1996 Women's European Ice Hockey Championships

The 1996 IIHF European Women Championships were held between March 12 - March 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 Piestany 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.

Pool A

Infobox IIHFWW
tourney_name = IIHF European Women's Championship
year = 1996
other_titles = Pool A


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country = Russia
dates = March 23 - March 29
num_teams = 6
venues = Yaroslavl
cities = 1
winners = 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.

Round Robin

tandings

Results

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date = March 12, 1996
time = 3:00pm
team1 = ihw-rt|CZE
score = 4 – 4
periods = ( 2 - 1 , 2 - 2 , 0 - 1 )
team2 = ihw|NED
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date = March 12, 1996
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team1 = ihw-rt|DEN
score = 5 – 0
periods = ( 0 - 0 , 3 - 0 , 2 - 0 )
team2 = ihw|GBR
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stadium = Piestany
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date = March 13, 1996
time = 2:30pm
team1 = ihw-rt|NED
score = 1 – 3
periods = ( 1 - 1 , 1 - 2 , 0 - 1 )
team2 = ihw|DEN
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date = March 13, 1996
time = 5:30pm
team1 = ihw-rt|CZE
score = 7 – 1
periods = ( 1 - 0 , 0 - 1 , 6 - 0 )
team2 = ihw|GBR
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date = March 13, 1996
time = 1:30pm
team1 = ihw-rt|DEN
score = 5 – 3
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team2 = ihw|CZE
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date = March 13, 1996
time = 4:00pm
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periods = ( 1 - 1 , 0 - 2 , 0 - 4 )
team2 = ihw|NED
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Playoff Stage

7th/8th Place Game

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date = March 16, 1996
time = 11:00am
team1 = ihw-rt|GBR
score = 4 – 5 AOT
periods = ( 2 - 1 , 1 - 2 , 1 - 1 , 0 - 1 )
team2 = ihw|KAZ
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5th/6th Place Game

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date = March 16, 1996
time = 2:45pm
team1 = ihw-rt|CZE
score = 5 – 2
periods = ( 0 - 1 , 4 - 1 , 1 - 0 )
team2 = ihw|SVK
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Bronze Medal Game

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date = March 16, 1996
time = 3:00pm
team1 = ihw-rt|FRA
score = 7 – 3
periods = ( 3 - 1, 1 - 0, 3 - 2 )
team2 = ihw|NED
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stadium = Piestany
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Final

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date = March 16, 1996
time = 6:30pm
team1 = ihw-rt|LAT
score = 0 – 3
periods = ( 0 - 2 , 0 - 1 , 0 - 0 )
team2 = ihw|DEN
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Final standings