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:

• Finland
• Germany
• Norway
• Russia
• Switzerland
• Sweden

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, 1996

Sweden

6 – 3 ( 2 – 0, 3 – 1, 1 – 2 )

Norway

Yaroslavl

Game reference

March 23, 1996

Switzerland

3 – 2 ( 1 – 0, 0 – 1, 2 – 1 )

Germany

Yaroslavl

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March 23, 1996

Russia

3 – 2 ( 0 – 2, 2 – 0, 1 – 0 )

Finland

Yaroslavl

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March 24, 1996

Sweden

2 – 2 ( 0 – 0, 0 – 1, 2 – 1 )

Germany

Yaroslavl

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March 24, 1996

Finland

7 – 0 ( 3 – 0, 1 – 0, 3 – 0 )

Norway

Yaroslavl

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March 24, 1996

Russia

4 – 3 ( 1 – 0, 3 – 1, 0 – 2 )

Switzerland

Yaroslavl

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March 26, 1996

Finland

8 – 0 ( 2 – 0, 3 – 0, 3 – 0 )

Germany

Yaroslavl

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March 26, 1996

Sweden

6 – 3 ( 2 – 1, 0 – 1, 4 – 1 )

Switzerland

Yaroslavl

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March 26, 1996

Russia

5 – 4 ( 1 – 1, 1 – 2, 3 – 1 )

Norway

Yaroslavl

Game reference

March 27, 1996

Finland

8 – 0 ( 3 – 0, 2 – 0, 3 – 0 )

Switzerland

Yaroslavl

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March 27, 1996

Norway

4 – 1 ( 3 – 0, 0 – 0, 1 – 1 )

Germany

Yaroslavl

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March 27, 1996

Sweden

4 – 2 ( 2 – 0, 1 – 1, 1 – 1 )

Russia

Yaroslavl

Game reference

March 29, 1996

Norway

3 – 2 ( 1 – 1, 1 – 0, 1 – 1 )

Switzerland

Yaroslavl

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March 29, 1996

Sweden

2 – 1 ( 1 – 0, 1 – 0, 0 – 1 )

Finland

Yaroslavl

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March 29, 1996

Russia

3 – 2 ( 2 – 0, 1 – 2, 0 – 0 )

Germany

Yaroslavl

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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:

• Czech Republic
• Denmark
• France
• United Kingdom
• Latvia
• Kazakhstan
• Netherlands
• Slovakia

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	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 )

Kazakhstan

Trnava

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March 12, 1996 6:30 pm

Slovakia

6 – 3 ( 3 – 1, 1 – 2, 2 – 0 )

France

Trnava

Game reference

March 13, 1996 3:00 pm

France

1 – 4 ( 0 – 3, 1 – 1, 0 – 0 )

Latvia

Trnava

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March 13, 1996 6:30 pm

Slovakia

2 – 1 ( 1 – 1, 0 – 0, 1 – 0 )

Kazakhstan

Trnava

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March 15, 1996 10:00 am

Kazakhstan

2 – 5 ( 0 – 3, 1 – 0, 1 – 2 )

France

Trnava

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March 15, 1996 5:00 pm

Latvia

3 – 1 ( 1 – 0, 1 – 0, 1 – 1 )

Slovakia

Trnava

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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.	United Kingdom	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 )

Netherlands

Trnava

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March 12, 1996

Denmark

5 – 0 ( 0 – 0, 3 – 0, 2 – 0 )

United Kingdom

Piešťany

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March 13, 1996 2:30 pm

Netherlands

1 – 3 ( 1 – 1, 1 – 2, 0 – 1 )

Denmark

Piešťany

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March 13, 1996 5:30 pm

Czech Republic

7 – 1 ( 1 – 0, 0 – 1, 6 – 0 )

United Kingdom

Piešťany

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March 15, 1996 1:30 pm

Denmark

5 – 3 ( 2 – 0, 2 – 1, 1 – 2 )

Czech Republic

Trnava

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March 15, 1996 4:00 pm

United Kingdom

1 – 7 ( 1 – 1, 0 – 2, 0 – 4 )

Netherlands

Piešťany

Game reference

Consolation Round 7-8 Place

March 16, 1996 11:00 am

United Kingdom

4 – 5 OT ( 2 – 1, 1 – 2, 1 – 1, 0 – 1 )

Kazakhstan

Trnava

Game reference

Consolation Round 5-6 Place

March 16, 1996 3:00 pm

France

7 – 3 ( 3 – 1, 1 – 0, 3 – 2 )

Netherlands

Piešťany

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Match for third place

March 16, 1996 2:45 pm

Czech Republic

5 – 2 ( 0 – 1, 4 – 1, 1 – 0 )

Slovakia

Trnava

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Final

March 16, 1996 6:30 pm

Latvia

0 – 3 ( 0 – 2, 0 – 1, 0 – 0 )

Denmark

Trnava

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Final standings

Rk.	Team	Notes
1	Sweden	Qualified for the 1997 World Championships
2	Russia	Qualified for the 1997 World Championships
3	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.	United Kingdom	Qualified for the 2000 World Championships Pool B Qualification Tournament

Rosters

Medal	Team	Players
1	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
2	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
3	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

See also

• IIHF European Women Championships

External links

• (French) Hockey Archives – Championnats d'Europe féminins 1996