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1996 IIHF European Women Championships

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The 1996 IIHF European Women Championships were held between March 12–29, 1996.

The format remained unchanged from the previous year, with promoted Russia replacing Denmark who were relegated from the 1995 tournament

The Pool A tournament was held in Yaroslavl, Russia, while Pool B took place in Trnava and Piešťany in Slovakia. The tournament was the final European Championship ever to be held, with the IIHF revamping the World Championships to create yearly tiered divisions.

European Championship Group A

1996 IIHF European Women's Championship
Pool A
Tournament details
Host country Russia
Venue(s)Yaroslavl (in 1 host city)
DatesMarch 23 – March 29
Teams6
Final positions
Champions  Sweden (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored95 (6.33 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Ekaterina Pashkevich (6+3=9pts)

Teams & Format

Six teams completed in Pool A, with Russia joining the group after winning the 1995 Pool B tournament. The teams were:

A single round robin was played between the teams, with the top ranked team winning the championship.

Final Round

Standings

Rk. Team GP W T L GF GA DIF PTS
1.  Sweden 5 4 1 0 20 11 +9 9
2.  Russia 5 4 0 1 17 15 +2 8
3.  Finland 5 3 0 2 26 5 +21 6
4.  Norway 5 2 0 3 14 21 -7 4
5.   Switzerland 5 1 0 4 11 23 -12 2
6.  Germany 5 0 1 4 7 20 -13 1

Results

March 23, 1996Norway 3 – 6
( 0 – 2, 1 – 3, 2 – 1 )
 SwedenYaroslavl
March 23, 1996Germany 2 – 3
( 0 – 1, 1 – 0, 1 – 2 )
  SwitzerlandYaroslavl
March 23, 1996Finland 2 – 3
( 2 – 0, 0 – 2, 0 – 1 )
 RussiaYaroslavl
March 24, 1996Sweden 2 – 2
( 0 – 0, 0 – 1, 2 – 1 )
 GermanyYaroslavl
March 24, 1996Finland 7 – 0
( 3 – 0, 1 – 0, 3 – 0 )
 NorwayYaroslavl
March 24, 1996Switzerland 3 – 4
( 0 – 1, 1 – 3, 2 – 0 )
 RussiaYaroslavl
March 26, 1996Germany 0 – 8
( 0 – 2, 0 – 3, 0 – 3 )
 FinlandYaroslavl
March 26, 1996Sweden 6 – 3
( 2 – 1, 0 – 1, 4 – 1 )
  SwitzerlandYaroslavl
March 26, 1996Russia 5 – 4
( 1 – 1, 1 – 2, 3 – 1 )
 NorwayYaroslavl
March 27, 1996Switzerland 0 – 8
( 0 – 3, 0 – 2, 0 – 3 )
 FinlandYaroslavl
March 27, 1996Norway 4 – 1
( 3 – 0, 0 – 0, 1 – 1 )
 GermanyYaroslavl
March 27, 1996Sweden 4 – 2
( 2 – 0, 1 – 1, 1 – 1 )
 RussiaYaroslavl
March 29, 1996Switzerland 2 – 3
( 1 – 1, 0 – 1, 1 – 1 )
 NorwayYaroslavl
March 29, 1996Finland 1 – 2
( 0 – 1, 0 – 1, 1 – 0 )
 SwedenYaroslavl
March 29, 1996Russia 3 – 2
( 2 – 0, 1 – 2, 0 – 0 )
 GermanyYaroslavl

Champions

 1996 IIHF European Women Championship Winners 

Sweden
1st title

European Championship Group B

1996 IIHF European Women's Championship
Pool B
Tournament details
Host country Slovakia
Venue(s)Trnava, Piešťany (in 3 host cities)
DatesMarch 12 – March 16
Teams8
Final positions
Champions  Denmark (2nd title)
Tournament statistics
Games played16
Goals scored103 (6.44 per game)
Attendance13,225 (827 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Marion Pepels (5+4=9pts)

Teams & Format

The eight teams that competed in Pool B were:

Kazakhstan replaced Ukraine after they withdrew from the competition.

The teams were split into two groups of four teams as below. At the end of the group stage, the teams would play the team that finished in the same position in the opposite group in a playoff match, i.e. Winner of Group A played Winner of Group B for the Gold Medal.

First round

Group A

Standings

Rk. Team GP W T L GF GA DIF PTS
1.  Latvia 3 3 0 0 11 4 +7 6
2.  Slovakia 3 2 0 1 9 7 +2 4
3.  France 3 1 0 2 9 12 -3 2
4.  Kazakhstan 3 0 0 3 5 11 -6 0

Results

March 12, 1996
11:30 am
Latvia 4 – 2
( 2 – 0, 1 – 2, 1 – 0 )
 KazakhstanTrnava
March 12, 1996
6:30 pm
Slovakia 6 – 3
( 3 – 1, 1 – 2, 2 – 0 )
 FranceTrnava
March 13, 1996
3:00 pm
France 1 – 4
( 0 – 3, 1 – 1, 0 – 0 )
 LatviaTrnava
March 13, 1996
6:30 pm
Slovakia 2 – 1
( 1 – 1, 0 – 0, 1 – 0 )
 KazakhstanTrnava
March 15, 1996
10:00 am
Kazakhstan 2 – 5
( 0 – 3, 1 – 0, 1 – 2 )
 FranceTrnava
March 15, 1996
5:00 pm
Latvia 3 – 1
( 1 – 0, 1 – 0, 1 – 1 )
 SlovakiaTrnava

Group B

Standings

Rk. Team GP W T L GF GA DIF PTS
1.  Denmark 3 3 0 0 13 4 +9 6
2.  Czech Republic 3 1 1 1 14 10 +4 3
3.  Netherlands 3 1 1 1 12 8 +4 3
4.  Great Britain 3 0 0 3 2 19 -17 0

Results

March 12, 1996
3:00 pm
Czech Republic 4 – 4
( 2 – 1, 2 – 2, 0 – 1 )
 NetherlandsTrnava
March 12, 1996Denmark 5 – 0
( 0 – 0, 3 – 0, 2 – 0 )
 Great BritainPiešťany
March 13, 1996
2:30 pm
Netherlands 1 – 3
( 1 – 1, 1 – 2, 0 – 1 )
 DenmarkPiešťany
March 13, 1996
5:30 pm
Czech Republic 7 – 1
( 1 – 0, 0 – 1, 6 – 0 )
 Great BritainPiešťany
March 15, 1996
1:30 pm
Denmark 5 – 3
( 2 – 0, 2 – 1, 1 – 2 )
 Czech RepublicTrnava
March 15, 1996
4:00 pm
Great Britain 1 – 7
( 1 – 1, 0 – 2, 0 – 4 )
 NetherlandsPiešťany

Playoff Round

Consolation Round 7-8 Place

March 16, 1996
11:00 am
Great Britain 4 – 5 OT
( 2 – 1, 1 – 2, 1 – 1, 0 – 1 )
 KazakhstanTrnava

Consolation Round 5-6 Place

March 16, 1996
3:00 pm
France 7 – 3
( 3 – 1, 1 – 0, 3 – 2 )
 NetherlandsPiešťany

Match for third place

March 16, 1996
2:45 pm
Czech Republic 5 – 2
( 0 – 1, 4 – 1, 1 – 0 )
 SlovakiaTrnava

Final

March 16, 1996
6:30 pm
Latvia 0 – 3
( 0 – 2, 0 – 1, 0 – 0 )
 DenmarkTrnava

Final standings

Rk. Team Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Sweden Qualified for the 1997 World Championships
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Russia Qualified for the 1997 World Championships
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Finland Qualified for the 1997 World Championships
4.  Norway Qualified for the 1997 World Championships
5.   Switzerland Qualified for the 1997 World Championships
6.  Germany Qualified for the 1999 World Championships Qualification Tournament
7.  Denmark Qualified for the 1999 World Championships Qualification Tournament
8.  Latvia Qualified for the 1999 World Championships Qualification Tournament
9.  Czech Republic Qualified for the 1999 World Championships Pre-Qualification Tournament
10.  Slovakia Qualified for the 1999 World Championships Pre-Qualification Tournament
11.  France Qualified for the 1999 World Championships Pre-Qualification Tournament
12.  Netherlands Qualified for the 1999 World Championships Pre-Qualification Tournament
13.  Kazakhstan Qualified for the 2000 World Championships Pool B Qualification Tournament
14.  Great Britain Qualified for the 2000 World Championships Pool B Qualification Tournament

Rosters

Medal Team Players
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Sweden Annica Åhlén, Lotta Almblad, Gunilla Andersson, Pernilla Burholm, Susanne Ceder, Minna Dunder, Ann-Louise Edstrand, Joa Elfsberg, Asa Elfving, Anne Ferm, Charlotte Gothesson, Ann-Sofie Gustafsson, Erika Holst, Marita Johansson, Camilla Kempe, Asa Lidstrom, Tina Mansson, Pia Morelius, Ann-Britt Nordkvist, Maria Rooth
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Russia Irina Gashennikova, Svetlana Gavrilova, Nataliya Kozlova, Tatyana Malysheva, Rada Maslennikova, Larisa Mishina, Mariya Misropyan, Svetlana Nikolaeva, Elena Osipova, Ekaterina Pashkevich, Yuliya Perova, Lyudmila Reshetnikova, Elena Rodikova, Zhanna Shchelchkova, Violetta Simonova, Svetlana Trefilova, Tatyana Tsareva, Yuliya Voronina, Irina Votintseva, Lyudmila Yurlova
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Finland Kati Ahonen, Sari Fisk, Anne Haanpaa, Paivi Halonen, Kirsi Hänninen, Johanna Hirvinen, Satu Huotari, Marianne Ihalainen, Johanna Ikonen, Kati Kovalainen, Tuija Kuusisto, Sanna Lankosaari, Marika Lehtimäki, Katri-Helena Luomajoki, Jonna Norppa-Rahkola, Marja-Helena Pälvilä, Tiia Reima, Maria Selin, Petra Vaarakallio

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See also

References

  1. ^ Malolepszy, Tomasz (2013). European Ice Hockey Championship Results: Since 1910. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 158.

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