# 1992 IIHF Women's World Championship

The 1992 IIHF Women's World Championships was held April 20–26, 1992, in Tampere in Finland. Team Canada won their second gold medal at the World Championships, defeating the United States.

## Qualification

The tournament was held between eight teams. Canada and the United States received automatic qualification to the tournament. In addition, the top five teams from the 1991 European Championship would be joined by the winner of the 1992 Asian Qualification Tournament.
* Canada – Automatically Qualified
* China - Winner - 1992 Asian Qualification Tournament
* Denmark – 3rd Place – 1991 European Championship
* Finland – Winner – 1991 European Championship
* Norway – 4th place – 1991 European Championship
* Switzerland – 5th place – 1991 European Championship
* Sweden – 2nd Place – 1991 European Championship
* United States – Automatically Qualified

### Asian Qualification Tournament (China)
## 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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | +23 | 6 | Advanced to Final round |
| 2 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 4 | Advanced to Final round |
| 3 | China | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 2 | Sent to Consolation round |
| 4 | Denmark | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 0 | Sent to Consolation round |

#### Results

All times local (UTC+4)

### Group B
#### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 | +27 | 6 | Advanced to Final round |
| 2 | Finland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 9 | +18 | 4 | Advanced to Final round |
| 3 | Norway | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 2 | Sent to Consolation round |
| 4 | Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 34 | −32 | 0 | Sent to Consolation round |

#### Results

All times local (UTC+4)

## Playoff round
### Final round

| Semi finals 25 April 1992 | Semi finals 25 April 1992 | Semi finals 25 April 1992 | Finals 26 April 1992 | Finals 26 April 1992 | Finals 26 April 1992 |
| A1 | Canada | 6 | | | |
| B2 | Finland | 2 | | | |
| B2 | Finland | 2 | Canada | Canada | 8 |
| | | | United States | United States | 0 |
| B1 | United States | 6 | United States | United States | 0 |
| A2 | Sweden | 4 | Bronze Medal Game (GWS) | Bronze Medal Game (GWS) | Bronze Medal Game (GWS) |
| | | | Sweden | Sweden | 4 |
| | | | Finland | Finland | 5 |

### Final
## Champions

* 1992 IIHF World Women Championship winners
* Canada 2nd title

## Scoring leaders

| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Cammi Granato | 5 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| Danielle Goyette | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 |
| Andria Hunter | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| Lisa Brown | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
| Shelley Looney | 5 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 |
| Riikka Nieminen | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| France St. Louis | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| Nancy Drolet | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| Jeanine Sobek | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Karyn Bye | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 |

## Goaltending leaders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.
| Player | Mins | GA | GAA | SV% |
| Marie Claude Roy | 120 | 1 | 0.50 | 95.83 |
| Manon Rhéaume | 180 | 2 | 0.67 | 95.74 |
| Annica Åhlén | 190 | 8 | 2.53 | 91.58 |
| Lane Rasmussen | 305 | 24 | 4.72 | 88.35 |
| Katariina Ahonen | 149 | 5 | 2.01 | 88.10 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF.com

## Final standings

| Rk. | Team |
| | Canada |
| | United States |
| | Finland |
| 4. | Sweden |
| 5. | China |
| 6. | Norway |
| 7. | Denmark |
| 8. | Switzerland |

## Directorate Awards

* Goaltender: Annica Ahlen
* Defenceman: Geraldine Heaney
* Forward: Cammi Granato
The international media voted on the tournament all-star team at the conclusion of the event. The following players were named:
| Position | Player | Team |
| G | Manon Rhéaume | Canada |
| D | Geraldine Heaney | Canada |
| D | Ellen Weinberg | United States |
| F | Riikka Nieminen | Finland |
| F | Angela James | Canada |
| F | Cammi Granato | United States |