4 Nations Cup Explained

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.

History

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.

Tournaments

Key
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1996—Ottawa, Cornwall, Kingston, and Smiths Falls, Ontario
Canton, New York
1997—Lake Placid, Saratoga Springs, New York and Burlington, Vermont
Ottawa and Belleville, Ontario
1998—Kuortane
1999—Montreal and Sherbrooke
2000Provo, Utah
2001—Hämeenlinna, Mikkeli, Tampere, and Vierumäki
2002Kitchener and Mississauga
2003Skövde
2004Lake Placid, New York and
Burlington, Vermont
2005Hämeenlinna, Salo, and Tampere
2006Kitchener
2007Leksand
2008Lake Placid
2009Kerava, Helsinki, Mikkeli, Tikkurila, and Vierumäki
2010Clarenville and St. John's
2011Nyköping
2012Kerava and Tikkurila
2013Lake Placid
2014Kamloops
2015Sundsvall Municipality
2016Järvenpää, Kerava, and Vierumäki
2017Tampa
2018Saskatoon
2019Cancelled Due to Contract Disputes between Swedish Ice Hockey Association and Swedish Women's Team[1] [2] Luleå
2020Not scheduled due to COVID-19 pandemic/

Year by Year

2006

See main article: 2006 4 Nations Cup.

The Tournament takes place in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada from 7 to 11 November 2006.

First Round

Standing:
  1. Canada, 8 points
  2. United States, 4 points
  3. Sweden, 4 points
  4. Finland, 0points

Game for 3rd place

Game for the First place

2007

See main article: 2007 4 Nations Cup.

The tournament takes place November 7 to 11 on the ice rink of Ejendals Arena in Sweden.[3]

Standing
  1. Canada, 6 points.[4]
  2. United States, 4 points
  3. Finland, 2 points
  4. Sweden, 0 point

Sunday November 11, 2007

Game for the 3rd place:
  • Finland 1 – 0 Sweden
    Game for the first place
  • United States 0 – 2 Canada[5]

    2008

    See main article: 2008 4 Nations Cup. The tournament took place in November at Lake Placid USA.[6]

    First Round[7]

    Tuesday November 4, 2008

    Wednesday November 5, 2008

    Thursday November 6, 2008

    Friday November 7, 2008

    Standing
    1. Canada, 5 points
    2. United States, 4 points
    3. Finland, 2 points
    4. Sweden, 2 points

    Saturday November 9, 2008

    Game for 3rd place
    Game for first place

    Game was tied 2-2 after regulation and extra time. Erica McKenzie scored the game-winning goal for the United States team in the shootout.

    2009

    See main article: 2009 4 Nations Cup. November 3, 4, 6 and 7 at Vierumäki in Finland.[12]

    First Round

    Finland 0 - 4 United States

    Sweden 0 - 4 Canada

    Finland 2 - 4 Canada

    United States 3 - 2 Sweden

    Finland 1 - 2 Sweden (extra-time)

    Canada 2 - 3 United States

    Standing
    1. United States, 6 points
    2. Canada, 4 points
    3. Sweden, 2 points
    4. Finland, 0 point
    Game for 3rd place
  • Finland 1 - 2 Sweden (Extra-time)
    Game for the First place

    2010

    See main article: 2010 Four Nations Cup.

    The tournament takes place from November 9 to the 13th in Clarenville, Newfoundland and St. John's, Newfoundland (Canada).[14]

    First Round[15]

    Tuesday November 9, 2010

    Wednesday November 10, 2010

    Friday November 12, 2010

    Standing
  • 1-USA, 6 points
  • 2-Canada, 4 points
  • 3-Finland, 2 points
  • 4-Sweden, 0 points

    Saturday November 13th 2010

    Game for 3rd place
    Game for the First place

    Rebecca Johnston's goal in extra time period.[20]

    2011

    See main article: 2011 Four Nations Cup.

    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.

    First round

    Canada 5 - 0 Finland[26]

    Sweden 0 - 8 United States [27]

    Canada 3 -1 United States[28] [29]

    Sweden 1 - 2 Finland

    Sweden 1 - 3 Canada [30]

    Finland 0 - 10 United States [31]

    Standing
    1. Canada, 6 points
    2. United States, 4 points
    3. Finland, 2 points
    4. Sweden, 0
    Game for 3rd place
  • Sweden 2 - 1 Finland
    Game for the First place
  • United States 4 - 3 Canada.[32] 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]

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Damkronornas hemmaturnering i Luleå i november ställs in . Svenska Ishockeyförbundet . 30 September 2019 . 13 September 2019.
    2. Web site: Campbell . Ken . SWEDISH WOMEN BLINDSIDED BY DECISION TO CANCEL FOUR NATIONS CUP, CANADA AND USA WILL FILL THE VOID WITH GAMES . The Hockeyn News . 30 September 2019 . 13 September 2019.
    3. http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.cfm/ci_id/16980/la_id/1/ss_id/24788/nr_id/40404.htm http://www.hockeycanada.ca/
    4. Guide pour les médias, Coupe des 4 nations 2007
    5. Équipe Canada gagne la Coupe des 4 nations à Leksand, Suède
    6. Matchs internationaux féminins de 2008–09 on http://www.hockeyarchives.info/.
    7. Hockey Canada,Coupe des 4 nations 2008
    8. Le Canada blanchit la Finlande à la Coupe des 4 nations
    9. http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/57323/la_id/2.htm Canada skates to 4-2 win over USA at 4 Nations
    10. La Suède réussit une première victoire historique sur le Canada à la Coupe des 4 nations
    11. Le Canada rate de justesse en tirs de barrages contre les États-Unis à la Coupe des nations
    12. http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/63304/la_id/2.htm 2009 4 Nations Cup
    13. L’Équipe nationale féminine du Canada remporte la médaille d'or à la Coupe des quatre nations 2009
    14. Ex-rue Frontenac, Tournoi des 4 nations - Cinq québecoises choisies
    15. Hockey-Canada, Coupe des 4 nations 2010
    16. Web site: U.S. Women's Select Team Tops Canada, 3-2, in Shootout . 2018-02-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180226091907/https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/drought-ends-american-women-beat-canada-gold-53267246 . 2018-02-26 . dead .
    17. https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2018/0221/US-women-win-historic-Olympic-gold-in-cross-country-skiing U.S. Women's Select Team Blanks Finland, 4-0, at Four Nations
    18. https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2018/0221/US-women-win-historic-Olympic-gold-in-cross-country-skiing U.S. Women's Select Team Downs Sweden, 4-0
    19. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2018/feb/21/winter-olympics-womens-ice-hockey-final-usa-canada-live-score U.S. Women's Select Team Edged by Canada, 3-2, in Overtime
    20. Hockey-Canada, le Canada bat les États-Unis 3-2
    21. Coupe des quatre nations - À la conquête de l'or
    22. Annonce de la formation de l'Équipe nationale féminine du Canada à la Coupe des 4 nations 2011
    23. Web site: Winih, U.S. Team at 2011 Four Nations Cup . 2012-01-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303191338/http://www.winih.com/newblog/613 . 2016-03-03 . dead .
    24. https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2014/03/17/12/09/sundhage-names-23-players-to-roster-for-2011-four-nations-tournament-in-china 2011 U.S. Women's Four Nations Roster
    25. Damkronorna till Nyköping
    26. Le Canada blanchit la Finlande
    27. http://www.womensportreport.com/u-s-women-s-national/wn/14407 U.S. Women's National Team Blanks Sweden, 8-0, at 2011 Four Nations Cup
    28. Les Canadiennes battent les Américaines
    29. http://www.usahockey.com//Template_Usahockey.aspx?NAV=TU_02_02&ID=308800 U.S. Women's National Team Falls to Canada, 3-1, at 2011 Four Nations Cup
    30. Les Canadiennes battent les Suédoises 3-1 en conclusion du tournoi à la ronde
    31. http://www.usahockey.com//Template_Usahockey.aspx?NAV=TU_02_02&ID=308888 U.S. Women's National Team Blanks Finland, 10-0, at 2011 Four Nations Cup
    32. Hockey-Canada, Sommaire du match
    33. Web site: U.S. Women's National Team Captures Championship with 4-3 Shootout Win Against Canada at 2011 Four Nations Cup . 2012-01-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121114105354/http://www.usahockey.com/Template_Usahockey.aspx?NAV=TU_02_02&ID=308898 . 2012-11-14 . dead .
    34. Le Canada s'incline 4-3 en fusillade contre les États-Unis

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