2015 IIHF Women's World Championship

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

The preliminary round was divided into two pools that placed the top four seeds into Group A, and the bottom four in Group B. The top two finishers in Group A advanced directly to the semifinals, while the two remaining teams and the top two in Group B played a quarterfinal round. The bottom two teams from Group B played a relegation series to determine the one team that gets relegated.

10 Referees and 9 linesman were selected for the tournament.[5]

Each team's roster consisted of at least 15 skaters (forwards, and defencemen) and 2 goaltenders, and at most 20 skaters and 3 goaltenders. All eight participating nations, through the confirmation of their respective national associations, had to submit a roster by the first IIHF directorate.

The schedule was announced on 10 September 2014.[6]

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	3	3	0	0	0	17	5	+12	9	Advance to semifinals
2	Canada	3	2	0	0	1	12	6	+6	6
3	Finland	3	0	1	0	2	6	12	−6	2	Advance to quarterfinals
4	Russia	3	0	0	1	2	4	16	−12	1

Source: IIHF

28 March 2015 16:00

United States

4–2 (3–1, 0–1, 1–0)

Canada

Malmö Isstadion, Malmö Attendance: 1,724

Game reference
	Jessica Vetter	Goalies	Geneviève Lacasse	Referees: Drahomira Fialova Marie Picavet Linesmen: Jenni Heikkinen Ilona Novotná
	Lamoureux (Picard, Lamoureux-Kolls) (PP2) – 04:04 1–0 1–1 07:23 – Jenner (Spooner, Wakefield) Bellamy (PP) – 11:45 2–1 Coyne (Bellamy, Schleper) (PP) – 18:29 3–1 3–2 20:57 – Wakefield (Spooner, Jenner) Knight (Coyne, Decker) – 46:29 4–2
	8 min	Penalties	12 min
	34	Shots	11

28 March 2015 20:00

Finland

3–2 GWS (0–0, 2–2, 0–0) (OT 0–0) (SO: 1–0)

Russia

Malmö Isstadion, Malmö Attendance: 329

Game reference
	Meeri Räisänen	Goalies	Valeria Tarakanova	Referees: Nicole Hertrich Katarina Timglas Linesmen: Kate Connolly Lisa Linnek
	0–1 23:31 – Pavlova (Gavrilova, Sosina) (PP) Kilponen (Valila) – 24:31 1–1 1–2 34:25 – Sosina Lindstedt (Karvinen, Tapani) – 37:29 2–2
	Hiirikoski Tuominen Karvinen Tuominen	Shootout	Belyakova Gavrilova Kadirova Sosina
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	21	Shots	15

29 March 2015 16:00

Canada

4–0 (3–0, 1–0, 0–0)

Russia

Malmö Isstadion, Malmö Attendance: 363

Game reference
	Ann-Renée Desbiens	Goalies	Yulia Leskina Maria Sorokina	Referees: Jamie Huntley Kaisa Ketonen Linesmen: Kaire Leet Anna Nygard
	Ouellette (Krzyzaniak, Birchard) – 01:05 1–0 Fortino (Poulin, Johnston) – 07:17 2–0 Birchard – 19:59 3–0 Poulin (Ouellette, Johnston) – 32:25 4–0
	10 min	Penalties	6 min
	43	Shots	19

29 March 2015 20:00

United States

4–1 (2–1, 2–0, 0–0)

Finland

Malmö Isstadion, Malmö Attendance: 312

Game reference
	Alex Rigsby Molly Schaus	Goalies	Meeri Räisänen	Referees: Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie Gabriella Gran Linesmen: Bettia Angerer Veronica Johansson
	0–1 10:01 – Tapani (Valila) Knight (Decker) – 10:29 1–1 Knight (Decker) (PP) – 18:12 2–1 Coyne (Decker, Knight) – 21:16 3–1 Brandt (Keller) (SH) – 36:18 4–1
	4 min	Penalties	12 min
	53	Shots	12

31 March 2015 12:00

Russia

2–9 (0–1, 2–4, 0–4)

United States

Malmö Isstadion, Malmö Attendance: 349

Game reference
	Maria Sorokina Valeria Tarakanova	Goalies	Molly Schaus	Referees: Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie Kaisa Ketonen Linesmen: Stephanie Gagnon Veronica Johansson
	0–1 11:03 – Lamoureux (Schleper, Duggan) 0–2 22:58 – Knight (Decker, Stecklein) 0–3 25:31 – Duggan (Carpenter) Sosina (Shukina, Goncharenko) – 26:57 1–3 Belyakova (Gavrilova) – 29:01 2–3 2–4 37:59 – Lamoureux (Schleper) (PP) 2–5 39:15 – Brandt (Skarupa) 2–6 44:16 – Lamoureux (Schleper) (PP) 2–7 47:55 – Carpenter (Lamoureux, Stecklein) 2–8 53:10 – Decker (Knight) 2–9 57:35 – Knight (Keller) (PP)
	22 min	Penalties	4 min
	5	Shots	49

31 March 2015 16:00

Canada

6–2 (2–1, 2–0, 2–1)

Finland

Malmö Isstadion, Malmö Attendance: 298

Game reference
	Geneviève Lacasse	Goalies	Eveliina Suonpää	Referees: Gabriella Gran Katie Guay Linesmen: Lisa Linnek Anna Nygard
	Lacquette (Johnston, Poulin) (PP) – 08:56 1–0 Spooner (Wakefield) – 11:08 2–0 2–1 12:32 – Hiirikoski (Valila, Tuominen) (PP) Wakefield (Spooner) – 36:36 3–1 Birchard (Clark) – 37:13 4–1 Clark (Saulnier) – 54:10 5–1 5–2 54:17 – Hiirikoski (Valila) Spooner (Birchard, Wakefield) (PP) – 57:17 6–2
	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	29	Shots	17

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden (H)	3	2	0	1	0	10	6	+4	7	Advance to quarterfinals
2	Switzerland	3	2	0	0	1	10	5	+5	6
3	Japan	3	1	1	0	1	6	6	0	5	Advance to relegation round
4	Germany	3	0	0	0	3	2	11	−9	0

Source: IIHF
(H) Host.

28 March 2015 12:00

Sweden

3–4 GWS (1–1, 1–0, 1–2) (OT 0–0) (SO: 0–1)

Japan

Malmö Isstadion, Malmö Attendance: 2,943

Game reference
	Sara Grahn	Goalies	Nana Fujimoto	Referees: Anna Eskola Kaisa Ketonen Linesmen: Bettia Angerer Kaire Leet
	Grahm (Nordin, Borgqvist) – 04:30 1–0 1–1 18:50 – Shishiuchi (Yoneyama) Grahm (Andersson) (PP) – 29:36 2–1 2–2 44:59 – Nakamura (Aoki, Ukita) (PP) 2–3 46:32 – Osawa (Iwahara, A. Toko) Grahm (Nordin, Borgqvist) (PP) – 49:39 3–3
	Winberg Johansson	Shootout	Kubo Ukita Osawa
	10 min	Penalties	14 min
	34	Shots	20

28 March 2015 14:00

Germany

2–5 (0–1, 1–1, 1–3)

Switzerland

Rosengårds Ishall, Malmö Attendance: 129

Game reference
	Jennifer Harß	Goalies	Florence Schelling	Referees: Gabriella Gran Jamie Huntley Linesmen: Veronica Johansson Anna Nygard
	0–1 15:26 – S. Marty (N. Waidacher) Fiegert (Karpf, Seitz) – 29:36 1–1 1–2 38:28 – J. Marty (Stalder, S. Marty) (PP) 1–3 42:16 – Staenz (PP) 1–4 50:10 – S. Marty (Stalder, Staenz) (PP) Lanzl (Spielberger) (EA) – 57:23 2–4 2–5 59:34 – Stalder (ENG)
	10 min	Penalties	6 min
	30	Shots	24

29 March 2015 12:00

Switzerland

2–3 (0–2, 0–0, 2–1)

Sweden

Malmö Isstadion, Malmö Attendance: 2,372

Game reference
	Florence Schelling	Goalies	Sara Grahn	Referees: Katie Guay Marie Picavet Linesmen: Stephanie Gagnon Lisa Linnek
	0–1 06:24 – Grahm (Borgqvist) 0–2 18:07 – Andersson (Löwenhielm) (PP) 0–3 46:56 – Johansson (Wester) Staenz (J. Marty) (PP2, EA) – 57:55 1–3 Staenz (S. Marty, J. Marty) (PP, EA) – 59:58 2–3
	14 min	Penalties	12 min
	26	Shots	21

29 March 2015 14:00

Japan

2–0 (1–0, 0–0, 1–0)

Germany

Rosengårds Ishall, Malmö Attendance: 108

Game reference
	Nana Fujimoto	Goalies	Ivonne Schröder	Referees: Drahomira Fialova Katarina Timglas Linesmen: Kate Connolly Jenni Heikkinen
	Adachi (Hirano) – 05:27 1–0 Yoneyama (Osawa) (ENG) – 58:35 2–0
	16 min	Penalties	10 min
	16	Shots	25

31 March 2015 14:00

Switzerland

3–0 (1–0, 1–0, 1–0)

Japan

Rosengårds Ishall, Malmö Attendance: 112

Game reference
	Florence Schelling	Goalies	Nana Fujimoto	Referees: Nicole Hertrich Katarina Timglas Linesmen: Bettia Angerer Kate Connolly
	Müller (Abgottspon, Stiefel) – 13:59 1–0 Stiefel (Stalder) – 30:03 2–0 Staenz (ENG) – 59:15 3–0
	12 min	Penalties	6 min
	26	Shots	36

31 March 2015 20:00

Germany

0–4 (0–1, 0–2, 0–1)

Sweden

Malmö Isstadion, Malmö Attendance: 1,274

Game reference
	Jennifer Harß	Goalies	Sara Grahn	Referees: Anna Eskola Marie Picavet Linesmen: Kaire Leet Ilona Novotná
	0–1 00:51 – Borgqvist (Nordin) 0–2 32:50 – Borgqvist (Bäcklin, Andersson) (PP2) 0–3 39:16 – Borgqvist (Grahm, Nordin) 0–4 55:10 – Borgqvist
	14 min	Penalties	10 min
	15	Shots	45

The third and fourth placed team from Group B played a best-of-three series to determine the relegated team.

1 April 2015 18:00

Japan

3–2 OT (0–1, 1–1, 1–0) (OT 1–0)

Germany

Rosengårds Ishall, Malmö Attendance: 83

Game reference
	Nana Fujimoto	Goalies	Ivonne Schröder	Referees: Drahomira Fialova Gabriella Gran Linesmen: Bettia Angerer Stephanie Gagnon
	0–1 07:52 – Delabre (T. Eisenschmid, Fiegert) (PP) 0–2 25:23 – Delabre Ukita (PP) – 39:20 1–2 Kubo (Hirano, A. Toko) – 43:30 2–2 Yoneyama (A. Toko, Koike) (PP) – 69:01 3–2
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	34	Shots	22

3 April 2015 14:00

Germany

1–2 OT (0–1, 1–0, 0–0) (OT 0–1)

Japan

Rosengårds Ishall, Malmö Attendance: 109

Game reference
	Jennifer Harß	Goalies	Nana Fujimoto	Referees: Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie Anna Eskola Linesmen: Veronica Johansson Anna Nygard
	0–1 04:01 – Nakamura (Suzuki, Ukita) (PP) Fiegert (T. Eisenschmid, Delarbre) (PP) – 34:42 1–1 1–2 62:31 – Aoki (Ukita) (PP)
	14 min	Penalties	16 min
	22	Shots	19

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