International ice hockey competition
The 2022 Women's World Challenge (or for sponsorship reasons, the 2022 Women's World Challenge presented by Citi ) was the inaugural edition of this Para Ice Hockey world competition made for women's teams. This tournament acts as a precursor for a fully fledged Women's World Championship in 2025.[ 1] The tournament was held in Green Bay , Wisconsin in the United States . United States won the tournament after beating Canada , 5–1, in the Gold Medal match.[ 2] While Team World defeated Great Britain 7–0 to secure bronze.
For the first edition, Green Bay , in Wisconsin , was given the hosting rights.[ 1]
Four teams took part: Canada , United States , Great Britain , Team World.
Citi is the sponsor for the competition.[ 3]
Broadcasting rights [ edit ]
The games were streamed live on the Green Bay 2022 website, World Para Ice Hockey Facebook page and Paralympics Games YouTube channel.
In total, the players came from 7 countries.[ 4]
For the first time ever in an international Para Ice Hockey competition, there was an all-female officiating crew.[ 5]
Referees
Danielle Williams
Jane Ogilvie
Rachel Hutchinson
Bianca Bartolomei
Bree Kraut
Brooke Nunemaker
Evonne Fix
Sarah Hickman
The four teams all played each other in a round robin format. The top two advanced to the final, while bottom 2 played a bronze medal match.
Source:
[1] [2] Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Host
All times are Central Daylight Time (–05:00 GMT ).
26 August 15:00 Great Britain 1–5 (0–1, 0–1, 1–3) Team World Cornerstone Ice Arena Rink 3
Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: N1 = 0 N2 = 5 PN = 5
Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: N1 = 0 N2 = 12 PN = 12
27 August 10:00 Canada 12–0 (4–0, 4–0, 4–0) Team World Cornerstone Ice Arena Rink 3
Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: N1 = 0 N2 = 12 PN = 12
Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: N1 = 0 N2 = 6 PN = 6
27 August 17:00 United States 6–0 (2–0, 4–0, 0–0) Team World Cornerstone Ice Arena Rink 3
Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: N1 = 0 N2 = 6 PN = 6
Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: N1 = 0 N2 = 5 PN = 5
28 August 11:00 Team World 5–0 (3–0, 1–0, 1–0) Great Britain Cornerstone Ice Arena Rink 3
Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: N1 = 0 N2 = 6 PN = 6
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