1997 IIHF Women's World Championship
The fourth Ice Hockey Women's World Championship 1997 was held in Kitchener in Canada from March 31 to April 6, 1997. 6 of the 12 preliminary matches were played at six other venues in Ontario - Hamilton, Mississauga, North York, Brampton, Brantford and London.
Again eight teams participated in the tournament. Qualifies were hosts and defending champions Canada, Vice World Champion United States, the top five teams in the Hockey European Women in 1996, Sweden, Russia, Finland, Norway and Switzerland, as well as the best Asian team in the Pacific Cup 1996 - China. As in the previous championships, the Canadian team won the tournament, reaching the fourth title.
- 6.1 Best Scorer
- 6.2 Best Goalkeeper
Preliminary round
Group A
Group B
Placement round
Final round
Final placement
Awards
Statistics
Best Scorer
Source: iihf.com Note: GP = Games, B = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points, PIM = penalty minutes; Fat: Turnierbestwert
Best Goalkeeper
Source: iihf.com Note: GP = Games, TOI = Ice Age ( in minutes), GA = Goals against, SO = shutouts, SVS = -held shots, Sv % = Shots held (in%), GAA = Gegentorschnitt; Fat: Turnierbestwert