1997 IIHF Women's World Championship
Template:Infobox tournament seasonScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
The 1997 IIHF Women's World Championships was held March 31 – April 6, 1997, in seven Canadian cities all in the Province of Ontario.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Team Canada won their fourth consecutive gold medal at the World Championships defeating the United States, 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.[1]
This tournament also served as the qualifier for the Nagano Olympics, with the top five finishers joining host Japan. Sweden defeated first Switzerland, then Russia, in the consolation round to join the four semi-finalists in the Olympics.
Qualification
The following teams participated in the championship. Qualification was the top three from the 1996 Pacific Rim Championship, and the top five from the 1996 European Championship.
- Pacific Rim Championship:
- European Championship:
.svg){kind=link}
.svg){kind=link}
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
Group A
Standings
Script error: No such module "sports table".
Results
All times local Script error: No such module "Ice hockey box". Script error: No such module "Ice hockey box". Script error: No such module "Ice hockey box". Script error: No such module "Ice hockey box". Script error: No such module "Ice hockey box". Script error: No such module "Ice hockey box".
Group B
Standings
Script error: No such module "sports table".
Results
All times local
Script error: No such module "Ice hockey box".
Script error: No such module "Ice hockey box".
Script error: No such module "Ice hockey box".
Script error: No such module "Ice hockey box". Script error: No such module "Ice hockey box".
Script error: No such module "Ice hockey box".
Playoff round
Consolation round 5–8 place
Script error: No such module "Ice hockey box". Script error: No such module "Ice hockey box".
Consolation round 7–8 place
Script error: No such module "Ice hockey box".
Consolation round 5–6 place
Script error: No such module "Ice hockey box".
Final round
Script error: No such module "Team bracket".
Semifinals
Script error: No such module "Ice hockey box". Script error: No such module "Ice hockey box".
Match for third place
Script error: No such module "Ice hockey box".
Final
Script error: No such module "Ice hockey box".
Champions
| 1997 IIHF World Women Championship winners |
|---|
| Script error: No such module "string". 4th title |
Tournament Awards
The following was selected as the All-Star team of the tournament:
- Goaltender - Patricia Sautter Switzerland File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
- Defence - Cassie Campbell Canada File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
- Defence - Kelly O'Leary United States File:Flag of the United States.svg
- Forward - Hayley Wickenheiser Canada File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
- Forward - Cammi Granato United States File:Flag of the United States.svg
- Forward - Riikka Nieminen Finland File:Flag of Finland.svg
Final standings
| Rk. | Team | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "sort". | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | Qualified for the 1998 Winter Olympic Games |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Qualified for the 1998 Winter Olympic Games |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | Qualified for the 1998 Winter Olympic Games |
| 4. | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | Qualified for the 1998 Winter Olympic Games |
| 5. | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | Qualified for the 1998 Winter Olympic Games |
| 6. | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | Qualified for the 1999 World Championships Qualification Tournament |
| 7. | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | Qualified for the 1999 World Championships Qualification Tournament |
| 8. | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | Qualified for the 1999 World Championships Qualification Tournament |
Scoring leaders
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon Riikka Nieminen | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Template:Flagicon Hayley Wickenheiser | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Template:Flagicon Cammi Granato | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Template:Flagicon Tiia Reima | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Template:Flagicon Cassie Campbell | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Template:Flagicon Nancy Drolet | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Template:Flagicon Shelley Looney | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Template:Flagicon Karyn Bye | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Template:Flagicon Liu Hongmei | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Template:Flagicon Guo Wei | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
External links
Template:IIHF Women's World Championships Script error: No such module "Navbox".
- Pages with script errors
- Pages with broken file links
- 1996–97 in women's ice hockey
- International ice hockey competitions hosted by Canada
- 1996–97 in Canadian women's ice hockey
- IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship
- March 1997 sports events in Canada
- April 1997 sports events in Canada
- Women's ice hockey competitions in Canada
- 1997 in sports in Ontario
- Sport in Brantford
- Sport in Brampton
- Ice hockey competitions in Hamilton, Ontario
- 20th century in Hamilton, Ontario
- Sports competitions in Kitchener, Ontario
- Ice hockey competitions in London, Ontario
- Sports competitions in Mississauga