Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament

1998 Winter Olympics
Tournament details
Host country  Japan
Dates 8–17 February
Teams 6
Venue(s) 2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions   United States (1st title)
Runner-up   Canada
Third place   Finland
Fourth place  China
Tournament statistics
Matches played 17
Goals scored 119 (7 per match)
Attendance 81,707 (4,806 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Finland Riikka Nieminen
(12 points)
2002 →

The 1998 Olympic women's ice hockey tournament was the first year that featured women in ice hockey competition.[1] It was greatly anticipated that the women's gold medal match would feature Canada versus the United States. Canada was favored to come out on top as they had won all the competitions in previous years in women's hockey, with the United States perpetually finishing second, while no other national teams could match their level of play. However, the United States beat Canada in the final and became the first country to win gold in women's ice hockey at the Olympics.[2]

There were no qualification tournaments, the host Japan played alongside the top five nations at the previous season's world championships.

Preliminary round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 5 5 0 0 33 7 +26 10 Gold medal game
2  Canada 5 4 0 1 28 12 +16 8
3  Finland 5 3 0 2 27 10 +17 6 Bronze medal game
4  China 5 2 0 3 10 15 −5 4
5  Sweden 5 1 0 4 10 21 −11 2
6  Japan (H) 5 0 0 5 2 45 −43 0
Source:
(H) Host.

All times are local (UTC+9).

8 February 1998
12:00		Sweden 0–6
(0–2, 0–2, 0–2)		 FinlandAqua Wing Arena
Attendance: 2,208
8 February 1998
16:00		Canada 13–0
(3–0, 6–0, 4–0)		 JapanAqua Wing Arena
Attendance: 4,597
8 February 1998
20:00		China 0–5
(0–2, 0–1, 0–2)		 United StatesAqua Wing Arena
Attendance: 3,255
9 February 1998
12:00		Finland 11–1
(2–0, 3–0, 6–1)		 JapanAqua Wing Arena
Attendance: 4,972
9 February 1998
16:00		United States 7–1
(1–1, 4–0, 2–0)		 SwedenAqua Wing Arena
Attendance: 3,607
9 February 1998
20:00		Canada 2–0
(0–0, 2–0, 0–0)		 ChinaAqua Wing Arena
Attendance: 2,713
11 February 1998
12:00		Sweden 3–5
(0–2, 2–2, 1–1)		 CanadaAqua Wing Arena
Attendance: 5,429
11 February 1998
16:00		Japan 1–6
(0–0, 0–3, 1–3)		 ChinaAqua Wing Arena
Attendance: 5,863
11 February 1998
20:00		United States 4–2
(1–1, 3–1, 0–0)		 FinlandAqua Wing Arena
Attendance: 3,688
12 February 1998
12:00		China 3–1
(0–0, 0–1, 3–0)		 SwedenAqua Wing Arena
Attendance: 3,670
12 February 1998
16:00		United States 10–0
(5–0, 2–0, 3–0)		 JapanAqua Wing Arena
Attendance: 5,015
12 February 1998
20:00		Finland 2–4
(0–2, 1–2, 1–0)		 CanadaAqua Wing Arena
Attendance: 3,133
14 February 1998
12:00		Japan 0–5
(0–2, 0–2, 0–1)		 SwedenAqua Wing Arena
Attendance: 6,009
14 February 1998
16:00		Finland 6–1
(2–0, 2–1, 2–0)		 ChinaAqua Wing Arena
Attendance: 5,638
14 February 1998
20:00		Canada 4–7
(1–1, 0–0, 3–6)		 United StatesAqua Wing Arena
Attendance: 5,872

Final round

Bronze medal game

17 February 1998
14:00		3rd, bronze medalist(s) Finland 4–1
(0–1, 3–0, 1–0)		 ChinaBig Hat
Attendance: 7,412

Gold medal game

17 February 1998
18:00		1st, gold medalist(s) United States 3–1
(0–0, 1–0, 2–1)		 Canada 2nd, silver medalist(s)Big Hat
Attendance: 8,626

Final rankings

RankTeam
1st, gold medalist(s) United States
2nd, silver medalist(s) Canada
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Finland
4 China
5 Sweden
6 Japan

Statistics

Scoring leaders

List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.

PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS
Finland Riikka Nieminen67512+144F
Canada Danielle Goyette6819+1010F
United States Karyn Bye6538+44F
United States Cammi Granato6448+20F
United States Katie King6448+102F
United States Gretchen Ulion635834F
Canada Hayley Wickenheiser6268+74F
Canada Thérèse Brisson6527+56D
United States Laurie Baker6437+106F
Finland Kirsi Hänninen6437+136D

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position
Source: eurohockey.com

Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

PlayerTOIGASASv%SO
United States Sarah Tueting21046493.751
Canada Manon Rhéaume20845492.591
Sweden Charlotte Göthesson12055390.571
Finland Tuula Puputti27176789.551
China Guo Hong3501615089.330

TOI = Time on Ice (minutes); GA = Goals Against; SA = Shots Against; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts

References

  1. ↑ "Ice Hockey | Ice Hockey – Move over boys". BBC News. 1998-02-13. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  2. ↑ Grogan, Maura (2014-02-14). "Olympic OK crucial for growth". Espn.com. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
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