IIHF World Women's Championships

The IIHF Women's World Hockey Championship is the premier international tournament in women's ice hockey. It is governed by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).

The official world competition was first held in 1990. In 1995 and 1996, in lieu of the world championship, the IIHF Women's Pacific Rim Championship or European Championships were held. As part of an effort to improve competition, the IIHF decided to hold Women's Championships in Olympic years, starting in 2014, but not at the top level.

Tournaments

Year	Host city		Final				Third place match
			Champion	Score	Second place		Third place	Score	Fourth place
1990	Ottawa		Canada	5–2	United States		Finland	6–3	Sweden
1992	Tampere		Canada	8–0	United States		Finland	5–4	Sweden
1994	Lake Placid		Canada	6–3	United States		Finland	8–1	China
1997	Kitchener		Canada	4–3 (OT)	United States		Finland	3–0	China
1999	Espoo & Vantaa		Canada	3–1	United States		Finland	8–2	Sweden
2000	Mississauga		Canada	3–2 (OT)	United States		Finland	7–1	Sweden
2001	Minneapolis		Canada	3–2	United States		Russia	2–1	Finland
2003	Beijing		Cancelled due to SARS outbreak in China
2004	Halifax & Dartmouth		Canada	2–0	United States	Finland	3–2	Sweden
2005	Linköping & Norrköping		United States	1–0 (SO)	Canada	Sweden	5–2	Finland
2007	Winnipeg & Selkirk		Canada	5–1	United States	Sweden	1–0	Finland
2008	Harbin		United States	4–3	Canada	Finland	4–1	Switzerland
2009	Hämeenlinna		United States	4–1	Canada	Finland	4–1	Sweden
2011	Zürich & Winterthur		United States	3–2 (OT)	Canada	Finland	3–2 (OT)	Russia
2012	Burlington		Canada	5–4 (OT)	United States	Switzerland	6–2	Finland
2013	Ottawa		United States	3–2	Canada	Russia	2–0	Finland
2015	Malmö
2016	TBA
2017	TBA
2019	TBA
2020	TBA

Participation and medals

Nation	Games	First	Last	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Best finish (first/last)
Canada	15	1990	2013	10	5	0	15	1st (1990/2012)
United States	15	1990	2013	5	10	0	15	1st (2005/2013)
Finland	15	1990	2013	0	0	10	10	3rd (1990/2011)
Sweden	15	1990	2013	0	0	2	2	3rd (2005/2007)
Russia	12	1997	2013	0	0	2	2	3rd (2001/2013)
Switzerland	12	1990	2013	0	0	1	1	3rd (2012)
China	11	1992	2009	0	0	0	0	4th (1994/1997)
Germany	11	1990	2013	0	0	0	0	5th (2001/2013)
Norway	4	1990	1997	0	0	0	0	6th (1990/1994)
Kazakhstan	4	2001	2011	0	0	0	0	6th (2009)
Japan	5	1990	2009	0	0	0	0	7th (2008)
Slovakia	2	2011	2012	0	0	0	0	7th (2011)
Denmark	1	1992	1992	0	0	0	0	7th (1992)
Czech Republic	1	2013	2013	0	0	0	0	8th (2013)

Awards

Main article: List of IIHF Women's World Championship Directorate award winners

At most IIHF events, the tournament directorate awards the best forward, best defenceman, best goaltender and most valuable player of each tournament. at the women's event, these awards have been handed out in some combination since the first tournament, with the exception of 1997, and the cancelled tournament in 2003.

See also

• 4 Nations Cup
• Pacific Rim Championships
• Olympic Games
• IIHF European Women Championships

External links/sources

• The Women's Hockey Web
• Müller, Stephan : International Ice Hockey Encyclopedia 1904–2005 / BoD GmbH Norderstedt, 2005 ISBN 3-8334-4189-5.
• Duplacey, James (1998). Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League. Total Sports, 487–9. ISBN 0-8362-7114-9. 
• Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press, 26–7,227–235. 

International Ice Hockey Federation

World Championships Ice Hockey World Championships - U20 - U18 - IIHF World Women's Championships - U18 Other competitions Olympic Games - Champions Hockey League - Continental Cup - IIHF Asia and Oceania Championship - IIHF Development Cup (Women's) Former Victoria Cup - European Champions Cup - Super Cup - European Championships - European Women Championships - European Junior Championships - Asian Oceanic U18 Championships - European Women's Champions Cup - Pan American Ice Hockey Tournament Related articles IIHF Centennial All-Star Team - IIHF Hall of Fame - IIHF World Ranking (List) - List of IIHF members - International Ice Hockey Association - Paul Loicq Award - Torriani Award - Player of the Year (Female, Male)

IIHF Women's Ice Hockey championships

Olympic tournaments 1998 - 2002 - 2006 - 2010 - 2014 - 2018 - 2022 World Women's Championships 1990 - 1992 - 1994 - 1997 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2021 - 2022 - 2023 World Women's U18 Championships 2007 (Qualification) - 2008 - 2009 - 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2021 - 2022 - 2023 European Women Championships 1989 - 1991 - 1993 - 1995 - 1996 Women's Pacific Rim Championship 1995 - 1996 Elite Women's Hockey League 2004 - 2005–06 - 2006–07 - 2007–08 - 2008–09 - 2009–10 - 2010–11 - 2011–12 - 2012–13 - 2013–14 - 2014–15 - 2015–16 - 2016–17 - 2017–18 - 2018–19 - 2019–20 - 2020–21 - 2021–22 - 2022–23 European Women's Champions Cup 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007–08 - 2008–09 - 2009–10 - 2010–11 - 2011–12 - 2012–13 - 2013–14 - 2014–15 4 Nations Cup 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009 - 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 Nations Cup 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009 - 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018

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