List of IIHF Women's World Championship Directorate award winners explained

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Women's World Championship is contested annually in non-Olympic years. The "top division" consists of the nine highest ranked countries. The event was first contested in 1990. It became an annual event (except in Olympic years), starting in 1997. After each event, the IIHF has handed out awards to the top participants. The awards for Most Valuable Player, Top Defenseman, Top Forward and Top Goaltender have been presented in some combination except after the 1997 tournament.

The IIHF directorate at each tournament is made up of one member from each of the participating member nations. These members vote on the awards, which are presented after the gold medal game of the tournament.[1]

YearBest GoalieBest DefencemanBest ForwardMost Valuable PlayerRef
1990 Kelly Dyer Dawn McGuire Riikka Nieminen Dawn McGuire[2]
1992 Annica Åhlén Geraldine Heaney Cammi Granato—
1994 Erin Whitten Geraldine Heaney Riikka Nieminen—
1997————
1999 Sami Jo Small Kirsi Hänninen Jenny Potter—
2000 Sami Jo Small Angela Ruggiero Katja Riipi—
2001 Kim St-Pierre Karyn Bye Jennifer Botterill Jennifer Botterill
2003Event cancelled due to SARS outbreak
2004 Kim St-Pierre Angela Ruggiero Jayna Hefford Jennifer Botterill
2005 Chanda Gunn Angela Ruggiero Jayna Hefford Krissy Wendell
2007 Noora Räty Molly Engstrom Hayley Wickenheiser Hayley Wickenheiser[3]
2008 Noora Räty Angela Ruggiero Natalie Darwitz Noora Räty[4]
2009 Charline Labonté Jenni Hiirikoski Hayley Wickenheiser Carla MacLeod[5]
2011 Noora Räty Meaghan Mikkelson Monique Lamoureux-Kolls Zuzana Tomčíková[6] [7]
2012 Florence Schelling Jenni Hiirikoski Kelli Stack[8]
2013 Nadezhda Alexandrova Jenni Hiirikoski Marie-Philip Poulin Marie-Philip Poulin[9] [10]
2015 Nana Fujimoto Jenni Hiirikoski Hilary Knight Hilary Knight[11]
2016 Emerance Maschmeyer Jenni Hiirikoski Hilary Knight Hilary Knight[12] [13]
2017 Noora Räty Jenni Hiirikoski Brianna Decker Brianna Decker[14] [15]
2019 Noora Räty Jenni Hiirikoski Kendall Coyne Schofield Jenni Hiirikoski[16] [17]
2020Event cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[18]
2021 Anni Keisala Lee Stecklein Mélodie Daoust Mélodie Daoust[19]
2022 Nicole Hensley Daniela Pejšová Taylor Heise Taylor Heise[20]
2023 Ann-Renée Desbiens Caroline Harvey Sarah Fillier Sarah Fillier[21]
2024 Sandra Abstreiter Renata Fast Alex Carpenter Laila Edwards[22]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2007 IIHF Women's World Championship. Hockey Canada. 2011-04-16. 2012-06-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20120610183201/http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/18558/la_id/1.htm. live.
  2. Web site: Canada 5, United States 2 . Collections Canada . Scanlan . Wayne . 2011-04-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110819210141/http://laurierhouse.collectionscanada.ca/hockey/024002-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=188&&PHPSESSID=ubbutpmt0gkoberj07oclcn022 . 2011-08-19 .
  3. Web site: 2007 Best Players Selected by the Directorate. 11 April 2007. 7 April 2019. 6 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190406211616/http://webarchive.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments_07/output/ww/hydra.iihf.com/data/iihf/output/xml/105/IHW105000_85I_1_0.pdf. IIHF. dead.
  4. Web site: 2008 Best Players Selected by the Directorate. 12 April 2008. 18 January 2018. 18 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180118073325/https://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/138/IHW138000_85I_1_0.pdf. IIHF. live.
  5. Web site: 2009 Best Players Selected by the Directorate. 12 April 2009. 18 January 2018. 18 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180118073218/https://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/178/IHW178000_85I_1_0.pdf. IIHF. live.
  6. Web site: 2011 Best Players Selected by the Directorate. 25 April 2011. 18 January 2018. 6 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190406210718/http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/252/IHW252000_85I_1_0.pdf. IIHF. live.
  7. Web site: 2011 Media All Stars. 25 April 2011. 18 January 2018. 6 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190406210716/http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/252/IHW252000_98_1_0.pdf. IIHF. live.
  8. Web site: 2012 Best Players Selected by the Directorate. 14 April 2012. 18 January 2018. 18 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180118072712/https://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/271/IHW271000_85I_1_0.pdf. IIHF. live.
  9. Web site: 2013 Best Players Selected by the Directorate. 9 April 2013. 18 January 2018. 31 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161231165408/http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/339/IHW339000_85I_1_0.pdf. IIHF. live.
  10. Web site: 2013 Media All Stars. 9 April 2013. 18 January 2018. 31 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161231165406/http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/339/IHW339000_98_1_0.pdf. IIHF. live.
  11. Web site: 2015 Best Players Selected by the Directorate. 4 April 2015. 18 January 2018. 18 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180118072240/https://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/486/IHW486000_85I_1_0.pdf. IIHF. live.
  12. Web site: 2016 Best Players Selected by the Directorate. 4 April 2016. 18 January 2018. 18 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180118072036/https://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/508/IHW508000_85I_1_0.pdf. IIHF. live.
  13. Web site: 2016 Media All Stars. 4 April 2016. 18 January 2018. 18 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180118072117/https://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/508/IHW508000_98_1_0.pdf. IIHF. live.
  14. Web site: 2017 Best Players Selected by the Directorate. 7 April 2017. 18 January 2018. 9 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170409021522/http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/509/IHW509000_98_1_0.pdf. IIHF. live.
  15. Web site: 2017 Media All Stars. 7 April 2017. 18 January 2018. 9 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170409021522/http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/509/IHW509000_98_1_0.pdf. IIHF. live.
  16. Web site: Best Players Selected by the Directorate. 14 April 2019. 14 April 2019. 14 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190414204258/http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/510/IHW510000_85I_1_0.pdf. IIHF. live.
  17. Web site: Media All Stars. 14 April 2019. 14 April 2019. 14 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190414204257/http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/510/IHW510000_98_1_0.pdf. IIHF. live.
  18. Web site: Steiss. Adam. 2020-03-07. Women's Worlds cancelled. 2020-06-22. en. 2020-06-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20200626021506/https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2020/ww/news/18296/women%E2%80%99s-worlds-cancelled. IIHF. live.
  19. Web site: Daoust named MVP. 31 August 2021. 31 August 2021. 1 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210901034930/https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2021/ww/news/28007/daoust_named_mvp. IIHF. live.
  20. Web site: Montroy . Liz . Heise named MVP . 2022-09-04 . en . 2022-09-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220904232733/https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/ww/news/38776/heise_named_mvp . . live .
  21. Web site: Fillier named MVP . Andrew . Podnieks . April 16, 2023 . . April 16, 2023.
  22. Web site: Edwards named MVP . . Andrew . Podnieks . 14 April 2024 . 14 April 2024.

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