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1996 IIHF European Women Championships

Field	Value
tourney_name	IIHF European Women's Championship
year	1996
other_titles	Pool A
country	Russia
dates	23–29 March
num_teams	6
venues	1
cities	1
type	ihw
winners	Sweden
count	1
second	RUS
third	FIN
fourth	NOR
games	15
goals	95
scoring_leader	RUS 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 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 Gashennikova
Defenceman	Johanna Ikonen
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

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](1997-iihf-women-s-world-championship)
		Qualified for the [1997 World Championships](1997-iihf-women-s-world-championship)
		Qualified for the [1997 World Championships](1997-iihf-women-s-world-championship)
4.		Qualified for the [1997 World Championships](1997-iihf-women-s-world-championship)
5.		Qualified for the [1997 World Championships](1997-iihf-women-s-world-championship)
6.		Qualified for the [1999 World Championships Qualification Tournament](1999-women-s-world-ice-hockey-championships-qualification)
7.		Qualified for the [1999 World Championships Qualification Tournament](1999-women-s-world-ice-hockey-championships-qualification)
8.		Qualified for the [1999 World Championships Qualification Tournament](1999-women-s-world-ice-hockey-championships-qualification)
9.		Qualified for the [1999 World Championships Pre-Qualification Tournament](1999-women-s-world-ice-hockey-championships-qualification-pre-qualification)
10.		Qualified for the [1999 World Championships Pre-Qualification Tournament](1999-women-s-world-ice-hockey-championships-qualification-pre-qualification)
11.		Qualified for the [1999 World Championships Pre-Qualification Tournament](1999-women-s-world-ice-hockey-championships-qualification-pre-qualification)
12.		Qualified for the [1999 World Championships Pre-Qualification Tournament](1999-women-s-world-ice-hockey-championships-qualification-pre-qualification)
13.		Qualified for the [2000 World Championships Pool B Qualification Tournament](1999-women-s-world-ice-hockey-championships-lower-divisions-2000-qualification-tournament)
14.		Qualified for the [2000 World Championships Pool B Qualification Tournament](1999-women-s-world-ice-hockey-championships-lower-divisions-2000-qualification-tournament)

References

"Championnats d'Europe féminins 1996 de hockey sur glace".
Malolepszy, Tomasz. (2013). "European Ice Hockey Championship Results: Since 1910". Rowman & Littlefield.

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