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

The 1998 Olympic women's ice hockey tournament was the first year that featured women in ice hockey competition.[1] It was 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]

1998 Winter Olympics
Tournament details
Host country Japan
Dates8–17 February
Teams6
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 played17
Goals scored119 (7 per match)
Attendance81,707 (4,806 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Riikka Nieminen
(12 points)
2002

There were no qualification tournaments. The top five nations at the previous season's world championships were entered, along with host nation Japan.

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
Finland 4–1
(0–1, 3–0, 1–0)
 ChinaBig Hat
Attendance: 7,412

Gold medal game

17 February 1998
18:00
United States 3–1
(0–0, 1–0, 2–1)
 Canada Big Hat
Attendance: 8,626

Final rankings

RankTeam
 United States
 Canada
 Finland
4 China
5 Sweden
6 Japan

Statistics

Scoring leaders

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

PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS
Riikka Nieminen67512+144F
Danielle Goyette6819+1010F
Karyn Bye6538+44F
Cammi Granato6448+20F
Katie King6448+102F
Gretchen Ulion635834F
Hayley Wickenheiser6268+74F
Thérèse Brisson6527+56D
Laurie Baker6437+106F
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
Sarah Tueting21046493.751
Manon Rhéaume20845492.591
Charlotte Göthesson12055390.571
Tuula Puputti27176789.551
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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