2008 IIHF Women's World Championship

2008 IIHF World Women's Championship
2008年世界女子冰球锦标 (Simplified Chinese)
2008年世界女子冰球錦標 (Traditional Chinese)
Tournament details
Host country  China
Dates April 4 - April 12
Teams 9
Venue(s) 2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions   United States (2nd title)
Runner-up   Canada
Third place   Finland
Fourth place   Switzerland
Tournament statistics
Matches played 20
Goals scored 117 (5.85 per match)
Attendance 22,910 (1,146 per match)
Scoring leader(s) United States Natalie Darwitz
(10 points points)
MVP Finland Noora Räty
2007
2009

The 2008 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships were held from April 4 to April 13, 2008, in Harbin, People's Republic of China. It was the 11th event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).

Promotions and relegations reflect the results of the 2007 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships.

For the eleventh straight tournament, Canada met the United States in the gold-medal match and, for only the second time out of 11, the American team defeated the Canadians for the gold medal. This tournament was the first IIHF Women's tournament in which the host nation (in this case, China) failed to medal. The Swiss competed for a medal for the first time, losing to Finland in the Bronze medal game.

Top Division

Preliminary round

Group A

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA PTS
 Canada 220001916
 Russia 210016113
 China 200023160

All times local (GMT+8).

April 4, 2008
15:00
Russia 1 – 8
( 1 - 2, 0 - 2, 0 - 4 )
 CanadaHongbo Arena
Attendance: 1232
April 5, 2008
15:00
China 3 – 5
( 1 - 1, 0 - 2, 2 - 2 )
 RussiaHongbo Arena
Attendance: 2009
April 6, 2008
15:00
Canada 11 – 0
( 4 - 0, 3 - 0, 4 - 0 )
 ChinaHongbo Arena
Attendance: 1892

Group B

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA PTS
 United States 220001526
  Switzerland 21001473
 Germany 200021110

All times local (GMT+8).

April 4, 2008
19:00
Germany 1 – 8
( 1 - 1, 0 - 3, 0 - 4 )
 United StatesHongbo Arena
Attendance: 1390
April 5, 2008
19:00
Switzerland  3 – 0
( 1 - 0, 2 - 0, 0 - 0 )
 GermanyHongbo Arena
Attendance: 887
April 6, 2008
19:00
United States 7 – 1
( 1 - 0, 2 - 1, 4 - 0 )
  SwitzerlandHongbo Arena
Attendance: 845

Group C

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA PTS
 Finland 21100935
 Sweden 21010734
 Japan 200021110

All times local (GMT+8).

April 4, 2008
19:00
Japan 0 – 5
( 0 - 2, 0 - 2, 0 - 1 )
 SwedenBaqu Arena
Attendance: 1543
April 5, 2008
19:00
Finland 6 – 1
( 0 - 0, 2 - 1, 4 - 0 )
 JapanBaqu Arena
Attendance: 896
April 6, 2008
19:00
Sweden 2 – 3
( 1 - 1, 0 - 0, 1 - 1, 0 - 1 )
 FinlandBaqu Arena
Attendance: 866

Qualifying round

Group D (1-3 Place)

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA PTS
 United States 21010434
 Canada 21001663
 Finland 20101342

All times local (GMT+8).

April 8, 2008
12:00
United States 0 – 1
( 0 - 0, 0 - 0, 0 - 0, 0 - 1 )
 FinlandHongbo Arena
Attendance: 804
April 9, 2008
12:00
Finland 2 – 4
( 1 - 1, 0 - 3, 1 - 0 )
 CanadaHongbo Arena
Attendance: 963
April 10, 2008
12:00
Canada 2 – 4
( 2 - 1, 0 - 1, 0 - 2 )
 United StatesHongbo Arena
Attendance: 1096

Group E (4-6 Place)

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA PTS
  Switzerland 21100645
 Sweden 21010654
 Russia 20002250

All times local (GMT+8).

April 8, 2008
15:30
Switzerland  4 – 3
( 2 - 1, 1 - 2, 0 - 0, 0 - 0, 1 - 0 )
 SwedenHongbo Arena
Attendance: 812
April 9, 2008
15:30
Sweden 3 – 1
( 1 - 0, 1 - 0, 1 - 1 )
 RussiaHongbo Arena
Attendance: 804
April 10, 2008
15:30
Russia 1 – 2
( 0 - 1, 1 - 1, 0 - 0 )
  SwitzerlandHongbo Arena
Attendance: 884

Consolation round

Group F (7-9 Place)

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA PTS
 Japan 21001433
 China 21001553
 Germany 21001453

All times local (GMT+8).

April 8, 2008
19:00
Germany 2 – 1
( 2 - 1, 0 - 0, 0 - 0 )
 JapanHongbo Arena
Attendance: 833
April 9, 2008
19:00
Japan 3 – 1
( 1 - 0, 0 - 0, 2 - 1 )
 ChinaHongbo Arena
Attendance: 2146
April 10, 2008
19:00
China 4 – 2
( 1 - 1, 0 - 1, 3 - 0 )
 GermanyHongbo Arena
Attendance: 1984

 Germany is relegated to Division I for the 2009 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships.

Final round

Match for third place

All times local (GMT+8).

April 12, 2008
15:30
Finland 4 – 1
( 0 - 1, 1 - 0, 3 - 0 )
  SwitzerlandHongbo Arena
Attendance: 1024

Final

All times local (GMT+8).

April 12, 2008
19:00
United States 4 – 3
( 2 - 1, 2 - 0, 0 - 2 )
 CanadaHongbo Arena

Awards and Statistics

Scoring leaders

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM
1 Natalie Darwitz  United States 5 6 4 10 +7 2
2 Hayley Wickenheiser  Canada 5 3 6 9 +2 6
3 Jennifer Botterill  Canada 5 4 4 8 +4 4
4 Jayna Hefford  Canada 5 3 5 8 +4 8
5 Cherie Piper  Canada 5 2 6 8 +2 0
6 Jenny Potter  United States 5 5 2 7 +5 2
7 Julie Chu  United States 5 0 7 7 +2 2
8 Yekaterina Smolentseva  Russia 4 4 2 6 +4 33
9 Kathrin Lehmann   Switzerland 5 4 2 6 +5 8
9 Stefanie Marty   Switzerland 5 4 2 6 +6 10
9 Sarah Vaillancourt  Canada 5 4 2 6 +1 8

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes

Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country TOI GA GAA Sv% SO
1 Noora Räty  Finland 243:42 6 1.48 92.59 1
2 Florence Schelling   Switzerland 305:00 15 2.95 91.89 1
3 Azusa Nakaoku  Japan 179:31 8 2.67 91.01 0
4 Charline Labonté  Canada 138:29 3 1.30 90.91 1
5 Jessie Vetter  United States 243:42 7 1.72 88.14 0

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF.com

Directorate Awards

Source: IIHF.com

Media All-Stars

Source:[1]

Division I

The following teams took part of the Division I tournament, which was played in Ventspils, Latvia, at Ventspils OC Ice Hall from March 10 through March 16, 2008.

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA PTS
 Kazakhstan 5400114812
 Slovakia 53101141111
 Czech Republic 5210212118
 France 520037126
 Norway 5101311134
 Latvia 510139124

 Kazakhstan is promoted to the main tournament and  Latvia is relegated to Division II for the 2009 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships.[2]

10 March 2008Czech Republic 3-1 France
10 March 2008Slovakia 1-5 Kazakhstan
10 March 2008Norway 3-1 Latvia
11 March 2008France 1-5 Slovakia
11 March 2008Kazakhstan 3-2 Norway
11 March 2008Latvia 3-4 Czech Republic
13 March 2008Slovakia 3-2 Norway
13 March 2008Kazakhstan 3-1 Czech Republic
13 March 2008Latvia 0-1 France
14 March 2008Norway 2-3 (OT) Czech Republic
14 March 2008France 1-2 Kazakhstan
14 March 2008Latvia 2-3 (OT) Slovakia
16 March 2008Czech Republic 1-2 Slovakia
16 March 2008France 3-2 Norway
16 March 2008Kazakhstan 1-3 Latvia

Statistics

Scoring leaders

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM
1 Zarina Tukhtiyeva  Kazakhstan 5 6 3 9 +5 10
2 Line Oien  Norway 5 5 2 7 +1 4
2 Olga Potapova  Kazakhstan 5 5 2 7 +6 6
4 Sophie Serre  France 5 3 3 6 –1 4
5 Lyubov Ibragimova  Kazakhstan 5 0 6 6 +6 14
6 Inese Geca-Miljone  Latvia 5 4 1 5 +2 2
6 Martina Veličková  Slovakia 5 4 1 5 +6 10
8 Jana Kapustová  Slovakia 5 2 3 5 +6 8
8 Iveta Koka  Latvia 5 2 3 5 +2 6
8 Simona Studentova  Slovakia 5 2 3 5 0 2

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes

Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country TOI GA GAA Sv% SO
1 Darya Obydennova  Kazakhstan 300:00 8 1.60 93.98 0
2 Lolita Andrisevska  Latvia 303:38 12 2.37 93.72 0
3 Zuzana Tomčíková  Slovakia 305:00 11 2.16 93.68 0
4 Christine Smestad  Norway 184:52 7 2.27 92.78 0
5 Radka Lhotska  Czech Republic 304:44 11 2.17 92.76 0

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts

Source: IIHF.com

Directorate Awards

Source: IIHF.com

Division II

The following teams took part in the Division II tournament, held in Vierumäki, Finland, at Vierumäki Ice Rink from March 25 to March 30, 2008.
Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA PTS
 Austria 55000221015
 Denmark 5400125712
 North Korea 5300221109
 Italy 5110315175
 Netherlands 5101310154
 Australia 500055390

 Austria is promoted to Division I and  Australia is relegated to Division III for the 2009 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships.

25 March 2008North Korea 1-5 Denmark
25 March 2008Australia 2-6 Austria
25 March 2008Italy 3-2 (OT) Netherlands
26 March 2008Denmark 2-3 Austria
26 March 2008Netherlands 6-2 Australia
26 March 2008Italy 1-6 North Korea
27 March 2008Denmark 3-0 Netherlands
27 March 2008Italy 5-0 Australia
27 March 2008North Korea 0-4 Austria
29 March 2008Netherlands 0-4 North Korea
29 March 2008Austria 6-4 Italy
29 March 2008Australia 1-12 Denmark
30 March 2008Austria 3-2 Netherlands
30 March 2008North Korea 10-0 Australia
30 March 2008Denmark 3-2 Italy

Statistics

Scoring leaders

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM
1 Denise Altmann  Austria 5 10 5 15 +9 8
2 Marie Henriksen  Denmark 5 8 6 14 +10 0
3 Josefine Jakobsen  Denmark 5 6 7 13 +10 2
4 Eva Schwarzler  Austria 5 6 5 11 +7 8
5 Esther Kantor  Austria 5 2 8 10 +7 2
6 Ri Sol-gyong  North Korea 5 4 5 9 +8 4
7 Henriette Oestergaard  Denmark 5 3 6 9 +8 2
8 Saskia Admiraal  Netherlands 5 4 1 5 +3 4
8 Choe Kum-son  North Korea 5 4 1 5 +5 6
8 Sidsel Olausson  Denmark 5 4 1 5 +4 2

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes

Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country TOI GA GAA Sv% SO
1 Nanna Holm Glaas  Denmark 240:00 6 1.50 93.55 1
2 Nina Geyer  Austria 120:00 4 2.00 93.44 0
3 Sandra Borschke  Austria 180:00 6 2.00 92.59 1
4 Hong Kum-sil  North Korea 275:33 9 1.96 91.74 2
5 Claudia van Leeuwen  Netherlands 304:29 15 2.96 90.38 0

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts

Source: IIHF.com

Directorate Awards

Source: IIHF.com

Division III

The following teams took part in the Division III tournament, held in Miskolc, Hungary, from April 6 to April 12, 2008.
Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA PTS
 Great Britain 5410029714
 Slovenia 5401027613
 Croatia 5201212207
 Belgium 5200312166
 Hungary 510044203
 South Korea 501047222

 Great Britain is promoted to Division II and  South Korea is relegated to Division IV for the 2009 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships.

06 April 2008Great Britain 6-0 South Korea
06 April 2008Belgium 2-5 Slovenia
06 April 2008Croatia 2-1 Hungary
07 April 2008Great Britain 4-1 Belgium
07 April 2008South Korea 3-2 (OT) Croatia
07 April 2008Slovenia 5-0 Hungary
09 April 2008Slovenia 8-0 South Korea
09 April 2008Great Britain 8-4 Croatia
09 April 2008Belgium 4-1 Hungary
11 April 2008Croatia 1-7 Slovenia
11 April 2008South Korea 3-4 Belgium
11 April 2008Hungary 0-8 Great Britain
12 April 2008Belgium 1-3 Croatia
12 April 2008Slovenia 2-3 (OT) Great Britain
12 April 2008Hungary 2-1 South Korea

Statistics

Scoring leaders

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM
1 Jasmina Rosar  Slovenia 5 15 3 18 +13 8
2 Pia Pren  Slovenia 5 4 14 18 +15 4
3 Diana Kruseljposavec  Croatia 5 10 1 11 –6 4
4 Beth Kavanah  Great Britain 5 5 5 10 +9 0
5 Emily Turner  Great Britain 5 3 6 9 +10 2
6 Angela Taylor  Great Britain 5 6 2 8 +9 6
7 Danila Tominc  Slovenia 5 3 5 8 +17 6
8 Katherine Wiggins  Great Britain 5 3 4 7 +6 2
9 Hwangbo Young  South Korea 5 4 2 6 –6 6
10 Nicola Bicknell  Great Britain 5 4 1 5 +2 2

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes

Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country TOI GA GAA Sv% SO
1 Ksenija Boznar  Slovenia 185:00 4 1.30 95.74 1
2 Kristen Schonwetter  Belgium 299:26 16 3.21 91.16 0
3 Shin So-jung  South Korea 303:40 22 4.35 88.94 0
4 Monika Gyomber  Hungary 210:55 13 3.70 86.32 0
5 Kelly Herring  Great Britain 209:03 5 1.44 85.71 0

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts

Source: IIHF.com

Directorate Awards

Source: IIHF.com

Division IV

The following teams took part in the Division IV tournament, held in Miercurea-Ciuc, Romania, at Vakar Lajos Icerink from March 23 to March 29, 2008.
Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA PTS
 Iceland 5500030515
 New Zealand 5400137912
 Romania 5201225167
 Estonia 5200311176
 South Africa 5110315245
 Turkey 500053500

 Iceland is promoted to Division III for the 2009 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships.[3]

23 March 2008New Zealand 9-1 South Africa
23 March 2008Turkey 1-8 Estonia
23 March 2008Romania 3-4 Iceland
24 March 2008South Africa 1-2 Estonia
24 March 2008Iceland 9-0 Turkey
24 March 2008Romania 2-7 New Zealand
26 March 2008South Africa 1-9 Iceland
26 March 2008Romania 9-1 Turkey
26 March 2008New Zealand 4-1 Estonia
27 March 2008Iceland 5-1 New Zealand
27 March 2008Turkey 1-8 South Africa
27 March 2008Estonia 0-8 Romania
29 March 2008Estonia 0-3 Iceland
29 March 2008New Zealand 16-0 Turkey
29 March 2008South Africa 4-3 (OT) Romania

Awards and Statistics

Scoring leaders

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM
1 Tara Tissink  New Zealand 5 10 7 17 +16 6
2 Magdolna Dobondi  Romania 5 7 9 16 +8 0
3 Csilla Ilyes  Romania 5 6 7 13 +9 4
4 Flosrun Johannesdottir  Iceland 5 6 5 11 +12 2
5 Sheree Haslemore  New Zealand 5 3 8 11 +11 4
6 Kiri Langford  New Zealand 5 6 4 10 +9 4
7 Angelique Mawson  New Zealand 5 3 7 10 +9 4
7 Ibolya Sandor  Romania 5 3 7 10 +8 0
9 Megan Gilchrist  New Zealand 5 3 6 9 +14 6
10 Sigrun Arnadottir  Iceland 5 4 4 8 +11 18

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes

Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country TOI GA GAA Sv% SO
1 Karitas Halldorsdottir  Iceland 240:00 5 1.25 95.15 1
2 Monika Janis  Estonia 271:24 14 3.10 90.07 0
3 Mary McCutcheon  New Zealand 145:12 2 0.83 90.00 1
4 Angelique Otto  South Africa 203:29 7 2.06 89.39 0
5 Andrea Herescu  Romania 243:06 12 2.96 88.12 0

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF.com

Directorate Awards

Source: IIHF.com

References

  1. Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009-10, p. 546, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6.
  2. Statistics
  3. Iceland’s women celebrating promotion
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