Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament


The women's tournament in ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics was held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, from 13 to 25 February. 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 ; 4 final classification games; 2 semifinal games; 1 bronze medal game; and 1 final.
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.

Qualification

Rosters

;Group A
;Group B

Group A

All times are local.

Group B

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Classification round

Fifth place semifinal

All times are local.

Seventh place game

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Fifth place game

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Final round

Semifinals

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Bronze medal game

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Final

All times are local.

Final rankings

The final rankings of the 2010 Winter Olympics Women's Ice Hockey Tournament are as follows:
RankTeam
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th

Statistics

Leading scorers

RankPlayerGames playedGoalsAssists
1596152+14
2557128+15
3592116+4
4565110+8
5547110+6
6529112+12
6529110+14
8555100+12
9546102+7
1053582+4
1053586+7

Hat-trick scorers
Goalies with 40% or more of their team's total minutes
RankGoalieMinutesSaves
13180:0010.3398.0450
24239:5030.7595.7768
35301:55163.1890.91160
44250:00102.4090.2092
55247:53194.6088.82151

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 for best defenceman, and to Shannon Szabados 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:
PositionPlayerTeam
GShannon Szabados
DAngela Ruggiero
DMolly Engstrom
FMeghan Agosta
FJenny Potter
FMarie-Philip Poulin