2008 IIHF Women's World Championship explained

Tourney Name:IIHF Women's World Championship
Year:2008
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Country:China
Dates:4–12 April 2008
Num Teams:9
Venues:2
Cities:1
Type:ihw
Winners:United States
Second:CAN
Third:FIN
Fourth:SUI
Count:2
Games:20
Goals:117
Attendance:22910
Points:10
Nextseason:2009

The 2008 IIHF Women's World Championships were held from 4 to 12 April 2008, in Harbin, People's Republic of China.[1] The games took place at the event's main arena, Baqu Arena. It was the 11th holding of the IIHF Women's World Championship and was organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The Division I tournament was played in Ventspils, Latvia, at the Ice Hall of the Ventspils Olimpiskais Centrs from 10 to 16 March 2008. The Division II tournament was held from 25 to 30 March 2008 at the ('Sports Institute of Finland') in Vierumäki, Finland.

For the 11th-straight Top Division tournament, met the in the gold medal match and, for only the second time, the American team defeated the Canadians for the gold medal. This tournament was the first IIHF Women's tournament in which the host nation (in this case,) failed to medal. competed for a medal for the first time, losing to in the bronze medal game.

Top Division

Preliminary round

All times are local (China Standard Time – UTC+8).

Group C

Qualifying round

All times are local (China Standard Time – UTC+8).

Group E (4th–6th place)

Consolation round

All times are local (China Standard Time – UTC+8).

Group F (7th–9th place)

Final round

Final

Final standings

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Relegated to the 2009 Division I
Source: [2]

Awards and statistics

Scoring leaders

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1 5 6 4 10 +7 2
2 5 3 6 9 +2 6
3 5 4 4 8 +4 4
4 5 3 5 8 +4 8
5 5 2 6 8 +2 0
6 5 5 2 7 +5 2
7 5 0 7 7 +2 2
8 4 4 2 6 +4 33
9 5 4 2 6 +5 8
9 5 4 2 6 +6 10
9 5 4 2 6 +1 8
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)

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1 243:42 6 1.48 92.59 1
2 305:00 15 2.95 91.89 1
3 179:31 8 2.67 91.01 0
4 138:29 3 1.30 90.91 1
5 243:42 7 1.72 88.14 0
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

Media All-Stars

Source: [3]

Division I

The Division I tournament was played in Ventspils, Latvia, at the Ice Hall of the Ventspils Olimpiskais Centrs, from 10 to 16 March 2008.[4]

All times are local (Eastern European Time – UTC+2).

Awards and statistics

Scoring leaders

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1 5 6 3 9 +5 10
2 5 5 2 7 +1 4
2 5 5 2 7 +6 6
4 5 3 3 6 −1 4
5 5 0 6 6 +6 14
6 5 4 1 5 +2 2
6 5 4 1 5 +6 10
8 5 2 3 5 +6 8
8 5 2 3 5 +2 6
8 5 2 3 5 0 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)

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1 300:00 8 1.60 93.98 0
2 303:38 12 2.37 93.72 0
3 305:00 11 2.16 93.68 0
4 184:52 7 2.27 92.78 0
5 304:44 11 2.17 92.76 0
6 239:10 10 2.51 91.74 1
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

Division II

The Division II tournament was played from 25 to 30 March 2008 at the ('Sports Institute of Finland') in Vierumäki, Finland.[5]

All times are local (Eastern European Time – UTC+2; on 30 March Eastern European Summer Time – UTC+3).

Awards and statistics

Scoring leaders

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1 5 10 5 15 +9 8
2 5 8 6 14 +10 0
3 5 6 7 13 +10 2
4 5 6 5 11 +7 8
5 5 2 8 10 +7 2
6 5 4 5 9 +8 4
7 5 3 6 9 +8 2
8 5 4 1 5 +3 4
8 5 4 1 5 +5 6
8 5 4 1 5 +4 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)

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1 240:00 6 1.50 93.55 1
2 120:00 4 2.00 93.44 0
3 180:00 6 2.00 92.59 1
4 275:33 9 1.96 91.74 2
5 304:29 15 2.96 90.38 0
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

Division III

The Division III tournament was played in Miskolc, Hungary, at the Miskolc Ice Hall, from 6 to 12 April 2008.[6]

All times are local (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2).

Awards and statistics

Scoring leaders

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1 5 15 3 18 +13 8
2 5 4 14 18 +15 4
3 5 10 1 11 −6 4
4 5 5 5 10 +9 0
5 5 3 6 9 +10 2
6 5 6 2 8 +9 6
7 5 3 5 8 +17 6
8 5 3 4 7 +6 2
9 5 4 2 6 −6 6
10 5 4 1 5 +2 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)

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1 185:00 4 1.30 95.74 1
2 299:26 16 3.21 91.16 0
3 303:40 22 4.35 88.94 0
4 210:55 13 3.70 86.32 0
5 209:03 5 1.44 85.71 0
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

Division IV

The Division IV tournament was played in Miercurea Ciuc, Romania, at Lajos Vákár Ice Hall, from 23 to 29 March 2008.[7]

All times are local (Eastern European Time – UTC+2).

Awards and statistics

Scoring leaders

width=30Poswidth=150Playerwidth=120Countrywidth=20GPwidth=20Gwidth=20Awidth=30Ptswidth=30+/−width=30PIM
1 5 10 7 17 +16 6
2 5 7 9 16 +8 0
3 5 6 7 13 +9 4
4 5 6 5 11 +12 2
5 5 3 8 11 +11 4
6 5 6 4 10 +9 4
7 5 3 7 10 +9 4
7 5 3 7 10 +8 0
9 5 3 6 9 +14 6
10 5 4 4 8 +11 18
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)

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1 240:00 5 1.25 95.15 1
2 271:24 14 3.10 90.07 0
3 145:12 2 0.83 90.00 1
4 203:29 7 2.06 89.39 0
5 243:06 12 2.96 88.12 0
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

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/138/ 2008 Top Division statistics
  2. Book: IIHF Guide & Record Book 2020 . Moydart . 2019 . 9780986796470 . Podnieks . Andrew . Toronto . 327 . en . Women's World Championship . Nordmark . Birger.
  3. Book: Podnieks . Andrew . Andrew Podnieks . Collins Gem Hockey Facts & Stats, 2009–10 . 2009 . Harper Collins . Toronto . 9781554686216 . 546 . en.
  4. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/139/ 2008 Division I statistics
  5. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/163/ 2008 Division II statistics
  6. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/140/ 2008 Division III statistics
  7. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/141/ 2008 Division IV statistics

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