2005 IIHF Women's World Championship
The 2005 IIHF World Women's Championships was held April 2–9, 2005, in Linköping, at Cloetta Center, and Norrköping, at Himmelstalundshallen, in Sweden. USA won their first ever gold medal at the World Championships, defeating the defending champions Canada in a penalty shootout. Sweden won their first ever medal at the World Women Championships, defeating Finland 5 – 2 in the bronze medal game. The championship was expanded to nine teams for 2006, so there was no relegation at any level.
Top Division
Preliminary round
Group A
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Group B
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Placement round
Bracket
5–8th place semifinals
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Final round
Bracket
Semifinals
Bronze medal game
Final
Final standings
Awards and Statistics
Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In MinutesSource:
Goaltending leaders
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
| 1 | Kim St. Pierre | 200:00 | 1 | 0.30 | 98.48 | 2 | |
| 2 | Chanda Gunn | 230:01 | 2 | 0.52 | 96.77 | 3 | |
| 3 | Stephanie Wartosch-Kürten | 265:48 | 10 | 2.26 | 92.65 | 1 | |
| 4 | Natalya Trunova | 279:27 | 19 | 4.08 | 91.12 | 0 | |
| 5 | Huo Lina | 300:00 | 19 | 3.80 | 90.95 | 1 |
TOI = Time On Ice ; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
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- Please note that Canadian goaltender Charline Labonté is listed first in the IIHF source, however they incorrectly list her as playing 40% of the teams minutes, she played 37.5%.
Directorate Awards
- Goaltender: Chanda Gunn
- Defenceman: Angela Ruggiero
- Forward: Jayna Hefford
Media All-Stars
- Goaltender: Natalya Trunova
- Defencemen: Angela Ruggiero, Cheryl Pounder
- Forwards: Krissy Wendell, Hayley Wickenheiser, Maria Rooth
- MVP: Krissy Wendell
Division I
The Division I IIHF World Women's Championships was held March 27 – April 2, 2005 in Romanshorn, Switzerlandis promoted to the 2007 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships.
Statistics
Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In MinutesSource:
Goaltending leaders
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
| 1 | Patricia Elsmore-Sautter | 240:00 | 5 | 1.25 | 95.05 | 1 | |
| 2 | Petra Smardova | 240:00 | 6 | 1.50 | 94.69 | 0 | |
| 3 | Azusa Nakaoku | 178:30 | 4 | 1.34 | 94.03 | 1 | |
| 4 | Nolwenn Rousselle | 137:13 | 6 | 2.62 | 90.91 | 0 | |
| 5 | Nanna Holm Glaas | 144:23 | 11 | 4.57 | 90.35 | 0 |
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Division II
The Division II IIHF World Women's Championships was held March 13–20, 2005 in Asiago, Italyis promoted to Division I for the 2007 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships
Statistics
Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In MinutesSource:
Goaltending leaders
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
| 1 | Debora Monanari | 226:58 | 3 | 0.79 | 96.10 | 2 | |
| 2 | Christine Smestad | 300:00 | 6 | 1.20 | 95.45 | 2 | |
| 3 | Zuzana Tomčíková | 300:00 | 8 | 1.60 | 91.49 | 0 | |
| 4 | Hong Kum-sil | 300:00 | 15 | 3.00 | 87.50 | 1 | |
| 5 | Helena Kysela | 227:25 | 17 | 4.49 | 87.22 | 0 |
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Division III
The Division III IIHF World Women's Championships was held March 3–9, 2005 in Cape Town, South Africawas promoted to Division II for the 2007 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships
Statistics
Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In MinutesSource:
Goaltending leaders
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
| 1 | Kelly Herring | 120:00 | 0 | 0.00 | 100.00 | 2 | |
| 2 | Hedvika Korbar | 260:00 | 3 | 0.69 | 96.05 | 2 | |
| 3 | Vicky Robbins | 178:20 | 5 | 1.68 | 92.65 | 1 | |
| 4 | Kristy Bruske | 196:53 | 7 | 2.13 | 90.54 | 1 | |
| 5 | Eszter Kokenyesi | 279:50 | 13 | 2.79 | 90.37 | 1 |
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Division IV
The Division IV IIHF Women World Championships was held April 1–4, 2005 in Dunedin, New Zealand.was promoted to Division III at the 2007 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships
Statistics
Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In MinutesSource:
Goaltending leaders
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
| 1 | Ma Sang-hee | 180:00 | 5 | 1.67 | 94.25 | 0 | |
| 2 | Beata Antal | 180:00 | 5 | 1.67 | 93.59 | 1 | |
| 3 | Jenny Haskell | 180:00 | 8 | 2.67 | 86.21 | 1 | |
| 4 | Gyda Sigurdardottir | 180:00 | 13 | 4.33 | 85.23 | 0 |
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