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2019 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships

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2019 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships
Tournament details
Host countries Finland
 Hungary
 China
 Great Britain
 Romania
 South Africa
Venue(s)7 (in 6 host cities)
Teams39
Final positions
Champions  United States (8th title)
Runner-up  Finland
Third place  Canada
← 2018
2020 →

The 2019 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships were the 21st such series of tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at several levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for the 2020 competition.

Championship (Top Division)

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The Top Division tournament was played in Espoo, Finland, from 4 to 14 April 2019,[1][2] and for the first time had ten nations participating.[3]

Pos Grp Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 A  United States 7 6 1 0 0 41 5 +36 20 Champions
2 A  Finland (H) 7 4 0 1 2 21 19 +2 13 Runners-up
3 A  Canada 7 5 0 0 2 33 9 +24 15 Third place
4 A  Russia 7 2 0 0 5 6 35 −29 6 Fourth place
5 A   Switzerland 5 0 0 0 5 3 25 −22 0 Eliminated in
Quarter-finals
6 B  Czech Republic 5 4 0 0 1 14 8 +6 12
7 B  Germany 5 1 1 1 2 7 13 −6 6
8 B  Japan 5 2 0 0 3 9 12 −3 6
9 B  Sweden 5 2 0 1 2 11 13 −2 7 Did not play World Championship in 2021[a]
10 B  France 5 0 1 0 4 7 13 −6 2 Relegated to the 2022 Division I A
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) Group; 2) position in the group; 3) number of points; 4) goal difference; 5) goals scored; 6) seeding before tournament.[4]
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ Sweden were originally supposed to be relegated to Division I A, but that was not played in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Subsequently, Sweden were supposed to play in the 2022 Division I A, but in the end they remained in the Top Division as a substitute for the expelled Russia.

Division I

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Division I Group A

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The Division I Group A tournament was played in Budapest, Hungary, from 7 to 13 April 2019.[5][6]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Hungary (H) 5 4 0 1 0 20 6 +14 13 Promoted to the 2021 Top Division
2  Denmark 5 3 0 0 2 18 16 +2 9[a]
3  Norway 5 3 0 0 2 12 10 +2 9[a]
4  Austria 5 2 1 0 2 20 13 +7 8
5  Slovakia 5 1 1 1 2 7 12 −5 6
6  Italy 5 0 0 0 5 3 23 −20 0 Relegated to the 2022 Division I B
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
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Denmark 4–0 Norway

Division I Group B

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The Division I Group B tournament was played in Beijing, China, from 6 to 12 April 2019.[7][8]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Netherlands 5 5 0 0 0 17 4 +13 15 Promoted to the 2022 Division I A
2  South Korea 5 3 0 0 2 17 15 +2 9[a]
3  Poland 5 3 0 0 2 13 12 +1 9[a]
4  China (H) 5 2 0 0 3 12 12 0 6
5  Kazakhstan 5 1 0 1 3 8 16 −8 4
6  Latvia 5 0 1 0 4 4 12 −8 2 Relegated to the 2022 Division II A
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
Notes:
  1. ^ a b South Korea 4–3 Poland

Division II

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Division II Group A

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The Division II Group A tournament was played in Dumfries, Great Britain, from 2 to 8 April 2019.[9][10]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Slovenia 5 3 1 1 0 24 11 +13 12 Promoted to the 2022 Division I B
2  Great Britain (H) 5 3 1 0 1 13 9 +4 11
3  Spain 5 2 1 1 1 11 11 0 9
4  Mexico 5 2 0 1 2 14 18 −4 7
5  North Korea 5 1 1 1 2 12 13 −1 6
6  Australia 5 0 0 0 5 10 22 −12 0 Relegated to the 2020 Division II B
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

Division II Group B

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The Division II Group B tournament was played in Brașov, Romania, from 1 to 7 April 2019.[11][12]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Chinese Taipei 5 5 0 0 0 20 8 +12 15 Promoted to the 2022 Division II A
2  New Zealand 5 4 0 0 1 18 8 +10 12
3  Iceland 5 3 0 0 2 21 12 +9 9
4  Turkey 5 1 0 1 3 15 23 −8 4
5  Croatia 5 1 0 0 4 7 18 −11 3
6  Romania (H) 5 0 1 0 4 15 27 −12 2 Relegated to the 2020 Division III
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

Division II Group B Qualification

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The Division II Group B Qualification tournament was played in Cape Town, South Africa, from 13 to 18 January 2019.[13][14]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1  Ukraine 4 4 0 0 0 17 5 +12 12 Promoted to the 2020 Division II B
2  Belgium 4 3 0 0 1 24 7 +17 9
3  South Africa (H) 4 2 0 0 2 21 17 +4 6
4  Hong Kong 4 0 1 0 3 11 29 −18 2
5  Bulgaria 4 0 0 1 3 11 26 −15 1
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

References

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  1. ^ 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship official website
  2. ^ 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship statistics
  3. ^ "Women's Worlds grow". iihfworlds2017.com. 19 May 2017. Archived from the original on 22 May 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  4. ^ 2019 Tournament format
  5. ^ 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I A official website
  6. ^ 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I A statistics
  7. ^ 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I B official website
  8. ^ 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I B statistics
  9. ^ 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II A official website
  10. ^ 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II A statistics
  11. ^ 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B official website
  12. ^ 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B statistics
  13. ^ 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B Qualification official website
  14. ^ 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B Qualification statistics
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