The 1992 IIHF Women's World Championships was held April 20–26, 1992, in Tampere in Finland. The Team Canada won their second gold medal at the World Championships, defeating the United States.
Qualification
The tournament was held between eight teams. Canada and the United States received automatic qualification to the tournament. In addition, the top five teams from the 1991 European Championship would be joined by the winner of the 1992 Asian Qualification Tournament.
– Automatically Qualified
- Winner - 1992 Asian Qualification Tournament
– 3rd Place – 1991 European Championship
– Winner – 1991 European Championship
– 4th place – 1991 European Championship
– 5th place – 1991 European Championship
– 2nd Place – 1991 European Championship
– Automatically Qualified
Asian Qualification Tournament (China)
Final tournament
The eight participating teams were divided up into two seeded groups as below. The teams played each other once in a single round robin format. The top two teams from the group proceeded to the Final Round, while the remaining teams played in the consolation round.
First round
Group A
Standings
Results
All times local (UTC+4)
Group B
Standings
Results
All times local (UTC+4)
Playoff round
Consolation round 5–8 Place
Consolation round 7–8 Place
Consolation round 5–6 Place
Final round
Semifinals
Match for third place
Final
Champions
Scoring leaders
Goaltending leaders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF.com
Final standings
Directorate Awards
Goaltender: Annica Ahlen
Defenceman: Geraldine Heaney
Forward: Cammi Granato
The international media voted on the tournament all-star team at the conclusion of the event. The following players were named: