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Host country | United States |
Dates | 26 August–28 September |
Teams | 4 |
Venue(s) | Cornerstone Community Center, Green Bay |
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Champions | United States (1st title) |
Runner-up | Canada |
Third place | Team World |
Fourth place | Great Britain |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 8 |
Goals scored | 58 (7.25 per game) |
Website | Green Bay 2022 |
The 2022 Women's World Challenge (or for sponsorship reasons, the 2022 Women's World Challenge presented by Citi) was the inaugural edition of this Para Ice Hockey world competition made for women's teams. This tournament acts as a precursor for a fully fledged Women's World Championship in 2025. [1] The tournament was held in Green Bay, Wisconsin in the United States. United States won the tournament after beating Canada, 5–1, in the Gold Medal match. [2] While Team World defeated Great Britain 7–0 to secure bronze.
For the first edition, Green Bay, in Wisconsin, was given the hosting rights. [1]
Four teams took part: Canada, United States, Great Britain, Team World.
The games were streamed live on the Green Bay 2022 website, World Para Ice Hockey Facebook page and Paralympics Games YouTube channel.
In total, the players came from 7 countries. [4]
For the first time ever in an international Para Ice Hockey competition, there was an all-female officiating crew. [5]
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Danielle Williams |
Jane Ogilvie |
Rachel Hutchinson |
Bianca Bartolomei |
Bree Kraut |
Brooke Nunemaker |
Evonne Fix |
Sarah Hickman |
The four teams all played each other in a round robin format. The top two advanced to the final, while bottom 2 played a bronze medal match.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | United States (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | +17 | 9 | Gold Medal match |
2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 5 | +19 | 6 | |
3 | Team World | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 19 | −14 | 3 | Bronze Medal match |
4 | Great Britain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 23 | −22 | 0 |
All times are Central Daylight Time (–05:00 GMT).
26 August 15:00 | Great Britain | 1–5 (0–1, 0–1, 1–3) | Team World | Cornerstone Ice Arena Rink 3 |
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27 August 18:30 | United States | 5–0 (1–0, 3–0, 1–0) | Canada | Cornerstone Ice Arena Rink 3 |
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27 August 10:00 | Canada | 12–0 (4–0, 4–0, 4–0) | Team World | Cornerstone Ice Arena Rink 3 |
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27 August 13:30 | Canada | 12–0 (4–0, 6–0, 2–0) | Great Britain | Cornerstone Ice Arena Rink 3 |
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27 August 17:00 | United States | 6–0 (2–0, 4–0, 0–0) | Team World | Cornerstone Ice Arena Rink 3 |
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27 August 20:30 | United States | 6–0 (4–0, 1–0, 1–0) | Great Britain | Cornerstone Ice Arena Rink 3 |
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28 August 11:00 | Team World | 5–0 (3–0, 1–0, 1–0) | Great Britain | Cornerstone Ice Arena Rink 3 |
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