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

1996 IIHF European Women's Championship Pool A
Tournament details
Host nation	Russia
Dates	March 23 - March 29
Teams	6
Venue(s)	Yaroslavl (in 1 host city)
Champions	Sweden (1 title)
Tournament statistics
Games played	15
Goals scored	95  (6.33 per game)
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

Game reference

March 23, 1996

Switzerland

3 – 2 ( 1 - 0, 0 - 1, 2 - 1 )

Germany

Yaroslavl

Game reference

March 23, 1996

Russia

3 – 2 ( 0 - 2, 2 - 0, 1 - 0 )

Finland

Yaroslavl

Game reference

March 24, 1996

Sweden

2 – 2 ( 0 - 0, 0 - 1, 2 - 1 )

Germany

Yaroslavl

Game reference

March 24, 1996

Finland

7 – 0 ( 3 - 0, 1 - 0, 3 - 0 )

Norway

Yaroslavl

Game reference

March 24, 1996

Russia

4 – 3 ( 1 - 0, 3 - 1, 0 - 2 )

Switzerland

Yaroslavl

Game reference

March 26, 1996

Finland

8 – 0 ( 2 - 0, 3 - 0, 3 - 0 )

Germany

Yaroslavl

Game reference

March 26, 1996

Sweden

6 – 3 ( 2 - 1, 0 - 1, 4 - 1 )

Switzerland

Yaroslavl

Game reference

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

Game reference

March 27, 1996

Norway

4 – 1 ( 3 - 0, 0 - 0, 1 - 1 )

Germany

Yaroslavl

Game reference

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

Game reference

March 29, 1996

Sweden

2 – 1 ( 1 - 0, 1 - 0, 0 - 1 )

Finland

Yaroslavl

Game reference

March 29, 1996

Russia

3 – 2 ( 2 - 0, 1 - 2, 0 - 0 )

Germany

Yaroslavl

Game reference

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 nation	Slovakia
Dates	March 12 - March 16
Teams	8
Venue(s)	Trnava, Piešťany (in 3 host cities)
Champions	Denmark (2 titles)
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=9pts)

Teams & Format

The eight teams that competed in Pool B were:

• Czech Republic
• Denmark
• France
• Great Britain
• 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

Game reference

March 12, 1996 6:30 pm

Slovakia

6 – 3 ( 3 - 1, 1 - 2, 2 - 1 )

France

Trnava

Game reference

March 13, 1996 3:00 pm

France

1 – 4 ( 0 - 3, 1 - 1, 0 - 0 )

Latvia

Trnava

Game reference

March 13, 1996 6:30 pm

Slovakia

2 – 1 ( 1 - 1, 0 - 0, 1 - 0 )

Kazakhstan

Trnava

Game reference

March 15, 1996 10:00 am

Kazakhstan

2 – 5 ( 0 - 3, 1 - 0, 1 - 2 )

France

Trnava

Game reference

March 15, 1996 5:00 pm

Latvia

3 – 1 ( 1 - 0, 1 - 0, 1 - 1 )

Slovakia

Trnava

Game reference

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.	Great Britain	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

Game reference

March 12, 1996

Denmark

5 – 0 ( 0 - 0, 3 - 0, 2 - 0 )

Great Britain

Piešťany

Game reference

March 13, 1996 2:30 pm

Netherlands

1 – 3 ( 1 - 1, 1 - 2, 0 - 1 )

Denmark

Piešťany

Game reference

March 13, 1996 5:30 pm

Czech Republic

7 – 1 ( 1 - 0, 0 - 1, 6 - 0 )

Great Britain

Piešťany

Game reference

March 15, 1996 1:30 pm

Denmark

5 – 3 ( 2 - 0, 2 - 1, 1 - 2 )

Czech Republic

Trnava

Game reference

March 15, 1996 4:00 pm

Great Britain

1 – 7 ( 1 - 1, 0 - 2, 0 - 4 )

Netherlands

Piešťany

Game reference

Consolation Round 7-8 Place

March 16, 1996 11:00 am

Great Britain

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

Game reference

Match for third place

March 16, 1996 2:45 pm

Czech Republic

5 – 2 ( 0 - 1, 4 - 1, 1 - 0 )

Slovakia

Trnava

Game reference

Final

March 16, 1996 6:30 pm

Latvia

0 – 3 ( 0 - 2, 0 - 1, 0 - 0 )

Denmark

Trnava

Game reference

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.	Great Britain	Qualified for the 2000 World Championships Pool B Qualification Tournament

External links

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

See also

• IIHF European Women Championships

IIHF Women's Ice Hockey championships

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