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{{Infobox sports league
|current_season = 2023 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships
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|sport=Ice hockey
|founded=[[1990 IIHF Women's World Championship|1990]]
|teams=10 in the Top Division<br>12 in Division I<br>17 Division II
|champion={{ihw|USA}} (10th title)
|most_champs = {{ihw|CAN}} (12 titles)
|website=[https://www.iihf.com/en/tournaments IIHF.com]
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The '''IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship''' is the premier international tournament in women's ice hockey. It is governed by the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] (IIHF).

The official world competition was first held in 1990, with four more championships held in the 90's.<ref name=PastTournaments>{{cite web|url=http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/history/all-medallists/women.html |title=IIHF World Women's Championships |accessdate=12 January 2011 |publisher=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]]}}</ref> From 1989 to 1996, and in years that there was no world tournament held, there were [[IIHF European Women Championships|European Championships]] and in 1995 and 1996 a [[IIHF Women's Pacific Rim Championship|Pacific Rim Championship]]. From the first Olympic Women's Ice Hockey Tournament in [[1998 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament|1998]] onward, the [[Olympic Games#Women's tournament|Olympic tournament]] was played instead of the IIHF Championships. As part of an effort to improve competition, the IIHF decided to hold Women's Championships in Olympic years, starting in 2014, but not at the top level.<ref name=Merk>{{cite news |title=New era of women's hockey |date=17 December 2010 |publisher=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]] |last=Merk |first=Martin |accessdate=12 January 2011 |url=http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/browse/7/select_category/21/recap/5130.html |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921063928/http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/browse/7/select_category/21/recap/5130.html |archivedate=21 September 2013 |df= }}</ref>

Canada and the United States have dominated the Championship since its inception. Canada won gold at the first eight consecutive tournaments and the United States has won gold at ten of the last fourteen tournaments. Both national teams placed either first or second every tournament until Canada's streak was broken at the 2019 Championship. Finland is the third most successful World Championship team, having won thirteen bronze medals and one silver medal – achieved after breaking the Canadian gold-silver streak. Four other teams have medalled at a Women's World Championship: Russia, winning three bronze medals; Czech Republic and Sweden, each winning two; and Switzerland, winning one. 

==Structure and Qualification==
The women's tournament began as an eight-team tournament featuring Canada, the US, the top five from the [[1989 IIHF European Women Championships|1989 European championships]], and one Asian qualifier. The same formula was used for 1992, 1994 and 1997, but changed following the first [[1998 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament|Olympic Women's Ice Hockey Tournament]] at the [[1998 Winter Olympics|1998 Nagano Olympics]]. The best five from the Olympic tournament were qualified for [[1999 IIHF Women's World Championship|1999]], followed by the best three from qualification rounds during the Olympic year. The championship became a yearly tournament beginning in [[1999 IIHF Women's World Championship|1999]] with promotion and relegation with lower ranked nations. Remaining nations play in groups of (now) six nations, with as many as five tiers.

After the 2017 tournament, it was announced that tournament would expand to 10 teams for [[2019 IIHF Women's World Championship|2019]], having been played with 8 teams since the first tournament in [[1990 IIHF Women's World Championship|1990]], except in [[2004 IIHF Women's World Championship|2004]], [[2007 IIHF Women's World Championship|2007]], [[2008 IIHF Women's World Championship|2008]], and [[2009 IIHF Women's World Championship|2009]], where 9 teams played. The [[2004 IIHF Women's World Championship|2004]] edition featured 9 teams when [[Japan]] was promoted from Division II but no team was relegated from the Top Division in [[2003 IIHF Women's World Championship|2003]], due to the cancellation of the top division tournament in China because of the outbreak of the SARS disease.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Merk |first1=Martin |title=Women's Worlds grow |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2019/ww/news/4341/women%E2%80%99s-worlds-grow |publisher=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]]  |accessdate=17 February 2019}}</ref> Two teams were relegated from the Top Division in [[2004 IIHF Women's World Championship|2004]], going back to 8 teams for [[2005 IIHF Women's World Championship|2005]], but due to the success of the 9-team pool in 2004, [[International Ice Hockey Federation|IIHF]] decided to expand again to 9 teams for [[2007 IIHF Women's World Championship|2007]].<ref>{{cite news |title=The IIHF Annual Congress made the following decisions in Riga during its session on May 19: |url=http://www.iihf.com/fileadmin/user_upload/PDF/The_IIHF/IceTimes_10_4.pdf |accessdate=17 February 2019 |issue=Volume 10 Number 4 |publisher=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]] |date=June 2006 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227024707/http://www.iihf.com/fileadmin/user_upload/PDF/The_IIHF/IceTimes_10_4.pdf |archivedate=27 February 2014 |page=2}}</ref> Reverting to 8 teams after the [[2009 IIHF Women's World Championship|2009]] tournament.<ref>{{cite web |title=World Women's back to eight teams |url=http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=3263&cHash=f29880b6730f3340e970e9c90a588100 |website=''iihf.com'' |publisher=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]] |accessdate=17 February 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304185236/http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=3263&cHash=f29880b6730f3340e970e9c90a588100 |archivedate=4 March 2016}}</ref>

===Championship Format===
Initially, the tournament was an eight-team tournament divided into two groups, which played round-robin.  The top two from each group played off for the gold, and beginning in 1999 the bottom two played off to determine placement and relegation. In [[2004 IIHF Women's World Championship|2004]], [[2007 IIHF Women's World Championship|2007]], [[2008 IIHF Women's World Championship|2008]], and [[2009 IIHF Women's World Championship|2009]] the tournament was played with nine nations, using three groups of three playing round-robin.  In this format first place from each group continued on to play for gold, second place from each group played for placement and an opportunity to still play for bronze, and the third place teams played off to determine relegation. Beginning in [[2011 IIHF Women's World Championship|2011]], the tournament changed the format to encourage more equal games. The top four seed nations played in Group A, where the top two teams got a bye to the semi-finals, the bottom two go to the quarter-finals to face the top two finishers from Group B.  The bottom two from Group B then play each other in a best of three to determine relegation. Beginning in [[2019 IIHF Women's World Championship|2019]] the tournament was expanded to ten teams, bringing with it a new format. The ten teams are divided into two groups of five and play round-robin. In this format, the five teams in Group A and the top three teams from Group B move into the Quarterfinals, seeded A1vsB3, A2vsB2, A3vsB1, and A4vsA5. The bottom two from Group B now play only one 9th place game and both get relegated.

===Lower Divisions===
Outside of the Top Division tournament, participating nations play in groups of no more than six teams. As of 2022, there are six group tiers across three divisions below the Top Division.

Introduced in 1999 as a Division I tournament and Division I qualification tournament, the number of lower divisions rapidly expanded as more national teams gained admittance. By 2003 the lower tiers were formalized into tiered groups of six teams each, called Division I, Division II, and Division III, with promotion for the top team in each and relegation for the bottom team. By 2009 it had grown up to Division V, but in 2012 the titles were changed to match the men's tournaments; Division I became IA, Division II became IB, Division III became IIA, Division IV became IIB, and Division V became IIB Qualification. Promotion and relegation remained the same after the title changes.


==Rules and eligibility==
The rules of play are essentially the same as the [[Ice Hockey World Championships#Rules|men's]] with one key difference: body checking. Checking was allowed in the first championship but has been assessed as a minor penalty since. To be eligible players must be under the jurisdiction of the governing body they are representing and must be a citizen of that country.  Additionally, the player must be eighteen years old, or sixteen with a medical waiver, in the season the tournament takes place.<ref>[http://www.iihf.com/fileadmin/user_upload/PDF/The_IIHF/2014-2018_IIHF_Statutes_and_Bylaws_web.pdf IIHF Statutes and Bylaws, sections 406, 616, and 900]</ref>

==Tournaments==
{| class="wikitable" font-size:90%;" cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 width=100%
|-
!rowspan=2 width=5%|Year
!width=1% rowspan=35 bgcolor=ffffff|
!rowspan=2 width=20%|Host city/cities
!width=1% rowspan=2 bgcolor=ffffff|
!colspan=3|Final
!width=1% rowspan=2 bgcolor=ffffff|
!colspan=3|Third place match
|-
!width=15%|Champions
!width=5%|Score
!width=15%|Runners-up
!width=15%|Third place
!width=5%|Score
!width=15%|Fourth place
|- align=center
!
!colspan=9| 
|- align=center
|[[1990 IIHF Women's World Championship|1990]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Ottawa]]
!width=1% rowspan=4 bgcolor=ffffff|
|{{ihw-big|CAN}}
|'''5–2'''
|{{ihw-big|USA}}
!width=1% rowspan=4 bgcolor=ffffff|
|{{ihw-big|FIN}}
|'''6–3'''
|{{ihw-big|SWE}}
|- align=center
|[[1992 IIHF Women's World Championship|1992]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|Finland}} [[Tampere]]
|{{ihw-big|CAN}}
|'''8–0'''
|{{ihw-big|USA}}
|{{ihw-big|FIN}}
|'''5–4'''
|{{ihw-big|SWE}}
|- align=center
|[[1994 IIHF Women's World Championship|1994]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States}} [[Lake Placid, New York|Lake Placid]]
|{{ihw-big|CAN}}
|'''6–3'''
|{{ihw-big|USA}}
|{{ihw-big|FIN}}
|'''8–1'''
|{{ihw-big|CHN}}
|- align=center
|[[1997 IIHF Women's World Championship|1997]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Kitchener, Ontario|Kitchener]]
|{{ihw-big|CAN}}
|'''4–3''' <br/> (OT)
|{{ihw-big|USA}}
|{{ihw-big|FIN}}
|'''3–0'''
|{{ihw-big|CHN}}
|- align=center
|<!--[[1998 IIHF Women's World Championship|1998]]--> 1998
|colspan=9| ''Competition not held during [[1998 Winter Olympics|1998 Olympics]]''
|- align=center
|[[1999 IIHF Women's World Championship|1999]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|Finland}} [[Espoo]]/[[Vantaa]]
!width=1% rowspan=3 bgcolor=ffffff|
|{{ihw-big|CAN}}
|'''3–1'''
|{{ihw-big|USA}}
!width=1% rowspan=3 bgcolor=ffffff|
|{{ihw-big|FIN}}
|'''8–2'''
|{{ihw-big|SWE}}
|- align=center
|[[2000 IIHF Women's World Championship|2000]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Mississauga]]
|{{ihw-big|CAN}}
|'''3–2''' <br/> (OT)
|{{ihw-big|USA}}
|{{ihw-big|FIN}}
|'''7–1'''
|{{ihw-big|SWE}}
|- align=center
|[[2001 IIHF Women's World Championship|2001]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States}} [[Minneapolis]]
|{{ihw-big|CAN}}
|'''3–2'''
|{{ihw-big|USA}}
|{{ihw-big|RUS}}
|'''2–1'''
|{{ihw-big|FIN}}
|- align=center
|<!--[[2002 IIHF Women's World Championship|2002]]--> 2002
|colspan=9| ''Competition not held during [[2002 Winter Olympics|2002 Olympics]]''
|- align=center
|[[2003 IIHF Women's World Championship|2003]]
|align=left|
!width=1% rowspan=3 bgcolor=ffffff|
|colspan=9| ''Competition at top level was cancelled due to SARS outbreak in China''
|- align=center
|[[2004 IIHF Women's World Championship|2004]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Halifax, Nova Scotia|Halifax]]/[[Dartmouth, Nova Scotia|Dartmouth]]
|{{ihw-big|CAN}}
|'''2–0'''
|{{ihw-big|USA}}
!width=1% rowspan=2 bgcolor=ffffff|
|{{ihw-big|FIN}}
|'''3–2'''
|{{ihw-big|SWE}}
|- align=center
|[[2005 IIHF Women's World Championship|2005]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Linköping]]/[[Norrköping]]
|{{ihw-big|USA}}
|'''1–0''' <br/> (SO)
|{{ihw-big|CAN}}
|{{ihw-big|SWE}}
|'''5–2'''
|{{ihw-big|FIN}}
|- align=center
|<!--[[2006 IIHF Women's World Championship|2006]]--> 2006
|colspan=9| ''Competition not held during [[2006 Winter Olympics|2006 Olympics]]''
|- align=center
|[[2007 IIHF Women's World Championship|2007]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Winnipeg]]/[[Selkirk, Manitoba|Selkirk]]
!width=1% rowspan=3 bgcolor=ffffff|
|{{ihw-big|CAN}}
|'''5–1'''
|{{ihw-big|USA}}
!width=1% rowspan=3 bgcolor=ffffff|
|{{ihw-big|SWE}}
|'''1–0'''
|{{ihw-big|FIN}}
|- align=center
|[[2008 IIHF Women's World Championship|2008]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|China}} [[Harbin]]
|{{ihw-big|USA}}
|'''4–3'''
|{{ihw-big|CAN}}
|{{ihw-big|FIN}}
|'''4–1'''
|{{ihw-big|SUI}}
|- align=center
|[[2009 IIHF Women's World Championship|2009]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|Finland}} [[Hämeenlinna]]
|{{ihw-big|USA}}
|'''4–1'''
|{{ihw-big|CAN}}
|{{ihw-big|FIN}}
|'''4–1'''
|{{ihw-big|SWE}}
|- align=center
|<!--[[2010 IIHF Women's World Championship|2010]]--> 2010
|colspan=9| ''Competition not held during [[2010 Winter Olympics|2010 Olympics]]''
|- align=center
|[[2011 IIHF Women's World Championship|2011]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Zürich]]/[[Winterthur]]
!width=1% rowspan=3 bgcolor=ffffff|
|{{ihw-big|USA}}
|'''3–2''' <br/> (OT)
|{{ihw-big|CAN}}
!width=1% rowspan=3 bgcolor=ffffff|
|{{ihw-big|FIN}}
|'''3–2''' <br/> (OT)
|{{ihw-big|RUS}}
|- align=center
|[[2012 IIHF Women's World Championship|2012]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States}} [[Burlington, Vermont|Burlington]]
|{{ihw-big|CAN}}
|'''5–4''' <br/> (OT)
|{{ihw-big|USA}}
|{{ihw-big|SUI}}
|'''6–2'''
|{{ihw-big|FIN}}
|- align=center
|[[2013 IIHF Women's World Championship|2013]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Ottawa]]
|{{ihw-big|USA}}
|'''3–2'''
|{{ihw-big|CAN}}
|{{ihw-big|RUS}}
|'''2–0'''
|{{ihw-big|FIN}}
|- align=center
|[[2014 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships|2014]]
|colspan=9| ''Competition not held at top level during [[2014 Winter Olympics|2014 Olympics]]''
|- align=center
|[[2015 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships|2015]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Malmö]]
!width=1% rowspan=3 bgcolor=ffffff|
|{{ihw-big|USA}}
|'''7–5'''
|{{ihw-big|CAN}}
!width=1% rowspan=3 bgcolor=ffffff|
|{{ihw-big|FIN}}
|'''4–1'''
|{{ihw-big|RUS}}
|- align=center
|[[2016 IIHF Women's World Championship|2016]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Kamloops]]
|{{ihw-big|USA}}
|'''1–0''' <br/> (OT)
|{{ihw-big|CAN}}
|{{ihw-big|RUS}}
|'''1–0''' <br/> (SO)
|{{ihw-big|FIN}}
|- align=center
|[[2017 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships|2017]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States}} [[Plymouth Township, Michigan|Plymouth]]
|{{ihw-big|USA}}
|'''3–2'''<br/> (OT)
|{{ihw-big|CAN}}
|{{ihw-big|FIN}}
|'''8–0'''
|{{ihw-big|GER}}
|- align=center
|[[2018 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships|2018]]
|colspan=9| ''Competition not held at top level during [[2018 Winter Olympics|2018 Olympics]]''
|- align=center
|[[2019 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships|2019]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|Finland}} [[Espoo]]
!width=1% bgcolor=ffffff|
|{{ihw-big|USA}}
|'''2–1''' <br/> (SO)
|{{ihw-big|FIN}}
!width=1% bgcolor=ffffff|
|{{ihw-big|CAN}}
|'''7–0'''
|{{ihw-big|RUS}}
|- align=center
|[[2020 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships|2020]]
|colspan=9| ''Competition at top level, Division I, and Division II Group A was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic''
|- align=center
|[[2021 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships|2021]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Calgary]]
!width=1% rowspan=5 bgcolor=ffffff|
|{{ihw-big|CAN}}
|'''3–2'''<br/> (OT)
|{{ihw-big|USA}}
!width=1% rowspan=5 bgcolor=ffffff|
|{{ihw-big|FIN}}
|'''3–1'''
|{{ihw-big|SWI}}
|- align=center 
|[[2022 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships|2022]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Herning]]/[[Frederikshavn]]
|{{ihw-big|CAN}}
|'''2–1'''<br/>
|{{ihw-big|USA}}
|{{Ihw-big|CZE|name=Czechia}}
|'''4–2'''
|{{Ihw-big|SWI}}
|- align=center
|[[2023 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships|2023]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Brampton]]
|{{ihw-big|USA}}
|'''6–3'''<br/>
|{{ihw-big|CAN}}
|{{Ihw-big|CZE|name=Czechia}}
|'''3–2'''
|{{Ihw-big|SUI}}
|}

=== Participation and medals ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"
|-
! Country !! Tournaments !! First !! Last !! style="background:gold"|Gold !! style="background:silver"|Silver !! style="background:#c96"|Bronze !! Total !! data-sort-type=number|Best finish (first/last)
|-
| align=left|{{ihw|CAN}} || 22 || [[1990 IIHF Women's World Championship|1990]] || [[2023 IIHF Women's World Championship|2023]] || 12 || 9 || 1 || 22 || 1st ([[1990 IIHF Women's World Championship|1990]]/[[2022 IIHF Women's World Championship|2022]])
|-
| align=left|{{ihw|USA}} || 22 || [[1990 IIHF Women's World Championship|1990]] || [[2023 IIHF Women's World Championship|2023]] || 10 || 12 || 0 || 22 || 1st ([[2005 IIHF Women's World Championship|2005]]/[[2023 IIHF Women's World Championship|2023]])
|-
| align=left|{{ihw|FIN}} || 22 || [[1990 IIHF Women's World Championship|1990]] || [[2023 IIHF Women's World Championship|2023]] || 0 || 1 || 13 || 14 || 2nd ([[2019 IIHF Women's World Championship|2019]])
|-
| align=left|{{ihw|RUS}} || 17 || [[1997 IIHF Women's World Championship|1997]] || [[2021 IIHF Women's World Championship|2021]] || 0 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 3rd ([[2001 IIHF Women's World Championship|2001]]/[[2016 IIHF Women's World Championship|2016]])
|-
| align=left|{{ihw|CZE|name=Czechia}} || 8 || [[2013 IIHF Women's World Championship|2013]] || [[2023 IIHF Women's World Championship|2023]] || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 3rd ([[2022 IIHF Women's World Championship|2022]]/[[2023 IIHF Women's World Championship|2023]])
|-
| align=left|{{ihw|SWE}} || 21 || [[1990 IIHF Women's World Championship|1990]] || [[2023 IIHF Women's World Championship|2023]] || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 3rd ([[2005 IIHF Women's World Championship|2005]]/[[2007 IIHF Women's World Championship|2007]])
|-
| align=left|{{ihw|SUI}} || 18 || [[1990 IIHF Women's World Championship|1990]] || [[2023 IIHF Women's World Championship|2023]] || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 3rd ([[2012 IIHF Women's World Championship|2012]])
|-
| align=left|{{ihw|CHN}} || 11 || [[1992 IIHF Women's World Championship|1992]] || [[2009 IIHF Women's World Championship|2009]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4th ([[1994 IIHF Women's World Championship|1994]]/[[1997 IIHF Women's World Championship|1997]])
|-
| align=left|{{ihw|GER}} || 17 || [[1990 IIHF Women's World Championship|1990]] || [[2023 IIHF Women's World Championship|2023]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4th ([[2017 IIHF Women's World Championship|2017]])
|-
| align=left|{{ihw|JPN}} || 10 || [[1990 IIHF Women's World Championship|1990]] || [[2023 IIHF Women's World Championship|2023]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5th ([[2022 IIHF Women's World Championship|2022]])
|-
| align=left|{{ihw|NOR}} || 4 || [[1990 IIHF Women's World Championship|1990]] || [[1997 IIHF Women's World Championship|1997]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6th ([[1990 IIHF Women's World Championship|1990]]/[[1994 IIHF Women's World Championship|1994]])
|-
| align=left|{{ihw|KAZ}} || 4 || [[2001 IIHF Women's World Championship|2001]] || [[2011 IIHF Women's World Championship|2011]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6th ([[2009 IIHF Women's World Championship|2009]])
|-
| align=left|{{ihw|DEN}} || 3 || [[1992 IIHF Women's World Championship|1992]] || [[2022 IIHF Women's World Championship|2022]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 7th ([[1992 IIHF Women's World Championship|1992]])
|-
| align=left|{{ihw|SVK}} || 2 || [[2011 IIHF Women's World Championship|2011]] || [[2012 IIHF Women's World Championship|2012]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 7th ([[2011 IIHF Women's World Championship|2011]])
|-
| align=left|{{ihw|HUN}} || 3 || [[2021 IIHF Women's World Championship|2021]] || [[2023 IIHF Women's World Championship|2023]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 8th ([[2022 IIHF Women's World Championship|2022]])
|-
| align=left|{{ihw|FRA}} || 2 || [[2019 IIHF Women's World Championship|2019]] || [[2023 IIHF Women's World Championship|2023]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 10th ([[2019 IIHF Women's World Championship|2019]]/[[2023 IIHF Women's World Championship|2023]])
|}
==Awards==
''Main article'':  [[List of IIHF Women's World Championship Directorate award winners]]

At most IIHF events, the tournament directorate awards the best forward, best defenceman, best goaltender and most valuable player of each tournament.  at the women's event, these awards have been handed out in some combination since the first tournament, with the exception of 1997, and the cancelled tournament in 2003.

==See also==
* [[4 Nations Cup]]
* [[IIHF Women's Pacific Rim Championship|Pacific Rim Championships]]
* [[Olympic Games]]
* [[IIHF European Women Championships]]

==External links/sources==
{{reflist}}
*[http://www.whockey.com/ The Women's Hockey Web]
* Müller, Stephan : International Ice Hockey Encyclopedia 1904–2005 / BoD GmbH Norderstedt, 2005 ISBN 3-8334-4189-5.
*{{cite book |last=Duplacey |first=James |title=Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League |year=1998 |publisher=Total Sports |isbn=0-8362-7114-9|pages=487–9}}
*{{cite book |last=Podnieks |first=Andrew |title=IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011 |year=2010 |publisher=Moydart Press |pages=26–7,227–235}}

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