Host country Sweden Runner-up Canada Start date 2015 Teams 8 | Venue(s) 2 (in 1 host city) Fourth place Russia MVP Hilary Knight Attendance 15,522 | |
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Dates 28 March – 4 April 2015 Champions United States (6th title) Champion United States women's national ice hockey team Third place Finland women's national ice hockey team Similar 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey C, 2013 Men's World Ice Hockey C, 2014 Men's World Ice Hockey C, 2015 UEFA European Under‑21, 2012 Men's World Ice Hockey C | ||
The 2015 Women's World Championship was the 16th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The competition also served as qualifications for the 2016 competition.
Contents
- Teams
- Format
- Match officials
- Rosters
- Preliminary round
- Relegation series
- Scoring leaders
- Goaltending leaders
- Awards
- References
United States defeated Canada in the gold medal game 7–5, securing their sixth title. Finland won the bronze medal by beating Russia 3–1.
Teams
The tournament was contested between eight teams from 28 March to 4 April 2015 in Malmö, Sweden.
Format
The preliminary round was divided into two pools that placed the top four seeds into Group A, and the bottom four in Group B. The top two finishers in Group A advanced directly to the semifinals, while the two remaining teams and the top two in Group B played a quarterfinal round. The bottom two teams from Group B played a relegation series to determine the one team that gets relegated.
Match officials
10 Referees and 9 linesman were selected for the tournament.
Rosters
Each teams 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 10 September 2014.
All times are local (UTC+2).
Relegation series
The third and fourth placed team from Group B played a best-of-three series to determine the relegated team.
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders
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.
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