The 4 Nations Cup was an annual women's ice hockey tournament, held between four major national teams in the sport; currently, these are Canada, the United States, Sweden and Finland. Until 2000, when Sweden joined, the tournament was the 3 Nations Cup. In general, it was held in or around November each year.
History[]
The 3 Nations Cup was first held in 1996. Sweden joined the tourney in 2000, but the USA did not attend the 2001 event due to the September 11 attacks; the 4 Nations roster has been constant since 2002.
The format of the tournament is a single round-robin, with each team playing one game against each of the others. The top two teams advance to the gold-medal game. The last two teams play for bronze. When it was the 3 Nations Cup, the third place team was simply awarded bronze. Team Canada has won 14 gold medals since the four nations cup creation in 1996 and team USA has won 9 gold medals.
In 2019 the top players in Sweden were boycotting playing for the Sweden national women's ice hockey team in a protest over pay and working conditions. As a result the Swedish Ice Hockey Association would unilaterally cancel the 2019 event in September.[1] The tournament would have been cancelled in 2020 and 2021 as a result of the pandemic and the tournament quietly faded out of existence by then. The tournament was view as a burden for the Untied States and Canada but was a good development tool for the Swedish and Finnish teams. The Canada-USA Rivalry Series would seem to take on more significance to those teams as a result often drawing large crowds at 10,000 plus seat arenas in North America.
Finishes[]
| Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Medals | Fourth | Tournaments |
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 Canada
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14 | 9 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
 United States of America
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9 | 12 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
 Finland
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0 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 23 |
 Sweden
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0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 21 |
Tournaments[]
Year by Year[]
2006[]
- The Tournament takes place in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada from 7 to 11 November 2006.
- First Round
- Sweden 8–3 Finland
- Canada 3–0 USA
- USA 5–2 Finland
- Canada 7–0 Sweden
- USA 7–0 Sweden
- Canada 8-1 Finland
- Standing
- Canada, 8 points
- United States, 4 points
- Sweden, 4 points
- Finland, 0points
- Game for 3rd place
- Sweden 3–2 Finland
- Game for the First place
- Canada 5–2 USA
2007[]
- The tournament takes place November 7 to 11 on the ice rink of Ejendals Arena in Sweden.[2]
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- Standing
- Canada, 6 points.[3]
- United States, 4 points
- Finland, 2 points
- Sweden, 0 point
Sunday November 11th 2007
- Game for the 3rd place
- Finland 1 – 0 Sweden
- Game for the first place
- United States 0 – 2 Canada[4]
2008[]
- The tournament took place in November at Lake Placid USA.[5]
- First Round[6]
Tuesday November 4, 2008
- Canada 6–0 Finland[7]
- United States 5–2 Sweden
Wednesday November 5, 2008
- Sweden 2–3 Finland
Thursday November 6, 2008
- United States 2–4 Canada[8]
Friday November 7, 2008
- Canada 1–2 Sweden (after overtime period)[9]
- USA 4–1 Finland
- Standing
- Canada, 5 points
- United States, 4 points
- Finland, 2 points
- Sweden, 2 points
Saturday November 9, 2008
- Game for 3rd place
- Sweden 1–0 Finland
- Game for first place
- USA 3–2 Canada after overtime period[10]
- Game was tied 2-2 after regulation and extra time. Erica McKenzie scored the game-winning goal for the United States team in the shootout.
2009[]
- First Round
- Tuesday November 3, 2009
- Finland 0 - 4 United States
- Sweden 0 - 4 Canada
- Wednesday November 4, 2009
- Finland 2 - 4 Canada
- United States 3 - 2 Sweden
- Friday November 6, 2009
- Finland 1 - 2 Sweden ( extra-time)
- Canada 2 - 3 United States
- Standing
- United States, 6 points
- Canada, 4 points
- Sweden, 2 points
- Finland, 0 point
- Saturday November 7, 2009
- Game for 3rd place
- Finland 1 - 2 Sweden (Extra-time)
- Game for the First place
- Canada 5–2 United Stades.[12]
2010[]
- The tournament takes place from November 9 to the 13th in Clarenville, Newfoundland and St. John's, Newfoundland (Canada).[13]
- First Round[14]
Tuesday November 9, 2010
- Finland 3–0 Sweden
- USA 3–2 Canada (in Shoutout).[15]
Wednesday November 10, 2010
- Canada 8–1 Sweden
- USA 4–0 Finland.[16]
Friday November 12, 2010
- Canada 15–0 Finland
- USA 4–0 Sweden.[17] The Goaltender Jessie Vetter makes 20 stops to earn the shutout.
- Standing
- 1-USA, 6 points
- 2-Canada, 4 points
- 3-Finland, 2 points
- 4-Sweden, 0 points
- Saturday November 13th 2010
- Game for 3rd place
- Finland 2–1 Sweden
- Game for the First place
- Canada 3–2 USA.[18]
Rebecca Johnston's goal in extra time period.[19]
2011[]
- The tournament took place from November 9–14, 2011 to Nyköping in Sweden.[20] The competition sets four powers of the Women's icehockey, Canada,[21] the United States[22] · ,[23] Finland and Sweden.[24] All the matches are played Stora Hallen arena.
- First round
- Wednesday November 9, 2011
- Thursday November 10, 2011
- Saturday November 12, 2011
- Standing
- Canada, 6 points
- United States, 4 points
- Finland, 2 points
- Sweden, 0
- Sunday November 13, 2011
- Game for 3rd place
- Sweden 2 - 1 Finland
- Game for the First place
- United States 4 - 3 Canada.[31]
After being tied 3-3 at the end of regulation and overtime, a shootout determined the winner. The United States' Goaltender Jessie Vetter gave the Americans the victory[32] by stopping Canada's Hayley Wickenheiser.[33]
References[]
- ↑ https://thehockeynews.com/news/swedish-women-blindsided-by-decision-to-cancel-four-nations-cup-canada-and-usa-will-fill-the-void-with-games.
- ↑ http://www.hockeycanada.ca/.
- ↑ (English) Guide pour les médias, Coupe des 4 nations 2007
- ↑ (French) Équipe Canada gagne la Coupe des 4 nations à Leksand, Suède
- ↑ (French) Matchs internationaux féminins de 2008–09 on http://www.hockeyarchives.info/.
- ↑ (French) Hockey Canada,Coupe des 4 nations 2008
- ↑ (French) Le Canada blanchit la Finlande à la Coupe des 4 nations
- ↑ Canada skates to 4-2 win over USA at 4 Nations
- ↑ (French) La Suède réussit une première victoire historique sur le Canada à la Coupe des 4 nations
- ↑ (French) Le Canada rate de justesse en tirs de barrages contre les États-Unis à la Coupe des nations
- ↑ 2009 4 Nations Cup
- ↑ (French) L’Équipe nationale féminine du Canada remporte la médaille d'or à la Coupe des quatre nations 2009
- ↑ (French) Ex-rue Frontenac, Tournoi des 4 nations - Cinq québecoises choisies
- ↑ (French) Hockey-Canada, Coupe des 4 nations 2010
- ↑ U.S. Women's Select Team Tops Canada, 3-2, in Shootout
- ↑ U.S. Women's Select Team Blanks Finland, 4-0, at Four Nations
- ↑ U.S. Women's Select Team Downs Sweden, 4-0
- ↑ U.S. Women's Select Team Edged by Canada, 3-2, in Overtime
- ↑ (French) Hockey-Canada, le Canada bat les États-Unis 3-2
- ↑ (French) Coupe des quatre nations - À la conquête de l'or
- ↑ (French) Annonce de la formation de l'Équipe nationale féminine du Canada à la Coupe des 4 nations 2011
- ↑ Winih, U.S. Team at 2011 Four Nations Cup
- ↑ 2011 U.S. Women's Four Nations Roster
- ↑ Damkronorna till Nyköping
- ↑ (French) Le Canada blanchit la Finlande
- ↑ U.S. Women's National Team Blanks Sweden, 8-0, at 2011 Four Nations Cup
- ↑ (French) Les Canadiennes battent les Américaines
- ↑ U.S. Women's National Team Falls to Canada, 3-1, at 2011 Four Nations Cup
- ↑ (French) Les Canadiennes battent les Suédoises 3-1 en conclusion du tournoi à la ronde
- ↑ U.S. Women's National Team Blanks Finland, 10-0, at 2011 Four Nations Cup
- ↑ (French) Hockey-Canada, Sommaire du match
- ↑ U.S. Women's National Team Captures Championship with 4-3 Shootout Win Against Canada at 2011 Four Nations Cup
- ↑ (French) Le Canada s'incline 4-3 en fusillade contre les États-Unis