The 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship final was played on 4 September 2022, at KVIK Hockey Arena in Herning, Denmark.[1][2][3] Canada defeated the United States 2–1 in to win their 12th title.[4]
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| Date | 4 September | |||||||||||||||
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| Arena | KVIK Hockey Arena | |||||||||||||||
| City | Herning | |||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 1,738 | |||||||||||||||
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Background
editSince the first IIHF Women's World Championship in 1990 and the first women's tournament at the Winter Olympics in 1998, the American and Canadian national teams have played in the finals on all occasions except for the 2006 Winter Olympics, when Sweden played Canada, and the 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship, when Finland played the United States.
Road to the final
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| Opponent | Result | Preliminary round | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Japan
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10–2 | Game 1 |  Finland
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4–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Finland
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6–1 | Game 2 |  Switzerland
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4–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland
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9–0 | Game 3 | Japan
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5–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Canada
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5–2 | Game 4 |  United States
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2–5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Both teams played in Group A.
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opponent | Result | Playoff | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Hungary
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12–1 | Quarterfinals |  Sweden
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3–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Czechia
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10–1 | Semifinals | Switzerland
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8–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Match
edit| 4 September 2022 19:30 | United States | 1–2 (0–0, 1–2, 0–0) | Canada | KVIK Hockey Arena, Herning Attendance: 1,738 |
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| Nicole Hensley | Goalies | Ann-Renée Desbiens | Referees: Anniina Nurmi Amanda Tassoni Linesmen: Tiina Saarimäki Justine Todd | ||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||
| 21 | Shots | 19 | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "IIHF Council meets in Zurich". IIHF.com. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ Podnieks, Andrew (3 September 2022). "Americans roll into gold medal game". IIHF.com. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ Podnieks, Andrew (3 September 2022). "Canada beats Swiss for chance at gold". IIHF.com. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ Podnieks, Andrew (4 September 2022). "Canada three-peats!". IIHF.com. Retrieved 4 September 2022.