2009 IIHF Women's World Championship

2009 IIHF World Women's Championship

2009 naisten jääkiekon maailmanmestaruuskilpailut (Finnish) 2009 kvinnors ishockey VM (Swedish)
Tournament details
Host country	Finland
Dates	April 4–12, 2009
Teams	9
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	United States (3rd title)
Runner-up	Canada
Third place	Finland
Fourth place	Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	140 (7 per match)
Attendance	28,614 (1,431 per match)
Scoring leader(s)	Julie Chu (10 points)
MVP	Carla MacLeod
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The 2009 IIHF World Women's Championships was held in Hämeenlinna, Finland, between April 4 and April 12, 2009.^[1] This was the 12th women's championship run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The defending champions United States defeated Canada 4–1 in the final match to win the gold medal and retain their top standing another year.

This was the last world championships with nine teams in the Top Division. Two teams—Japan and China—were relegated to Division I, replaced by only one—Slovakia—promoted from there. Division I also relegated two, Czech Republic and France, while receiving only one team through promotion, Latvia, along with the two from the top division. Division II only relegated one team, the Netherlands, but did not receive any promoted teams from the lower divisions. Those lower divisions were canceled for the 2009 cycle, with the lowest seeded team in each to be dropped down one division. The final result was that the Top Division will be reduced in size by one team for 2011, while the lowest division (Division V) will increase by one team.^[2]

Top Division

Preliminary round

Group A

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	PTS
United States	2	2	0	0	0	16	0	6
Russia	2	1	0	0	1	3	9	3
Japan	2	0	0	0	2	1	11	0

All times are local (UTC+3).

April 4, 2009 17:00

Japan

0 – 8 ( 0 - 4, 0 - 1, 0 - 3 )

United States

Arena 2, Hämeenlinna Attendance: 347

Game reference
				Referee: N. Hertrich
	Goals H. Knight (J. Potter, K. Stack) 4:39 (PP1) J. Chu (N. Darwitz) 12:40 (SH1) K. Stack (J. Lamoureux, K. Bellamy) 15:28 H. Knight (J. Potter, K. Stack) 17:23 (PP1) J. Lamoureux (K. Stack) 39:55 J. Chu (N. Darwitz, E. Lawler) 40:45 H. Knight (M. Engstrom) 44:27 J. Chu (N. Darwitz, L. Chesson) 58:51

April 5, 2009 15:00

Russia

3 – 1 ( 0 - 0, 0 - 0, 3 - 1 )

Japan

Arena 1, Hämeenlinna

Game reference
				Referee: M. A. Gage
	T. Burina (M. Sergina) 40:31 (PP1) A. Shchukina (O. Permyakov) 48:06 (SH1) O. Sosina (T. Sotnikova, K. Petrovskaya) 58:10 Goals Sakagami T. (Hirano Y., Adachi Y.) 49:23 (PP1)

April 6, 2009 12:00

United States

8 – 0 ( 1 - 0, 5 - 0, 2 - 0 )

Russia

Arena 1, Hämeenlinna Attendance: 1629

Game reference
				Referee: U. Sipilä
	M. Duggan (C. Cahow, L. Chesson) 7:16 J. Potter (H. Knight) 31:41 (SH1) A. Ruggiero (M. Schaus) 32:12 (SH1) K. Stack (M. Lamoureux, J. Chu) 37:32 (PP1) L. Chesson (E. Lawler) 38:09 J. Chu (N. Darwitz, C. Cahow) 38:22 G. Marvin (C. Cahow, N. Darwitz) 47:25 (PP1) J. Chu (N. Darwitz, M. Lamoureux) 52:39 Goals

Group B

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	PTS
Canada	2	2	0	0	0	20	1	6
Sweden	2	1	0	0	1	6	8	3
China	2	0	0	0	2	2	19	0

All times are local (UTC+3).

April 4, 2009 15:00

China

1 – 13 ( 1 - 5, 0 - 4, 0 - 4 )

Canada

Arena 1, Hämeenlinna Attendance: 625

Game reference
				Referee: U. Sipilä
	Sun R. (Jin F., Zhang S.) 14:06 (PP) Goals C. MacLeod (C. Sostorics, G. Apps) 3:43 C. Ouellette (G. Kingsbury, J. Botterill) 3:53 S. Vaillancourt (C. Ouellette, J. Botterill) 4:29 M. P. Poulin (M. Mikkelson, M. Agosta) 6:31 (PP1) M. Agosta (S. Vaillancourt, H. Irwin) 14:21 R. Johnston (H. Irwin) 26:35 H. Wickenheiser (C. Ward, C. Ouellette) 36:24 (PP1) H. Irwin (R. Johnston) 37:11 R. Johnston T. Bonhomme, H. Irwin) 38:48 G. Apps (H. Wickenheiser, S. Vaillancourt) 40:23 H. Wickenheiser (S. Vaillancourt) 45:54 G. Apps (C. MacLeod, H. Wickenheiser) 55:58 S. Vaillancourt (H. Wickenheiser) 58:56

April 5, 2009 19:00

Sweden

6 – 1 ( 2 - 0, 3 - 0, 1 - 1 )

China

Arena 1, Hämeenlinna Attendance: 1,737

Game reference
				Referee: A. Ustinova
	D. Rundqvist 6:15 E. Holmlöv (E. Eliasson) 19:50 E. Holmlöv (D. Rundqvist, P. Winberg) 23:50 (PP1) E. Holst (E. Nordin, E. Holmlöv) 30:37 (PP1) K. Timglas (I. Jordansson) 38:45 E. Holst (P. Winberg) 45:49 Goals Qi X. 55:04 (PP2)

April 6, 2009 15:30

Canada

7 – 0 ( 2 - 0, 1 - 0, 4 - 0 )

Sweden

Arena 1, Hämeenlinna Attendance: 1403

Game reference
				Referee: J. Tottman
	C. Ouellette (J. Hefford, J. Botterill) 2:22 C. MacLeod (R. Johnston, M. Mikkelson) 10:53 C. Sostorics (C. MacLeod, T. Bonhomme) 32:26 (PP1) M. Poulin (C. Ward, M. Agosta) 41:38 H. Wickenheiser (C. MacLeod) 43:14 (SH1) R. Johnston (G. Kingsbury, C. MacLeod) 47:22 J. Botterill (J. Hefford, C. MacLeod) 59:24 Goals

Group C

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	PTS
Finland	2	2	0	0	0	13	3	6
Kazakhstan	2	0	1	0	1	2	8	2
Switzerland	2	0	0	1	1	4	8	1

All times are local (UTC+3).

April 4, 2009 19:00

Kazakhstan

0 – 7 ( 0 - 2, 0 - 3, 0 - 2 )

Finland

Arena 1, Hämeenlinna Attendance: 3,241

Game reference
				Referee: L. Wrazidlo
	Goals M. Karvinen (K. Rantamaki, J. Hiirikoski) 2:14 A. Helin (Saa. Tuominen, M. Pehkonen) 14:17 (PP1) M. Pehkonen (A. Helin, Saa. Tuominen) 21:22 N. Tikkinen (M. Saarinen, V. Heikkila) 21:41 M. Karvinen (M. Voutilainen, K. Rantamaki) 30:28 M. Pehkonen (Sat. Tuominen) 42:37 M. Voutilainen (M. Karvinen, K. Rantamaki) 58:22

April 5, 2009 17:00

Switzerland

1 – 2 (SO) ( 0 - 0, 0 - 1, 1 - 0, 0 - 0, 0 - 1 )

Kazakhstan

Arena 2, Hämeenlinna Attendance: 215

Game reference
				Referee: A. Høve
	K. Lehmann (C. Meier) 54:50 (PP1) Goals N. Yakovchuk (T. Koroleva) 37:19 A. Fux 65:00 (GWS)

April 6, 2009 19:00

Finland

6 – 3 ( 4 - 1, 1 - 0, 1 - 2 )

Switzerland

Arena 1, Hämeenlinna Attendance: 3201

Game reference
				Referee: A. Ustinova
	H. Pelttari (Saa. Tuominen) 5:47 V. Heikkila (Saa. Tuominen) 10:31 M. Karvinen (J. Hiirikoski) 15:02 (PP1) J. Hiirikoski (M. Karvinen) 18:17 (PP1) N. Tikkinen (V. Heikkila) 37:52 (SH1) N. Tikkinen (Saa. Tuominen, H. Pelttari) 52:17 Goals D. Leimgruber 19:27 N. Bullo (K. Nabholz) 44:26 C. Meier 54:00

Qualifying round

Group D (1st–3rd place)

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	PTS
Canada	2	2	0	0	0	10	1	6
United States	2	1	0	0	1	8	2	3
Finland	2	0	0	0	2	0	15	0

All times are local (UTC+3).

April 8, 2009 19:00

Canada

8 – 0 ( 2 - 0, 2 - 0, 4 - 0 )

Finland

Arena 1, Hämeenlinna Attendance: 2032

Game reference
				Referee: L. Wrazidlo
	G. Kingsbury (M. P. Poulin, C. MacLeod) 4:43 J. Botterill (C. Ouellette 6:39 S. Vaillancourt (M. Mikkelson, M. P. Poulin) 22:10 (PP1) M. Agosta (J. Hefford, C. Ouellette) 35:10 J. Botterill (C. Ward) 41:17 (PP1) H. Wickenheiser (T. Bonhomme, S. Vaillancourt) 49:22 J. Hefford (C. Ward, H. Wickenheiser) 51:57 (PP1) H. Haley (M. P. Poulin) 57:06 Goals

April 9, 2009 19:00

Finland

0 – 7 ( 0 - 2, 0 - 3, 0 - 2 )

United States

Arena 1, Hämeenlinna Attendance: 2038

Game reference
				Referee: M. A. Gage
	Goals H. Knight (K. Bellamy, M. Lemoureux) 9:21 G. Marvin 15:33 (SH1) N. Darwitz (E. Lawler, J. Chu) 32:36 N. Darwitz (C. Cahow, J. Chu) 36:01 (PP2) H. Knight (A. Ruggiero) 39:11 N. Darwitz (E. Lawler, J. Chu) 51:32 H. Knight (J. Potter) 55:26 (PP1)

April 10, 2009 19:00

United States

1 – 2 ( 0 - 0, 0 - 2, 1 - 0 )

Canada

Arena 1, Hämeenlinna

Game reference
				Referee: N. Hertrich
	M. Lamoureux (J. Lamoureux) 58:02 Goals J. Botterill (J. Hefford) 20:26 (PP1) C. Ouellette (J. Hefford) 29:05

 United States and  Canada advance to the final.  Finland plays in the bronze medal game.

Group E (4th–6th place)

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	PTS
Sweden	2	2	0	0	0	17	0	6
Russia	2	1	0	0	1	9	10	3
Kazakhstan	2	0	0	0	2	2	18	0

 Sweden advances to the bronze medal game.

All times are local (UTC+3).

April 8, 2009 15:00

Sweden

9 – 0 ( 2 - 0, 3 - 0, 4 - 0 )

Kazakhstan

Arena 1, Hämeenlinna Attendance: 2058

Game reference
				Referee: A. Høve
	T. Enström (F. Nevalainen) 2:07 E. Holmlöv (P. Winberg) 19:16 (PP1) E. Holmlöv (P. Winberg, E. Holst) 27:00 F. Svedin Thunström (I. Jordansson, E. Udén Johansson) 35:28 M. Rooth (G. Andersson) 36:15 D. Rundqvist (T. Enström, E. Eliasson 56:38 (PP1) E. Holst (K. Timglas, P. Winberg) 57:17 E. Udén Johansson (F. Nevalainen, E. Holst) 57:41 E. Holmlöv (G. Andersson, E. Holst) 58:40 (PP1) Goals

April 9, 2009 15:00

Kazakhstan

2 – 9 ( 1 - 3, 0 - 3, 1 - 3 )

Russia

Arena 1, Hämeenlinna Attendance: 374

Game reference
				Referee: J. Tottman
	L. Ibragimova (A. Fux, G. Shu) 15:52 (PP1) N. Yakovchuk (A. Fux) 53:08 Goals E. Smolentseva 3:56 A. Kapustina (E. Smolentseva, A. Khomich) 8:29 I. Dyubanok 11:20 S. Terenteva (T. Sotnikova, E. Lebedeva) 23:06 E. Smolentseva (I. Gavrilova) 27:02 T. Burina (E. Smolentseva, I. Gavrilova) 39:47 E. Ananina (E. Smolentseva) 44:35 I. Gavrilova (E. Ananina, E. Smolentseva) 55:08 T. Burina (A. Vafina, O. Permyakova) 58:52 (PP1)

April 10, 2009 15:00

Russia

0 – 8 ( 0 - 1, 0 - 4, 0 - 3 )

Sweden

Arena 1, Hämeenlinna Attendance: 425

Game reference
				Referee: M. A. Gage
	Goals T. Enström (G. Andersson) 15:21 F. Nevalainen (F. Svedin Thunström, E. Holst) 31:32 (PP1) M. Rooth (C. Östberg) 34:26 E. Holst (P. Winberg, E. Holmlöv) 35:26 E. Holmlöv (E. Holst) 36:35 (SH1) P. Winberg (F. Nevalainen) 44:15 K. Myrén (T. Enström, C. Östberg) 50:15 (PP1) D. Rundqvist 57:54

Group F (7th–9th place)

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	PTS
Switzerland	2	1	1	0	0	8	6	5
Japan	2	1	0	0	1	4	4	3
China	2	0	0	1	1	5	7	1

 China and  Japan are relegated to Division I for the 2011 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships.

All times are local (UTC+3).

April 8, 2009 17:00

China

4 – 5 (SO) ( 2 - 1, 2 - 0, 0 - 3, 0 - 0, 0 - 1 )

Switzerland

Arena 2, Hämeenlinna Attendance: 379

Game reference
				Referee: U. Sipilä
	Sun R. 1:57 Sun R. 3:54 Sun R. 24:46 (SH1) Jiang N. (Sun R.) 26:26 Goals C. Meier (S. Benz, K. Lehmann) 17:11 (PP1) D. Leimgruber (A. Stiefel) 43:50 (SH1) L. Nussbaum (C. Meier, K. Lehmann) 51:39 (PP1) D. Leimgruber (C. Meier) 55:55 N. Bullo 65:00 (GWS)

April 9, 2009 17:00

Switzerland

3 – 2 ( 0 - 0, 2 - 1, 1 - 1 )

Japan

Arena 2, Hämeenlinna Attendance: 247

Game reference
				Referee: N. Hertrich
	L. Benz (A. Frautschi, D. Leimgruber) 23:02 K. Lehmann (S. Benz) 39:37 (PP1) L. Ruhnke (N. Bullo) 54:12 Goals Fujimoto N. (Hirano Y., Adachi Y.) 27:41 Yamanaka C. 51:22

April 10, 2009 17:00

Japan

2 – 1 ( 0 - 0, 2 - 0, 0 - 1 )

China

Arena 2, Hämeenlinna Attendance: 256

Game reference
				Referee: J. Tottman
	Sakagami T. (Nonaka E., Hirano Y.) 28:48 Sakagami T. (Hirano Y.) 34:34 Goals Sun R. (Wang L.) 42:00 (PP1)

Final round

Match for third place

All times are local (UTC+3).

April 12, 2009 15:00

Finland

4 – 1 ( 1 - 0, 1 - 1, 2 - 0 )

Sweden

Arena 1, Hämeenlinna Attendance: 3027

Game reference
				Referee: L. Wrazidlo
	M. Karvinen (K. Rantamaki, E. Laaksonen) 12:36 M. Pehkonen (N. Tikkinen, S. Sirvio) 22:28 (PP1) M. Saarinen (A. Helin, E. Laaksonen) 43:34 M. Karvinen 48:02 Goals D. Rundqvist (E. Udén Johansson) 24:40

Final

All times are local (UTC+3).

April 12, 2009 19:00

United States

4 – 1 ( 1 - 0, 1 - 1, 2 - 0 )

Canada

Arena 1, Hämeenlinna Attendance: 3046

Game reference
				Referee: A. Høve
	C. Cahow (H. Knight, J. Potter) 0:24 M. Dugggan (J. Lamoureux) 30:10 C. Cahow (N. Darwitz, G. Marvin) 47:09 (PP1) H. Knight (J. Chu) 59:51 (ENG) Goals J. Botterill (C. Ouellette, J. Hefford) 25:11

Awards and Statistics

Scoring leaders

Pos	Player	Country	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
1	Julie Chu	United States	5	5	5	10	+8	0
2	Natalie Darwitz	United States	5	3	7	10	+8	2
3	Hilary Knight	United States	5	7	2	9	+5	4
4	Erika Holst	Sweden	5	4	5	9	+5	4
5	Elin Holmlöv	Sweden	5	6	2	8	+5	2
6	Jennifer Botterill	Canada	5	5	3	8	+5	2
7	Hayley Wickenheiser	Canada	5	4	4	8	+6	4
8	Caroline Ouellette	Canada	5	3	5	8	+7	6
9	Carla MacLeod	Canada	5	2	6	8	+9	4
10	Michelle Karvinen	Finland	5	5	2	7	+3	6

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes

Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos	Player	Country	TOI	GA	GAA	Sv%	SO
1	Kim St-Pierre	Canada	120:00	0	0.00	100.00	2
2	Jessie Vetter	United States	120:00	1	0.50	98.21	1
3	Valentina Lizana	Sweden	240:00	5	1.25	93.33	2
4	Azusa Nakaoku	Japan	208:10	11	3.17	92.47	0
5	Charline Labonté	Canada	179:04	5	1.68	91.23	2

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF.com

Division I

The following teams took part in the Division I tournament which was held in Graz, Austria, from April 4 to April 10, 2009.^[1] The winner of the group gets promoted to the Top Division for the 2011 championships, while the two bottom teams in the group are relegated to Division II.

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GDF	PTS
Slovakia	5	4	0	0	1	22	14	+8	12
Germany	5	4	0	0	1	20	13	+7	12
Norway	5	2	1	0	2	18	18	0	8
Austria	5	2	0	1	2	16	16	0	7
Czech Republic	5	2	0	0	3	17	18	−1	6
France	5	0	0	0	5	10	24	−14	0

 Slovakia is promoted to the Top Division for the 2011 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships, winning the head-to-head tie-breaker over  Germany.  Czech Republic and  France are relegated to Division II.

04 April 2009

Slovakia

9-4

Norway

04 April 2009

Germany

5-3

France

04 April 2009

Czech Republic

1-4

Austria

06 April 2009

Germany

4-3

Norway

06 April 2009

Slovakia

1-5

Czech Republic

06 April 2009

Austria

5-2

France

07 April 2009

Czech Republic

2-4

Germany

07 April 2009

France

0-4

Norway

07 April 2009

Slovakia

5-3

Austria

09 April 2009

Czech Republic

5-4

France

09 April 2009

Germany

1-2

Slovakia

09 April 2009

Norway

2-1 (OT)

Austria

10 April 2009

France

1-5

Slovakia

10 April 2009

Norway

5-4

Czech Republic

10 April 2009

Austria

3-6

Germany

Statistics

Scoring leaders

Pos	Player	Country	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
1	Line Øien	Norway	5	6	5	11	+5	2
2	Maritta Becker	Germany	4	3	6	9	+7	6
3	Petra Jurčová	Slovakia	5	7	1	8	+5	8
4	Denise Altmann	Austria	5	3	5	8	+3	4
4	Petra Pravlíková	Slovakia	5	3	5	8	+5	8
6	Eva-Maria Schwärzler	Austria	5	5	2	7	+3	4
7	Kateřina Mrázová	Czech Republic	5	4	3	7	0	0
8	Christina Fellner	Germany	5	3	4	7	+6	10
9	Marion Allemoz	France	5	1	6	7	–8	0
10	Martina Veličková	Slovakia	5	4	2	6	+7	4

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes

Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos	Player	Country	TOI	GA	GAA	Sv%	SO
1	Christine Smestad	Norway	177:40	8	2.70	92.52	0
2	Sandra Borschke	Austria	125:00	4	1.92	92.45	0
3	Viona Harrer	Germany	180:12	7	2.33	92.22	0
4	Zuzana Tomčíková	Slovakia	300:00	14	2.80	91.76	0
5	Nina Geyer	Austria	179:43	11	3.67	91.20	0

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts

Source: IIHF.com

Directorate Awards

• Goaltender: Zuzana Tomčíková,  Slovakia
• Defenseman: Iveta Karafiátová,  Slovakia
• Forward: Maritta Becker,  Germany

Source: IIHF.com

Division II

The following teams took part in the Division II tournament which was held in Torre Pellice, Italy, from April 12 to April 18, 2009.^[1] The winner of the group was promoted to Division I for the 2011 championships, while the last-placed team in the group was relegated to Division III.

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS
Latvia	5	5	0	0	0	25	4	21	15
North Korea	5	3	1	0	1	15	13	2	11
Great Britain	5	3	0	0	2	11	11	0	9
Italy	5	1	1	0	3	15	18	-3	5
Denmark	5	0	1	2	2	10	17	-7	4
Netherlands	5	0	0	1	4	4	17	-13	1

 Latvia was promoted to the Division I for the 2011 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships.  Netherlands was relegated to Division III.  Denmark was to have been relegated but since Division III was not played, no one was promoted to take their place.

12 April 2009

North Korea

1-6

Latvia

12 April 2009

Denmark

2-1 (OT)

Netherlands

12 April 2009

Great Britain

5-3

Italy

13 April 2009

Denmark

3-4 (OT)

North Korea

13 April 2009

Netherlands

0-2

Great Britain

13 April 2009

Latvia

5-1

Italy

15 April 2009

Latvia

5-0

Netherlands

15 April 2009

Denmark

1-3

Great Britain

15 April 2009

North Korea

4-2

Italy

16 April 2009

Netherlands

1-2

North Korea

16 April 2009

Great Britain

0-3

Latvia

16 April 2009

Italy

3-2 (OT)

Denmark

18 April 2009

North Korea

4-1

Great Britain

18 April 2009

Latvia

6-2

Denmark

18 April 2009

Italy

6-2

Netherlands

Statistics

Scoring leaders

Pos	Player	Country	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
1	Iveta Koka	Latvia	5	6	14	20	+20	2
2	Inese Geca-Miljone	Latvia	5	8	7	15	+20	0
3	Ieva Petersone	Latvia	5	10	4	14	+17	8
4	Angela Taylor	Great Britain	5	6	0	6	+3	6
5	O Chol-ok	North Korea	5	5	0	5	0	2
6	Linda de Rocco	Italy	5	2	3	5	+2	12
7	Josefine Jakobsen	Denmark	5	4	0	4	+2	8
8	Ri Sol-gyong	North Korea	5	2	2	4	+2	8
9	Anna de la Forest de Divonne	Italy	5	3	0	3	–3	4
9	Sabrina Viel	Italy	5	3	0	3	–3	2

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes

Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos	Player	Country	TOI	GA	GAA	Sv%	SO
1	Lolita Andrisevska	Latvia	240:00	2	0.50	98.44	2
2	Kelly Herring	Great Britain	239:23	7	1.75	93.91	1
3	Nanna Glaas	Denmark	250:59	11	2.63	90.43	0
4	Hong Kum-sil	North Korea	288:39	12	2.49	90.24	0
5	Claudia van Leeuwen	Netherlands	290:51	17	3.51	89.82	0

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts

Source: IIHF.com

Directorate Awards

• Goaltender: Lolita Andrisevska,  Latvia
• Defenseman: Linda de Rocco,  Italy
• Forward: Iveta Koka,  Latvia
• MVP  : Iveta Koka

Source: IIHF.com

Division III, Division IV and Division V

The Division III, Division IV and Division V did not play this year. The respective tournaments were cancelled. The reasons seem to be multiple.^[4] No country wanted to assume the financial costs of the tournaments. The tournaments will be scheduled for 2011. It has the effect the following changes:

• Iceland is not promoted to the Division III, but stay in the Division IV.
• Turkey is now relegated from Division IV to the new division V.
• Division V will then consist of Turkey, and the four new nations who were to play in 2009: Poland, Bulgaria, Spain and Ireland.^[5]

References

External links

• IIHF official site
• Complete results
• Duplacey, James (1998). Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League. Total Sports. pp. 498–528. ISBN 0-8362-7114-9.
• Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. pp. 26–7, 29, 36, 235–6.
• IIHF results index for 2009