2015 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships
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.
| 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  | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
Third place  |  Finland |
← 2014 2016 → | |
Top Division
The Top Division was contested between eight teams from 28 March to 4 April 2015 in Malmö, Sweden.[1]
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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 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 6 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |