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
Teams	36
Venue(s)	7 (in 6 host cities)
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 contested between eight teams from 28 March to 4 April 2015 in Malmö, Sweden.^[1]

Division I[]

Division I Group A[]

The Division I Group A tournament was played in Rouen, France, from 12 to 18 April 2015.^[2]

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Czech Republic	5	5	0	0	0	20	4	+16	15
Austria	5	4	0	0	1	25	10	+15	12
France	5	2	0	1	2	17	15	+2	7
Denmark	5	2	0	0	3	12	18	−6	6
Norway	5	1	1	0	3	12	18	−6	5
Latvia	5	0	0	0	5	6	27	−21	0

Promoted to the 2016 Top Division

Relegated to the 2016 Division I B

Division I Group B[]

The Division I Group B tournament was played in Beijing, China, from 6 to 12 April 2015.^[3]

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Slovakia	5	4	1	0	0	21	8	+13	14
Netherlands	5	3	1	0	1	16	6	+10	11
China	5	3	0	1	1	21	15	+6	10
Hungary	5	2	0	0	3	10	12	−2	6
Italy	5	1	0	1	3	11	14	−3	4
North Korea	5	0	0	0	5	6	30	−24	0

Promoted to the 2016 Division I A

Relegated to the 2016 Division II A

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.^[4]

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Kazakhstan	5	5	0	0	0	30	2	+28	15
Great Britain	5	4	0	0	1	23	5	+18	12
South Korea	5	2	1	0	2	21	8	+13	8
Poland	5	1	1	1	2	17	17	0	6
Croatia	5	1	0	0	4	9	45	−36	3
New Zealand	5	0	0	1	4	5	28	−23	1

Promoted to the 2016 Division I B

Relegated to the 2016 Division II B

Division II Group B[]

The Division II Group B tournament was played in Jaca, Spain, from 7 to 13 March 2015.^[5]

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Slovenia	5	4	0	0	1	28	9	+19	12
Mexico	5	3	0	1	1	13	7	+6	10
Spain	5	2	1	0	2	15	11	+4	8
Iceland	5	1	1	2	1	13	16	−3	7
Australia	5	2	0	0	3	8	13	−5	6
Belgium	5	0	1	0	4	5	26	−21	2

Promoted to the 2016 Division II A

Relegated to the 2016 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.^[6]

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Turkey	3	3	0	0	0	23	8	+15	9
Hong Kong	3	2	0	0	1	10	8	+2	6
South Africa	3	1	0	0	2	13	12	+1	3
Bulgaria	3	0	0	0	3	4	22	−18	0

Promoted to the 2016 Division II B

References[]

External links[]

• Official website of IIHF