1996 Women's European Ice Hockey Championships

The 1996 IIHF European Women Championships were held between March 12 - March 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 the multiple divisions that still exist today.

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)
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, 2 - 1 )

Norway

Yaroslavl

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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

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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

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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)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	103 (6.44 per match)
Attendance	13,225
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 the Ukraine after they withdrew from the competition.

The teams were spilt 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 11:30am

Latvia

4 – 2 ( 2 - 0, 1 - 2, 1 - 0 )

Kazakhstan

Trnava

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March 12, 1996 6:30pm

Slovakia

6 – 3 ( 3 - 1, 1 - 2, 2 - 1 )

France

Trnava

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March 13, 1996 3:00pm

France

1 – 4 ( 0 - 3, 1 - 1, 0 - 0 )

Latvia

Trnava

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March 13, 1996 6:30pm

Slovakia

2 – 1 ( 1 - 1, 0 - 0, 1 - 0 )

Kazakhstan

Trnava

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March 15, 1996 10:00am

Kazakhstan

2 – 5 ( 0 - 3, 1 - 0, 1 - 2 )

France

Trnava

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March 15, 1996 5:00pm

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 3:00pm

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 2:30pm

Netherlands

1 – 3 ( 1 - 1, 1 - 2, 0 - 1 )

Denmark

Piešťany

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March 13, 1996 5:30pm

Czech Republic

7 – 1 ( 1 - 0, 0 - 1, 6 - 0 )

United Kingdom

Piešťany

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March 15, 1996 1:30pm

Denmark

5 – 3 ( 2 - 0, 2 - 1, 1 - 2 )

Czech Republic

Trnava

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March 15, 1996 4:00pm

United Kingdom

1 – 7 ( 1 - 1, 0 - 2, 0 - 4 )

Netherlands

Piešťany

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Consolation Round 7-8 Place

March 16, 1996 11:00am

United Kingdom

4 – 5 AOT ( 2 - 1, 1 - 2, 1 - 1, 0 - 1 )

Kazakhstan

Trnava

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Consolation Round 5-6 Place

March 16, 1996 3:00pm

France

7 – 3 ( 3 - 1, 1 - 0, 3 - 2 )

Netherlands

Piešťany

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Match for third place

March 16, 1996 2:45pm

Czech Republic

5 – 2 ( 0 - 1, 4 - 1, 1 - 0 )

Slovakia

Trnava

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Final

March 16, 1996 6:30pm

Latvia

0 – 3 ( 0 - 2, 0 - 1, 0 - 0 )

Denmark

Trnava

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Final standings

Rk.	Team	Notes
	Sweden	Qualified for the 1997 World Championships
	Russia	Qualified for the 1997 World Championships
	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