IIHF Women's Pacific Rim Championship

The IIHF Women's Pacific Rim Championships were IIHF-sanctioned international ice hockey tournaments held in 1995 and 1996, with teams from Canada, United States, China and Japan. In 1996, the tournament served as a qualifying tournament for the World Championship.[1]

After 1996, the tournament was discontinued as the IIHF World Women Championships were expanded.

Background

In 1987, the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) requested that the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) sanction an annual international women's tournament.[2] Even as the first was held in 1990, talks began for a Pacific Rim Championship that could include Canada, the US, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, China, and possibly Australia and New Zealand. It was envisioned as a counterpart to the IIHF European Women Championships, held every two years (i.e.: in alternate years with the world championship).[3]

Events

The 1995 event was held 3–8 April in San Jose, California,[4] at Logitech Ice Center. The 1996 event was held in the Vancouver, British Columbia,[5] suburb of Richmond[1] at Minoru Arena, 1–3 April.[6]

Rank 1995 1996
1st place, gold medalist(s) Canada Canada
2nd place, silver medalist(s) United States United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) China China
4. Japan Japan

Participants

References

  1. 1 2 "Canada looks strong for gold". The Ottawa Citizen. 31 March 1997. p. B2. ProQuest 240067695.
  2. ↑ McDonald, Kathy (7 March 1993). "Canada at fore of women's hockey promotion". Montreal Gazette. p. D2. ProQuest 432420147.
  3. ↑ Scanlan, Wayne (27 March 1990). "Women's Hockey: Where do we go from here?". The Ottawa Citizen. p. E1. ProQuest 239386937.
  4. ↑ "Sports Hotline". Kitchener-Waterloo Record. 20 January 1995. p. C3. ProQuest 275435604.
  5. ↑ "National women's hockey team and coaches named for 1996 IIHF Women's Pacific Rim Championship". The Canadian Press. 8 November 1995. ProQuest 356792470.
  6. ↑ Keating, Jack (1 April 1996). "Goalies look to Olympics". The Province. Vancouver, British Columbia. p. A27. ProQuest 267550930.
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