# 1994 IIHF Women's World Championship

The 1994 IIHF Women's World 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.
* Canada - Automatically Qualified
* China - Winner - 1994 Asian Qualification Tournament
* Finland - Winner - 1993 European Championship
* Germany - 4th place - 1993 European Championship
* Norway - 3rd Place - 1993 European Championship
* Switzerland - 5th place - 1993 European Championship
* Sweden - 2nd Place - - 1993 European Championship
* United States - Automatically Qualified

### Asian Qualification Tournament (Japan)
## Venue

The tournament took place at the Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, New York, in the United States.
Lake Placid, New York, United States :
| Host Venue | Details |
| Herb Brooks Arena Herb Brooks Arena interior, 2010 | Location: Lake Placid, New York, in the United States Broke ground: Spring 1975 Opened: September 20, 1979 Capacity: |

## 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 | 27 | 3 | +24 | 6 | Advanced to Final round |
| 2 | China | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 3 | Advanced to Final round |
| 3 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 3 | Sent to Consolation round |
| 4 | Norway | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 23 | −21 | 0 | Sent to Consolation round |

#### Results

All times local

### Group B
#### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | +23 | 6 | Advanced to Final round |
| 2 | Finland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 3 | +28 | 4 | Advanced to Final round |
| 3 | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | −18 | 2 | Sent to Consolation round |
| 4 | Germany | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 35 | −33 | 0 | Sent to Consolation round |

#### Results

All times local

## Playoff round
### Final round

| Semi finals 15 April 1994 | Semi finals 15 April 1994 | Semi finals 15 April 1994 | Finals 17 April 1994 | Finals 17 April 1994 | Finals 17 April 1994 |
| A1 | Canada | 4 | | | |
| B2 | Finland | 1 | | | |
| B2 | Finland | 1 | Canada | Canada | 6 |
| | | | United States | United States | 3 |
| B1 | United States | 14 | United States | United States | 3 |
| A2 | China | 3 | Bronze Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game |
| | | | Finland | Finland | 8 |
| | | | China | China | 1 |

### Final
## Champions

* 1994 IIHF World Women Championship winners
* Canada 3rd title

## Scoring leaders

| Player | GP | G | A | Pts |
| Riikka Nieminen | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| Danielle Goyette | 5 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| Karyn Bye | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Cammi Granato | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Liu Hongmei | 5 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| Tiia Reima | 5 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Sari Krooks | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Stephanie O'Sullivan | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Hanna Terrijoki | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Gretchen Ulion | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 |

## Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| 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 Rhéaume | 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

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

## Directorate Awards

* Goalie: Erin Whitten (United States)
* Defender: Geraldine Heaney (Canada)
* Forward: Riikka Nieminen, (Finland)
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 | Therese Brisson | Canada |
| D | Kelly O'Leary | United States |
| F | Riika Nieminen | Finland |
| F | Danielle Goyette | Canada |
| F | Karyn Bye | United States |