Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament

2006 Winter Olympics

Tournament details
Host country	Italy
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Dates	11–20 February
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Canada (2nd title)
Runner-up	Sweden
Third place	United States
Fourth place	Finland
Tournament statistics
Games played	20
Goals scored	136 (6.8 per game)
Attendance	91,609 (4,580 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Hayley Wickenheiser (17 points)
MVP	Hayley Wickenheiser

The women's tournament in ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Turin, Italy from 11 to 20 February 2006. Eight countries qualified for the tournament.

Qualification

Main article: Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's qualification

Canada, United States, Finland and Sweden qualified as the top four teams in the IIHF World Ranking in 2004. Italy qualified as host team. The remaining three teams qualified from qualification tournaments.

Event	Date	Location	Vacancies	Qualified
Host			1	Italy
2004 IIHF World Ranking	5 March 2001 – 6 April 2004	Halifax	4	Canada United States Finland Sweden
Qualification tournament	11–13 November 2004	Podolsk	1	Russia
Qualification tournament	11–14 November 2004	Bad Tölz	1	Germany
Qualification tournament	11–14 November 2004	Beijing	1	Switzerland
Total			8

Notes

Rosters

Main article: Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's team rosters

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+1).

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Placement round

Bracket

	5–8th place semifinals					5th place game
	B3	Germany	5
	A4	Italy	2
						B3	Germany (GWS)	1
						A3	Russia	0
	A3	Russia	6
	B4	Switzerland	2			7th place game
						B4	Switzerland	11
						A4	Italy	0

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Playoff round

Bracket

	Semifinals					Gold medal game
	A1	United States	2
	B2	Sweden (GWS)	3
						B2	Sweden	1
						B1	Canada	4
	B1	Canada	6
	A2	Finland	0			Bronze medal game
						A2	Finland	0
						A1	United States	4

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Final ranking

Rank	Team
	Canada
	Sweden
	United States
4	Finland
5	Germany
6	Russia
7	Switzerland
8	Italy

Statistics

Leading scorers

Rank	Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/−	POS
1	Hayley Wickenheiser	5	5	12	17	6	+15	F
2	Cherie Piper	5	7	8	15	0	+15	F
3	Gillian Apps	5	7	7	14	14	+13	F
4	Caroline Ouellette	5	5	4	9	4	+12	F
4	Maria Rooth	5	5	4	9	2	+1	F
6	Jenny Potter	5	2	7	9	4	+10	F
7	Katie King	5	6	2	8	2	+6	F
8	Sarah Parsons	5	4	3	7	0	+9	F
9	Jayna Hefford	5	3	4	7	0	+8	F
10	Jennifer Botterill	5	1	6	7	4	+6	F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; +/− = Plus-minus; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

Rank	Player	TOI	GA	GAA	SA	Sv%	SO
1	Charline Labonte	180:00	1	0.33	42	97.62	2
2	Jennifer Harß	190:00	6	1.89	103	94.17	1
3	Florence Schelling	150:00	6	2.40	90	93.33	1
4	Kim St-Pierre	120:00	1	0.50	13	92.31	1
5	Kim Martin	190:00	7	2.21	96	92.71	0

TOI = Time on Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SA = Shots Against; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source:IIHF.com

Awards

• Most Valuable Player: Hayley Wickenheiser
• Best players selected by the directorate:
  • Best Goaltender: Kim Martin
  • Best Defenceman: Angela Ruggiero
  • Best Forward: Hayley Wickenheiser

Source: IIHF.com

• Media All-Stars
  • Goaltender: Kim Martin
  • Defencemen: Angela Ruggiero, Carla MacLeod
  • Forwards: Maria Rooth, Hayley Wickenheiser, Gillian Apps

Source: IIHF.com

External links

• IIHF Official Site
• Complete results
• Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press.
• IIHF results index for 2006