2008 IIHF Women's World Championship

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).

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)
Tournament details
Host country China
Dates4–12 April 2008
Teams9
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  United States (2nd title)
Runner-up  Canada
Third place  Finland
Fourth place  Switzerland
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored117 (5.85 per match)
Attendance22,910 (1,146 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Natalie Darwitz
(10 points)
MVP Noora Räty
← 2007
2009 →

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

Group A
Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA PTS
 Canada 220001916
 Russia 210016113
 China 200023160

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 220001526
  Switzerland 21001473
 Germany 200021110

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 21100935
 Sweden 21010734
 Japan 200021110

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

Group D (1–3 Place)
Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA PTS
 United States 21010434
 Canada 21001663
 Finland 20101342

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 21100645
 Sweden 21010654
 Russia 20002250

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

Group F (7–9 Place)
Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA PTS
 Japan 21001433
 China 21001553
 Germany 21001453

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.

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
1Natalie Darwitz United States56410+72
2Hayley Wickenheiser Canada5369+26
3Jennifer Botterill Canada5448+44
4Jayna Hefford Canada5358+48
5Cherie Piper Canada5268+20
6Jenny Potter United States5527+52
7Julie Chu United States5077+22
8Yekaterina Smolentseva Russia4426+433
9Kathrin Lehmann  Switzerland5426+58
9Stefanie Marty  Switzerland5426+610
9Sarah Vaillancourt Canada5426+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
1Noora Räty Finland243:4261.4892.591
2Florence Schelling  Switzerland305:00152.9591.891
3Azusa Nakaoku Japan179:3182.6791.010
4Charline Labonté Canada138:2931.3090.911
5Jessie Vetter United States243:4271.7288.140

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 5400114812
 Slovakia 53101141111
 Czech Republic 5210212118
 France 520037126
 Norway 5101311134
 Latvia 510139124

 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

Scoring leaders
Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM
1Zarina Tukhtiyeva Kazakhstan5639+510
2Line Oien Norway5527+14
2Olga Potapova Kazakhstan5527+66
4Sophie Serre France5336−14
5Lyubov Ibragimova Kazakhstan5066+614
6Inese Geca-Miljone Latvia5415+22
6Martina Veličková Slovakia5415+610
8Jana Kapustová Slovakia5235+68
8Iveta Koka Latvia5235+26
8Simona Studentová Czech Republic523502

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
1Darya Obydennova Kazakhstan300:0081.6093.980
2Lolita Andrisevska Latvia303:38122.3793.720
3Zuzana Tomčíková Slovakia305:00112.1693.680
4Christine Smestad Norway184:5272.2792.780
5Radka Lhotská Czech Republic304:44112.1792.760

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 55000221015
 Denmark 5400125712
 North Korea 5300221109
 Italy 5110315175
 Netherlands 5101310154
 Australia 500055390

 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

Scoring leaders
Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM
1Denise Altmann Austria510515+98
2Marie Henriksen Denmark58614+100
3Josefine Jakobsen Denmark56713+102
4Eva Schwarzler Austria56511+78
5Esther Kantor Austria52810+72
6Ri Sol-gyong North Korea5459+84
7Henriette Oestergaard Denmark5369+82
8Saskia Admiraal Netherlands5415+34
8Choe Kum-son North Korea5415+56
8Sidsel Olausson Denmark5415+42

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
1Nanna Holm Glaas Denmark240:0061.5093.551
2Nina Geyer Austria120:0042.0093.440
3Sandra Borschke Austria180:0062.0092.591
4Hong Kum-sil North Korea275:3391.9691.742
5Claudia van Leeuwen Netherlands304:29152.9690.380

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 5410029714
 Slovenia 5401027613
 Croatia 5201212207
 Belgium 5200312166
 Hungary 510044203
 South Korea 501047222

 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

Scoring leaders
Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM
1Jasmina Rosar Slovenia515318+138
2Pia Pren Slovenia541418+154
3Diana Kruseljposavec Croatia510111−64
4Beth Kavanah Great Britain55510+90
5Emily Turner Great Britain5369+102
6Angela Taylor Great Britain5628+96
7Danila Tominc Slovenia5358+176
8Katherine Wiggins Great Britain5347+62
9Hwangbo Young South Korea5426−66
10Nicola Bicknell Great Britain5415+22

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
1Ksenija Boznar Slovenia185:0041.3095.741
2Kristen Schonwetter Belgium299:26163.2191.160
3Shin So-jung South Korea303:40224.3588.940
4Monika Gyomber Hungary210:55133.7086.320
5Kelly Herring Great Britain209:0351.4485.710

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 5500030515
 New Zealand 5400137912
 Romania 5201225167
 Estonia 5200311176
 South Africa 5110315245
 Turkey 500053500

 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

Scoring leaders
Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM
1Tara Tissink New Zealand510717+166
2Magdolna Dobondi Romania57916+80
3Csilla Ilyes Romania56713+94
4Flosrun Johannesdottir Iceland56511+122
5Sheree Haslemore New Zealand53811+114
6Kiri Langford New Zealand56410+94
7Angelique Mawson New Zealand53710+94
7Ibolya Sandor Romania53710+80
9Megan Gilchrist New Zealand5369+146
10Sigrun Arnadottir Iceland5448+1118

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
1Karitas Halldorsdottir Iceland240:0051.2595.151
2Monika Janis Estonia271:24143.1090.070
3Mary McCutcheon New Zealand145:1220.8390.001
4Angelique Otto South Africa203:2972.0689.390
5Andrea Herescu Romania243:06122.9688.120

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Directorate Awards
  • Goaltender: Karitas Halldorsdottir,  Iceland
  • Defenseman: Annabelle Lewis,  New Zealand
  • Forward: Magdolna Dobondi,  Romania

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
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