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

Women's ice hockey at the XX Olympic Winter Games
Venues	Torino Palasport Olimpico Torino Esposizioni
Dates	15–26 February 2006
Medalists
Canada    Sweden    United States

Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Tournament
men  women
Qualification
men  women
Rosters
men  women
Statistics
men  women

Preliminary Round

In the preliminary round Canada and the United States went undefeated and qualified for the semifinals, while Finland and Sweden also qualified by finishing second in their respective pools. Russia, Germany, Italy and Switzerland were eliminated from medal contention, but participated in the Classification round, later in the tournament.^[1]

Group A

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Canada	3	3	0	0	0	36	1	35	6
Sweden	3	2	0	0	1	15	9	6	4
Russia	3	1	0	0	2	6	16	-10	2
Italy	3	0	0	0	3	1	32	-31	0

11 February 2006 15:30

Sweden

3–1 (0–0, 2–1, 1–0)

Russia

Torino Esposizioni, Torino Attendance: 6500

Game reference
	Kim Martin	Goalies	Irina Gashennikova	Referee: Stephanie Normand Linesmen: Michaela Kiefer Julie Piacentini
	Jansson (Lindberg, Winberg) (PP) – 23:26 1–0 Timglas (Rooth, O'Konor) (PP) – 25:14 2–0 2–1 39:21 – Trefilova Rooth (Andersson) (PP) – 40:32 3–1
	14 min	Penalties	14 min
	24	Shots	31

11 February 2006 20:30

Canada

16–0 (5–0, 4–0, 7–0)

Italy

Torino Esposizioni, Torino Attendance: 8399

Game reference
	Kim St-Pierre	Goalies	Debora Montanari Luana Frasnelli	Referee: Danyel Howard Linesmen: Sanna Mattila Ilse Robben
	Ouellette (Hefford, MacLeod) – 01:36 1–0 Ouellette (Hefford, Botterill) – 01:52 2–0 Wickenheiser (Piper) – 04:04 3–0 Ouellette (Botterill, Campbell) (PP) – 06:53 4–0 Pounder (Becky Kellar) – 11:34 5–0 Vaillancourt (Piper) – 20:25 6–0 MacLeod (Campbell, Apps) – 22:32 7–0 Piper (Wickenheiser, Apps) – 38:45 8–0 Wickenheiser (Piper, Apps) – 39:56 9–0 Apps (Piper, Wickenheiser) – 41:35 10–0 Botterill (Ouellette, MacLeod) – 47:31 11–0 Hefford (Ouellette, Botterill) (PP) – 48:41 12–0 Pounder – 49:42 13–0 Goyette (Campbell, Sunohara) – 52:19 14–0 Apps (Piper, Wickenheiser) (PP) – 56:15 15–0 Weatherston (Agosta, Vaillancourt) – 57:37 16–0
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	66	Shots	5

12 February 2006 16:30

Canada

12–0 (7–0, 2–0, 3–0)

Russia

Torino Esposizioni, Torino Attendance: 2414

Game reference
	Charline Labonte	Goalies	Nadezhda Aledsandrova Irina Gashennikova	Referee: Joy Tottman Linesmen: Johanna Suban Jana Zitkova
	Sunohara (Ouellette, Goyette) – 04:53 1–0 Agosta (Kinsbury, Weatherston) – 06:52 2–0 Piper (Apps) (SH) – 10:00 3–0 Goyette (Campbell) – 15:14 4–0 Piper (Wickenheiser) – 16:18 5–0 Wickenheiser (SH) – 17:48 6–0 Agosta (Vaillancourt) – 19:20 7–0 Weatherston (Ouellette, Vaillancourt) – 27:19 8–0 Agosta (PP) – 33:27 9–0 Piper (Wickenheiser) – 41:16 10–0 Vaillancourt (Hefford, Botterill) – 47:47 11–0 MacLeod (Wickenheiser) – 52:33 12–0
	14 min	Penalties	28 min
	43	Shots	17

13 February 2006 15:00

Sweden

11–0 (3–0, 5–0, 3–0)

Italy

Torino Esposizioni, Torino Attendance: 2156

Game reference
	Cecilia Andersson	Goalies	Debora Montanari Luana Frasnelli	Referee: Linesmen:
	Sjolander (Winberg) (PP) – 07:09 1–0 Sjolander (Lindberg, Asserholt) (PP) – 15:45 2–0 Andersson (Holst) – 18:15 3–0 Jansson (Eliasson) – 20:59 4–0 Holst (Rooth) – 25:05 5–0 Edstrand (Sjolander) – 31:45 6–0 Rooth (Holst) (SH) – 32:37 7–0 Andersson (Nevalainen) – 34:16 8–0 Sjolander (Nevalainen, Asserholt) – 49:31 9–0 Rooth (Andersson) (PP) – 50:55 10–0 Edstrand (Rooth, Andersson) (PP) – 58:08 11–0
	16 min	Penalties	22 min
	52	Shots	4

14 February 2006

Italy

1–5 (1–1, 0–1, 0–3)

Russia

Torino Esposizioni, Torino Attendance: 20468399

14 February 2006 15:30

Canada

8–1 (2–0, 5–1, 1–0

Sweden

Torino Esposizioni, Torino Attendance: 6850

Game reference
	Kim St-Pierre	Goalies	Cecilia Andersson	Referee: Linesmen:
	Apps – 04:36 1–0 Wickenheiser (Pounder) – 12:28 2–0 Apps (PP) – 23:53 3–0 Apps (Wickenheiser, Piper) – 30:58 4–0 Goyette (Piper, Campbell) (PP) – 34:02 5–0 5–1 36:12 – Lindberg (Jansson, Winberg) (PP) Weatherston (Kingsbury) – 37:25 6–1 Hefford (PP) – 38:53 7–1 Goyette (Piper, Wickenheiser) (PP) – 46:02 8–1
	14 min	Penalties	16 min
	47	Shots	8

Group B

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
United States	3	3	0	0	0	18	3	15	6
Finland	3	2	0	0	1	10	7	3	4
Germany	3	1	0	0	2	2	9	-7	2
Switzerland	3	0	0	0	3	1	12	-11	0

11 February 2006 13:00

Finland

3–0 (2–0, 0–0, 1–0)

Germany

Torino Esposizioni, Torino Attendance: 3200

Game reference
	Maija Hassinen	Goalies	Stephanie Wartosch-Kuerten	Referee: Arina Ustinov Linesmen: Anne-Sophie Boniface Klara Quagliato
	Pehkonen (Pelttari, Tuominen) – 08:15 1–0 Pelttari (PP2) – 17:02 2–0 Pälvilä – 43:13 3–0
	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	27	Shots	24

11 February 2006 18:00

United States

6–0 (1–0, 1–0, 4–0)

Switzerland

Torino Esposizioni, Torino Attendance: 2900

Game reference
	Chanda Gunn	Goalies	Patricia Elsmore-Sautter	Referee: Katerina Ivicicova Linesmen: Marina Konstantinova Kim Robichaud
	King (Potter) – 02:38 1–0 Dunn-Luoma (SH2) – 32:27 2–0 Wendell (Ruggiero, Potter) – 47:53 3–0 Darwitz (Parsons) – 50:33 4–0 Wendell (Potter) – 52:40 5–0 Potter (Ruggiero) (PP) – 58:50 6–0
	18 min	Penalties	14 min
	56	Shots	9

12 February 2006 19:00

Germany

0–5 (0–2, 0–2, 0–1)

United States

Torino Esposizioni, Torino Attendance: 7794

Game reference
	Jennifer Harß	Goalies	Pam Dreyer	Referee: Anu Hirvonen Linesmen: Annica Floden Marte Hove
	0–1 04:33 – Potter (King) (PP) 0–2 17:13 – King (Chu, Potter) (PP) 0–3 21:11 – Parsons (Resor, Stephens) 0–4 29:57 – Darwitz (Parsons, King) 0–5 50:54 – Parsons (Ruggiero)
	20 min	Penalties	16 min
	10	Shots	60

13 February 2006 17:30

Finland

4–0 (1–0, 0–0, 3–0)

Switzerland

Torino Esposizioni, Torino Attendance: 4259

Game reference
	Noora Räty	Goalies	Florence Schelling	Referee: Bianca Walter Linesmen: Annica Floden Jana Zitkova
	Tuominen (Pelttari) (PP) – 14:10 1–0 Rantamäki – 45:21 2–0 Saarinen (Hoikkala, Tallus) – 51:58 3–0 Pehkonen (Rantamaki) – 52:50 4–0
	18 min	Penalties	20 min
	41	Shots	18

14 February 2006 18:00

Switzerland

1–2 (0–0, 1–2, 0–0)

Germany

Torino Esposizioni, Torino Attendance: 2000

Game reference
	Patricia Elsmore-Sautter	Goalies	Jennifer Harß	Referee: Danyel Howard Linesmen: Marina Konstantinova Ilse Robben
	0–1 23:16 – M. Lanzl (Becker) Schumacher (Ju. Marty) (PP) – 29:00 1–1 1–2 29:36 – Oswald (M. Lanzl, Ritter) (PP)
	41 min	Penalties	18 min
	22	Shots	31

14 February 2006 20:30

United States

7–3 (1–2, 1–1, 5–0)

Finland

Torino Esposizioni, Torino Attendance: 7697

Game reference
	Chanda Gunn	Goalies	Maija Hassinen	Referee: Stephanie Normand Linesmen: Klara Quagliato Kim Robichaud
	0–1 00:13 – Pehkonen (Rantamäki) Parsons (Wendell, Potter) (PP) – 08:08 1–1 1–2 11:26 – Laaksonen (Tuominen) (PP) 1–3 32:01 – Kovalainen (Saarinen) (PP2) Parsons (Chu) – 38:54 2–3 King – 41:28 3–3 Ruggiero – 50:16 4–3 Darwitz (Wall) (PP) – 51:01 5–3 Wendell (Parsons, Ruggiero) – 52:18 6–3 Ruggiero (Darwitz, Stephens) – 55:36 7–3
	38 min	Penalties	22 min
	31	Shots	15

Classification round

	5th place semifinals					5th place game
	A3	Russia	6
	B4	Switzerland	2
						A3	Russia	0
						B3	Germany	1
	B3	Germany	5
	A4	Italy	2			7th place game
						B4	Switzerland	11
						A4	Italy	0

Fifth place semifinals

17 February 2006 13:00

Russia

6–2 (1–1, 4–1, 1–0)

Switzerland

Torino Esposizioni, Torino Attendance: 2800

Game reference
	Irina Gashennikova	Goalies	Patricia Elsmore-Sautter Florence Schelling	Referee: Katerina Ivicicova Linesmen: Anne-Sophie Boniface Annica Floden
	Trefilova – 02:03 1–0 1–1 10:52 – Rochat Burina (Mishina, Barykina) – 25:14 2–1 Mishina (Smolentseva) – 26:19 3–1 Mishina (Byalkovskaya) (PP) – 30:00 4–1 4–2 31:55 Lehmann (Cattaneo, Bullo) Mishina (Smolentseva) – 39:18 5–2 Kapustina (Shchelchkova) (PP) – 52:17 6–2
	16 min	Penalties	12 min
	36	Shots	18

17 February 2006 18:30

Germany

5–2 (3–2, 0–0, 2–0)

Italy

Torino Esposizioni, Torino Attendance: 2750

Game reference
	Stephanie Wartosch-Kuerten	Goalies	Debora Montanari	Referee: Arina Ustinova Linesmen: Marte Hove Jana Zitkova
	Becker (M. Lanzl) – 00:27 1–0 Seiler (Tamas) (PP) – 05:32 2–0 2–1 06:18 – Leitner 2–2 06:59 – Leitner (Kaser, Bazzanella) Holmes (Soesilo) – 07:47 3–2 Becker (Ritter) – 42:50 4–2 Ritter (Becker, M. Lanzl) – 55:35 5–2
	22 min	Penalties	16 min
	30	Shots	13

Seventh place game

20 February 2006 13:00

Switzerland

11–0 (4–0, 6–0, 1–0)

Italy

Torino Esposizioni, Torino Attendance: 2500

Game reference
	Florence Schelling	Goalies	Luana Frasnelli Debora Montanari	Referee: Stephanie Normand Linesmen: Marina Konstantinova Sanna Mattila
	Diaz – 04:33 1–0 Diaz (Mosimann) (PP) – 09:54 2–0 Ju. Marty (Diaz) (PP) – 16:06 3–0 Lehmann (Marty) – 16:41 4–0 Ruhnke (Rochat) – 22:36 5–0 Ju. Marty (Ruhnke) – 26:51 6–0 Meier (Kunzle) – 31:09 7–0 Lehmann (Mosimann) – 32:48 8–0 Ruhnke (Rochat) – 33:16 9–0 S. Marty (Lehmann) – 35:37 10–0 S. Marty (Lehmann) – 56:08 11–0
	20 min	Penalties	20 min
	53	Shots	29

Fifth place game

20 February 2006 17:00

Germany

1–0 SO (0–0, 0–0, 0–0) (OT:0–0) (SO:2–0)

Russia

Torino Esposizioni, Torino Attendance: 2570

Game reference
	Jennifer Harß	Goalies	Irina Gashennikova	Referee: Danyel Howard Linesmen: Julie Piacentini Ilse Robben
	Oswald Lanzl Scheytt Becker Holmes	Shootout	Pashkevich Smolentseva Smolina Kapustina
	4 min	Penalties	14 min
	26	Shots	21

Final Round

	Semifinals					Gold Medal Game
	A1	United States	2
	B2	Sweden	3
						B1	Canada	4
						B2	Sweden	1
	B1	Canada	6
	A2	Finland	0			Bronze Medal Game
						A1	United States	4
						A2	Finland	0

Semifinals

17 February 2006 17:00

United States

2–3 SO (1–0, 1–2, 0–0) (OT:0–0) (SO:0–2)

Sweden

Torino Esposizioni, Torino Attendance: 5654

Game reference
	Chanda Gunn	Goalies	Kim Martin	Referee: Joy Tottman Linesmen: Sanna Mattila Johanna Suban
	Kr. King (Potter, Chu) (PP) – 11:55 1–0 Stephens (Wall, Darwitz) (PP) – 21:04 2–0 2–1 26:17 – Rooth (O'Konor) 2–2 29:40 – Rooth (Holst) (SH)
	Darwitz Potter Ruggiero Wendell	Shootout	Holst Jansson Winberg Rooth
	12 min	Penalties	22 min
	39	Shots	18

17 February 2006 20:30

Canada

6–0 (2–0, 2–0, 2–0)

Finland

Torino Esposizioni, Torino Attendance: 7306

Game reference
	Charline Labonté	Goalies	Maija Hassinen Noora Räty	Referee: Danyel Howard Linesmen: Julie Piacentini Klara Quagliato
	Weatherston (Sostorics) (PP) – 17:33 1–0 Apps (Kingsbury, Goyette) (PP) – 19:15 2–0 Wickenheiser (Apps) (PP) – 34:59 3–0 Ouellette (Sunohara) (PP) – 36:26 4–0 Piper (Wickenheiser, Apps) – 47:49 5–0 Piper (Wickenheiser, Apps) (PP) – 54:47 6–0
	14 min	Penalties	16 min
	40	Shots	17

Bronze Medal Game

20 February 2006 16:30

Finland

0–4 (0–3, 0–1, 0–0)

03 !  United States

Torino Esposizioni, Torino Attendance: 5150

Game reference
	Noora Räty Maija Hassinen	Goalies	Chanda Gunn	Referee: Joy Tottman Linesmen: Michaela Kiefer Kim Robichaud
	0–1 02:32 – Stphens (Chu, Darwitz) (PP) 0–2 08:09 – Ka. King (Resor) 0–3 11:06 – Ka. King (Potter) 0–4 21:44 – Ka. King (Chu, Ki. King)
	12 min	Penalties	20 min
	14	Shots	20

Gold Medal Game

20 February 2006 20:30

02 !  Sweden

1–4 (0–2, 0–2, 1–0)

Canada 01 !

Torino Esposizioni, Torino Attendance: 6664

Game reference
	Kim Martin	Goalies	Charline Labonté	Referee: Anu Hirvonen Linesmen: Klara Quagliato Johanna Suban
	0–1 03:15 – Apps (Wickenheiser) 0–2 12:13 – Ouellette (Hefford, Botterill) 0–3 28:58 – Piper (Wickenheiser, Pounder) 0–4 30:27 – Hefford (Botterill, Vaillancourt) Andersson (Holst, Rooth) (PP) – 45:24 1–4
	6 min	Penalties	12 min
	8	Shots	26

Final rankings and statistics

	Team
01 !	Canada
02 !	Sweden
03 !	United States
4th	Finland
5th	Germany
6th	Russia
7th	Switzerland
8th	Italy

Leading scorers

Rank	Player	Games played	Goals	Assists	Pts	PIM	+/-
1	Hayley Wickenheiser	5	5	12	17	6	+15
2	Cherie Piper	5	7	8	15	0	+15
3	Gillian Apps	5	7	7	14	14	+13
4	Caroline Ouellette	5	5	4	9	4	+12
4	Maria Rooth	5	5	4	9	2	+1
6	Jenny Potter	5	2	7	9	4	+10
7	Katie King	5	6	2	8	2	+6
8	Sarah Parsons	5	4	3	7	0	+9
9	Jayna Hefford	5	3	4	7	0	+8
10	Jennifer Botterill	5	1	6	7	4	+6

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos	Player	Country	MINS	GA	Sv%	GAA	SO
1	Charline Labonte	Canada	180:00	1	97.62	0.33	2
2	Jennifer Harß	Germany	190:00	6	94.17	1.89	1
3	Florence Schelling	Switzerland	150:00	6	93.33	2.40	1
4	Kim St-Pierre	Canada	120:00	1	92.31	0.50	1
5	Kim Martin	Sweden	190:00	7	92.71	2.21	0

Tournament awards

Most Valuable Player

• Forward: Hayley Wickenheiser

All-star team

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

IIHF best player awards

• Goaltender: Kim Martin
• Defenceman: Angela Ruggiero
• Forward: Hayley Wickenheiser

References

External links

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