Annual international women's ice hockey tournament
The 4 Nations Cup is an annual women's
ice hockey tournament, held between four major national teams in the sport; currently, these are
Canada , the
United States ,
Sweden and
Finland . Until 2000, when Sweden joined, the tournament was the 3 Nations Cup . In general, it is held in or around November each year.
History
The 3 Nations Cup was first held in 1996. Sweden joined the tourney in 2000, but the USA did not attend the 2001 event due to the
September 11 attacks ; the 4 Nations
roster has been constant since 2002.
The format of the tournament is a single
round-robin , with each team playing one game against each of the others. The top two teams advance to the gold-medal game. The last two teams play for bronze. When it was the 3 Nations Cup, the third place team was simply awarded bronze. Team Canada has won 14 gold medals since the 4 Nations Cup creation in 1996 and Team USA has won 9 gold medals.
Medal table
Tournaments
Key
(#) Number of tournaments (or 2nd, 3rd, or 4th places) won at the time.
Year by Year
2006
The Tournament takes place in
Kitchener, Ontario ,
Canada from 7 to 11 November 2006.
First Round
Sweden 8–3 Finland
Canada 3–0 USA
USA 5–2 Finland
Canada 7–0 Sweden
USA 7–0 Sweden
Canada 8-1 Finland
Standing
Canada, 8 points
United States, 4 points
Sweden, 4 points
Finland, 0points
Game for 3rd place
Game for the First place
2007
The tournament takes place November 7 to 11 on the ice rink of
Ejendals Arena in Sweden.
[3]
Wednesday November 7, 2007
Canada 4 – 1 Finland
Sweden 0 – 4 USA
Thursday November 8, 2007
Canada 6 – 3 United States
Sweden 0 – 3 Finland
Saturday November 10, 2007
Finland 1 – 2 United States
Sweden 3 – 5 Canada
Standing
Canada, 6 points.
[4]
United States, 4 points
Finland, 2 points
Sweden, 0 point
Sunday November 11, 2007
Game for the 3rd place
Finland 1 – 0 Sweden
Game for the first place
United States 0 – 2 Canada
[5]
2008
The tournament took place in November at
Lake Placid USA.
[6]
First Round
[7]
Tuesday November 4, 2008
Canada 6–0 Finland
[8]
United States 5–2 Sweden
Wednesday November 5, 2008
Thursday November 6, 2008
United States 2–4 Canada
[9]
Friday November 7, 2008
Canada 1–2 Sweden (after overtime period)
[10]
USA 4–1 Finland
Standing
Canada, 5 points
United States, 4 points
Finland, 2 points
Sweden, 2 points
Saturday November 9, 2008
Game for 3rd place
Game for first place
USA 3 –2 Canada after overtime period
[11]
Game was tied 2-2 after regulation and extra time.
Erica McKenzie scored the game-winning goal for the United States team in the shootout.
2009
November 3, 4, 6 and 7 at
Vierumäki in
Finland .
[12]
First Round
Finland 0 - 4 United States
Sweden 0 - 4 Canada
Wednesday November 4, 2009
Finland 2 - 4 Canada
United States 3 - 2 Sweden
Finland 1 - 2 Sweden (extra-time)
Canada 2 - 3 United States
Standing
United States, 6 points
Canada, 4 points
Sweden, 2 points
Finland, 0 point
Saturday November 7, 2009
Game for 3rd place
Finland 1 - 2 Sweden (Extra-time)
Game for the First place
Canada 5–2 United Stades.
[13]
2010
The tournament takes place from November 9 to the 13th in
Clarenville, Newfoundland and
St. John's, Newfoundland (Canada).
[14]
First Round
[15]
Tuesday November 9, 2010
Finland 3–0 Sweden
USA 3–2 Canada (in Shootout).
[16]
Wednesday November 10, 2010
Canada 8–1 Sweden
USA 4–0 Finland.
[17]
Friday November 12, 2010
Standing
1-USA, 6 points
2-Canada, 4 points
3-Finland, 2 points
4-Sweden, 0 points
Saturday November 13th 2010
Game for 3rd place
Game for the First place
Rebecca Johnston 's goal in extra time period.
[20]
2011
The tournament took place from November 9–14, 2011 to
Nyköping in
Sweden .
[21] The competition sets four powers of the Women's ice hockey, Canada,
[22] the United States
[23]
[24] Finland and Sweden.
[25] All the matches are played
Stora Hallen arena .
First round
Wednesday November 9, 2011
Canada 5 - 0 Finland
[26]
Sweden 0 - 8 United States
[27]
Thursday November 10, 2011
Canada 3 -1 United States
[28]
[29]
Sweden 1 - 2 Finland
Saturday November 12, 2011
Sweden 1 - 3 Canada
[30]
Finland 0 - 10 United States
[31]
Standing
Canada, 6 points
United States, 4 points
Finland, 2 points
Sweden, 0
Game for 3rd place
Sweden 2 - 1 Finland
Game for the First place
United States 4 - 3 Canada.
[32]
After being tied 3–3 at the end of regulation and overtime, a shootout determined the winner. The United States' Goaltender
Jessie Vetter gave the Americans the victory
[33] by stopping Canada's
Hayley Wickenheiser .
[34]
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permanent dead link ] .
^ (in English)
Guide pour les médias, Coupe des 4 nations 2007
^ (in French)
Équipe Canada gagne la Coupe des 4 nations à Leksand, Suède
^ (in French) Matchs internationaux féminins de 2008–09 on
http://www.hockeyarchives.info/ .
^ (in French)
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^ (in French)
Le Canada blanchit la Finlande à la Coupe des 4 nations
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Canada skates to 4-2 win over USA at 4 Nations
^ (in French)
La Suède réussit une première victoire historique sur le Canada à la Coupe des 4 nations
^ (in French)
Le Canada rate de justesse en tirs de barrages contre les États-Unis à la Coupe des nations
^
2009 4 Nations Cup
^ (in French)
L’Équipe nationale féminine du Canada remporte la médaille d'or à la Coupe des quatre nations 2009
^ (in French)
Ex-rue Frontenac, Tournoi des 4 nations - Cinq québecoises choisies
Archived 2013-10-29 at the
Wayback Machine
^ (in French)
Hockey-Canada, Coupe des 4 nations 2010
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"U.S. Women's Select Team Tops Canada, 3-2, in Shootout" . Archived from
the original on 2018-02-26. Retrieved 2018-02-26 .
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U.S. Women's Select Team Blanks Finland, 4-0, at Four Nations
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U.S. Women's Select Team Downs Sweden, 4-0
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U.S. Women's Select Team Edged by Canada, 3-2, in Overtime
^ (in French)
Hockey-Canada, le Canada bat les États-Unis 3-2
^ (in French)
Coupe des quatre nations - À la conquête de l'or
Archived 2012-07-17 at
archive.today
^ (in French)
Annonce de la formation de l'Équipe nationale féminine du Canada à la Coupe des 4 nations 2011
^
"Winih, U.S. Team at 2011 Four Nations Cup" . Archived from
the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-01-13 .
^
2011 U.S. Women's Four Nations Roster
Archived 2011-10-16 at the
Wayback Machine
^ (in Swedish)
Damkronorna till Nyköping
Archived 2011-12-19 at the
Wayback Machine
^ (in French)
Le Canada blanchit la Finlande
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U.S. Women's National Team Blanks Sweden, 8-0, at 2011 Four Nations Cup
Archived 2012-11-14 at the
Wayback Machine
^ (in French)
Les Canadiennes battent les Américaines
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U.S. Women's National Team Falls to Canada, 3-1, at 2011 Four Nations Cup
Archived 2012-11-14 at the
Wayback Machine
^ (in French)
Les Canadiennes battent les Suédoises 3-1 en conclusion du tournoi à la ronde
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U.S. Women's National Team Blanks Finland, 10-0, at 2011 Four Nations Cup
Archived 2012-11-14 at the
Wayback Machine
^ (in French)
Hockey-Canada, Sommaire du match
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"U.S. Women's National Team Captures Championship with 4-3 Shootout Win Against Canada at 2011 Four Nations Cup" . Archived from
the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2012-01-13 .
^ (in French)
Le Canada s'incline 4-3 en fusillade contre les États-Unis
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