1997 3 Nations Cup
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox international ice hockey competition
| tourney_name = 3 Nations Cup
| year = 1997
| other_titles =
| image =
| size =
| caption =
| country = Canada
| country2 = United States
| dates = 13–20 December
| num_teams = 3
| venues = 6
| cities = 6
| type = ihw
| winners = United States
| count = 1
| second = CAN
| third = FIN
| games = 7
| goals = 52
| attendance =
| scoring_leader = {{flagicon|CAN}} Hayley Wickenheiser
| points = 8
| mvp =
| prevseason = 1996
| nextseason = 1998
}}
The 1997 3 Nations Cup was a women's ice hockey tournament held various locations of the Northeastern United States and Canada from December 13–20, 1997. It was the second edition of the 3 Nations Cup.
Results
=Preliminary round=
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL|loss_before_tie=true|use_tie=y
|update=complete
|source=[https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/team-canada/women/national/1997-98/3nations Hockey Canada]
|team1=CAN |team2=USA |team3=FIN
|win_CAN=4 |loss_CAN=0 |draw_CAN=0 |gf_CAN=22 |ga_CAN=12 |status_CAN=H
|win_USA=1 |loss_USA=2 |draw_USA=1 |gf_USA=15 |ga_USA=14 |status_USA=H
|win_FIN=0 |loss_FIN=3 |draw_FIN=1 |gf_FIN=12 |ga_FIN=23
|name_CAN={{ihw|CAN}}
|name_USA={{ihw|USA}}
|name_FIN={{ihw|FIN}}
|winpoints=2
|drawpoints=1
|result1=S |result2=S
|res_col_header=Q
|col_S=green1 |text_S=Advance to Gold medal game
}}
All times are local (UTC−5).
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 13 December
| team1 = {{ihw-rt|USA}}
| team2 = {{ihw|FIN}}
| score = 3–3
| stadium = Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeffff
| date = 14 December
| team1 = {{ihw-rt|USA}}
| team2 = {{ihw|CAN}}
| score = 2–3
| progression = 0–1 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 2–3
| periods = (0–0, 1–2, 1–1)
| goalie1 = Sara DeCosta
| goalie2 = Lesley Reddon
| goals1 = Granato (Mounsey) – 28:15 / Whyte (Granato, Mounsey) (PP) – 57:49
| goals2 = 22:30 – Wickenheiser (Brisson, Smith) / 30:18 – Wilson (Wickenheiser) / 54:01 – Drolet
| stadium = Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid
| reference = https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/team-canada/women/national/1997-98/dec14canusa
| penalties1 = 10
| penalties2 = 14
| shots1 = 34
| shots2 = 35
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 15 December
| team1 = {{ihw-rt|FIN}}
| team2 = {{ihw|CAN}}
| score = 3–6
| progression = 1–0 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 1–4 / 2–4 / 3–4 / 3–5 / 3–6
| periods = (1–1, 0–1, 2–4)
| goalie1 = Liisa-Maria Sneck
| goalie2 = Manon Rhéaume
| goals1 = Selin (Fisk, Hänninen) – 11:07 / Vaarakallio (Nieminen, Hänninen) – 49:15 / Reima (Selin, Haanpää) – 49:55
| goals2 = 13:55 – Sunohara (Nystrom, Brisson) / 23:19 – Goyette (McCormack) / 43:58 – Botterill (Kellar, Heany) / 44:55 – Nystrom (Smith) / 54:25 – Wilson (Drolet, Goyette) / 58:36 – Drolet
| stadium = Nepean Sportsplex, Ottawa
| reference = https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/team-canada/women/national/1997-98/dec15canfin
| shots1 = 41
| shots2 = 22
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeffff
| date = 16 December
| team1 = {{ihw-rt|USA}}
| team2 = {{ihw|FIN}}
| score = 6–3
| stadium = Weibel Avenue Ice Rink, Saratoga Springs
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 17 December
| team1 = {{ihw-rt|USA}}
| team2 = {{ihw|CAN}}
| score = 4–5
| progression = 0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 4–1 / 4–2 / 4–3 / 4–4 / 4–5
| periods = (2–1, 2–2, 0–2)
| goalie1 = Erin Whitten
| goalie2 = Manon Rhéaume
| goals1 = Ulion (Bailey, Bye) – 09:54 / Baker (King) – 14:42 / King (Looney, Baker) (PP) – 22:23 / Granato (Bye) – 23:03
| goals2 = 04:49 – Hefford (Goyette, Wickenheiser) (PP) / 23:19 – Brisson (Smith) / 28:00 – Wilson (Drolet, Schuler) / 52:42 – Goyette (Wickenheiser, Heany) (PP) / 57:55 – Hefford (Wickenheiser)
| stadium = Gutterson Fieldhouse, Burlington
| reference = https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/team-canada/women/national/1997-98/dec17canusa
| penalties1 = 10
| penalties2 = 18
| shots1 = 24
| shots2 = 32
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeffff
| date = 18 December
| team1 = {{ihw-rt|FIN}}
| team2 = {{ihw|CAN}}
| score = 3–8
| progression = 0–1 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 1–4 / 2–4 / 2–5 / 2–6 / 2–7 / 2–8 / 3–8
| periods = (2–4, 0–2, 1–2)
| goalie1 = Tuula Puputti
Liisa-Maria Sneck
| goalie2 = Lesley Reddon
| goals1 = Fisk (Hänninen, Nieminen) – 05:34 / Vaarakallio – 19:29 / Hänninen (Ikonen) – 49:13
| goals2 = 03:17 – Wickenheiser (Hefford) / 10:14 – Drolet (Nystrom, Goyette) / 13:51 – Goyette (Wilson, Kellar) / 18:24 – Wickenheiser (Brisson, McCormack) / 31:56 – Wilson (Goyette, Drolet) (PP) / 33:34 – Sunohara (Campbell, Dupuis) / 42:10 – Hefford (Wickenheiser, Kellar) / 42:43 – McCormack (Wilson, Drolet)
| stadium = Quinte Sports Centre, Belleville
| reference = https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/team-canada/women/national/1997-98/dec18canfin
| penalties1 = 6
| penalties2 = 8
| shots1 = 25
| shots2 = 37
}}
=Gold medal game=
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #F7F6A8
| date = 20 December
| team1 = {{ihw-rt|USA}}
| team2 = {{ihw|CAN}}
| score = 3–0
| progression = 1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0
| periods = (0–0, 3–0, 0–0)
| goalie1 = Sara DeCosta
| goalie2 = Lesley Reddon
| goals1 = Ulion (Whyte, O'Leary) (PP) – 24:06 / Ulion (Movsessian) – 34:29 / Mleczko (Dunn, Looney) – 38:17
| stadium = Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid
| reference = https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/team-canada/women/national/1997-98/dec20canusa
| penalties1 = 14
| penalties2 = 14
| shots1 = 27
| shots2 = 23
}}
Statistics
=Final standings=
| class="wikitable" | |
| style="background:gold;"
| align=center|Image:gold medal icon.svg | {{ihw|USA}} |
| style="background:silver;"
| align=center|Image:silver medal icon.svg | {{ihw|CAN}} |
| style="background:peru;"
| align=center|Image:bronze medal icon.svg | {{ihw|FIN}} |
=Scoring leaders=
Only the top eight skaters, sorted by points, then goals, are included in this list.
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" | |||
| width="175px"| Player
!width="50px" | GP !width="50px" | G !width="50px" | A !width="60px" | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| align=center
|align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Hayley Wickenheiser |5 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| align=center
|align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Stacy Wilson |5 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| align=center
|align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Nancy Drolet |5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| align=center
|align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Danielle Goyette |5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| align=center
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Katie King |5 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| align=center
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Laurie Baker |5 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| align=center
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Karyn Bye |5 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| align=center
|align=left|{{flagicon|FIN}} Kirsi Hanninen |4 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
External links
- [https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/team-canada/women/national/1997-98/3nations Tournament recap]
- [https://az184419.vo.msecnd.net/hockey-canada/Z-Archive/pdf/document_D8D692B5-A650-BD27-849A3ABDC2150131.pdf NWT 99 Women's World Media Guide]
{{Women's ice hockey tournaments}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Three Nations Cup}}
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