# 2009 IIHF Women's World Championship

The 2009 IIHF World Women's Championships was held in Hämeenlinna, Finland, from 4 to 12 April 2009. This was the 12th women's ice hockey world championship run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The defending champions United States defeated Canada 4–1 in the final match to win the gold medal and retain their top standing another year.
This was the last world championships with nine teams in the Top Division. Two teams—Japan and China—were relegated to Division I, replaced by only one—Slovakia—promoted from there. Division I also relegated two, Czech Republic and France, while receiving only one team through promotion, Latvia, along with the two from the top division. Division II only relegated one team, the Netherlands, but did not receive any promoted teams from the lower divisions. The lower divisions of III, IV, and V, were canceled for the 2009 cycle, with the lowest seeded team in each to be dropped down one division. The final result was that the Top Division will be reduced in size by one team for 2011, while the lowest division (Division V) will increase by one team.

## Top Division
### Preliminary round

All times are local (Eastern European Summer Time – UTC+3).

#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | +16 | 6 | Group D |
| 2 | Russia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 | Group E |
| 3 | Japan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 | Group F |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Canada | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | +19 | 6 | Group D |
| 2 | Sweden | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 3 | Group E |
| 3 | China | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | −17 | 0 | Group F |

#### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Finland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 6 | Group D |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 2 | Group E |
| 3 | Switzerland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 1 | Group F |

### Qualifying round

All times are local (Eastern European Summer Time – UTC+3).

#### Group D (1st–3rd place)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Canada | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 6 | Final |
| 2 | United States | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 3 | Final |
| 3 | Finland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 0 | 3rd place match |

#### Group E (4th–6th place)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sweden | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | +17 | 6 | 3rd place match |
| 2 | Russia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 0 | |

### Relegation round

All times are local (Eastern European Summer Time – UTC+3).

#### Group F (7th–9th place)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | Switzerland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 5 | |
| 2 | Japan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | Relegated to the 2011 Division I |
| 3 | China | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 1 | Relegated to the 2011 Division I |

### Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | United States |
| | Canada |
| | Finland |
| 4 | Sweden |
| 5 | Russia |
| 6 | Kazakhstan |
| 7 | Switzerland |
| 8 | Japan |
| 9 | China |
* Relegated to the 2011 Division I
* 2009 IIHF Women's World champions
* United States Third title

### Awards and statistics
#### Scoring leaders

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| 1 | Julie Chu | United States | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +8 | 0 |
| 2 | Natalie Darwitz | United States | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +8 | 2 |
| 3 | Hilary Knight | United States | 5 | 7 | 2 | 9 | +5 | 4 |
| 4 | Erika Holst | Sweden | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +5 | 4 |
| 5 | Elin Holmlöv | Sweden | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | +5 | 2 |
| 6 | Jennifer Botterill | Canada | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +5 | 2 |
| 7 | Hayley Wickenheiser | Canada | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +6 | 4 |
| 8 | Caroline Ouellette | Canada | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +7 | 6 |
| 9 | Carla MacLeod | Canada | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +9 | 4 |
| 10 | Michelle Karvinen | Finland | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +3 | 6 |
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)
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
| 1 | Kim St-Pierre | Canada | 120:00 | 0 | 0.00 | 100.00 | 2 |
| 2 | Jessie Vetter | United States | 120:00 | 1 | 0.50 | 98.21 | 1 |
| 3 | Valentina Lizana | Sweden | 240:00 | 5 | 1.25 | 93.33 | 2 |
| 4 | Azusa Nakaoku | Japan | 208:10 | 11 | 3.17 | 92.47 | 0 |
| 5 | Charline Labonté | Canada | 179:04 | 5 | 1.68 | 91.23 | 2 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF.com

#### Directorate Awards

* Goaltender: Charline Labonté, Canada
* Defenseman: Jenni Hiirikoski, Finland
* Forward: Hayley Wickenheiser, Canada
Source: IIHF.com Archived 2018-01-18 at the Wayback Machine

#### Media All-Stars

* Goaltender: Jessie Vetter, United States
* Defensemen: Angela Ruggiero, United States; Carla MacLeod, Canada
* Forwards: Julie Chu, United States; Michelle Karvinen, Finland; Natalie Darwitz, United States
* MVP: Carla MacLeod, Canada
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## Division I

The Division I tournament was played in Graz, Austria, from 4 to 10 April 2009.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Slovakia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 12 | Promoted to the 2011 Top Division |
| 2 | Germany | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 12 | |
| 3 | Norway | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 8 | |
| 4 | Austria | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 7 | |
| 5 | Czech Republic | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 6 | Relegated to the 2011 Division II |
| 6 | France | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 24 | −14 | 0 | Relegated to the 2011 Division II |
All times are local (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2).

### Awards and statistics
#### Scoring leaders

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| 1 | Line Øien | Norway | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | +5 | 2 |
| 2 | Maritta Becker | Germany | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +7 | 6 |
| 3 | Petra Jurčová | Slovakia | 5 | 7 | 1 | 8 | +5 | 8 |
| 4 | Denise Altmann | Austria | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +3 | 4 |
| 4 | Petra Pravlíková | Slovakia | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +5 | 8 |
| 6 | Eva-Maria Schwärzler | Austria | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +3 | 4 |
| 7 | Kateřina Mrázová | Czech Republic | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Christina Fellner | Germany | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +6 | 10 |
| 9 | Marion Allemoz | France | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | –8 | 0 |
| 10 | Martina Veličková | Slovakia | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +7 | 4 |
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)
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
| 1 | Christine Smestad | Norway | 177:40 | 8 | 2.70 | 92.52 | 0 |
| 2 | Sandra Borschke | Austria | 125:00 | 4 | 1.92 | 92.45 | 0 |
| 3 | Viona Harrer | Germany | 180:12 | 7 | 2.33 | 92.22 | 0 |
| 4 | Zuzana Tomčíková | Slovakia | 300:00 | 14 | 2.80 | 91.76 | 0 |
| 5 | Nina Geyer | Austria | 179:43 | 11 | 3.67 | 91.20 | 0 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

#### Directorate Awards

* Goaltender: Zuzana Tomčíková, Slovakia
* Defenseman: Iveta Karafiátová, Slovakia
* Forward: Maritta Becker, Germany
Source: IIHF.com

## Division II

The Division II tournament was played in Torre Pellice, Italy, from 12 to 18 April 2009.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Latvia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | +21 | 15 | Promoted to the 2011 Division I |
| 2 | North Korea | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 11 | |
| 3 | Great Britain | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 9 | |
| 4 | Italy | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 5 | |
| 5 | Denmark | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 4 | |
| 6 | Netherlands | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 1 | Relegated to the 2011 Division III |
All times are local (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2).

### Awards and statistics
#### Scoring leaders

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| 1 | Iveta Koka | Latvia | 5 | 6 | 14 | 20 | +20 | 2 |
| 2 | Inese Geca-Miljone | Latvia | 5 | 8 | 7 | 15 | +20 | 0 |
| 3 | Ieva Petersone | Latvia | 5 | 10 | 4 | 14 | +17 | 8 |
| 4 | Angela Taylor | Great Britain | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | +3 | 6 |
| 5 | O Chol-ok | North Korea | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Linda de Rocco | Italy | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +2 | 12 |
| 7 | Josefine Jakobsen | Denmark | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | +2 | 8 |
| 8 | Ri Sol-gyong | North Korea | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 8 |
| 9 | Anna de la Forest de Divonne | Italy | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | –3 | 4 |
| 9 | Sabrina Viel | Italy | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | –3 | 2 |
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)
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
| 1 | Lolita Andrisevska | Latvia | 240:00 | 2 | 0.50 | 98.44 | 2 |
| 2 | Kelly Herring | Great Britain | 239:23 | 7 | 1.75 | 93.91 | 1 |
| 3 | Nanna Glaas | Denmark | 250:59 | 11 | 2.63 | 90.43 | 0 |
| 4 | Hong Kum-sil | North Korea | 288:39 | 12 | 2.49 | 90.24 | 0 |
| 5 | Claudia van Leeuwen | Netherlands | 290:51 | 17 | 3.51 | 89.82 | 0 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

#### Directorate Awards

* Goaltender: Lolita Andrisevska, Latvia
* Defenseman: Linda de Rocco, Italy
* Forward: Iveta Koka, Latvia
* MVP : Iveta Koka
Source: IIHF.com

## Division III, Division IV and Division V

The Division III, Division IV and Division V were not played this year. The respective tournaments were cancelled. The reasons seem to be multiple. No country wanted to assume the financial costs of the tournaments. The tournaments will be scheduled for 2011. It has the effect the following changes:
* Iceland is not promoted to the Division III, but stay in the Division IV.
* Turkey is now relegated from Division IV to the new Division V.
* Division V will then consist of Turkey, and the four new nations who were to play in 2009: Bulgaria, Ireland, Poland and Spain.