2022 IIHF Women's World Championship final

2022 IIHF Women's World Championship final

1 2 3 Total  United States 0 1 0 1  Canada 0 2 0 2
Date	4 September
Arena	KVIK Hockey Arena
City	Herning
Attendance	1,738
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The 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship final was played on 4 September 2022, at KVIK Hockey Arena in Herning, Denmark.^[1][2][3] Canada defeated the United States 2–1 in to win their 12th title.^[4]

Background

Since the first IIHF Women's World Championship in 1990 and the first women's tournament at the Winter Olympics in 1998, the American and Canadian national teams have played in the finals on all occasions except for the 2006 Winter Olympics, when Sweden played Canada, and the 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship, when Finland played the United States.

Road to the final

United States		Round	Canada
Opponent	Result	Preliminary round	Opponent	Result
Japan	10–2	Game 1	Finland	4–1
Finland	6–1	Game 2	Switzerland	4–1
Switzerland	9–0	Game 3	Japan	5–0
Canada	5–2	Game 4	United States	2–5
Both teams played in Group A. Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1  United States 4 4 0 0 0 30 3 +27 12 Quarterfinals 2  Canada 4 3 0 0 1 19 7 +12 9 3  Finland 4 2 0 0 2 15 13 +2 6 4   Switzerland 4 1 0 0 3 4 18 −14 3 5  Japan 4 0 0 0 4 4 31 −27 0 Source: IIHF Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
Opponent	Result	Playoff	Opponent	Result
Hungary	12–1	Quarterfinals	Sweden	3–0
Czechia	10–1	Semifinals	Switzerland	8–1

Match

4 September 2022 19:30

United States

1–2 (0–0, 1–2, 0–0)

Canada

KVIK Hockey Arena, Herning Attendance: 1,738

Game reference
	Nicole Hensley	Goalies	Ann-Renée Desbiens	Referees: Anniina Nurmi Amanda Tassoni Linesmen: Tiina Saarimäki Justine Todd
	0–1 29:30 – Jenner (Poulin, Shelton) 0–2 30:54 – Jenner (Fillier, Nurse) (PP) Roque (Kessel, Coyne Schofield) (PP) – 39:39 1–2
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	21	Shots	19

References

1. "IIHF Council meets in Zurich". IIHF.com. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
2. Podnieks, Andrew (3 September 2022). "Americans roll into gold medal game". IIHF.com. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
3. Podnieks, Andrew (3 September 2022). "Canada beats Swiss for chance at gold". IIHF.com. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
4. Podnieks, Andrew (4 September 2022). "Canada three-peats!". IIHF.com. Retrieved 4 September 2022.

External links

• Official website