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 replacing relegated 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
Results
Champions
Awards and statistics
Awards
Best player selected by the Directorate Position Player Goaltender Patricia Sautter Defenceman Pernilla Burholm Forward Sanna Lankosaari
All-Star team Position Player Goaltender Irina GashennikovaDefenceman Johanna Ikonen Anne HaanpääForward Åsa Elfving Yekaterina Pashkevich Sanna Lankosaari
Scoring leaders List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
PlayerGPGAPtsPOS 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 Source:
Rosters Medal Team Players 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 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 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
European Championship Group B
Teams & Format
The eight teams that competed in Pool B were:
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
Results
Group B
Standings
Results
Playoff round
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
See also IIHF European Women Championships
References