1987_World_Women's_Hockey_Tournament

1987 World Women's Hockey Tournament

1987 World Women's Hockey Tournament

International ice hockey competition

The 1987 World Women's Hockey Tournament was held April 21–26, 1987, in North York, Toronto, Ontario. It was the first major world tournament for national women's ice hockey teams and was the first unofficial tournament before the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) launched the Women's World Championship in 1990. The Ontario Women's Hockey Association (OWHA) hosted the tournament and director Fran Rider is credited as the driving force behind the event's success.[1] The six-day tournament was held at the North York Centennial Arena, now called the Carnegie Centennial Centre.

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Delegates from the participating nations and five additional countries met during the tournament to establish a strategy to lobby the International Ice Hockey Federation for the creation of a Women's World Championship.[2] The success of the tournament and the positive reports presented to the IIHF gave women's ice hockey the legitimacy needed to pave the way for the creation of the modern Women's World Championship.[3]

Team Canada won the tournament defeating Team Ontario by 4–0 in the final game. The championship trophy was named the Hazel McCallion World Cup, in honor of Mississauga mayor and women's ice hockey advocate Hazel McCallion.[4]

Teams

The following teams played at the tournament. It is assumed that these teams were selected on an invitational basis, but that is not confirmed.

West Germany was scheduled to participate but pulled out shortly before the tournament, possibly due to displeasure with the choice to not allow body checking.

The Swedish team was able to travel to and participate in the tournament because of the sponsorship of Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman, Börje Salming.[3]

Venue

The six-day tournament was held at the North York Centennial Arena, now called the Carnegie Centennial Centre.

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Format

The seven participating teams played in a single round robin tournament format. The top four teams from the group proceeded to the Medal Round, while the remaining teams played in the placement games.

Games were 45 minutes long, three periods of fifteen minutes each.

Group stage

Round robin

Standings

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Source: [citation needed]

Results

April 21, 1987Canada 10 – 0  SwitzerlandNorth York, Canada
April 21, 1987Netherlands 2 – 5 JapanNorth York, Canada
April 21, 1987Ontario Ontario8 – 0 SwedenNorth York, Canada
April 21, 1987Canada 2 – 1 United StatesNorth York, Canada
April 22, 1987Ontario Ontario16 – 0  SwitzerlandNorth York, Canada
April 22, 1987Canada 11 – 0 JapanNorth York, Canada
April 22, 1987Sweden 0 – 10 United StatesNorth York, Canada
April 22, 1987Ontario Ontario19 – 0 NetherlandsNorth York, Canada
April 23, 1987Japan 4 – 6  SwitzerlandNorth York, Canada
April 23, 1987Canada 19 – 1 NetherlandsNorth York, Canada
April 23, 1987Switzerland 0 – 3 SwedenNorth York, Canada
April 23, 1987Ontario Ontario14 – 0 JapanPort Credit, Canada
April 23, 1987United States 20 – 0 NetherlandsNorth York, Canada
April 24, 1987Japan 0 – 16 United StatesNorth York, Canada
April 24, 1987Sweden 7 – 0 NetherlandsNorth York, Canada
April 24, 1987Canada 5 – 0 OntarioNorth York, Canada
April 24, 1987United States 13 – 1  SwitzerlandNorth York, Canada
April 25, 1987Canada 4 – 0 SwedenNorth York, Canada
April 25, 1987Switzerland 5 – 3 NetherlandsNorth York, Canada
April 25, 1987Japan 0 – 3 SwedenNorth York, Canada
April 25, 1987United States 4 – 2 OntarioNorth York, Canada

Playoff stage

Placing Round

April 25, 1987Japan 4 – 0 NetherlandsNorth York, Canada

5th/6th-place game

April 26, 1987Switzerland 4 – 0 JapanNorth York, Canada

Medal round

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
25 April – North York
 
 
 Canada8
 
26 April – North York
 
 Sweden2
 
 Canada4
 
25 April - North York
 
 Ontario0
 
 United States4
 
 
 Ontario5
 
Third place
 
 
26 April - North York
 
 
 United States5
 
 
 Sweden 0

Semi-finals

April 25, 1987Canada 8 – 2 SwedenNorth York, Canada
April 25, 1987United States 4 – 5 OntarioNorth York, Canada

Bronze-medal game

April 26, 1987United States 5 – 0 SwedenNorth York, Canada

Final

April 26, 1987Canada 4 – 0 OntarioNorth York, Canada

Champions

 1987 Women's World Tournament winners 

Canada
1st title

Final standings

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Awards

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References

  1. [1]
    La Rose, Jason (June 29, 2017). "One giant leap…". Hockey Canada. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  2. [2]
    "About GirlsWomens' Hockey". Alaska State Hockey. Retrieved June 24, 2010.
  3. [3]
    Podnieks, Andrew (April 7, 2020). "IIHF - WW 30 – Story #12". IIHF. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  4. [4]
    Etue, Elizabeth; Williams, Megan K. (1996). On the Edge: Women Making Hockey History. Toronto: Second Story Press. p. 80. ISBN 0929005791.
  5. [5]
    "Matches internationaux féminins de hockey sur glace 1986/87". hockeyarchives.info (in French). Retrieved December 5, 2020.
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