The 2025 IIHF Women's World Championship was the 24th edition of the Top Division of the Women's Ice Hockey World Championship organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The tournament was contested in České Budějovice, Czech Republic from 9 to 20 April 2025 at the Budvar Arena.
The United States won their eleventh title, after a 4–3 overtime win in the final against Canada.
Venue České Budějovice Budvar Arena Capacity: 5,859
Participants
Group A
Group B
– Promoted from Division I Group A in 2024 – Promoted from Division I Group A in 2024
Format The top five teams from the previous tournament were placed in Group A and the teams that finished sixth through eighth in the 2024 tournament, plus two teams promoted from 2024 Division IA, were placed in Group B. All of the teams in Group A and the top three teams from Group B continued to the knockout phase, while the bottom two teams from Group B were relegated. During the knockout stage, there was a re-seeding after the quarterfinals.
Marketing
The mascot was a superhero named Tori, whose name was chosen in an audience poll. The motto was "Hrdinky přicházejí" (marketed in English as "Heroes Incoming", but more precisely translated as "Heroines Incoming"). With 122,331 total spectators, the tournament broke the world championship attendance record previously held by the 2007 edition in Canada.
Rosters
Match officials Twelve referees and twelve linesmen were selected for the tournament.
Referees Linesmen Julia Kainberger Cianna Lieffers Elizabeth Mantha Michelle McKenna Shauna Neary Zuzana Svobodová Anniina Nurmi Ida Henriksson Kelly Cooke Melissa Doyle Samantha Hiller Amanda Tassoni Alex Clarke Laura Gutauskas Justine Todd Kirsten Welsh Erin Zach Kristýna Hájková Tiina Saarimäki Alexia Cheyroux Leonie Ernst Jessica Lundgren Sarah Buckner Jennifer Cameron
Preliminary round The groups were based on the final rankings from the previous tournament.
All times are local (UTC+2)
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage There was a re-seeding after the quarterfinals.
Bracket
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final standings
Awards and statistics The awards were announced on 20 April 2025.
Awards
Directorate Awards Position Player Goaltender Aerin Frankel Defenceman Caroline Harvey Forward Marie-Philip Poulin MVP Marie-Philip Poulin
All-Star team Position Player Goaltender Klára PeslarováDefenceman Renata Fast Ronja SavolainenForward Kristýna Kaltounková Kelly Pannek Marie-Philip Poulin
Scoring leaders List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
PlayerGPGAPTS+/−PIMPos Marie-Philip Poulin 7 4 8 12 +9 2 F Jennifer Gardiner 7 6 4 10 +13 0 F Hilary Knight 7 2 7 9 +3 0 F Kelly Pannek 7 4 4 8 +8 0 F Alex Carpenter 7 2 6 8 +2 0 F Laura Stacey 7 2 6 8 +8 4 F Renata Fast 7 0 8 8 +11 4 D Linnéa Johansson 6 2 5 7 +8 2 F Claire Thompson 6 2 5 7 +7 4 D Ebba Hedqvist 6 5 1 6 +6 2 F 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 Kristen Campbell 180:00 2 0.67 49 95.92 1 Aerin Frankel 284:35 5 1.05 91 94.51 1 Emma Söderberg 297:16 8 1.61 109 92.66 2 Ann-Renée Desbiens 256:31 7 1.64 95 92.63 1 Miyuu Masuhara 298:03 13 2.62 176 92.61 2 TOI = Time on Ice, GA = Goals Against, GAA = Goals Against Average, SA = Shots Against, Sv% = Save Percentage, SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF
References
External links Official website