2000 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships (Lower Divisions)

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2000 IIHF World Women's Championship
Pool B
Tournament details
Host nation  Latvia
Dates March 20 - March 26
Teams 8
Venue(s) Liepāja, Riga (in 1 host city)
Champions Flag of Kazakhstan.svg.png Kazakhstan (1 title)
Tournament statistics
Games played 20
Goals scored 117  (5.85 per game)
Attendance 6,296  (315 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Switzerland Rachel Rochat (4+4=8PTS)

The 2000 IIHF World Women's Championships Pool B were held between March 20-March 26, 2000 in the cities of Liepāja and Riga in Latvia. Kazakhstan won the tournament with an impressive performance winning all five of their matches. Additionally this advanced them to a qualification tournament for the Salt Lake City Olympics together with second place Switzerland, who narrowly edged out Norway for the privilege. Group 'B' changed its name to Division I following this season.

For the second year, a third tier tournament was played (called 2001 Pool B Qualification) in Székesfehérvár, Hungary.


World Championship Group B

The eight participating teams were divided up into two seeded groups as below. The teams played each other once in a single round robin format. The top two teams from the group proceeded to the Final Round, while the remaining teams played in the Consolation Round. The teams would carry forward any matches against teams that that they have already played in the first round, leaving just two matches to be played in the final round.

The winning team in the tournament was promoted to the 2001 World Championship, while the bottom team would be relegated to the 2003 Group B Qualification tournament.

First round

     Teams proceed to Final round
     Teams sent to Consolation round

Group A

Rk. Team GP W T L GF GA DIF PTS
1. Flag of Kazakhstan.svg.png Kazakhstan 3 3 0 0 8 3 +5 6
2. Flag of Switzerland.svg.png Switzerland 3 2 0 1 10 4 +6 4
3. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg.png Czech Republic 3 0 1 2 6 9 -3 1
4. Flag of Latvia.svg.png Latvia 3 0 1 2 2 10 -8 1

Results

All times local

March 20, 2000
4:00 pm 		Switzerland Flag of Switzerland.svg.png 1 – 2
( 0 - 1, 0 - 1, 1 - 0) 		Flag of Kazakhstan.svg.png Kazakhstan
Attendance: 490
March 20, 2000
7:00 pm 		Czech Republic Flag of the Czech Republic.svg.png 2 – 2
( 0 - 0 , 2 - 1 , 0 - 1) 		Flag of Latvia.svg.png Latvia
Attendance: 1050
March 21, 2000
3:30 pm 		Czech Republic Flag of the Czech Republic.svg.png 2 – 3
( 0 - 1, 2 - 2 , 0 - 0) 		Flag of Kazakhstan.svg.png Kazakhstan
Attendance: 410
March 21, 2000
7:00 pm 		Latvia Flag of Latvia.svg.png 0 – 5
( 0 - 2 , 0 - 1 , 0 - 2) 		Flag of Switzerland.svg.png Switzerland
Attendance: 980
March 23, 2000
3:30 pm 		Switzerland Flag of Switzerland.svg.png 4 – 2
( 0 - 1, 2 - 1 , 2 - 0) 		Flag of the Czech Republic.svg.png Czech Republic
Attendance: 520
March 23, 2000
7:00 pm 		Kazakhstan Flag of Kazakhstan.svg.png 3 – 0
( 1 - 0 , 0 - 0 , 2 - 0 ) 		Flag of Latvia.svg.png Latvia
Attendance: 964

Group B

Rk. Team GP W T L GF GA DIF PTS
1. Flag of Norway.svg.png Norway 3 3 0 0 16 3 +13 6
2. Flag of Denmark.svg.png Denmark 3 1 1 1 8 5 +3 3
3. Flag of France.svg.png France 3 1 1 1 12 10 +2 3
4. Flag of Italy.svg.png Italy 3 0 0 3 2 20 -18 0

Results

All times local

March 20, 2000
4:00 pm 		Norway Flag of Norway.svg.png 7 – 0
( 2 - 0, 2 - 0 , 3 - 0) 		Flag of Italy.svg.png Italy
March 20, 2000
7:00 pm 		France Flag of France.svg.png 2 – 2
( 0 - 0 , 1 - 1 , 1 - 1) 		Flag of Denmark.svg.png Denmark
March 22, 2000
3:30 pm 		France Flag of France.svg.png 8 – 2
( 2 - 0, 2 - 0 , 4 - 2 ) 		Flag of Italy.svg.png Italy
March 22, 2000
7:00 pm 		Denmark Flag of Denmark.svg.png 1 – 3
( 0 - 1 , 1 - 0 , 0 - 2) 		Flag of Norway.svg.png Norway
March 23, 2000
3:30 pm 		Norway Flag of Norway.svg.png 6 – 2
( 2 - 0, 2 - 0 , 2 - 2 ) 		Flag of France.svg.png France
March 23, 2000
7:00 pm 		Italy Flag of Italy.svg.png 0 – 5
( 0 - 2 , 0 - 1 , 0 - 2) 		Flag of Denmark.svg.png Denmark

Playoff Round

Consolation Round 5-8 Place

Rk. Team GP W T L GF GA DIF PTS
5. Flag of France.svg.png France 3 2 1 0 12 5 +7 5
6. Flag of Latvia.svg.png Latvia 3 1 2 0 7 5 +2 4
7. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg.png Czech Republic 3 1 1 1 9 5 +4 3
8. Flag of Italy.svg.png Italy 3 0 0 3 4 17 -13 0

Results

All times local

March 20, 2000
4:00 pm 		Latvia Flag of Latvia.svg.png 2 – 2
( 0 - 0 , 2 - 1 , 0 - 1 ) 		Flag of the Czech Republic.svg.png Czech Republic
Attendance: 490
March 22, 2000
7:00 pm 		France Flag of France.svg.png 8 – 2
( 2 - 0 , 2 - 0 , 4 - 2) 		Flag of Italy.svg.png Italy
March 25, 2000
1:00 pm 		France Flag of France.svg.png 3 – 3
( 0 - 1 , 1 - 2 , 2 - 0 ) 		Flag of Latvia.svg.png Latvia
March 25, 2000
4:00 pm 		Czech Republic Flag of the Czech Republic.svg.png 7 – 2
( 1 - 1 , 4 - 1 , 2 - 0 ) 		Flag of Italy.svg.png Italy
March 26, 2000
1:00 pm 		Czech Republic Flag of the Czech Republic.svg.png 0 – 1
( 0 - 0 , 0 - 1 , 0 - 0 ) 		Flag of France.svg.png France
March 26, 2000
4:00 pm 		Latvia Flag of Latvia.svg.png 2 – 0
( 0 - 0 , 1 - 0 , 1 - 0 ) 		Flag of Italy.svg.png Italy
Attendance: 382

Final Round 1-4 Place

Rk. Team GP W T L GF GA DIF PTS
1. Flag of Kazakhstan.svg.png Kazakhstan 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 6
2. Flag of Switzerland.svg.png Switzerland 3 1 1 1 7 4 +3 3
3. Flag of Norway.svg.png Norway 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 3
4. Flag of Denmark.svg.png Denmark 3 0 0 3 1 10 -9 0

Results

All times local

March 20, 2000
4:00 pm 		Switzerland Flag of Switzerland.svg.png 1 – 2
( 0 - 1 , 0 - 1 , 1 - 0 ) 		Flag of Kazakhstan.svg.png Kazakhstan
Attendance: 490
March 22, 2000
7:00 pm 		Denmark Flag of Denmark.svg.png 1 – 3
( 0 - 1 , 1 - 0 , 0 - 2) 		Flag of Norway.svg.png Norway
March 25, 2000
1:00 pm 		Norway Flag of Norway.svg.png 2 – 2
( 0 - 0 , 2 -0 , 0 - 2 ) 		Flag of Switzerland.svg.png Switzerland
March 25, 2000
4:00 pm 		Kazakhstan Flag of Kazakhstan.svg.png 3 – 0
( 0 - 0 , 1 - 0 , 2 - 0 ) 		Flag of Denmark.svg.png Denmark
March 26, 2000
1:00 pm 		Switzerland Flag of Switzerland.svg.png 4 – 0
( 1 - 0 , 0 - 0 , 3 - 0 ) 		Flag of Denmark.svg.png Denmark
March 26, 2000
4:00 pm 		Kazakhstan Flag of Kazakhstan.svg.png 2 – 1
( 1 - 0 , 0 - 1 , 1 - 0 ) 		Flag of Norway.svg.png Norway

Champions

 2000 IIHF World Women Championship Pool B Winners 

Kazakhstan
1st title

Final standings

Rk. Team Notes
Gold medal icon.png Flag of Kazakhstan.svg.png Kazakhstan Promoted to the 2001 World Championships
Silver medal icon.png Flag of Switzerland.svg.png Switzerland
Bronze medal icon.png Flag of Norway.svg.png Norway
4. Flag of Denmark.svg.png Denmark
5. Flag of France.svg.png France
6. Flag of Latvia.svg.png Latvia
7. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg.png Czech Republic
8. Flag of Italy.svg.png Italy Relegated to the 2001 World Championships Division I Qualification

2001 Qualification Tournament

Two groups of four played a round robin with the group winners playing off for promotion to next years Division I tournament (Group B was renamed Division I). The tournament was played March 22–26, 2000 in Dunaújváros and Székesfehérvár Hungary.

First round

     Teams proceed to Final

Group A

Rk. Team GP W T L GF GA DIF PTS
1. Flag of Slovakia.svg.png Slovakia 3 3 0 0 39 0 +39 6
2. Flag of Belgium.svg.png Belgium 3 2 0 1 11 10 +1 4
3. Flag of Hungary.svg.png Hungary 3 1 0 2 6 14 -8 2
4. Flag of South Africa.svg.png South Africa 3 0 0 3 3 35 -32 0

Results

All times local

March 22, 2000
1:00 pm 		Slovakia Flag of Slovakia.svg.png 8 – 0
( 2 - 0 , 2 - 0, 4 - 0 ) 		Flag of Belgium.svg.png Belgium
Attendance: 300
March 22, 2000
6:00 pm 		Hungary Flag of Hungary.svg.png 4 – 3
( 1 - 0 , 2 - 2 , 1 - 1) 		Flag of South Africa.svg.png South Africa
Attendance: 850
March 23, 2000
4:00 pm 		South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg.png 0 – 23
( 0 - 5 , 0 - 8 , 0 - 10 ) 		Flag of Slovakia.svg.png Slovakia
Attendance: 300
March 23, 2000
6:00 pm 		Hungary Flag of Hungary.svg.png 2 – 3
( 2 - 0 , 0 - 0 , 0 - 3 ) 		Flag of Belgium.svg.png Belgium
Attendance: 400
March 25, 2000
4:00 pm 		Slovakia Flag of Slovakia.svg.png 8 – 0
( 4 - 0 , 3 - 0 , 1 - 0 ) 		Flag of Hungary.svg.png Hungary
Attendance: 310
March 25, 2000
6:00 pm 		Belgium Flag of Belgium.svg.png 8 – 0
( 1 - 0 , 4 - 0 , 3 - 0 ) 		Flag of South Africa.svg.png South Africa
Attendance: 400

Group B

Rk. Team GP W T L GF GA DIF PTS
1. Flag of North Korea.svg.png North Korea 3 2 1 0 14 5 +9 5
2. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg.png Great Britain 3 2 0 1 14 7 +7 4
3. Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png Netherlands 3 1 1 1 6 7 -1 3
4. Flag of Australia.svg.png Australia 3 0 0 3 2 17 -15 0

Results

All times local

March 22, 2000
4:00 pm 		Netherlands Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png 2 – 0
( 0 - 0 , 1 - 0 , 1 - 0 ) 		Flag of Australia.svg.png Australia
Attendance: 300
March 22, 2000
7:00 pm 		Great Britain Flag of the United Kingdom.svg.png 2 – 4
( 1 - 1 , 0 - 2 , 1 - 1 ) 		Flag of North Korea.svg.png North Korea
Attendance: 300
March 23, 2000
1:00 pm 		North Korea Flag of North Korea.svg.png 2 – 2
( 1 - 1 , 1 - 1 , 0 - 0 ) 		Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png Netherlands
Attendance: 300
March 23, 2000
7:00 pm 		Great Britain Flag of the United Kingdom.svg.png 7 – 1
( 2 - 0 , 1 - 1 , 4 - 0 ) 		Flag of Australia.svg.png Australia
Attendance: 300
March 25, 2000
1:00 pm 		Australia Flag of Australia.svg.png 1 – 8
( 0 - 3 , 1 - 2 , 0 - 3 ) 		Flag of North Korea.svg.png North Korea
Attendance: 300
March 25, 2000
7:00 pm 		Netherlands Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png 2 – 5
( 1 - 2 , 0 - 1 , 1 - 2 ) 		Flag of the United Kingdom.svg.png Great Britain
Attendance: 300

Final round

Match for seventh place

March 26, 2000 South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg.png 0 – 6
( 0 - 1 , 0 - 2 , 0 - 3 ) 		Flag of Australia.svg.png Australia

Match for fifth place

March 26, 2000 Hungary Flag of Hungary.svg.png 0 – 2
( 0 - 1 , 0 - 0 , 0 - 1 ) 		Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png Netherlands

Match for third place

March 26, 2000 Belgium Flag of Belgium.svg.png 1 – 8
( 0 - 2 , 0 - 4 , 1 - 2 ) 		Flag of the United Kingdom.svg.png Great Britain

Final

March 25, 2000 Slovakia Flag of Slovakia.svg.png 1 – 3
( 1 - 0 , 0 - 1 , 0 - 2 ) 		Flag of North Korea.svg.png North Korea

North Korea qualified for the 2001 World Championship Division I.

References

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