1994 IIHF Women's World Championship
The 1994 IIHF World Women's Championships was held April 11–17, 1994, at the Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, New York, in the United States. The Team Canada won their third consecutive gold medal at the World Championships defeating the United States. Finland picked up their third consecutive bronze medal, with a win over semifinal debutants, China.
Qualification
The tournament was held between eight teams. Canada and the United States received automatic qualification for the tournament. In addition, the top five teams from the 1993 European Championship would be joined by the winner of the 1994 Asian Qualification Tournament.- - Automatically Qualified
- - Winner - 1994 Asian Qualification Tournament
- - Winner - 1993 European Championship
- - 4th Place - 1993 European Championship
- - 3rd Place - 1993 European Championship
- - 5th Place - 1993 European Championship
- - 2nd Place - - 1993 European Championship
- - Automatically Qualified
Asian Qualification Tournament (Japan)
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
Results
All times localGroup B
Standings
Results
All times localPlayoff Round
Consolation Round 5-8 Place
Consolation Round 7-8 Place
Consolation Round 5-6 Place
Final round
Semifinals
Match for third place
Final
Champions
Scoring leaders
Goaltending leaders
Player | GPI | Mins | GA | SOG | SV% | GAA |
Liisa-Maria Sneck | 4 | 220 | 7 | 85 | 91.8 | 1.91 |
Kelly Dyer | 2 | 129 | 3 | 24 | 87.5 | 1.50 |
Manon Rheaume | 4 | 209 | 6 | 44 | 86.4 | 1.72 |
Patricia Sautter | 3 | 180 | 10 | 139 | 92.8 | 3.33 |
Erin Whitten | 3 | 180 | 7 | 52 | 86.4 | 2.33 |
Final standings
Directorate Awards
- Goalie: Erin Whitten
- Defender: Geraldine Heaney
- Forward: Riikka Nieminen,