1992 IIHF Women's World Championship
Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Dates | April 20–26, 1992 |
Officially opened by | Mauno Koivisto |
Teams | 8 |
Arena(s) | (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions ![]() | ![]() |
Runner-up ![]() | ![]() |
Third place ![]() | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 20 |
Goals scored | 163 (8.15 per match) |
Attendance | 18,540 (927 per match) |
Scoring leader(s) | ![]() |
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The 1992 IIHF World Women's Championships was held April 20–26, 1992, in Tampere in Finland. The Team Canada won their second gold medal at the World Championships, defeating the United States.[1]
Qualification[]
The tournament was held between eight teams. Canada and the United States received automatic qualification to the tournament. In addition, the top five teams from the 1991 European Championship would be joined by the winner of the 1992 Asian Qualification Tournament.
Canada – Automatically Qualified
China - Winner - 1992 Asian Qualification Tournament
Denmark – 3rd Place – 1991 European Championship
Finland – Winner – 1991 European Championship
Norway – 4th Place – 1991 European Championship
Switzerland – 5th Place – 1991 European Championship
Sweden – 2nd Place – 1991 European Championship
United States – Automatically Qualified
Asian Qualification Tournament (China)[]
1 January 1991 | China ![]() | 10-0 | ![]() | Baqu Arena, Harbin |
3 January 1991 | China ![]() | 7-3 | ![]() | Baqu Arena, Harbin |
Final tournament[]
The eight participating teams were divided up into two seeded groups as below. The teams played each other once in a single round robin format. The top two teams from the group proceeded to the Final Round, while the remaining teams played in the Consolation Round.
First round[]
Teams proceed to Final round | |
Teams sent to Consolation round |
Group A[]
Standings[]
Rk. | Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
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1. | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | +23 | 6 |
2. | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 4 |
3. | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 2 |
4. | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 0 |
Results[]
All times local (UTC+4)
April 20, 1992 | Canada ![]() | 8–0 ( 3 – 0 , 4 – 0 , 1 – 0 ) | ![]() | Tampere, Finland |
April 20, 1992 | Sweden ![]() | 4–1 ( 2 – 1 , 1 – 0 , 1 – 0 ) | ![]() | Tampere, Finland |
April 21, 1992 | China ![]() | 2–6 ( 1 – 1 , 1 – 2 , 0 – 3 ) | ![]() | Tampere, Finland |
April 21, 1992 | Denmark ![]() | 0–10 ( 0 – 4 , 0 – 2 , 0 – 4 ) | ![]() | Tampere, Finland |
April 23, 1992 | Denmark ![]() | 2–5 ( 0 – 0 , 1 – 2 , 1 – 3 ) | ![]() | Tampere, Finland |
April 23, 1992 | Canada ![]() | 6–1 ( 2 – 0 , 1 – 0 , 3 – 1 ) | ![]() | Tampere, Finland |
Group B[]
Standings[]
Rk. | Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
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1. | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 | +27 | 6 |
2. | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 9 | +18 | 4 |
3. | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 2 |
4. | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 34 | −32 | 0 |
Results[]
All times local (UTC+4)
April 20, 1992 | United States ![]() | 17–0 ( 6 – 0 , 4 – 0 , 7 – 0 ) | ![]() | Tampere, Finland |
April 20, 1992 | Finland ![]() | 11–3 ( 6 – 1 , 2 – 2 , 3 – 0 ) | ![]() | Tampere, Finland |
April 21, 1992 | Norway ![]() | 1–9 ( 1 – 1 , 0 – 4 , 0 – 4 ) | ![]() | Tampere, Finland |
April 21, 1992 | Switzerland ![]() | 1–13 ( 0 – 2 , 0 – 8 , 1 – 3 ) | ![]() | Tampere, Finland |
April 23, 1992 | Norway ![]() | 4–1 ( 1 – 0 , 2 – 0 , 1 – 1 ) | ![]() | Tampere, Finland |
April 23, 1992 | Finland ![]() | 3–5 ( 2 – 1 , 1 – 1 , 0 – 3 ) | ![]() | Tampere, Finland |
Playoff Round[]
Consolation Round 5–8 Place[]
April 24, 1992 | China ![]() | 2–1 (1–0, 0–1, 0–1, 0–0, 1–0 ) | ![]() | Tampere, Finland |
April 24, 1992 | Norway ![]() | 2–0 ( 1 – 0 , 1 – 0 , 0 – 0 ) | ![]() | Tampere, Finland |
Consolation Round 7–8 Place[]
April 26, 1992 | Denmark ![]() | 4–3 ( 2 – 2, 0 – 1, 1 – 0, 1 – 0 ) | ![]() | Tampere, Finland |
Consolation Round 5–6 Place[]
April 26, 1992 | Norway ![]() | 1–2 ( 0 – 1 , 0 – 0 , 1 – 1 ) | ![]() | Tampere, Finland |
Final round[]
Semi finals 25 April 1992 |
Finals 26 April 1992 | |||||||
A1 | ![]() |
6 | Gold Medal Game | |||||
B2 | ![]() |
2 | ||||||
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8 | |||||||
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0 | |||||||
B1 | ![]() |
6 | ||||||
A2 | ![]() |
4 | Bronze Medal Game (GWS) | |||||
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4 | |||||||
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5 |
Semifinals[]
April 25, 1992 | Canada ![]() | 6–2 ( 4 – 0 , 2 – 2 , 0 – 0 ) | ![]() | Tampere, Finland |
April 25, 1992 | United States ![]() | 6–4 ( 2 – 2 , 2 – 0 , 2 – 2 ) | ![]() | Tampere, Finland |
Match for third place[]
April 26, 1992 | Sweden ![]() | 4–5 (1 – 1, 1 – 2, 2 – 1, 0 – 0, 0 – 1) | ![]() | Tampere, Finland |
Final[]
April 26, 1992 | Canada ![]() | 8–0 ( 3 – 0 , 2 – 0 , 3 – 0 ) | ![]() | Tampere, Finland |
Champions[]
1992 IIHF World Women Championship Winners |
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![]() Canada 2nd title |
Scoring leaders[]
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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5 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
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5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 |
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5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
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5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
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5 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 |
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5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
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5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
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5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
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5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
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5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
Goaltending leaders[]
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.
Player | Mins | GA | GAA | SV% |
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120 | 1 | 0.50 | 95.83 |
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180 | 2 | 0.67 | 95.74 |
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190 | 8 | 2.53 | 91.58 |
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305 | 24 | 4.72 | 88.35 |
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149 | 5 | 2.01 | 88.10 |
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF.com
Final standings[]
Rk. | Team |
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Directorate Awards[]
- Goaltender:
Annica Ahlen
- Defenceman:
Geraldine Heaney
- Forward:
Cammi Granato[2]
References[]
- ^ "1992 - IIHF Women's World Championship".
- ^ Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009–10, p.540, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6
- Duplacey, James (1998). Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League. Total Sports. pp. 487–9. ISBN 0-8362-7114-9.
- Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. pp. 26–7, 228.
- Müller, Stephan (2005). International Ice Hockey Encyclopaedia: 1904–2005. Books on Demand. ISBN 978-3-8334-4189-9.
External links[]
- IIHF Women's World Ice Hockey Championships
- 1991–92 in women's ice hockey
- 1991–92 in Finnish ice hockey
- International ice hockey competitions hosted by Finland
- April 1992 sports events in Europe
- Sports competitions in Tampere
- Women's ice hockey competitions in Finland
- 1992 in Finnish women's sport