2005 IIHF Women's World Championship

2005 IIHF Women's World Championship
Tournament details
Host nation	Sweden
Dates	April 2 - April 9
Teams	8
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Champions	United States (1 title)
Tournament statistics
Games played	20
Goals scored	121  (6.05 per game)
Attendance	21,436  (1,072 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Krissy Wendell (9 points)
MVP	Krissy Wendell

The 2005 IIHF World Women's Championships was held April 2–9, 2005, in Linköping, at Cloetta Center, and Norrköping, at Himmelstalundshallen, in Sweden. USA won their first ever gold medal at the World Championships, defeating the defending champions Canada in a penalty shootout. Sweden won their first ever medal at the World Women Championships, defeating Finland 5 - 2 in the bronze medal game. The championship was expanded to nine teams for 2006, so there was no relegation at any level.

Top Division

Group A

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
Canada	3	3	0	0	35	0	6
Sweden	3	2	0	1	8	12	4
Russia	3	0	1	2	3	17	1
Kazakhstan	3	0	1	2	3	20	1

Results:

• April 2: Sweden 3 - 1 Russia @ Linköping
• April 3: Canada 13 - 0 Kazakhstan @ Linköping
• April 4: Russia 0 - 12 Canada @ Linköping
• April 4: Sweden 5 - 1 Kazakhstan @ Norrköping
• April 6: Kazakhstan 2 - 2 Russia @ Linköping
• April 6: Canada 10 - 0 Sweden @ Linköping

Group B

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
United States	3	3	0	0	23	3	6
Finland	3	2	0	1	11	10	4
China	3	0	1	2	6	16	1
Germany	3	0	1	2	4	15	1

Results:

• April 3: United States 8 - 2 China @ Norrköping
• April 3: Finland 5 - 1 Germany @ Norrköping
• April 5: Germany 0 - 7 United States @ Linköping
• April 5: Finland 5 - 1 China @ Norrköping
• April 6: China 3 - 3 Germany @ Norrköping
• April 6: United States 8 - 1 Finland @ Norrköping

Final Round

Semifinals April 8

• Canada 3 - 0 Finland @ Linköping
• United States 4 - 1 Sweden @ Linköping

Match for third place April 9

• Finland 2 - 5 Sweden @ Linköping

Final April 9

• Canada 0 - 1 United States (SO) @ Linköping

Consolation Round 5-8 Place

• April 8: China 3 - 0 Kazakhstan @ Norrköping
• April 8: Russia 1 - 2 Germany @ Norrköping

Consolation Round 7-8 Place April 9

• Russia 1 - 2 Kazakhstan (SO) @ Norrköping

Consolation Round 5-6 Place April 9

• Germany 3 - 0 China @ Norrköping

Division I

The Division I IIHF World Women's Championships was held March 27-April 2, 2005 in Romanshorn, Switzerland

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
Switzerland	5	5	0	0	29	7	10
Japan	5	4	0	1	18	8	8
Czech Republic	5	2	1	2	13	9	5
France	5	2	1	2	18	19	5
Denmark	5	1	0	4	15	31	2
Latvia	5	0	0	5	12	31	0

Switzerland is promoted to the 2007 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships.

27 March 2005

France

2-2

Czech Republic

27 March 2005

Switzerland

11-0

Denmark

27 March 2005

Latvia

1-5

Japan

28 March 2005

Czech Republic

4-2

Denmark

28 March 2005

Japan

5-1

France

28 March 2005

Switzerland

5-2

Latvia

30 March 2005

Denmark

9-4

Latvia

30 March 2005

Japan

1-0

Czech Republic

30 March 2005

Switzerland

7-2

France

01 April 2005

Latvia

4-6

France

01 April 2005

Czech Republic

1-3

Switzerland

01 April 2005

Japan

5-3

Denmark

02 April 2005

Czech Republic

6-1

Latvia

02 April 2005

France

7-1

Denmark

02 April 2005

Switzerland

3-2

Japan

Division II

The Division II IIHF World Women's Championships was held March 13–20, 2005 in Asiago, Italy

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
Norway	5	4	0	1	21	6	8
Italy	5	4	0	1	21	7	8
Slovakia	5	4	0	1	16	8	8
North Korea	5	2	0	3	12	15	4
Austria	5	1	0	4	10	24	2
Netherlands	5	0	0	5	6	26	0

Norway is promoted to Division I for the 2007 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships

14 March 2005

Slovakia

2-1

North Korea

14 March 2005

Austria

0-3

Norway

14 March 2005

Netherlands

0-5

Italy

15 March 2005

Norway

2-3

Slovakia

15 March 2005

North Korea

6-0

Netherlands

15 March 2005

Italy

6-1

Austria

17 March 2005

Norway

7-1

Netherlands

17 March 2005

Austria

1-8

Slovakia

17 March 2005

North Korea

1-6

Italy

18 March 2005

Slovakia

3-2

Netherlands

18 March 2005

North Korea

4-3

Austria

18 March 2005

Italy

2-5

Norway

20 March 2005

Norway

4-0

North Korea

20 March 2005

Netherlands

3-5

Austria

20 March 2005

Italy

2-0

Slovakia

Division III

The Division III IIHF World Women's Championships was held March 3–9, 2005 in Cape Town, South Africa

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
Slovenia	5	5	0	0	41	8	10
Great Britain	5	4	0	1	42	6	8
Belgium	5	2	1	2	7	20	5
Hungary	5	2	0	3	16	14	4
Australia	5	1	1	3	15	18	3
South Africa	5	0	0	5	6	61	0

Slovenia was promoted to Division II for the 2007 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships

03 March 2005

Hungary

0-5

Great Britain

03 March 2005

Belgium

0-6

Slovenia

03 March 2005

South Africa

1-11

Australia

04 March 2005

Great Britain

11-0

Belgium

04 March 2005

Australia

0-3

Hungary

04 March 2005

Slovenia

19-2

South Africa

06 March 2005

Australia

1-1

Belgium

06 March 2005

Great Britain

1-4

Slovenia

06 March 2005

South Africa

1-9

Hungary

07 March 2005

Slovenia

7-1

Australia

07 March 2005

Hungary

0-3

Belgium

07 March 2005

Great Britain

19-0

South Africa

09 March 2005

Slovenia

5-4

Hungary

09 March 2005

Australia

2-6

Great Britain

09 March 2005

Belgium

3-2

South Africa

Division IV

The Division IV IIHF Women World Championships was held April 1–4, 2005 in Dunedin, New Zealand.

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
South Korea	3	3	0	0	15	5	6
New Zealand	3	1	1	1	9	9	3
Romania	3	1	0	2	3	5	2
Iceland	3	0	1	2	6	14	1

South Korea was promoted to Division III at the 2007 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships

01 April 2005

New Zealand

3-0

Romania

01 April 2005

South Korea

8-2

Iceland

02 April 2005

Romania

2-0

Iceland

02 April 2005

South Korea

5-2

New Zealand

04 April 2005

Romania

1-2

South Korea

04 April 2005

Iceland

4-4

New Zealand

References

• Complete results
• Duplacey, James (1998). Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League. Total Sports, 498–528. ISBN 0-8362-7114-9. 
• Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. 
• IIHF results index for 2005

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