IIHF Women's Pacific Rim Championship
Encyclopedia
The IIHF Women's Pacific Rim Championships were an IIHF-sanctioned tournament held in 1995 and 1996. They included teams from Canada
, United States
, China
, and Japan
. In 1996 the tournament server as a qualifying tournament for the World Championship.
After 1996, the tournament was discontinued as the IIHF World Women Championships
were enlarged.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, and Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. In 1996 the tournament server as a qualifying tournament for the World Championship.
After 1996, the tournament was discontinued as the IIHF World Women Championships
IIHF World Women Championships
The IIHF Women's World Hockey Championship is the premier international tournament in Women's ice hockey. It is governed by the International Ice Hockey Federation ....
were enlarged.
Champions
- 19951995 Women's Pacific Rim ChampionshipThe 1995 IIHF Women's Pacific Rim Championship was held between April 3–8, 1995. The tournament was held in San Jose, CA, USA.Canada won the first of these tournaments the hard way, after losing in the Group Stage 5-2 to the United States, they defeated China in a shootout before taking the US to a...
: Canada - 19961996 Women's Pacific Rim ChampionshipThe 1996 IIHF Women's Pacific Rim Championship was held between April 1–6, 1996. The tournament was held in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada....
: Canada