| Tourney Name: | IIHF Women's World Championship |
| Year: | 1994 |
| Country: | United States |
| Dates: | April 11–17, 1994 |
| Num Teams: | 8 |
| Venues: | Lake Placid |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Type: | ihw |
| Winners: | Canada |
| Second: | USA |
| Third: | FIN |
| Fourth: | CHN |
| Count: | 3 |
| Games: | 20 |
| Goals: | 185 |
| Scoring Leader: |  Riikka Nieminen (4+9=13pts) |
The 1994 IIHF Women's World Championships was held April 11–17, 1994, at the Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, New York, in the United States. The Team Canada won their third consecutive gold medal at the World Championships defeating the United States. Finland picked up their third consecutive bronze medal, with a win over semifinal debutants, China.[1]
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.[2]
The tournament took place at the Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, New York, in the United States.
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.
All times local
All times local
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riikka Nieminen | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | |
 Danielle Goyette | 5 | 9 | 3 | 12 | |
 Karyn Bye | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | |
| Cammi Granato | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
 Liu Hongmei | 5 | 8 | 3 | 11 | |
| Tiia Reima | 5 | 7 | 4 | 11 | |
| Sari Krooks | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | |
| Stephanie O'Sullivan | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | |
| Hanna Terrijoki | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| Gretchen Ulion | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| Player | GPI | Mins | GA | SOG | SV% | GAA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liisa-Maria Sneck | 4 | 220 | 7 | 85 | 91.8 | 1.91 | ||
| Kelly Dyer | 2 | 129 | 3 | 24 | 87.5 | 1.50 | ||
| Manon Rhéaume | 4 | 209 | 6 | 44 | 86.4 | 1.72 | ||
| Patricia Sautter | 3 | 180 | 10 | 139 | 92.8 | 3.33 | ||
| Erin Whitten | 3 | 180 | 7 | 52 | 86.4 | 2.33 |
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The international media voted on the tournament all-star team at the conclusion of the event. The following players were named:[4]
| Position | Player | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D | |||
| F | |||
| F |