1996 IIHF European Women Championships
The 1996 IIHF European Women Championships were the sixth and final holding of the IIHF European Women Championships. The tournaments were held in March 1996, with Pool A playing in Yaroslavl, Russia during 23–29 March and Pool B playing in Trnava and Piešťany, Slovakia during 12–16 March.
The format remained unchanged from the previous year, with promoted Russia replacing relegated Denmark in the Pool A tournament.
The tournament was the final European Championship ever to be held, as the International Ice Hockey Federation expanded the World Championships to include tiered divisions.
European Championship Group A
| Pool A | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Russia |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 23–29 March |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Sweden (1st title) |
Runner-up  | Russia |
Third place  |  Finland |
| Fourth place |  Norway |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 95 (6.33 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Yekaterina Pashkevich (6+3=9) |
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 tournament was played between the teams, with the top ranked team winning the championship.
Tournament
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 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
| 23 March 1996 | Norway | 3 – 6 ( 0 – 2, 1 – 3, 2 – 1 ) | Sweden | Yaroslavl |
| 23 March 1996 | Germany | 2 – 3 ( 0 – 1, 1 – 0, 1 – 2 ) | Switzerland | Yaroslavl |
| 23 March 1996 | Finland | 2 – 3 ( 2 – 0, 0 – 2, 0 – 1 ) | Russia | Yaroslavl |
| 24 March 1996 | Sweden | 2 – 2 ( 0 – 0, 0 – 1, 2 – 1 ) | Germany | Yaroslavl |
| 24 March 1996 | Finland | 7 – 0 ( 3 – 0, 1 – 0, 3 – 0 ) | Norway | Yaroslavl |
| 24 March 1996 | Switzerland | 3 – 4 ( 0 – 1, 1 – 3, 2 – 0 ) | Russia | Yaroslavl |
| 26 March 1996 | Germany | 0 – 8 ( 0 – 2, 0 – 3, 0 – 3 ) | Finland | Yaroslavl |
| 26 March 1996 | Sweden | 6 – 3 ( 2 – 1, 0 – 1, 4 – 1 ) | Switzerland | Yaroslavl |
| 26 March 1996 | Russia | 5 – 4 ( 1 – 1, 1 – 2, 3 – 1 ) | Norway | Yaroslavl |
| 27 March 1996 | Switzerland | 0 – 8 ( 0 – 3, 0 – 2, 0 – 3 ) | Finland | Yaroslavl |
| 27 March 1996 | Norway | 4 – 1 ( 3 – 0, 0 – 0, 1 – 1 ) | Germany | Yaroslavl |
| 27 March 1996 | Sweden | 4 – 2 ( 2 – 0, 1 – 1, 1 – 1 ) | Russia | Yaroslavl |
| 29 March 1996 | Switzerland | 2 – 3 ( 1 – 1, 0 – 1, 1 – 1 ) | Norway | Yaroslavl |
| 29 March 1996 | Finland | 1 – 2 ( 0 – 1, 0 – 1, 1 – 0 ) | Sweden | Yaroslavl |
| 29 March 1996 | Russia | 3 – 2 ( 2 – 0, 1 – 2, 0 – 0 ) | Germany | Yaroslavl |
Champions
| 1996 IIHF European Women Championship winners |
|---|
 Sweden 1st title |
Awards and statistics
Awards
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | POS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yekaterina Pashkevich |
5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | F |
| Sanna Lankosaari |
5 | 7 | 1 | 8 | F |
| Kathrin Lehmann |
5 | 7 | 0 | 7 | F |
| Camilla Hille |
5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | F |
| Petra Vaarakallio |
5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | F |
| Yulia Perova |
5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | F |
| Tina Månsson |
5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | D |
| Tiia Reima |
5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | F |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: [1]
Rosters
European Championship Group B
| Pool B | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Slovakia |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 12–16 March |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Denmark (2nd title) |
| Runner-up |  Latvia |
| Third place |  Czech Republic |
| Fourth place | Slovakia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 103 (6.44 per game) |
| Attendance | 13,225 (827 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) |  Marion Pepels (5+4=9) |
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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 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
| 12 March 1996 11:30 am | Latvia | 4 – 2 ( 2 – 0, 1 – 2, 1 – 0 ) | Kazakhstan | Trnava |
| 12 March 1996 6:30 pm | Slovakia | 6 – 3 ( 3 – 1, 1 – 2, 2 – 0 ) | France | Trnava |
| 13 March 1996 3:00 pm | France | 1 – 4 ( 0 – 3, 1 – 1, 0 – 0 ) | Latvia | Trnava |
| 13 March 1996 6:30 pm | Slovakia | 2 – 1 ( 1 – 1, 0 – 0, 1 – 0 ) | Kazakhstan | Trnava |
| 15 March 1996 10:00 am | Kazakhstan | 2 – 5 ( 0 – 3, 1 – 0, 1 – 2 ) | France | Trnava |
| 15 March 1996 5:00 pm | Latvia | 3 – 1 ( 1 – 0, 1 – 0, 1 – 1 ) | Slovakia | Trnava |
Group B
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 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
| 12 March 1996 3:00 pm | Czech Republic | 4 – 4 ( 2 – 1, 2 – 2, 0 – 1 ) | Netherlands | Trnava |
| 12 March 1996 | Denmark | 5 – 0 ( 0 – 0, 3 – 0, 2 – 0 ) | Great Britain | Piešťany |
| 13 March 1996 2:30 pm | Netherlands | 1 – 3 ( 1 – 1, 1 – 2, 0 – 1 ) | Denmark | Piešťany |
| 13 March 1996 5:30 pm | Czech Republic | 7 – 1 ( 1 – 0, 0 – 1, 6 – 0 ) | Great Britain | Piešťany |
| 15 March 1996 1:30 pm | Denmark | 5 – 3 ( 2 – 0, 2 – 1, 1 – 2 ) | Czech Republic | Trnava |
| 15 March 1996 4:00 pm | Great Britain | 1 – 7 ( 1 – 1, 0 – 2, 0 – 4 ) | Netherlands | Piešťany |
Playoff round
Consolation round 7–8 place
| 16 March 1996 11:00 am | Great Britain | 4 – 5 OT ( 2 – 1, 1 – 2, 1 – 1, 0 – 1 ) | Kazakhstan | Trnava |
Consolation round 5–6 place
| 16 March 1996 3:00 pm | France | 7 – 3 ( 3 – 1, 1 – 0, 3 – 2 ) | Netherlands | Piešťany |
Match for third place
| 16 March 1996 2:45 pm | Czech Republic | 5 – 2 ( 0 – 1, 4 – 1, 1 – 0 ) | Slovakia | Trnava |
Final
| 16 March 1996 6:30 pm | Latvia | 0 – 3 ( 0 – 2, 0 – 1, 0 – 0 ) | Denmark | Trnava |
Final standings
See also
References
- ^ Biller, Philippe. "Championnats d'Europe féminins 1996 de hockey sur glace". HockeyArchives.info (in French). Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ Malolepszy, Tomasz (2013). European Ice Hockey Championship Results: Since 1910. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 158.