2005 IIHF Women's World Championship
The 2005 IIHF Women's World Championship was the ninth edition of the Top Division of the Women's Ice Hockey World Championship.
The Top Division tournament was held from April 2 to 9, 2005, in Linköping, at Cloetta Center, and Norrköping, at Himmelstalundshallen, in Sweden. USA won their first gold medal at the World Championships, defeating the eight-time defending champions Canada in a penalty shootout. Sweden won their first medal at the World Women's Championships, defeating Finland 5–2 in the bronze medal game. The championship was expanded to nine teams in 2006, so there was no relegation at any level.
Top Division
Preliminary round
Group A
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Group B
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Awards and statistics
Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In MinutesSource:
Goaltending leaders
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
| 1 | Kim St. Pierre | 200:00 | 1 | 0.30 | 98.48 | 2 | |
| 2 | Chanda Gunn | 230:01 | 2 | 0.52 | 96.77 | 3 | |
| 3 | Stephanie Wartosch-Kürten | 265:48 | 10 | 2.26 | 92.65 | 1 | |
| 4 | Natalya Trunova | 279:27 | 19 | 4.08 | 91.12 | 0 | |
| 5 | Huo Lina | 300:00 | 19 | 3.80 | 90.95 | 1 |
TOI = Time on ice ; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
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- Canadian goaltender Charline Labonté is listed first in the IIHF source, however they incorrectly list her as playing 40% of the teams minutes, she played 37.5%.
Directorate Awards
Media All-Stars
- Goaltender: Natalya Trunova
- Defencemen: Angela Ruggiero, Cheryl Pounder
- Forwards: Krissy Wendell, Hayley Wickenheiser, Maria Rooth
- MVP: Krissy Wendell
Division I
The Division I IIHF World Women's Championships was held March 27 – April 2, 2005 in Romanshorn, Switzerland'' is promoted to the 2007 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships.''
Statistics
Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In MinutesSource:
Goaltending leaders
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
| 1 | Patricia Elsmore-Sautter | 240:00 | 5 | 1.25 | 95.05 | 1 | |
| 2 | Petra Smardova | 240:00 | 6 | 1.50 | 94.69 | 0 | |
| 3 | Azusa Nakaoku | 178:30 | 4 | 1.34 | 94.03 | 1 | |
| 4 | Nolwenn Rousselle | 137:13 | 6 | 2.62 | 90.91 | 0 | |
| 5 | Nanna Holm Glaas | 144:23 | 11 | 4.57 | 90.35 | 0 |
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Division II
The Division II IIHF World Women's Championships was held March 13–20, 2005 in Asiago, Italy'' is promoted to Division I for the 2007 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships''
Statistics
Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In MinutesSource:
Goaltending leaders
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
| 1 | Debora Monanari | 226:58 | 3 | 0.79 | 96.10 | 2 | |
| 2 | Christine Smestad | 300:00 | 6 | 1.20 | 95.45 | 2 | |
| 3 | Zuzana Tomčíková | 300:00 | 8 | 1.60 | 91.49 | 0 | |
| 4 | Hong Kum-sil | 300:00 | 15 | 3.00 | 87.50 | 1 | |
| 5 | Helena Kysela | 227:25 | 17 | 4.49 | 87.22 | 0 |
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Division III
The Division III IIHF World Women's Championships was held March 3–9, 2005 in Cape Town, South Africa'' was promoted to Division II for the 2007 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships''
Statistics
Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In MinutesSource:
Goaltending leaders
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
| 1 | Kelly Herring | 120:00 | 0 | 0.00 | 100.00 | 2 | |
| 2 | Hedvika Korbar | 260:00 | 3 | 0.69 | 96.05 | 2 | |
| 3 | Vicky Robbins | 178:20 | 5 | 1.68 | 92.65 | 1 | |
| 4 | Kristy Bruske | 196:53 | 7 | 2.13 | 90.54 | 1 | |
| 5 | Eszter Kokenyesi | 279:50 | 13 | 2.79 | 90.37 | 1 |
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Division IV
The Division IV IIHF Women World Championships was held April 1–4, 2005 in Dunedin, New Zealand.'' was promoted to Division III at the 2007 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships''
Statistics
Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In MinutesSource:
Goaltending leaders
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
| 1 | Ma Sang-hee | 180:00 | 5 | 1.67 | 94.25 | 0 | |
| 2 | Beata Antal | 180:00 | 5 | 1.67 | 93.59 | 1 | |
| 3 | Jenny Haskell | 180:00 | 8 | 2.67 | 86.21 | 1 | |
| 4 | Gyda Sigurdardottir | 180:00 | 13 | 4.33 | 85.23 | 0 |
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