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Tuesday's World Women's Hockey Championship
Games
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FINAL ATTENDANCE OF 94,001 BREAKS RECORD
The 2004 IIHF World Women’s Hockey Championship in Halifax/Dartmouth (Nova Scotia) set an
all-time attendance record for this event, drawing a total of 94,001 fans to 20 games.
The previous World Women’s attendance record was 66,783, set by Kitchener, Ontario during the 1997
event.
The 2004 World Women’s host committee had announced on January 29, 2004 (8 weeks prior to the event), that
they had already broken the 1997 attendance record.
- Attendance for the Gold Medal Final was
10,506 -
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Canada 2 vs. USA 0
CANADA’S NATIONAL WOMEN’S TEAM CAPTURES EIGHTH CONSECUTIVE
GOLD MEDAL AT 2004 IIHF WORLD WOMEN’S HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA – Canada’s National Women’s Team has captured gold at the
2004 IIHF World Women’s Hockey Championship, with an 2-0 win over the USA. For an eighth consecutive World
Championship, Canada has captured the World title, defeating the USA in each of the eight finals. Canada
captured all seven previous World Women’s Hockey Championships (1990, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001).»
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IIHF DIRECTORATE AWARDS
(as voted on by members of the championship directorate which is made up of one
representative of each of the 9 teams at the event):
Top Goaltender:
Kim St-Pierre (CAN)
Top Defenceman:
Angela Ruggiero (USA)
Top Forward:
Jayna Hefford (CAN)
TOURNAMENT ALL-STAR TEAM
(As voted on by memebers of the media):
Goaltender:Pam Dreyer (USA)
Defence:Angela Ruggiero (USA)
Gunilla Anderson (SWE)
Forwards:Jennifer Botterill (CAN), Natalie Darwitz
(USA, Jayna Hefford (CAN)
Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the Championship
(As voted on by members of the media):
Jennifer Botterill (CAN)
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Finland 3 vs. Sweden
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Finland claims sixth bronze medal
By Krista Nymark
Bragging rights were finally awarded after 60 minutes of fast and furious
play tonight, as Team Finland topped rival Team Sweden in the 2004 battle for bronze. » more
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Past Team Canada coaches honoured
By Kristen Lipscombe
Hockey Canada honoured coaches past and present at a Team Canada reception
Monday evening in Halifax’s World Trade and Convention Centre.»
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Little girls with big dreams
By Kristen Lipscombe
Cassie Campbell, Hayley Wickenheiser, Jennifer Botterill and Sami
Jo-Small weren’t the only Canadian girls hitting the ice this week. » more
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Future is bright
for young Swedish team
By Kristen Lipscombe
The Canadian and American squads may have plenty of depth, experience and exposure on their
sides, but the underdog women’s hockey teams are more than ready to play catch up.»
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For more information:
Kalli Quinn Director, Female National Teams | Équipes nationales féminines
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