1997 Women's World Hockey Championship


Canada defeated the USA in overtime to win the gold medal at the 1997 Women's World Hockey Championship! Congrats to Team Canada on winning the gold medal, and congrats all countries involved on an excellent performance.


General Information

The 1997 Women's World Championship was held in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada from March 31 - April 6, 1997. Six satellite games were scheduled in the following cities within Ontario: Brampton, Brantford, Hamilton, London, Mississauga, and North York.

This event served as a qualifier for the 1998 Winter Olympics, which is to be held in Nagano, Japan. The top five teams from the 1997 World Championship (Canada, USA, Finland, China, and Sweden), along with the host team from Japan, will compete in the 1998 Winter Olympics.

The following eight countries competed at the 1997 Women's World Hockey Championship:

Pool A

Pool B

TSN broadcasted the game between Canada and Russia at the 1997 World Championship in Kitchener, along with the Gold Medal game at the conclusion of the 1997 World Championship.


Final Placings

  1. Canada
  2. USA
  3. Finland
  4. China
  5. Sweden
  6. Russia
  7. Switzerland
  8. Norway

Game Results

  TEAMS                              TIME              RINK

Round Robin

Monday March 31st USA 7 - Norway 0 4:00 pm Kitchener Sweden 0 - Finland 5 4:00 pm Brampton China 6 - Russia 2 7:00 pm Hamilton Canada 6 - Switzerland 0 7:30 pm Kitchener Tuesday April 1st Sweden 2 - Norway 2 4:00 pm Kitchener China 11 - Switzerland 3 7:00 pm Mississauga USA 3 - Finland 3 7:00 pm Brantford Canada 9 - Russia 1 7:30 pm Kitchener Thursday April 3rd Finland 10 - Norway 0 4:00 pm Kitchener USA 10 - Sweden 0 7:00 pm London Russia 3 - Switzerland 3 7:00 pm North York Canada 7 - China 1 7:30 pm Kitchener

Qualifying Round

Friday April 4th Sweden 7 - Switzerland 1 4:00 pm B3-A4 Kitchener Russia 2 - Norway 1 7:30 pm A3-B4 Kitchener

Medal Round

Saturday April 5th Canada 2 - Finland 1 1:00 pm A1-B2 Kitchener USA 6 - China 0 5:00 pm B1-A2 Kitchener

Qualifying Game/Seeding Game

Sunday April 6th Sweden 3 - Russia 1 12:00 pm 5th pl Kitchener Norway 0 - Switzerland 1 2:00 pm 7th pl Kitchener-Kinsmen Finland 3 - China 0 4:00 pm Bronze Kitchener Canada 4 - USA (OT) 3 8:00 pm Gold Kitchener

Or here is a file containing the results that you may want to print.


Pool Standings

POOL A        W L T P Overall         POOL B         W L T P Overall
Canada        3 0 0 6  5 0 0          USA            2 0 1 5  3 1 1
China         2 1 0 4  2 3 0          Finland        2 0 1 5  3 1 1
Russia        0 2 1 1  1 3 1          Sweden         0 2 1 1  2 2 1
Switzerland   0 2 1 1  1 3 1          Norway         0 2 1 1  0 4 1

All-Star Team

Goalie:  Patricia Sauter, Switzerland
Defense: Cassie Campbell, Canada
         Kelly O'Leary, USA
Forward: Hayley Wickenheiser, Canada
         Cammi Granato, USA
         Riikka Nieminen, Finland

Exhibition Play

Date          Teams                    Location            Time

Mon March 24  CAN 5 -vs- N.Y. Aeros 1  N.Y. Centennial     7:30 pm

Tue March 25  USA 7 -vs- RUS 0         Lake Placid         7:00 pm

Wed March 26  USA 13 -vs- RUS 0        Lake Placid         7:00 pm

Thu March 27  SWI 2 -vs- JAP 6         TBC                 7:00 pm

Fri March 28  CAN 5 -vs- FIN 1         Barrie              7:00 pm

Satellite Games

Throughout the World Championship, satellite games took place at the following six locations:


1997 WWC Rosters


Suggestions?

If you are interested in sending your comments/suggestions/complaints about the Worlds you can send them to the IIHF. Their address, or fax, is as follows:

International Ice Hockey Federation
Attention: Chairman, Referee Committee
Parkring 11,
CH-8002 Zurich,
Switzerland

Fax: 411 289 8622
Attention: Chairman, Referee Committee


1997 WWC Sponsors

The 1997 IIHF Women's World hockey championship was sponsored by Nike, Air Canada, Esso, and the Royal Bank. The championship was presented by the Canadian Hockey Association (CHA), the Ontario Women's Hockey Association (OWHA), and the City of Kitchener.


Other Links


Articles

Wow!! I can't believe how much better the media coverage was this time compared to the past world championships. Thanks to all of the newspapers and magazines listed below for their support of women's hockey! Keep up the great work! :-)


Images


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This page is maintained by © 1998 Andria Hunter (andria@whockey.com).

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