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2000 IIHF Women's World Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Flag of Canada.svg Canada
Dates April 3 - April 9
Teams 8
Venue(s) (in 7 host cities)
Champions Flag of Canada.svg Canada (6 titles)
Tournament statistics
Games played 20
Goals scored 148  (7.4 per game)
Attendance 57,444  (2,872 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of United States Krissy Wendell (13 points)

The 2000 IIHF World Women's Championships was held April 3-April 9, 2000 in the Ontario towns of Mississauga, Barrie, Kitchener, London, Niagara Falls, Oshawa and Peterborough, Canada. Final games were played at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga. Team Canada won their 6th consecutive gold medal at the World Championships defeating the United States in a repeat of the previous five finals.

In one of the cloest finals competed, Canada took the tournament with a 2-1 final win, in overtime. Finland picked up their sixth consecutive bronze medal, with a win over Sweden.

This year's tournament also counted as qualification for the Salt Lake City Olympics. With six automatic berths available, all four semi-finalists were assured Olympic participation. In the consolation round China defeated Germany and Russia defeated Japan, to join them.


Teams[]

With the promotion and relegation format now in use, the top seven nations were joined by Japan, the winner of Group B in 1999.

World Championship Group A[]

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

Group A[]

Standings[]

Rk. Team GP W T L GF GA DIF PTS
1. Flag of Canada.svg Canada 3 3 0 0 21 1 +20 6
2. Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 3 1 1 1 11 5 +6 3
3. Flag of China.svg China 3 1 1 1 5 9 -4 3
4. Flag of Japan.svg Japan 3 0 0 3 0 22 -22 0

Results[]

All times local

April 3, 2000
7:30 pm
Japan Flag of Japan.svg 0 – 9
Flag of Canada.svg Canada Hershey Centre
April 3, 2000
7:00 pm
China Flag of China.svg 1 – 1
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Memorial Centre
April 4, 2000
7:00 pm
Sweden Flag of Sweden.svg 10 – 0
Flag of Japan.svg Japan Memorial Arena
April 4, 2000
7:30 pm
Canada Flag of Canada.svg 8 – 1
Flag of China.svg China Memorial Aud.
April 6, 2000
4:00 pm
China Flag of China.svg 3 – 0
Flag of Japan.svg Japan Hershey Centre
April 6, 2000
7:30 pm
Canada Flag of Canada.svg 4 – 0
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Hershey Centre

Group B[]

Standings[]

Rk. Team GP W T L GF GA DIF PTS
1. Flag of the United States.svg United States 3 3 0 0 35 4 +31 6
2. Flag of Finland.svg Finland 3 2 0 1 14 6 +8 4
3. Flag of Russia.svg Russia 3 1 0 2 8 24 -16 2
4. Flag of Germany.svg Germany 3 0 0 3 4 27 -23 0

Results[]

All times local

April 3, 2000
4:00 pm
Finland Flag of Finland.svg 7 – 1
Flag of Russia.svg Russia Hershey Centre
April 3, 2000
8:00 pm
Germany Flag of Germany.svg 1 – 16
Flag of the United States.svg United States Barrie Molson Centre
April 4, 2000
4:00 pm
Finland Flag of Finland.svg 4 – 1
Flag of Germany.svg Germany Hershey Centre
April 4, 2000
8:00 pm
United States Flag of the United States.svg 15 – 0
Flag of Russia.svg Russia Hershey Centre
April 6, 2000
7:00 pm
Russia Flag of Russia.svg 7 – 2
Flag of Germany.svg Germany Civic Centre
April 6, 2000
7:00 pm
United States Flag of the United States.svg 4 – 3
Flag of Finland.svg Finland Thompson

Playoff Round[]

Consolation Round 5-8 Place[]

April 7, 2000
4:00 pm
China Flag of China.svg 3 – 0
Flag of Germany.svg Germany Hershey Centre
April 7, 2000
7:30 pm
Japan Flag of Japan.svg 4 – 8
Flag of Russia.svg Russia Hershey Centre

Consolation Round 7-8 Place[]

April 9, 2000
12:00 pm
Germany Flag of Germany.svg 3 – 2
Flag of Japan.svg Japan Iceland

Consolation Round 5-6 Place[]

April 9, 2000
12:00 pm
Russia Flag of Russia.svg 4 – 0
Flag of China.svg China Hershey Centre

Final round[]

Semifinals[]

April 8, 2000
1:00 pm
Canada Flag of Canada.svg 3 – 2
Flag of Finland.svg Finland Hershey Centre
April 8, 2000
7:00 pm
United States Flag of the United States.svg 3 – 1
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Hershey Centre

Match for third place[]

April 9, 2000
4:00 pm
Finland Flag of Finland.svg 7 – 1
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Hershey Centre

Final[]

April 9, 2000
7:30 pm
Canada Flag of Canada.svg 3 – 2 AOT
Flag of the United States.svg United States Hershey Centre

Champions[]

 2000 IIHF World Women Championship Winners 
Flag of Canada.svg
Canada
6th title

Final standings[]

Rk. Team Notes
Gold medal icon Flag of Canada.svg Canada Qualified for 2002 Winter Olympic Games
Silver medal icon Flag of the United States.svg United States Qualified for 2002 Winter Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon Flag of Finland.svg Finland Qualified for 2002 Winter Olympic Games
4. Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Qualified for 2002 Winter Olympic Games
5. Flag of Russia.svg Russia Qualified for 2002 Winter Olympic Games
6. Flag of China.svg China Qualified for 2002 Winter Olympic Games
7. Flag of Germany.svg Germany Qualified for 2002 Winter Olympic Games Qualification
8. Flag of Japan.svg Japan Relegated to the 2001 World Championships Division I

Qualified for 2002 Winter Olympic Games Qualification

World Championship Group B[]

Main article: 2000 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships (Lower Divisions)

World Championship Group B was played again with an eight team tournament which was hosted by Latvia in Liepāja and Riga. Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan won the tournament winning the final stage round robin by 3 points to win the competition and to ensure their Promotion to the main World Championship in 2001.

References[]

  • Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press, 26–7, 230–1. 

External links[]


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