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]

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
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
  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
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
  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 Finals
15 April 1994 17 April 1994
                 
     
Group A 1st  Canada 4
 
Group B 2nd  Finland 1   Gold Medal Game
   Canada 6
     
   United States 3
Group B 1st  United States 14
 
Group A 2nd  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 

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  Canada
2nd  United States
3rd  Finland
4.  China
5.  Sweden
6.  Norway
7.   Switzerland
8.  Germany

Directorate Awards

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

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