2001 IIHF Women's World Championship

2001 IIHF Women's World Championship
Tournament details
Host nation	United States
Dates	April 2 - April 8
Teams	8
Venue(s)	6 (in 6 host cities)
Champions	Canada (7 titles)
Tournament statistics
Games played	20
Goals scored	143  (7.15 per game)
Attendance	21,847  (1,092 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Cammi Granato (13 points)
MVP	Jennifer Botterill

The 2001 IIHF World Women's Championships was held April 2–8, 2001 in six cities in the state of Minnesota. Team Canada won their seventh consecutive gold medal at the World Championships defeating the United States in a repeat of the previous six finals. Russia upset Finland two to one to capture their first medal in women's hockey.

Teams

With the promotion and relegation format now in use, the top seven nations were joined by Kazakhstan, the winner of Group B in 2000.

• Canada
• China
• Finland
• Germany
• Kazakhstan
• Russia
• Sweden
• United States

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.	Canada	3	3	0	0	29	1	+28	6
2.	Russia	3	2	0	1	12	7	+5	4
3.	Sweden	3	1	0	2	3	17	-14	2
4.	Kazakhstan	3	0	0	3	3	22	-19	0

Results

All times local

April 2, 2001 4:00 pm

Sweden

0 – 3 ( 0 - 0 , 0 - 2 , 0 - 1 )

Russia

Recreation Centre, Rochester Attendance: 300

Game reference

April 2, 2001 7:30 pm

Kazakhstan

0 – 11 ( 0 - 4 , 0 - 4 , 0 - 3 )

Canada

Recreation Centre, Rochester Attendance: 301

Game reference

April 3, 2001 4:00 pm

Sweden

3 – 1 ( 1 - 0 , 1 - 1 , 1 - 0 )

Kazakhstan

Recreation Centre, Rochester Attendance: 303

Game reference

April 3, 2001 7:30 pm

Canada

5 – 1 ( 2 - 0 , 3 - 1 , 0 - 0 )

Russia

Recreation Centre, Rochester Attendance: 520

Game reference

April 5, 2001 4:05 pm

Canada

13 – 0 ( 4 - 0 , 6 - 0 , 3 - 0 )

Sweden

Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis Attendance: 1178

Game reference

April 5, 2001 7:30 pm

Russia

8 – 2 ( 3 - 0 , 1 - 1 , 4 - 1 )

Kazakhstan

Schwan's Super Rink, Blaine Attendance: 301

Game reference

Group B

Standings

Rk.	Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	DIF	PTS
1.	United States	3	3	0	0	35	0	+35	6
2.	Finland	3	2	0	1	12	17	-5	4
3.	China	3	0	1	2	6	20	-14	1
4.	Germany	3	0	1	2	2	18	-16	1

Results

All times local

April 2, 2001 4:00 pm

Finland

7 – 6 ( 4 - 3 , 1 - 1 , 2 - 2 )

China

NHC, St. Cloud Attendance: 300

Game reference

April 2, 2001 7:30 pm

Germany

0 – 13 ( 0 - 5 , 0 - 6 , 0 - 2 )

United States

NHC, St. Cloud Attendance: 301

Game reference

April 3, 2001 4:00 pm

Finland

5 – 2 ( 0 - 1 , 3 - 1 , 2 - 0 )

Germany

NHC, St. Cloud Attendance: 300

Game reference

April 3, 2001 7:30 pm

United States

13 – 0 ( 6 - 0 , 3 - 0 , 4 - 0 )

China

NHC, St. Cloud Attendance: 581

Game reference

April 5, 2001 7:30 pm

China

0 – 0 ( 0 - 0 , 0 - 0 , 0 - 0 )

Germany

Ice Center, Plymouth Attendance: 300

Game reference

April 5, 2001 7:35 pm

United States

9 – 0 ( 3 - 0 , 5 - 0 , 1 - 0 )

Finland

Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis Attendance: 4421

Game reference

Playoff Round

Consolation Round 5-8 Place

April 6, 2001 4:00 pm

China

4 – 1 ( 2 - 0, 1 - 1 , 1 - 0 )

Kazakhstan

Columbia Arena, Fridley Attendance: 301

Game reference

April 6, 2001 7:30 pm

Sweden

2 – 6 ( 1 - 2, 1 - 1 , 0 - 3 )

Germany

Columbia Arena, Fridley Attendance: 305

Game reference

Consolation Round 7-8 Place

April 8, 2001 12:00 pm

Kazakhstan

1 – 3

Sweden

Schwan's Super Rink, Blaine Attendance: 305

Game reference

Consolation Round 5-6 Place

April 8, 2001 12:00 pm

Germany

1 – 0 ( 1 - 0 , 0 - 0 , 0 - 0 )

China

Columbia Arena, Fridley

Game reference

Semifinals

April 7, 2001 3:08 pm

Canada

8 – 0 ( 2 - 0 , 2 - 0 , 4 - 0 )

Finland

Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis Attendance: 1603

Game reference

April 7, 2001 7:38 pm

United States

6 – 1 ( 2 - 1 , 3 - 0 , 1 - 0 )

Russia

Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis Attendance: 2582

Game reference

Match for third place

April 9, 2000 4:00 pm

Russia

2 – 1 ( 1 - 0 , 1 - 1 , 0 - 0 )

Finland

Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis Attendance: 1558

Game reference

Final

April 9, 2000 6:08 pm

United States

2 – 3 ( 1 - 1 , 0 - 1 , 1 - 1 )

Canada

Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis Attendance: 5632

Game reference

Champions

2001 IIHF World Women Championship Winners
Canada 7th title

Final standings

Rk.	Team	Notes
	Canada
	United States
	Russia
4.	Finland
5.	Germany
6.	China
7.	Sweden
8.	Kazakhstan	Relegated to the 2003 World Championships Division I

World Championship Division I

Main article: 2001 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships (Lower Divisions)

World Championship Group B was renamed Division I and was played again with an eight team tournament which was hosted by Briançon in France. Switzerland won the tournament with a 2-1 victory over Japan to see them bounce straight back to the main World Championship in 2003.

References

• Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press, 26–7, 231–2. 

External links

• Summary from the Women's Hockey Net
• Detailed summary from passionhockey.com
• Official IIHF page for the tournament

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