2007 IIHF Women's World Championship
2007 IIHF Women's World Championship Host country Canada Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities) Dates April 3–10, 2007 Opened by Michaëlle Jean Teams 9 Champions Canada (9th title) Runner-up United States Third place Sweden Fourth place Finland Games played 20 Goals scored 118 (5.9 per game) Attendance 119,231 (5,962 per game) Scoring leader(s) Hayley Wickenheiser (14 points)MVP Hayley Wickenheiser
The 2007 IIHF Women's World Championships were held from April 3 to 10, 2007 in Winnipeg and Selkirk , Manitoba , Canada . There were no championships in 2006 due to the Torino Olympic tournament. Games were played at the MTS Centre and Selkirk Recreation Complex .
It was the tenth event, and it was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Canada, led by tournament MVP Hayley Wickenheiser, won its ninth world championship by defeating the USA 5–1 in the gold medal game. Following Sweden's historic Silver in the Olympics they captured their second world championship Bronze, blanking rival Finland 1–0. This championship stands as the only women's to have over one hundred thousand attendees.[ 1]
In June 2006, the IIHF expanded Pool A from 8 to 9 teams, restoring Russia, which had been demoted to Division I after the 2005 event. The decision was made due to the success of the 9-team pool in the 2004 Championships.[ 2] Because of this change, all teams demoted after the 2005 event were restored to their 2005 divisions for 2007. Three new countries entered the tournament for the first time in 2007.
Venues
Winnipeg and Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada
Host Venue
Details
MTS Centre Canada Life Centre, 2010 (as MTS Centre)
Location : Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada Built : April 16, 2003Opened : November 16, 2004Formerly : MTS Centre and Bell MTS PlaceRenamed : Canada Life Centre
Capacity : Ice Hockey: 15,321
Selkirk Recreation Complex
Location : Selkirk, Manitoba , Canada Opened : 1992Capacity : Ice Hockey: 2,751
Top Division
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC−5 ).
Group A
Group B
Group C
Team
Pld
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Finland
2
1
1
0
0
5
0
+5
5
Sweden
2
1
0
1
0
3
3
0
4
Russia
2
0
0
0
2
2
7
−5
0
Qualifying round
Group D (1–3 Place)
Group E (4–6 Place)
Team
Pld
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Sweden
2
2
0
0
0
16
2
+14
6
Switzerland
2
1
0
0
1
5
5
0
3
China
2
0
0
0
2
3
17
−14
0
Consolation round
Group F (7–9 Place)
Team
Pld
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Russia
2
2
0
0
0
11
1
+10
6
Germany
2
1
0
0
1
4
4
0
3
Kazakhstan
2
0
0
0
2
0
10
−10
0
Kazakhstan will be demoted to Division I for the 2008 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships .
Final round
Bronze medal game
Final
Awards and statistics
Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus ; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source:
IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
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 Archived 2019-04-06 at the Wayback Machine
Source: IIHF.com Archived 2020-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
Division I
The following teams took part in the Division I tournament, held from April 2, 2007, through April 8, 2007 in Nikkō , Japan :
Japan is promoted to the main tournament and Denmark is demoted to Division II in the 2008 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships
Statistics
Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus ; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source:
IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source:
IIHF.com
Division II
The following teams took part in the Division II tournament, held from March 17, 2007, through March 23, 2007 in Pyongyang , North Korea .
Slovakia is promoted to Division I and Slovenia is demoted to Division III in the 2008 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships
Statistics
Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus ; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source:
IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source:
IIHF.com
Division III
The following teams took part in the Division III tournament, held from March 5, 2007, through March 10, 2007 in Sheffield , England :
Australia is promoted to Division II and South Africa is demoted to Division IV in the 2008 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships
Statistics
Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus ; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source:
IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source:
IIHF.com
Division IV
The following teams took part in the Division IV tournament, held from March 26, 2007, through April 1, 2007 in Miercurea-Ciuc , Romania :
Croatia is promoted to Division III in the 2008 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships
Awards and statistics
Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus ; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source:
IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
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
See also
References
External links
Current champions (2024): Canada Tournaments Championships (Top Division)
Qualification Division I Division II Division III