2012 IIHF Women's World Championship

2012 IIHF Women's World Championship
Tournament details
Host country United States
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
DatesApril 7–14, 2012
Opened byBarack Obama
Teams8
Final positions
Champions  Canada (10th title)
Runner-up  United States
Third place   Switzerland
Fourth place Finland
Tournament statistics
Games played21
Goals scored141 (6.71 per game)
Attendance27,791 (1,323 per game)
Scoring leader(s)United States Monique Lamoureux-Kolls (14 points)
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The 2012 IIHF World Women's Championships was the 14th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation and took place in Vermont, United States, at the Gutterson Fieldhouse in Burlington, and the Cairns Arena in South Burlington.[1] The competition also served as qualifications for the 2013 competition, and the 2014 Olympics. The Top Division was contested between eight teams from April 7 to April 14, 2012, in Burlington and was hosted by USA Hockey.

Canada won their tenth title by defeating the United States 5–4 in overtime. Caroline Ouellette scored the decisive goal. The Americans defeated the Canadians 9–2 in the group stage earlier in the tournament.[2][3] The Swiss team, by finishing third, captured their first ever Women's World Championship medal.[4]

  1. ^ 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship Top Division statistics
  2. ^ "Ouellette wins it in OT for Canada". iihf.com. April 14, 2012. Archived from the original on April 18, 2012.
  3. ^ "2012 - IIHF Women's World Championship".
  4. ^ "Swiss win first ever WW bronze". iihf.com. April 15, 2012. Archived from the original on January 7, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2012.