1994 IIHF Women's World Championship

1994 IIHF World Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host country  United States
Dates April 11 - April 17
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) Finland Rikka Nieminen (4+9=13pts)
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The 1994 IIHF World Women's Championships was held April 11-April 17, 1994, at the Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, New York, in the United States. The Team Canada won their 3rd consecutive gold medal at the World Championships defeating the United States in a repeat of the previous two finals. Finland picked up their 3rd consecutive bronze medal, with a win over Semi-Final debutants, China.

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.[1]

  •  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 1994Japan 2-6 China
12 March 1994Japan 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
1.  Canada 3300273+246
2.  China 31111312+13
3.  Sweden 3111913-43
4.  Norway 3003223-210

Results

All times local

April 11, 1994
2:00 pm		Sweden 3 – 1 NorwayPad 1932, Lake Placid, New York
April 11, 1994
4:00 pm		Canada 7 – 1 ChinaPad 1980, Lake Placid, New York
April 12, 1994
3:00 pm		Sweden 4 – 4 ChinaPad 1980, Lake Placid, New York
April 12, 1994
7:00 pm		Norway 0 – 12 CanadaPad 1980, Lake Placid, New York
April 14, 1994
3:00 pm		Canada 8 – 2 SwedenPad 1980, Lake Placid, New York
April 14, 1994
7:00 pm		China 8 – 1
( 2 - 0 , 1 - 0 , 3 - 1 )		 NorwayPad 1932, Lake Placid, New York

Group B

Standings

Rk. Team GP W T L GF GA DIF PTS
1.  United States 3300241+236
2.  Finland 3201313+284
3.   Switzerland 3102220-182
4.  Germany 3003235-330

Results

All times local

April 11, 1994
2:00 pm		Finland 17 – 1 GermanyPad 1932, Lake Placid, New York
April 11, 1994
8:00 pm		United States 6 – 0  SwitzerlandPad 1980, Lake Placid, New York
April 12, 1994
4:00 pm		Finland 13 – 0  SwitzerlandPad 1932, Lake Placid, New York
April 12, 1994
8:00 pm		Germany 0 – 16 United StatesPad 1932, Lake Placid, New York
April 14, 1994
1:00 pm		Germany 1 – 2  SwitzerlandPad 1932, Lake Placid, New York
April 14, 1994
7:00 pm		United States 2 – 1 FinlandPad 1980, Lake Placid, New York

Playoff Round

Consolation Round 5-8 Place

April 16, 1994
8:00 pm		Sweden 7 – 1 GermanyPad 1980, Lake Placid, New York
April 16, 1994
8:00 pm		Norway 7 – 4  SwitzerlandPad 1932, Lake Placid, New York

Consolation Round 7-8 Place

April 17, 1994
9:00 am		Switzerland  4 – 3 GermanyPad 1932, Lake Placid, New York

Consolation Round 5-6 Place

April 26, 1992
1:00 pm		Sweden 6 – 3 NorwayPad 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 FinlandPad 1980, Lake Placid, New York
April 15, 1994United States 14 – 3 ChinaPad 1980, Lake Placid, New York

Match for third place

April 17, 1994
11:15 am		Finland 8 – 1 ChinaPad 1980, Lake Placid, New York

Final

April 17, 1994Canada 6 – 3 United StatesPad 1980, Lake Placid, New York

Champions

 1994 IIHF World Women Championship Winners 

Canada
3rd title

Scoring leaders

Player GP G A Pts
Finland Riikka Nieminen 54913
Canada Danielle Goyette 59312
United States Karyn Bye 56612
United States Cammi Granato 55712
China Liu Hongmei 58311
Finland Tiia Reima 57411
Finland Sari Krooks 53710
United States Stephanie O'Sullivan 53710
Finland Hanna Terrijoki 5549
United States Gretchen Ulion 5549

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Player GPI Mins GA SOG SV% GAA
Finland Liisa-Maria Sneck 422078591.81.91
United States Kelly Dyer 212932487.51.50
Canada Manon Rheaume 420964486.41.72
Switzerland Patricia Sautter 31801013992.83.33
United States Erin Whitten 318075286.42.33

Final standings

Rk. Team
1st, gold medalist(s) Canada
2nd, silver medalist(s) United States
3rd, bronze medalist(s) 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)[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1994 Asian qualifier details
  2. ↑ 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.
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