2021 IIHF Women's World Championship

See also: 2021 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships

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.

2021 IIHF Women's World Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Canada
Dates	20–31 August
Officially opened by	Mary Simon
Teams	10
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Canada (11th title)
Runner-up	United States
Third place	Finland
Fourth place	Switzerland
Tournament statistics
Games played	30
Goals scored	140 (4.67 per game)
Attendance	0 (0 per match)
Scoring leader(s)	Mélodie Daoust (12 points)
MVP	Mélodie Daoust
Website
Official homepage
← 2019 ← 2020 2022 →

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

Group A   United States   Canada Hosts   Finland   ROC^1    Switzerland

Group B   Czech Republic   Germany   Japan   Hungary – Promoted from Division I Group A in 2019 ^2   Denmark – Promoted from Division I Group A in 2019 ^2

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

Main article: 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship 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]

Referees	Linesmen
Cianna Lieffers   Elizabeth Mantha   Shauna Neary   Lacey Senuk   Anniina Nurmi   Daria Ermak   Maria Furberg   Anna Wiegand   Kelly Cooke   Chelsea Rapin   Jestina Vichorek   Mackenzie Welter	Julia Kainberger   Alexandra Blair   Jessica Chartrand   Justine Todd   Jenni Heikkinen   Diana Mokhova   Anna Hammar   Kendall Hanley   Jacqueline Spresser   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)

Finland

WinSport Arena, Calgary

Game reference
	Ann-Renée Desbiens	Goalies	Anni Keisala	Referees:   Daria Ermak   Chelsea Rapin Linesmen:   Diana Mokhova   Sara Strong
	0–1 02:25 – Laitinen (Sundelin) 0–2 06:05 – Tuominen (Hiirikoski) (PP2) Rattray (Spooner) – 34:41 1–2 Poulin (Thompson, Ambrose) – 35:01 2–2 Ambrose (Jenner, Thompson) – 42:41 3–2 3–3 47:13 – Holopainen (Lindstedt) Fillier (Daoust, Spooner) – 47:38 4–3 Jenner (Nurse) (ENG) – 59:17 5–3
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	44	Shots	11

20 August 2021 19:30

Switzerland

0–3 (0–1, 0–2, 0–0)

United States

WinSport Arena, Calgary

Game reference
	Andrea Brändli	Goalies	Alex Cavallini	Referees:   Elizabeth Mantha   Shauna Neary Linesmen:   Jessica Chartrand   Julia Kainberger
	0–1 04:29 – Decker (Coyne Schofield) 0–2 24:08 – Coyne Schofield (Decker) 0–3 38:24 – Zumwinkle (Dunne, Bozek)
	10 min	Penalties	6 min
	10	Shots	58

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21 August 2021 16:00

ROC

3–1 (0–1, 2–0, 1–0)

Switzerland

WinSport Arena, Calgary

Game reference
	Valeria Merkusheva	Goalies	Saskia Maurer	Referees:   Chelsea Rapin   Jestina Vichorek Linesmen:   Kendall Hanley   Justine Todd
	0–1 10:15 – Müller (Stalder, Staenz) Pavlova (Shibanova, Sosina) (PP) – 30:49 1–1 Kulishova (Bratishcheva, Pirogova) – 31:03 2–1 Batalova (Kadirova, Vafina) – 57:16 3–1
	14 min	Penalties	14 min
	34	Shots	20

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22 August 2021 16:00

Canada

5–1 (0–0, 3–0, 2–1)

ROC

WinSport Arena, Calgary

Game reference
	Ann-Renée Desbiens	Goalies	Nadezhda Morozova Anna Prugova	Referees:   Kelly Cooke   Mackenzie Welter Linesmen:   Anna Hammar   Jacqueline Spresser
	Fillier – 27:29 1–0 Shelton (Jenner, Bell) – 29:11 2–0 Ambrose (Thompson, Poulin) – 33:48 3–0 Daoust (Spooner, Nurse) – 42:00 4–0 Johnston (Clark, Fast) – 54:09 5–0 5–1 59:59 – Sosina (PP)
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	62	Shots	7

22 August 2021 19:30

Finland

0–3 (0–1, 0–1, 0–1)

United States

WinSport Arena, Calgary

Game reference
	Meeri Räisänen	Goalies	Nicole Hensley	Referees:   Elizabeth Mantha   Lacey Senuk Linesmen:   Jessica Chartrand   Justine Todd
	0–1 14:31 – Zumwinkle (Scamurra) 0–2 26:25 – Pannek (Dunne) 0–3 53:02 – Knight (Stecklein, Coyne Schofield)
	8 min	Penalties	12 min
	10	Shots	39

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24 August 2021 12:00

United States

6–0 (1–0, 2–0, 3–0)

ROC

WinSport Arena, Calgary

Game reference
	Alex Cavallini	Goalies	Anna Prugova Valeria Merkusheva	Referees:   Cianna Lieffers   Anna Wiegand Linesmen:   Jenni Heikkinen   Julia Kainberger
	Curl (Zumwinkle, Keller) – 11:50 1–0 Knight (Decker) – 23:17 2–0 Stecklein (Pannek) – 37:25 3–0 Pannek (Harmon, Stecklein) (PP) – 42:45 4–0 Murphy (Keller) (PP) – 46:13 5–0 Compher (Zumwinkle, Bozek) – 47:53 6–0
	4 min	Penalties	18 min
	55	Shots	11

24 August 2021 16:00

Switzerland

0–5 (0–0, 0–4, 0–1)

Canada

WinSport Arena, Calgary

Game reference
	Andrea Brändli Saskia Maurer	Goalies	Emerance Maschmeyer	Referees:   Kelly Cooke   Anniina Nurmi Linesmen:   Anna Hammar   Sara Strong
	0–1 25:04 – Clark (Turnbull) (SH) 0–2 29:38 – Bourbonnais (Rattray, Poulin) 0–3 29:55 – Spooner (Fast, Daoust) 0–4 36:34 – Daoust (Ambrose, Fillier) 0–5 41:01 – Spooner (Shelton, Daoust)
	12 min	Penalties	12 min
	12	Shots	63

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25 August 2021 12:00

ROC

0–4 (0–3, 0–0, 0–1)

Finland

WinSport Arena, Calgary

Game reference
	Valeria Merkusheva Nadezhda Morozova	Goalies	Anni Keisala	Referees:   Elizabeth Mantha   Chelsea Rapin Linesmen:   Kendall Hanley   Justine Todd
	0–1 08:07 – Tapani (Karvinen, Savolainen) 0–2 12:33 – Nieminen (Karvinen, Tapani) 0–3 15:21 – Nylund (Tulus) 0–4 44:50 – Nieminen
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	13	Shots	18

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26 August 2021 12:00

Finland

6–0 (4–0, 1–0, 1–0)

Switzerland

WinSport Arena, Calgary

Game reference
	Meeri Räisänen	Goalies	Andrea Brändli Saskia Maurer	Referees:   Maria Furberg   Cianna Lieffers Linesmen:   Julia Kainberger   Sara Strong
	Tapani (Nieminen, Karvinen) (PP) – 04:38 1–0 Nieminen (Tulus) (SH) – 08:54 2–0 Nieminen (Karvinen) – 10:26 3–0 Nieminen (Karvinen, Hiirikoski) – 14:49 4–0 Tapani (Hiirikoski, Tulus) (PP) – 36:39 5–0 Vainikka (Holopainen) – 41:26 6–0
	4 min	Penalties	10 min
	37	Shots	9

26 August 2021 16:00

United States

1–5 (0–2, 0–3, 1–0)

Canada

WinSport Arena, Calgary

Game reference
	Alex Cavallini Nicole Hensley	Goalies	Ann-Renée Desbiens	Referees:   Kelly Cooke   Lacey Senuk Linesmen:   Alexandra Blair   Jacqueline Spresser
	0–1 07:13 – Daoust (Spooner, Larocque) 0–2 13:50 – Fast (Clark, Daoust) 0–3 24:18 – Rattray (Jenner) 0–4 27:16 – Rattray (Jenner) 0–5 30:36 – Nurse (SH) Stecklein (Compher) – 42:44 1–5
	10 min	Penalties	12 min
	23	Shots	27

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^[a]	Eliminated
5	Denmark	4	0	0	0	4	3	15	−12	0^[a]

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. 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)

Denmark

WinSport Arena, Calgary

Game reference
	Klára Peslarová	Goalies	Lisa Jensen	Referees:   Anniina Nurmi   Anna Wiegand Linesmen:   Alexandra Blair   Jacqueline Spresser
	Mills (Hymlarová, Horálková) (PP) – 06:05 1–0 Lásková (Mrázová) – 13:00 2–0 2–1 14:41 – Persson (Jakobsen, Østergaard) (PP) Přibylová (Horálková, Mills) (PP) – 17:34 3–1 Mills (Přibylová, Horálková) (PP) – 40:22 4–1 Pátková (Mazancová, Pejšová) – 44:00 5–1 Mills (Horálková) – 57:16 6–1
	4 min	Penalties	14 min
	34	Shots	9

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21 August 2021 12:00

Germany

3–0 (2–0, 0–0, 1–0)

Hungary

WinSport Arena, Calgary

Game reference
	Jennifer Harß	Goalies	Anikó Németh	Referees:   Maria Furberg   Cianna Lieffers Linesmen:   Alexandra Blair   Jenni Heikkinen
	Christof (Weidenfelder) – 12:55 1–0 Christof (Jobst-Smith, T. Eisenschmid) (PP) – 13:53 2–0 Zorn (Spielberger) – 52:42 3–0
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	26	Shots	19

21 August 2021 19:30

Denmark

0–1 (0–0, 0–1, 0–0)

Japan

WinSport Arena, Calgary

Game reference
	Cassandra Repstock-Romme	Goalies	Nana Fujimoto	Referees:   Lacey Senuk   Mackenzie Welter Linesmen:   Anna Hammar   Julia Kainberger
	0–1 24:25 – H. Yamashita (H. Toko, A. Toko)
	14 min	Penalties	14 min
	26	Shots	28

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22 August 2021 12:00

Hungary

2–4 (0–2, 1–2, 1–0)

Czech Republic

WinSport Arena, Calgary

Game reference
	Zsófia Tóth	Goalies	Klára Peslarová	Referees:   Jestina Vichorek   Anna Wiegand Linesmen:   Kendall Hanley   Sara Strong
	0–1 03:42 – Radová (Neubauerová) 0–2 06:56 – Pejšová (Vanišová, Křížová) 0–3 23:18 – Přibylová (Vanišová) 0–4 24:36 – Křížová (Kolowratová) (PP) Dabasi (Jókai-Szilágyi, Gasparics) – 39:59 1–4 Gasparics – 59:22 2–4
	14 min	Penalties	22 min
	13	Shots	36

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23 August 2021 12:00

Germany

3–1 (1–0, 2–0, 0–1)

Denmark

WinSport Arena, Calgary

Game reference
	Jennifer Harß	Goalies	Cassandra Repstock-Romme	Referees:   Kelly Cooke   Daria Ermak Linesmen:   Alexandra Blair   Jessica Chartrand
	Zorn (Karpf) – 12:30 1–0 Schiefer (Rothemund, Düsterhöft) – 28:08 2–0 Wagner (Reich) – 31:17 3–0 3–1 47:18 – Jakobsen (Weis)
	2 min	Penalties	4 min
	26	Shots	22

23 August 2021 16:00

Japan

0–4 (0–1, 0–2, 0–1)

Czech Republic

WinSport Arena, Calgary

Game reference
	Nana Fujimoto	Goalies	Klára Peslarová	Referees:   Shauna Neary   Mackenzie Welter Linesmen:   Diana Mokhova   Justine Todd
	0–1 08:11 – Lásková (Neubauerová, Křížová) 0–2 23:02 – Neubauerová (Vanišová) 0–3 31:43 – Mills (Přibylová) (PP) 0–4 41:17 – Mrázová (Mlýnková)
	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	24	Shots	20

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24 August 2021 19:30

Hungary

1–4 (0–1, 1–1, 0–2)

Japan

WinSport Arena, Calgary

Game reference
	Anikó Németh	Goalies	Nana Fujimoto	Referees:   Daria Ermak   Chelsea Rapin Linesmen:   Kendall Hanley   Jacqueline Spresser
	0–1 19:35 – Ak. Shiga (H. Toko, Ao. Shiga) (PP) Gasparics (Knee, Odnoga) (PP) – 23:16 1–1 1–2 27:30 – Ukita (H. Toko, A. Toko) (PP2) 1–3 50:23 – Yoneyama (Hosoyamada, Koike) (PP) 1–4 51:34 – Kubo (Taka, Miura)
	10 min	Penalties	12 min
	25	Shots	29

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25 August 2021 16:00

Czech Republic

2–0 (0–0, 1–0, 1–0)

Germany

WinSport Arena, Calgary

Game reference
	Klára Peslarová	Goalies	Franziska Albl	Referees:   Maria Furberg   Lacey Senuk Linesmen:   Jessica Chartrand   Diana Mokhova
	Lásková (Neubauerová, Mrázová) – 24:28 1–0 Lásková (Mrázová, Neubauerová) – 49:09 2–0
	12 min	Penalties	12 min
	29	Shots	12

25 August 2021 19:30

Denmark

1–5 (0–2, 1–2, 0–1)

Hungary

WinSport Arena, Calgary

Game reference
	Emma-Sofie Nordström	Goalies	Anikó Németh	Referees:   Shauna Neary   Jestina Vichorek Linesmen:   Anna Hammar   Jenni Heikkinen
	0–1 14:45 – Jókai-Szilágyi (Knee) (PP2) 0–2 17:49 – Gowie 0–3 20:22 – Gasparics (Jókai-Szilágyi, Knee) (PP) Jakobsen (SH) – 25:16 1–3 1–4 39:15 – Gowie (B. Németh, Kreisz) (PP) 1–5 58:36 – Gasparics (Jókai-Szilágyi, B. Németh)
	16 min	Penalties	8 min
	11	Shots	18

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26 August 2021 19:30

Japan

2–1 (0–1, 2–0, 0–0)

Germany

WinSport Arena, Calgary

Game reference
	Nana Fujimoto	Goalies	Jennifer Harß	Referees:   Anniina Nurmi   Anna Wiegand Linesmen:   Jenni Heikkinen   Diana Mokhova
	0–1 14:52 – Spielberger (Zorn) Kubo (M. Fujimoto) – 22:13 1–1 H. Yamashita (Hosoyamada) – 29:47 2–1
	8 min	Penalties	2 min
	21	Shots	19

Knockout stage

Bracket

There was a re-seeding after the quarterfinals.

Rank	Team	Grp	Pos	Pts	GD	GF	Seed
1	Canada	A	1	12	+15	20	1
2	United States	A	2	9	+8	13	2
3	Finland	A	3	6	+5	13	3
4	ROC	A	4	3	−12	4	4
5	Switzerland	A	5	0	−16	1	5
6	Czech Republic	B	1	12	+13	16	7
7	Japan	B	2	9	+1	7	6
8	Germany	B	3	6	+2	7	8

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	28 August
	Canada	7
					30 August
	Germany	0
					Canada	4
	28 August
					Switzerland	0
	United States	10
									31 August
	Japan	2
									Canada (OT)	3
	28 August
									United States	2
	Finland	1
					30 August
	Czech Republic	0
					United States	3
	28 August
					Finland	0			Third place
	ROC	2
									31 August
	Switzerland (OT)	3
									Finland	3
									Switzerland	1

Quarterfinals

28 August 2021 10:00

ROC

2–3 OT (2–0, 0–0, 0–2) (OT: 0–1)

Switzerland

WinSport Arena, Calgary

Game reference
	Valeria Merkusheva	Goalies	Andrea Brändli Saskia Maurer	Referees:   Maria Furberg   Mackenzie Welter Linesmen:   Alexandra Blair   Justine Todd
	Rodnova (Ganeyeva, Kadirova) – 01:18 1–0 Markova (Korzhakova, Rodnova) (EA) – 08:32 2–0 2–1 49:30 – Raselli (Rüegg, Ryhner) 2–2 57:44 – Staenz (Christen) (PP, EA) 2–3 65:29 – Zimmermann (Leemann)
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	31	Shots	30

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28 August 2021 13:30

United States

10–2 (5–2, 2–0, 3–0)

Japan

WinSport Arena, Calgary

Game reference
	Alex Cavallini Nicole Hensley	Goalies	Nana Fujimoto Akane Konishi	Referees:   Daria Ermak   Anniina Nurmi Linesmen:   Jessica Chartrand   Diana Mokhova
	Carpenter (Kessel, Barnes) – 03:10 1–0 Knight (Coyne Schofield, Decker) – 03:41 2–0 2–1 10:58 – Ak. Shiga (H. Toko, Ukita) Zumwinkle (Kessel) – 14:32 3–1 Carpenter (Eden, Stecklein) – 15:07 4–1 Keller (Compher, Barnes) – 17:33 5–1 5–2 18:53 – Ak. Shiga (Taka) Decker (Knight, Keller) – 25:43 6–2 Harvey (Cameranesi) – 28:21 7–2 Zumwinkle – 42:00 8–2 Knight (Harvey) – 43:44 9–2 Cameranesi (Roque, Harvey) - 44:39 10–2
	6 min	Penalties	0 min
	61	Shots	12

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28 August 2021 17:00

Canada

7–0 (3–0, 2–0, 2–0)

Germany

WinSport Arena, Calgary

Game reference
	Emerance Maschmeyer	Goalies	Franziska Albl Sandra Abstreiter	Referees:   Chelsea Rapin   Anna Wiegand Linesmen:   Kendall Hanley   Jacqueline Spresser
	Bell (Daoust) – 01:29 1–0 Spooner (Fillier) – 03:54 2–0 Jenner (Daoust) – 15:47 3–0 Spooner (Shelton (Bell) – 28:01 4–0 Poulin (Bach) – 35:31 5–0 Daoust (Poulin) (PP) – 43:10 6–0 Fillier (Spooner) – 53:34 7–0
	4 min	Penalties	29 min
	52	Shots	3

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28 August 2021 20:30

Finland

1–0 (0–0, 1–0, 0–0)

Czech Republic

WinSport Arena, Calgary

Game reference
	Anni Keisala	Goalies	Klára Peslarová	Referees:   Cianna Lieffers   Elizabeth Mantha Linesmen:   Julia Kainberger   Sara Strong
	Vanhanen – 35:01 1–0
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	20	Shots	29

5–8th place placement games

29 August 2021 13:00

ROC

3–2 (0–0, 1–2, 2–0)

Germany

WinSport Arena, Calgary

Game reference
	Nadezhda Morozova Valeria Merkusheva	Goalies	Franziska Albl	Referees:   Kelly Cooke   Shauna Neary Linesmen:   Alexandra Blair   Jessica Chartrand
	0–1 23:49 – N. Eisenschmid (T. Eisenschmid) Savonina (Kulishova, Falyakhova) – 26:01 1–1 1–2 37:22 – Spielberger (Reich, Karpf) Korzhakova (Goncharenko, Rodnova) – 41:10 2–2 Bratisheva (Kadirova, Ganeyeva) – 44:18 3–2
	12 min	Penalties	4 min
	26	Shots	26

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29 August 2021 17:00

Czech Republic

2–3 (0–1, 1–1, 1–1)

Japan

WinSport Arena, Calgary

Game reference
	Klára Peslarová	Goalies	Nana Fujimoto	Referees:   Daria Ermak   Lacey Senuk Linesmen:   Jenni Heikkinen   Diana Mokhova
	0–1 13:50 – Kubo (Ao. Shiga, A. Toko) (PP) Mills (Tejralová, Křížová) – 24:07 1–1 1–2 36:24 – Ukita (Koike, Hosoyamada) (PP) 1–3 58:02 – Ak. Shiga Pejšová (Mills, Přibylová) (EA) – 58:45 2–3
	12 min	Penalties	4 min
	33	Shots	27

Semifinals

30 August 2021 13:00

United States

3–0 (0–0, 2–0, 1–0)

Finland

WinSport Arena, Calgary

Game reference
	Nicole Hensley	Goalies	Anni Keisala	Referees:   Cianna Lieffers   Elizabeth Mantha Linesmen:   Anna Hammar   Justine Todd
	Carpenter (Stecklein, Kessel) – 23:23 1–0 Murphy (Keller, Barnes) – 35:17 2–0 Coyne (Pannek) (ENG) – 57:07 3–0
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	33	Shots	14

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30 August 2021 17:00

Canada

4–0 (2–0, 1–0, 1–0)

Switzerland

WinSport Arena, Calgary

Game reference
	Ann-Renée Desbiens	Goalies	Andrea Brändli	Referees:   Chelsea Rapin   Mackenzie Welter Linesmen:   Jenni Heikkinen   Jacqueline Spresser
	Fast (Jenner, Poulin) – 05:14 1–0 Daoust (Fast, Larocque) – 06:52 2–0 Daoust (Poulin, Ambrose) (PP) – 25:32 3–0 Johnston (Bach, Thompson) (PP) – 56:58 4–0
	4 min	Penalties	10 min
	65	Shots	10

Fifth place game

31 August 2021 10:00

ROC

2–0 (1–0, 0–0, 1–0)

Japan

WinSport Arena, Calgary

Game reference
	Valeria Merkusheva	Goalies	Nana Fujimoto	Referees:   Maria Furberg   Jestina Vichorek Linesmen:   Jessica Chartrand   Sara Strong
	Pavlova (Dobrodeyeva) – 07:09 1–0 Kulishova (Vafina, Shashkina) – 51:48 2–0
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	23	Shots	21

Third place game

31 August 2021 13:30

Finland

3–1 (1–0, 2–1, 0–0)

Switzerland

WinSport Arena, Calgary

Game reference
	Anni Keisala	Goalies	Saskia Maurer	Referees:   Kelly Cooke   Lacey Senuk Linesmen:   Alexandra Blair   Kendall Hanley
	Niskanen (Liikala) – 01:39 1–0 Viitasuo (Niskanen, Liikala) – 20:54 2–0 2–1 23:35 – Stalder (Stänz) Nieminen (Karvinen, Tapani) (PP) – 38:13 3–1
	2 min	Penalties	8 min
	32	Shots	19

Final

Main article: 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship final

31 August 2021 17:30

Canada

3–2 OT (0–2, 2–0, 0–0) (OT: 1–0)

United States

WinSport Arena, Calgary

Game reference
	Ann-Renée Desbiens	Goalies	Nicole Hensley	Referees:   Anniina Nurmi   Anna Wiegand Linesmen:   Anna Hammar   Julia Kainberger
	0–1 09:55 – Carpenter (Kessel, Eden) 0–2 12:35 – Carpenter (Stecklein, Pannek) (PP) Jenner (Poulin, Fillier) (PP) – 24:13 1–2 Rattray (Larocque, Jenner) – 26:42 2–2 Poulin (Jenner, Larocque) – 67:22 3–2
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	32	Shots	25

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

Best player selected by the Directorate Position Player Goaltender   Anni Keisala Defenceman   Lee Stecklein Forward   Mélodie Daoust MVP   Mélodie Daoust

All-Star team Position Player Goaltender   Anni Keisala Defenceman   Lee Stecklein   Erin Ambrose Forward   Mélodie Daoust   Petra Nieminen   Natalie Spooner

Scoring leaders

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

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
Mélodie Daoust	7	6	6	12	+13	0	F
Brianne Jenner	6	3	8	11	+13	4	F
Natalie Spooner	7	4	5	9	+11	0	F
Marie-Philip Poulin	6	3	6	9	+10	2	F
Petra Nieminen	7	6	1	7	+3	0	F
Alena Mills	6	5	2	7	+2	4	F
Lee Stecklein	7	2	5	7	+12	0	D
Hilary Knight	7	4	2	6	+3	2	F
Grace Zumwinkle	7	4	2	6	+5	2	F
Sarah Fillier	7	3	3	6	+6	6	F

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
Jennifer Harß	180:00	3	1.00	62	95.16	1
Anni Keisala	294:09	7	1.43	136	94.85	2
Saskia Maurer	214:03	7	1.96	120	94.17	0
Nicole Hensley	240:06	4	1.00	65	93.85	2
Klára Peslarová	358:14	7	1.17	105	93.33	2

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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External links

• Official website