The 1992 IIHF Women's World Championships was held April 20âÂÂ26, 1992, in Tampere in Finland. Team Canada won their second gold medal at the World Championships, defeating the United States.
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.
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.
<small>All times local (UTC+4)</small>
<small>All times local (UTC+4)</small>
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.
<small>TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF.com</small>
The international media voted on the tournament all-star team at the conclusion of the event. The following players were named:
Head coaches included Rick Polutnik (Canada), Russ McCurdy (United States), and Juoko ÃÂystilä (Finland).