The women's tournament in ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics was held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from February 13 to 25. Eight teams competed, seeded into two groups. Canada won the final by a score of 2–0 over the United States, who were awarded silver. The bronze medal game was won by Finland with a 3–2 victory over Sweden in overtime.

The tournament consisted of 20 games: 12 in the preliminary round (teams play the other teams in their own group); 4 final classification games; 2 semifinal games; 1 bronze medal game; and 1 final.

The tournament had a total attendance of 162,419, an average of 8,120 spectators per game, making it the most attended IIHF-run women's hockey tournament of all-time.

Qualification

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First round

Group A

All times are local (UTC−8).

Group B

All times are local (UTC−8).

Classification round

Fifth place semifinal All times are local (UTC−8).

Seventh place game All times are local (UTC−8).

Fifth place game All times are local (UTC−8).

Final round

Semifinals All times are local (UTC−8).

Bronze medal game All times are local (UTC−8).

Final All times are local (UTC−8).

Final rankings The final rankings of the 2010 Winter Olympics Women's Ice Hockey Tournament are as follows:

RankTeam 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th

Statistics

Leading scorers RankPlayerGames playedGoalsAssists1596152+142557128+153592116+44565110+85547110+66529112+12529110+148555100+129546102+71053582+453586+7 Hat-trick scorers (2)

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Leading goaltenders Goalies with 40% or more of their team's total minutes RankGoalieMinutesSaves13180:0010.3398.04502 4239:5030.7595.776835301:55163.1890.9116044250:00102.4090.209255247:53194.6088.82151

Shutout posters

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Awards Canada's Meghan Agosta was named the most valuable player and received the Directorate Award for best forward of the tournament. Directorate Awards also went to Molly Engstrom (United States) for best defenceman, and to Shannon Szabados (Canada) for best goaltender.

The tournament all-star team was voted on by the international media at the conclusion of the event. The following players were named: Position Player Team G Shannon Szabados D Angela Ruggiero D Molly Engstrom F Meghan Agosta F Jenny Potter F Marie-Philip Poulin

References

External links Official IIHF website — 2010 OWG Women's Tournament Playing Format Official IIHF website — Game Schedule Vancouver 2010 Official website — Ice Hockey Schedule and Results