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.
Medal table Country Gold Silver BronzeMedals Total 23 23 23 69
Tournaments Key Number of tournaments (or 2nd, 3rd, or 4th places) won at the time.
Year Gold Silver Bronze Fourth Host city (cities) Host country (countries) 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 2000 Provo, Utah 2001 — Hämeenlinna, Mikkeli, Tampere, and Vierumäki 2002 Kitchener and Mississauga 2003 Skövde 2004 Lake Placid, New York and Burlington, Vermont 2005 Hämeenlinna, Salo, and Tampere 2006 Kitchener 2007 Leksand 2008 Lake Placid 2009 Kerava, Helsinki, Mikkeli, Tikkurila, and Vierumäki 2010 Clarenville and St. John's 2011 Nyköping 2012 Kerava and Tikkurila 2013 Lake Placid 2014 Kamloops 2015 Sundsvall Municipality 2016 Järvenpää, Kerava, and Vierumäki 2017 Tampa 2018 Saskatoon 2019 Cancelled Due to Contract Disputes between Swedish Ice Hockey Association and Swedish Women's Team Luleå 2020 Not scheduled due to COVID-19 pandemic /
Year by Year
2006
The Tournament takes place in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada from 7 to 11 November 2006.
First Round Sweden 8–3 Finland Canada 3–0 USA USA 5–2 Finland Canada 7–0 Sweden USA 7–0 Sweden Canada 8-1 Finland
Standing Canada, 8 points United States, 4 points Sweden, 4 points Finland, 0points
Game for 3rd place Sweden 3–2 Finland
Game for the First place Canada 5–2 USA
2007
The tournament takes place November 7 to 11 on the ice rink of Ejendals Arena in Sweden.
Wednesday November 7, 2007 Canada 4 – 1 Finland Sweden 0 – 4 USAThursday November 8, 2007 Canada 6 – 3 United States Sweden 0 – 3 FinlandSaturday November 10, 2007 Finland 1 – 2 United States Sweden 3 – 5 Canada
Standing Canada, 6 points. Guide pour les médias, Coupe des 4 nations 2007 United States, 4 points Finland, 2 points 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 Équipe Canada gagne la Coupe des 4 nations à Leksand, Suède
2008
The tournament took place in November at Lake Placid USA. Matchs internationaux féminins de 2008–09 on http://www.hockeyarchives.info/.
First round Hockey Canada, Coupe des 4 nations 2008
Tuesday November 4, 2008 Canada 6–0 Finland Le Canada blanchit la Finlande à la Coupe des 4 nations United States 5–2 Sweden
Wednesday November 5, 2008 Sweden 2–3 Finland
Thursday November 6, 2008 United States 2–4 CanadaCanada skates to 4-2 win over USA at 4 Nations
Friday November 7, 2008 Canada 1–2 Sweden (after overtime period) La Suède réussit une première victoire historique sur le Canada à la Coupe des 4 nations USA 4–1 Finland
Standing Canada, 5 points United States, 4 points Finland, 2 points Sweden, 2 points
Saturday November 9, 2008 Game for 3rd place Sweden 1–0 Finland
Game for first place USA 3–2 Canada after overtime period Le Canada rate de justesse en tirs de barrages contre les États-Unis à la Coupe des nations 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
November 3, 4, 6 and 7 at Vierumäki in Finland. 2009 4 Nations Cup
First round Tuesday November 3, 2009 Finland 0 - 4 United States Sweden 0 - 4 Canada
Wednesday November 4, 2009 Finland 2 - 4 Canada United States 3 - 2 Sweden
Friday November 6, 2009 Finland 1 - 2 Sweden (extra-time) Canada 2 - 3 United States
Standing United States, 6 points Canada, 4 points Sweden, 2 points Finland, 0 point
Saturday November 7, 2009 Game for 3rd place Finland 1 - 2 Sweden (Extra-time)
Game for the First place Canada 5–2 United Stades. L’Équipe nationale féminine du Canada remporte la médaille d'or à la Coupe des quatre nations 2009
2010
The tournament takes place from November 9 to the 13th in Clarenville, Newfoundland and St. John's, Newfoundland (Canada). Ex-rue Frontenac, Tournoi des 4 nations - Cinq québecoises choisies
First round Hockey-Canada, Coupe des 4 nations 2010
Tuesday November 9, 2010 Finland 3–0 Sweden USA 3–2 Canada (in Shootout).
Wednesday November 10, 2010 Canada 8–1 Sweden USA 4–0 Finland. U.S. Women's Select Team Blanks Finland, 4-0, at Four Nations
Friday November 12, 2010 Canada 15–0 Finland USA 4–0 Sweden. U.S. Women's Select Team Downs Sweden, 4-0 Goaltender Jessie Vetter makes 20 stops to earn the shutout.
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 Finland 2–1 Sweden
Game for the First place Canada 3–2 USA.U.S. Women's Select Team Edged by Canada, 3-2, in Overtime Rebecca Johnston's goal in extra time period. Hockey-Canada, le Canada bat les États-Unis 3-2
2011
The tournament took place from November 9–14, 2011 to Nyköping in Sweden. Coupe des quatre nations - À la conquête de l'or The competition sets four powers of the Women's ice hockey, Canada, Annonce de la formation de l'Équipe nationale féminine du Canada à la Coupe des 4 nations 2011 the United States 2011 U.S. Women's Four Nations Roster Finland and Sweden. Damkronorna till Nyköping All the matches are played Stora Hallen arena.
First round Wednesday November 9, 2011 Canada 5 - 0 Finland Le Canada blanchit la Finlande Sweden 0 - 8 United States U.S. Women's National Team Blanks Sweden, 8-0, at 2011 Four Nations Cup
Thursday November 10, 2011 Canada 3 -1 United States Les Canadiennes battent les Américaines U.S. Women's National Team Falls to Canada, 3-1, at 2011 Four Nations Cup Sweden 1 - 2 Finland
Saturday November 12, 2011 Sweden 1 - 3 Canada Les Canadiennes battent les Suédoises 3-1 en conclusion du tournoi à la ronde Finland 0 - 10 United States U.S. Women's National Team Blanks Finland, 10-0, at 2011 Four Nations Cup
Standing Canada, 6 points United States, 4 points Finland, 2 points Sweden, 0
Sunday November 13, 2011 Game for 3rd place Sweden 2 - 1 Finland
Game for the First place United States 4 - 3 Canada. Hockey-Canada, Sommaire du match 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 by stopping Canada's Hayley Wickenheiser. Le Canada s'incline 4-3 en fusillade contre les États-Unis
References
External links 2006 4 Nations Cup (Hockey Canada) 3/4 Nations Cup at the Women's Hockey Net