The 2009 IIHF World Women's Championships was held in Hämeenlinna, Finland,[where?]

The defending champions United States defeated Canada 4–1 in the final match to win the gold medal and retain their top standing another year.

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes Source: IIHF.com (minimum 40% team's total ice time) TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF.com Source: IIHF.com Archived 2018-01-18 at the Wayback Machine Source:[3] The Division I tournament was played in Graz, Austria, from 4 to 10 April 2009.

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes Source: IIHF.com (minimum 40% team's total ice time) TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF.com Source: IIHF.com The Division II tournament was played in Torre Pellice, Italy, from 12 to 18 April 2009.

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes Source: IIHF.com (minimum 40% team's total ice time) TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF.com Source: IIHF.com The Division III, Division IV and Division V were not played this year.