2007 IIHF Women's World Championship
# 2007 IIHF Women's World Championship

The 2007 IIHF Women's World Championships were 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.

It was the tenth event, and it was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Canada, led by tournament MVP Hayley Wickenheiser, won its 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 stands as the only women's to have over one hundred thousand attendees.

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, Canada :

| Host Venue | Details |
| - | - |
| MTS Centre Canada Life Centre, 2010 (as MTS Centre) | Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Built: April 16, 2003 Opened: November 16, 2004 Formerly: MTS Centre and Bell MTS Place Renamed: Canada Life Centre Capacity: Ice Hockey: 15,321 |
| Selkirk Recreation Complex | Location: Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada Opened: 1992 Capacity: Ice Hockey: 2,751 |

## Top Division

### Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC−5).

**Group A**

| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | +17 | 6 |
| China | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 3 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | −16 | 0 |

**Group B**

| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Canada | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | +17 | 6 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 3 |
| Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |

**Group C**

| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Finland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 5 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Russia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |

### Qualifying round

**Group D (1–3 Place)**

| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Canada | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 5 |
| United States | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 4 |
| Finland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |

**Group E (4–6 Place)**

| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sweden | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 6 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| China | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 17 | −14 | 0 |

### Consolation round

**Group F (7–9 Place)**

| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Russia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 6 |
| Germany | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 |

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

### Awards and Statistics

**Scoring leaders**

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Hayley Wickenheiser | Canada | 5 | 8 | 6 | 14 | +11 | 0 |
| 2 | Krissy Wendell | United States | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | +5 | 8 |
| 3 | Danielle Goyette | Canada | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | +10 | 0 |
| 4 | Natalie Darwitz | United States | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +6 | 6 |
| 5 | Pernilla Winberg | Sweden | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +8 | 8 |
| 6 | Maria Rooth | Sweden | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +5 | 4 |
| 7 | Sarah Parsons | United States | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +5 | 2 |
| 8 | Erika Lawler | United States | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +5 | 2 |
| 8 | Sarah Vaillancourt | Canada | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +6 | 4 |
| 10 | Iya Gavrilova | Russia | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +7 | 2 |

**Goaltending leaders**

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kim St-Pierre | Canada | 180:00 | 1 | 0.33 | 97.96 | 2 |
| 2 | Kim Martin | Sweden | 175:02 | 3 | 1.03 | 95.77 | 0 |
| 3 | Jennifer Harß | Germany | 123:55 | 2 | 0.97 | 95.65 | 1 |
| 4 | Sara Grahn | Sweden | 126:30 | 2 | 0.95 | 94.29 | 1 |
| 5 | Noora Räty | Finland | 301:32 | 10 | 1.99 | 93.15 | 2 |

**Directorate Awards**

* Goaltender: Noora Räty
* Defenceman: Molly Engstrom
* Forward: Hayley Wickenheiser

Source: IIHF.com Archived 2019-04-06 at the Wayback Machine

**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 Archived 2020-06-29 at the Wayback Machine

## Division I

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

| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Japan | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | +20 | 15 |
| Latvia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 10 |
| France | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 7 |
| Norway | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 |
| Czech Republic | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 5 |
| Denmark | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 2 |

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

### Statistics

**Scoring leaders**

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Yurie Adachi | Japan | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +7 | 4 |
| 2 | Laila Stolte | Latvia | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | +2 | 8 |
| 2 | Iveta Koka | Latvia | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +5 | 2 |
| 4 | Chiaki Yamanaka | Japan | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | +6 | 6 |
| 5 | Ami Nakamura | Japan | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +3 | 2 |
| 6 | Shoko Nihonyanagi | Japan | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +7 | 6 |
| 7 | Eva Holešová | Czech Republic | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | −1 | 6 |
| 7 | Simona Studentová | Czech Republic | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +5 | 0 |
| 9 | Inese Geca-Miljone | Latvia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +4 | 2 |
| 10 | Yuki Togawa | Japan | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +1 | 4 |

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes

**Goaltending leaders**

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Christine Smestad | Norway | 219:40 | 6 | 1.64 | 94.92 | 0 |
| 2 | Azusa Nakaoku | Japan | 180:00 | 2 | 0.67 | 94.59 | 2 |
| 3 | Lolita Andrisevska | Latvia | 241:04 | 9 | 2.24 | 94.03 | 1 |
| 4 | Petra Šmardová | Czech Republic | 163:59 | 7 | 2.56 | 88.89 | 0 |
| 5 | Orane Leenders | France | 246:04 | 15 | 3.66 | 85.44 | 0 |

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts

## 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.

| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Slovakia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | +22 | 15 |
| Italy | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 10 |
| North Korea | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 7 | +15 | 10 |
| Austria | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 6 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 23 | −17 | 3 |
| Slovenia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 30 | −25 | 1 |

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

### Statistics

**Scoring leaders**

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Denise Altmann | Austria | 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 | +8 | 0 |
| 2 | Esther Kantor | Austria | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +8 | 0 |
| 3 | Petra Daňková | Slovakia | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | +10 | 4 |
| 4 | Janka Čulíková | Slovakia | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | +10 | 6 |
| 5 | Petra Jurčová | Slovakia | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +8 | 2 |
| 6 | Han Mi-song | North Korea | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +7 | 2 |
| 7 | Ri Sol-gyong | North Korea | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +6 | 0 |
| 8 | Sabina Florian | Italy | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | Jana Kapustová | Slovakia | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +8 | 4 |
| 8 | Martina Veličková | Slovakia | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +6 | 4 |

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes

**Goaltending leaders**

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Zuzana Tomčíková | Slovakia | 300:00 | 3 | 0.60 | 96.77 | 3 |
| 2 | Sandra Borschke | Austria | 195:01 | 7 | 2.15 | 93.33 | 1 |
| 3 | Hong Kum-sil | North Korea | 272:49 | 7 | 1.54 | 92.39 | 1 |
| 4 | Helena Kysela | Netherlands | 221:56 | 17 | 4.60 | 85.47 | 0 |
| 5 | Chiara Traversa | Italy | 185:00 | 9 | 2.92 | 85.25 | 0 |

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts

## Division III

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

| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Australia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 9 | +32 | 14 |
| Great Britain | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 8 | +49 | 13 |
| Belgium | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 9 |
| Hungary | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 6 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 27 | −15 | 3 |
| South Africa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 77 | −73 | 0 |

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

### Statistics

**Scoring leaders**

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Debbie Palmer | Great Britain | 5 | 7 | 10 | 17 | +18 | 2 |
| 2 | Laura Bryne | Great Britain | 5 | 8 | 8 | 16 | +16 | 8 |
| 3 | Natasha Farrier | Australia | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Nicola Bicknell | Great Britain | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +17 | 0 |
| 4 | Eleanor Maitland | Great Britain | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +16 | 4 |
| 6 | Hwangbo Young | South Korea | 5 | 7 | 3 | 10 | +5 | 6 |
| 7 | Rylie Padjen | Australia | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +9 | 2 |
| 7 | Sara Verpoest | Belgium | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Ramona Gagyor | Hungary | 5 | 7 | 2 | 9 | +4 | 8 |
| 10 | Stephanie Boxall | Australia | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | +8 | 0 |

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes

**Goaltending leaders**

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Shin So-jung | South Korea | 185:43 | 13 | 4.20 | 92.97 | 0 |
| 2 | Kristy Bruske | Australia | 238:51 | 6 | 1.51 | 91.78 | 0 |
| 3 | Monika Palotas | Hungary | 260:00 | 18 | 4.15 | 90.37 | 0 |
| 4 | Kelly Herring | Great Britain | 185:00 | 7 | 1.68 | 90.28 | 1 |
| 5 | Kristen Schonwetter | Belgium | 211:38 | 16 | 4.54 | 90.06 | 1 |

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts

## 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:

| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Croatia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 6 | +35 | 15 |
| Romania | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 12 | +32 | 12 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 9 | +36 | 9 |
| Estonia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 5 |
| Iceland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 4 |
| Turkey | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 91 | −88 | 0 |

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

### Awards and Statistics

**Scoring leaders**

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Diana Kruseljposavec | Croatia | 5 | 25 | 2 | 27 | +19 | 4 |
| 2 | Magdolna Dobondi | Romania | 5 | 7 | 10 | 17 | +14 | 6 |
| 3 | Ibolya Sandor | Romania | 5 | 6 | 9 | 15 | +15 | 6 |
| 4 | Sanja Vickovic | Croatia | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | +13 | 6 |
| 5 | Alyx Anderson | New Zealand | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | +11 | 0 |
| 6 | Shiree Haslemore | New Zealand | 5 | 8 | 3 | 11 | +15 | 2 |
| 7 | Irina Pana | Romania | 5 | 7 | 4 | 11 | +13 | 2 |
| 8 | Hollie Anderson | New Zealand | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | +8 | 12 |
| 8 | Casey Redman | New Zealand | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | +6 | 6 |
| 10 | Megan Gilchrist | New Zealand | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +15 | 6 |

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes

**Goaltending leaders**

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Lyndal Heineman | New Zealand | 140:00 | 0 | 0.00 | 100.00 | 2 |
| 2 | Petra Belobrk | Croatia | 200:51 | 4 | 1.19 | 94.59 | 1 |
| 3 | Beata Antal | Romania | 172:44 | 7 | 2.43 | 91.25 | 0 |
| 4 | Karitas Halldorsdottir | Iceland | 160:00 | 14 | 5.25 | 87.61 | 0 |
| 5 | Kaidi Ilves | Estonia | 158:53 | 13 | 4.91 | 82.19 | 0 |

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts

**Directorate Awards**

* Goaltender: Beata Antal, Romania
* Defenseman: Diana Kruseljposavec, Croatia
* Forward: Shiree Haslemore, New Zealand

Source: IIHF.com

