2019 IIHF Women's World Championship

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Host country Finland
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Dates4–14 April 2019
Opened bySauli Niinistö
2019 IIHF Women's World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Finland
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Dates4–14 April 2019
Opened bySauli Niinistö
Teams10
Final positions
Champions  United States (9th title)
Runners-up  Finland
Third place  Canada
Fourth place Russia
Tournament statistics
Games played29
Goals scored152 (5.24 per game)
Attendance51,247 (1,767 per game)
Scoring leaderUnited States Hilary Knight (11 points)
Awards
MVPFinland Jenni Hiirikoski[1]
Official website
www.iihf.com
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(cancelled) 2020 →
2021 →

The 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship was the 19th edition of the Top Division of the Women's Ice Hockey World Championship organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was contested in Espoo, Finland from 4 to 14 April 2019 at the Espoo Metro Areena.[2][3][4]

The United States won their fifth consecutive and ninth overall title, after a shootout win over Finland.[5] Canada claimed the bronze medal by defeating Russia 7–0.[6]

After the 2017 tournament, it was announced that tournament would expand to ten teams for 2019, having been played with eight teams since the first tournament in 1990, except in 2004, 2007, 2008, and 2009, where nine teams played. The 2004 edition featured nine teams when Japan was promoted from Division II but no team was relegated from the top division in 2003, due to the cancellation of the top division tournament in China because of the outbreak of the SARS disease.[4] Two teams were relegated from the top division in 2004, going back to eight teams for 2005, but due to the success of the 9-team pool in 2004, IIHF decided to expand again to nine teams for 2007.[7] Reverting to eight teams after the 2009 tournament.[8] To bring the tournament to ten teams, Czech Republic which had lost the 2017 Relegation Round, stayed in the top division. Joined by Division I Group A Champions, Japan (2017) and France (2018)

Espoo
Espoo Metro Areena main rink
Capacity: 6,982		 Espoo Metro Areena second rink

23 games were played in the main arena, while six games were played at a secondary rink.

Format

The ten teams were split into two groups according to their rankings. In Group A, all teams advanced to the quarterfinals and three teams from Group B advanced. The bottom two Group B teams were relegated. From the quarterfinals on, a knockout system was used.

Participating teams

Match officials

12 referees and 10 linesmen are selected for the tournament.[9]

RefereesLinesmen
  • Canada Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie
  • Canada Lacey Senuk
  • Finland Henna Åberg
  • Finland Kaisa Ketonen
  • Germany Nicole Hertrich
  • Japan Miyuki Nakayama
  • Russia Yana Zueva
  • Slovakia Nikoleta Celárová
  • Sweden Maria Furberg
  • Sweden Gabriella Gran
  • Switzerland Anna Maria Wiegand
  • United States Jamie Huntley-Park
  • Austria Julia Kainberger
  • Canada Justine Todd
  • Czech Republic Michaela Štefková
  • Finland Jenni Heikkinen
  • Finland Jenni Jaatinen
  • Germany Lisa Linnek
  • Russia Diana Mokhova
  • Sweden Veronica Lövensnö
  • Switzerland Magali Anex
  • United States Jacqueline Spresser

Rosters

Each team's roster consists of at least 15 skaters (forwards, and defencemen) and 2 goaltenders, and at most 20 skaters and 3 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.

Preliminary round

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
11 April
 
 
 United States4
 
13 April
 
 Japan0
 
 United States8
 
11 April
 
 Russia0
 
 Russia3
 
14 April
 
  Switzerland0
 
 United States (GWS)2
 
11 April
 
 Finland1
 
 Canada5
 
13 April
 
 Germany0
 
 Canada2
 
11 April
 
 Finland4 Third place
 
 Finland3
 
14 April
 
 Czech Republic1
 
 Russia0
 
 
 Canada7
 

Ninth place game

11 April 2019
14:00		Sweden 3–2
(0–0, 1–0, 2–2)		 FranceEspoo Metro Areena second rink, Espoo
Attendance: 142
Game reference
Sara GrahnGoaliesCaroline BaldinReferees:
Japan Miyuki Nakayama
Russia Yana Zueva
Linesmen:
Germany Nicole Hertrich
Czech Republic Michaela Štefková
Lundin (Holmgren, H. Olsson) – 36:411–0
Nordin (Winberg, Nyhlén-Persson) (PP) – 48:022–0
2–153:26 – Rozier (Locatelli)
Palm (Nordin, Winberg) – 54:313–1
3–256:54 – Aurard (Duvin) (PP)
8 minPenalties8 min
34Shots26

Quarterfinals

11 April 2019
12:30		United States 4–0
(1–0, 1–0, 2–0)		 JapanEspoo Metro Areena, Espoo
Attendance: 2,483
Game reference
Maddie RooneyGoaliesNana FujimotoReferees:
Finland Henna Åberg
Slovakia Nikoleta Celárová
Linesmen:
Switzerland Magali Anex
Finland Jenni Jaatinen
Knight (Picard, Carpenter) – 16:481–0
Cameranesi (Keller, Barnes) (PP) – 29:222–0
Barnes (Kessel, Brodt) – 42:513–0
Coyne Schofield – 50:364–0
4 minPenalties4 min
53Shots10
11 April 2019
16:00		Canada 5–0
(1–0, 2–0, 2–0)		 GermanyEspoo Metro Areena, Espoo
Attendance: 744
Game reference
Emerance MaschmeyerGoaliesJennifer HarßReferees:
Sweden Gabriella Gran
Finland Kaisa Ketonen
Linesmen:
Sweden Veronica Lovensno
Russia Diana Mokhova
Turnbull (Larocque, Ambrose) – 07:401–0
Jenner (Nurse, Lacquette) (PP) – 27:022–0
Stacey (Rattray, Hart) – 29:263–0
Spooner (Lacquette, Jenner) (PP) – 43:114–0
Turnbull (Daoust, Fortino) (PP) – 51:325–0
6 minPenalties8 min
66Shots9
11 April 2019
18:00		Russia 3–0
(0–0, 1–0, 2–0)		  SwitzerlandEspoo Metro Areena second rink, Espoo
Attendance: 114
Game reference
Nadezhda MorozovaGoaliesAndrea BrändliReferees:
Canada Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie
Sweden Maria Furberg
Linesmen:
Finland Jenni Heikkinen
Austria Julia Kainberger
Shokhina (Shtaryova, Dergachyova) – 32:041–0
Dergachyova (Shokhina, Shibanova) (PP) – 45:242–0
Shtaryova (Shokhina) (EN) – 58:223–0
4 minPenalties8 min
44Shots14
11 April 2019
19:30		Finland 3–1
(0–0, 2–1, 1–0)		 Czech RepublicEspoo Metro Areena, Espoo
Attendance: 3,290
Game reference
Noora RätyGoaliesKlára PeslarováReferees:
United States Jamie Huntley-Park
Canada Lacey Senuk
Linesmen:
United States Jacqueline Spresser
Canada Justine Todd
0–121:31 – Mlýnková (Mills, Horálková)
Karvinen (Hiirikoski, Tulus) (PP) – 27:421–1
Tapani (Karvinen, Hiirikoski) – 35:582–1
Hiirikoski (Karvinen, Tulus) (PP) – 50:533–1
2 minPenalties8 min
43Shots17

Semifinals

13 April 2019
16:00		Canada 2–4
(1–1, 1–2, 0–1)		 FinlandEspoo Metro Areena, Espoo
Attendance: 4,311
Game reference
Shannon SzabadosGoaliesNoora RätyReferees:
Germany Nicole Hertrich
United States Jamie Huntley-Park
Linesmen:
Sweden Veronica Lovensno
Russia Diana Mokhova
Rattray (Stacey) – 02:321–0
1–116:23 – Savolainen (Hiirikoski, Tulus) (PP)
1–226:50 – Hiirikoski (Tulus, Savolainen) (PP)
Gabel (Jenner, Bettez) – 27:532–2
2–336:18 – Tapani (Laitinen, Karvinen)
2–459:22 – Savolainen (EN)
8 minPenalties10 min
45Shots19
13 April 2019
20:00		United States 8–0
(1–0, 5–0, 2–0)		 RussiaEspoo Metro Areena, Espoo
Attendance: 897
Game reference
Alex RigsbyGoaliesAnna Prugova
Valeria Merkusheva		Referees:
Canada Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie
Finland Kaisa Ketonen
Linesmen:
Finland Jenni Heikkinen
Austria Julia Kainberger
Knight (Pannek, Cameranesi) – 11:071–0
Pankowski (Decker) – 23:452–0
Pfalzer (Knight, Picard) – 26:183–0
Bozek (Knight) – 29:594–0
Pannek (Stecklein) – 30:235–0
Knight (Pfalzer) – 38:136–0
Scamurra (Bozek, Keller) – 46:507–0
Pannek (Knight, Cameranesi) (PP) – 51:338–0
0 minPenalties14 min
49Shots11

Bronze medal game

14 April 2019
16:00		Canada 7–0
(2–0, 1–0, 4–0)		 RussiaEspoo Metro Areena, Espoo
Attendance: 2,294
Game reference
Geneviève LacasseGoaliesNadezhda Morozova
Anna Prugova		Referees:
United States Jamie Huntley-Park
Switzerland Anna Maria Wiegand
Linesmen:
Finland Jenni Heikkinen
United States Jacqueline Spresser
Spooner (Johnston, Fast) – 06:081–0
Johnston (Nurse) – 15:312–0
Johnston (Nurse) – 29:383–0
Gabel (Fast) – 43:094–0
Rattray (Ambrose, Daoust) (PP) – 48:135–0
Ambrose (Rattray, Lacquette) (PP) – 54:216–0
Gabel (Bettez, Larocque) – 55:107–0
4 minPenalties18 min
41Shots6

Final

Controversy

During the final between the United States and Finland, it appeared Finland had won 2–1 in overtime after a game-winning goal to win its first World Championship.[12] However, Finland celebrated on the ice before the Video Goal Judge initiated a video review. The goal was reviewed for over ten minutes and eventually overturned. In a press statement released the next day, stating that despite the US goaltender propelling herself out of the crease and directly into the onrushing Finnish player, for which the goaltender was assessed a tripping penalty,[13] the IIHF retroactively defended the decision of its video review personnel by simply citing rules 186 and 183ii – with no further elaboration – as the reasons for overturning the goal.[14] The United States went on to defeat Finland 2–1 in shootout. It was later announced that Finnish Ice Hockey Association would pay the Finnish team the bonus allotted for winning a gold medal, instead of the silver medal bonus.[15]

14 April 2019
20:00		United States 2–1 GWS
(0–0, 1–1, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)		 FinlandEspoo Metro Areena, Espoo
Attendance: 6,053
Game reference
Alex RigsbyGoaliesNoora RätyReferees:
Germany Nicole Hertrich
Canada Lacey Senuk
Linesmen:
Sweden Veronica Lovensno
Canada Justine Todd
Pankowski (Coyne Schofield, Pfalzer) – 35:461–0
1–138:29 – Tapani (Nieminen, Tuominen)
Kessel GOAL
Pankowski GOAL
Carpenter MISS
Knight MISS		ShootoutMISS Karvinen
MISS Savolainen
GOAL Tuominen
MISS Nieminen
MISS Tapani
8 minPenalties4 min
52Shots27

Final standings

Awards and statistics

References

External links

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