2008 IIHF Women's World Championship
The 2008 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships were held from April 4 to 12, 2008, in Harbin, People's Republic of China. It was the 11th event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.
Promotions and relegations reflect the results of the 2007 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships.
For the 11th straight tournament, Canada met the United States in the Gold-Medal match and, for only the second time out of 11, the American team defeated the Canadians for the gold medal. This tournament was the first IIHF Women's tournament in which the host nation failed to medal. The Swiss competed for a medal for the first time, losing to Finland in the Bronze medal game.
Top Division
Preliminary round
Group A
All times local.Group B
All times local.Group C
All times local.Qualifying round
Group D (1–3 Place)
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | PTS |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
All times local.
Group E (4–6 Place)
All times local.Consolation round
Group F (7–9 Place)
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | PTS |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
All times local.
is relegated to Division I for the 2009 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships.
Final round
Match for third place
All times local.Final
All times local.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 | Noora Räty | 243:42 | 6 | 1.48 | 92.59 | 1 | |
| 2 | Florence Schelling | 305:00 | 15 | 2.95 | 91.89 | 1 | |
| 3 | Azusa Nakaoku | 179:31 | 8 | 2.67 | 91.01 | 0 | |
| 4 | Charline Labonté | 138:29 | 3 | 1.30 | 90.91 | 1 | |
| 5 | Jessie Vetter | 243:42 | 7 | 1.72 | 88.14 | 0 |
TOI = Time On Ice ; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source:
Directorate Awards
- Goaltender: Noora Räty,
- Defenseman: Angela Ruggiero,
- Forward: Natalie Darwitz,
Media All-Stars
- Goaltender: Noora Räty,
- Defensemen: Julie Chu, ; Emma Laaksonen,
- Forwards: Jayna Hefford, ; Hayley Wickenheiser, ; Natalie Darwitz,
- MVP: Noora Räty,
Division I
The following teams took part of the Division I tournament, which was played in Ventspils, Latvia, at Ventspils OC Ice Hall from March 10 through March 16, 2008.| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | PTS |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 12 | |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 11 | |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 8 | |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 6 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 4 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 |
'' is promoted to the main tournament and is relegated to Division II for the 2009 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 | Darya Obydennova | 300:00 | 8 | 1.60 | 93.98 | 0 | |
| 2 | Lolita Andrisevska | 303:38 | 12 | 2.37 | 93.72 | 0 | |
| 3 | Zuzana Tomčíková | 305:00 | 11 | 2.16 | 93.68 | 0 | |
| 4 | Christine Smestad | 184:52 | 7 | 2.27 | 92.78 | 0 | |
| 5 | Radka Lhotská | 304:44 | 11 | 2.17 | 92.76 | 0 |
Source:
Directorate Awards
- Goaltender: Zuzana Tomčíková,
- Defenseman: Tatyana Shtelmaister,
- Forward: Iveta Koka,
Division II
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | PTS |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 15 | |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 12 | |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 9 | |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 5 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 4 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 0 |
is promoted to Division I and is relegated to Division III for the 2009 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 | Nanna Holm Glaas | 240:00 | 6 | 1.50 | 93.55 | 1 | |
| 2 | Nina Geyer | 120:00 | 4 | 2.00 | 93.44 | 0 | |
| 3 | Sandra Borschke | 180:00 | 6 | 2.00 | 92.59 | 1 | |
| 4 | Hong Kum-sil | 275:33 | 9 | 1.96 | 91.74 | 2 | |
| 5 | Claudia van Leeuwen | 304:29 | 15 | 2.96 | 90.38 | 0 |
Source:
Directorate Awards
- Goaltender: Sandra Borschke,
- Defenseman: Linda de Rocco,
- Forward: Denise Altmann,
Division III
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | PTS |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 14 | |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 13 | |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 7 | |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 6 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 3 | |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 2 |
is promoted to Division II and is relegated to Division IV for the 2009 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 | Ksenija Boznar | 185:00 | 4 | 1.30 | 95.74 | 1 | |
| 2 | Kristen Schonwetter | 299:26 | 16 | 3.21 | 91.16 | 0 | |
| 3 | Shin So-jung | 303:40 | 22 | 4.35 | 88.94 | 0 | |
| 4 | Monika Gyomber | 210:55 | 13 | 3.70 | 86.32 | 0 | |
| 5 | Kelly Herring | 209:03 | 5 | 1.44 | 85.71 | 0 |
Source:
Directorate Awards
- Goaltender: Ksenija Boznar,
- Defenseman: Diana Kruseljposavec,
- Forward: Angela Taylor,
- MVP :Jasmina Rosar
Division IV
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | PTS |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 15 | |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 9 | 12 | |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 7 | |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 6 | |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 24 | 5 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 50 | 0 |
is promoted to Division III for the 2009 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships.
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 | Karitas Halldorsdottir | 240:00 | 5 | 1.25 | 95.15 | 1 | |
| 2 | Monika Janis | 271:24 | 14 | 3.10 | 90.07 | 0 | |
| 3 | Mary McCutcheon | 145:12 | 2 | 0.83 | 90.00 | 1 | |
| 4 | Angelique Otto | 203:29 | 7 | 2.06 | 89.39 | 0 | |
| 5 | Andrea Herescu | 243:06 | 12 | 2.96 | 88.12 | 0 |
TOI = Time On Ice ; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source:
Directorate Awards
- Goaltender: Karitas Halldorsdottir,
- Defenseman: Annabelle Lewis,
- Forward: Magdolna Dobondi,