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 final 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.

Women's ice hockey
at the XXI Olympic Winter Games
Medal ceremony
VenuesGeneral Motors Place (renamed Canada Hockey Place during the game due to the no-commercial policy)
UBC Thunderbird Arena
Dates13–25 February 2010
Medalists
 Canada (3rd title)
 United States
 Finland

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 final.[1]

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.[2]

Qualification

Rosters

First round

Group A

Team
GP W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
 Canada 33000412399
 Sweden 32001101556
  Switzerland 3100261593
 Slovakia 30003429250

All times are local (UTC−8).

13 February 2010
12:00
Sweden 3–0
(1–0, 1–0, 1–0)
  SwitzerlandUBC Winter Sports Centre, Vancouver
Attendance: 5,222
13 February 2010
17:00
Canada 18–0
(7–0, 6–0, 5–0)
 SlovakiaCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,496
15 February 2010
14:30
Switzerland  1–10
(0–2, 1–3, 0–5)
 CanadaUBC Winter Sports Centre, Vancouver
Attendance: 5,413
15 February 2010
19:00
Sweden 6–2
(3–2, 1–0, 2–0)
 SlovakiaUBC Winter Sports Centre, Vancouver
Attendance: 5,323
17 February 2010
14:30
Canada 13–1
(5–0, 7–0, 1–1)
 SwedenUBC Winter Sports Centre, Vancouver
Attendance: 5,483
17 February 2010
19:00
Slovakia 2–5
(1–0, 0–1, 1–4)
  SwitzerlandUBC Winter Sports Centre, Vancouver
Attendance: 5,272

Group B

Team
GP W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 33000311309
 Finland 320017816
 Russia 31002319163
 China 30003316130

All times are local (UTC−8).

14 February 2010
12:00
United States 12–1
(5–0, 3–0, 4–1)
 ChinaUBC Winter Sports Centre, Vancouver
Attendance: 5,278
14 February 2010
16:30
Finland 5–1
(1–1, 2–0, 2–0)
 RussiaUBC Winter Sports Centre, Vancouver
Attendance: 5,275
16 February 2010
14:30
Russia 0–13
(0–5, 0–7, 0–1)
 United StatesUBC Winter Sports Centre, Vancouver
Attendance: 5,365
16 February 2010
19:00
Finland 2–1
(0–1, 2–0, 0–0)
 ChinaUBC Winter Sports Centre, Vancouver
Attendance: 5,317
18 February 2010
14:30
United States 6–0
(4–0, 1–0, 1–0)
 FinlandUBC Winter Sports Centre, Vancouver
Attendance: 5,398
18 February 2010
19:00
China 1–2
(0–0, 1–2, 0–0)
 RussiaUBC Winter Sports Centre, Vancouver
Attendance: 5,391

Classification round

  5th place semifinal            
  A3   Switzerland 6  
  B4  China 0   5th place game
      A3   Switzerland 2
  5th place semifinal   B3  Russia 1
  B3  Russia 4
  A4  Slovakia 2   7th place game
    B4  China 3
    A4  Slovakia 1

Fifth place semifinal

All times are local (UTC−8).

20 February 2010
14:30
Switzerland  6–0
(2–0, 2–0, 2–0)
 ChinaUBC Winter Sports Centre, Vancouver
Attendance: 5,454
20 February 2010
19:00
Russia 4–2
(2–0, 1–1, 1–1)
 SlovakiaUBC Winter Sports Centre, Vancouver
Attendance: 5,488

Seventh place game

All times are local (UTC−8).

22 February 2010
14:00
China 3–1
(0–1, 1–0, 2–0)
 SlovakiaUBC Winter Sports Centre, Vancouver
Attendance: 5,284

Fifth place game

All times are local (UTC−8).

22 February 2010
19:00
Switzerland  2–1 GWS
(0–1, 1–0, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
 RussiaUBC Winter Sports Centre, Vancouver
Attendance: 5,412

Final round

  Semifinal                    
  A1  Canada 5  
  B2  Finland 0   Gold medal final
      A1  Canada 2
  Semifinal   B1  United States 0
  B1  United States 9
  A2  Sweden 1   Bronze medal match
    B2  Finland 3
    A2  Sweden 2

Semifinals

All times are local (UTC−8).

22 February 2010
12:00
Sweden 1–9
(0–2, 1–3, 0–4)
 United StatesCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,021
22 February 2010
17:00
Finland 0–5
(0–2, 0–1, 0–2)
 CanadaCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,324

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Bronze medal game

All times are local (UTC−8).

25 February 2010
11:00
Sweden 2–3 (OT)
(0–0, 1–2, 1–0, 0–1)
 Finland Canada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,398

Final

All times are local (UTC−8).

25 February 2010
15:30
Canada 2–0
(2–0, 0–0, 0–0)
 United States Canada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,805

Final rankings

The final rankings of the 2010 Winter Olympics Women's Ice Hockey Tournament are as follows:

Rank Team
 Canada
 United States
 Finland
4th Sweden
5th  Switzerland
6th Russia
7th China
8th Slovakia

Statistics

Leading scorers

Rank Player Games played Goals Assists Pts PIM +/-
1  Meghan Agosta (CAN) 596152+14
2  Jayna Hefford (CAN) 557128+15
3  Stefanie Marty (SUI) 592116+4
4  Jenny Potter (USA) 565110+8
5  Natalie Darwitz (USA) 547110+6
6  Caroline Ouellette (CAN) 529112+12
 Hayley Wickenheiser (CAN) 529110+14
8  Cherie Piper (CAN) 555100+12
9  Monique Lamoureux (USA) 546102+7
10  Kelli Stack (USA) 53582+4
 Sarah Vaillancourt (CAN) 53586+7

Hat-trick scorers

Leading goaltenders

Goalies with 40% or more of their team's total minutes

Rank Goalie GP Minutes GA GAA SV% Saves
1  Shannon Szabados (CAN) 3180:0010.3398.0450
2  Jessie Vetter (USA) 4239:5030.7595.7768
3  Florence Schelling (SUI) 5301:55163.1890.91160
4  Irina Gashennikova (RUS) 4250:00102.4090.2092
5  Shi Yao (CHN) 5247:53194.6088.82151

Shutout posters

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
GShannon Szabados Canada
DAngela Ruggiero United States
DMolly Engstrom United States
FMeghan Agosta Canada
FJenny Potter United States
FMarie-Philip Poulin Canada

References

  1. "2010 OWG Women's Tournament Playing Format". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
  2. "Statistics". Iihf.com. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
  3. "Olympics Women". Iihf.com. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
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