2000 IIHF Women's World Championship
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Venue(s) | 7 (in 7 host cities) |
Dates | April 3–9 |
Teams | 8 |
Final positions | |
Champions ![]() | ![]() |
Runner-up ![]() | ![]() |
Third place ![]() | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 20 |
Goals scored | 148 (7.4 per game) |
Attendance | 57,444 (2,872 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | ![]() |
The 2000 IIHF World Women's Championships was held April 3–9, 2000 in the Ontario towns of Mississauga, Barrie, Kitchener, London, Niagara Falls, Oshawa and Peterborough, Canada. Final games were played at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga. Team Canada won their sixth consecutive gold medal at the World Championships defeating the United States.[1]
In one of the closest finals competed, Canada took the tournament with a 2–1 final win, in overtime. Finland picked up their sixth consecutive bronze medal, with a win over Sweden.
This year's tournament also counted as qualification for the Salt Lake Olympics. With six automatic berths available, all four semi-finalists were assured Olympic participation. In the consolation round China defeated Germany and Russia defeated Japan, to join them.
Teams
With the promotion and relegation format now in use, the top seven nations were joined by Japan, the winner of Group B in 1999.
World Championship Group A
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
Teams proceed to Final round | |
Teams sent to Consolation round |
Group A
Standings
Rk. | Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
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1. | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | +20 | 6 |
2. | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 3 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | -22 | 0 |
Results
All times local
April 3, 2000 7:30 pm | Japan ![]() | 0 – 9 | ![]() | Hershey Centre |
April 3, 2000 7:00 pm | China ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() | Memorial Centre |
April 4, 2000 7:00 pm | Sweden ![]() | 10 – 0 | ![]() | Memorial Arena |
April 4, 2000 7:30 pm | Canada ![]() | 8 – 1 | ![]() | Memorial Aud. |
April 6, 2000 4:00 pm | China ![]() | 3 – 0 | ![]() | Hershey Centre |
April 6, 2000 7:30 pm | Canada ![]() | 4 – 0 | ![]() | Hershey Centre |
Group B
Standings
Rk. | Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
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1. | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 4 | +31 | 6 |
2. | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 4 |
3. | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 24 | -16 | 2 |
4. | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 27 | -23 | 0 |
Results
All times local
April 3, 2000 4:00 pm | Finland ![]() | 7 – 1 | ![]() | Hershey Centre |
April 3, 2000 8:00 pm | Germany ![]() | 1 – 16 | ![]() | Barrie Molson Centre |
April 4, 2000 4:00 pm | Finland ![]() | 4 – 1 | ![]() | Hershey Centre |
April 4, 2000 8:00 pm | United States ![]() | 15 – 0 | ![]() | Hershey Centre |
April 6, 2000 7:00 pm | Russia ![]() | 7 – 2 | ![]() | Civic Centre |
April 6, 2000 7:00 pm | United States ![]() | 4 – 3 | ![]() | Thompson |
Playoff Round
Consolation Round 5-8 Place
April 7, 2000 4:00 pm | China ![]() | 3 – 0 | ![]() | Hershey Centre |
April 7, 2000 7:30 pm | Japan ![]() | 4 – 8 | ![]() | Hershey Centre |
Consolation Round 7-8 Place
April 9, 2000 12:00 pm | Germany ![]() | 3 – 2 | ![]() | Iceland |
Consolation Round 5-6 Place
April 9, 2000 12:00 pm | Russia ![]() | 4 – 0 | ![]() | Hershey Centre |
Final round
Semi finals 8 April 2000 | Finals 9 April 2000 | ||||||||
A1 | ![]() | 3 | |||||||
B2 | ![]() | 2 | |||||||
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B1 | ![]() | 7 | |||||||
A2 | ![]() | 1 | Bronze Medal Game | ||||||
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Semifinals
April 8, 2000 1:00 pm | Canada ![]() | 3 – 2 | ![]() | Hershey Centre |
April 8, 2000 7:00 pm | United States ![]() | 3 – 1 | ![]() | Hershey Centre |
Match for third place
April 9, 2000 4:00 pm | Finland ![]() | 7 – 1 | ![]() | Hershey Centre |
Final
April 9, 2000 7:30 pm | Canada ![]() | 3 – 2 AOT | ![]() | Hershey Centre |
Champions
2000 IIHF World Women Championship Winners |
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![]() Canada 6th title |
Scoring leaders
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- |
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5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 10 |
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5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 12 |
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5 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
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5 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 7 |
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5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
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5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
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5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 10 |
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5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 15 |
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5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 8 |
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5 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
Goaltending leaders
Player | Mins | GA | GAA | SV% |
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150:02 | 2 | 0.80 | 95.65 |
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120:00 | 1 | 0.50 | 94.44 |
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220:00 | 6 | 1.64 | 94.06 |
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149:58 | 3 | 1.20 | 93.48 |
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238:23 | 9 | 2.27 | 92.56 |
Final standings
Rk. | Team | Notes |
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Qualified for 2002 Winter Olympic Games |
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Qualified for 2002 Winter Olympic Games |
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Qualified for 2002 Winter Olympic Games |
4. | ![]() |
Qualified for 2002 Winter Olympic Games |
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Qualified for 2002 Winter Olympic Games |
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Qualified for 2002 Winter Olympic Games |
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Qualified for 2002 Winter Olympic Games Qualification |
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Relegated to the 2001 World Championships Division I
Qualified for 2002 Winter Olympic Games Qualification |
World Championship Group B
World Championship Group B was played again with an eight team tournament which was hosted by Latvia in Liepāja and Riga. Kazakhstan won the tournament winning the final stage round robin by 3 points to win the competition and to ensure their Promotion to the main World Championship in 2001.
Directorate Awards
- Goalie: Sami Jo Small, (Canada)
- Defender: Angela Ruggiero, (United States)
- Forward: Katja Riipi, (Finland)[2]
References
- ^ https://teamusa.usahockey.com/page/show/4286762-2000-iihf-women-s-world-championship
- ^ Collins Gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009-10, p.542, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6
- Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. pp. 26–7, 230–1.
External links
- 2000 IIHF Women's World Championship
- International ice hockey competitions hosted by Canada
- 1999–2000 in Canadian women's ice hockey
- IIHF Women's World Ice Hockey Championships
- Ice hockey in Ontario
- April 2000 sports events in Canada
- Women's ice hockey competitions in Canada
- 2000 in Ontario
- Sport in Mississauga
- Sport in Kitchener, Ontario
- Sports competitions in London, Ontario
- Sport in Niagara Falls, Ontario
- Sport in Oshawa
- Sport in Peterborough, Ontario