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
Venue(s)7 (in 6 host cities)
Teams36
Final positions
Champions  United States (6th title)
Runner-up  Canada
Third place  Finland
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The 2015 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships were the 17th such series of tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. These championships also served as qualifications for the 2016 competition.

Championship (Top Division)

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

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Canada
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  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

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

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

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