2021 IIHF Women's World Championship

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2021 IIHF Women's World Championship
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Tournament details
Host nation  Canada
Dates 20–31 August
Teams 10
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Champions  Canada (11 titles)
Tournament statistics
Games played 30
Goals scored 140  (4.67 per game)
Attendance 0  (0 per game)
Scoring leader(s)  Canada Mélodie Daoust
MVP  Canada Mélodie Daoust

The 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship was an international ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), which was contested in Calgary, Alberta, from 20 to 31 August 2021, at WinSport Arena.[1] It was originally scheduled to be contested in Halifax and Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada.[2][3] It was the 20th edition of the IIHF Women's World Championship Top Division tournament.

No divisional promotion and relegation occurred after the Top Division tournament and both Division I tournaments in 2020 were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4][5] Originally scheduled from 7 to 17 April, the tournament was postponed to 6 to 16 May 2021 on 4 March.[6] On 21 April 2021, the Province of Nova Scotia informed Hockey Canada and the IIHF that the tournament had been cancelled at the recommendation of Premier Iain Rankin "due to concerns over safety risks associated with COVID-19."[7]

The IIHF and Hockey Canada released a joint statement pledging to explore all avenues for hosting the event in a different Canadian city during the summer of 2021. IIHF President René Fasel emphasized, "This does not mean that we will not have a Women's World Championship in 2021. We owe it to every single player that was looking forward to getting back on the ice after such a difficult year that we do everything possible to ensure this tournament can be moved to new dates and played this year."[8] On 30 April 2021, the IIHF announced that the tournament would take place between 20 and 31 August 2021.[9] On 2 June 2021, the venue was identified as WinSport Arena at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary.[1]

The tournament was played behind closed doors.[10]

Canada won the tournament for the eleventh time after defeating the United States in the final.[11] Finland captured bronze, by winning against Switzerland.[12]

Participants

1 Pursuant to a December 2020 ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on doping sanctions, Russian athletes and teams are prohibited from competing under the Russian flag or using the Russian national anthem at any Olympic Games or world championships through 16 December 2022, and must compete as "neutral athlete[s]."[13] For IIHF tournaments, the Russian team will use the logo of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) and play under the name "ROC".[14]

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC−6).[15]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada (H) 4 4 0 0 0 20 5 15 12 Quarterfinals
2  United States 4 3 0 0 1 13 5 8 9
3  Finland 4 2 0 0 2 13 8 5 6
4  ROC 4 1 0 0 3 4 16 −12 3
5  Switzerland 4 0 0 0 4 1 17 −16 0
20 August 2021
16:00 		Canada  5–3
(0–2, 2–0, 3–1) 		 Finland WinSport Arena, Calgary
20 August 2021
19:30 		Switzerland  0–3
(0–1, 0–2, 0–0) 		 United States WinSport Arena, Calgary
21 August 2021
16:00 		ROC  3–1
(0–1, 2–0, 1–0)) 		 Switzerland WinSport Arena, Calgary
22 August 2021
16:00 		Canada  5–1
(0–0, 3–0, 2–1) 		 ROC WinSport Arena, Calgary
22 August 2021
19:30 		Finland  0–3
(0–1, 0–1, 0–1) 		 United States WinSport Arena, Calgary
24 August 2021
12:00 		United States  6–0
(1–0, 2–0, 3–0) 		 ROC WinSport Arena, Calgary
24 August 2021
16:00 		Switzerland  0–5
(0–0, 0–4, 0–1) 		 Canada WinSport Arena, Calgary
25 August 2021
12:00 		ROC  0–4
(0–3, 0–0, 0–1) 		 Finland WinSport Arena, Calgary
26 August 2021
12:00 		Finland  6–0
(4–0, 1–0, 1–0) 		 Switzerland WinSport Arena, Calgary
26 August 2021
16:00 		United States  1–5
(0–2, 0–3, 1–0) 		 Canada WinSport Arena, Calgary

Group B

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Czech Republic 4 4 0 0 0 16 3 13 12 Quarterfinals
2  Japan 4 3 0 0 1 7 6 1 9
3  Germany 4 2 0 0 2 7 5 2 6
4  Hungary 4 1 0 0 3 8 12 −4 3 Eliminated
5  Denmark 4 0 0 0 4 3 15 −12 0
20 August 2021
12:00 		Czech Republic  6–1
(3–1, 0–0, 3–0) 		 Denmark WinSport Arena, Calgary
21 August 2021
12:00 		Germany  3–0
(2–0, 0–0, 1–0) 		 Hungary WinSport Arena, Calgary
21 August 2021
19:30 		Denmark  0–1
(0–0, 0–1, 0–0) 		 Japan WinSport Arena, Calgary
22 August 2021
12:00 		Hungary  2–4
(0–2, 1–2, 1–0) 		 Czech Republic WinSport Arena, Calgary
23 August 2021
12:00 		Germany  3–1
(1–0, 2–0, 0–1) 		 Denmark WinSport Arena, Calgary
23 August 2021
16:00 		Japan  0–4
(0–1, 0–2, 0–1) 		 Czech Republic WinSport Arena, Calgary
24 August 2021
19:30 		Hungary  1–4
(0–1, 1–1, 0–2) 		 Japan WinSport Arena, Calgary
25 August 2021
16:00 		Czech Republic  2–0
(0–0, 1–0, 1–0) 		 Germany WinSport Arena, Calgary
25 August 2021
19:30 		Denmark  1–5
(0–2, 1–2, 0–1) 		 Hungary WinSport Arena, Calgary
26 August 2021
19:30 		Japan  2–1
(0–1, 2–0, 0–0) 		 Germany WinSport Arena, Calgary

Knockout stage

Bracket

There was a re-seeding after the quarterfinals.

Rank Team Grp Pos Pts GD GF Seed
1  Canada A 1 12 +15 20 1
2  United States A 2 9 +8 13 2
3  Finland A 3 6 +5 13 3
4  ROC A 4 3 −12 4 4
5  Switzerland A 5 0 −16 1 5
6  Czech Republic B 1 12 +13 16 7
7  Japan B 2 9 +1 7 6
8  Germany B 3 6 +2 7 8

Quarterfinals

28 August 2021
10:00 		ROC  2–3 OT
(2–0, 0–0, 0–2)
(OT: 0–1) 		 Switzerland WinSport Arena, Calgary
28 August 2021
13:30 		United States  10–2
(5–2, 2–0, 3–0) 		 Japan WinSport Arena, Calgary
28 August 2021
17:00 		Canada  7–0
(3–0, 2–0, 2–0) 		 Germany WinSport Arena, Calgary
28 August 2021
20:30 		Finland  1–0
(0–0, 1–0, 0–0) 		 Czech Republic WinSport Arena, Calgary

5–8th place placement games

29 August 2021
13:00 		ROC  3–2
(0–0, 1–2, 2–0) 		 Germany WinSport Arena, Calgary
29 August 2021
17:00 		Czech Republic  2–3
(0–1, 1–1, 1–1) 		 Japan WinSport Arena, Calgary

Semifinals

30 August 2021
13:00 		United States  3–0
(0–0, 2–0, 1–0) 		 Finland WinSport Arena, Calgary
30 August 2021
17:00 		Canada  4–0
(2–0, 1–0, 1–0) 		 Switzerland WinSport Arena, Calgary

Fifth place game

31 August 2021
10:00 		ROC  2–0
(1–0, 0–0, 1–0) 		 Japan WinSport Arena, Calgary

Third place game

31 August 2021
13:30 		Finland  3–1
(1–0, 2–1, 0–0) 		 Switzerland WinSport Arena, Calgary

Final

31 August 2021
17:30 		Canada  3–2 OT
(0–2, 2–0, 0–0)
(OT: 1–0) 		 United States WinSport Arena, Calgary

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Calgary to host women's world hockey championship after Nova Scotia event cancelled". 2 June 2021. https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/canada-womens-worlds-calgary-august-1.6050239?cmp=rss. 
  2. ↑ Merk, Martin (22 June 2020). "Tournaments for 2021 assigned". https://www.iihf.com/en/news/19675/tournaments-for-2021-assigned. Retrieved 22 June 2020. 
  3. ↑ Jay, Michelle (22 June 2020). "IIHF releases locations for 2021 World Championships, including Olympic qualifying tournaments" (in en). https://www.theicegarden.com/2020/6/22/21299095/iihf-releases-locations-for-2021-womens-hockey-world-championships-olympic-qualifying-u18. 
  4. ↑ Steiss, Adam (7 March 2020). "Women's Worlds cancelled". IIHF. https://iihf.com/en/events/2020/ww/news/18296/women%E2%80%99s-worlds-cancelled. 
  5. ↑ Teiskonlahti, Kirsi; Holma, Joel (7 March 2020). "Jääkiekon naisten MM-kilpailut perutaan koronaviruksen takia – miesten kisojen kohtalo vielä auki: "Nyt jäitä hattuun"" (in fi). https://yle.fi/urheilu/3-11246269. 
  6. ↑ Merk, Martin (4 March 2021). "Women's Worlds moved to May". IIHF. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2021/ww/news/24733/women_s_worlds_moved_to_may. 
  7. ↑ Lau, Rebecca; Thomas, Jesse (21 April 2021). "Nova Scotia cancels women's world hockey championship for 2nd time amid rising COVID-19 cases" (in en-CA). https://globalnews.ca/news/7776796/womens-world-hockey-cancel-again-covid/. 
  8. ↑ Steiss, Adam (21 April 2021). "Women's Worlds cancelled, IIHF to seek new dates". https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2021/ww/news/25035/women_s_worlds_cancelled_iihf_to_seek_new_dates. 
  9. ↑ Steiss, Adam (30 April 2021). "New dates for Women’s Worlds". https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2021/ww/news/25234/new_dates_for_women_s_worlds. 
  10. ↑ "Women’s Worlds start without spectators". 18 August 2021. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2021/ww/news/27269/women_s_worlds_start_without_spectators. 
  11. ↑ "Poulin scores golden goal". 31 August 2021. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2021/ww/news/28008/gmg. 
  12. ↑ "Finns beat Switzerland for bronze". 31 August 2021. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2021/ww/news/28000/fin-sui-bmg. 
  13. ↑ Wamsley, Laurel; Kennedy, Merrit (17 December 2020). "Russia Gets Its Doping Ban Reduced But Will Miss Next 2 Olympics". https://www.npr.org/2020/12/17/947504052/russia-suspended-from-next-2-olympic-games-over-anti-doping-violations. 
  14. ↑ Merk, Martin (2 May 2021). "New jersey for Russians". https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2021/wm/news/25249/new_jersey_for_russians. 
  15. ↑ Merk, Martin (27 July 2021). "Women’s Worlds schedule set". IIHF. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2021/ww/news/26639/women_s_worlds_schedule_set. 

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