Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament

The women's tournament in ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics was held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, from 13 to 25 February. Eight teams competed, seeded into two groups. Canada won the gold medal game by a score of 2–0 over the United States, who were awarded silver. The bronze medal game was won by Finland with a 3–2 victory over Sweden in overtime.
The tournament consisted of 20 games: 12 in the preliminary round (teams play the other teams in their own group); 4 final classification games; 2 semifinal games; 1 bronze medal game; and 1 gold medal game.
The tournament had a total attendance of 162,419, an average of 8,120 spectators per game, making it the most attended IIHF-run women's hockey tournament of all-time.http://www.iihf.com/de/channels10/olympics-2010/statistics.html
==Final rankings==
The final rankings of the 2010 Winter Olympics Women's Ice Hockey Tournament are as follows:
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==Qualification==
==Rosters==
==First round==
===Group A===
All times are local (UTC-8).
;Group A standings
===Group B===
All times are local (UTC-8).
;Group B standings
==Classification round==
===Fifth place semifinal===
All times are local (UTC-8).
===Seventh place game===
All times are local (UTC-8).
===Fifth place game===
All times are local (UTC-8).
==Final round==
===Semifinals===
All times are local (UTC-8).
http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/olympics/olympics-women.html
===Bronze medal game===
All times are local (UTC-8).
===Gold medal game===
All times are local (UTC-8).
==Statistics==
===Leading scorers===
Rank	Player	Games played	Goals	Assists	Pts	PIM	+/-
1 	 	5 	9 	6 	15 	2 	+14
2 	 	5 	5 	7 	12 	8 	+15
3 	 	5 	9 	2 	11 	6 	+4
4 	 	5 	6 	5 	11 	0 	+8
5 	 	5 	4 	7 	11 	0 	+6
6 	 	5 	2 	9 	11 	2 	+12
6 	 	5 	2 	9 	11 	0 	+14
8 	 	5 	5 	5 	10 	0 	+12
9 	 	5 	4 	6 	10 	2 	+7
10 	 	5 	3 	5 	8 	2 	+4
10 	 	5 	3 	5 	8 	6 	+7
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===Leading goaltenders===
Goalies with 40% or more of their team's total minutes
Rank	Goalie	GP	Minutes	GA	GAA 	SV% 	Saves
1 	 	3 	180:00 	1 	0.33	98.04	50
2 	 	4 	239:50 	3 	0.75	95.77	68
3 	 	5 	301:55 	16	3.18	90.91	160
4 	 	4 	250:00 	10	2.40	90.20	92
5 	 	5 	247:53 	19	4.60	88.82	151
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==Awards==
Canada's Meghan Agosta was named the most valuable player and received the Directorate Award for best forward of the tournament. Directorate Awards also went to Molly Engstrom (United States) for best defenceman, and to Shannon Szabados (Canada) for best goaltender.
The tournament all-star team was voted on by the international media at the conclusion of the event. The following players were named:
Position	Player 	Team
G 	Shannon Szabados 	
D 	Angela Ruggiero 	
D 	Molly Engstrom 	
F 	Meghan Agosta 	
F 	Jenny Potter 	
F 	Marie-Philip Poulin	
==Team Photos==
2010CanadaOlympicWomen.jpg|Canada
==References==
==External links==
*Official IIHF website — 2010 OWG Women's Tournament Playing Format
*Official IIHF website — Game Schedule
*Vancouver 2010 Official website — Ice Hockey Schedule and Results
Women's tournament
Category:2010 in hockey
Category:Olympic Games