Olympic Winter Games 2006 / Ice Hockey (women)

sport	ice Hockey
discipline	competition
gender	Women
Attendees	160 athletes in 8 teams
Competition location	Palasport Olimpico (12,350 seats) Torino Esposizioni (4,320 seats)
Competition phase	11-20 February 2006
Medalists  Canada  Sweden  United States
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Ice hockey tournaments at the 2006 Olympic Games
Women	Men

The women's ice hockey tournament at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin was held from February 11th to 20th - just like the Games in Salt Lake City - with eight national teams. The women played the preliminary round both in the Palasport Olimpico with a capacity of 12,350 and in the Torino Esposizioni with a capacity of 4,320. The final round took place exclusively in the Palasport Olimpico, while the other placement games were played in the Torino Esposizioni. A total of eleven of the 20 games took place at the Palasport Olimpico.

Canada defended their first Olympic title four years ago in Salt Lake City by beating Sweden 4-1 in the final . It was also the first time in the history of women's ice hockey that the final of an Olympic ice hockey tournament or a world championship was not played between Canada and the USA . The Americans, who lost to the Swedes in the semi-finals, secured third place and thus bronze.

qualification

→ Main article : 2006 Winter Olympics / Ice Hockey (Women) / Qualification

The first four nations of the IIHF world rankings were automatically qualified for the tournament after the 2004 World Cup, as well as the host nation. Another three participants were played in qualifying tournaments.

Automatically eligible as a host:

•  Italy

The four best teams in the IIHF world rankings 2004 qualified:

•  Canada
•  United States
•  Finland
•  Sweden

The three qualifying tournaments qualified:

•  Russia
•  Germany
•  Switzerland

mode

2006 Women's Olympic Ice Hockey Tournament
Number of nations	8th
Olympic champion	Canada
silver	Sweden
bronze	United States
Venue (s)	Turin , Italy
opening	February 11, 2006
Endgame	February 20, 2006
spectator	91,609 (4,580 per game)
Gates	136 (6.80 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Kim Martin
Best defender	Angela Ruggiero
Best striker	Hayley Wickenheiser
Most valuable player	Hayley Wickenheiser
Top scorer	Hayley Wickenheiser (17 points)

The eight teams of the Olympic ice hockey tournament were divided into two groups of four teams each in the preliminary round. The two groups were composed according to the positions of the national teams in the IIHF world rankings after the 2004 World Cup according to the following key:

Group A	Group B
Canada (1)	USA (2)
Sweden (4)	Finland (3)
Russia (5)	Germany (6)
Italy (17)	Switzerland (8)

Within the groups, the teams initially played according to the everyone-versus-everyone mode , so that each team initially played three games. The first two of the group played the semi-finals crosswise - that is, winner A against runner-up B and winner B against runner-up A - and the winners advanced to the final. The losers in the semi-finals played the bronze medal. The teams in ranks 3 and 4 of the preliminary round played a placement round, whereby they also played crosswise first, the winners of these games then played for place 5, the losers for place 7.

Venues

Turin , Italy
Palasport Olimpico Capacity: 12,350	Turin Venue of the tournament	Torino Esposizioni Capacity: 4,320

Squad

→ Main article : 2006 Women's Olympic Ice Hockey Tournament roster

Preliminary round

Group A

February 11, 2006 3:30 p.m. (local time)

Sweden N. Jansson (23:26) K. Timglas (25:14) M. Rooth (40:32)

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

Russia S. Trefilowa (39:21)

Palasport Olimpico , Turin Spectators: 6,500

February 11, 2006 8:30 p.m.

Canada C. Ouellette (1:36) C. Ouellette (1:52) H. Wickenheiser (4:04) C. Ouellette (6:53) C. Pounder (11:34) S. Vaillancourt (20:25) C. MacLeod (22:32) C. Piper (38:45) H. Wickenheiser (39:56) G. Apps (41:35) J. Botterill (47:31) J. Hefford (48:41) C. Pounder (49:42) D. Goyette (52:19) G. Apps (56:15) K. Weatherston (57:37)

16: 0 (5: 0, 4: 0, 7: 0) game report

Italy

Palasport Olimpico, Turin Spectators: 8,399

February 12, 2006 4:30 p.m.

Russia

0:12 (0: 7, 0: 2, 0: 3) game report

Canada V. Sunohara (4:53) M. Agosta (6:52) C. Piper (10:00) D. Goyette (15:14) C. Piper (16:18) H. Wickenheiser (17:48) M . Agosta (19:20) K. Weatherston (27:19) M. Agosta (33:27) C. Piper (41:16) S. Vaillancourt (47:47) C. MacLeod (52:33)

Torino Esposizioni , Turin Spectators: 2,414

February 13, 2006 3:00 p.m.

Sweden T. Sjölander (7:09) T. Sjölander (15:45) G. Andersson (18:15) N. Jansson (20:59) E. Holst (25:05) A.-L. Edstrand (31:45) M. Rooth (32:37) G. Andersson (34:16) T. Sjölander (49:31) M. Rooth (50:55) A.-L. Edstrand (58:08)

11: 0 (3: 0, 5: 0, 3: 0) game report

Italy

Torino Esposizioni, Turin spectators: 2,156

February 14, 2006 1:00 p.m.

Italy S. Florian (8:02)

1: 5 (1: 1, 0: 1, 0: 3)

Russia J. Gladysheva (11:17) S. Trefilowa (25:51) I. Gavrilowa (44:31) I. Gavrilowa (46:53) S. Trefilowa (53:04)

Torino Esposizioni, Turin spectators: 2,046

February 14, 2006 1:00 p.m.

Canada G. Apps (4:36) H. Wickenheiser (12:28) G. Apps (23:53) G. Apps (30:58) D. Goyette (34:02) K. Weatherston (37:25) J. . Botterill (38:53) D. Goyette (46:02)

8: 1 (2: 0, 5: 1, 1: 0) game report

Sweden Y. Lindberg (36:12)

Palasport Olimpico, Turin Spectators: 6,850

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Canada	3	3	0	0	36: 01	6-0
2.	Sweden	3	2	0	1	15: 09	4: 2
3.	Russia	3	1	0	2	06:16	2: 4
4th	Italy	3	0	0	3	01:32	0: 6

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats
Explanations: Qualifier for the semi-finals

Group B

February 11, 2006 1:00 p.m. (local time)

Finland M. Pehkonen (8:15) H. Pelttari (17:02) M.-H. Pälvilä (43:13)

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

Germany

Torino Esposizioni, Turin spectators: 3,200

February 11, 2006 6:00 p.m.

USA Ka. King (2:38) T. Dunn-Luoma (32:27) K. Wendell (47:53) N. Darwitz (50:33) K. Wendell (52:40) J. Potter (58:50 )

6: 0 (1: 0, 1: 0, 4: 0) game report

Switzerland

Torino Esposizioni, Turin Spectators: 2,900

February 12, 2006 7:00 p.m.

Germany

0: 5 (0: 2, 0: 2, 0: 1) game report

USA J. Potter (4:33) Ka. King (17:13) S. Parsons (21:11) N. Darwitz (29:57) S. Parsons (50:54)

Palasport Olimpico, Turin Spectators: 7,794

February 13, 2006 5:30 p.m.

Finland S. Tuominen (14:10) K. Rantamäki (45:21) M. Saarinen (51:58) M. Pehkonen (52:50)

4: 0 (1: 0, 0: 0, 3: 0) game report

Switzerland

Palasport Olimpico, Turin Spectators: 4,259

February 14, 2006 6:00 p.m.

Switzerland T. Schumacher (29:00)

1: 2 (0: 0, 1: 2, 0: 0) game report

Germany M. Lanzl (23:16) C. Oswald (29:36)

Torino Esposizioni, Turin Spectators: 2,000

February 14, 2006 8:30 p.m.

USA S. Parsons (8:08) S. Parsons (38:54) Ka. King (41:28) A. Ruggiero (50:16) N. Darwitz (51:01) K. Wendell (52:18) A Ruggiero (55:36)

7: 3 (1: 2, 1: 1, 5: 0) game report

Finland M. Pehkonen (0:13) E. Laaksonen (11:26) K. Kovalainen (32:01)

Palasport Olimpico, Turin Spectators: 7,697

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	United States	3	3	0	0	18: 03	6-0
2.	Finland	3	2	0	1	10: 07	4: 2
3.	Germany	3	1	0	2	02: 09	2: 4
4th	Switzerland	3	0	0	3	01:12	0: 6

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats
Explanations: Qualifier for the semi-finals

Placement round

	Placement round places 5–8					Play for 5th place
	B3	Germany	5
	A4	Italy	2
						B3	Germany	1
						A3	Russia	0
	A3	Russia	6th
	B4	Switzerland	2
						Game for 7th place
						B4	Switzerland	11
						A4	Italy	0

February 17, 2006 1:00 p.m. (local time)

Russia S. Trefilowa (2:03) T. Burina (25:14) L. Mischina (26:19) L. Mischina (30:00) L. Mischina (39:18) A. Kapustina (52:17)

6: 2 (1: 1, 4: 1, 1: 0) game report

Switzerland R. Rochat (10:52) K. Lehmann (31:55)

Torino Esposizioni, Turin Spectators: 2,800

February 17, 2006 6:30 p.m.

Germany M. Becker (0:27) S. Seiler (5:32) N. Holmes (7:47) M. Becker (42:50) N. Ritter (55:35)

5: 2 (3: 2, 0: 0, 2: 0) game report

Italy M. Leitner (6:18) M. Leitner (6:59)

Torino Esposizioni, Turin spectators: 2,750

Game for 7th place

February 20, 2006 1:00 p.m.

Switzerland D. Diaz (4:33) D. Diaz (9:54) J. Marty (16:06) K. Lehmann (16:41) L. Ruhnke (22:36) J. Marty (26:51) C. . Meier (31:09) K. Lehmann (32:48) L. Ruhnke (33:16) S. Marty (35:37) S. Marty (56:08)

11: 0 (4: 0, 6: 0, 1: 0) game report

Italy

Torino Esposizioni, Turin Spectators: 2,500

Play for 5th place

February 20, 2006 5:05 pm

Germany M. Becker (PS)

1: 0 n.P. (0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report

Russia

Torino Esposizioni, Turin Spectators: 2,570

Final round

	Semifinals					final
	B1	United States	2
	A2	Sweden	3
						A2	Sweden	1
						A1	Canada	4th
	A1	Canada	6th
	B2	Finland	0
						3rd place match
						B2	Finland	0
						B1	United States	4th

Semifinals

February 17, 2006 5:00 p.m. (local time)

USA Kr. King (11:55) K. Stephens (21:04)

2: 3 n.P. (1: 0, 1: 2, 0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1) Match report

Sweden M. Rooth (26:17) M. Rooth (29:40) P. Winberg (PS)

Palasport Olimpico, Turin spectators: 5,654

February 17, 2006 9:00 p.m.

Canada K. Weatherston (17:33) G. Apps (19:15) H. Wickenheiser (34:59) C. Ouellette (36:26) C. Piper (47:49) C. Piper (54:47)

6: 0 (2: 0, 2: 0, 2: 0) game report

Finland

Palasport Olimpico, Turin Spectators: 7,306

3rd place match

February 20, 2006 4:35 pm

Finland

0: 4 (0: 3, 0: 1, 0: 0) game report

USA K. Stephens (2:32) Ka. King (8:09) Ka. King (11:05) Ka. King (21:44)

Palasport Olimpico, Turin Spectators: 5,150

final

February 20, 2006 8:30 p.m.

Sweden G. Andersson (45:24)

1: 4 (0: 2, 0: 2, 1: 0) match report

Canada G. Apps (3:15) C. Ouellette (12:13) C. Piper (28:58) J. Hefford (30:27)

Palasport Olimpico, Turin Spectators: 6,664

statistics

Best scorers

Abbreviations: Sp = games, T = goals, V = assists , pts = points, +/- = plus / minus , SM = penalty minutes; Fat: tournament best

player	team	Sp	T	V	Pt	+/-	SM
Hayley Wickenheiser	Canada	5	5	12	17th	+15	6th
Cherie Piper	Canada	5	7th	8th	15th	+15	0
Gillian Apps	Canada	5	7th	7th	14th	+13	14th
Caroline Ouellette	Canada	5	5	4th	9	+12	4th
Maria Rooth	Sweden	5	5	4th	9	+1	2
Jenny Potter	United States	5	2	7th	9	+10	4th
Katie King	United States	5	6th	2	8th	+6	2
Sarah Parsons	United States	5	4th	3	7th	+9	0
Jayna Hefford	Canada	5	3	4th	7th	+8	0
Jennifer Botterill	Canada	5	1	6th	7th	+6	4th

Best goalkeepers

Source : iihf.com; Abbreviations: Sp = games, Min = ice age (in minutes), GT = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , Sv% = shots saved (in%) , GTS = goals conceded ; Fat: tournament best

player	team	Sp	Min	GT	SO	Sv%	GTS
Charline Labonté	Canada	3	180: 00	1	2	97.62	0.33
Jennifer Harß	Germany	3	190: 00	6th	1	94.17	1.89
Florence Schelling	Switzerland	3	150: 00	6th	1	93.33	2.40
Kim Martin	Sweden	3	190: 00	7th	0	92.71	2.21
Kim St-Pierre	Canada	2	120: 00	1	1	92.31	0.50

Final placements

The placements are based on the following criteria:

• Places 1 to 4: Results in the final and in the game for 3rd place
• Places 5 to 8: Results in the game for place 5 and in the game for place 7
• Places 9 to 16 (qualification): according to placement - then points, then goal difference

rank nation 1 Canada 2 Sweden 3 United States 4th Finland 5 Germany 6th Russia 7th Switzerland 8th Italy

rank nation 9 Kazakhstan 10 People's Republic of China 11 Japan 12 Latvia 13 France 14th Czech Republic 15th Norway 16 Slovenia

Medalist

Olympic Champion Canada	Meghan Agosta , Gillian Apps , Jennifer Botterill , Cassie Campbell , Gillian Ferrari , Danielle Goyette , Jayna Hefford , Gina Kingsbury , Charline Labonté , Becky Kellar , Carla MacLeod , Caroline Ouellette , Cherie Piper , Cheryl Pounder , Colleen Sostorics , Kim St-Pierre , Vicky Sunohara , Sarah Vaillancourt , Katie Weatherston , Hayley Wickenheiser Trainer: Melody Davidson

Silver Sweden	Cecilia Andersson , Gunilla Andersson , Jenni Asserholt , Ann-Louise Edstrand , Joa Elfsberg , Emma Eliasson , Erika Holst , Nanna Jansson , Kristina Lundberg , Ylva Lindberg , Jenny Lindqvist , Kim Martin , Frida Nevalainen , Emelie O'Konor , Maria Rooth , Danijela Rundqvist , Therése Sjölander , Katarina Timglas , Anna Vikman , Pernilla Winberg Trainer: Peter Elander

Bronze USA	Caitlin Cahow , Julie Chu , Natalie Darwitz , Pam Dreyer , Tricia Dunn-Luoma , Molly Engstrom , Chanda Gunn , Jamie Hagerman , Kim Insalaco , Kathleen Kauth , Courtney Kennedy , Katie King , Kristin King , Sarah Parsons , Jenny Potter , Helen Resor , Angela Ruggiero , Kelly Stephens , Lyndsay Wall , Krissy Wendell Trainer: Ben Smith

Awards

Player trophies

Award	player	team
Best goalkeeper	Kim Martin	Sweden
Best defender	Angela Ruggiero	United States
Best striker	Hayley Wickenheiser	Canada
Most valuable player	Hayley Wickenheiser	Canada

All-Star Team

Attack:	Maria Rooth - Hayley Wickenheiser - Gillian Apps
Defense:	Carla MacLeod - Angela Ruggiero
Goal:	Kim Martin

Web links

• 2006 Olympic Women Tournament at iihf.com
• XX Olympic Winter Games Torino 2006 - Ice Hockey. (PDF) LA84 Foundation of Los Angeles, accessed February 26, 2018 . 
• Winter Olympic Games, Italy, Torino, 2006 - Women's Competition
• Golden girls at canada.com, February 20, 2006

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistics - GOALKEEPERS / GARDIENS DE BUT ( Memento from October 21, 2006 in the Internet Archive )