2008 IIHF Women's World Championship

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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)
2008 IIHF Women's World Championship.png
Tournament details
Host country China
Dates4–12 April 2008
Officially opened byHu Jintao
Teams9
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Gold medal blank.svg United States (2nd title)
Runner-up Silver medal blank.svg Canada
Third place Bronze medal blank.svg Finland
Fourth place  Switzerland
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored117 (5.85 per match)
Attendance22,910 (1,146 per match)
Scoring leader(s)United States Natalie Darwitz
(10 points)
MVPFinland Noora Räty
2007
2009

The 2008 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships were held from April 4 to 12, 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 11th 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 2 2 0 0 0 19 1 6
 Russia 2 1 0 0 1 6 11 3
 China 2 0 0 0 2 3 16 0

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 2 2 0 0 0 15 2 6
  Switzerland 2 1 0 0 1 4 7 3
 Germany 2 0 0 0 2 1 11 0

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 2 1 1 0 0 9 3 5
 Sweden 2 1 0 1 0 7 3 4
 Japan 2 0 0 0 2 1 11 0

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 2 1 0 1 0 4 3 4
 Canada 2 1 0 0 1 6 6 3
 Finland 2 0 1 0 1 3 4 2

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 2 1 1 0 0 6 4 5
 Sweden 2 1 0 1 0 6 5 4
 Russia 2 0 0 0 2 2 5 0

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 2 1 0 0 1 4 3 3
 China 2 1 0 0 1 5 5 3
 Germany 2 1 0 0 1 4 5 3

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 5 4 0 0 1 14 8 12
 Slovakia 5 3 1 0 1 14 11 11
 Czech Republic 5 2 1 0 2 12 11 8
 France 5 2 0 0 3 7 12 6
 Norway 5 1 0 1 3 11 13 4
 Latvia 5 1 0 1 3 9 12 4

 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  Kazakhstan 5 6 3 9 +5 10
2  Norway 5 5 2 7 +1 4
2 Olga Potapova  Kazakhstan 5 5 2 7 +6 6
4  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 Studentová  Czech Republic 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  Kazakhstan 300:00 8 1.60 93.98 0
2  Latvia 303:38 12 2.37 93.72 0
3 Zuzana Tomčíková  Slovakia 305:00 11 2.16 93.68 0
4  Norway 184:52 7 2.27 92.78 0
5  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 5 5 0 0 0 22 10 15
 Denmark 5 4 0 0 1 25 7 12
 North Korea 5 3 0 0 2 21 10 9
 Italy 5 1 1 0 3 15 17 5
 Netherlands 5 1 0 1 3 10 15 4
 Australia 5 0 0 0 5 5 39 0

 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  Denmark 5 8 6 14 +10 0
3 Josefine Jakobsen  Denmark 5 6 7 13 +10 2
4  Austria 5 6 5 11 +7 8
5  Austria 5 2 8 10 +7 2
6  North Korea 5 4 5 9 +8 4
7  Denmark 5 3 6 9 +8 2
8  Netherlands 5 4 1 5 +3 4
8  North Korea 5 4 1 5 +5 6
8  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  Denmark 240:00 6 1.50 93.55 1
2  Austria 120:00 4 2.00 93.44 0
3  Austria 180:00 6 2.00 92.59 1
4  North Korea 275:33 9 1.96 91.74 2
5  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 5 4 1 0 0 29 7 14
 Slovenia 5 4 0 1 0 27 6 13
 Croatia 5 2 0 1 2 12 20 7
 Belgium 5 2 0 0 3 12 16 6
 Hungary 5 1 0 0 4 4 20 3
 South Korea 5 0 1 0 4 7 22 2

 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  Slovenia 5 15 3 18 +13 8
2  Slovenia 5 4 14 18 +15 4
3  Croatia 5 10 1 11 −6 4
4  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  Slovenia 5 3 5 8 +17 6
8  Great Britain 5 3 4 7 +6 2
9  South Korea 5 4 2 6 −6 6
10  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  Slovenia 185:00 4 1.30 95.74 1
2  Belgium 299:26 16 3.21 91.16 0
3 Shin So-jung  South Korea 303:40 22 4.35 88.94 0
4  Hungary 210:55 13 3.70 86.32 0
5  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 5 5 0 0 0 30 5 15
 New Zealand 5 4 0 0 1 37 9 12
 Romania 5 2 0 1 2 25 16 7
 Estonia 5 2 0 0 3 11 17 6
 South Africa 5 1 1 0 3 15 24 5
 Turkey 5 0 0 0 5 3 50 0

 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  New Zealand 5 10 7 17 +16 6
2  Romania 5 7 9 16 +8 0
3  Romania 5 6 7 13 +9 4
4  Iceland 5 6 5 11 +12 2
5  New Zealand 5 3 8 11 +11 4
6  New Zealand 5 6 4 10 +9 4
7  New Zealand 5 3 7 10 +9 4
7  Romania 5 3 7 10 +8 0
9  New Zealand 5 3 6 9 +14 6
10  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  Iceland 240:00 5 1.25 95.15 1
2  Estonia 271:24 14 3.10 90.07 0
3  New Zealand 145:12 2 0.83 90.00 1
4  South Africa 203:29 7 2.06 89.39 0
5  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

External links[]

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