1996 IIHF European Women Championships

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
Dates March 23 – March 29
Teams 6
Venue(s) Yaroslavl (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions   Sweden (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 15
Goals scored 95 (6.33 per match)
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 54102011+99
2.  Russia 54011715+28
3.  Finland 5302265+216
4.  Norway 52031421-74
5.   Switzerland 51041123-122
6.  Germany 5014720-131

Results

March 23, 1996Sweden 6 – 3
( 2 – 0, 3 – 1, 1 – 2 )		 NorwayYaroslavl
March 23, 1996Switzerland  3 – 2
( 1 – 0, 0 – 1, 2 – 1 )		 GermanyYaroslavl
March 23, 1996Russia 3 – 2
( 0 – 2, 2 – 0, 1 – 0 )		 FinlandYaroslavl
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, 1996Russia 4 – 3
( 1 – 0, 3 – 1, 0 – 2 )		  SwitzerlandYaroslavl
March 26, 1996Finland 8 – 0
( 2 – 0, 3 – 0, 3 – 0 )		 GermanyYaroslavl
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, 1996Finland 8 – 0
( 3 – 0, 2 – 0, 3 – 0 )		  SwitzerlandYaroslavl
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, 1996Norway 3 – 2
( 1 – 1, 1 – 0, 1 – 1 )		  SwitzerlandYaroslavl
March 29, 1996Sweden 2 – 1
( 1 – 0, 1 – 0, 0 – 1 )		 FinlandYaroslavl
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
Dates March 12 – March 16
Teams 8
Venue(s) Trnava, Piešťany (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions   Denmark (2nd title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 16
Goals scored 103 (6.44 per match)
Attendance 13,225 (827 per match)
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.

Group A

Standings

Rk. Team GP W T L GF GA DIF PTS
1.  Latvia 3300114+76
2.  Slovakia 320197+24
3.  France 3102912-32
4.  Kazakhstan 3003511-60

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 3300134+96
2.  Czech Republic 31111410+43
3.  Netherlands 3111128+43
4.  Great Britain 3003219-170

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

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, gold medalist(s) SwedenQualified for the 1997 World Championships
2nd, silver medalist(s) RussiaQualified for the 1997 World Championships
3rd, bronze medalist(s) FinlandQualified for the 1997 World Championships
4. NorwayQualified for the 1997 World Championships
5.  SwitzerlandQualified for the 1997 World Championships
6. GermanyQualified for the 1999 World Championships Qualification Tournament
7. DenmarkQualified for the 1999 World Championships Qualification Tournament
8. LatviaQualified for the 1999 World Championships Qualification Tournament
9. Czech RepublicQualified for the 1999 World Championships Pre-Qualification Tournament
10. SlovakiaQualified for the 1999 World Championships Pre-Qualification Tournament
11. FranceQualified for the 1999 World Championships Pre-Qualification Tournament
12. NetherlandsQualified for the 1999 World Championships Pre-Qualification Tournament
13. KazakhstanQualified for the 2000 World Championships Pool B Qualification Tournament
14. Great BritainQualified for the 2000 World Championships Pool B Qualification Tournament

Rosters

MedalTeamPlayers
1st, gold medalist(s) SwedenAnnica 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, silver medalist(s) RussiaIrina 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, bronze medalist(s) FinlandKati 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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