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
2014
2016

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.

Top Division

The Top Division was contested between eight teams from 28 March to 4 April 2015 in Malmö, Sweden.[1]

 United States
 Canada
 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   Third place
  B2    Switzerland 0   A4   Russia 1
  A3   Finland 4

Division I

Division I A

The Division I 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 B

The Division I 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 A

The Division II 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 B

The Division II 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 B Qualification

The Division II 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

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