The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Women's World Championship is contested annually in non-Olympic years. The "top division" consists of the nine highest ranked countries. The event was first contested in 1990. It became an annual event (except in Olympic years), starting in 1997. After each event, the IIHF has handed out awards to the top participants. The awards for Most Valuable Player, Top Defenseman, Top Forward and Top Goaltender have been presented in some combination except after the 1997 tournament.
The IIHF directorate at each tournament is made up of one member from each of the participating member nations. These members vote on the awards, which are presented after the gold medal game of the tournament.
Year Best Goalie Best Defenceman Best Forward Most Valuable Player Ref 1990 Kelly Dyer Dawn McGuire Riikka Nieminen Dawn McGuire 1992 Annica Åhlén Geraldine Heaney Cammi Granato — 1994 Erin Whitten Geraldine Heaney Riikka Nieminen — 1997 — — — — 1999 Sami Jo Small Kirsi Hänninen Jenny Potter — 2000 Sami Jo Small Angela Ruggiero Katja Riipi — 2001 Kim St-Pierre Karyn Bye Jennifer Botterill Jennifer Botterill 2003 Event cancelled due to SARS outbreak 2004 Kim St-Pierre Angela Ruggiero Jayna Hefford Jennifer Botterill 2005 Chanda Gunn Angela Ruggiero Jayna Hefford Krissy Wendell 2007 Noora Räty Molly Engstrom Hayley Wickenheiser Hayley Wickenheiser 2008 Noora Räty Angela Ruggiero Natalie Darwitz Noora Räty 2009 Charline Labonté Jenni Hiirikoski Hayley Wickenheiser Carla MacLeod 2011 Noora Räty Meaghan Mikkelson Monique Lamoureux-Kolls Zuzana Tomčíková 2012 Florence Schelling Jenni Hiirikoski Kelli Stack 2013 Nadezhda Alexandrova Jenni Hiirikoski Marie-Philip Poulin Marie-Philip Poulin 2015 Nana Fujimoto Jenni Hiirikoski Hilary Knight Hilary Knight 2016 Emerance Maschmeyer Jenni Hiirikoski Hilary Knight Hilary Knight 2017 Noora Räty Jenni Hiirikoski Brianna Decker Brianna Decker 2019 Noora Räty Jenni Hiirikoski Kendall Coyne Schofield Jenni Hiirikoski 2020 Event cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 2021 Anni Keisala Lee Stecklein Mélodie Daoust Mélodie Daoust 2022 Nicole Hensley Daniela Pejšová Taylor Heise Taylor Heise2023 Ann-Renée Desbiens Caroline Harvey Sarah Fillier Sarah Fillier2024 Sandra Abstreiter Renata Fast Alex Carpenter Laila Edwards2025 Aerin Frankel Caroline Harvey Marie-Philip Poulin Marie-Philip Poulin
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