2015 IIHF Women's World Championship
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |
 Sweden
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| Dates | 28 March – 4 April 2015 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
Champions 
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 United States (6th title)
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Runner-up 
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 Canada
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Third place 
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 Finland
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| Fourth place |
 Russia
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 115 (5.75 per match) |
| Attendance | 15,522 (776 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) |
Hilary Knight (12 points) |
| MVP |
Hilary Knight
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2016 →
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The 2015 Women's World Championship was the 16th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The competition also served as qualifications for the 2016 competition.
United States defeated Canada in the gold medal game 7–5, securing their sixth title.Finland won the bronze medal by beating Russia 4–1.
The tournament was contested between eight teams from 28 March to 4 April 2015 in Malmö, Sweden.
The preliminary round was divided into two pools that placed the top four seeds into Group A, and the bottom four in Group B. The top two finishers in Group A advanced directly to the semifinals, while the two remaining teams and the top two in Group B played a quarterfinal round. The bottom two teams from Group B played a relegation series to determine the one team that gets relegated.
10 Referees and 9 linesman were selected for the tournament.
Each teams roster consisted of at least 15 skaters (forwards, and defencemen) and 2 goaltenders, and at most 20 skaters and 3 goaltenders. All eight participating nations, through the confirmation of their respective national associations, had to submit a roster by the first IIHF directorate.
The schedule was announced on 10 September 2014.
All times are local (UTC+2).
The third and fourth placed team from Group B played a best-of-three series to determine the relegated team.
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com
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