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The 4 Nations Cup is an annual women's
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tournament, held between four major national teams in the sport; currently, these are
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, the
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,
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and
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. 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
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; 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


Tournaments

;Key * Number of tournaments (or 2nd, 3rd, or 4th places) won at the time.


Year by Year


2006

The Tournament takes place in
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,
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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
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in Sweden. ;Standing # Canada, 6 points. # 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


2008

The tournament took place in November at Lake Placid USA. ;First Round Tuesday November 4, 2008 *Canada 6–0 Finland *United States 5–2 Sweden Wednesday November 5, 2008 *Sweden 2–3 Finland Thursday November 6, 2008 *United States 2–4 Canada Friday November 7, 2008 *Canada 1–2 Sweden (after overtime period) *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 :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
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in
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. ;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.


2010

The tournament takes place from November 9 to the 13th in Clarenville, Newfoundland and St. John's, Newfoundland (Canada). ;First Round 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. Friday November 12, 2010 *Canada 15–0 Finland *USA 4–0 Sweden.
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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.
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's goal in extra time period.


2011

The tournament took place from November 9–14, 2011 to
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in
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. The competition sets four powers of the Women's ice hockey, Canada, the United States Finland and Sweden. All the matches are played Stora Hallen arena. ;First round * Wednesday November 9, 2011 :Canada 5 - 0 Finland : Sweden 0 - 8 United States *Thursday November 10, 2011 :Canada 3 -1 United States :Sweden 1 - 2 Finland *Saturday November 12, 2011 :Sweden 1 - 3 Canada :Finland 0 - 10 United States ;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. After being tied 3–3 at the end of regulation and overtime, a shootout determined the winner. The United States' Goaltender
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gave the Americans the victory by stopping Canada's
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. Le Canada s'incline 4-3 en fusillade contre les États-Unis
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References


External links


2006 4 Nations Cup (Hockey Canada)

3/4 Nations Cup at the Women's Hockey Net
{{DEFAULTSORT:4 Nations Cup Women's ice hockey tournaments