2022 IIHF Women's Worlds Schedule Announced

By USA Hockey, 06/17/22, 8:00AM EDT

Team USA opens play against Japan at 9 a.m. ET on Thursday, August 25

The game schedule for the 2022 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Women's World Championship, which is set for August 25-September 4 in Herning and Frederikshavn, Demark, was announced today by the IIHF.

Team USA will compete in Group A alongside Canada, Finland, Japan and Switzerland in Herning with games played at KVIK Hockey Arena.. Group B, which will play its preliminary round games at Iscenter Nord in Frederikshavn, includes Czechia, Denmark Germany, Hungary and Sweden.

2022 Women's Worlds

The U.S. Women's National Team opens play with a matchup against Japan on Thursday, August 25 at 9 a.m. ET (3 p.m. local). Next up is Finland again at 9 a.m. ET (3 p.m. local) on Saturday, August 27 and an August 29 game versus Switzerland at 1 p.m. ET (7 p.m. local). Team USA will close out the prelims at 2 p.m. ET (8 p.m. local) on Tuesday, August 30, against rival Canada in a rematch of the 2022 Olympic Winter Games gold medal showdown.

The quarterfinals, which will include all teams from Group A and the top three teams from Group B in a crossover format, are set for Thursday, September 1. The winners of those games will advance to the semifinal round on Saturday, September 3.

The medal round is set for Sunday, September 4, with the bronze medal game set for 9 a.m. ET (3 p.m. local) and the gold medal game scheduled for 1 p.m. (7 p.m. local).

Broadcast information for the tournament will be announced at a later date.

U.S. Tournament Schedule

Date	Opponent/Round	Time (Local/ET)/Result	Location	Broadcast
Thurs., August 25	Japan Preliminary Round	3 p.m./9 a.m.	KVIK Hockey Arena Herning, Denmark	NHL Network
Sat., August 27	Finland Preliminary Round	3 p.m./9 a.m.	KVIK Hockey Arena Herning, Denmark	NHL Network
Mon., August 29	Switzerland Preliminary Round	7 p.m./1 p.m.	KVIK Hockey Arena Herning, Denmark	NHL Network
Tues., August 30	Canada Preliminary Round	8 p.m./2 p.m.	KVIK Hockey Arena Herning, Denmark	NHL Network
Thurs., September 1	Quarterfinal 1	12:15 p.m./6:15 a.m.	KVIK Hockey Arena Herning, Denmark	NHL Network
	Quarterfinal 2	4:15 p.m./10:15 a.m.	KVIK Hockey Arena Herning, Denmark	NHL Network
	Quarterfinal 3	5:30 p.m./11:30 a.m.	Iscenter Nord Frederikshavn, Demark	NHL Network
	Quarterfinal 4	8:15 p.m./2:15 p.m.	KVIK Hockey Arena Herning, Denmark	NHL Network
Sat., September 3	Semifinal 1	2 p.m./8 a.m.	KVIK Hockey Arena Herning, Denmark	NHL Network
	Semifinal 2	6 p.m./12 p.m.	KVIK Hockey Arena Herning, Denmark	NHL Network
Sun., September 4	Bronze Medal Game	3 p.m./9 a.m.	KVIK Hockey Arena Herning, Denmark	NHL Network
	Gold Medal Game	7:30 p.m./1:30 p.m.	KVIK Hockey Arena Herning, Denmark	NHL Network