The 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship was the 21st edition of the Top Division of the Women's Ice Hockey World Championship organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament was contested in Herning and Frederikshavn, Denmark, from 25 August to 4 September 2022, at the KVIK Hockey Arena, and Scanel Hockey Arena.2022 IIHF Women's World Championship official website2022 IIHF Women's World Championship statistics Historically, a top division tournament was not played during Olympic years, but in 2021, the IIHF decided that the tournament will be played each year, even during Olympic years.
Canada defeated the United States 2–1 in the final to win their record-extending 12th title.
Venues HerningFrederikshavn KVIK Hockey ArenaCapacity: 4,120 (seats: 420) Scanel Hockey ArenaCapacity:4,000 (seats: 750)
Participating teams
Group A
1 (expelled)
Group B
1
1Russia was expelled on 1 March 2022, and Sweden was invited to replace them.
Rosters
Each team's roster consisted of at least 15 skaters (forwards and defencemen) and two goaltenders, and at most 20 skaters and three 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.
Match officials Eleven referees and ten linesmen were selected for the tournament.
Referees Linesmen Julia Kainberger Cianna Lieffers Shauna Neary Kaisa Ketonen Anniina Nurmi Tijana Haack Agnese Kārkliņa Nikoleta Celárová Kaylen Hanson Samantha Hiller Amanda Tassoni Marine Dinant Jessica Chartrand Marie-Pierre Jalbert Justine Todd Wang Hui Tiina Saarimäki Linnea Sainio Magda Jonáková Anna Hammar Jennifer Cameron
Preliminary round All times are local (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2).
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage There was a re-seeding after the quarterfinals.
Rank Team 1 A 1 12 +27 30 2 2 A 2 9 +12 19 1 3 A 3 6 +2 15 3 4 A 4 3 −14 4 4 5 A 5 0 −27 4 6 6 B 1 12 +19 21 7 7 B 2 9 +2 12 8 8 B 3 6 −6 7 11
Bracket
Quarterfinals
5th–8th place semifinals
Semifinals
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Awards and statistics The awards were announced on 4 September 2022.
Awards
Directorate Awards Position Player Goaltender Nicole Hensley Defenceman Daniela Pejšová Forward Taylor Heise MVP Taylor Heise
All-Star team Position Player Goaltender Klára PeslarováDefenceman Daniela Pejšová Caroline HarveyForward Taylor Heise Sarah Fillier Amanda Kessel
Scoring leaders List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS 7 7 11 18 +16 2 F 7 6 11 17 +17 4 F 7 5 7 12 +13 4 F 7 5 6 11 +4 6 F 7 1 10 11 +5 2 F 7 5 5 10 +4 6 F 7 6 3 9 +11 0 F 7 5 4 9 +6 6 D 7 2 7 9 +15 0 F 7 2 7 9 +8 0 D 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.
PlayerTOIGAGAASASv%SO Lisa Jensen 120:00 5 2.50 94 94.68 1 Ann-Renée Desbiens 300:00 4 0.80 61 93.44 1 Anni Keisala 350:32 12 2.05 183 93.44 1 Nicole Hensley 277:21 5 1.08 71 92.96 1 Miyuu Masuhara 349:48 19 3.26 223 91.48 1 TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source:
Final standings
References
External links Official website