The 2014 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Women's International Cup was an international women's

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tournament and the first

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in history. The event was held from November 7–9, 2014, in

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, Ontario, Canada. Three teams took part: the

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, a unified team from

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, and the

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. The tournament was sanctioned by the

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. The tournament became the Para Ice Hockey Women's World Challenge in 2022.

Round robin

Game 1: 3 - 0 * (USA:

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1) Game 2: 6 - 1 Europe United * (CAN:

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EUR: Annika Santanen) Game 3: 9 - 0 Europe United * (USA: Erica Mitchell 4, Kelsey DiClaudio 4, Robynne Hill 1) Game 4: 6 - 3 Europe United * (CAN: Geneva Coulter 2, Ashley Goure 1, Ally Godin 1,

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1, EUR: Annika Santanen 2, Stine Frydenlund 1) Game 5: 4 - 3 * (USA: Kelsey DiClaudio 3, Morgan Hosbrough, CAN: Ashley Goure 3) Game 6: 6 - 1 Europe United * (USA: Kelsey DiClaudio 3,

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EUR: Maren Norheim)

Semifinals

2 - 0 Europe United * (CAN: Ashley Goure 2)

Finals

5 - 1 * (USA: Kelsey DiClaudio 4, Erica Mitchell, CAN: Ashley Goure)

References

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2014–15 in Canadian women's ice hockey

Round robin

Semifinals

Finals

See also

References