1994 IIHF Women's World Championship
Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Venue(s) | Lake Placid (in 1 host city) |
Dates | April 11–17, 1994 |
Opened by | Bill Clinton |
Teams | 8 |
Final positions | |
Champions ![]() | ![]() |
Runner-up ![]() | ![]() |
Third place ![]() | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 20 |
Goals scored | 185 (9.25 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | ![]() |
The 1994 IIHF Women's World 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]
Qualification
[edit]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
Asian Qualification Tournament (Japan)
[edit]11 March 1994 | Japan ![]() | 2-6 | ![]() |
12 March 1994 | Japan ![]() | 1-7 | ![]() |
Venue
[edit]The tournament took place at the Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, New York, in the United States.
Lake Placid, New York, United States | |||
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Host Venue | Details | ||
Herb Brooks Arena![]() Herb Brooks Arena interior, 2010 | Location: ![]() Broke ground: Spring 1975 Opened: September 20, 1979 Capacity: |
Final tournament
[edit]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
[edit]Group A
[edit]Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | +24 | 6 | Advanced to Final round |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 3 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 3 | Sent to Consolation round |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 23 | −21 | 0 |
Results
[edit]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 |
Group B
[edit]Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | +23 | 6 | Advanced to Final round |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 3 | +28 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | −18 | 2 | Sent to Consolation round |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 35 | −33 | 0 |
Results
[edit]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
[edit]Consolation round 5–8 place
[edit]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
[edit]April 17, 1994 9:00 am | Switzerland ![]() | 4 – 3 | ![]() | Pad 1932, Lake Placid, New York |
Consolation round 5–6 place
[edit]April 17, 1994 1:00 pm | Sweden ![]() | 6 – 3 | ![]() | Pad 1932, Lake Placid, New York |
Final round
[edit]Semi finals 15 April 1994 | Finals 17 April 1994 | ||||||||
A1 | ![]() | 4 | |||||||
B2 | ![]() | 1 | |||||||
![]() | 6 | ||||||||
![]() | 3 | ||||||||
B1 | ![]() | 14 | |||||||
A2 | ![]() | 3 | Bronze Medal Game | ||||||
![]() | 8 | ||||||||
![]() | 1 |
Semifinals
[edit]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 |
Match for third place
[edit]April 17, 1994 11:15 am | Finland ![]() | 8 – 1 | ![]() | Pad 1980, Lake Placid, New York |
Final
[edit]April 17, 1994 | Canada ![]() | 6 – 3 | ![]() | Pad 1980, Lake Placid, New York |
Referee: Sandra Dombrowski[3] | ||||
Champions
[edit]1994 IIHF World Women Championship winners |
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![]() Canada 3rd title |
Scoring leaders
[edit]Player | GP | G | A | Pts |
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![]() | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
![]() | 5 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
![]() | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
![]() | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
![]() | 5 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
![]() | 5 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
![]() | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
![]() | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
![]() | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
![]() | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
Goaltending leaders
[edit](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 |
![]() | 2 | 129 | 3 | 24 | 87.5 | 1.50 |
![]() | 4 | 209 | 6 | 44 | 86.4 | 1.72 |
![]() | 3 | 180 | 10 | 139 | 92.8 | 3.33 |
![]() | 3 | 180 | 7 | 52 | 86.4 | 2.33 |
Final standings
[edit]Rk. | Team |
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Directorate Awards
[edit]- Goalie: Erin Whitten (United States)
- Defender: Geraldine Heaney (Canada)
- Forward: Riikka Nieminen, (Finland)[4]
The international media voted on the tournament all-star team at the conclusion of the event. The following players were named:[5]
Position | Player | Team |
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G | Manon Rhéaume | ![]() |
D | Therese Brisson | ![]() |
D | Kelly O'Leary | ![]() |
F | Riika Nieminen | ![]() |
F | Danielle Goyette | ![]() |
F | Karyn Bye | ![]() |
References
[edit]- ^ "1994 - IIHF Women's World Championship".
- ^ 1994 Asian qualifier details
- ^ Podnieks, Andrew (December 9, 2022). "IIHF honours international mix for Hall of Fame '23". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ^ Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009-10, p.541, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6
- ^ "Gold Medal", Value News, April 18, 1994, John Kekis
- 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.