1996 Women's European Ice Hockey Championships
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The 1996 IIHF European Women Championships
were held between March 12–29, 1996.
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 the multiple divisions that still exist today.
A single round robin was played between the teams, with the top ranked team winning the championship.
Kazakhstan replaced the 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.
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...
were held between March 12–29, 1996.
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
Yaroslavl
Yaroslavl is a city and the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located northeast of Moscow. The historical part of the city, a World Heritage Site, is located at the confluence of the Volga and the Kotorosl Rivers. It is one of the Golden Ring cities, a group of historic cities...
, Russia, while Pool B took place in Trnava
Trnava
Trnava is a city in western Slovakia, 47 km to the north-east of Bratislava, on the Trnávka river. It is the capital of a kraj and of an okres . It was the seat of a Roman Catholic archbishopric . The city has a historic center...
and Piešťany
Pieštany
Piešťany is a town in Slovakia. It is located in the western part of the country within the Trnava Region and is the seat of its own district. It is the biggest and best known spa town in Slovakia and has around 30,000 inhabitants.-History:...
in Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
. The tournament was the final European Championship ever to be held, with the IIHF revamping the World Championships to create the multiple divisions that still exist today.
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 was played between the teams, with the top ranked team winning the championship.
Standings
| Rk. | Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 9 | ||
| 2. | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 8 | ||
| 3. | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 4. | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 21 | |||
| 4 | |||||||||
| 5. | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 23 | |||
| 2 | |||||||||
| 6. | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 20 | |||
| 1 |
Results
Teams & Format
The eight teams that competed in Pool B were:Kazakhstan replaced the 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.
Standings
| Rk. | Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 3. | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | |||
| 2 | |||||||||
| 4. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | |||
| 0 |
Results
Standings
| Rk. | Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 3 | ||
| 3. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 3 | ||
| 4. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 19 | |||
| 0 | |||||||||
Results
Consolation Round 7-8 Place
Consolation Round 5-6 Place
Match for third place
Final
Final standings
| Rk. | Team | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Qualified for the 1997 World Championships | ||
| Qualified for the 1997 World Championships | ||
| Qualified for the 1997 World Championships | ||
| 4. | Qualified for the 1997 World Championships | |
| 5. | Qualified for the 1997 World Championships | |
| 6. | Qualified for the 1999 World Championships Qualification Tournament | |
| 7. | Qualified for the 1999 World Championships Qualification Tournament | |
| 8. | Qualified for the 1999 World Championships Qualification Tournament | |
| 9. | Qualified for the 1999 World Championships Pre-Qualification Tournament | |
| 10. | Qualified for the 1999 World Championships Pre-Qualification Tournament | |
| 11. | Qualified for the 1999 World Championships Pre-Qualification Tournament | |
| 12. | Qualified for the 1999 World Championships Pre-Qualification Tournament | |
| 13. | Qualified for the 2000 World Championships Pool B Qualification Tournament | |
| 14. | Qualified for the 2000 World Championships Pool B Qualification Tournament |
Links
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...