2005 IIHF Women's World Championship Host country Sweden Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities) Dates April 2–9, 2005 Opened by Carl XVI Gustaf Teams 8 Champions United States (1st title) Runner-up Canada Third place Sweden Fourth place Finland 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 (now called the Saab Arena), and Norrköping , at Himmelstalundshallen , in Sweden.[where? ] USA won their first gold medal at the World Championships, defeating the defending champions Canada in a penalty shootout . Sweden won their first 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
Preliminary round
Group A
Group B
Placement round
Bracket
5–8th place semifinals
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Final round
Bracket
Semifinals
Bronze medal game
Final
Final standings
Awards and statistics
Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus ; PIM = Penalties In Minutes Source: IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF.com
Canadian goaltender Charline Labonté is listed first in the IIHF source, however they incorrectly list her as playing 40% of the teams minutes, she played 37.5%.
Directorate Awards
Source:[ 1]
Division I
The Division I IIHF World Women's Championships was held March 27 – April 2, 2005 in Romanshorn , Switzerland
Switzerland is promoted to the 2007 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships .
Statistics
Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus ; PIM = Penalties In Minutes Source: IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF.com
Division II
The Division II IIHF World Women's Championships was held March 13–20, 2005 in Asiago , Italy
Norway is promoted to Division I for the 2007 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships
Statistics
Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus ; PIM = Penalties In Minutes Source: IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF.com
Division III
The Division III IIHF World Women's Championships was held March 3–9, 2005 in Cape Town , South Africa
Slovenia was promoted to Division II for the 2007 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships
Statistics
Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus ; PIM = Penalties In Minutes Source: IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF.com
Division IV
The Division IV IIHF Women World Championships was held April 1–4, 2005 in Dunedin , New Zealand.
South Korea was promoted to Division III at the 2007 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships
Statistics
Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus ; PIM = Penalties In Minutes Source: IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF.com
Citations
^ Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009–10, pp.544–545, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6
References
Current champions (2024): Canada Tournaments Championships (Top Division)
Qualification Division I Division II Division III