| Timeline - Evolution Of Women's Hockey |
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1890s |
Women's hockey gains popularity in universities, principally at the University of Toronto and Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. |
| 1920s |
Bobbie Rosenfeld and Myrtle Cook, former track stars and hockey players in their own rights, become Canada's first women sports reporters, specializing in hockey during the winter. |
| 1930s |
The Preston Rivulettes rule the ice lanes (see Hilda Ranscombe). |
| 1940s |
The war halts any development of the women's game, which doesn't revive until the early 1970s. |
| 1970s |
Shirley Cameron becomes hockey's first star of the modern era. |
| 1987 |
The first ever Women's World Championship takes place in Toronto. However, it is not recognized as an official tournament by the IIHF. |
| 1990 |
The first official and IIHF-sanctioned Women's World Championship is held in Ottawa. |
| 1998 |
Women's hockey becomes a full medal sport at the Olympic Winter Games for the first time. |
| 1999 |
The women's division at the World Championships expands to two pools, A and B. |
"Name the most significant moment in women's hockey?"
- "When the 1990 tournament was recognized as an official World Championship, it brought significant world exposure." - Andria Hunter (two-time gold medalist at the Worlds with Team Canada and producer of the 'The Women's Hockey Web' site)
- "The 1982 (Canadian) Nationals." - Dawn McGuire (two-time gold medalist at Worlds, led Canadian defense with 7 points at the '90 Worlds)
- "There are two. One... women's hockey participating on the Olympic stage, in Nagano, 1998 where the US captured gold. Two…the first championships (Stanley Cup) for women's league hockey being won in March, 2000 in Brampton! The Beatrice Aeros win the first ever CUP. This is an NWHL top moment. Historically, live broadcast across Canada." - Susan Fennell (President of the National Women's Hockey League and Mayor of the City of Brampton)
- "There are two. One is the first World Women's Championships in 1990 held in Ottawa and the second is the formation of the (Canadian) Nationals in 1982." - Shelley Coolidge (Manager, Female Development, with the Canadian Hockey Association)
- "The United States winning the first Olympic gold medal in 1998." - Brian McFarlane (author to over 75 books including 'Proud Past, Bright Future' - a history of women's hockey)
- "When the IOC made women's hockey a medal sport." - Andrew Podnieks (author to over 20 hockey books including 'Hockey's Greatest Teams' - includes chapter on Preston Rivulettes)
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Year-By-Year Results
| YEAR |
GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
| *1987 | Canada | United States | Sweden |
| 1990 | Canada | United States | Finland |
| 1992 | Canada | United States | Finland |
| 1994 | Canada | United States | Finland |
| 1997 | Canada | United States | Finland |
| 1999 | Canada | United States | Finland |
| 2000 | Canada | United States | Finland |
| 2001 | Canada | United States | Russia |
* This tournament was not officially sanctioned by the International Ice Hockey Federation.
Career Point Leaders (1990-2001)
| Points |
Player |
Country |
(Goals - Assists) |
Tournaments |
| 72 |
Cammi Granato |
USA |
(43G-29A) |
7 |
| 51 |
Karyn Bye |
USA |
(27G-24A) |
6 |
| 46 |
Danielle Goyette |
Canada |
(27G-19A) |
6 |
| 42 |
Nancy Drolet |
Canada |
(18G-24A) |
6 |
| 41 |
Riikka Nieminen |
Finland |
(23G-18A) |
4 |
| 36 |
Geraldine Heaney |
Canada |
(8G-28A) |
5 |
| 34 |
Angela James
Cindy Curly
|
Canada
USA
|
(22G-12A)
(15G-19A)
|
4
3
|
| 33 |
Tiia Reima
Lui Hongmei
|
Finland
China
|
(14G-19A)
(21G-12A)
|
5
3
|
| 32 |
Stephenie O'Sullivan |
USA |
(12G-20A) |
3 |
| 31 |
Krissy Wendell |
USA |
(25G-18A) |
3 |
| 28 |
Sari Krooks
France St. Louis
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Finland
Canada
|
(25G-18A)
(14G-14A)
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5
5
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For more hockey lists, check out our Records and Rankings section.
(listed alphabetically)
Canadian Hockey Association
Official IIHF Women's World Championship 2001
The National Women's Hockey League
The Women's Hockey Web (formerly Andria Hunter's homepage)
Kelly Dyer, who earned two World Championship silver medals with Team USA, served as backup to NHL all-star goaltender Tom Barrasso during her high school playing career at Acton-Boxboro in Massachusetts.
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