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.
Historyedit
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.
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.
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]
Referencesedit
^"Damkronornas hemmaturnering i Luleå i november ställs in". Svenska Ishockeyförbundet. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
^Campbell, Ken (13 September 2019). "SWEDISH WOMEN BLINDSIDED BY DECISION TO CANCEL FOUR NATIONS CUP, CANADA AND USA WILL FILL THE VOID WITH GAMES". The Hockeyn News. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
^http://www.hockeycanada.ca/[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) Hockey Canada,Coupe des 4 nations 2008
^(in French) Le Canada blanchit la Finlande à la Coupe des 4 nations
^"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