2007 IIHF Women's World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Canada
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
DatesApril 3–10, 2007
Opened byMichaëlle Jean
Teams9
Final positions
Champions  Canada (9th title)
Runner-up  United States
Third place  Sweden
Fourth place Finland
Tournament statistics
Games played20
Goals scored118 (5.9 per game)
Attendance119,231 (5,962 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Canada Hayley Wickenheiser (14 points)
MVPHayley Wickenheiser

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.[1]

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.[2] 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: Canada 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: Canada 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
Source:
April 3, 2007
19:30
Kazakhstan 0–9
(0–5, 0–2, 0–2)
 United StatesSelkirk Recreation Complex, Selkirk
Attendance: 951
Game reference
GoalsA. Ruggiero 02:40 (PP)
K. Wendell 03:05
E. Lawler 08:20 (PP)
C. Cahow 11:39
S. Parsons 15:22
G. Marvin 27:31
S. Parsons 29:24
J. Zaugg 41:47
J. Potter 54:14
4 minPenalties4 min
14Shots44

April 4, 2007
19:30
China 7–0
(2–0, 3–0, 2–0)
 KazakhstanSelkirk Recreation Complex, Selkirk
Attendance: 849
Game reference
Ma R. 05:54
Sun R. 19:01 (PP)
Tang L. 22:43
Zhang B. 23:42
Jin F. 38:16
Su Z. 40:56
Sang H. 41:19
Goals
0 minPenalties12 min
41Shots27

April 5, 2007
19:30
United States 9–1
(4–1, 3–0, 2–0)
 ChinaSelkirk Recreation Complex, Selkirk
Attendance: 1,103
Game reference
K. King 00:27
K. Wendell 1:26
C. Cahow 4:02 (PP)
E. Lawler 16:51
S. Parsons 30:18 (PP)
M. Engstrom 31:31 (PP)
N. Darwitz 36:54
N. Darwitz 54:49 (SH)
J. Zaugg 56:11
GoalsSun R. 12:10 (SH)
10 minPenalties10 min
65Shots14

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
Source:
April 3, 2007
19:30
Switzerland 0–9
(0–5, 0–2, 0–2)
 CanadaMTS Centre, Winnipeg
Attendance: 10,706
Game reference
GoalsD. Goyette 01:01
D. Goyette 07:14
H. Wickenheiser 11:10 (PP)
K. Weatherston 16:41 (PP)
C. Ouellette 39:24 (PP)
K. Bechard 39:52
D. Goyette 50:55
K. Weatherston 52:32
24 minPenalties8 min
17Shots63

April 4, 2007
19:30
Germany 0–1
(0–0, 0–1, 0–0)
  SwitzerlandMTS Centre, Winnipeg
Attendance: 4,102
Game reference
GoalsK. Lehmann 35:51 (PP)
14 minPenalties12 min
16Shots20

April 5, 2007
19:30
Canada 8–0
(2–0, 2–0, 4–0)
 GermanyMTS Centre, Winnipeg
Attendance: 10,715
Game reference
J. Botterill 02:27
H. Wickenheiser 03:03
G. Kingsbury 22:40
H. Wickenheiser 36:20
H. Wickenheiser 40:54
J. Botterill 54:04
K. Weatherston 54:52
D. Goyette 55:51
Goals
10 minPenalties14 min
70Shots5

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
Source:
April 3, 2007
16:00
Russia 2–3
(0–2, 0–0, 2–1)
 SwedenMTS Centre, Winnipeg
Attendance: 3,243
Game reference
T. Burina 55:27
I. Gavrilova 58:37 (PP)
GoalsN. Jansson 05:07 (SH)
P. Winberg 16:06
E. Holst 42:10
12 minPenalties22 min
20Shots34

April 4, 2007
16:00
Finland 4–0
(1–0, 1–0, 2–0)
 RussiaMTS Centre, Winnipeg
Attendance: 3,350
Game reference
M. Pehkonen 06:42
K. Kovalainen 24:48 (PP)
K. Riipi 43:05
N. Tallus 48:28 (PP)
Goals
16 minPenalties16 min
24Shots19

April 5, 2007
16:00
Sweden 0–1 OT
(0–0, 0–0, 0–0)
(OT: 0–1)
 FinlandMTS Centre, Winnipeg
Attendance: 4,069
Game reference
GoalsS. Sirviö 61:32
16 minPenalties6 min
21Shots26

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
Source:
April 7, 2007
15:30
United States 4–5 GWS
(2–1, 2–3, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
 CanadaMTS Centre, Winnipeg
Attendance: 15,003
Game reference
J. Potter 07:49
K. Wendell 17:47
G. Marvin 26:52
N. Darwitz 31:06 (PP)
GoalsK. Bechard 01:21
S. Vaillancourt 23:21 (PP)
H. Wickenheiser 32:23
G. Apps 34:57
H. Wickenheiser 70:00 (GWS)
16 minPenalties20 min
26Shots31

April 8, 2007
19:30
Finland 0–4
(0–2, 0–1, 0–1)
 United StatesMTS Centre, Winnipeg
Attendance: 4,758
Game reference
GoalsN. Darwitz 09:53
K. Wendell 18:18
M. Engstrom 30:50
K. King 43:31
18 minPenalties20 min
13Shots37

April 9, 2007
19:30
Canada 5–0
(3–0, 1–0, 1–0)
 FinlandMTS Centre, Winnipeg
Attendance: 10,691
Game reference
K. Bechard 10:25
T. Bonhomme 12:44
D. Goyette 17:15
H. Wickenheiser 29:45
G. Kingsbury 41:36
Goals
6 minPenalties8 min
44Shots22

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
Source:
April 7, 2007
19:30
China 1–5
(0–1, 1–2, 0–2)
  SwitzerlandMTS Centre, Winnipeg
Attendance: 4,048
Game reference
Zhang B. 25:26 (PP)GoalsL. Ruhnke 19:08
D. Diaz 32:27 (PP)
C. Meier 38:16
S. Marty 53:09
L. Rhunke 53:44
8 minPenalties10 min
19Shots31

April 8, 2007
15:30
Sweden 12–2
(2–1, 5–0, 5–1)
 ChinaMTS Centre, Winnipeg
Attendance: 3,500
Game reference
G. Andersson 02:54
K. Timglas 03:36
N. Jansson 21:10
T. Enström 21:39
M. Rooth 22:30 (PP)
P. Winberg 24:43 (PP)
D. Rundqvist 35:22
J. Elfsberg 40:11
J. Elfsberg 46:01 (PP)
G. Andersson 48:08
M. Rooth 57:04 (PP)
P. Winberg 57:13
GoalsSang H. 15:03 (PP)
Sun R. 50:58
14 minPenalties16 min
53Shots16

April 9, 2007
16:00
Switzerland 0–4
(0–1, 0–1, 0–2)
 SwedenMTS Centre, Winnipeg
Attendance: 3,761
Game reference
GoalsP. Winberg 15:45
M. Rooth 32:04
P. Winberg 45:22
K. Timglas 54:20
32 minPenalties12 min
16Shots57

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
Source:
April 7, 2007
12:00
Kazakhstan 0–3
(0–2, 0–0, 0–1)
 GermanyMTS Centre, Winnipeg
Attendance: 2,124
Game reference
GoalsF. Busch 04:57 (PP)
A. Lanzl 11:59 (PP)
B. Evers 45:32 (PP)
20 minPenalties18 min
24Shots33

April 8, 2007
12:00
Russia 7–0
(0–0, 6–0, 1–0)
 KazakhstanMTS Centre, Winnipeg
Attendance: 1,959
Game reference
E. Smolentseva 22:07
E. Smolentseva 24:06
Svetlana Terentieva 25:46
I. Gavrilova 30:40
O. Semenets 31:35
I. Gavrilova 36:25
E. Smolentseva 48:40
Goals
14 minPenalties14 min
50Shots14

April 9, 2007
12:00
Germany 1–4
(1–2, 0–0, 0–2)
 RussiaMTS Centre, Winnipeg
Attendance: 10,741
Game reference
Carina Spuhler 08:47GoalsE. Smolentseva 03:51
S. Trefilova 07:13
T. Burina 49:24
I. Gavrilova 59:12 (EN)
6 minPenalties2 min
24Shots25

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

Final round

Bronze medal game

April 10, 2007
15:30
Finland 0–1
(0–0, 0–0, 0–1)
 SwedenMTS Centre, Winnipeg
Attendance: 8,555
Game reference
Noora RätyGoaliesKim MartinReferee:
United States Leah Wrazidlo
Linesmen:
France Anne-Sophie Boniface
Canada Kerri Rumble
0–142:37 – Rooth (Holst)
12 minPenalties16 min
28Shots25

Final

April 10, 2007
19:30
Canada 5–1
(0–0, 3–0, 2–1)
 United StatesMTS Centre, Winnipeg
Attendance: 15,003
Game reference
Kim St-PierreGoaliesChanda GunnReferee:
United Kingdom Joy Tottman
Linesmen:
Finland Sanna Mattila
Canada Heather Richardson
Botterill (Ouellette, MacLeod) – 20:581–0
Hefford (Sunohara) – 31:332–0
Wickenheiser (Collins, Sostorics) – 36:273–0
Goyette (Vaillancourt, Ouellette) – 49:224–0
4–150:08 – Wendell (Lawler, Darwitz)
Vaillancourt – 57:065–1
12 minPenalties14 min
34Shots22

Awards and Statistics

Scoring leaders

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM
1Hayley Wickenheiser Canada58614+110
2Krissy Wendell United States55712+58
3Danielle Goyette Canada56511+100
4Natalie Darwitz United States5459+66
5Pernilla Winberg Sweden5538+88
6Maria Rooth Sweden5426+54
7Sarah Parsons United States5336+52
8Erika Lawler United States5246+52
8Sarah Vaillancourt Canada5246+64
10Iya Gavrilova Russia4415+72
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country TOI GA GAA Sv% SO
1Kim St-Pierre Canada180:0010.3397.962
2Kim Martin Sweden175:0231.0395.770
3Jennifer Harß Germany123:5520.9795.651
4Sara Grahn Sweden126:3020.9594.291
5Noora Räty Finland301:32101.9993.152
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF.com

Directorate Awards

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

Media All-Stars

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
Source:

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

02 April 2007Norway 1–2 France
02 April 2007Denmark 1–3 Czech Republic
02 April 2007Latvia 2–5 Japan
03 April 2007Czech Republic 1–3 Norway
03 April 2007France 3–2 (OT) Latvia
03 April 2007Japan 4–1 Denmark
05 April 2007Latvia 5–0 Denmark
05 April 2007Czech Republic 5–4 (OT) France
05 April 2007Japan 3–0 Norway
07 April 2007Czech Republic 1–2 Latvia
07 April 2007Denmark 1–4 Norway
07 April 2007France 0–7 Japan
08 April 2007Norway 0–2 Latvia
08 April 2007France 1–2 (OT) Denmark
08 April 2007Japan 6–2 Czech Republic

Statistics

Scoring leaders

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM
1Yurie Adachi Japan56410+74
2Laila Stolte Latvia5628+28
2Iveta Koka Latvia5448+52
4Chiaki Yamanaka Japan5178+66
5Ami Nakamura Japan5437+32
6Shoko Nihonyanagi Japan5246+76
7Eva Holešová Czech Republic5415−16
7Simona Studentová Czech Republic5415+50
9Inese Geca-Miljone Latvia5325+42
10Yuki Togawa Japan5314+14

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

Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country TOI GA GAA Sv% SO
1Christine Smestad Norway219:4061.6494.920
2Azusa Nakaoku Japan180:0020.6794.592
3Lolita Andrisevska Latvia241:0492.2494.031
4Petra Šmardová Czech Republic163:5972.5688.890
5Orane Leenders France246:04153.6685.440

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

Source: IIHF.com

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
Source:

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

17 March 2007North Korea 2–3 (OT) Italy
17 March 2007Netherlands 0–6 Austria
17 March 2007Slovakia 8–0 Slovenia
18 March 2007Italy 2–1 Austria
18 March 2007Slovenia 2–3 (OT) Netherlands
18 March 2007Slovakia 4–1 North Korea
20 March 2007Slovakia 4–0 Netherlands
20 March 2007Italy 5–3 Slovenia
20 March 2007North Korea 6–0 Austria
21 March 2007Netherlands 3–4 (OT) Italy
21 March 2007Austria 2–3 Slovakia
21 March 2007Slovenia 0–6 North Korea
23 March 2007Austria 8–0 Slovenia
23 March 2007Italy 0–6 Slovakia
23 March 2007North Korea 7–0 Netherlands

Statistics

Scoring leaders

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM
1Denise Altmann Austria56713+80
2Esther Kantor Austria5369+80
3Petra Daňková Slovakia5178+104
4Janka Čulíková Slovakia5617+106
5Petra Jurčová Slovakia5527+82
6Han Mi-song North Korea5437+72
7Ri Sol-gyong North Korea5347+60
8Sabina Florian Italy533608
8Jana Kapustová Slovakia5336+84
8Martina Veličková Slovakia5336+64

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

Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country TOI GA GAA Sv% SO
1Zuzana Tomčíková Slovakia300:0030.6096.773
2Sandra Borschke Austria195:0172.1593.331
3Hong Kum-sil North Korea272:4971.5492.391
4Helena Kysela Netherlands221:56174.6085.470
5Chiara Traversa Italy185:0092.9285.250

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

Source: IIHF.com

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
Source:

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

05 March 2007Belgium 4–2 South Korea
05 March 2007South Africa 1–18 Australia
05 March 2007Hungary 1–8 Great Britain
06 March 2007South Korea 8–1 South Africa
06 March 2007Belgium 5–0 Hungary
06 March 2007Great Britain 5–6 (OT) Australia
07 March 2007Belgium 10–1 South Africa
07 March 2007Hungary 1–3 Australia
07 March 2007Great Britain 10–0 South Korea
09 March 2007Australia 8–2 Belgium
09 March 2007South Korea 2–6 Hungary
09 March 2007South Africa 0–27 Great Britain
10 March 2007Australia 6–0 South Korea
10 March 2007Hungary 14–1 South Africa
10 March 2007Great Britain 7–1 Belgium

Statistics

Scoring leaders

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM
1Debbie Palmer Great Britain571017+182
2Laura Bryne Great Britain58816+168
3Natasha Farrier Australia5571200
4Nicola Bicknell Great Britain55611+170
4Eleanor Maitland Great Britain55611+164
6Hwangbo Young South Korea57310+56
7Rylie Padjen Australia56410+92
7Sara Verpoest Belgium5641000
9Ramona Gagyor Hungary5729+48
10Stephanie Boxall Australia5545+80

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

Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country TOI GA GAA Sv% SO
1Shin So-jung South Korea185:43134.2092.970
2Kristy Bruske Australia238:5161.5191.780
3Monika Palotas Hungary260:00184.1590.370
4Kelly Herring Great Britain185:0071.6890.281
5Kristen Schonwetter Belgium211:38164.5490.061

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

Source: IIHF.com

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
Source:

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

26 March 2007Iceland 0–10 New Zealand
26 March 2007Estonia 0–12 Croatia
26 March 2007Romania 27–0 Turkey
27 March 2007New Zealand 3–4 Croatia
27 March 2007Turkey 1–14 Estonia
27 March 2007Romania 5–2 Iceland
29 March 2007New Zealand 19–0 Turkey
29 March 2007Iceland 0–3 Croatia
29 March 2007Romania 5–3 Estonia
30 March 2007Turkey 1–12 Iceland
30 March 2007Croatia 3–2 Romania
30 March 2007Estonia 0–9 New Zealand
01 April 2007Croatia 19–1 Turkey
01 April 2007Iceland 3–4 (OT) Estonia
01 April 2007New Zealand 4–5 Romania

Awards and Statistics

Scoring leaders

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM
1Diana Kruseljposavec Croatia525227+194
2Magdolna Dobondi Romania571017+146
3Ibolya Sandor Romania56915+156
4Sanja Vickovic Croatia54913+136
5Alyx Anderson New Zealand54812+110
6Shiree Haslemore New Zealand58311+152
7Irina Pana Romania57411+132
8Hollie Anderson New Zealand56511+812
8Casey Redman New Zealand56511+66
10Megan Gilchrist New Zealand55611+156

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

Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country TOI GA GAA Sv% SO
1Lyndal Heineman New Zealand140:0000.00100.002
2Petra Belobrk Croatia200:5141.1994.591
3Beata Antal Romania172:4472.4391.250
4Karitas Halldorsdottir Iceland160:00145.2587.610
5Kaidi Ilves Estonia158:53134.9182.190

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

Source: IIHF.com

Directorate Awards

Source: IIHF.com

See also

References

  1. Podnieks p. 26
  2. "The IIHF Annual Congress made the following decisions in Riga during its session on May 19" (PDF). Vol. 10, no. 4. International Ice Hockey Federation. June 2006. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
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