2008 IIHF Women's World Championship
The 2008 IIHF Women's World Championships were held from 4 to 12 April 2008, in Harbin , People's Republic of China .[ 1] The games took place at the event's main arena, Baqu Arena . It was the 11th holding of the IIHF Women's World Championship and was organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The Division I tournament was played in Ventspils , Latvia , at the Ice Hall of the Ventspils Olimpiskais Centrs from 10 to 16 March 2008. The Division II tournament was held from 25 to 30 March 2008 at the Suomen urheiluopisto ('Sports Institute of Finland ') in Vierumäki , Finland.
For the 11th-straight Top Division tournament, Canada met the United States in the gold medal match and, for only the second time, 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. Switzerland competed for a medal for the first time, losing to Finland in the bronze medal game.
Top Division
Preliminary round
All times are local (China Standard Time – UTC+8 ).
Group A
Pos
Team
Pld
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Canada
2
2
0
0
0
19
1
+18
6
Group D
2
Russia
2
1
0
0
1
6
11
−5
3
Group E
3
China
2
0
0
0
2
3
16
−13
0
Group F
Group B
Pos
Team
Pld
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
United States
2
2
0
0
0
15
2
+13
6
Group D
2
Switzerland
2
1
0
0
1
4
7
−3
3
Group E
3
Germany
2
0
0
0
2
1
11
−10
0
Group F
Group C
Pos
Team
Pld
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Finland
2
1
1
0
0
9
3
+6
5
Group D
2
Sweden
2
1
0
1
0
7
3
+4
4
Group E
3
Japan
2
0
0
0
2
1
11
−10
0
Group F
Qualifying round
All times are local (China Standard Time – UTC+8 ).
Group D (1st–3rd place)
Pos
Team
Pld
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
United States
2
1
0
1
0
4
3
+1
4
Final
2
Canada
2
1
0
0
1
6
6
0
3
3
Finland
2
0
1
0
1
3
4
−1
2
3rd place match
Group E (4th–6th place)
Pos
Team
Pld
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Switzerland
2
1
1
0
0
6
4
+2
5
3rd place match
2
Sweden
2
1
0
1
0
6
5
+1
4
3
Russia
2
0
0
0
2
2
5
−3
0
Consolation round
All times are local (China Standard Time – UTC+8 ).
Group F (7th–9th place)
Pos
Team
Pld
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Relegation
1
Japan
2
1
0
0
1
4
3
+1
3
2
China
2
1
0
0
1
5
5
0
3
3
Germany
2
1
0
0
1
4
5
−1
3
Relegated to the 2009 Division I
Final round
3rd place match
Final
Final standings
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
Source: [ 3]
Division I
The Division I tournament was played in Ventspils , Latvia, at the Ice Hall of the Ventspils Olimpiskais Centrs , from 10 to 16 March 2008.[ 4]
All times are local (Eastern European Time – UTC+2 ).
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
Division II
The Division II tournament was played from 25 to 30 March 2008 at the Suomen urheiluopisto ('Sports Institute of Finland') in Vierumäki , Finland.[ 5]
All times are local (Eastern European Time – UTC+2 ; on 30 March Eastern European Summer Time – UTC+3 ).
25 March 2008 17:00 Australia 2–6 (0–2, 2–3, 0–1) Austria Vierumäki Ice Rink Attendance: 87
26 March 2008 13:30 Denmark 2–3 (0–0, 0–2, 2–1) Austria Vierumäki Ice Rink Attendance: 54
26 March 2008 20:30 Italy 1–6 (0–2, 1–1, 0–3) North Korea Vierumäki Ice Rink Attendance: 84
27 March 2008 17:00 Italy 5–0 (1–0, 1–0, 3–0) Australia Vierumäki Ice Rink Attendance: 58
29 March 2008 17:00 Austria 6–4 (3–0, 2–2, 1–2) Italy Vierumäki Ice Rink Attendance: 102
29 March 2008 20:30 Australia 1–12 (0–6, 1–4, 0–2) Denmark Vierumäki Ice Rink Attendance: 70
30 March 2008 19:00 Denmark 3–2 (0–1, 2–0, 1–1) Italy Vierumäki Ice Rink Attendance: 63
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
Division III
The Division III tournament was played in Miskolc , Hungary, at the Miskolc Ice Hall , from 6 to 12 April 2008.[ 6]
All times are local (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2 ).
Game reference Katja Pavlinek Goalies Shin So-jung Referee: Ludmila NelibováLinesmen: Irina Mogilnikova Tiina PennanenRošar (Pren ) – 05:511–0 Rošar (Pren, Krajšek ) – 18:22 2–0 Rošar (Tominc , Pren) – 24:20 3–0 Rošar (Pren) – 25:42 4–0 Rošar (Pren) – 38:36 5–0 Rošar (Tominc, Pren) – 42:18 6–0 Pren (SH1) – 54:28 7–0 Rošar (Pren) – 56:41 8–0
10 min Penalties 8 min 55 Shots 9
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
Division IV
The Division IV tournament was played in Miercurea Ciuc , Romania, at Lajos Vákár Ice Hall , from 23 to 29 March 2008.[ 7]
Source:
IIHF (H) Host
Notes:
^ In the end, Iceland was not promoted as 2009 Division III tournament was cancelled.
All times are local (Eastern European Time – UTC+2 ).
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
References
External links
Current champions (2024): Canada Tournaments Championships (Top Division)
Qualification Division I Division II Division III