| 1994 IIHF World Women's Championship
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| Tournament details
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| Host nation
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 United States
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| Dates
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April 11 - April 17
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| Teams
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8
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| Venue(s)
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Lake Placid (in 1 host city)
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| Champions
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 Canada (3 titles)
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| Tournament statistics
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| Games played
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20
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| Goals scored
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185 (9.25 per game)
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| Scoring leader(s)
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 Rikka Nieminen (4+9=13pts)
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The 1994 IIHF World Women's Championships was held April 11-April 17, 1994 at the Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, New York in the United States. The Team Canada won their 3rd consecutive gold medal at the World Championships defeating the United States in a repeat of the previous two finals. Finland picked up their 3rd consecutive bronze medal, with a win over Semi-Final debutants, China.
Qualification
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.[1]
- 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)
Final tournament
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
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Teams proceed to Final round
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Teams sent to Consolation round
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Group A
Standings
| Rk.
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Team
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GP
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W
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T
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L
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GF
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GA
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DIF
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PTS
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| 1.
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Canada
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3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
27 |
3 |
+24 |
6
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| 2.
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China
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3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
13 |
12 |
+1 |
3
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| 3.
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Sweden
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3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
13 |
-4 |
3
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| 4.
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Norway
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3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
23 |
-21 |
0
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Results
All times local
Group B
Standings
Results
All times local
Playoff Round
Consolation Round 5-8 Place
Consolation Round 7-8 Place
Consolation Round 5-6 Place
Final round
Semifinals
Match for third place
Final
Champions
| 1994 IIHF World Women Championship Winners
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Canada
3rd title
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Final standings
References
- Duplacey, James (1998). Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League. Total Sports, 487–9. ISBN 0-8362-7114-9.
- Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press, 26–7,228–9.
External links
Rikka Nieminen (4+9=13pts)
