# 2005 IIHF Women's World Championship

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. USA won their first gold medal at the World Championships, defeating the eight-time defending champions Canada in a penalty shootout. Sweden won their first medal at the World Women's Championships, defeating Finland 5–2 in the bronze medal game. The championship was expanded to nine teams in 2006, so there was no relegation at any level.

## Top Division
### Preliminary round
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | +35 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Sweden (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Russia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 | −14 | 1 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | −17 | 1 | 5–8th place semifinals |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | +20 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Finland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 3 | China | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 1 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 | Germany | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 1 | 5–8th place semifinals |

### Placement round
#### Bracket

| 5–8th place semifinals | 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 8 April | 8 April |
| Russia | 1 |
| Russia | 1 | 9 April | 9 April |
| Germany | 2 | 9 April | 9 April |
| Germany | 2 | Germany | 3 |
| 8 April | 8 April | | Germany | 3 |
| 8 April | 8 April | China | 0 |
| China | 3 | China | 0 |
| Kazakhstan | 0 | | |
| Kazakhstan | 0 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 9 April | 9 April |
| | | Russia | 1 |
| | | Kazakhstan (GWS) | 2 |

#### Fifth place game
### Final round
#### Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 8 April | 8 April |
| Canada | 3 |
| Canada | 3 | 9 April | 9 April |
| Finland | 0 | 9 April | 9 April |
| Finland | 0 | Canada | 0 |
| 8 April | 8 April | | Canada | 0 |
| 8 April | 8 April | United States (GWS) | 1 |
| United States | 4 | United States (GWS) | 1 |
| Sweden | 1 | | |
| Sweden | 1 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 9 April | 9 April |
| | | Finland | 2 |
| | | Sweden | 5 |

#### Final
### Final standings

| | United States |
| | Canada |
| | Sweden |
| 4 | Finland |
| 5 | Germany |
| 6 | China |
| 7 | Kazakhstan |
| 8 | Russia |

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

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| 1 | Krissy Wendell | United States | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +9 | 0 |
| 2 | Jayna Hefford | Canada | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | +7 | 0 |
| 3 | Hayley Wickenheiser | Canada | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +8 | 6 |
| 4 | Sarah Vaillancourt | Canada | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +10 | 0 |
| 5 | Caroline Ouellette | Canada | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +7 | 0 |
| 6 | Kelly Stephens | United States | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +7 | 16 |
| 7 | Jennifer Botterill | Canada | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | +6 | 4 |
| 8 | Gillian Apps | Canada | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +7 | 8 |
| 9 | Satu Hoikkala | Finland | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −2 | 6 |
| 9 | Angela Ruggiero | United States | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +12 | 10 |
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 | 200:00 | 1 | 0.30 | 98.48 | 2 |
| 2 | Chanda Gunn | United States | 230:01 | 2 | 0.52 | 96.77 | 3 |
| 3 | Stephanie Wartosch-Kürten | Germany | 265:48 | 10 | 2.26 | 92.65 | 1 |
| 4 | Natalya Trunova | Kazakhstan | 279:27 | 19 | 4.08 | 91.12 | 0 |
| 5 | Huo Lina | China | 300:00 | 19 | 3.80 | 90.95 | 1 |
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

* Goaltender: Chanda Gunn
* Defenceman: Angela Ruggiero
* Forward: Jayna Hefford

#### Media All-Stars

* Goaltender: Natalya Trunova
* Defencemen: Angela Ruggiero, Cheryl Pounder
* Forwards: Krissy Wendell, Hayley Wickenheiser, Maria Rooth
* MVP: Krissy Wendell
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## Division I

The Division I IIHF World Women's Championships was held March 27 – April 2, 2005 in Romanshorn, Switzerland
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Switzerland | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 7 | +22 | 10 |
| Japan | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 8 |
| Czech Republic | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 5 |
| France | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 5 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 31 | −16 | 2 |
| Latvia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 31 | −19 | 0 |
Switzerland is promoted to the 2007 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships.

### Statistics
#### Scoring leaders

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| 1 | Hanae Kubo | Japan | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +5 | 2 |
| 2 | Stefanie Marty | Switzerland | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +8 | 0 |
| 2 | Christine Meier | Switzerland | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +10 | 4 |
| 4 | Sandra Cattaneo | Switzerland | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +11 | 2 |
| 4 | Kathrin Lehmann | Switzerland | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +8 | 6 |
| 6 | Fracoise Bidaud | France | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | +4 | 6 |
| 7 | Daniela Diaz | Switzerland | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +12 | 6 |
| 8 | Inese Geca-Miljone | Latvia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | −9 | 4 |
| 8 | Beata Szelongova | Czech Republic | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +3 | 4 |
| 10 | Draha Fialova | Czech Republic | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +1 | 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 | Patricia Elsmore-Sautter | Switzerland | 240:00 | 5 | 1.25 | 95.05 | 1 |
| 2 | Petra Smardova | Czech Republic | 240:00 | 6 | 1.50 | 94.69 | 0 |
| 3 | Azusa Nakaoku | Japan | 178:30 | 4 | 1.34 | 94.03 | 1 |
| 4 | Nolwenn Rousselle | France | 137:13 | 6 | 2.62 | 90.91 | 0 |
| 5 | Nanna Holm Glaas | Denmark | 144:23 | 11 | 4.57 | 90.35 | 0 |
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
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Norway | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 6 | +15 | 8 |
| Italy | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 8 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 8 |
| North Korea | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 4 |
| Austria | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 24 | −14 | 2 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 26 | −20 | 0 |
Norway is promoted to Division I for the 2007 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships

### Statistics
#### Scoring leaders

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| 1 | Line Oien | Norway | 5 | 8 | 3 | 11 | +11 | 2 |
| 2 | Maria Leitner | Italy | 5 | 7 | 3 | 10 | +6 | 0 |
| 3 | Denise Altmann | Austria | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | −4 | 6 |
| 4 | Federica Zandegiacomo | Italy | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +3 | 10 |
| 5 | Hege Ask | Norway | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +10 | 6 |
| 6 | Petra Pravlíková | Slovakia | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +3 | 2 |
| 7 | Waltraud Kaser | Italy | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +6 | 0 |
| 7 | Sabina Florian | Italy | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +3 | 10 |
| 9 | Trine Martens | Norway | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +6 | 2 |
| 10 | Marte Carlsson | Norway | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
| 10 | Petra Jurčová | Slovakia | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 4 |
| 10 | Kim Nong-gum | North Korea | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Eva Maria Schwarzler | Austria | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 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 | Debora Monanari | Italy | 226:58 | 3 | 0.79 | 96.10 | 2 |
| 2 | Christine Smestad | Norway | 300:00 | 6 | 1.20 | 95.45 | 2 |
| 3 | Zuzana Tomčíková | Slovakia | 300:00 | 8 | 1.60 | 91.49 | 0 |
| 4 | Hong Kum-sil | North Korea | 300:00 | 15 | 3.00 | 87.50 | 1 |
| 5 | Helena Kysela | Netherlands | 227:25 | 17 | 4.49 | 87.22 | 0 |
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
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Slovenia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 8 | +33 | 10 |
| Great Britain | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 6 | +36 | 8 |
| Belgium | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 5 |
| Hungary | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 4 |
| Australia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 3 |
| South Africa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 61 | −55 | 0 |
Slovenia was promoted to Division II for the 2007 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships

### Statistics
#### Scoring leaders

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| 1 | Jasmina Rosar | Slovenia | 5 | 12 | 18 | 30 | +25 | 0 |
| 2 | Pia Pren | Slovenia | 5 | 10 | 9 | 19 | +21 | 2 |
| 3 | Danila Tominc | Slovenia | 5 | 9 | 4 | 13 | +15 | 2 |
| 4 | Teresa Lewis | Great Britain | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | +12 | 6 |
| 5 | Nicola Bicknell | Great Britain | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +7 | 0 |
| 6 | Angela Taylor | Great Britain | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +6 | 2 |
| 7 | Zoe Bayne | Great Britain | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +14 | 8 |
| 8 | Emily Turner | Great Britain | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +7 | 2 |
| 9 | Sharna Godfrey | Australia | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +2 | 2 |
| 10 | Lisa McMahon | Australia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | −4 | 4 |
| 10 | Laura Burke | Great Britain | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | +13 | 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 | Kelly Herring | Great Britain | 120:00 | 0 | 0.00 | 100.00 | 2 |
| 2 | Hedvika Korbar | Slovenia | 260:00 | 3 | 0.69 | 96.05 | 2 |
| 3 | Vicky Robbins | Great Britain | 178:20 | 5 | 1.68 | 92.65 | 1 |
| 4 | Kristy Bruske | Australia | 196:53 | 7 | 2.13 | 90.54 | 1 |
| 5 | Eszter Kokenyesi | Hungary | 279:50 | 13 | 2.79 | 90.37 | 1 |
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.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 6 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| Romania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 |
| Iceland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 1 |
South Korea was promoted to Division III at the 2007 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships

### Statistics
#### Scoring leaders

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| 1 | Hwangbo Young | South Korea | 3 | 8 | 2 | 10 | +7 | 2 |
| 2 | Shin So-jung | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +7 | 2 |
| 3 | Jung Hye-sun | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +7 | 0 |
| 4 | Alyx Anderson | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +2 | 0 |
| 4 | Sigrun Arnadottir | Iceland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
| 6 | Han Ae-ri | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +7 | 2 |
| 7 | Rachel Gabbard | New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 2 |
| 7 | Cho Eun-hyun | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 |
| 9 | Shiree Haslemore | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +4 | 7 |
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 | Ma Sang-hee | South Korea | 180:00 | 5 | 1.67 | 94.25 | 0 |
| 2 | Beata Antal | Romania | 180:00 | 5 | 1.67 | 93.59 | 1 |
| 3 | Jenny Haskell | New Zealand | 180:00 | 8 | 2.67 | 86.21 | 1 |
| 4 | Gyda Sigurdardottir | Iceland | 180:00 | 13 | 4.33 | 85.23 | 0 |
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