Canada–United States women's national ice hockey rivalry


and the United States have faced each other in the Gold Medal game of 5 of 6 Olympics, 18 of 19 IIHF Women's World Championships and 21 of 23 4 Nations Cups since the beginning of international play. Only a few of Canada's and the U.S.'s losses have been to teams outside their rivalry.
After an American victory over Canada at the 1998 Nagano Olympics, the Canadian Olympic team won the next four gold medals over the USA until 2018, when the USA ended a 20-year gold medal drought beating Canada in a shootout.
However, at the World Championships, Canada won the first 8 straight gold medals from 1990 to 2004 but recently, the USA has dominated winning 9 of the last 11 World Championships, beating Canada eight times.
At the 4 Nations Cup, Canada and the USA have faced each other in every gold medal game, with Canada winning 10 of the first 13 and the USA winning 6 of the last 10.

Head to Head Record

Overall

Canada
Regulation Wins 66 + Overtime Wins 12 + Shootout Wins 6 = 84
USA
Regulation Wins 51 + Overtime Wins 7 + Shootout Wins 9 = 67
1 Tie

Gold Medal Games

Canada
Regulation Wins 19 + Overtime Wins 6 + Shootout Wins 2 = 27
USA
Regulation Wins 11 + Overtime Wins 4 + Shootout Wins 5 = 20

Game Results

DateTournamentTypeScoreFinishHost Venue
2020-04-05IIHF World Championships - 2020Preliminaries
, Halifax
2019-02-08Canada vs USA Series - 2019-20Series3-4 OT
1-4-0, Honda Center, Anaheim
2019-02-05Canada vs USA Series - 2019-20Series1-3
1-4-0, Rogers Arena, Vancouver
2019-02-03Canada vs USA Series - 2019-20Series3-2 OT
1-4-0, Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, Victoria
2019-12-17Canada vs USA Series - 2019-20Series1-2
1-4-0, Avenir Centre, Moncton
2019-12-14Canada vs USA Series - 2019-20Series1-4
1-4-0, XL Center, Hartford
2019-11-10Canada vs USA Series - 2019Series5-3
2-0-0, UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex, Cranberry Township
2019-11-08Canada vs USA Series - 2019Series4-1
2-0-0, UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex, Cranberry Township
2019-04-06IIHF World Championships - 2019Preliminaries2-3
3rd - Bronze, Espoo Metro Areena, Espoo
2019-02-17Canada vs USA Series - 2018-19Series2-0
2-1-0, Little Caesars Arena, Detroit
2019-02-14Canada vs USA Series - 2018-19Series4-3
2-1-0, Scotiabank Arena, Toronto
2019-02-12Canada vs USA Series - 2018-19Series0-1
2-1-0, Budweiser Gardens, London, Ontario
2018-11-104 Nations Cup - 2018Gold Medal1-5
2nd - Silver, SaskTel Centre, Saskatoon
2018-11-074 Nations Cup - 2018Preliminaries1-2
2nd - Silver, SaskTel Centre, Saskatoon
2018-02-22Olympics - 2018Gold Medal2-3 SO
2nd - Silver, Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
2018-02-15Olympics - 2018Preliminaries2-1
2nd - Silver
1st in Group A		, Kwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung
2017-12-17Canada vs USA Series - 2017-18Series2-1 OT
5-1-0, Rogers Place, Edmonton
2017-12-15Canada vs USA Series - 2017-18Series3-1
5-1-0, SAP Center, San Jose
2017-12-05Canada vs USA Series - 2017-18Series2-0
5-1-0, Bell MTS Place, Winnipeg
2017-12-03Canada vs USA Series - 2017-18Series2-1 OT
5-1-0, Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul
2017-11-124 Nations Cup - 2017Gold Medal1-5
2nd - Silver, Amalie Arena, Tampa
2017-11-084 Nations Cup - 2017Preliminaries2-4
2nd - Silver, , Wesley Chapel, Tampa
2017-10-25Canada vs USA Series - 2017-18Series5-1
5-1-0, Agganis Arena, Boston
2017-10-22Canada vs USA Series - 2017-18Series2-5
5-1-0, Centre Videotron, Quebec City
2017-04-07IIHF World Championships - 2017Gold Medal2-3 OT
2nd - Silver, USA Hockey Arena I, Plymouth
2017-03-31IIHF World Championships - 2017Preliminaries0-2
2nd - Silver
2nd in Group A		, USA Hockey Arena I, Plymouth
2016-12-19Canada vs USA Series - 2016-17Series3-2 OT
2-0-0, Progressive Auto Sales Arena, Sarnia
2016-12-17Canada vs USA Series - 2016-17Series5-3
2-0-0, USA Hockey Arena, Plymouth
2016-11-54 Nations Cup - 2016Gold Medal3-5
2nd - Silver, Järvenpää Arena, Järvenpää
2016-11-44 Nations Cup - 2016Preliminaries3-2
2nd - Silver
1st in Group		, Vierumäki Ice Arena, Vierumäki
2016-04-04IIHF World Championships - 2016Gold Medal0-1 OT
2nd - Silver, Sandman Centre, Kamloops
2016-03-28IIHF World Championships - 2016Preliminaries1-3
2nd - Silver
2nd in Group A		, Sandman Centre, Kamloops
2015-11-84 Nations Cup - 2015Gold Medal2-3 OT
2nd - Silver, Sundsvall Energi Arena, Sundsvall
2015-11-54 Nations Cup - 2015Preliminaries0-3
2nd - Silver, Ånäshallen, Kovland
2015-04-04IIHF World Championships - 2015Gold Medal5-7
2nd - Silver, Malmö Isstadion, Malmö
2015-03-28IIHF World Championships - 2015Preliminaries2-4
2nd - Silver
2nd in Group A		, Malmö Isstadion, Malmö
2014-11-84 Nations Cup - 2014Gold Medal3-2 OT
1st - Gold, Interior Savings Centre, Kamloops
2014-11-54 Nations Cup - 2014Preliminaries3-2
1st - Gold
1st in Group		, Interior Savings Centre, Kamloops
2014-02-20Olympics - 2014Gold Medal3-2 OT
1st - Gold, Bolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi
2014-02-12Olympics - 2014Preliminaries3-2
1st - Gold
1st in Group A		, Shayba Arena, Sochi
2013-12-30Canada vs USA Series - 2013-14Series2-3
2-3-1, Air Canada Centre, Toronto
2013-12-28Canada vs USA Series - 2013-14Series2-3 SO
2-3-1, Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul
2013-12-20Canada vs USA Series - 2013-14Series1-4
2-3-1, Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks
2013-12-12Canada vs USA Series - 2013-14Series1-5
2-3-1, Markin MacPhail Centre, Calgary
2013-10-17Canada vs USA Series - 2013-14Series6-3
2-3-1, Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau, Boisbriand, Montréal
2013-10-12Canada vs USA Series - 2013-14Series3-2
2-3-1, Gutterson Fieldhouse, Burlington
2013-11-64 Nations Cup - 2013Preliminaries4-2
1st - Gold
1st in Group		, Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid
2013-04-09IIHF World Championships - 2013Gold Medal2-3
2nd - Silver, Scotiabank Place, Ottawa
2013-04-02IIHF World Championships - 2013Preliminaries3-2 SO
2nd - Silver
1st in Group A		, Scotiabank Place, Ottawa
2012-11-104 Nations Cup - 2012Gold Medal0-3
2nd - Silver, Valtti Areena, Tikkurila
2012-11-074 Nations Cup - 2012Preliminaries3-1
2nd - Silver
1st in Group		, Valtti Areena, Tikkurila
2012-04-14IIHF World Championships - 2012Gold Medal5-4 OT
1st - Gold, Gutterson Fieldhouse, Burlington
2012-04-07IIHF World Championships - 2012Preliminaries2-9
1st Gold
2nd in Group A		, Gutterson Fieldhouse, Burlington
2011-11-134 Nations Cup - 2011Gold Medal3-4 SO
2nd - Silver, Stora Hallen, Nyköping
2011-11-104 Nations Cup - 2011Preliminaries3-1
2nd - Silver
1st in Group		, Stora Hallen, Nyköping
2011-08-282011 IIHF 12 Nations TournamentRound-Robin0-4
3rd in Group A/B, Vierumäki Ice Rink, Vierumäki
2011-08-282011 IIHF 12 Nations TournamentExhibition4-3 SO
NA, Vierumäki Ice Rink, Vierumäki
2011-04-25IIHF World Championships - 2011Gold Medal2-3 OT
2nd - Silver, Hallenstadion, Zürich
2010-11-134 Nations Cup - 2010Gold Medal3-2 OT
1st - Gold, Mile One Centre, St. John's
2010-11-094 Nations Cup - 2010Preliminaries2-3 SO
1st - Gold
2nd in Group		, Mile One Centre, St. John's
2010-02-22Olympics - 2010Gold Medal2-0
1st - Gold, Canada Hockey Place, Vancouver
2010-01-01Canada vs USA Series - 2009-10Series3-2 SO
6-0-0, Scotiabank Place, Ottawa
2009-12-30Canada vs USA Series - 2009-10Series2-1
6-0-0, Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul
2009-12-15Canada vs USA Series - 2009-10Series6-2
6-0-0, Pengrowth Saddledome, Calgary
2009-12-12Canada vs USA Series - 2009-10Series4-2
6-0-0, Magness Arena, Denver
2009-11-074 Nations Cup - 2009Gold Medal5-1
1st - Gold, Tikkurila
2009-11-054 Nations Cup - 2009Preliminaries2-3
1st - Gold
2nd in Group		, Vierumäki
2009-10-16Canada vs USA Series - 2009-10Series5-2
6-0-0, Spokane Arena, Spokane
2009-10-05Canada vs USA Series - 2009-10Series3-1
6-0-0, Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, Victoria
2009-09-06Gold Medal1-2
2nd - Silver, General Motors Centre, Vancouver
2009-09-03Preliminaries2-4
2nd - Silver, General Motors Centre, Vancouver
2009-04-12IIHF World Championships - 2009Gold Medal1-4
2nd - Silver, Hämeenlinna
2009-04-10IIHF World Championships - 2009Round 22-1
2nd - Silver, Hämeenlinna
2008-11-094 Nations Cup - 2008Gold Medal2-3 SO
2nd - Silver, Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid
2008-11-064 Nations Cup - 2008Preliminaries4-2
2nd - Silver
1st in Group		, Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid
2008-04-12IIHF World Championships - 2008Gold Medal3-4
2nd - Silver, Hongbo Arena, Harbin
2008-04-10IIHF World Championships - 2008Round 22-4
2nd - Silver, Hongbo Arena, Harbin
2007-11-114 Nations Cup - 2007Gold Medal2-0
1st - Gold, Ejendals Arena, Leksand
2007-11-084 Nations Cup - 2007Preliminaries6-3
1st - Gold
1st in Group		, Ejendals Arena, Leksand
2007-04-10IIHF World Championships - 2007Gold Medal5-1
1st - Gold, MTS Centre, Winnipeg
2007-04-07IIHF World Championships - 2007Round 25-4 OT
1st - Gold, MTS Centre, Winnipeg
2006-11-114 Nations Cup - 2006Gold Medal5-2
1st - Gold, Kitchener Memorial Auditorium, Kitchener
2006-11-074 Nations Cup - 2006Preliminaries3-0
1st - Gold
1st in Group		, Kitchener Memorial Auditorium, Kitchener
2006-01-01Canada vs USA Series - 2005-06Series3-5
4-1-1, MTS Centre, Winnipeg
2005-12-30Canada vs USA Series - 2005-06Series4-2
4-1-1, Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul
2005-12-01Canada vs USA Series - 2005-06Series3-1
4-1-1, United Center, Chicago
2005-11-27Canada vs USA Series - 2005-06Series1-2 SO
4-1-1, Nationwide Arena, Columbus
2005-11-12Gold Medal7-0
1st - Gold, Espoosizioni, Turin
2005-11-10Preliminaries5-0
1st - Gold, Espoosizioni, Turin
2005-10-08Canada vs USA Series - 2005-06Series6-0
4-1-1, Credit Union Centre, Saskatoon
2005-10-06Canada vs USA Series - 2005-06Series3-2
4-1-1, Brandt Centre, Regina
2005-09-044 Nations Cup - 2005Gold Medal2-1
1st - Gold, Hämeenlinna
2005-09-014 Nations Cup - 2005Preliminaries4-0
1st - Gold
1st in Group		, Hämeenlinna
2005-04-09IIHF World Championships - 2005Gold Medal0-1 SO
2nd - Silver, Cloetta Center, Linköping
2004-11-144 Nations Cup - 2004Gold Medal2-1
1st - Gold, Lake Placid
2004-11-114 Nations Cup - 2004Preliminaries1-1
1st - Gold
2nd in Group		, Burlington
2004-04-06IIHF World Championships - 2004Gold Medal2-0
1st - Gold, Halifax Metro Centre, Halifax
2004-04-03IIHF World Championships - 2004Round 21-3
1st - Gold, Halifax Metro Centre, Halifax
2003-11-094 Nations Cup - 2003Gold Medal1-2 SO
2nd - Silver, Skövde
2003-11-064 Nations Cup - 2003Preliminaries0-2
2nd - Silver
2nd in Group		, Skövde
2002-11-104 Nations Cup - 2002Gold Medal4-2
1st - Gold, Kitchener Memorial Auditorium, Kitchener
2002-11-064 Nations Cup - 2002Preliminaries7-0
1st - Gold
1st in Group		, Kitchener Memorial Auditorium, Kitchener
2002-02-21Olympics - 2002Gold Medal3-2
1st - Gold, E Center, West Valley City
2002-01-08TSN Exhibition2-3
0-4-0, General Motors Place, Vancouver
2001-01-06Canada vs USA Series - 2001-02Series3-7
0-4-0, Joe Louis Arena, Detroit
2002-01-05Canada vs USA Series - 2001-02Series1-3
0-4-0, United Center, Chicago
2001-11-30TSN Exhibition0-1
0-4-0, Copps Coliseum, Hamilton
2001-11-28TSN Exhibition3-4
0-4-0, Molson Centre, Montréal
2001-11-27TSN Exhibition2-5
0-4-0, Corel Centre, Ottawa
2001-10-23Canada vs USA Series - 2001-02Series1-4
0-4-0, San Jose
2001-10-20Canada vs USA Series - 2001-02Series1-4
0-4-0, Salt Lake City
2001-04-09IIHF World Championships - 2001Gold Medal3-2
1st - Gold, Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis
2001-02-02TSN Exhibition2-3
0-2, Pepsi Cener Denver
2001-01-31TSN Exhibition4-5
0-2, Red Deer Centrium, Red Deer
2000-11-114 Nations Cup - 2000Gold Medal2-0
1st - Gold, Provo
2000-11-084 Nations Cup - 2000Preliminaries1-4
1st - Gold
2nd in Group		, Provo
2000-04-09IIHF World Championships - 2000Gold Medal3-2 OT
1st - Gold, Hershey Center, Mississauga
2000-02-04TSN Exhibition6-01-1-0 , Air Canada Centre, Toronto
2000-02-02TSN Exhibition1-41-1-0 , Buffalo
1999-12-053 Nations Cup - 1999Gold Medal3-2 SO
1st - Gold, Maurice Richard Arena, Montréal
1999-12-023 Nations Cup - 1999Preliminaries5-4 OT
1st - Gold
1st in Group		, Maurice Richard Arena, Montréal
1999-11-283 Nations Cup - 1999Preliminaries3-1
1st - Gold
1st in Group		, Sherbrooke Sports Palace, Sherbrooke
1999-04-09IIHF World Championships - 1999Gold Medal3-1
1st - Gold, Länsi-Auto Arena, Espoo
1999-03-01TSN Exhibition6-1
1-0, Bramption
1998-12-143 Nations Cup - 1998Round-Robin4-3 SO
1st - Gold, Kuortane
1998-12-103 Nations Cup - 1998Round-Robin2-1
1st - Gold, Kuortane
1998-02-17Olympics - 1998Gold Medal1-3
2nd - Silver, Big Hat, Nagano
1998-02-14Olympics - 1998Preliminaries4-7
2nd - Silver, Aqua Wing, Nagano
1997-01-28Canada vs USA Series - 1997-98Series4-2
5-3-2, Colorado Springs
1997-01-26Canada vs USA Series - 1997-98Series1-3
5-3-2, Saddledome, Calgary
1997-01-20Canada vs USA Series - 1997-98Series3-4 OT
5-3-2, Shark Tank, San Jose
1998-01-16Canada vs USA Series - 1997-98Series2-1
5-3-2, General Motors Place, Vancouver
1997-12-203 Nations Cup - 1997Gold Medal0-3
2nd - Silver, Olympic Center Lake Placid
1997-12-173 Nations Cup - 1997Preliminaries5-4
2nd - Silver
1st in Group		, Gutterson Fieldhouse, Burlington
1997-12-143 Nations Cup - 1997Preliminaries3-2
2nd - Silver
1st in Group		, Olympic Center, Lake Placid
1997-12-06Canada vs USA Series - 1997-98Series5-4
5-3-2, Winnipeg
1997-12-04Canada vs USA Series - 1997-98Series1-3
5-3-2, Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis
1997-11-10Canada vs USA Series - 1997-98Series2-3
5-3-2, Kitchener Memorial Auditorium, Kitchener
1997-11-08Canada vs USA Series - 1997-98Series4-1
5-3-2, Saint John's
1997-11-07Canada vs USA Series - 1997-98Series3-2
5-3-2, Bathurst
1997-10-25Canada vs USA Series - 1997-98Series4-5 SO
5-3-2, E-Center, Salt Lake City
1997-04-06IIHF World Championships - 1997Gold Medal4-3 OT
1st - Gold, Kitchener
1996-10-273 Nations Cup - 1996Gold Medal1-01st - Gold, Ottawa
1996-10-243 Nations Cup - 1996Preliminaries1-2 OT1st - Gold
1st in Group		, Smiths' Falls Memorial Centre, Smiths Falls
1996-10-213 Nations Cup - 1996Preliminaries4-31st - Gold
1st in Group		, Cornwall
1996-04-06IIHF Pacific Rim Championship - 1996Gold Medal4-11st - Gold, Minoru Arena, Richmond
1996-04-03IIHF Pacific Rim Championship - 1996Preliminaries3-21st - Gold
1st in Group		, Minoru Arena, Richmond
1995-04-08IIHF Pacific Rim Championship - 1995Gold Medal2-1 SO1st - Gold, Ice Center at San Jose, San Jose
1995-04-06IIHF Pacific Rim Championship - 1995Preliminaries2-51st - Gold
2nd in Group		, Ice Center at San Jose, San Jose
1994-04-17IIHF World Championships - 1994Gold Medal6-3
1st - Gold, Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid
1992-04-17IIHF World Championships - 1992Gold Medal8-0
1st - Gold, Tampere
1990-03-25IIHF World Championships - 1990Gold Medal5-2
1st - Gold, Ottawa Civic Centre, Ottawa
1987-04-211987 World Women's Hockey TournamentPreliminaries2-11st - Gold, North York, Toronto

Results of Tournaments

Medal Tables

Olympics
IIHF World Women's Championships
NationGoldSilverBronzeTotalBest finish
1081191st
9100191st
0112132nd

Four Nations Cup
Country Gold Silver BronzeMedals
Total23232369