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97 WomensWorld
IIHF World Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host country Flag of Canada Canada
Dates March 31 - April 6
Teams 8
Venue(s) Brantford, Brampton, Hamilton, Kitchener, London, Mississauga, North York (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Gold medal blank Flag of Canada Canada (4th title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 20
Goals scored 129 (6.45 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Finland Riikka Nieminen

The 1997 IIHF World Women Championships was held March 31-April 6, 1997 in seven Canadian cities all in the Province of Ontario. Team Canada won their 4th consecutive gold medal at the World Championships defeating the United States in a repeat of the previous three finals, however this time the United States took Canada in the closest final so far, losing in overtime. Finland picked up their fourth consecutive bronze medal, with a win over China who made the Semi-Final for the second consecutive year.

Qualification Tournament[]

The following teams participated in the championship. Qualification was the top three from the 1996 Pacific Qualification Tournament, and the top five from the 1996 European Championship.

  • Flag of Canada Canada - Qualified as 1st in 1996 Pacific Qualification Tournament
  • Flag of China China - Qualified as 3rd in 1996 Pacific Qualification Tournament
  • Flag of Finland Finland - Qualified as 2nd in 1996 European Championship
  • Flag of Norway Norway - Qualified as 4th in 1996 European Championship
  • Flag of Russia Russia - Qualified as 2nd in 1996 European Championship
  • Flag of Switzerland Switzerland - Qualified as 5th in 1996 European Championship
  • Flag of Sweden Sweden - Qualified as 1st in 1996 European Championship
  • Flag of the United States United States of America - Qualified as 2nd in 1996 Pacific Qualification Tournament

Pacific Qualification Tournament (Canada)[]

First Round[]

Rk. Team GP W T L GF GA DIF PTS
1. Flag of Canada Canada 3 3 0 0 16 2 +14 6
2. Flag of the United States United States of America 3 2 0 1 21 5 +16 4
3. Flag of China China 3 1 0 2 6 6 0 2
4. Flag of Japan Japan 3 0 0 3 1 31 -30 0

Results[]

April 1, 1996
5:00pm
United States of America Flag of the United States 4–2
Flag of China China Richmond, British Columbia
April 1, 1996
9:00pm
Canada Flag of Canada 12–0
Flag of Japan Japan Richmond, British Columbia
April 2, 1996
5:00pm
Canada Flag of Canada 1–0
Flag of China China Richmond, British Columbia
April 2, 1996
9:00pm
Japan Flag of Japan 0–15
Flag of the United States United States of America Richmond, British Columbia
April 3, 1996
5:00pm
China Flag of China 4–1
Flag of Japan Japan Richmond, British Columbia
April 3, 1996
9:00pm
Canada Flag of Canada 3–2
Flag of the United States United States of America Richmond, British Columbia

Final Round[]

Semi-Final   Final
1  Flag of Canada Canada 18  
4  Flag of Japan Japan 0     1  Flag of Canada Canada 4
3  Flag of the United States United States of America 5   2  Flag of the United States United States of America 1
2  Flag of China China 0  

Semifinals[]

April 5, 1996
5:00pm
Canada Flag of Canada 18–0
Flag of Japan Japan Richmond, British Columbia
April 5, 1996
9:00pm
United States of America Flag of the United States 5–0
Flag of China China Richmond, British Columbia

Match for third place[]

April 6, 1996
5:30pm
China Flag of China 5–1
Flag of Japan Japan Richmond, British Columbia

Final[]

April 6, 1996
8:30pm
Canada Flag of Canada 4–1
Flag of the United States United States of America Richmond, British Columbia

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[]

     Teams proceed to Final round
     Teams sent to Consolation round

Group A[]

Standings[]

Rk. Team GP W T L GF GA DIF PTS
1. Flag of Canada Canada 3 3 0 0 22 2 +20 6
2. Flag of China China 3 2 0 1 18 12 +6 4
3. Flag of Russia Russia 3 0 1 2 6 18 -12 1
4. Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 3 0 1 2 6 20 -14 1

Results[]

All times local

March 31, 1997
7:00pm
China Flag of China 6 – 2
( 3 - 0, 2 - 2, 1 - 0)
Flag of Russia Russia Hamilton
Attendance: 750
March 31, 1997
7:30pm
Canada Flag of Canada 6 – 0
( 1 - 0 , 2 - 0 , 3 - 0 )
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Kitchener
Attendance: 3,889
April 1, 1997
7:00pm
China Flag of China 11 – 3
( 5 - 2 , 3 - 0 , 3 - 1 )
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Mississauga
Attendance: 1,207
April 1, 1997
7:30pm
Canada Flag of Canada 9 – 1
( 3 - 0 , 3 - 0 , 3 - 1 )
Flag of Russia Russia Kitchener
Attendance: 5,559
April 3, 1997
7:30pm
Switzerland Flag of Switzerland 3 – 3
( 1 - 0 , 2 - 3 , 0 - 0 )
Flag of Russia Russia North York
Attendance: 1,089
April 3, 1997
7:30pm
Canada Flag of Canada 7 – 1
( 5 - 0 , 1 - 0 , 1 - 1 )
Flag of China China Kitchener
Attendance: 5,457

Group B[]

Standings[]

Rk. Team GP W T L GF GA DIF PTS
1. Flag of the United States United States of America 3 2 1 0 20 3 +17 5
2. Flag of Finland Finland 3 2 1 0 18 3 +15 5
3. Flag of Sweden Sweden 3 0 1 2 2 17 -15 1
4. Flag of Norway Norway 3 0 1 2 2 19 -17 1

Results[]

All times local

March 31, 1997
4:00pm
Norway Flag of Norway 0 – 7
( 0 - 2 , 0 - 3 , 0 - 2 )
Flag of the United States United States of America Kitchener
Attendance: 3,100
March 31, 1997
4:00pm
Finland Flag of Finland 5 – 0
( 3 - 0 , 1 - 0 , 1 - 0 )
Flag of Sweden Sweden Brampton
April 1, 1997
4:00pm
Norway Flag of Norway 2 – 2
( 2 - 0 , 0 - 1 , 0 - 1 )
Flag of Sweden Sweden Kitchener
Attendance: 3,068
April 1, 1997
7:00pm
Finland Flag of Finland 3 – 3
( 1 - 2 , 0 - 1 , 2 - 0 )
Flag of the United States United States of America Brantford
April 3, 1997
7:00pm
Norway Flag of Norway 0 – 10
( 0 - 3 , 0 - 3 , 0 - 4 )
Flag of Finland Finland Kitchener
Attendance: 3,401
April 3, 1997
7:00pm
United States of America Flag of the United States 10 – 0
( 4 - 0 , 3 - 0 , 3 - 0 )
Flag of Sweden Sweden London
Attendance: 3,472

Playoff Round[]

Consolation Round 5-8 Place[]

April 4, 1997
4:00pm
Sweden Flag of Sweden 7 – 1
( 2 - 0 , 1 - 1 , 4 - 0 )
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Kitchener
Attendance: 3,301
April 4, 1997
7:30pm
Russia Flag of Russia 2 – 1
( 1 - 1 , 1 - 0 , 0 - 0 )
Flag of Norway Norway Kitchener
Attendance: 2,849

Consolation Round 7-8 Place[]

April 6, 1997
2:00pm
Switzerland Flag of Switzerland 1 – 0
( 0 - 0 , 0 - 0 , 1 - 0 )
Flag of Norway Norway Kitchener
Attendance: 565

Consolation Round 5-6 Place[]

April 6, 1997
1:00pm
Russia Flag of Russia 1 – 3
( 1 - 0 , 0 - 2 , 0 - 1 )
Flag of Sweden Sweden Kitchener
Attendance: 2,471

Final Round[]

Semi finals Finals
5 April 1997 6 April 1997
                 
     
Group A 1st Flag of Canada Canada 2
 
Group B 2nd Flag of Finland Finland 1   Gold Medal Game (AOT)
  Flag of Canada Canada 4
     
  Flag of the United States United States of America 3
Group B 1st Flag of the United States United States of America 6
 
Group A 2nd Flag of China China 0  
  Bronze Medal Game
Flag of Finland Finland 3
Flag of China China 0

Semifinals[]

April 5, 1997
1:00pm
Canada Flag of Canada 2 – 1
( 0 - 1 , 1 - 0 , 1 - 0 )
Flag of Finland Finland Kitchener
Attendance: 4,963
April 5, 1997
5:00pm
United States of America Flag of the United States 6 – 0
( 2 - 0 , 2 - 0 , 2 - 0)
Flag of China China Kitchener
Attendance: 3,832

Match for third place[]

April 6, 1997
4:00pm
Finland Flag of Finland 3 – 0
( 0 - 0 , 0 - 0 , 3 - 0 )
Flag of China China Kitchener

Final[]

April 6, 1997 Canada Flag of Canada 4 – 3
( 1 - 0 , 1 - 2 , 1 - 1 , 1 - 0 )
Flag of the United States United States of America Kitchener
Attendance: 6,427

Champions[]

 1997 IIHF World Women Championship Winners 
Flag of Canada
Canada
4th title

Tournament Awards[]

The following was selected as the All-Star team of the tournament:

Final standings[]

Rk. Team Notes
Gold medal icon Flag of Canada Canada Qualified for the 1998 Winter Olympic Games
Silver medal icon Flag of the United States United States of America Qualified for the 1998 Winter Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon Flag of Finland Finland Qualified for the 1998 Winter Olympic Games
4. Flag of China China Qualified for the 1998 Winter Olympic Games
5. Flag of Sweden Sweden Qualified for the 1998 Winter Olympic Games
6. Flag of Russia Russia Qualified for the 1999 World Championships Qualification Tournament
7. Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Qualified for the 1999 World Championships Qualification Tournament
8. Flag of Norway Norway Qualified for the 1999 World Championships Qualification Tournament
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