Women's Ice Hockey World Championship 1994

	Ice Hockey World Championship for women
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	Winner: Canada

The 1994 Women's Ice Hockey World Championship was the third edition of this competition. The World Cup tournament took place from April 11th to 17th in Lake Placid , USA . Qualified were the host USA, the five best teams of the 1993 European ice hockey championship (Finland, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Switzerland), defending champions Canada and a representative from the Far East, who was determined in a qualifying round. Canada won its third world championship.

Asia qualification

in Obihiro no Mori, Japan

March 11, 1994	Obihiro no Mori	Japan	-	China	2: 6 (0: 2.1: 1.1: 3)
March 12, 1994	Obihiro no Mori	Japan	-	China	1: 7 (1: 4.0: 0.0: 3)

qualified for the world championship:

China

Main tournament

in Lake Placid, USA

Preliminary round

Group A

April 11, 1994 2:00 p.m.

Sweden

3: 1 (1: 1, 2: 0, 1: 0)

Norway

Olympic Center , Lake Placid

April 11, 1994 4:00 p.m.

Canada

7: 1 (3: 0, 2: 1, 2: 0)

People's Republic of China

Olympic Stadium, Lake Placid

April 12, 1994 3:00 p.m.

Sweden

4: 4 (2: 0, 2: 1, 0: 3)

People's Republic of China

Olympic Stadium, Lake Placid

April 12, 1994 7:00 p.m.

Norway

0:12 (0: 5, 0: 5, 0: 2)

Canada

Olympic Stadium, Lake Placid

April 14, 1994 3:00 p.m.

Canada

8: 2 (3: 0, 1: 2, 4: 0)

Sweden

Olympic Stadium, Lake Placid

April 14, 1994 4:00 p.m.

People's Republic of China

8: 1 (2: 0, 2: 0, 4: 1)

Norway

Olympic Center, Lake Placid

Group A

Games	CAN	CHN	SWE	NOR	Gates	Pt.
1. Canada		7: 1	8: 2	12: 0	27: 3	6-0
2. China	1: 7		4: 4	8: 1	13:12	3: 3
3. Sweden	2: 8	4: 4		3: 1	9:13	3: 3
4. Norway	0:12	1: 8	1: 3		2:23	0: 6

Group B

Games	United States	FIN	SUI	GER	Gates	Pt.
1. USA		2: 1	6-0	16: 0	24: 1	6-0
2. Finland	1: 2		13: 0	17: 1	31: 3	4: 2
3. Switzerland	0: 6	0:13		2: 1	2:20	2: 4
4. Germany	0:16	1:17	1: 2		2:35	0: 6

Placement games for places 5–8

1 round
April 16, 1994	Lake Placid	Sweden	-	Germany	7: 1 (0: 0.4: 1.3: 0)
April 16, 1994	Lake Placid	Switzerland	-	Norway	4: 7 (2: 2.0: 1.2: 4)
Game for 7th place
April 17, 1994	Lake Placid	Switzerland	-	Germany	4: 3 (2: 2.2: 1.0: 0)
Play for 5th place
April 17, 1994	Lake Placid	Sweden	-	Norway	6: 3 (2: 0.0: 2.4: 1)

Play-offs

Semifinals
April 15, 1994	Lake Placid	United States	-	China	14: 3 (7: 0.2: 2.5: 1)
April 15, 1994	Lake Placid	Canada	-	Finland	4: 1 (1: 1.2: 0.1: 0)
3rd place match
April 17, 1994	Lake Placid	Finland	-	China	8: 1 (5: 0.1: 0.4: 1)
final
April 17, 1994	Lake Placid	United States	-	Canada	3: 6 (1: 0.1: 3.1: 3)

Final placement

Pl.	team
1	Canada
2	United States
3	Finland
4th	People's Republic of China
5	Sweden
6th	Norway
7th	Switzerland
8th	Germany

World Champion Canada	Thérèse Brisson , Cassie Campbell , Judy Diduck , Nancy Drolet , Merianne Grnak , Danielle Goyette , Geraldine Heaney , Andria Hunter , Angela James , Laura Leslie , Karen Nystrom , Margot Page , Nathalie Picard , Cheryl Pounder , Lesley Reddon , Manon Rhéaume , Jane Robinson , France St.-Louis , Hayley Wickenheiser , Stacy Wilson Coaching staff: Les Lawton , Shannon Miller , Melody Davidson
Silver USA	Chris Bailey , Beth Beagan , Stephanie Boyd , Lisa Brown , Karyn Bye , Colleen Coyne , Cindy Curley , Shawna Davidson , Michele DiFronzo , Kelly Dyer , Cammi Granato , Shelley Looney , Sue Merz , Vicki Movsessian , Kelly O'Leary , Stephanie O ' Sullivan , Jeanine Sobek , Gretchen Ulion , Erin Whitten , Sandra Whyte Trainer: Karen Kay
Bronze Finland	Kati Ahonen , Sari Fisk , Anne Haanpää , Päivi Halonen , Kirsi Hirvonen , Satu Huotari , Kirsi Hänninen , Marianne Ihalainen , Johanna Ikonen , Sari Krooks , Katja Lavonius , Marika Lehtimäki , Katri Helena Luomajoki , Rose Matilainen , Riikka Nieminen , Susan Reima , Tiia Reima , Liisa-Maria Sneck , Hanna Teerijoki , Petra Vaarakallio Trainer: Jorma Valtonen

Best scorer

Source: whockey.com Abbreviations: Sp = games, T = goals, V = assists , pts = points; Fat: tournament best

player	team	Sp	T	V	Pt
Riikka Nieminen	Finland	5	4th	9	13
Danielle Goyette	Canada	5	9	3	12
Karyn Bye	United States	5	6th	6th	12
Cammi Granato	United States	5	5	7th	12
Liu Hongmei	People's Republic of China	5	8th	3	11
Tiia Reima	Finland	5	7th	4th	11
Sari Krooks	Finland	5	3	7th	10
Stephanie O'Sullivan	United States	5	3	7th	10
Hanna Terrijoki	Finland	5	5	4th	9
Gretchen Ulion	United States	5	5	4th	9

Best goalkeeper

Goalkeeper with min. 40% of the Ice Age; Abbreviations: Sp = games, Min = ice time (in minutes), GT = goals conceded, SaT = shots on goal, Sv% = shots saved (in%) , GTS = goals against goal ; Fat: tournament best

player	team	Sp	Min	GT	SaT	Sv%	GTS
Liisa-Maria Sneck	Finland	4th	220	7th	85	91.8	1.91
Kelly Dyer	United States	2	129	3	24	87.5	1.50
Manon Rhéaume	Canada	4th	209	6th	44	86.4	1.72
Patricia Sautter	Switzerland	3	180	10	139	92.8	3.33
Erin Whitten	United States	3	180	7th	52	86.4	2.33
Annica Åhlén	Sweden	5	300	17th	157	89.2	3.40
Kari Fjellhammer	Norway	4th	226	22nd	120	81.67	5.83
Guo Hong	China	5	260	27	146	81.5	6.23

Awards

Player trophies

• Goalkeeper: Erin Whitten (USA)
• Defender: Geraldine Heaney (Canada)
• Forward: Riikka Nieminen (Finland)

All-Star Team

Manon Rhéaume (CAN); Thérèse Brisson (CAN) - Kelly O'Leiry (USA); Danielle Goyette (CAN) - Riikka Nieminen (FIN) - Karyn Bye (USA)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 1994 WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. In: whockey.com. Retrieved January 7, 2016 . 
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
3. ↑ Championnats du Monde féminins de hockey sur glace 1994. In: passionhockey.com. Retrieved January 7, 2016 .