1994 IIHF Women's World Championship
Tournament details | |
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Host country | United States |
Dates | April 11–17 |
Officially opened by | Bill Clinton |
Teams | 8 |
Venue(s) | Lake Placid (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Canada (3rd title) |
Runner-up | United States |
Third place | Finland |
Fourth place | China |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 20 |
Goals scored | 185 (9.25 per match) |
Scoring leader(s) | Riikka Nieminen (4+9=13pts) |
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The 1994 IIHF World Women's Championships was held April 11–17, 1994, at the Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, New York, in the United States. The Team Canada won their third consecutive gold medal at the World Championships defeating the United States. Finland picked up their third consecutive bronze medal, with a win over semifinal debutants, China.[1]
Qualification[]
The tournament was held between eight teams. Canada and the United States received automatic qualification for the tournament. In addition, the top five teams from the 1993 European Championship would be joined by the winner of the 1994 Asian Qualification Tournament.[2]
- Canada - Automatically Qualified
- China - Winner - 1994 Asian Qualification Tournament
- Finland - Winner - 1993 European Championship
- Germany - 4th Place - 1993 European Championship
- Norway - 3rd Place - 1993 European Championship
- Switzerland - 5th Place - 1993 European Championship
- Sweden - 2nd Place - - 1993 European Championship
- United States - Automatically Qualified
Asian Qualification Tournament (Japan)[]
11 March 1994 | Japan | 2-6 | China |
12 March 1994 | Japan | 1-7 | China |
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. | Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | +24 | 6 |
2. | China | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 3 |
3. | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 3 |
4. | Norway | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 23 | -21 | 0 |
Results[]
All times local
April 11, 1994 2:00 pm | Sweden | 3 – 1 | Norway | Pad 1932, Lake Placid, New York |
April 11, 1994 4:00 pm | Canada | 7 – 1 | China | Pad 1980, Lake Placid, New York |
April 12, 1994 3:00 pm | Sweden | 4 – 4 | China | Pad 1980, Lake Placid, New York |
April 12, 1994 7:00 pm | Norway | 0 – 12 | Canada | Pad 1980, Lake Placid, New York |
April 14, 1994 3:00 pm | Canada | 8 – 2 | Sweden | Pad 1980, Lake Placid, New York |
April 14, 1994 7:00 pm | China | 8 – 1 ( 2 - 0 , 1 - 0 , 3 - 1 ) | Norway | Pad 1932, Lake Placid, New York |
Group B[]
Standings[]
Rk. | Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
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1. | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | +23 | 6 |
2. | Finland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 3 | +28 | 4 |
3. | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | -18 | 2 |
4. | Germany | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 35 | -33 | 0 |
Results[]
All times local
April 11, 1994 2:00 pm | Finland | 17 – 1 | Germany | Pad 1932, Lake Placid, New York |
April 11, 1994 8:00 pm | United States | 6 – 0 | Switzerland | Pad 1980, Lake Placid, New York |
April 12, 1994 4:00 pm | Finland | 13 – 0 | Switzerland | Pad 1932, Lake Placid, New York |
April 12, 1994 8:00 pm | Germany | 0 – 16 | United States | Pad 1932, Lake Placid, New York |
April 14, 1994 1:00 pm | Germany | 1 – 2 | Switzerland | Pad 1932, Lake Placid, New York |
April 14, 1994 7:00 pm | United States | 2 – 1 | Finland | Pad 1980, Lake Placid, New York |
Playoff Round[]
Consolation Round 5-8 Place[]
April 16, 1994 8:00 pm | Sweden | 7 – 1 | Germany | Pad 1980, Lake Placid, New York |
April 16, 1994 8:00 pm | Norway | 7 – 4 | Switzerland | Pad 1932, Lake Placid, New York |
Consolation Round 7-8 Place[]
April 17, 1994 9:00 am | Switzerland | 4 – 3 | Germany | Pad 1932, Lake Placid, New York |
Consolation Round 5-6 Place[]
April 26, 1992 1:00 pm | Sweden | 6 – 3 | Norway | Pad 1932, Lake Placid, New York |
Final round[]
Semi finals 15 April 1994 |
Finals 17 April 1994 | |||||||
A1 | Canada | 4 | Gold Medal Game | |||||
B2 | Finland | 1 | ||||||
Canada | 6 | |||||||
United States | 3 | |||||||
B1 | United States | 14 | ||||||
A2 | China | 3 | Bronze Medal Game | |||||
Finland | 8 | |||||||
China | 1 |
Semifinals[]
April 15, 1994 5:00 pm | Canada | 4 – 1 | Finland | Pad 1980, Lake Placid, New York |
April 15, 1994 | United States | 14 – 3 | China | Pad 1980, Lake Placid, New York |
Match for third place[]
April 17, 1994 11:15 am | Finland | 8 – 1 | China | Pad 1980, Lake Placid, New York |
Final[]
April 17, 1994 | Canada | 6 – 3 | United States | Pad 1980, Lake Placid, New York |
Champions[]
1994 IIHF World Women Championship Winners |
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Canada 3rd title |
Scoring leaders[]
Player | GP | G | A | Pts |
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Riikka Nieminen | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
Danielle Goyette | 5 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
Karyn Bye | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
Cammi Granato | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
Liu Hongmei | 5 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
Tiia Reima | 5 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
Sari Krooks | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | |
5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
Gretchen Ulion | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
Goaltending leaders[]
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
Player | GPI | Mins | GA | SOG | SV% | GAA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liisa-Maria Sneck | 4 | 220 | 7 | 85 | 91.8 | 1.91 |
Kelly Dyer | 2 | 129 | 3 | 24 | 87.5 | 1.50 |
Manon Rheaume | 4 | 209 | 6 | 44 | 86.4 | 1.72 |
Patricia Sautter | 3 | 180 | 10 | 139 | 92.8 | 3.33 |
Erin Whitten | 3 | 180 | 7 | 52 | 86.4 | 2.33 |
Final standings[]
Rk. | Team |
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Canada | |
United States | |
Finland | |
4. | China |
5. | Sweden |
6. | Norway |
7. | Switzerland |
8. | Germany |
Directorate Awards[]
- Goalie: Erin Whitten (United States)
- Defender: Geraldine Heaney (Canada)
- Forward: Riikka Nieminen, (Finland)[3]
References[]
- ^ "1994 - IIHF Women's World Championship".
- ^ 1994 Asian qualifier details
- ^ Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009-10, p.541, 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, 228–9.
External links[]
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- International ice hockey competitions hosted by the United States
- April 1994 sports events in the United States
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- Sports in Lake Placid, New York
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