2007 IIHF Women's World Championship

The 2007 IIHF Women's World Championship was the 10th edition of the Top Division of the Women's Ice Hockey World Championship (the 11th edition overall, if the season when only the lower divisions were played is also counted), organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).

The Top Division tournament was held from April 3 to 10, 2007 in Winnipeg and Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada. There were no championships in 2006 due to the Torino Olympic tournament. Games were played at the MTS Centre and Selkirk Recreation Complex.

Canada, led by tournament MVP Hayley Wickenheiser, won its record-extending ninth world championship by defeating the USA 5–1 in the gold medal game. Following Sweden's historic Silver in the Olympics they captured their second world championship Bronze, blanking rival Finland 1–0. This championship was the first women's to have over one hundred thousand attendees, and it held the record for attendance until 2025.Podnieks p. 26

In June 2006, the IIHF expanded Pool A from 8 to 9 teams, restoring Russia, which had been demoted to Division I after the 2005 event. The decision was made due to the success of the 9-team pool in the 2004 Championships. Because of this change, all teams demoted after the 2005 event were restored to their 2005 divisions for 2007. Three new countries entered the tournament for the first time in 2007.

Venues Winnipeg and Selkirk, Manitoba, CanadaHost VenueDetailsMTS CentreCanada Life Centre, 2010(as MTS Centre)Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaBuilt: April 16, 2003Opened: November 16, 2004Formerly: MTS Centre and Bell MTS PlaceRenamed: Canada Life Centre Capacity: Ice Hockey: 15,321Selkirk Recreation ComplexLocation: Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada Opened: 1992Capacity: Ice Hockey: 2,751

Top Division

Preliminary round All times are local (UTC−5).

Group A

Group B

Group C

Qualifying round Group D (1–3 Place)

Group E (4–6 Place)

Consolation round

Group F (7–9 Place)

will be demoted to Division I for the 2008 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships.

Final round Bronze medal game

Final

Awards and statistics Scoring leaders PosPlayerCountryGPGAPts+/−PIM 1 Hayley Wickenheiser 5 8 6 14 +11 0 2 Krissy Wendell 5 5 7 12 +5 8 3 Danielle Goyette 5 6 5 11 +10 0 4 Natalie Darwitz 5 4 5 9 +6 6 5 Pernilla Winberg 5 5 3 8 +8 8 6 Maria Rooth 5 4 2 6 +5 4 7 Sarah Parsons 5 3 3 6 +5 2 8 Erika Lawler 5 2 4 6 +5 2 8 Sarah Vaillancourt 5 2 4 6 +6 4 10 Iya Gavrilova 4 4 1 5 +7 2

Goaltending leaders (minimum 40% team's total ice time)

PosPlayerCountryTOIGAGAASv%SO 1 Kim St-Pierre 180:00 1 0.33 97.96 2 2 Kim Martin 175:02 3 1.03 95.77 0 3 Jennifer Harß 123:55 2 0.97 95.65 1 4 Sara Grahn 126:30 2 0.95 94.29 1 5 Noora Räty 301:32 10 1.99 93.15 2

Directorate Awards Goaltender: Noora Räty Defenceman: Molly Engstrom Forward: Hayley Wickenheiser Source: IIHF.com

Media All-Stars Goaltender: Kim St-Pierre Defencemen: Angela Ruggiero, Delaney Collins Forwards: Krissy Wendell, Hayley Wickenheiser, Natalie Darwitz Most Valuable Player: Hayley Wickenheiser Source: IIHF.com

Division I The following teams took part in the Division I tournament, held from April 2, 2007, through April 8, 2007 in Nikkō, Japan:

is promoted to the main tournament and is demoted to Division II in the 2008 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships

Statistics

Scoring leaders PosPlayerCountryGPGAPts+/−PIM 1 Yurie Adachi 5 6 4 10 +7 4 2 Laila Stolte 5 6 2 8 +2 8 2 Iveta Koka 5 4 4 8 +5 2 4 Chiaki Yamanaka 5 1 7 8 +6 6 5 Ami Nakamura 5 4 3 7 +3 2 6 Shoko Nihonyanagi 5 2 4 6 +7 6 7 Eva Holešová 5 4 1 5 −1 6 7 Simona Studentová 5 4 1 5 +5 0 9 Inese Geca-Miljone 5 3 2 5 +4 2 10 Yuki Togawa 5 3 1 4 +1 4

Goaltending leaders (minimum 40% team's total ice time)

PosPlayerCountryTOIGAGAASv%SO 1 Christine Smestad 219:40 6 1.64 94.92 0 2 Azusa Nakaoku 180:00 2 0.67 94.59 2 3 Lolita Andrisevska 241:04 9 2.24 94.03 1 4 Petra Šmardová 163:59 7 2.56 88.89 0 5 Orane Leenders 246:04 15 3.66 85.44 0

Division II The following teams took part in the Division II tournament, held from March 17, 2007, through March 23, 2007 in Pyongyang, North Korea.

is promoted to Division I and is demoted to Division III in the 2008 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships

Statistics

Scoring leaders PosPlayerCountryGPGAPts+/−PIM 1 Denise Altmann 5 6 7 13 +8 0 2 Esther Kantor 5 3 6 9 +8 0 3 Petra Daňková 5 1 7 8 +10 4 4 Janka Čulíková 5 6 1 7 +10 6 5 Petra Jurčová 5 5 2 7 +8 2 6 Han Mi-song 5 4 3 7 +7 2 7 Ri Sol-gyong 5 3 4 7 +6 0 8 Sabina Florian 5 3 3 6 0 8 8 Jana Kapustová 5 3 3 6 +8 4 8 Martina Veličková 5 3 3 6 +6 4

Goaltending leaders (minimum 40% team's total ice time)

PosPlayerCountryTOIGAGAASv%SO 1 Zuzana Tomčíková 300:00 3 0.60 96.77 3 2 Sandra Borschke 195:01 7 2.15 93.33 1 3 Hong Kum-sil 272:49 7 1.54 92.39 1 4 Helena Kysela 221:56 17 4.60 85.47 0 5 Chiara Traversa 185:00 9 2.92 85.25 0

Division III The following teams took part in the Division III tournament, held from March 5, 2007, through March 10, 2007 in Sheffield, England:

is promoted to Division II and is demoted to Division IV in the 2008 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships

Statistics

Scoring leaders PosPlayerCountryGPGAPts+/−PIM 1 Debbie Palmer 5 7 10 17 +18 2 2 Laura Bryne 5 8 8 16 +16 8 3 Natasha Farrier 5 5 7 12 0 0 4 Nicola Bicknell 5 5 6 11 +17 0 4 Eleanor Maitland 5 5 6 11 +16 4 6 Hwangbo Young 5 7 3 10 +5 6 7 Rylie Padjen 5 6 4 10 +9 2 7 Sara Verpoest 5 6 4 10 0 0 9 Ramona Gagyor 5 7 2 9 +4 8 10 Stephanie Boxall 5 5 4 5 +8 0

Goaltending leaders (minimum 40% team's total ice time)

PosPlayerCountryTOIGAGAASv%SO 1 Shin So-jung 185:43 13 4.20 92.97 0 2 Kristy Bruske 238:51 6 1.51 91.78 0 3 Monika Palotas 260:00 18 4.15 90.37 0 4 Kelly Herring 185:00 7 1.68 90.28 1 5 Kristen Schonwetter 211:38 16 4.54 90.06 1

Division IV The following teams took part in the Division IV tournament, held from March 26, 2007, through April 1, 2007 in Miercurea-Ciuc, Romania:

is promoted to Division III in the 2008 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships

Awards and statistics

Scoring leaders PosPlayerCountryGPGAPts+/−PIM 1 Diana Kruseljposavec 5 25 2 27 +19 4 2 Magdolna Dobondi 5 7 10 17 +14 6 3 Ibolya Sandor 5 6 9 15 +15 6 4 Sanja Vickovic 5 4 9 13 +13 6 5 Alyx Anderson 5 4 8 12 +11 0 6 Shiree Haslemore 5 8 3 11 +15 2 7 Irina Pana 5 7 4 11 +13 2 8 Hollie Anderson 5 6 5 11 +8 12 8 Casey Redman 5 6 5 11 +6 6 10 Megan Gilchrist 5 5 6 11 +15 6

Goaltending leaders (minimum 40% team's total ice time)

PosPlayerCountryTOIGAGAASv%SO 1 Lyndal Heineman 140:00 0 0.00 100.00 2 2 Petra Belobrk 200:51 4 1.19 94.59 1 3 Beata Antal 172:44 7 2.43 91.25 0 4 Karitas Halldorsdottir 160:00 14 5.25 87.61 0 5 Kaidi Ilves 158:53 13 4.91 82.19 0

Directorate Awards Goaltender: Beata Antal, Defenseman: Diana Kruseljposavec, Forward: Shiree Haslemore,

Source: IIHF.com

See also 2007 in ice hockey

References

External links IIHF Official Site Complete results

IIHF results index for 2007