1989 Women's European Ice Hockey Championships
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The 1989 IIHF European Women Championships
was held April 4-April 9, 1989 in West Germany
. This was the first ever European Championship to be held. Finland won their first title with a 7-1 victory over neighbours Sweden in the Final. The hosts West Germany picked up the bronze after edging past Norway on penalty shots.
The final four sides played in Qualification matches. A two-leg aggregate playoff was played with the winners of the two matches taking the final two places.
IIHF European Women Championships
The IIHF European Women Championships is a former international competition of Women ice hockey between nations in Europe. The competition was organized by International Ice Hockey Federation to 1989 at 1996...
was held April 4-April 9, 1989 in West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
. This was the first ever European Championship to be held. Finland won their first title with a 7-1 victory over neighbours Sweden in the Final. The hosts West Germany picked up the bronze after edging past Norway on penalty shots.
Qualification Tournament
Ten teams in entered the championship. Of these, the top six ranked teams received a bye to the final tournament. These were:The final four sides played in Qualification matches. A two-leg aggregate playoff was played with the winners of the two matches taking the final two places.
- The Netherlands won the qualifier 8-4 on aggregate.
- Czechoslovakia won the qualifier 5-2 on aggregate.
Final tournament
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.First round
| Teams proceed to Final round | |
| Teams sent to Consolation round |
Standings
| Rk. | Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 3 | ||
| 3. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 15 | 3 | ||
| 4. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 43 | |||
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Results
All times local (GMT+4)Standings
| Rk. | Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 3. | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 20 | |||
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| 4. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 55 | |||
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Results
All times local (GMT+4)Consolation Round 5-8 Place
Consolation Round 7-8 Place
Consolation Round 5-6 Place
Final round
Semifinals
Match for 3-4 Place
Final
Final standings
| Rk. | Team | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Qualified for 1990 World Championship | ||
| Qualified for 1990 World Championship | ||
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See also
- IIHF European Women ChampionshipsIIHF European Women ChampionshipsThe IIHF European Women Championships is a former international competition of Women ice hockey between nations in Europe. The competition was organized by International Ice Hockey Federation to 1989 at 1996...