1994 IIHF Women's World Championship
The 1994 IIHF World Women's Championships was held April 11–17, 1994, at the Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, New York, in the United States. The Team Canada won their third consecutive gold medal at the World Championships defeating the United States. Finland picked up their third consecutive bronze medal, with a win over semifinal debutants, China.[1]
Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Dates | April 11–17 |
Teams | 8 |
Venue(s) | Lake Placid (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions ![]() | ![]() |
Runner-up ![]() | ![]() |
Third place ![]() | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 20 |
Goals scored | 185 (9.25 per match) |
Scoring leader(s) | ![]() |
← 1992 1997 → |
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.[2]
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
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 |
Standings
Rk. | Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
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1. | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | +24 | 6 |
2. | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 3 |
3. | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 3 |
4. | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 23 | -21 | 0 |
Results
All times local
April 11, 1994 2:00 pm | Sweden ![]() | 3 – 1 | ![]() | Pad 1932, Lake Placid, New York |
April 11, 1994 4:00 pm | Canada ![]() | 7 – 1 | ![]() | Pad 1980, Lake Placid, New York |
April 12, 1994 3:00 pm | Sweden ![]() | 4 – 4 | ![]() | Pad 1980, Lake Placid, New York |
April 12, 1994 7:00 pm | Norway ![]() | 0 – 12 | ![]() | Pad 1980, Lake Placid, New York |
April 14, 1994 3:00 pm | Canada ![]() | 8 – 2 | ![]() | Pad 1980, Lake Placid, New York |
April 14, 1994 7:00 pm | China ![]() | 8 – 1 ( 2 - 0 , 1 - 0 , 3 - 1 ) | ![]() | Pad 1932, Lake Placid, New York |
Standings
Rk. | Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
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1. | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | +23 | 6 |
2. | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 3 | +28 | 4 |
3. | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | -18 | 2 |
4. | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 35 | -33 | 0 |
Results
All times local
April 11, 1994 2:00 pm | Finland ![]() | 17 – 1 | ![]() | Pad 1932, Lake Placid, New York |
April 11, 1994 8:00 pm | United States ![]() | 6 – 0 | ![]() | Pad 1980, Lake Placid, New York |
April 12, 1994 4:00 pm | Finland ![]() | 13 – 0 | ![]() | Pad 1932, Lake Placid, New York |
April 12, 1994 8:00 pm | Germany ![]() | 0 – 16 | ![]() | Pad 1932, Lake Placid, New York |
April 14, 1994 1:00 pm | Germany ![]() | 1 – 2 | ![]() | Pad 1932, Lake Placid, New York |
April 14, 1994 7:00 pm | United States ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() | Pad 1980, Lake Placid, New York |
Playoff Round
Consolation Round 5-8 Place
April 16, 1994 8:00 pm | Sweden ![]() | 7 – 1 | ![]() | Pad 1980, Lake Placid, New York |
April 16, 1994 8:00 pm | Norway ![]() | 7 – 4 | ![]() | Pad 1932, Lake Placid, New York |
Consolation Round 7-8 Place
April 17, 1994 9:00 am | Switzerland ![]() | 4 – 3 | ![]() | Pad 1932, Lake Placid, New York |
Final round
Semi finals 15 April 1994 |
Finals 17 April 1994 | |||||||
A1 | ![]() |
4 | Gold Medal Game | |||||
B2 | ![]() |
1 | ||||||
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6 | |||||||
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3 | |||||||
B1 | ![]() |
14 | ||||||
A2 | ![]() |
3 | Bronze Medal Game | |||||
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8 | |||||||
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1 |
Semifinals
April 15, 1994 5:00 pm | Canada ![]() | 4 – 1 | ![]() | Pad 1980, Lake Placid, New York |
April 15, 1994 | United States ![]() | 14 – 3 | ![]() | Pad 1980, Lake Placid, New York |
Scoring leaders
Player | GP | G | A | Pts |
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5 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
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5 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
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5 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
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5 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
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5 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
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5 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
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5 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
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5 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
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5 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
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5 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
Player | GPI | Mins | GA | SOG | SV% | GAA |
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4 | 220 | 7 | 85 | 91.8 | 1.91 |
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2 | 129 | 3 | 24 | 87.5 | 1.50 |
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4 | 209 | 6 | 44 | 86.4 | 1.72 |
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3 | 180 | 10 | 139 | 92.8 | 3.33 |
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3 | 180 | 7 | 52 | 86.4 | 2.33 |
Final standings
Rk. | Team |
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Directorate Awards
- Goalie: Erin Whitten (United States)
- Defender: Geraldine Heaney (Canada)
- Forward: Riikka Nieminen, (Finland)[3]
References
- https://teamusa.usahockey.com/page/show/4286765-1994-iihf-women-s-world-championship
- 1994 Asian qualifier details
- 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.