The 1994

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was held April 11–17, 1994, at the

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, in the

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. The

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won their third consecutive gold medal at the World Championships defeating the

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picked up their third consecutive bronze medal, with a win over semifinal debutants,

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Qualification

The tournament was held between eight teams. Canada and the United States received automatic qualification for the tournament. In addition, the top five teams from the 1993 European Championship would be joined by the winner of the 1994 Asian Qualification Tournament. * - Automatically Qualified * - Winner - 1994 Asian Qualification Tournament * - Winner - 1993 European Championship * - 4th place - 1993 European Championship * - 3rd Place - 1993 European Championship * - 5th place - 1993 European Championship * - 2nd Place - - 1993 European Championship * - Automatically Qualified

Asian Qualification Tournament (Japan)

Venue

The tournament took place at the

, in the

Final tournament

The eight participating teams were divided up into two seeded groups as below. The teams played each other once in a single round robin format. The top two teams from the group proceeded to the Final Round, while the remaining teams played in the consolation round. Attendance was not recorded for the tournament, except for the gold medal game.

First round

Group A

Standings

Results

All times local

Group B

Standings

Results

All times local

Playoff round

Consolation round 5–8 place

Consolation round 7–8 place

Consolation round 5–6 place

Final round

Semifinals

Match for third place

Final

Champions

Scoring leaders

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Final standings

Directorate Awards

*Goalie: Erin Whitten (United States) *Defender:

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(Canada) *Forward: Riikka Nieminen, (Finland) The international media voted on the tournament all-star team at the conclusion of the event. The following players were named:"Gold Medal", ''Value News'', April 18, 1994, John Kekis

References

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External links

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