Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament

2022 Winter Olympics
Tournament details
Host country	China
Dates	3–17 February
Teams	10
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Canada (5th title)
Runner-up	United States of America
Third place	Finland
Fourth place	Switzerland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	28
Goals scored	176 (6.29 per match)
Attendance	16,662 (595 per match)
Scoring leader(s)	Sarah Nurse; (18 points)
MVP	Brianne Jenner
	← 2018 2026 →

The women's tournament in ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held in Beijing, China between 3 and 17 February 2022.^[1] Ten countries qualified for the tournament; six of them did so automatically by virtue of their ranking by the International Ice Hockey Federation, one, China, automatically qualified as hosts, while the three others took part in a qualification tournament.

The United States had been the defending champion. Canada won the gold medal, defeating the United States in the final 3–2.^[2] Finland defeated Switzerland 4–0 for the bronze medal. The final standings were an exact repeat of the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship.

Qualified teams[]

Main article: Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Women's qualification

Event	Date	Location	Vacancies	Qualified
Hosts	17 May 2018^[3]	Copenhagen	1	China
2020 IIHF World Ranking^[a]	12 December 2016 – 10 April 2020	N/A	6^[4]	United States of America Canada Finland ROC Switzerland Japan
Final qualification tournament^[5]	11–14 November 2021^[6]^[7]	Chomutov	1	Czech Republic
		Füssen	1	Denmark
		Luleå	1	Sweden
Total			10

Notes

^a 2020 IIHF World Ranking and formulated from the following events: 2017 World Championship, 2018 World Championship, 2018 Winter Olympic Games, 2019 World Championship and 2020 World Championship
^b Halifax and Truro were the sites for 2020 IIHF World Championship; the conclusion of the tournament the ranking was to be finalized with regards to the direct qualification slots, but several 2020 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Seeding for 2020 was used in lieu of placement to determine ranking for unplayed tournaments.

Format[]

The ten teams were split into two groups of five teams each, in which they played against each team once. All teams from Group A and the top-three ranked teams from Group B advanced to the quarterfinals. A knockout system was used after the group stage.

Venues[]

Beijing National Indoor Stadium Capacity: 19,418	Wukesong Arena Capacity: 15,384

Beijing	Beijing

Rosters[]

Main article: Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Women's team rosters

Match officials[]

12 referees and 12 linesmen were selected for the tournament.^[8]^[9]

Referees

Cianna Lieffers
Elizabeth Mantha
Lacey Senuk
Anniina Nurmi
Tijana Haack
Daria Abrosimova
Daria Ermak
Nikoleta Celárová
Maria Furberg
Anna Wiegand
Kelly Cooke
Chelsea Rapin

Linesmen

Julia Kainberger
Alex Clarke
Justine Todd
Jenni Heikkinen
Linnea Sainio
Lisa Linnek
Diana Mokhova
Anna Hammar
Veronica Lovensnö
Kendall Hanley
Jacqueline Spresser
Sara Strong

Preliminary round[]

All times are local (UTC+8).^[10]

Tiebreak criteria[]

In each group, teams were ranked according to the following criteria:

Number of points (three points for a regulation-time win, two points for an overtime or shootout win, one point for an overtime or shootout defeat, no points for a regulation-time defeat);
In case two teams are tied on points, the result of their head-to-head match will determine the ranking;
In case three or four teams are tied on points, the following criteria will apply (if, after applying a criterion, only two teams remain tied, the result of their head-to-head match will determine their ranking):
1. Points obtained in head-to-head matches between the teams concerned;
2. Goal differential in head-to-head matches between the teams concerned;
3. Number of goals scored in head-to-head matches between the teams concerned;
4. If three teams remain tied, result of head-to-head matches between each of the teams concerned and the remaining team in the group (points, goal difference, goals scored);
5. Place in 2021 IIHF World Ranking.

Group A[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canada	4	4	0	33	5	+28	12	Quarterfinals
2	United States of America	4	3	1	20	6	+14	9
3	Finland	4	1	3	10	19	−9	3
4	ROC	4	1	3	6	18	−12	3
5	Switzerland	4	1	3	6	27	−21	3

Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

3 February 2022
12:10
v

Canada

12–1
(3–0, 5–0, 4–1)

Switzerland

Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 821


Ann-Renée Desbiens	Goalies	Andrea Brändli	Referees: Daria Ermak Anna Wiegand
Fillier (Spooner) – 01:04 / Fillier (Poulin) – 07:55 / Spooner (Fillier, Ambrose) – 11:20 / Johnston (Thompson, Turnbull) – 28:06 / Stacey (Bell) – 28:21 / Spooner (Nurse, Thompson) (PP) – 33:20 / Turnbull (Thompson, Johnston) – 35:40 / Stacey (Shelton) – 37:02 / Turnbull (Rattray, Spooner) – 46:14 / Bell (Turnbull, Johnston) – 53:46 / Thompson (Johnston, Nurse) – 56:20 /Ambrose (Spooner, Thompson) (PP) – 59:58	1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 4–0 / 5–0 / 6–0 / 7–0 / 8–0 / 9–0 / 9–1 / 10–1 / 11–1 / 12–1	48:30 – Stalder (Christen) (PP2)
14 min	Penalties	8 min
70	Shots	15

3 February 2022
21:10
v

Finland

2–5
(0–2, 0–2, 2–1)

United States of America

Wukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 335


Anni Keisala	Goalies	Maddie Rooney	Referees: Kelly Cooke Lacey Senuk
Tapani (Laitinen, Nieminen) (PP) – 43:15 / Tapani (Karvinen) (PP) – 57:40	0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 0–4 / 1–4 / 1–5 / 2–5	10:37 – Kessel (Harmon) / 13:00 – Carpenter (Pannek, Dunne) (PP) / 25:32 – Coyne Schofield (Barnes, Compher) / 26:36 – Coyne Schofield (Harmon, Knight) / 48:01 – Carpenter (Roque, Kessel)
8 min	Penalties	6 min
12	Shots	52

4 February 2022
12:10
v

ROC

5–2
(2–1, 2–1, 1–0)

Switzerland

Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing


Maria Sorokina	Goalies	Andrea Brändli	Referees: Cianna Lieffers Elizabeth Mantha
Dobrodeyeva (Vafina, Pavlova) – 05:54 / Bolgareva (Kadirova) – 17:29 / Shibanova (Pechnikova, Bratisheva) – 30:30 / Bolgareva (Kadirova) – 37:07 / Bolgareva (Vafina) (SH) – 41:39	1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 3–2 / 4–2 / 5–2	17:16 – Stalder (Christen, Müller) (PP)/ 26:57 – Müller (Ryhner) (SH)
10 min	Penalties	6 min
31	Shots	30

5 February 2022
12:10
v

Canada

11–1
(2–1, 5–0, 4–0)

Finland

Wukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 670


Ann-Renée Desbiens	Goalies	Meeri Räisänen Anni Keisala	Referees: Chelsea Rapin Anna Wiegand
Fillier (Spooner, Thompson) – 01:01 / Nurse – 12:45 / Fillier (Fast, Spooner) – 23:22 / Nurse (Spooner, Rattray) – 30:01 / Jenner (Larocque, Poulin) – 31:20 / Jenner (Zandee-Hart, Poulin) – 34:27 / Stacey (Maltais, Shelton) – 36:35 / Rattray (Jenner, Bell) – 47:06 / Nurse (Ambrose, Spooner) – 53:07 / Stacey (Shelton, Bell) – 54:10 / Jenner (Clark, Poulin) – 54:45	1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 4–1 / 5–1 / 6–1 / 7–1 / 8–1 / 9–1 / 10–1 / 11–1	18:27 – Tuominen
14 min	Penalties	8 min
48	Shots	29

5 February 2022
21:10
v

United States of America

5–0
(1–0, 1–0, 3–0)

ROC

Wukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 581


Nicole Hensley	Goalies	Maria Sorokina Daria Gredzen	Referees: Tijana Haack Anniina Nurmi
Harmon (Knight, Brandt) – 12:29 / Knight (Harmon, Coyne Schofield) – 28:51 / Zumwinkle (Cameranesi, Bozek) – 43:57 / Compher (Murphy, Scamurra) – 46:15 / Carpenter (Kessel, Harmon) – 48:44	1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 4–0 / 5–0
6 min	Penalties	14 min
62	Shots	12

6 February 2022
21:10
v

Switzerland

0–8
(0–5, 0–2, 0–1)

United States of America

Wukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 545


Andrea Brändli Saskia Maurer	Goalies	Alex Cavallini	Referees: Maria Furberg Lacey Senuk
	0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 0–4 / 0–5 / 0–6 / 0–7 / 0–8	05:40 – Knight (Brandt, Keller) (PP) / 14:04 – Compher (Scamurra, Bozek) / 14:13 – Knight / 16:15 – Pannek / 19:38 – Kessel (Dunne, Barnes) / 22:11 – Pannek (Kessel, Carpenter) / 37:12 – Compher (Bozek, Dunne) / 57:29 – Cameranesi (Pannek, Barnes)
8 min	Penalties	4 min
12	Shots	66

7 February 2022
13:15
v

ROC

1–6
(0–2, 1–2, 0–2)

Canada

Wukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 545


Daria Gredzen Maria Sorokina	Goalies	Emerance Maschmeyer	Referees: Daria Ermak Chelsea Rapin
Shokhina (Vafina) – 37:21	0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 0–4 / 1–4 / 1–5 / 1–6	02:09 – Nurse / 02:29 – Fillier (Fast, Rattray) / 27:45 – Rattray (Spooner, Nurse) (PP) / 30:29 – Ambrose (Johnston, Stacey) / 40:39 – Johnston (Jenner, Poulin) (PP) / 45:50 – Poulin (Jenner, Ambrose) (PP)
14 min	Penalties	8 min
12	Shots	49

7 February 2022
21:10
v

Switzerland

3–2
(1–0, 1–1, 1–1)

Finland

Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 742


Andrea Brändli	Goalies	Anni Keisala	Referees: Cianna Lieffers Elizabeth Mantha
Christen (Müller, Stalder) (PP2) – 11:52 / Rüegg (Müller, Leemann) (PP, EA) – 30:00 / Stalder (Müller, Sigrist) – 41:21	1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 3–2	27:49 – Laitinen (Savolainen, Tuominen) (PP) / 50:11 – Holopainen (Vainikkaa, Tulus)
6 min	Penalties	14 min
24	Shots	40

8 February 2022
12:10
v

United States of America

2–4
(0–1, 2–3, 0–0)

Canada

Wukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 591


Maddie Rooney	Goalies	Ann-Renée Desbiens	Referees: Cianna Lieffers Lacey Senuk Elizabeth Mantha
Cameranesi (Pannek, Barnes) – 29:17 / Carpenter (Kessel, Keller) (PP) – 31:34	0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 2–3 / 2–4	14:10 – Jenner (Fillier, Poulin) (PP) / 32:00 – Jenner (Nurse) / 34:25 – Rattray (Spooner, Zandee-Hart) / 37:25 – Poulin (PS)
2 min	Penalties	12 min
53	Shots	27

8 February 2022
21:10
v

Finland

5–0
(2–0, 3–0, 0–0)

ROC

Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 797


Anni Keisala	Goalies	Maria Sorokina Valeria Merkusheva	Referees: Kelly Cooke Anna Wiegand
Rantala (Niskanen) – 09:06 / Karvinen (Nieminen, Tulus) (PP) – 18:18 / Nylund (Vanhanen, Rantala) – 27:09 / Tuominen (Laitinen) (PP) – 30:37 / Tapani (Hiirikoski, Tulus) (PP) – 31:06	1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 4–0 / 5–0
6 min	Penalties	14 min
30	Shots	19

Group B[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Japan	4	2	1	1	0	13	7	+6	9	Quarterfinals
2	Czech Republic	4	2	0	1	1	10	8	+2	7
3	Sweden	4	2	0	0	2	7	8	−1	6
4	China (H)	4	1	1	0	2	7	7	0	5	Eliminated
5	Denmark	4	1	0	0	3	7	14	−7	3	Eliminated

Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.

3 February 2022
12:10
v

Czech Republic

3–1
(1–0, 1–1, 1–0)

China

Wukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 499


Klára Peslarová	Goalies	Chen Tiya	Referees: Tijana Haack Anniina Nurmi
Radová (Vanišová, Mrázová) – 10:38 / Křížová (Neubauerová, Čajanová) – 23:57 / Pejzlová (Horálková) – 46:27	1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 3–1	29:02 – Mi (Lin Q., Wang Yut.) (PP)
4 min	Penalties	6 min
36	Shots	14

3 February 2022
16:40
v

Sweden

1–3
(0–1, 1–0, 0–2)

Japan

Wukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 482


Emma Söderberg	Goalies	Nana Fujimoto	Referees: Cianna Lieffers Elizabeth Mantha
Nylén Persson (Wikner-Zienkiewicz) – 20:30	0–1 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 1–3	19:13 – Koike (Kubo, Osawa) / 44:03 – Ukita (Ak. Shiga, Ao. Shiga) / 58:59 – Yoneyama (Koyama, Hosoyamada) (ENG)
6 min	Penalties	4 min
27	Shots	40

4 February 2022
12:10
v

Denmark

1–3
(1–0, 0–1, 0–2)

China

Wukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 580


Cassandra Repstock-Romme	Goalies	Zhou Jiaying	Referees: Daria Ermak Chelsea Rapin
Frandsen (N. Jensen, Glud) – 08:06	1–0 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 1–3	36:46 – Lin Q. (Yu, Wang Yut.) / 59:10 – Lin N. (Lin Q.) / 59:28 – Lin Q (ENG)
6 min	Penalties	6 min
23	Shots	32

5 February 2022
16:40
v

Japan

6–2
(3–0, 2–1, 1–1)

Denmark

Wukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 476


Nana Fujimoto Akane Konishi	Goalies	Cassandra Repstock-Romme Lisa Jensen	Referees: Kelly Cooke Maria Furberg
H. Yamashita (Miura, Koike) – 10:46 / H. Toko (Ao. Shiga, A. Toko) – 12:08 / Ukita – 13:50 / A. Toko (H. Toko) – 22:53 / Ak. Shiga (Kubo, H. Toko) (PP) – 39:54 / H. Yoneyama (H. Yamashita, Koike) – 48:02	1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 4–0 / 4–1 / 5–1 / 6–1 / 6–2	29:16 – Bau Hansen (N. Jensen) / 59:55 – Jakobsen (Persson, Weis) (PP)
8 min	Penalties	8 min
42	Shots	20

5 February 2022
16:40
v

Czech Republic

3–1
(1–0, 1–1, 1–0)

Sweden

Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 438


Klára Peslarová	Goalies	Emma Söderberg	Referees: Cianna Lieffers Elizabeth Mantha
Vanišová – 18:23 / Hymlárová (SH) – 33:56 / Vanišová – 54:03	1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 3–1	39:16 – Muren (Lin. Johansson, Adolfsson)
12 min	Penalties	8 min
46	Shots	28

6 February 2022
16:40
v

China

2–1 GWS
(0–1, 0–0, 1–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)

Japan

Wukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 506


Zhou Jiaying	Goalies	Nana Fujimoto	Referees: Tijana Haack Anniina Nurmi
Hu (Li B.) – 41:06	0–1 / 1–1	18:02 – Hosoyamada (Koike, Osawa) (PP)
6 min	Penalties	0 min
30	Shots	33

7 February 2022
16:40
v

Denmark

3–2
(1–1, 1–1, 1–0)

Czech Republic

Wukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 637


Cassandra Repstock-Romme	Goalies	Viktorie Švejdová	Referees: Maria Furberg Lacey Senuk
Jakobsen – 09:14 / Weis – 24:28 / Glud (Jakobsen, N. Jensen) (PP) – 40:49	0–1 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 3–2	05:48 – Tejralová (Křížová) / 23:01 – Mrázová (Radová, Vanišová)
12 min	Penalties	8 min
17	Shots	32

7 February 2022
21:10
v

China

1–2
(1–0, 0–2, 0–0)

Sweden

Wukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 588


Zhou Jiaying	Goalies	Emma Söderberg	Referees: Anniina Nurmi Anna Wiegand
Kang (Lin J.) – 05:16	1–0 / 1–1 / 1–2	25:14 – Wikner-Zienkiewicz (PS) / 26:39 – Bouveng (Nylén Persson, Waxin)
2 min	Penalties	8 min
33	Shots	33

8 February 2022
16:40
v

Japan

3–2 GWS
(1–0, 0–1, 1–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)

Czech Republic

Wukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 638


Nana Fujimoto	Goalies	Klára Peslarová	Referees: Daria Abrosimova Daria Ermak
H. Toko (Ao. Shiga, A. Toko) (PP) – 04:00 / H. Toko (Kubo, A. Toko) (PP) – 40:23	1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 2–2	26:09 – Křížová (Vanišová) / 45:53 – Mlýnková
6 min	Penalties	10 min
25	Shots	38

8 February 2022
21:10
v

Sweden

3–1
(1–0, 1–1, 1–0)

Denmark

Wukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 696


Emma Söderberg	Goalies	Cassandra Repstock-Romme	Referees: Anniina Nurmi Chelsea Rapin
Nordin (Lundin) – 04:00 / Lis. Johansson (Lundin, Waxin) (PP) – 36:00 / Berglund (Ljungblom) (PP, ENG) – 59:43	1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1	34:04 – Oksbjerg (Jakobsen, Friis-Hansen)
14 min	Penalties	10 min
21	Shots	26

Playoff round[]

Ranking[]

Winning teams were reseeded for the semi-finals in accordance with the following ranking:^[11]

tier of the group played in
rank within group

Rank	Team	Grp	Pos
1	Canada	A	1
2	United States of America	A	2
3	Finland	A	3
4	ROC	A	4
5	Switzerland	A	5
6	Japan	B	1
7	Czech Republic	B	2
8	Sweden	B	3

Bracket[]

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Gold medal game

11 February

Canada	11
		14 February
Sweden	0
		Canada	10
12 February
		Switzerland	3
ROC	2
				17 February
Switzerland	4
				Canada	3
11 February
				United States of America	2
United States of America	4
		14 February
Czech Republic	1
		United States of America	4
12 February
		Finland	1	Bronze medal game
Finland	7
				16 February
Japan	1
				Finland	4

				Switzerland	0

Quarterfinals[]

11 February 2022
12:10
v

United States of America

4–1
(0–0, 1–1, 3–0)

Czech Republic

Wukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 636


Alex Cavallini	Goalies	Klára Peslarová	Referees: Elizabeth Mantha Anniina Nurmi
Knight (Coyne Schofield) – 25:47 / Stecklein (Pannek, Keller) – 46:49 / Harmon (Brandt, Knight) (PP) – 56:51 / Coyne Schofield (Keller) (ENG) – 59:54	0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 4–1	24:59 – Pejzlová (Vanišová, Křížová)
11 min	Penalties	10 min
59	Shots	6

11 February 2022
21:10
v

Canada

11–0
(4–0, 5–0, 2–0)

Sweden

Wukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 669


Emerance Maschmeyer	Goalies	Emma Söderberg Ida Boman	Referees: Daria Abrosimova Lacey Senuk
Jenner (Poulin, Nurse) – 03:05 / Fillier (Johnston, Poulin) (PP) – 17:05 / Fillier (Rattray, Fast) – 17:41 / Rattray (Thompson, Nurse) (PP) – 19:35 / Spooner (Nurse, Larocque) (PP) – 23:16 / Ambrose (Poulin, Thompson) – 25:15 / Turnbull (Ambrose, Saulnier) – 26:56 / Jenner (Poulin, Nurse) – 28:13 / Clark (Bell, Hart) (PP) – 29:09 / Jenner (Hart, Thompson) – 50:55 / Fillier (Spooner, Fast) – 52:06	1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 4–0 / 5–0 / 6–0 / 7–0 / 8–0 / 9–0 / 10–0 / 11–0
8 min	Penalties	14 min
56	Shots	11

12 February 2022
12:10
v

ROC

2–4
(0–0, 1–1, 1–3)

Switzerland

Wukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 670


Valeria Merkusheva	Goalies	Andrea Brändli	Referees: Kelly Cooke Chelsea Rapin
Savonina (Shokhina, Korzhakova) – 37:38 / Kadirova (Luchnikova, Provorova) – 56:53	0–1 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 2–3 / 2–4	34:31 – Stänz (Müller, Stalder) / 47:31 – Rüegg (Moy, Vallario) / 57:23 – Müller (Stalder) / 59:58 – Müller (SH, ENG)
4 min	Penalties	6 min
24	Shots	36

12 February 2022
16:40
v

Finland

7–1
(2–1, 2–0, 3–0)

Japan

Wukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 675


Anni Keisala	Goalies	Nana Fujimoto Akane Konishi	Referees: Cianna Lieffers Anna Wiegand
Nieminen (Tulus, Hiirikoski) (PP) – 02:08 / Vainikka (Laitinen, Holopainen) – 04:32 / Karvinen (Nieminen, Tapani) – 25:01 / Nieminen (Karvinen, Laitinen) – 28:29 / Nieminen (Tapani, Hiirikoski) – 40:18 / Tapani (Karvinen, Nieminen) – 48:28 / Hakala (Niskanen, Laitinen) – 52:29	1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 4–1 / 5–1 / 6–1 / 7–1	15:01 – Shiga (H. Toko)
8 min	Penalties	4 min
49	Shots	25

Semifinals[]

14 February 2022
12:10
v

Canada

10–3
(5–1, 3–2, 2–0)

Switzerland

Wukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 645


Ann-Renee Desbiens	Goalies	Andrea Brändli Saskia Maurer	Referees: Anniina Nurmi Chelsea Rapin
Thompson (Johnston) – 07:16 / Rattray (Ambrose, Fillier) – 08:28 / Turnbull (Thompson, Johnston) – 09:04 / Fast (Nurse, Jenner) – 09:21 / Ambrose (Daoust, Spooner) – 10:40 / Poulin (Nurse) – 27:52 / Clark (Johnston, Turnbull) – 28:03 / Poulin (Nurse, Thompson) – 33:27 / Maltais (Stacey, Saulnier) – 43:13 / Jenner (Nurse) – 58:11	1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 4–0 / 5–0 / 5–1 / 5–2 / 6–2 / 7–2 / 7–3 / 8–3 / 9–3 / 10–3	18:37 – Stalder (Müller) (PP) / 24:59 – Müller (Stalder) / 29:44 – Stalder (PP)
8 min	Penalties	4 min
61	Shots	13

14 February 2022
21:10
v

United States of America

4–1
(0–0, 2–0, 2–1)

Finland

Wukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 642


Alex Cavallini	Goalies	Anni Keisala	Referees: Kelly Cooke Cianna Lieffers
Barnes (Brandt, Knight) (PP) – 23:39 / Knight (Harmon, Coyne Schofield) – 38:53 / Scamurra (Barnes) – 55:20 / Roque (Carpenter, Kessel) (ENG) – 59:55	1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 3–1 / 4–1	59:34 – Tapani (Karvinen, Hiirikoski) (EA)
6 min	Penalties	6 min
42	Shots	26

Bronze medal game[]

16 February 2022
19:30
v

Finland

4–0
(1–0, 0–0, 3–0)

Switzerland

Wukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 724


Anni Keisala	Goalies	Andrea Brändli	Referees: Elizabeth Mantha Lacey Senuk
Vainikkaa (Tulus, Holopainen) – 11:38 / Tapani (SH) – 43:24 / Laitinen (Holopainen, Savolainen) (PP) – 54:24 / Karvinen (Nieminen, Hiirikoski) (PP) – 59:03	1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 4–0
8 min	Penalties	8 min
47	Shots	15

Gold medal game[]

17 February 2022
12:10
v

Canada

3–2
(2–0, 1–1, 0–1)

United States of America

Wukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 834


Ann-Renee Desbiens	Goalies	Alex Cavallini	Referees: Kelly Cooke Anna Wiegand
Nurse (Thompson, Poulin) – 07:50 / Poulin – 15:02 / Poulin (Jenner, Nurse) – 29:08	1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 3–1 / 3–2	36:39 – Knight (Brandt) (SH) / 59:47 – Kessel (Roque, Carpenter) (PP, EA)
6 min	Penalties	4 min
21	Shots	40

Medalists[]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Women's tournament	Erin Ambrose Ashton Bell Kristen Campbell Emily Clark Mélodie Daoust Ann-Renée Desbiens Renata Fast Sarah Fillier Brianne Jenner Rebecca Johnston Jocelyne Larocque Emma Maltais Emerance Maschmeyer Sarah Nurse Marie-Philip Poulin Jamie Lee Rattray Jill Saulnier Ella Shelton Natalie Spooner Laura Stacey Claire Thompson Blayre Turnbull Micah Zandee-Hart	Cayla Barnes Megan Bozek Hannah Brandt Dani Cameranesi Alexandra Carpenter Alex Cavallini Jesse Compher Kendall Coyne Schofield Brianna Decker Jincy Dunne Savannah Harmon Caroline Harvey Nicole Hensley Megan Keller Amanda Kessel Hilary Knight Abbey Murphy Kelly Pannek Maddie Rooney Abby Roque Hayley Scamurra Lee Stecklein Grace Zumwinkle	Sanni Hakala Jenni Hiirikoski Elisa Holopainen Sini Karjalainen Michelle Karvinen Anni Keisala Nelli Laitinen Julia Liikala Eveliina Mäkinen Petra Nieminen Tanja Niskanen Jenniina Nylund Meeri Räisänen Sanni Rantala Ronja Savolainen Sofianna Sundelin Susanna Tapani Noora Tulus Minttu Tuominen Viivi Vainikka Sanni Vanhanen Emilia Vesa Ella Viitasuo

Final ranking[]

The places five to eight are ranked by their preliminary round group and then placement.

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	A	Canada	7	7	0	0	0	57	10	+47	21	Champions
2	A	United States of America	7	5	0	0	2	30	11	+19	15	Runners-up
3	A	Finland	7	3	0	0	4	22	24	−2	9	Third place
4	A	Switzerland	7	2	0	0	5	13	43	−30	6	Fourth place

5	A	ROC	5	1	0	0	4	8	22	−14	3	Eliminated in quarterfinals
6	B	Japan	5	2	1	1	1	14	14	0	9
7	B	Czech Republic	5	2	0	1	2	11	12	−1	7
8	B	Sweden	5	2	0	0	3	7	19	−12	6

9	B	China (H)	4	1	1	0	2	7	7	0	5	Eliminated in preliminary round
10	B	Denmark	4	1	0	0	3	7	14	−7	3	Eliminated in preliminary round

Source: IIHF
(H) Host.

Statistics[]

Scoring leaders[]

List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
Sarah Nurse	7	5	13	18	+19	4	F
Marie-Philip Poulin	7	6	11	17	+9	6	F
Brianne Jenner	7	9	5	14	+15	2	F
Natalie Spooner	7	3	11	14	+12	0	F
Claire Thompson	7	2	11	13	+23	2	D
Sarah Fillier	7	8	3	11	+13	0	F
Hilary Knight	7	6	4	10	+6	0	F
Alina Müller	7	4	6	10	+1	4	F
Rebecca Johnston	7	2	8	10	+8	2	F
Jamie Lee Rattray	7	5	4	9	+9	0	F
Lara Stalder	7	5	4	9	–3	2	F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF

Leading goaltenders[]

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

Player	TOI	GA	GAA	SA	Sv%	SO
Zhou Jiaying	182:46	4	1.31	89	95.51	0
Klára Peslarová	262:03	7	1.60	127	94.49	0
Ann-Renée Desbiens	300:00	9	1.80	150	94.00	0
Alex Cavallini	236:51	5	1.27	65	92.31	1
Nana Fujimoto	292:54	12	2.46	149	91.95	0

TOI = Time on Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF

Awards[]

The all-star team was announced on 17 February 2022.^[12]

Position	Player
Goaltender	Klára Peslarová
Defenceman	Claire Thompson Jenni Hiirikoski
Forward	Sarah Nurse Marie-Philip Poulin Brianne Jenner
MVP	Brianne Jenner

References[]

↑ Beijing 2022 Ice Hockey schedule. olympics.com.
↑ Poulin leads Canada to gold again. iihf.com.
↑ "China set for Olympic ice hockey", IIHF, 17 May 2018.
↑ Race to Olympics for women starts soon. IIHF.
↑ "IIHF World Rankings published", IIHF, 24 April 2020.
↑ Olympic Winter Games: Groups & Qualification Women, IIHF, <https://www.iihf.com/en/static/5478/olympic>. Retrieved on 2 January 2021
↑ "Dates for Olympic Qualification", IIHF, 10 March 2021.
↑ Olympic game officials nominated.
↑ Competition Officials.
↑ Olympic schedule announced. iihf.com.
↑ Tournament Format. IIHF.com.
↑ "Jenner MVP, all-stars announced", IIHF, 17 February 2022.

External links[]

This page uses content from Wikipedia. The original article was at Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with Ice Hockey Wiki, the text of Wikipedia is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License 3.0 (Unported) (CC-BY-SA).

[cnote_a_grp_1] 2020 IIHF World Ranking and formulated from the following events: 2017 World Championship, 2018 World Championship, 2018 Winter Olympic Games, 2019 World Championship and 2020 World Championship

[cnote_b_grp_1] Halifax and Truro were the sites for 2020 IIHF World Championship; the conclusion of the tournament the ranking was to be finalized with regards to the direct qualification slots, but several 2020 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Seeding for 2020 was used in lieu of placement to determine ranking for unplayed tournaments.

[1] Beijing 2022 Ice Hockey schedule. olympics.com.

[2] Poulin leads Canada to gold again. iihf.com.

[3] "China set for Olympic ice hockey", IIHF, 17 May 2018.

[index-4] Race to Olympics for women starts soon. IIHF.

[5] "IIHF World Rankings published", IIHF, 24 April 2020.

[calendar-6] Olympic Winter Games: Groups & Qualification Women, IIHF, <https://www.iihf.com/en/static/5478/olympic>. Retrieved on 2 January 2021

[7] "Dates for Olympic Qualification", IIHF, 10 March 2021.

[8] Olympic game officials nominated.

[9] Competition Officials.

[10] Olympic schedule announced. iihf.com.

[11] Tournament Format. IIHF.com.

[12] "Jenner MVP, all-stars announced", IIHF, 17 February 2022.

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