This is a list of records and statistics of the ice hockey tournament in the Olympic games for women ever since the inaugural official edition in 1998.
Women's ice hockey debuted at the Olympic Winter Games in 1998 and has since featured intense competition, with records in scoring, goaltending, and team performance compiled and analysed by official bodies and media outlets. Standout achievements, such as Hilary Knight's career Olympic goals and points marks for the United States, or records for most medals by players like Jayna Hefford and Hayley Wickenheiser, have received coverage in event summaries, player profiles, and post-tournament statistical roundups.
As the tournament has grown in prominence, these records are regularly referenced in discussions of Olympic women's hockey milestones.
Medal table
This table below includes all medals won in ice hockey during the Olympic Games.
Individual records
Players who won the Olympic gold and the IIHF Championship
Players who won the Olympic gold twice or more
PlayerTeamGold medals Jayna HeffordCanada2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 Caroline Ouellette2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 Hayley Wickenheiser2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 Jennifer Botterill2002, 2006, 2010 Becky Kellar2002, 2006, 2010 Cherie Piper2002, 2006, 2010 Colleen Sostorics2002, 2006, 2010 Kim St-Pierre2002, 2006, 2010 Meghan Agosta2006, 2010, 2014 Gillian Apps2006, 2010, 2014 Charline Labonté2006, 2010, 2014 Rebecca Johnston2010, 2014, 2022 Marie-Philip Poulin2010, 2014, 2022 Brianne Jenner2014, 2022 Jocelyne Larocque2014, 2022 Natalie Spooner2014, 2022 Kendall CoyneUnited States2018, 2026 Hilary Knight2018, 2026 Lee Stecklein2018, 2026
Most goals scored all-time
RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Marie-Philip PoulinCanada202 Hayley WickenheiserCanada183 Meghan AgostaCanada174 Alina MüllerSwitzerland165 Cherie PiperCanada15 Danielle GoyetteCanada Hilary KnightUnited States8 Natalie DarwitzUnited States14 Katie King-CrowleyUnited States10 Stefanie MartySwitzerland13 Jayna HeffordCanada
Most points scored all-time RankPlayerTeamPoints1 Hayley WickenheiserCanada512 Marie-Philip PoulinCanada393 Hilary KnightUnited States334 Jenny PotterUnited States325 Cherie PiperCanada30 Jayna HeffordCanada7 Alina MüllerSwitzerland298 Meghan AgostaCanada289 Caroline OuelletteCanada26 Rebecca JohnstonCanada
Most games played all-time
RankPlayerTeamGP1 Hilary KnightUnited States29 Michelle KarvinenFinland Nicole BulloSwitzerland4 Jenni HiirikoskiFinland285 Marie-Philip PoulinCanada27 Karoliina RantamäkiFinland7 Hayley WickenheiserCanada26 Jayna HeffordCanada Alina MüllerSwitzerland10 Lara StalderSwitzerland25 Emma TerhoFinland
Top scorers by tournament Year Player(s) Points1998 Riikka Sallinen122002 Hayley Wickenheiser Cammi Granato Danielle Goyette102006 Hayley Wickenheiser172010 Meghan Agosta152014 Michelle Karvinen Pernilla Winberg72018 Alina Müller102022 Sarah Nurse182026 Megan Keller Caroline Harvey9
Other individual Description Record Details Ref.Most Olympic ice hockey medals5 Jayna Hefford (gold: 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 - silver: 1998) Hayley Wickenheiser (gold: 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 - silver: 1998) Marie-Philip Poulin (gold: 2010, 2014, 2022 - silver: 2018, 2026) Hilary Knight (gold: 2018, 2026 - silver: 2010, 2014, 2022)Youngest medal winner15 years, 345 days Alina Müller (bronze: 2014)Oldest medal winner44 years, 254 days Riikka Sallinen (bronze: 2018)Most points scored in a tournament18 Sarah Nurse (2022)
Team records
Medals Description Record Details Ref.Most gold medals won5 CanadaMost finishes in the top two8 CanadaMost finishes in the top three8 Canada United StatesMost finishes in the top four8 Canada United StatesMost appearances8 Canada United States Sweden Finland
Consecutive Description Record Details Ref.Most consecutive golds4 Canada (2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)Most consecutive silvers2 United States (2010, 2014)Most consecutive bronzes2 Finland (2018, 2022)Most consecutive top three finishes8 Canada (1998 to 2026) United States (1998 to 2026) Most consecutive matches won24 Canada (2002 - 5 wins, 2006 - 5 wins, 2010 - 5 wins, 2014 - 5 wins, 2018 - 4 wins)Most consecutive appearances8 Canada (1998 to 2026) United States (1998 to 2026) Sweden (1998 to 2026) Finland (1998 to 2026)
Other Description Record Details Ref.Longest gap between gold medals20 years United States (1998 - 2018)Longest gap between appearances in the top two8 years United States (2002 - 2010)Best finish by host team1st Canada (2010)Most finishes in the top two without ever being champion1 SwedenMost finishes in the top three without ever being champion4 FinlandMost finishes in the top four without ever being champion6 Finland
Tournament records
Goalscoring Description Record Details Ref.Most points scored in a tournamentFewest points scored in a tournamentMost points per match in a tournamentFewest points per match in a tournament
Attendance Description Record Details Ref.Highest average of attendance per matchLowest average of attendance per match
Footnotes
References