1996 IIHF EUROPEAN WOMEN CHAMPIONSHIPS

1996 IIHF European Women's Championship
Pool B
Tournament details
Host country	Slovakia
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	12–16 March
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Denmark (2nd title)
Runner-up	Latvia
Third place	Czech Republic
Fourth place	Slovakia
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=9)

1996 IIHF European Women's Championship
Pool A
Tournament details
Host country	Russia
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	23–29 March
Teams	6
Final positions
Champions	Sweden (1st title)
Runner-up	Russia
Third place	Finland
Fourth place	Norway
Tournament statistics
Games played	15
Goals scored	95 (6.33 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Yekaterina Pashkevich (6+3=9)

The 1996 IIHF European Women Championships were the sixth and final holding of the IIHF European Women Championships. The tournaments were held in March 1996, with Pool A playing in Yaroslavl, Russia during 23–29 March and Pool B playing in Trnava and Piešťany, Slovakia during 12–16 March.

The format remained unchanged from the previous year, with promoted Russia replacing relegated Denmark in the Pool A tournament.

The tournament was the final European Championship ever to be held, as the International Ice Hockey Federation expanded the World Championships to include tiered divisions.

European Championship Group A

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 tournament was played between the teams, with the top ranked team winning the championship.

Tournament

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	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

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Results

23 March 1996

Norway

3 – 6
( 0 – 2, 1 – 3, 2 – 1 )

Sweden

Yaroslavl

23 March 1996

Germany

2 – 3
( 0 – 1, 1 – 0, 1 – 2 )

Switzerland

Yaroslavl

23 March 1996

Finland

2 – 3
( 2 – 0, 0 – 2, 0 – 1 )

Russia

Yaroslavl

24 March 1996

Sweden

2 – 2
( 0 – 0, 0 – 1, 2 – 1 )

Germany

Yaroslavl

24 March 1996

Finland

7 – 0
( 3 – 0, 1 – 0, 3 – 0 )

Norway

Yaroslavl

24 March 1996

Switzerland

3 – 4
( 0 – 1, 1 – 3, 2 – 0 )

Russia

Yaroslavl

26 March 1996

Germany

0 – 8
( 0 – 2, 0 – 3, 0 – 3 )

Finland

Yaroslavl

26 March 1996

Sweden

6 – 3
( 2 – 1, 0 – 1, 4 – 1 )

Switzerland

Yaroslavl

26 March 1996

Russia

5 – 4
( 1 – 1, 1 – 2, 3 – 1 )

Norway

Yaroslavl

27 March 1996

Switzerland

0 – 8
( 0 – 3, 0 – 2, 0 – 3 )

Finland

Yaroslavl

27 March 1996

Norway

4 – 1
( 3 – 0, 0 – 0, 1 – 1 )

Germany

Yaroslavl

27 March 1996

Sweden

4 – 2
( 2 – 0, 1 – 1, 1 – 1 )

Russia

Yaroslavl

29 March 1996

Switzerland

2 – 3
( 1 – 1, 0 – 1, 1 – 1 )

Norway

Yaroslavl

29 March 1996

Finland

1 – 2
( 0 – 1, 0 – 1, 1 – 0 )

Sweden

Yaroslavl

29 March 1996

Russia

3 – 2
( 2 – 0, 1 – 2, 0 – 0 )

Germany

Yaroslavl

Champions

1996 IIHF European Women Championship winners
Sweden 1st title

Awards and statistics

Awards

Best player selected by the Directorate

Position	Player
Goaltender	0 Patricia Sautter
Defenceman	Pernilla Burholm
Forward	Sanna Lankosaari

All-Star team

Position	Player
Goaltender	Irina Gashennikova
Defenceman	Johanna Ikonen
Defenceman	Anne Haanpää
Forward	Åsa Elfving
	Yekaterina Pashkevich
	Sanna Lankosaari

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	POS
Yekaterina Pashkevich	5	6	3	9	F
Sanna Lankosaari	5	7	1	8	F
Kathrin Lehmann	5	7	0	7	F
Camilla Hille	5	3	4	7	F
Petra Vaarakallio	5	3	4	7	F
Yulia Perova	5	4	2	6	F
Tina Månsson	5	3	3	6	D
Tiia Reima	5	3	3	6	F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
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Rosters

Medal	Team	Players
	Sweden	Annica Åhlén, Lotta Almblad, Gunilla Andersson, Pernilla Burholm, Susanne Ceder, Minna Dunder, Ann-Louise Edstrand, Joa Elfsberg, Åsa Elfving, Anne Ferm, Charlotte Götesson, Ann-Sofie Gustafsson, Erika Holst, Marita Johansson, Camilla Kempe, Åsa Lidström, Tina Månsson, Pia Morelius, Ann-Britt Nordqvist, Maria Rooth
	Russia	Irina Gashennikova, Svetlana Gavrilova, Nataliya Kozlova, Tatyana Malysheva, Rada Maslennikova, Larisa Mishina, Mariya Misropyan, Svetlana Nikolayeva, Yelena Osipova, Yekaterina Pashkevich, Yuliya Perova, Lyudmila Reshetnikova, Elena Rodikova, Zhanna Shchelchkova, Violetta Simonova, Svetlana Trefilova, Tatyana Tsareva, Yuliya Voronina, Irina Votintseva, Lyudmila Yurlova
	Finland	Kati Ahonen, Sari Fisk, Anne Haanpaa, Päivi Halonen, Kirsi Hänninen, Johanna Hirvinen, Satu Huotari, Marianne Ihalainen, Johanna Ikonen, Kati Kovalainen, Tuija Kuusisto, Sanna Lankosaari, Marika Lehtimäki, Katri-Helena Luomajoki, Jonna Norppa-Rahkola, Marja-Helena Pälvilä, Tiia Reima, Maria Selin, Petra Vaarakallio

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