Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament

Women's ice hockey at the XXII Olympic Winter Games
The gold medal winners pose for a team picture
Venues	Bolshoy Ice Dome Shayba Arena
Dates	8–20 February 2014
Competitors	168 from 8 nations
Medalists
Canada    United States     Switzerland

Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Tournament
men  women
Qualification
men  women
Rosters
men  women

The women's tournament in ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics was held in Sochi, Russia.

For the first time, the women's gold medal game was decided in overtime, with Canada defeating the United States 3–2. Switzerland defeated Sweden for their first Olympic ice hockey medal in 66 years, and first ever medal in the women's tournament. With the win, the Canadian women's national ice hockey team won its fourth consecutive gold medal, a feat only previously accomplished by the Soviet Union men's team in 1964–76, and the Canadian men's team in 1920–32.

Canadians Hayley Wickenheiser, Jayna Hefford and Caroline Ouellette became the first hockey players to win four Olympic gold medals. They also joined Soviet biathlete Alexander Tikhonov and German speed skater Claudia Pechstein as the only athletes to win gold medals in four straight Winter Olympics.^[1]

Qualification

Russia qualified as the host. Canada, the United States, Finland, Switzerland, and Sweden qualified as the top five teams in the IIHF World Ranking. Germany and Japan qualified via the qualification tournament.^[2][3]

Rosters

Group A	Group B
Canada  Finland   Switzerland  United States	Russia  Sweden  Germany  Japan

Officials

The IIHF selected six referees and nine linesmen to work the 2014 Winter Olympics. They were the following:^[4]

Referees Erin Blair Melanie Bordeleau Jay Cheverton Anna Eskola Nicole Hertrich Aina Hove Jack Long Joy Tottman

Linesmen Therese Bjorkman Denise Caughey Stephanie Gagnon Charlotte Girard Alicia Hanrahan Laura Johnson Michaela Kúdeľová Ilona Novotná Zuzana Svobodová

Preliminary round

Format

The top four teams based on the 2012 IIHF World Ranking,^[5] Canada, United States, Finland and Switzerland, competed in Group A, while the remaining four teams competed in Group B. The top two teams in Group A received a bye to the semifinals. In the quarterfinals, the third place team in Group A played the second place team in Group B, while the fourth placed team in Group A played the first place team in Group B. The winners advanced to the semifinals, while the two losers, and the third and fourth placed teams in Group B, competed in a classification bracket for places five through eight.^[6] This format was introduced to create more competitive games in response to blowout victories in the previous Olympics where Canada and the United States outscored their competition by a cumulative 86–4 margin. It has been used in the IIHF Women's World Championship since 2012.^[7]

Tiebreak criteria

In each group, teams were ranked according to the following criteria:^[8]

1. Number of points (three points for a regulation-time win, two points for an overtime or shootout win, one point for an overtime or shootout defeat, no points for a regulation-time defeat);
2. In case two teams are tied on points, the result of their head-to-head match will determine the ranking;
3. In case three or four teams are tied on points, the following criteria will apply (if, after applying a criterion, only two teams remain tied, the result of their head-to-head match will determine their ranking):
   1. Points obtained in head-to-head matches between the teams concerned;
   2. Goal differential in head-to-head matches between the teams concerned;
   3. Number of goals scored in head-to-head matches between the teams concerned;
   4. If three teams remain tied, result of head-to-head matches between each of the teams concerned and the remaining team in the group (points, goal difference, goals scored);
   5. Place in 2012 IIHF World Ranking.

All times are local (UTC+4).

Group A

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Canada	3	3	0	0	0	11	2	+9	9
United States	3	2	0	0	1	14	4	+10	6
Finland	3	0	1	0	2	5	9	−4	2
Switzerland	3	0	0	1	2	3	18	−15	1

8 February 2014 12:00

United States

3–1 (1–0, 2–0, 0–1)

Finland

Shayba Arena, Sochi Attendance: 4,135

Game reference
	Jessie Vetter	Goalies	Noora Räty	Referee: Nicole Hertrich Linesmen: Therese Bjorkman Stephanie Gagnon
	H. Knight – 00:53 K. Stack (H. Knight, M. Bozek) – 27:42 A. Carpenter (A. Schleper) (PP) – 35:59	1–0 2–0 3–0 3–1	55:22 – S. Tapani (M. Karvinen) (PP)
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	43	Shots	15

8 February 2014 17:00

Canada

5–0 (2–0, 3–0, 0–0)

Switzerland

Shayba Arena, Sochi Attendance: 4,386

Game reference
	Charline Labonté	Goalies	Florence Schelling	Referee: Aina Hove Linesmen: Alicia Hanrahan Michaela Kúdelová
	J. Larocque (N. Spooner) – 01:25 T. Watchorn (R. Johnston) – 06:30 H. Wickenheiser (SH) – 23:54 M-P. Poulin (J. Hefford, R. Johnston) – 32:28 R. Johnston (M-P. Poulin) – 36:10	1–0 2–0 3–0 4–0 5–0
	2 min	Penalties	4 min
	69	Shots	14

10 February 2014 14:00

United States

9–0 (5–0, 1–0, 3–0)

Switzerland

Shayba Arena, Sochi Attendance: 3,812

Game reference
	Molly Schaus	Goalies	Florence Schelling	Referee: Melanie Bordeleau Linesmen: Denise Caughey Charlotte Girard
	M. Lamoureux (J. Lamoureux, M. Duggan) – 09:20 B. Decker (A. Kessel, H. Knight) – 10:07 A. Kessel (K. Coyne) – 10:15 H. Knight (K. Stack, J. Chu) – 14:23 A. Kessel (B. Decker, K. Coyne) (PP) – 15:42 M. Lamoureux (J. Lamoureux, L. Stecklein) – 33:26 K. Coyne (K. Stack) – 40:49 K. Coyne (A. Kessel, M. Bozek) – 43:59 A. Carpenter (J. Pucci) – 55:39	1–0 2–0 3–0 4–0 5–0 6–0 7–0 8–0 9–0
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	53	Shots	10

10 February 2014 19:00

Finland

0–3 (0–0, 0–0, 0–3)

Canada

Shayba Arena, Sochi Attendance: 4,837

Game reference
	Noora Räty	Goalies	Shannon Szabados	Referee: Joy Tottman Linesmen: Therese Bjorkman Laura Johnson
		0–1 0–2 0–3	49:27 – M. Agosta-Marciano (PP) 52:24 – J. Hefford 56:36 – R. Johnston (J. Hefford, M-P. Poulin)
	10 min	Penalties	12 min
	14	Shots	42

12 February 2014 12:00

Switzerland

3–4 OT (0–2, 2–1, 1–0) (OT 0–1)

Finland

Shayba Arena, Sochi Attendance: 4,211

Game reference
	Florence Schelling	Goalies	Noora Räty	Referee: Erin Blair Linesmen: Laura Johnson Michaela Kúdelová
	23:28 – R. Eggimann (N. Bullo) 28:00 – P. Stanz (J. Lutz) (PP) 56:25 – S. Marty (N. Bullo) (PP)	0–1 0–2 1–2 2–2 2–3 3–3 3–4	07:56 – J. Hiirikoski (M. Jalosuo, M. Karvinen) 09:55 – M. Karvinen, (S. Tapani, A. Kilponen) 35:31 – M. Karvinen (S. Tapani, J. Hiirikoski) (PP) 62:38 – J. Hiirikoski (L. Välimäki, A. Kilponen)
	31 min	Penalties	12 min
	27	Shots	34

12 February 2014 16:30

Canada

3–2 (0–0, 0–1, 3–1)

United States

Shayba Arena, Sochi Attendance: 4,812

Game reference
	Charline Labonté	Goalies	Jessica Vetter	Referee: Anna Eskola Linesmen: Ilona Novotná Zuzana Svobodová
	M. Agosta-Marciano (H. Wickenheiser) (PP) – 42:24 H. Wickenheiser (N. Spooner, M. Agosta-Marciano) – 43:54 M. Agosta-Marciano – 54:55	0–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 3–2	37:34 – H. Knight (A. Carpenter, A. Schleper) (PP) 58:55 – A. Schleper
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	31	Shots	27

Group B

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Russia	3	3	0	0	0	9	3	+6	9
Sweden	3	2	0	0	1	6	3	+3	6
Germany	3	1	0	0	2	5	8	−3	3
Japan	3	0	0	0	3	1	7	−6	0

9 February 2014 12:00

Sweden

1–0 (1–0, 0–0, 0–0)

Japan

Shayba Arena, Sochi Attendance: 2,928

Game reference
	Valentina Wallner	Goalies	Nana Fujimoto	Referee: Erin Blair Linesmen: Charlotte Girard Zuzana Svobodová
	J. Asserholt (E. Eliasson, E. Grahm) (PP) – 12:38	1–0
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	23	Shots	19

9 February 2014 17:00

Russia

4–1 (0–0, 0–1, 4–0)

Germany

Shayba Arena, Sochi Attendance: 5,048

Game reference
	Yulia Leskina	Goalies	Viona Harrer	Referee: Anna Eskola Linesmen: Laura Johnson Ilona Novotná
	I. Gavrilova (A. Khomich, Y. Smolentseva) – 45:04 O. Sosina (I. Dyubanok, T. Burina) (PP) – 48:49 Y. Smolentseva (A. Shibanova) – 49:27 O. Sosina (I. Dyubanok, Y. Smolentseva) – 52:15	0–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 4–1	26:48 – F. Busch (M. Anwander)
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	37	Shots	15

11 February 2014 14:00

Germany

0–4 (0–1, 0–0, 0–3)

Sweden

Shayba Arena, Sochi Attendance: 4,015

Game reference
	Jennifer Harß	Goalies	Kim Martin Hasson	Referee: Aina Hove Linesmen: Stephanie Gagnon Michaela Kúdelová
		0–1 0–2 0–3 0–4	01:00 – E. Nordin (E. Eliasson, E. Grahm) 47:42 – C. Östberg (A. Borgqvist) 50:31 – J. Olofsson (C. Östberg, M. Löwenhielm) 51:35 – P. Winberg (A. Borgqvist)
	4 min	Penalties	10 min
	21	Shots	29

11 February 2014 19:00

Russia

2–1 (1–0, 0–0, 1–1)

Japan

Shayba Arena, Sochi Attendance: 4,897

Game reference
	Anna Prugova	Goalies	Nana Fujimoto	Referee: Nicole Hertrich Linesmen: Denise Caughey Alicia Hanrahan
	T. Burina – 11:39 A. Vafina (SH) – 51:36	1–0 1–1 2–1	40:33 – A. Toko (H. Kubo)
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	38	Shots	22

13 February 2014 12:00

Japan

0–4 (0–1, 0–1, 0–2)

Germany

Shayba Arena, Sochi Attendance: 2,618

Game reference
	Nana Fujimoto	Goalies	Viona Harrer	Referee: Melanie Bordeleau Linesmen: Therese Bjorkman Carlotte Girard
		0–1 0–2 0–3 0–4	13:23 – M. Anwander (S. Kratzer, M. Becker) (PP) 20:48 – F. Busch (A. Lanzl) 58:31 – K. Spielberger (T. Eisenschmid, N. Kamenik) 59:28 – F. Busch (S. Gotz)
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	30	Shots	25

13 February 2014 21:00

Sweden

1–3 (0–1, 1–1, 0–1)

Russia

Shayba Arena, Sochi Attendance: 5,092

Game reference
	Valentina Wallner	Goalies	Anna Prugova	Referee: Joy Tottman Linesmen: Stephanie Gagnon Alicia Hanrahan
	P. Winberg – 38:58	0–1 0–2 1–2 1–3	08:38 – A. Shukina (Y. Pashkevich, A. Shokhina) 29:20 – A. Khomich (Y. Smolina) 58:07 – Y. Smolentseva (O. Sosina)
	14 min	Penalties	4 min
	16	Shots	31

Final round

Bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Gold medal game

A1

Canada

3

A4

Switzerland

2

A4

Switzerland

1

B1

Russia

0

A1

Canada †

3

A2

United States

2

A2

United States

6

A3

Finland

2

B2

Sweden

1

Third place

B2

Sweden

4

A4

Switzerland

4

B2

Sweden

3

† Indicates overtime victory

‡ Indicates shootout victory

Quarterfinals

The top two teams (A1–A2) received byes and were deemed the home team in the semifinals as they were seeded to advance.

15 February 2014 12:00

Finland

2–4 (0–0, 1–0, 1–4)

Sweden

Shayba Arena, Sochi Attendance: 2,917

Game reference
	Noora Räty	Goalies	Valentina Wallner	Referee: Nicole Hertrich Linesmen: Stephanie Gagnon Laura Johnson
	V. Hovi (L. Välimäki) – 33:16 E. Nuutinen (K. Rantamäki, R. Lindstedt) – 45:21	1–0 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–3 2–4	40:48 – A. Borgqvist (PP) 45:09 – L. Wester (J. Asserholt, P. Winberg) 55:45 – E. Eliasson (M. Löwenhielm, E. Grahm) (PP) 59:19 – E. Nordin (P. Winberg) (EN)
	12 min	Penalties	10 min
	31	Shots	32

15 February 2014 16:30

Switzerland

2–0 (1–0, 0–0, 1–0)

Russia

Shayba Arena, Sochi Attendance: 4,962

Game reference
	Florence Schelling	Goalies	Anna Prugova	Referee: Joy Tottman Linesmen: Therese Bjorkman Denise Caughey
	S. Marty (A. Müller, S. Thalmann) – 10:46 L. Stalder (N. Bullo) (ENG) – 59:39	1–0 2–0
	8 min	Penalties	2 min
	27	Shots	41

Semifinals

Teams seeded A1 and A2 were the home teams.

17 February 2014 16:30

United States

6–1 (3–0, 2–0, 1–1)

Sweden

Shayba Arena, Sochi Attendance: 4,542

Game reference
	Jessie Vetter	Goalies	Valentina Wallner Kim Martin Hasson	Referee: Melanie Bordeleau Linesmen: Denise Caughey Zuzana Svobodová
	A. Carpenter (M. Bozek, K. Stack) (PP) – 06:10 K. Bellamy (B. Decker, M. Bozek) – 07:16 A. Kessel (B. Decker, G. Marvin) – 11:19 M. Lamoureux (J. Lamoureux, K. Bellamy) (PP) – 25:41 M. Bozek (K. Coyne) – 32:17 B. Decker (K. Coyne, A. Kessel) – 56:58	1–0 2–0 3–0 4-0 5–0 5–1 6–1	53:04 – A. Borgqvist (E. Eliasson, P. Winberg)
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	70	Shots	9

17 February 2014 21:00

Canada

3–1 (3–0, 0–1, 0–0)

Switzerland

Shayba Arena, Sochi Attendance: 3,378

Game reference
	Shannon Szabados	Goalies	Florence Schelling	Referee: Erin Blair Linesmen: Alicia Hanrahan Ilona Novotná
	N. Spooner (H. Wickenheiser) – 07:29 N. Spooner (C. Ward, H. Wickenheiser) (PP) – 11:10 M. Daoust (J. Wakefield) – 11:33	1–0 2–0 3–0 3–1	25:14 – J. Lutz (S. Benz, L. Benz) (PP)
	12 min	Penalties	10 min
	48	Shots	22

Bronze medal game

20 February 2014 16:00

Switzerland

4–3 (0–1, 0–1, 4–1)

Sweden

Bolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi Attendance: 8,263

Game reference
	Florence Schelling	Goalies	Valentina Wallner	Referee: Nicole Hertrich Linesmen: Denise Caughey Alicia Hanrahan
	S. Benz (S. Forster) – 41:18 P. Stanz (A. Müller) (PP) – 46:13 J. Lutz (L. Stalder, L. Benz) – 53:43 A. Müller (ENG) – 58:53	0–1 0–2 1–2 2–2 3–2 4–2 4–3	14:00 – M. Löwenhielm (M. Lindh, C. Östberg) 38:58 – E. Johansson (C. Östberg) 59:16 – P. Winberg (J. Asserholt, E. Grahm) (EA)
	10 min	Penalties	4 min
	26	Shots	31

Gold medal game

20 February 2014 21:00

Canada

3–2 OT (0–0, 0–1, 2–1) (OT 1–0)

United States

Bolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi Attendance: 10,639

Game reference
	Shannon Szabados	Goalies	Jessie Vetter	Referee: Joy Tottman Linesmen: Ilona Novotná Zuzana Svobodová
	B. Jenner (M. Mikkelson, J. Larocque) – 56:34 M-P. Poulin (R. Johnston, H. Irwin) (EA) – 59:05 M-P. Poulin (L. Fortino) (PP2) – 68:10	0–1 0–2 1–2 2–2 3–2	31:57 – M. Duggan (J. Lamoureux) 42:01 – A. Carpenter (H. Knight, K. Stack)
	10 min	Penalties	14 min
	31	Shots	29

5–8th place bracket

	5–8th place semifinals				Fifth place game
	Finland	2
	Germany	1
					Finland	4
					Russia	0
					Seventh place game
	Russia	6		Germany	3
	Japan	3			Japan	2

5–8th place semifinals

16 February 2014 12:00

Finland

2–1 (2–0, 0–1, 0–0)

Germany

Shayba Arena, Sochi Attendance: 2,009

Game reference
	Noora Räty	Goalies	Jennifer Harß	Referee: Aina Hove Linesmen: Michaela Kúdeľová Zuzana Svobodová
	J. Hiirikoski (R. Välilä) (PP) – 01:15 M. Karvinen (R. Välilä, S. Tapani) – 08:32	1–0 2–0 2–1	28:59 – B. Evers (S. Götz) (PP)
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	27	Shots	21

16 February 2014 21:00

Russia

6–3 (1–0, 3–2, 2–1)

Japan

Shayba Arena, Sochi Attendance: 4,793

Game reference
	Anna Prugova Yulia Leskina	Goalies	Nana Fujimoto	Referee: Anna Eskola Linesmen: Charlotte Girard Ilona Novotná
	A. Shukina (A. Shokhina) – 16:12 A. Shokhina (Y. Smolentseva) – 26:44 G. Skiba (I. Gavrilova, T. Burina) – 27:33 O. Sosina (Y. Smolentseva, A. Shokhina) (PP) – 31:32 G. Skiba (T. Burina, I. Gavrilova) (PP) – 49:39 T. Burina (A. Shibanova, A. Khomich) (PP) – 55:42	1–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 3–2 4–2 4–3 5–3 6–3	26:14 – T. Yamane (R. Ukita) 26:50 – A. Toko (H. Kubo) 42:23 – C. Osawa (T. Yamane, Y. Hirano)
	6 min	Penalties	10 min
	32	Shots	27

Seventh place game

18 February 2014 12:00

Germany

3–2 (1–1, 2–0 , 0–1)

Japan

Shayba Arena, Sochi Attendance: 2,012

Game reference
	Viona Harrer	Goalies	Nana Fujimoto Akane Konishi	Referee: Melanie Bordeleau Linesmen: Therese Bjorkman Michaela Kúdeľová
	S. Götz (F. Busch, J. Janzen) (PP) – 09:18 J. Zorn (F. Busch, S. Götz) – (PP) 24:30 S. Seiler (L. Schuster, S. Kratzer) – 35:49	1–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 3–2	13:04 – H. Kubo (C. Osawa) 42:56 – H. Yoneyama (H. Kubo, S. Suzuki)
	8 min	Penalties	12 min
	23	Shots	29

Fifth place game

18 February 2014 16:30

Finland

4–0 (2–0, 0–0, 2–0)

Russia

Shayba Arena, Sochi Attendance: 4,112

Game reference
	Noora Räty	Goalies	Anna Prugova	Referee: Erin Blair Linesmen: Stephanie Gagnon Laura Johnson
	L. Välimäki (K. Rantamäki, V. Hovi) – 16:37 R. Välilä (S. Tapani, J. Hiirikoski) – 17:28 M. Karvinen (R. Välilä, S. Tarkki) – 42:30 M. Karvinen (R. Välilä, M. Tuominen) (PP) – 43:31	1–0 2–0 3–0 4–0
	14 min	Penalties	12 min
	29	Shots	19

Final rankings

The final rankings of the 2014 Winter Olympics Women's Ice Hockey Tournament are as follows:

Rank	Team
	Canada
	United States
	Switzerland
4	Sweden
5	Finland
6	Russia
7	Germany
8	Japan

Statistics

Scoring leaders

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

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
Michelle Karvinen	6	5	2	7	+4	4	F
Pernilla Winberg	6	3	4	7	+3	2	F
Amanda Kessel	5	3	3	6	+8	0	F
Hilary Knight	5	3	3	6	+1	6	F
Kendall Coyne	5	2	4	6	+8	2	F
Brianna Decker	5	2	4	6	+8	6	F
Yekaterina Smolentseva	5	2	4	6	0	2	F
Alexandra Carpenter	5	4	1	5	−1	2	F
Franziska Busch	5	3	2	5	−4	2	F
Marie-Philip Poulin	5	3	2	5	+6	0	F

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

Player	TOI	GA	GAA	SA	Sv%	SO
Shannon Szabados	187:30	3	0.96	65	95.38	1
Viona Harrer	180:00	6	2.00	96	93.75	1
Noora Räty	358:57	13	2.17	183	92.90	1
Valentina Wallner	269:16	13	2.90	152	91.45	1
Anna Prugova	265:46	9	2.03	105	91.43	0

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

Source: IIHF.com

Tournament awards

• Media All-Stars^[9]
  • Goaltender:  Florence Schelling (SUI)
  • Defence:  Megan Bozek (USA),  Jenni Hiirikoski (FIN)
  • Forwards:  Amanda Kessel (USA),  Meghan Agosta-Marciano (CAN),  Hilary Knight (USA)

• Most Valuable Player:  Florence Schelling (SUI)

• Individual Awards as selected by the Tournament Directorate
  • Best Goaltender:  Florence Schelling (SUI)
  • Best Defenceman:  Jenni Hiirikoski (FIN)
  • Best Forward:  Michelle Karvinen (FIN)

References

1. "Poulin scores OT winner, Canada wins gold over U.S.". The Sports Network. 2014-02-20. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
2. Archived IIHF page showing Russia qualifying as host
3. "2014 Olympic Winter Games". IIHF.com. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
4. "Sochi officials named". IIHF. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
5. "World Ranking Report". IIHF. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
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7. Pingue, Frank (7 February 2014). "PREVIEW-Olympics-Ice Hockey-IOC to watch new women's format with interest". Reuters. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
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9. "Three honours for Schelling". IIHF. 21 February 2014.

External links

• Official IIHF website