2021_IIHF_Women's_World_Championship

2021 IIHF Women's World Championship

2021 IIHF Women's World Championship

IIHF top division international women's ice hockey tournament held in 2021

The 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship was an international ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), which was contested in Calgary, Alberta, from 20 to 31 August 2021, at WinSport Arena.[1][2][3] It was originally scheduled to be contested in Halifax and Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada.[4][5] It was the 20th edition of the IIHF Women's World Championship Top Division tournament.

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See also: 2021 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships

No divisional promotion and relegation occurred after this tournament as the Division I tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [6] Originally scheduled from 7 to 17 April, the tournament was postponed to 6 to 16 May 2021 on 4 March.[7] On 21 April 2021, the Province of Nova Scotia informed Hockey Canada and the IIHF that the tournament had been cancelled at the recommendation of Premier Iain Rankin "due to concerns over safety risks associated with COVID-19."[8]

The IIHF and Hockey Canada released a joint statement pledging to explore all avenues for hosting the event in a different Canadian city during the summer of 2021. IIHF President René Fasel emphasized, "This does not mean that we will not have a Women's World Championship in 2021. We owe it to every single player that was looking forward to getting back on the ice after such a difficult year that we do everything possible to ensure this tournament can be moved to new dates and played this year."[9] On 30 April 2021, the IIHF announced that the tournament would take place between 20 and 31 August 2021.[10] On 2 June 2021, the venue was identified as WinSport Arena at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary.[3]

The tournament was played behind closed doors.[11]

Canada won the tournament for the eleventh time after defeating the United States in the final.[12] Finland captured bronze, by winning against Switzerland.[13]

Participating teams

1 Pursuant to a December 2020 ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on doping sanctions, Russian athletes and teams are prohibited from competing under the Russian flag or using the Russian national anthem at any Olympic Games or world championships through 16 December 2022, and must compete as "neutral athlete[s]."[14] For IIHF tournaments, the Russian team will use the logo of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) and play under the name "ROC".[15]

2 No divisional promotion and relegation occurred from 2020 as most tournaments were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[16][17]

Rosters

Main article: 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship rosters

Each team's roster must comprised a minimum of fifteen skaters (forwards and defencemen) and two goaltenders, and "due to the special situation with the COVID-19 pandemic and safety rules including no players being allowed to join late, the roster size for the tournament was exceptionally increased [from the standard 20 skaters and 3 goaltenders] to 25 players."[18] All ten participating nations, through the confirmation of their respective national associations, were required to submit a "Long List" roster no later than two weeks before the start of the tournament. Final rosters will be submitted on 20 August 2021, one day before the tournament begins, but as no players can be added after arriving in Canada, rosters were effectively set when teams landed in Calgary on 11 August 2021.[18]

Match officials

Twelve referees and ten linesmen were selected for the tournament.[19]

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Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC−6).[20]

Group A

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Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
20 August 2021
16:00		Canada 5–3
(0–2, 2–0, 3–1)		 FinlandWinSport Arena, Calgary
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20 August 2021
19:30		Switzerland 0–3
(0–1, 0–2, 0–0)		 United StatesWinSport Arena, Calgary
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21 August 2021
16:00		ROC 3–1
(0–1, 2–0, 1–0)		  SwitzerlandWinSport Arena, Calgary
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22 August 2021
16:00		Canada 5–1
(0–0, 3–0, 2–1)		 ROCWinSport Arena, Calgary
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22 August 2021
19:30		Finland 0–3
(0–1, 0–1, 0–1)		 United StatesWinSport Arena, Calgary
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24 August 2021
12:00		United States 6–0
(1–0, 2–0, 3–0)		 ROCWinSport Arena, Calgary
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24 August 2021
16:00		Switzerland 0–5
(0–0, 0–4, 0–1)		 CanadaWinSport Arena, Calgary
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25 August 2021
12:00		ROC 0–4
(0–3, 0–0, 0–1)		 FinlandWinSport Arena, Calgary
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26 August 2021
12:00		Finland 6–0
(4–0, 1–0, 1–0)		  SwitzerlandWinSport Arena, Calgary
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26 August 2021
16:00		United States 1–5
(0–2, 0–3, 1–0)		 CanadaWinSport Arena, Calgary
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Group B

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Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
Notes:
  1. No divisional relegation occurred after this tournament as the Division I tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
20 August 2021
12:00		Czech Republic 6–1
(3–1, 0–0, 3–0)		 DenmarkWinSport Arena, Calgary
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21 August 2021
12:00		Germany 3–0
(2–0, 0–0, 1–0)		 HungaryWinSport Arena, Calgary
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21 August 2021
19:30		Denmark 0–1
(0–0, 0–1, 0–0)		 JapanWinSport Arena, Calgary
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22 August 2021
12:00		Hungary 2–4
(0–2, 1–2, 1–0)		 Czech RepublicWinSport Arena, Calgary
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23 August 2021
12:00		Germany 3–1
(1–0, 2–0, 0–1)		 DenmarkWinSport Arena, Calgary
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23 August 2021
16:00		Japan 0–4
(0–1, 0–2, 0–1)		 Czech RepublicWinSport Arena, Calgary
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24 August 2021
19:30		Hungary 1–4
(0–1, 1–1, 0–2)		 JapanWinSport Arena, Calgary
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25 August 2021
16:00		Czech Republic 2–0
(0–0, 1–0, 1–0)		 GermanyWinSport Arena, Calgary
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25 August 2021
19:30		Denmark 1–5
(0–2, 1–2, 0–1)		 HungaryWinSport Arena, Calgary
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26 August 2021
19:30		Japan 2–1
(0–1, 2–0, 0–0)		 GermanyWinSport Arena, Calgary
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Knockout stage

Bracket

There was a re-seeding after the quarterfinals.

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 28 August
 
 
 Canada7
 
30 August
 
 Germany0
 
 Canada4
 
 28 August
 
  Switzerland0
 
 United States10
 
31 August
 
 Japan2
 
 Canada (OT)3
 
 28 August
 
 United States2
 
 Finland1
 
30 August
 
 Czech Republic0
 
 United States3
 
 28 August
 
 Finland0 Third place
 
 ROC2
 
31 August
 
  Switzerland (OT)3
 
 Finland3
 
 
  Switzerland1
 

Quarterfinals

28 August 2021
10:00		ROC 2–3 OT
(2–0, 0–0, 0–2)
(OT: 0–1)		  SwitzerlandWinSport Arena, Calgary
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28 August 2021
13:30		United States 10–2
(5–2, 2–0, 3–0)		 JapanWinSport Arena, Calgary
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28 August 2021
17:00		Canada 7–0
(3–0, 2–0, 2–0)		 GermanyWinSport Arena, Calgary
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28 August 2021
20:30		Finland 1–0
(0–0, 1–0, 0–0)		 Czech RepublicWinSport Arena, Calgary
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5th–8th place placement games

29 August 2021
13:00		ROC 3–2
(0–0, 1–2, 2–0)		 GermanyWinSport Arena, Calgary
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29 August 2021
17:00		Czech Republic 2–3
(0–1, 1–1, 1–1)		 JapanWinSport Arena, Calgary
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Semifinals

30 August 2021
13:00		United States 3–0
(0–0, 2–0, 1–0)		 FinlandWinSport Arena, Calgary
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30 August 2021
17:00		Canada 4–0
(2–0, 1–0, 1–0)		  SwitzerlandWinSport Arena, Calgary
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Fifth place game

31 August 2021
10:00		ROC 2–0
(1–0, 0–0, 1–0)		 JapanWinSport Arena, Calgary
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Third place game

31 August 2021
13:30		Finland 3–1
(1–0, 2–1, 0–0)		  SwitzerlandWinSport Arena, Calgary
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Final

Main article: 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship final
31 August 2021
17:30		Canada 3–2 OT
(0–2, 2–0, 0–0)
(OT: 1–0)		 United StatesWinSport Arena, Calgary
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Final standings

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Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) position in the group; 2) number of points; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) seeding before tournament.[21]
(H) Host

No divisional relegation occurred after this tournament as the Division I tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Awards and statistics

Awards

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Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

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GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF

Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

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TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF

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