| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Civic Centre |
| Dates | March 20–23, 1986 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  | Hamilton Golden Hawks(1st title) |
Runners-up  | Maidstone Saskies |
Third place  | Edmonton Chimos |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 29 |
| Awards | |
| MVP | Linda DeAngelis (Hamilton) |
The 1986 Abby Hoffman Cup was the fifth staging of Hockey Canada's women's national championships (at the time known as the Shoppers Drug Mart Women's National Hockey Championships). The four-day competition was played in North Battleford, Saskatchewan. The Hamilton Golden Hawks won the Abby Hoffman Cup [1] for the first time a 7–2 victory over the Maidstone Saskies.
In the final game, Angela James scored a hat trick for the winners. [2] Captain Linda DeAngelis was named the tournament's most valuable player.