2011 IIHF 12 Nations Tournament

The IIHF 12 Nations Tournament (although it is also known as the IIHF Eight Nations tournament) will be held in Viermäki, Finland from August 24-31. The competing nations will be the national women's teams. This is a new tournament introduced by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The goal is to close the large gaps in skill between countries by providing more competitive opportunities. The eight competing countries in Vierumaki, Finland are Canada, United States, Finland, Sweden, Russia, Switzerland, Slovakia and Japan. France, Germany, Norway and the Czech Republic are playing in a mini-tournament simultaneously in Courcheval, France.
==Round robin==
*August 29: Jayna Hefford scored once in regulation time and twice in the shootout as Canada triumphed against the United States by a 4-3 mark in an exhibition game. Hilary Knight scored on the Americans' first two shots for a 2-0 lead just 1:55 in as Liz Knox was pulled from the game. Gillian Apps tallied a goal less than a minute after Knight’s second goal and Jocelyne Larocque evened at 7:41, as four goals were registered in the first eight minutes.
The teams exchanged goals late in the second period. Brianna Decker scored for the US, while Jayna Hefford replied with a power play goal. Afterwards, Genevieve Lacasse and Jessie Vetter made a combined 31 saves in the third period and overtime, forcing a shootout between the rivals. In the first five rounds of said shootout, Hefford and Kelli Stack traded goals. Afterwards, Hefford proceeded to give Canada another lead as she scored again in the shootout. Jennifer Wakefield followed to beat Vetter for the game winner.http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/173932/la_id/1.htm
===August 24===
Date 	Teams 	Result 	Notes
August 24	USA vs. Russia 	USA, 12-0http://www.usahockey.com/Template_Usahockey.aspx?NAV=TU_02&id=306820 	Hat trick scored by Hilary Knight
August 24	Canada vs. Switzerland	Canada, 16-0http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/75138/la_id/1/game_id/172931/season_id/172882/ss_id/170713/	Jayna Hefford scored a hat trick
August 24	Finland vs. Japan 	Finland, 7-0 	
August 24	Sweden vs. Slovakia 	Sweden, 4-1 	
===August 25===
Date 	Teams 	Result 	Notes
August 25	USA vs. Japan 	USA, 13-0http://www.usahockey.com/Template_Usahockey.aspx?NAV=TU_02&id=306866 	Kelli Stack and Jen Schoullis each scored a hat trick
August 25	Canada vs. Russia 	Canada, 14-1 http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/75138/la_id/1/game_id/172948/season_id/172882/ss_id/170713/	Meghan Agosta scored a hat trick and added two assists
August 25	Finland vs. Slovakia 	Finland, 2-0 	
August 25	Sweden vs. Switzerland	Sweden, 4-2 	
===August 27===
Date 	Teams 	Result 	Notes
August 27	USA vs. Switzerland	USA, 11-1 	
August 27	Canada vs. Slovakia	Canada, 11-0 http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/75138/la_id/1/game_id/172973/season_id/172882/ss_id/170713/	Vicki Bendus registered a hat trick and added one assistCanada outshot Slovakia 73-8
August 27	Finland vs. Russia 	Finland, 2-1 	
August 27	Sweden vs. Japan 	Sweden, 8-2 	
===August 28===
Date 	Teams 	Result 	Notes
August 28	USA vs. Canada 	USA, 4-0http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/75138/la_id/1/game_id/172976/season_id/172882/ss_id/170713/	Shutout by Molly Schaus
August 28	Sweden vs. Russia 	Sweden, 4-3 	
August 28	Finland vs. Switzerland	Finland, 12-0 	
August 28	Slovakia vs. Japan 	Slovakia, 4-0 	
===August 30===
Date 	Teams 	Result	Notes
August 30	Canada vs. Finland	 	
August 30	USA vs. Sweden 	 	
===August 31===
Date 	Teams 	Result	Notes
August 31	USA vs. Finland	 	
http://www.usahockey.com/Template_Usahockey.aspx?NAV=TU_02&ID=306176
==Group C==
All games for Group C were contested at the Olympic Ice Rink in Courcheval, France.
===Schedule===
Date 	Teams 	Result 	Notes
August 28	France vs. Germany 	Germany, 2-1	
August 28	Czech Republic vs. Norway 	Norway, 5-3 	
August 29	Czech Republic vs. Germany	Germany, 4-1	
August 29	France vs. Norway 	Norway, 6-1 	
==Standings==
===Group A===
Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD 	PTS
 	4 	4	0 	0 	0	40	1 	+39	8
 	4 	4	0 	0 	0	0 	 	 	8
 	4 	4	0 	0 	0	0 	 	 	8
 	4 	3	0 	0 	1	41	5 	+36	6
===Group B===
Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD 	PTS
 	4 	1	0 	0 	3	 	 	 	2
 	4 	0	0 	0 	4	5 	32	-27	0
 	4 	0	0 	0 	4	2 	32	-30	0
 	4 	0	0 	0 	4	3 	43	-40	0
===Group C===
Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS
 	2 	2	0 	0 	0	11	4 	+7	4
 	2 	2	0 	0 	0	6 	2 	+4	4
 	2 	0	0 	0 	2	4 	9 	-5	0
 	2 	0	0 	0 	2	2 	8 	-6	0
==Medal round==
===Bronze medal game===
===Gold medal game===
==References==
Category:2011 in ice hockey
Category:Women's ice hockey