View source for 1996 IIHF European Women Championships

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==

{{Infobox International Ice Hockey Competition
 | tourney_name = IIHF European Women's Championship
 | year = 1996
 | other_titles = Pool A
 | image =
 | size =
 | caption =
 | country = Russia
 | dates = March 23 - March 29
 | num_teams = 6
 | venues = [[Yaroslavl]]
 | cities = 1
 | winners_women = Sweden
 | count = 1
 | games = 15
 | goals = 95
 | attendance =
 | scoring_leader = Ekaterina Pashkevich (6+3=9pts)
 | mvp =
}}

===Teams & Format===

Six teams completed in Pool A, with Russia joining the group after winning the 1995 Pool B tournament. The teams were:

*{{ihw|FIN}}
*{{ihw|GER}}
*{{ihw|NOR}}
*{{ihw|RUS}}
*{{ihw|SUI}}
*{{ihw|SWE}}

A single round robin was played between the teams, with the top ranked team winning the championship.

===Final Round===

====Standings====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=20|Rk.
!width=165|Team
!width=40|GP
!width=40|W
!width=40|T
!width=40|L
!width=40|GF
!width=40|GA
!width=40|DIF
!width=40|PTS
|-
|1.
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihw|SWE}}
|5||4||1||0||20||11||+9||'''9'''
|-
|2.
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihw|RUS}}
|5||4||0||1||17||15||+2||'''8'''
|-
|3.
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihw|FIN}}
|5||3||0||2||26||5||+21||'''6'''
|-
|4.
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihw|NOR}}
|5||2||0||3||14||21||-7||'''4'''
|-
|5.
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihw|SUI}}
|5||1||0||4||11||23||-12||'''2'''
|-
|6.
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihw|GER}}
|5||0||1||4||7||20||-13||'''1'''
|}

====Results====
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|date = March 23, 1996
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|date = March 24, 1996
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|date = March 24, 1996
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|date = March 26, 1996
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|date = March 27, 1996
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|date = March 27, 1996
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===Champions===
{{winners|ihw|1996 IIHF European Women Championship Winners|SWE|1st}}

==European Championship Group B==

{{Infobox International Ice Hockey Competition
 | tourney_name = IIHF European Women's Championship
 | year = 1996
 | other_titles = Pool B
 | image =
 | size =
 | caption =
 | country = Slovakia
 | dates = March 12 - March 16
 | num_teams = 8
 | venues = [[Trnava]], [[Piešťany]]
 | cities = 3
 | winners_women = Denmark
 | count = 2
 | games = 16
 | goals = 103
 | attendance = 13225
 | scoring_leader = Marion Pepels (5+4=9pts)
 | mvp =
}}

===Teams & Format===

The eight teams that competed in Pool B were:

*{{ihw|CZE}}
*{{ihw|DEN}}
*{{ihw|FRA}}
*{{ihw|GBR}}
*{{ihw|LAT}}
*{{ihw|KAZ}}
*{{ihw|NED}}
*{{ihw|SVK}}

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.

===First round===

===Group A===

====Standings====
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|-
!width=20|Rk.
!width=165|Team
!width=40|GP
!width=40|W
!width=40|T
!width=40|L
!width=40|GF
!width=40|GA
!width=40|DIF
!width=40|PTS
|-
|1.
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihw|LAT}}
|3||3||0||0||11||4||+7||'''6'''
|-
|2.
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihw|SVK}}
|3||2||0||1||9||7||+2||'''4'''
|-
|3.
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihw|FRA}}
|3||1||0||2||9||12||-3||'''2'''
|-
|4.
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihw|KAZ}}
|3||0||0||3||5||11||-6||'''0'''
|}

====Results====
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|date = March 12, 1996
|time = 11:30&nbsp;am
|team1 = '''{{ihw-rt|LAT}}'''
|score = 4 &ndash; 2
|periods = ( 2 - 0,  1 - 2,  1 - 0 )
|team2 = {{ihw|KAZ}}
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|stadium = [[Trnava]]
|attendance =
|referee =
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|date = March 12, 1996
|time = 6:30&nbsp;pm
|team1 = '''{{ihw-rt|SVK}}'''
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|periods = ( 3 - 1,  1 - 2,  2 - 1 )
|team2 = {{ihw|FRA}}
|goals1 =
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|attendance =
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|date = March 13, 1996
|time = 3:00&nbsp;pm
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|team2 = '''{{ihw|LAT}}'''
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|date = March 13, 1996
|time = 6:30&nbsp;pm
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|date = March 15, 1996
|time = 10:00&nbsp;am
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|stadium = [[Trnava]]
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{{Hockeybox2
|bg = #eeffff
|date = March 15, 1996
|time = 5:00&nbsp;pm
|team1 = '''{{ihw-rt|LAT}}'''
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|periods = ( 1 - 0,  1 - 0,  1 - 1 )
|team2 = {{ihw|SVK}}
|goals1 =
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===Group B===

====Standings====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=20|Rk.
!width=165|Team
!width=40|GP
!width=40|W
!width=40|T
!width=40|L
!width=40|GF
!width=40|GA
!width=40|DIF
!width=40|PTS
|-
|1.
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihw|DEN}}
|3||3||0||0||13||4||+9||'''6'''
|-
|2.
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihw|CZE}}
|3||1||1||1||14||10||+4||'''3'''
|-
|3.
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihw|NED}}
|3||1||1||1||12||8||+4||'''3'''
|-
|4.
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihw|GBR}}
|3||0||0||3||2||19||-17||'''0'''
|-
|}

====Results====
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|date = March 12, 1996
|time = 3:00&nbsp;pm
|team1 = {{ihw-rt|CZE}}
|score = 4 &ndash; 4
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|team2 = {{ihw|NED}}
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|attendance =
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|bg = #eeffff
|date = March 12, 1996
|time =
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|team2 = {{ihw|GBR}}
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|stadium = [[Piešťany]]
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{{Hockeybox2
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|date = March 13, 1996
|time = 2:30&nbsp;pm
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|team2 = '''{{ihw|DEN}}'''
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|stadium = [[Piešťany]]
|attendance =
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{{Hockeybox2
|bg = #eeffff
|date = March 13, 1996
|time = 5:30&nbsp;pm
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{{Hockeybox2
|bg = #eeeeee
|date = March 15, 1996
|time = 1:30&nbsp;pm
|team1 = '''{{ihw-rt|DEN}}'''
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|stadium = [[Trnava]]
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{{Hockeybox2
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|date = March 15, 1996
|time = 4:00&nbsp;pm
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===Playoff Round===

===Consolation Round 7-8 Place===
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|date = March 16, 1996
|time = 11:00&nbsp;am
|team1 = {{ihw-rt|GBR}}
|score = 4 &ndash; 5 OT
|periods = ( 2 - 1, 1 - 2, 1 - 1, 0 - 1 )
|team2 = '''{{ihw|KAZ}}'''
|goals1 =
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===Consolation Round 5-6 Place===
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|bg = #FFDAB9
|date = March 16, 1996
|time = 3:00&nbsp;pm
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===Match for third place===
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|bg = #eeeeee
|date = March 16, 1996
|time = 2:45&nbsp;pm
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|score = 5 &ndash; 2
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|team2 = {{ihw|SVK}}
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===Final===
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|bg = #F7F6A8
|date = March 16, 1996
|time = 6:30&nbsp;pm
|team1 = '''{{ihw-rt|LAT}}'''
|score = 0 &ndash; 3
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|team2 = {{ihw|DEN}}
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==Final standings==
{| class="wikitable" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" style="border:1px solid #AAAAAA;font-size:90%"
|-bgcolor="#E4E4E4"
!style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" width=40|Rk.
!style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" width=120|Team
!style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" width=450|Notes
|- bgcolor="#F7F6A8"
| align="center" style="height:23px"| {{goca}} || '''{{ihw|SWE}}''' || Qualified for the [[1997 IIHF Women's World Championship|1997 World Championships]]
|- bgcolor="#DCE5E5"
| align="center" style="height:23px"| {{sica}} || {{ihw|RUS}} || Qualified for the [[1997 IIHF Women's World Championship|1997 World Championships]]
|- bgcolor="#FFDAB9"
| align="center" style="height:23px"| {{brca}} || {{ihw|FIN}} || Qualified for the [[1997 IIHF Women's World Championship|1997 World Championships]]
|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|align="center"| 4. || {{ihw|NOR}} || Qualified for the [[1997 IIHF Women's World Championship|1997 World Championships]]
|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|align="center"| 5. || {{ihw|SUI}} || Qualified for the [[1997 IIHF Women's World Championship|1997 World Championships]]
|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|align="center"| 6. || {{ihw|GER}} || Qualified for the [[1999 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships Qualification|1999 World Championships Qualification Tournament]]
|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|align="center"| 7. || {{ihw|DEN}} || Qualified for the [[1999 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships Qualification|1999 World Championships Qualification Tournament]]
|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|align="center"| 8. || {{ihw|LAT}} || Qualified for the [[1999 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships Qualification|1999 World Championships Qualification Tournament]]
|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|align="center"| 9. || {{ihw|CZE}} || Qualified for the [[1999 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships Qualification#Pre-Qualification|1999 World Championships Pre-Qualification Tournament]]
|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|align="center"| 10. || {{ihw|SVK}} || Qualified for the [[1999 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships Qualification#Pre-Qualification|1999 World Championships Pre-Qualification Tournament]]
|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|align="center"| 11. || {{ihw|FRA}} || Qualified for the [[1999 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships Qualification#Pre-Qualification|1999 World Championships Pre-Qualification Tournament]]
|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|align="center"| 12. || {{ihw|NED}} || Qualified for the [[1999 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships Qualification#Pre-Qualification|1999 World Championships Pre-Qualification Tournament]]
|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|align="center"| 13. || {{ihw|KAZ}} || Qualified for the [[1999 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships (Lower Divisions)#2000 Qualification Tournament|2000 World Championships Pool B Qualification Tournament]]
|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|align="center"| 14. || {{ihw|GBR}} || Qualified for the [[1999 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships (Lower Divisions)#2000 Qualification Tournament|2000 World Championships Pool B Qualification Tournament]]
|}

==External links==
* (French) [http://www.passionhockey.com/hockeyarchives/eurofem1996.htm Hockey Archives - Championnats d'Europe féminins 1996]

===See also===
*[[IIHF European Women Championships]]

{{IIHF Women's Ice Hockey championships}}
{{Wikipedia}}

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[[Category:IIHF European Women Championships]]
[[Category:1996 in ice hockey]]