2008 IIHF Women's World Championship
The 11th IIHF World Women's Championship was held until April 13, 2008 in Harbin, China on 4.
- 2.1 participants
- 2.2 Schedule
- 2.3 Final Table
- 2.4 Honours
- 2.5 and losers
- 3.1 participants
- 3.2 Schedule
- 3.3 Final Table
- 3.4 and losers
- 4.1 Participants
- 4.2 Schedule
- Table 4.3
- 4.4 and losers
- 5.1 participants
- 5.2 Schedule
- 5.3 Final Table
- 5.4 and losers
Top Division
The Women's World Cup was held in Harbin, China from 4 to 13 April 2008. All games took place in the Baqu Arena, see the 5,000 spectators.
The following 9 teams participated in the tournament:
Mode
As in previous years, nine teams participating in the World Cup. These were first divided into the following three groups:
The winners of the three preliminary groups A, B and C played in another group (D ), the two finalists from the runners-up in Group E the second participant of the game for 3rd place ( against the third group D ). In the Relegation Group F the third place of the preliminary groups AC played against relegation. Only the last placed descends into the Division I.
Preliminary round
Group A
C. Piper ( 8:21 ) J. Botterill ( 10:52 ) C. MacLeod ( 13:17 ) J. Botterill ( 13:42 ) C. Ouellette ( 25:00 ) M. Agosta ( 25:39 ) G. Apps ( 26:02 ) H. Wickenheiser ( 45:12 ) J. Hefford ( 46:31 ) H. Wickenheiser ( 50:35 ) S. Vaillancourt ( 53:34 )
Table
Group B
C. Cahow ( 7:34 ) K. Stack ( 21:28 ) G. Marvin ( 37:17 ) N. Darwitz ( 42:06 ) J. Potter ( 49:41 ) M. Engstrom ( 50:49 ) M. Duggan ( 57:12 )
Table
Group C
Table
Qualifying round
Group D
Table
Group E
Table
Relegation round ( Relegation )
Group F
Table
Finals
3rd Place Match
Final
Final placements
Title and losers
Division I
From 10 to 16 March 2008, the world championship tournament was held at the Division I Ventspils OC Ledus hall ( 2,000 seats ) in Ventspils in Latvia. Six teams took part, of which the Kazakh national already in the penultimate game for the A- World Cup 2009 qualifying and so managed its chances of promotion. Host Latvia was relegated to the Second Division.
Participant
Schedule
Final Table
Honors
Following the tournament, individual players were honored.
- Best player of their team Kazakhstan: Olga Potapowa ( striker )
- Slovakia Slovakia Iveta Karafiátová ( striker )
- Switzerland Switzerland: Radka Lhotská ( goalkeeper )
- France France: Sophie Serre ( striker )
- Norway Norway: Line Bialik Oien ( striker )
- Latvia Latvia: Lolita Andriševska ( goalkeeper )
- Best goalkeeper: Zuzana Tomčíková (Slovakia Slovakia)
- Best defender: Tatjana Schtelmaister ( Kazakhstan )
- Best striker: Iveta Koka (Latvia Latvia)
And losers
Division II
From 25 to 30 March 2008, the World Championship Tournament Division II was fought Vierumaeki in Finland. Six teams took part; Austria succeeded in rising to Division I, Australia got off to Division III.
Participant
Schedule
Final Table
And losers
Division III
The Tournament Division III took place until April 12, 2008 in Miskolc in Hungary of 6. All matches were played at the rink Miskolc Jégcsarnok that offers 1,800 spectators.
Participant
Schedule
Table
And losers
Division IV
The World Cup tournament of Division IV took place until March 29, 2008 in Miercurea Ciuc in Romania of 23. The matches were played in the arena vakar Lajos Műjégpálya, see the 4,000 spectators. Six teams participated in the tournament. The Icelandic national team reached the summit in the Division III.