goalies Klára Peslarová Referees:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie
Flag of the United States.svg Jerilyn Glenn
Linesmen:
Flag of France.svg Charlotte Girard
Flag of Finland.svg Jenni Heikkinen
0–121:53 – Vanišová (Horálková) (PP)
0–223:11 – Vanišová
Müller (Meier, Ruegg) (PP) – 27:501–2
1–354:25 – Kolowratová (Polenská, Horálková) (PP)
18 minPenalties12 min
23Shots17
29 March 2016
17:00
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg0–2
(0–0, 0–0, 0–2)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden McArthur Island Centre, Kamloops
Attendance: 612
Game reference
Nana Fujimoto Goalies Sara Grahn Referees:
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Drahomira Fialova
Flag of Norway.svg Aina Hove
Linesmen:
Flag of the United States.svg Michaela Frattarelli
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ilona Novotná
0–140:59 – Winberg
0–245:33 – Eliasson (L. Johansson) (PP)
6 minPenalties10 min
16Shots35
31 March 2016
13:00
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg3–2 GWS
(0–1, 1–0, 1–1)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan McArthur Island Centre, Kamloops
Attendance: 782
Game reference
Klára Peslarová Goalies Nana Fujimoto Referees:
Flag of Sweden.svg Gabriella Gran
Flag of Germany.svg Nicole Hertrich
Linesmen:
Flag of Sweden.svg Veronica Johansson
Flag of Finland.svg Johanna Tauriainen
0–104:55 – Osawa (Shishiuchi, Yoneyama) (PP)
Polenská (Křížová, Hymlarová) – 39:191–1
Tejralová (Polenská, Křížová) – 47:482–1
2–249:57 – Hori (Adachi)
Polenská Ice hockey puck cross.svg
Pejzlová Ice hockey puck cross.svg
Hymlarová Ice hockey puck.svg
Povová Ice hockey puck cross.svg
Hymlarová Ice hockey puck.svg
Herzigová Ice hockey puck cross.svg
Hymlarová Ice hockey puck.svg
Shootout Ice hockey puck cross.svg Kubo
Ice hockey puck cross.svg Yoneyama
Ice hockey puck.svg Osawa
Ice hockey puck cross.svg Osawa
Ice hockey puck.svg Kubo
Ice hockey puck cross.svg Ono
Ice hockey puck cross.svg Ukita
8 minPenalties12 min
33Shots28
31 March 2016
17:00
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg2–1 GWS
(0–1, 1–0, 0–0)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland McArthur Island Centre, Kamloops
Attendance: 874
Game reference
Sara Grahn Goalies Florence Schelling Referees:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Melanie Bordeleau
Flag of Japan.svg Miyuki Nakayama
Linesmen:
Flag of Slovenia.svg Nataša Pagon
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vanessa Stratton
0–104:21 – Raselli (Staenz)
L. Johansson (Eliasson, Winberg) (PP) – 39:341–1
Olsson Ice hockey puck cross.svg
Borgqvist Ice hockey puck.svg
Shootout Ice hockey puck cross.svg Zollinger
Ice hockey puck cross.svg Stalder
Ice hockey puck cross.svg Meier
6 minPenalties16 min
39Shots22

Relegation round

The third and fourth placed team from Group B played a best-of-three series to determine the relegated team.

1 April 2016
13:00
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg3–1
(2–1, 1–0, 0–0)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan McArthur Island Centre, Kamloops
Attendance: 522
Game reference
Florence Schelling Goalies Nana Fujimoto Referees:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie
Flag of Sweden.svg Gabriella Gran
Linesmen:
Flag of Sweden.svg Veronica Johansson
Flag of Finland.svg Johanna Tauriainen
0–101:49 – Adachi (Hirano, Suzuki)
Stiefel (Staenz, Benz) (PP) – 06:591–1
Meier (Stalder, Altmann) – 18:402–1
Stalder (Rüegg) (PP) – 22:363–1
10 minPenalties12 min
27Shots15
3 April 2016
13:00
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg0–4
(0–1, 0–2, 0–1)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland McArthur Island Centre, Kamloops
Attendance: 791
Game reference
Akane Konishi Goalies Florence Schelling Referees:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Melanie Bordeleau
Linesmen:
Flag of Finland.svg Jenni Heikkinen
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ilona Novotná
0–108:50 – Raselli (Rüegg, Stalder) (PP)
0–231:16 – Stiefel (Meier, Stalder)
0–332:30 – Stalder (Waidacher)
0–459:22 – Meier (Stalder) (ENG)
6 minPenalties6 min
20Shots23
Switzerland won series 2–0; Japan were relegated to the 2017 Division I A

Final round

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
A1 Flag of the United States.svg  United States 9
A4 Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 4A4 Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 0
B1 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1 A1 Flag of the United States.svg  United States (OT) 1
A2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0
A2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 5
A3 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 5A3 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 3
B2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 0 Bronze medal game
A4 Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (GWS) 1
A3 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 0

Quarterfinals

1 April 2016
15:30
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg4–1
(2–1, 1–0, 1–0)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Sandman Centre, Kamloops
Attendance: 1,126
Game reference
Nadezhda Morozova Goalies Sara Grahn Referees:
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Anna Eskola
Flag of the United States.svg Jerilyn Glenn
Linesmen:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ilona Novotná
Flag of Slovenia.svg Nataša Pagon
Pavlova (Sosina, Goncharenko) – 03:401–0
1–105:56 – Olofsson (Carlsson) (PP)
Sosina (Goncharenko) – 08:492–1
Burina (Pirogova, Sosina) (PP) – 24:493–1
Sosina (ENG) – 59:474–1
12 minPenalties10 min
26Shots27
1 April 2016
19:30
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg5–0
(0–0, 3–0, 2–0)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Sandman Centre, Kamloops
Attendance: 1,256
Game reference
Meeri Räisänen Goalies Klára Peslarová Referees:
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Drahomira Fialova
Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Huntley
Linesmen:
Flag of Austria.svg Bettina Angerer
Flag of France.svg Charlotte Girard
Välilä (Karvinen) – 29:191–0
Niskanen (Hovi, Jalosuo) (PP) – 36:012–0
Hovi (Tuominen, Niskanen) – 39:373–0
Karvinen (Hiirikoski, Nieminen) (PP) – 42:074–0
Karvinen (Hiirikoski, Välilä) (PP) – 54:275–0
8 minPenalties12 min
44Shots8

Semifinals

3 April 2016
15:00
United States  Flag of the United States.svg9–0
(5–0, 3–0, 1–0)
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Sandman Centre, Kamloops
Attendance: 2,297
Game reference
Alex Rigsby Goalies Anna Prugova
Nadezhda Morozova
Referees:
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Anna Eskola
Flag of Germany.svg Nicole Hertrich
Linesmen:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vanessa Stratton
Flag of Finland.svg Johanna Tauriainen
Stack (M. Lamoureux, Pankowski) – 06:591–0
J. Lamoureux (Darkangelo, Bozek) – 07:362–0
Bozek (Pankowski) – 10:313–0
Knight (Bellamy, M. Lamoureux) – 11:204–0
Duggan (J. Lamoureux, Hickel) – 19:445–0
J. Lamoureux (Knight, M. Lamoureux) – 25:016–0
Decker (Knight) (PP) – 37:367–0
Stack (Skarupa, Carpenter) (PP) – 39:358–0
Knight (Decker, Stecklein) – 41:239–0
4 minPenalties8 min
40Shots17
3 April 2016
19:30
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg5–3
(1–1, 1–0, 3–2)
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Sandman Centre, Kamloops
Attendance: 4,007
Game reference
Charline Labonté Goalies Meeri Räisänen Referees:
Flag of Sweden.svg Gabriella Gran
Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Huntley
Linesmen:
Flag of Austria.svg Bettina Angerer
Flag of Sweden.svg Veronica Johansson
0–107:00 – Valkama
Spooner (Lacquette, Poulin) (PP) – 12:401–1
Agosta (Spooner, Lacquette) – 37:292–1
Spooner (Poulin) (SH) – 45:383–1
3–255:42 – Karvinen (Välilä, Nieminen) (PP, EA)
Turnbull (Fortino) (SH, ENG) – 56:564–2
Spooner (Poulin) (SH, ENG) – 57:435–2
5–359:27 – Saari (Savolainen)
10 minPenalties6 min
39Shots19

Fifth place game

3 April 2016
17:00
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg4–2
(0–2, 0–0, 4–0)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic McArthur Island Centre, Kamloops
Attendance: 612
Game reference
Sara Grahn Goalies Klára Peslarová Referees:
Flag of the United States.svg Jerilyn Glenn
Flag of Japan.svg Miyuki Nakayama
Linesmen:
Flag of the United States.svg Michaela Frattarelli
Flag of France.svg Charlotte Girard
0–107:43 – Polenská (Křížová, Hymlarová)
0–209:40 – Polenská (Ziková, Křížová) (PP)
E. Johansson (Lindh, Borgqvist) – 50:191–2
Borgqvist (Lindh, Eliasson) – 51:582–2
L. Johansson (Olsson) – 52:243–2
Küller (Winberg) (SH, ENG) – 59:084–2
10 minPenalties10 min
22Shots20

Bronze medal game

4 April 2016
15:00
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg0–1 GWS
(0–0, 0–0, 0–0)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Sandman Centre, Kamloops
Attendance: 2,351
Game reference
Meeri Räisänen Goalies Nadezhda Morozova Referees:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Melanie Bordeleau
Linesmen:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ilona Novotná
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vanessa Stratton
Tuominen Ice hockey puck cross.svg
Kärnä Ice hockey puck cross.svg
Shootout Ice hockey puck.svg Shukina
Ice hockey puck cross.svg Dergachyova
Ice hockey puck.svg Sosina
10 minPenalties4 min
32Shots23

Final

4 April 2016
19:30
United States  Flag of the United States.svg1–0 OT
(0–0, 0–0, 0–0)
(OT 1–0)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Sandman Centre, Kamloops
Attendance: 5,850
Game reference
Alex Rigsby Goalies Emerance Maschmeyer Referees:
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Anna Eskola
Flag of Germany.svg Nicole Hertrich
Linesmen:
Flag of Sweden.svg Veronica Johansson
Flag of Finland.svg Johanna Tauriainen
Carpenter (J. Lamoureux, Bozek) – 72:301–0
12 minPenalties6 min
34Shots32

Final standings

RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Russia.svg  Russia
4Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
5Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
6Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
7Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
8Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Relegated to the 2017 Division I A

Statistics and awards

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS
Flag of the United States.svg Hilary Knight 5729+80F
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Christine Meier 5459+50F
Flag of the United States.svg Jocelyne Lamoureux 5358+82F
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lara Stalder 5358+512F
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rebecca Johnston 5257+30F
Flag of the United States.svg Monique Lamoureux 5257+74D
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Natalie Spooner 5336+32F
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jenn Wakefield 5336+34F
Flag of the United States.svg Brianna Decker 5246+52F
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marie-Philip Poulin 5246+46F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

PlayerTOIGAGAASASv%SO
Flag of the United States.svg Alex Rigsby 192:3010.317298.612
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Emerance Maschmeyer 191:2341.259095.560
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Florence Schelling 303:4981.5811793.161
Flag of Sweden.svg Sara Grahn 301:5281.5910192.081
Flag of Finland.svg Meeri Räisänen 346:07142.4317692.051

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Awards

Source: IIHF.com

Source: IIHF.com

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The women's tournament in ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held in Gangneung, South Korea between 10 and 22 February 2018. Eight countries qualified for the tournament; five of them did so automatically by virtue of their ranking by the International Ice Hockey Federation, one, South Korea, automatically qualified as hosts, while the two others took part in a qualification tournament. Under a special agreement with the IOC and the IIHF, twelve North Korean players joined the host team to form a united team. They were allowed to have an expanded roster of 35 where 22 players dress for each game. Three North Korean players were selected for each game by coach Sarah Murray.

The 2017 IIHF World Championship Division I was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Group A was contested in Kyiv, Ukraine from 22 to 28 April 2017 and Group B in Belfast, United Kingdom from 23 to 29 April 2017. South Korea and Austria were promoted to the 2018 World Championship. It marked the first time South Korea had earned promotion to the top tier of the World Championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2017 IIHF Women's World Championship</span> 2017 edition of the IIHF Womens World Championship

The 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship was an international Ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was held in Plymouth Township, Michigan, United States from 31 March to 7 April 2017. The USA Hockey Arena served as the event's venue using Arena I and Arena II.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I</span> International ice hockey tournament

The 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I consisted of two international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Division I A and Division I B represent the second and third tier of the IIHF Women's World Championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II</span> International ice hockey tournament

The 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II consisted of three international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Division II A, Division II B and Division II B Qualification represent the fourth, fifth and sixth tier of the IIHF Women's World Championship.

The 2018 IIHF World Championship Division I was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.

The 2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I consisted of two international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Division I A and Division I B represent the second and third tier of the IIHF Women's World Championship.

The 2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II consisted of three international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Division II A, Division II B and Division II B Qualification represent the fourth, fifth and sixth tier of the IIHF Women's World Championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I</span> International ice hockey competition

The 2018 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I were two international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division I A and Division I B tournaments represent the second and the third tier of the IIHF World U18 Championship.

The 2019 IIHF World Championship Division I was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 IIHF Women's World Championship</span> 2019 edition of the IIHF Womens World Championship

The 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship was an international Ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was contested in Espoo, Finland from 4 to 14 April 2019 at the Espoo Metro Areena.

The 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I consisted of two international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Division I A and Division I B represent the second and third tier of the IIHF Women's World Championship.

The 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II consisted of three international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Division II A, Division II B and Division II B Qualification represent the fourth, fifth and sixth tier of the IIHF Women's World Championship.

The 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II consisted of two international ice hockey tournaments of the 2023 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Division II A and Division II B represent the fourth and fifth tier of the IIHF World Women's Championship.

The 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III consisted of two international ice hockey tournaments of the 2023 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Division III A and Division III B represent the sixth and seventh tier of the IIHF World Women's Championship.

References

  1. 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship official website
  2. 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship at www.iihf.com
  3. 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship statistics
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