The 1987 World Women's Ice Hockey Tournament was an ice hockey tournament for national women's ice hockey teams that took place between April 21 and 26, 1987 in the Canadian cities of North York and Mississauga in the province of Ontario . It was the first major tournament in this form and can therefore be regarded as the forerunner of the women's ice hockey world championship, which was held for the first time in 1990 by the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF .
Canada defeated the province of Ontario 4-0 in the final . A total of seven teams took part in the tournament.
Preliminary round
April 21, 1987
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Canada Canada
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10-0
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Switzerland Switzerland
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April 21, 1987
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Netherlands Netherlands
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2: 5
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Japan Japan
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April 21, 1987
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Ontario Ontario
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8-0
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Sweden Sweden
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April 21, 1987
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Canada Canada
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2: 1
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United States United States
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April 22, 1987
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Ontario Ontario
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16: 0
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Switzerland Switzerland
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April 22, 1987
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Canada Canada
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11: 0
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Japan Japan
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April 22, 1987
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Sweden Sweden
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0:10
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United States United States
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April 22, 1987
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Ontario Ontario
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19: 0
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Netherlands Netherlands
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April 23, 1987
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Japan Japan
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4: 6
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Switzerland Switzerland
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April 23, 1987
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Canada Canada
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19: 1
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Netherlands Netherlands
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April 23, 1987
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Switzerland Switzerland
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0: 3
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Sweden Sweden
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April 23, 1987
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Ontario Ontario
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14: 0
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Japan Japan
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April 23, 1987
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United States United States
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20: 0
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Netherlands Netherlands
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April 24, 1987
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Japan Japan
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0:16
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United States United States
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April 24, 1987
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Sweden Sweden
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7-0
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Netherlands Netherlands
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April 24, 1987
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Canada Canada
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5-0
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Ontario Ontario
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April 24, 1987
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United States United States
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13: 1
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Switzerland Switzerland
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April 25, 1987
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Canada Canada
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4-0
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Sweden Sweden
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April 25, 1987
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Switzerland Switzerland
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5: 3
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Netherlands Netherlands
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April 25, 1987
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Japan Japan
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0: 3
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Sweden Sweden
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April 25, 1987
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United States United States
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4: 2
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Ontario Ontario
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Pl.
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country
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Sp
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S.
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U
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N
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Gates
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Points
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1. |
Canada Canada
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6th |
6th |
0 |
0 |
51: 02 |
12: 00
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2. |
United States United States
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6th |
5 |
0 |
1 |
64: 05 |
10: 02
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3. |
Ontario Ontario
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6th |
4th |
0 |
2 |
59: 09 |
08: 04
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4th |
Sweden Sweden
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6th |
3 |
0 |
3 |
13:22 |
06: 06
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5. |
Switzerland Switzerland
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6th |
2 |
0 |
4th |
12:49 |
04: 08
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6th |
Japan Japan
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6th |
1 |
0 |
5 |
09:52 |
02:10
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7th |
Netherlands Netherlands
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6th |
0 |
0 |
6th |
06:75 |
00:12
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Final round
Placement games
April 25, 1987
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Japan Japan
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4-0
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Netherlands Netherlands
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Play for 5th place
April 26, 1987
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Switzerland Switzerland
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4-0
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Japan Japan
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Semifinals
April 25, 1987
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Canada Canada
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7: 2
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Sweden Sweden
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April 25, 1987
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United States United States
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2: 5
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Ontario Ontario
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3rd place match
April 26, 1987
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United States United States
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5-0
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Sweden Sweden
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final
April 26, 1987
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Canada Canada
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4-0
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Ontario Ontario
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Final placements
Pl.
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team
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1 |
Canada Canada
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2 |
Ontario Ontario
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3 |
United States United States
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4th |
Sweden Sweden
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5 |
Switzerland Switzerland
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6th |
Japan Japan
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7th |
Netherlands Netherlands
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