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.

1997 3 Nations Cup
Tournament details
Host countries Canada
 United States
Venue(s)6 (in 6 host cities)
Dates13–20 December
Teams3
Final positions
Champions  United States (1st title)
Runner-up  Canada
Third place  Finland
Tournament statistics
Games played7
Goals scored52 (7.43 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Canada Hayley Wickenheiser (8 points)
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Results

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Preliminary round

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Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Canada (H) 4 4 0 0 22 12 +10 8 Advance to Gold medal game
2   United States (H) 4 1 2 1 15 14 +1 3
3   Finland 4 0 3 1 12 23 −11 1
Source: Hockey Canada
(H) Hosts

All times are local (UTC−5).

13 DecemberUnited States  3–3  FinlandHerb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid
14 DecemberUnited States  2–3
(0–0, 1–2, 1–1)
  CanadaHerb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid
Game reference
Sara DeCostaGoaliesLesley Reddon
0–122:30 – Wickenheiser (Brisson, Smith)
Granato (Mounsey) – 28:151–1
1–230:18 – Wilson (Wickenheiser)
1–354:01 – Drolet
Whyte (Granato, Mounsey) (PP) – 57:492–3
10 minPenalties14 min
34Shots35
15 DecemberFinland  3–6
(1–1, 0–1, 2–4)
  CanadaNepean Sportsplex, Ottawa
Game reference
Liisa-Maria SneckGoaliesManon Rhéaume
Selin (Fisk, Hänninen) – 11:071–0
1–113:55 – Sunohara (Nystrom, Brisson)
1–223:19 – Goyette (McCormack)
1–343:58 – Botterill (Kellar, Heany)
1–444:55 – Nystrom (Smith)
Vaarakallio (Nieminen, Hänninen) – 49:152–4
Reima (Selin, Haanpää) – 49:553–4
3–554:25 – Wilson (Drolet, Goyette)
3–658:36 – Drolet
41Shots22
16 DecemberUnited States  6–3  FinlandWeibel Avenue Ice Rink, Saratoga Springs
17 DecemberUnited States  4–5
(2–1, 2–2, 0–2)
  CanadaGutterson Fieldhouse, Burlington
Game reference
Erin WhittenGoaliesManon Rhéaume
0–104:49 – Hefford (Goyette, Wickenheiser) (PP)
Ulion (Bailey, Bye) – 09:541–1
Baker (King) – 14:422–1
King (Looney, Baker) (PP) – 22:233–1
Granato (Bye) – 23:034–1
4–223:19 – Brisson (Smith)
4–328:00 – Wilson (Drolet, Schuler)
4–452:42 – Goyette (Wickenheiser, Heany) (PP)
4–557:55 – Hefford (Wickenheiser)
10 minPenalties18 min
24Shots32
18 DecemberFinland  3–8
(2–4, 0–2, 1–2)
  CanadaQuinte Sports Centre, Belleville
Game reference
Tuula Puputti
Liisa-Maria Sneck
GoaliesLesley Reddon
0–103:17 – Wickenheiser (Hefford)
Fisk (Hänninen, Nieminen) – 05:341–1
1–210:14 – Drolet (Nystrom, Goyette)
1–313:51 – Goyette (Wilson, Kellar)
1–418:24 – Wickenheiser (Brisson, McCormack)
Vaarakallio – 19:292–4
2–531:56 – Wilson (Goyette, Drolet) (PP)
2–633:34 – Sunohara (Campbell, Dupuis)
2–742:10 – Hefford (Wickenheiser, Kellar)
2–842:43 – McCormack (Wilson, Drolet)
Hänninen (Ikonen) – 49:133–8
6 minPenalties8 min
25Shots37

Gold medal game

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20 DecemberUnited States  3–0
(0–0, 3–0, 0–0)
  CanadaHerb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid
Game reference
Sara DeCostaGoaliesLesley Reddon
Ulion (Whyte, O'Leary) (PP) – 24:061–0
Ulion (Movsessian) – 34:292–0
Mleczko (Dunn, Looney) – 38:173–0
14 minPenalties14 min
27Shots23

Statistics

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Final standings

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    United States
    Canada
    Finland

Scoring leaders

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Only the top eight skaters, sorted by points, then goals, are included in this list.

Player GP G A Pts
  Hayley Wickenheiser 5 3 5 8
  Stacy Wilson 5 4 3 7
  Nancy Drolet 5 3 4 7
  Danielle Goyette 5 3 4 7
  Katie King 5 3 2 5
  Laurie Baker 5 2 3 5
  Karyn Bye 5 1 4 5
  Kirsi Hanninen 4 1 4 5
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