2021 IIHF Women's World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Canada
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates20–31 August
Opened byMary Simon
Teams10
Final positions
Champions  Canada (11th title)
Runner-up  United States
Third place  Finland
Fourth place  Switzerland
Tournament statistics
Games played30
Goals scored140 (4.67 per game)
Attendance0 (0 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Canada Mélodie Daoust (12 points)
MVPCanada Mélodie Daoust
WebsiteOfficial homepage

The 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship was an international ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), which was contested in Calgary, Alberta, from 20 to 31 August 2021, at WinSport Arena.[1] It was originally scheduled to be contested in Halifax and Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada.[2][3] It was the 20th edition of the IIHF Women's World Championship Top Division tournament.

No divisional promotion and relegation occurred after this tournament as the Division I tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [4] Originally scheduled from 7 to 17 April, the tournament was postponed to 6 to 16 May 2021 on 4 March.[5] On 21 April 2021, the Province of Nova Scotia informed Hockey Canada and the IIHF that the tournament had been cancelled at the recommendation of Premier Iain Rankin "due to concerns over safety risks associated with COVID-19."[6]

The IIHF and Hockey Canada released a joint statement pledging to explore all avenues for hosting the event in a different Canadian city during the summer of 2021. IIHF President René Fasel emphasized, "This does not mean that we will not have a Women's World Championship in 2021. We owe it to every single player that was looking forward to getting back on the ice after such a difficult year that we do everything possible to ensure this tournament can be moved to new dates and played this year."[7] On 30 April 2021, the IIHF announced that the tournament would take place between 20 and 31 August 2021.[8] On 2 June 2021, the venue was identified as WinSport Arena at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary.[1]

The tournament was played behind closed doors.[9]

Canada won the tournament for the eleventh time after defeating the United States in the final.[10] Finland captured bronze, by winning against Switzerland.[11]

Participants

1 Pursuant to a December 2020 ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on doping sanctions, Russian athletes and teams are prohibited from competing under the Russian flag or using the Russian national anthem at any Olympic Games or world championships through 16 December 2022, and must compete as "neutral athlete[s]."[12] For IIHF tournaments, the Russian team will use the logo of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) and play under the name "ROC".[13]

2 No divisional promotion and relegation occurred from 2020 as most tournaments were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[14][15]

Rosters

Each team's roster must comprised a minimum of fifteen skaters (forwards and defencemen) and two goaltenders, and "due to the special situation with the COVID-19 pandemic and safety rules including no players being allowed to join late, the roster size for the tournament was exceptionally increased [from the standard 20 skaters and 3 goaltenders] to 25 players."[16] All ten participating nations, through the confirmation of their respective national associations, were required to submit a "Long List" roster no later than two weeks before the start of the tournament. Final rosters will be submitted on 20 August 2021, one day before the tournament begins, but as no players can be added after arriving in Canada, rosters were effectively set when teams landed in Calgary on 11 August 2021.[16]

Match officials

Twelve referees and ten linesmen were selected for the tournament.[17]

RefereesLinesmen
  • Canada Cianna Lieffers
  • Canada Elizabeth Mantha
  • Canada Shauna Neary
  • Canada Lacey Senuk
  • Finland Anniina Nurmi
  • Russia Daria Ermak
  • Sweden Maria Furberg
  • Switzerland Anna Wiegand
  • United States Kelly Cooke
  • United States Chelsea Rapin
  • United States Jestina Vichorek
  • United States Mackenzie Welter
  • Austria Julia Kainberger
  • Canada Alexandra Blair
  • Canada Jessica Chartrand
  • Canada Justine Todd
  • Finland Jenni Heikkinen
  • Russia Diana Mokhova
  • Sweden Anna Hammar
  • United States Kendall Hanley
  • United States Jacqueline Spresser
  • United States Sara Strong

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC−6).[18]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada (H) 4 4 0 0 0 20 5 +15 12 Quarterfinals
2  United States 4 3 0 0 1 13 5 +8 9
3  Finland 4 2 0 0 2 13 8 +5 6
4  ROC 4 1 0 0 3 4 16 12 3
5   Switzerland 4 0 0 0 4 1 17 16 0
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
20 August 2021
16:00
Canada 5–3
(0–2, 2–0, 3–1)
 FinlandWinSport Arena, Calgary
Game reference
Ann-Renée DesbiensGoaliesAnni KeisalaReferees:
Russia Daria Ermak
United States Chelsea Rapin
Linesmen:
Russia Diana Mokhova
United States Sara Strong
0–102:25 – Laitinen (Sundelin)
0–206:05 – Tuominen (Hiirikoski) (PP2)
Rattray (Spooner) – 34:411–2
Poulin (Thompson, Ambrose) – 35:012–2
Ambrose (Jenner, Thompson) – 42:413–2
3–347:13 – Holopainen (Lindstedt)
Fillier (Daoust, Spooner) – 47:384–3
Jenner (Nurse) (ENG) – 59:175–3
10 minPenalties8 min
44Shots11
20 August 2021
19:30
Switzerland 0–3
(0–1, 0–2, 0–0)
 United StatesWinSport Arena, Calgary
Game reference
Andrea BrändliGoaliesAlex CavalliniReferees:
Canada Elizabeth Mantha
Canada Shauna Neary
Linesmen:
Canada Jessica Chartrand
Austria Julia Kainberger
0–104:29 – Decker (Coyne Schofield)
0–224:08 – Coyne Schofield (Decker)
0–338:24 – Zumwinkle (Dunne, Bozek)
10 minPenalties6 min
10Shots58

21 August 2021
16:00
ROC 3–1
(0–1, 2–0, 1–0)
  SwitzerlandWinSport Arena, Calgary
Game reference
Valeria MerkushevaGoaliesSaskia MaurerReferees:
United States Chelsea Rapin
United States Jestina Vichorek
Linesmen:
United States Kendall Hanley
Canada Justine Todd
0–110:15 – Müller (Stalder, Staenz)
Pavlova (Shibanova, Sosina) (PP) – 30:491–1
Kulishova (Bratishcheva, Pirogova) – 31:032–1
Batalova (Kadirova, Vafina) – 57:163–1
14 minPenalties14 min
34Shots20

22 August 2021
16:00
Canada 5–1
(0–0, 3–0, 2–1)
 ROCWinSport Arena, Calgary
Game reference
Ann-Renée DesbiensGoaliesNadezhda Morozova
Anna Prugova
Referees:
United States Kelly Cooke
United States Mackenzie Welter
Linesmen:
Sweden Anna Hammar
United States Jacqueline Spresser
Fillier – 27:291–0
Shelton (Jenner, Bell) – 29:112–0
Ambrose (Thompson, Poulin) – 33:483–0
Daoust (Spooner, Nurse) – 42:004–0
Johnston (Clark, Fast) – 54:095–0
5–159:59 – Sosina (PP)
10 minPenalties10 min
62Shots7
22 August 2021
19:30
Finland 0–3
(0–1, 0–1, 0–1)
 United StatesWinSport Arena, Calgary
Game reference
Meeri RäisänenGoaliesNicole HensleyReferees:
Canada Elizabeth Mantha
Canada Lacey Senuk
Linesmen:
Canada Jessica Chartrand
Canada Justine Todd
0–114:31 – Zumwinkle (Scamurra)
0–226:25 – Pannek (Dunne)
0–353:02 – Knight (Stecklein, Coyne Schofield)
8 minPenalties12 min
10Shots39

24 August 2021
12:00
United States 6–0
(1–0, 2–0, 3–0)
 ROCWinSport Arena, Calgary
Game reference
Alex CavalliniGoaliesAnna Prugova
Valeria Merkusheva
Referees:
Canada Cianna Lieffers
Switzerland Anna Wiegand
Linesmen:
Finland Jenni Heikkinen
Austria Julia Kainberger
Curl (Zumwinkle, Keller) – 11:501–0
Knight (Decker) – 23:172–0
Stecklein (Pannek) – 37:253–0
Pannek (Harmon, Stecklein) (PP) – 42:454–0
Murphy (Keller) (PP) – 46:135–0
Compher (Zumwinkle, Bozek) – 47:536–0
4 minPenalties18 min
55Shots11
24 August 2021
16:00
Switzerland 0–5
(0–0, 0–4, 0–1)
 CanadaWinSport Arena, Calgary
Game reference
Andrea Brändli
Saskia Maurer
GoaliesEmerance MaschmeyerReferees:
United States Kelly Cooke
Finland Anniina Nurmi
Linesmen:
Sweden Anna Hammar
United States Sara Strong
0–125:04 – Clark (Turnbull) (SH)
0–229:38 – Bourbonnais (Rattray, Poulin)
0–329:55 – Spooner (Fast, Daoust)
0–436:34 – Daoust (Ambrose, Fillier)
0–541:01 – Spooner (Shelton, Daoust)
12 minPenalties12 min
12Shots63

25 August 2021
12:00
ROC 0–4
(0–3, 0–0, 0–1)
 FinlandWinSport Arena, Calgary
Game reference
Valeria Merkusheva
Nadezhda Morozova
GoaliesAnni KeisalaReferees:
Canada Elizabeth Mantha
United States Chelsea Rapin
Linesmen:
United States Kendall Hanley
Canada Justine Todd
0–108:07 – Tapani (Karvinen, Savolainen)
0–212:33 – Nieminen (Karvinen, Tapani)
0–315:21 – Nylund (Tulus)
0–444:50 – Nieminen
6 minPenalties4 min
13Shots18

26 August 2021
12:00
Finland 6–0
(4–0, 1–0, 1–0)
  SwitzerlandWinSport Arena, Calgary
Game reference
Meeri RäisänenGoaliesAndrea Brändli
Saskia Maurer
Referees:
Sweden Maria Furberg
Canada Cianna Lieffers
Linesmen:
Austria Julia Kainberger
United States Sara Strong
Tapani (Nieminen, Karvinen) (PP) – 04:381–0
Nieminen (Tulus) (SH) – 08:542–0
Nieminen (Karvinen) – 10:263–0
Nieminen (Karvinen, Hiirikoski) – 14:494–0
Tapani (Hiirikoski, Tulus) (PP) – 36:395–0
Vainikka (Holopainen) – 41:266–0
4 minPenalties10 min
37Shots9
26 August 2021
16:00
United States 1–5
(0–2, 0–3, 1–0)
 CanadaWinSport Arena, Calgary
Game reference
Alex Cavallini
Nicole Hensley
GoaliesAnn-Renée DesbiensReferees:
United States Kelly Cooke
Canada Lacey Senuk
Linesmen:
Canada Alexandra Blair
United States Jacqueline Spresser
0–107:13 – Daoust (Spooner, Larocque)
0–213:50 – Fast (Clark, Daoust)
0–324:18 – Rattray (Jenner)
0–427:16 – Rattray (Jenner)
0–530:36 – Nurse (SH)
Stecklein (Compher) – 42:441–5
10 minPenalties12 min
23Shots27

Group B

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Czech Republic 4 4 0 0 0 16 3 +13 12 Quarterfinals
2  Japan 4 3 0 0 1 7 6 +1 9
3  Germany 4 2 0 0 2 7 5 +2 6
4  Hungary 4 1 0 0 3 8 12 4 3[lower-alpha 1] Eliminated
5  Denmark 4 0 0 0 4 3 15 12 0[lower-alpha 1]
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 No divisional relegation occurred after this tournament as the Division I tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
20 August 2021
12:00
Czech Republic 6–1
(3–1, 0–0, 3–0)
 DenmarkWinSport Arena, Calgary
Game reference
Klára PeslarováGoaliesLisa JensenReferees:
Finland Anniina Nurmi
Switzerland Anna Wiegand
Linesmen:
Canada Alexandra Blair
United States Jacqueline Spresser
Mills (Hymlarová, Horálková) (PP) – 06:051–0
Lásková (Mrázová) – 13:002–0
2–114:41 – Persson (Jakobsen, Østergaard) (PP)
Přibylová (Horálková, Mills) (PP) – 17:343–1
Mills (Přibylová, Horálková) (PP) – 40:224–1
Pátková (Mazancová, Pejšová) – 44:005–1
Mills (Horálková) – 57:166–1
4 minPenalties14 min
34Shots9

21 August 2021
12:00
Germany 3–0
(2–0, 0–0, 1–0)
 HungaryWinSport Arena, Calgary
Game reference
Jennifer HarßGoaliesAnikó NémethReferees:
Sweden Maria Furberg
Canada Cianna Lieffers
Linesmen:
Canada Alexandra Blair
Finland Jenni Heikkinen
Christof (Weidenfelder) – 12:551–0
Christof (Jobst-Smith, T. Eisenschmid) (PP) – 13:532–0
Zorn (Spielberger) – 52:423–0
10 minPenalties8 min
26Shots19
21 August 2021
19:30
Denmark 0–1
(0–0, 0–1, 0–0)
 JapanWinSport Arena, Calgary
Game reference
Cassandra Repstock-RommeGoaliesNana FujimotoReferees:
Canada Lacey Senuk
United States Mackenzie Welter
Linesmen:
Sweden Anna Hammar
Austria Julia Kainberger
0–124:25 – H. Yamashita (H. Toko, A. Toko)
14 minPenalties14 min
26Shots28

22 August 2021
12:00
Hungary 2–4
(0–2, 1–2, 1–0)
 Czech RepublicWinSport Arena, Calgary
Game reference
Zsófia TóthGoaliesKlára PeslarováReferees:
United States Jestina Vichorek
Switzerland Anna Wiegand
Linesmen:
United States Kendall Hanley
United States Sara Strong
0–103:42 – Radová (Neubauerová)
0–206:56 – Pejšová (Vanišová, Křížová)
0–323:18 – Přibylová (Vanišová)
0–424:36 – Křížová (Kolowratová) (PP)
Dabasi (Jókai-Szilágyi, Gasparics) – 39:591–4
Gasparics – 59:222–4
14 minPenalties22 min
13Shots36

23 August 2021
12:00
Germany 3–1
(1–0, 2–0, 0–1)
 DenmarkWinSport Arena, Calgary
Game reference
Jennifer HarßGoaliesCassandra Repstock-RommeReferees:
United States Kelly Cooke
Russia Daria Ermak
Linesmen:
Canada Alexandra Blair
Canada Jessica Chartrand
Zorn (Karpf) – 12:301–0
Schiefer (Rothemund, Düsterhöft) – 28:082–0
Wagner (Reich) – 31:173–0
3–147:18 – Jakobsen (Weis)
2 minPenalties4 min
26Shots22
23 August 2021
16:00
Japan 0–4
(0–1, 0–2, 0–1)
 Czech RepublicWinSport Arena, Calgary
Game reference
Nana FujimotoGoaliesKlára PeslarováReferees:
Canada Shauna Neary
United States Mackenzie Welter
Linesmen:
Russia Diana Mokhova
Canada Justine Todd
0–108:11 – Lásková (Neubauerová, Křížová)
0–223:02 – Neubauerová (Vanišová)
0–331:43 – Mills (Přibylová) (PP)
0–441:17 – Mrázová (Mlýnková)
4 minPenalties6 min
24Shots20

24 August 2021
19:30
Hungary 1–4
(0–1, 1–1, 0–2)
 JapanWinSport Arena, Calgary
Game reference
Anikó NémethGoaliesNana FujimotoReferees:
Russia Daria Ermak
United States Chelsea Rapin
Linesmen:
United States Kendall Hanley
United States Jacqueline Spresser
0–119:35 – Ak. Shiga (H. Toko, Ao. Shiga) (PP)
Gasparics (Knee, Odnoga) (PP) – 23:161–1
1–227:30 – Ukita (H. Toko, A. Toko) (PP2)
1–350:23 – Yoneyama (Hosoyamada, Koike) (PP)
1–451:34 – Kubo (Taka, Miura)
10 minPenalties12 min
25Shots29

25 August 2021
16:00
Czech Republic 2–0
(0–0, 1–0, 1–0)
 GermanyWinSport Arena, Calgary
Game reference
Klára PeslarováGoaliesFranziska AlblReferees:
Sweden Maria Furberg
Canada Lacey Senuk
Linesmen:
Canada Jessica Chartrand
Russia Diana Mokhova
Lásková (Neubauerová, Mrázová) – 24:281–0
Lásková (Mrázová, Neubauerová) – 49:092–0
12 minPenalties12 min
29Shots12
25 August 2021
19:30
Denmark 1–5
(0–2, 1–2, 0–1)
 HungaryWinSport Arena, Calgary
Game reference
Emma-Sofie NordströmGoaliesAnikó NémethReferees:
Canada Shauna Neary
United States Jestina Vichorek
Linesmen:
Sweden Anna Hammar
Finland Jenni Heikkinen
0–114:45 – Jókai-Szilágyi (Knee) (PP2)
0–217:49 – Gowie
0–320:22 – Gasparics (Jókai-Szilágyi, Knee) (PP)
Jakobsen (SH) – 25:161–3
1–439:15 – Gowie (B. Németh, Kreisz) (PP)
1–558:36 – Gasparics (Jókai-Szilágyi, B. Németh)
16 minPenalties8 min
11Shots18

26 August 2021
19:30
Japan 2–1
(0–1, 2–0, 0–0)
 GermanyWinSport Arena, Calgary
Game reference
Nana FujimotoGoaliesJennifer HarßReferees:
Finland Anniina Nurmi
Switzerland Anna Wiegand
Linesmen:
Finland Jenni Heikkinen
Russia Diana Mokhova
0–114:52 – Spielberger (Zorn)
Kubo (M. Fujimoto) – 22:131–1
H. Yamashita (Hosoyamada) – 29:472–1
8 minPenalties2 min
21Shots19

Knockout stage

Bracket

There was a re-seeding after the quarterfinals.

RankTeamGrpPosPtsGDGFSeed
1 CanadaA112+15201
2 United StatesA29+8132
3 FinlandA36+5133
4 ROCA43−1244
5  SwitzerlandA50−1615
6 Czech RepublicB112+13167
7 JapanB29+176
8 GermanyB36+278
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
28 August
 
 
 Canada7
 
30 August
 
 Germany0
 
 Canada4
 
28 August
 
  Switzerland0
 
 United States10
 
31 August
 
 Japan2
 
 Canada (OT)3
 
28 August
 
 United States2
 
 Finland1
 
30 August
 
 Czech Republic0
 
 United States3
 
28 August
 
 Finland0 Third place
 
 ROC2
 
31 August
 
  Switzerland (OT)3
 
 Finland3
 
 
  Switzerland1
 

Quarterfinals

28 August 2021
10:00
ROC 2–3 OT
(2–0, 0–0, 0–2)
(OT: 0–1)
  SwitzerlandWinSport Arena, Calgary
Game reference
Valeria MerkushevaGoaliesAndrea Brändli
Saskia Maurer
Referees:
Sweden Maria Furberg
United States Mackenzie Welter
Linesmen:
Canada Alexandra Blair
Canada Justine Todd
Rodnova (Ganeyeva, Kadirova) – 01:181–0
Markova (Korzhakova, Rodnova) (EA) – 08:322–0
2–149:30 – Raselli (Rüegg, Ryhner)
2–257:44 – Staenz (Christen) (PP, EA)
2–365:29 – Zimmermann (Leemann)
10 minPenalties8 min
31Shots30

28 August 2021
13:30
United States 10–2
(5–2, 2–0, 3–0)
 JapanWinSport Arena, Calgary
Game reference
Alex Cavallini
Nicole Hensley
GoaliesNana Fujimoto
Akane Konishi
Referees:
Russia Daria Ermak
Finland Anniina Nurmi
Linesmen:
Canada Jessica Chartrand
Russia Diana Mokhova
Carpenter (Kessel, Barnes) – 03:101–0
Knight (Coyne Schofield, Decker) – 03:412–0
2–110:58 – Ak. Shiga (H. Toko, Ukita)
Zumwinkle (Kessel) – 14:323–1
Carpenter (Eden, Stecklein) – 15:074–1
Keller (Compher, Barnes) – 17:335–1
5–218:53 – Ak. Shiga (Taka)
Decker (Knight, Keller) – 25:436–2
Harvey (Cameranesi) – 28:217–2
Zumwinkle – 42:008–2
Knight (Harvey) – 43:449–2
Cameranesi (Roque, Harvey) - 44:3910–2
6 minPenalties0 min
61Shots12

28 August 2021
17:00
Canada 7–0
(3–0, 2–0, 2–0)
 GermanyWinSport Arena, Calgary
Game reference
Emerance MaschmeyerGoaliesFranziska Albl
Sandra Abstreiter
Referees:
United States Chelsea Rapin
Switzerland Anna Wiegand
Linesmen:
United States Kendall Hanley
United States Jacqueline Spresser
Bell (Daoust) – 01:291–0
Spooner (Fillier) – 03:542–0
Jenner (Daoust) – 15:473–0
Spooner (Shelton (Bell) – 28:014–0
Poulin (Bach) – 35:315–0
Daoust (Poulin) (PP) – 43:106–0
Fillier (Spooner) – 53:347–0
4 minPenalties29 min
52Shots3

28 August 2021
20:30
Finland 1–0
(0–0, 1–0, 0–0)
 Czech RepublicWinSport Arena, Calgary
Game reference
Anni KeisalaGoaliesKlára PeslarováReferees:
Canada Cianna Lieffers
Canada Elizabeth Mantha
Linesmen:
Austria Julia Kainberger
United States Sara Strong
Vanhanen – 35:011–0
8 minPenalties4 min
20Shots29

5–8th place placement games

29 August 2021
13:00
ROC 3–2
(0–0, 1–2, 2–0)
 GermanyWinSport Arena, Calgary
Game reference
Nadezhda Morozova
Valeria Merkusheva
GoaliesFranziska AlblReferees:
United States Kelly Cooke
Canada Shauna Neary
Linesmen:
Canada Alexandra Blair
Canada Jessica Chartrand
0–123:49 – N. Eisenschmid (T. Eisenschmid)
Savonina (Kulishova, Falyakhova) – 26:011–1
1–237:22 – Spielberger (Reich, Karpf)
Korzhakova (Goncharenko, Rodnova) – 41:102–2
Bratisheva (Kadirova, Ganeyeva) – 44:183–2
12 minPenalties4 min
26Shots26

29 August 2021
17:00
Czech Republic 2–3
(0–1, 1–1, 1–1)
 JapanWinSport Arena, Calgary
Game reference
Klára PeslarováGoaliesNana FujimotoReferees:
Russia Daria Ermak
Canada Lacey Senuk
Linesmen:
Finland Jenni Heikkinen
Russia Diana Mokhova
0–113:50 – Kubo (Ao. Shiga, A. Toko) (PP)
Mills (Tejralová, Křížová) – 24:071–1
1–236:24 – Ukita (Koike, Hosoyamada) (PP)
1–358:02 – Ak. Shiga
Pejšová (Mills, Přibylová) (EA) – 58:452–3
12 minPenalties4 min
33Shots27

Semifinals

30 August 2021
13:00
United States 3–0
(0–0, 2–0, 1–0)
 FinlandWinSport Arena, Calgary
Game reference
Nicole HensleyGoaliesAnni KeisalaReferees:
Canada Cianna Lieffers
Canada Elizabeth Mantha
Linesmen:
Sweden Anna Hammar
Canada Justine Todd
Carpenter (Stecklein, Kessel) – 23:231–0
Murphy (Keller, Barnes) – 35:172–0
Coyne (Pannek) (ENG) – 57:073–0
8 minPenalties4 min
33Shots14

30 August 2021
17:00
Canada 4–0
(2–0, 1–0, 1–0)
  SwitzerlandWinSport Arena, Calgary
Game reference
Ann-Renée DesbiensGoaliesAndrea BrändliReferees:
United States Chelsea Rapin
United States Mackenzie Welter
Linesmen:
Finland Jenni Heikkinen
United States Jacqueline Spresser
Fast (Jenner, Poulin) – 05:141–0
Daoust (Fast, Larocque) – 06:522–0
Daoust (Poulin, Ambrose) (PP) – 25:323–0
Johnston (Bach, Thompson) (PP) – 56:584–0
4 minPenalties10 min
65Shots10

Fifth place game

31 August 2021
10:00
ROC 2–0
(1–0, 0–0, 1–0)
 JapanWinSport Arena, Calgary
Game reference
Valeria MerkushevaGoaliesNana FujimotoReferees:
Sweden Maria Furberg
United States Jestina Vichorek
Linesmen:
Canada Jessica Chartrand
United States Sara Strong
Pavlova (Dobrodeyeva) – 07:091–0
Kulishova (Vafina, Shashkina) – 51:482–0
4 minPenalties8 min
23Shots21

Third place game

31 August 2021
13:30
Finland 3–1
(1–0, 2–1, 0–0)
  SwitzerlandWinSport Arena, Calgary
Game reference
Anni KeisalaGoaliesSaskia MaurerReferees:
United States Kelly Cooke
Canada Lacey Senuk
Linesmen:
Canada Alexandra Blair
United States Kendall Hanley
Niskanen (Liikala) – 01:391–0
Viitasuo (Niskanen, Liikala) – 20:542–0
2–123:35 – Stalder (Stänz)
Nieminen (Karvinen, Tapani) (PP) – 38:133–1
2 minPenalties8 min
32Shots19

Final

31 August 2021
17:30
Canada 3–2 OT
(0–2, 2–0, 0–0)
(OT: 1–0)
 United StatesWinSport Arena, Calgary
Game reference
Ann-Renée DesbiensGoaliesNicole HensleyReferees:
Finland Anniina Nurmi
Switzerland Anna Wiegand
Linesmen:
Sweden Anna Hammar
Austria Julia Kainberger
0–109:55 – Carpenter (Kessel, Eden)
0–212:35 – Carpenter (Stecklein, Pannek) (PP)
Jenner (Poulin, Fillier) (PP) – 24:131–2
Rattray (Larocque, Jenner) – 26:422–2
Poulin (Jenner, Larocque) – 67:223–2
10 minPenalties8 min
32Shots25

Final standings

Pos Grp Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 A  Canada (H) 7 6 1 0 0 34 7 +27 20 Champions
2 A  United States 7 5 0 1 1 28 10 +18 16 Runners-up
3 A  Finland 7 4 0 0 3 17 12 +5 12 Third place
4 A   Switzerland 7 0 1 0 6 5 26 21 2 Fourth place
5 A  ROC 7 3 0 1 3 11 21 10 10 Fifth place game
6 B  Japan 7 4 0 0 3 12 20 8 12
7 B  Czech Republic 6 4 0 0 2 18 7 +11 12
8 B  Germany 6 2 0 0 4 9 15 6 6
9 B  Hungary 4 1 0 0 3 8 12 4 3 Eliminated in
Preliminary round
10 B  Denmark 4 0 0 0 4 3 15 12 0
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) position in the group; 2) number of points; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) seeding before tournament.[19]
(H) Host

No divisional relegation occurred after this tournament as the Division I tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Awards and statistics

Awards

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Canada Mélodie Daoust76612+130F
Canada Brianne Jenner63811+134F
Canada Natalie Spooner7459+110F
Canada Marie-Philip Poulin6369+102F
Finland Petra Nieminen7617+30F
Czech Republic Alena Mills6527+24F
United States Lee Stecklein7257+120D
United States Hilary Knight7426+32F
United States Grace Zumwinkle7426+52F
Canada Sarah Fillier7336+66F

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.

Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
Germany Jennifer Harß180:0031.006295.161
Finland Anni Keisala294:0971.4313694.852
Switzerland Saskia Maurer214:0371.9612094.170
United States Nicole Hensley240:0641.006593.852
Czech Republic Klára Peslarová358:1471.1710593.332

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF

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