| Event: | Women's ice hockey |
| Games: | 2010 Winter |
| Venues: | General Motors Place (renamed Canada Hockey Place during the game due to the no-commercial policy) UBC Thunderbird Arena |
| Dates: | 13–25 February 2010 |
| Gold: | (3rd title) |
| Prev: | 2006 |
| Next: | 2014 |
The women's tournament in ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics was held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from February 13 to 25. Eight teams competed, seeded into two groups. Canada won the final by a score of 2–0 over the United States, who were awarded silver. The bronze medal game was won by Finland with a 3–2 victory over Sweden in overtime.
The tournament consisted of 20 games: 12 in the preliminary round (teams play the other teams in their own group); 4 final classification games; 2 semifinal games; 1 bronze medal game; and 1 final.[1]
The tournament had a total attendance of 162,419, an average of 8,120 spectators per game, making it the most attended IIHF-run women's hockey tournament of all-time.[2]
See main article: article and Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's qualification.
See main article: article and Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's team rosters.
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All times are local (UTC−8).--------------------
All times are local (UTC−8).----
All times are local (UTC−8).
All times are local (UTC−8).
All times are local (UTC−8).
All times are local (UTC−8).
All times are local (UTC−8).
The final rankings of the 2010 Winter Olympics Women's Ice Hockey Tournament are as follows:
| width=15 | Rank | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 4th | ||
| 5th | ||
| 6th | ||
| 7th | ||
| 8th |
| Rank | Player | Games played | Goals | Assists | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 2 | +14 | |
| 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | +15 | |
| 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +4 | |
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0 | +8 | |
| 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | +6 | |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2 | +12 | |
| 5 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0 | +14 | ||
| 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | +12 | |
| 9 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | +7 | |
| 10 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | +4 | |
| 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | +7 |
Goalies with 40% or more of their team's total minutes
| Rank | Goalie | Minutes | Saves | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 180:00 | 1 | 0.33 | 98.04 | 50 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 239:50 | 3 | 0.75 | 95.77 | 68 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 301:55 | 16 | 3.18 | 90.91 | 160 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 250:00 | 10 | 2.40 | 90.20 | 92 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 247:53 | 19 | 4.60 | 88.82 | 151 |
Shutout posters
Canada's Meghan Agosta was named the most valuable player and received the Directorate Award for best forward of the tournament. Directorate Awards also went to Molly Engstrom (United States) for best defenceman, and to Shannon Szabados (Canada) for best goaltender.
The tournament all-star team was voted on by the international media at the conclusion of the event. The following players were named:
| Position | Player | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D | |||
| F | |||
| F |