2021 IIHF Women's World Championship

The 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship was an international Ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.
==Delay, Postponing, and Rescheduled==
It was originally to be contested in Halifax and Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada from 7 to 17 April 2021. It was later pushed back to 6 to 16 May 2021. It was cancelled in Nova Scotia on 21 April 2021, with the IIHF and Hockey Canada looking for a new host for summer 2021. On 30 April 2021, the IIHF announced that the tournament will now take place between 20 and 31 August 2021, with a venue still to be determined.
On 30 April 2021, the IIHF announced that the tournament would now take place between 20 and 31 August 2021. On 2 June 2021, the venue was identified as WinSport Arenas at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta.
All divisions stayed put after all events last year were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
==Participants==
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==Rosters==
Each team's roster consists of at least 15 skaters (forwards, and defencemen) and two goaltenders, and at most 20 skaters and three goaltenders. All ten participating nations, through the confirmation of their respective national associations, had to submit a "Long List" roster no later than two weeks before the tournament.
==Match officials==
Twelve referees and ten linesmen are selected for the tournament.
Referees	Linesmen
* Cianna Lieffers
* Elizabeth Mantha
* Shauna Neary
* Lacey Senuk
* Anniina Nurmi
* Daria Ermak
* Maria Furberg
* Anna Wiegand
* Kelly Cooke
* Chelsea Rapin
* Jestina Vichorek
* Mackenzie Welter	
* Julia Kainberger
* Alexandra Blair
* Jessica Chartrand
* Justine Todd
* Jenni Heikkinen
* Diana Mokhova
* Anna Hammar
* Kendall Hanley
* Jacqueline Spresser
* Sara Strong
==Preliminary round==
All times are local (UTC−6).
===Group A===
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===Group B===
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==Knockout stage==
===Bracket===
There was a re-seeding after the quarterfinals.
Rank	Team	 	 	 	 	 	
1 	 	A	1	12	+15	20	1
2 	 	A	2	9 	+8 	13	2
3 	 	A	3	6 	+5 	13	3
4 	 	A	4	3 	−12	4 	4
5 	 	A	5	0 	−16	1 	5
6 	 	B	1	12	+13	16	7
7 	 	B	2	9 	+1 	7 	6
8 	 	B	3	6 	+2 	7 	8
===Quarterfinals===
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===5–8th place placement games===
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===Semifinals===
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===Fifth place game===
===Third place game===
===Final===
==Final standings==
==References==
IIHF Women's World Championship
2021 IIHF Women's World Championship
IIHF Women's
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