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1997 IIHF Women's World Championship

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Field	Value
tourney_name	IIHF Women's World Championship
year	1997
image	1997 IIHF Women's World Championship.png
size	200px
country	Canada
dates	March 31 – April 6, 1997
opened	Roméo LeBlanc
num_teams	8
venues	Brantford, Brampton, Hamilton, Kitchener, London, Mississauga, North York
cities	7
type	ihw
winners	Canada
second	USA
third	FIN
fourth	CHN
count	4
games	20
goals	129
attendance	60418
scoring_leader	FIN Riikka Nieminen 10 points
prevseason	[1994](1994-iihf-women-s-world-championship)
nextseason	[1999](1999-iihf-women-s-world-championship)

The 1997 IIHF Women's World Championships was held March 31 – April 6, 1997, in seven Canadian cities all in the Province of Ontario. 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.

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:

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

Results

All times local Guo W. 11:22 Yang 12:26 Hong D. 27:23 Hong D. 37:03 Hong Sang 40:36 L. Mishina 33:51 H. Wickenheiser 21:25 D. Goyette 32:04 N. Drolet 58:28 A. James 59:36 R. Fahey 59:51 Liu H. 7:44 Zhang L. 8:27 Guo L. 8:54 Gong M. 11:47 Zhang J. 28:47 Wang W. 30:24 Liu H. 38:19 Guo W. 50:52 Liu H. 54:38 Yang X. 59:17 D. Wyss 19:26 Penalty Shot 59:17 V. Sunohara 14:19 L. Letendre 19:49 S. Wilson 23:52 L. Schuller 24:57 H. Wickenheiser 36:54 K. Nyrstrom 42:53 D. Goyette 44:49 F. St. Louis 45:49 R. Kuenzle 25:19 M. Baechler 27:01 V. Simanova 34:03 E. Bialkovskaya 36:52 L. Dupuis 9:30 H. Wickenheiser 12:29 V. Sunohara 13:36 C. Campbell 14:56 G. Heaney 23:20 L. Dupuis 56:55

Group B

Standings

Results

All times local

S. O'Sullivian 5:19 L. Baker 26:55 C. Granato 29:05 K. O'Leary 34:25 G. Ulion 42:19 S. Looney 46:21

P. Salo 03:58 T. Paananen 04:51 M. Ihalainen 20:32 T. Reima 56:09

B. Lersbryggen 17:17 G. Andersson 58:00

R. Nieminen 51:56 S. Krooks 54:36 C. Granato 19:18 C. Granato 31:11 R. Nieminen 11:06 J. Ikonen 16:12 M. Ihalainen 33:43 K. Riipi 34:47 K. Hänninen 37:12 R. Nieminen 40:52 A. Haanpää 47:43 T. Reima 52:11 A. Haanpää 59:55

L. Brown-Miller 11:22 C. Granato 12:24 K. Bye 18:08 C. Granato 20:20 S. Whyte 20:37 K. Bye 39:09 S. Looney 42:25 T. Mounsey 46:05 K. Bye 50:36

Playoff round

Consolation round 5–8 place

Å. Elfving 08:24 E. Holst 35:49 Å. Elfving 43:38 E. Holst 49:36 K. Bergstrand 53:50 G. Andersson 54:07 E. Pashkevich 38:38

Consolation round 7–8 place

Consolation round 5–6 place

C. Kempe 23:33 C. Kempe 50:29

Final round

5 April 1997 6 April 1997 | RD2-name = Gold Medal Game (OT)

| RD2-team1 = **** | RD2-score1 = 4 | RD2-team2 = | RD2-score2 = 3

| RD2b-team1 = **** | RD2b-score1 = 3 | RD2b-team2 = | RD2b-score2 = 0

Semifinals

V. Sunohara 59:36 T. Mounsey K. Bye S. O'Sullvian L. Baker G. Ulion

Match for third place

Unknown Unknown

Final

A. James (C. Campbell, H. Wickenheiser) (PP) - 29:21 N. Drolet (J. Hefford, G. Heaney) (PP) - 40:11 N. Drolet (H. Wickenheiser, C. Campbell) - 72:59 34:14 - S. O'Sullivan (C. Granato, Mounsey) (PP) 42:26 - K. King (C. Granato, A. Blahoski)

Champions

Tournament Awards

The following was selected as the All-Star team of the tournament:

Goaltender - Patricia Sautter
Defence - Cassie Campbell
Defence - Kelly O'Leary
Forward - Hayley Wickenheiser
Forward - Cammi Granato
Forward - Riikka Nieminen

Final standings

Rk.	Team	Notes
	****	Qualified for the 1998 Winter Olympic Games
		Qualified for the 1998 Winter Olympic Games
		Qualified for the 1998 Winter Olympic Games
4.		Qualified for the 1998 Winter Olympic Games
5.		Qualified for the 1998 Winter Olympic Games
6.		Qualified for the 1999 World Championships Qualification Tournament
7.		Qualified for the 1999 World Championships Qualification Tournament
8.		Qualified for the 1999 World Championships Qualification Tournament

Scoring leaders

Player	GP	G	A	Pts
FIN Riikka Nieminen	5	5	5	10
CAN Hayley Wickenheiser	5	4	5	9
USA Cammi Granato	5	5	3	8
FIN Tiia Reima	5	4	4	8
CAN Cassie Campbell	5	2	6	8
CAN Nancy Drolet	5	4	2	6
USA Shelley Looney	5	4	2	6
USA Karyn Bye	5	4	2	6
CHN Liu Hongmei	5	3	3	6
CHN Guo Wei	5	3	3	6

References

"1997 - IIHF Women's World Championship".
Podnieks, Andrew. (9 December 2022). "IIHF honours international mix for Hall of Fame '23".

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