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1991 IIHF European Women Championships

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The 1991 IIHF European Women Championships was held from 15 to 23 March 1991 in Czechoslovakia. Finland skated to their 2nd consecutive tournament with a 2–1 victory of Sweden in the final, after trailing 1–0 at the end of the 2nd period.

1991 IIHF European Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host country Czechoslovakia
Venue(s)Frýdek-Místek, Havířov (in 2 host cities)
Dates15–23 March
Teams10
Final positions
Champions  Finland (2nd title)
Tournament statistics
Games played25
Goals scored239 (9.56 per game)
← 1989
1993 →

Denmark picked up the bronze medal with a victory over Norway in the 3rd place game. The tournament holds the record for the most teams competing in a single IIHF Women's tournament (10) and most games played at the tournament (25).

Teams & format

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Ten teams entered the championship. All of the teams were entered into the final tournament without any qualification. These were:

The teams were divided into two groups of five teams. Each team played each other once within the group. The teams then played a play-off game against the team with the same position in the opposing group, i.e. the Group Winners played off for Gold and Silver, 2nd place in each group, for Bronze and 4th place etc.

First round

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Group A

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Finland 4 4 0 0 71 0 +71 8
2   Norway 4 3 0 1 31 14 +17 6
3    Switzerland 4 2 0 2 24 20 +4 4
4   France 4 1 0 3 5 53 −48 2
5   Netherlands 4 0 0 4 2 46 −44 0
Source: [citation needed]

Results

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All times local (GMT+4)

15 March 1991Norway  14 – 0
( 5 - 0 , 3 - 0 , 6 - 0 )		  NetherlandsHavířov
15 March 1991Switzerland  14 – 0
( 1 - 0 , 7 - 0 , 6 - 0 )		  FranceHavířov
17 March 1991Finland  20 – 0
( 9 - 0 , 6 - 0 , 5 - 0 )		  NetherlandsHavířov
17 March 1991Norway  10 – 1
( 2 - 1 , 4 - 0 , 4 - 0 )		  FranceHavířov
18 March 1991Finland  28 – 0
( 10 - 0 , 11 - 0 , 7 - 0 )		  FranceHavířov
18 March 1991Norway  7 – 2
( 2 - 0 , 3 - 1 , 2 - 1 )		   SwitzerlandHavířov
20 March 1991Finland  12 – 0
( 2 - 0 , 5 - 0 , 5 - 0 )		   SwitzerlandHavířov
20 March 1991France  4 – 1
( 0 - 0 , 2 - 1 , 2 - 0 )		  NetherlandsHavířov
21 March 1991Finland  11 – 0
( 7 - 0 , 2 - 0 , 2 - 0 )		  NorwayHavířov
21 March 1991Switzerland  8 – 1
( 1 - 0 , 2 - 1 , 5 - 0 )		  NetherlandsHavířov

Group B

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Sweden 4 4 0 0 53 2 +51 8
2   Denmark 4 3 0 1 11 14 −3 6
3   Germany 4 2 0 2 18 14 +4 4
4   Czechoslovakia 4 0 1 3 3 29 −26 1
5   Great Britain 4 0 1 3 2 28 −26 1
Source: [citation needed]

Results

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All times local (GMT+4)

15 March 1991Germany  9 – 1
( 2 - 0 , 5 - 1 , 2 - 0 )		  CzechoslovakiaFrýdek-Místek
15 March 1991Denmark  4 – 0
( 2 - 0 , 2 - 0 , 0 - 0 )		  Great BritainFrýdek-Místek
16 March 1991Sweden  15 – 0
( 8 - 0 , 5 - 0 , 2 - 0 )		  CzechoslovakiaFrýdek-Místek
16 March 1991Germany  6 – 0
( 4 - 0 , 1 - 0 , 1 - 0 )		  Great BritainFrýdek-Místek
18 March 1991Sweden  16 – 0
( 4 - 0 , 4 - 0 , 8 - 0 )		  Great BritainFrýdek-Místek
18 March 1991Denmark  3 – 2
( 2 - 0 , 1 - 2 , 0 - 0 )		  GermanyFrýdek-Místek
19 March 1991Sweden  12 – 1
( 4 - 1 , 3 - 0 , 5 - 0 )		  DenmarkFrýdek-Místek
19 March 1991Czechoslovakia  2 – 2
( 0 - 2 , 1 - 0 , 1 - 0 )		  Great BritainFrýdek-Místek
21 March 1991Sweden  10 – 1
( 3 - 1 , 2 - 0 , 5 - 0 )		  GermanyFrýdek-Místek
21 March 1991Denmark  3 – 0
( 2 - 0 , 0 - 0 , 1 - 0 )		  CzechoslovakiaFrýdek-Místek

Playoff round

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Consolation round 9–10 place

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23 March 1991Great Britain  3 – 0
( 1 - 0 , 1 - 0 , 1 - 0 )		  NetherlandsFrýdek-Místek

Consolation round 7–8 place

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23 March 1991France  2 – 1
( 0 - 1 , 1 - 0 , 1 - 0 )		  CzechoslovakiaHavířov

Consolation round 5–6 place

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23 March 1991Switzerland  6 – 2
( 2 - 1 , 3 - 0 , 1 - 1 )		  GermanyFrýdek-Místek

Match for third place

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23 March 1991Denmark  2 – 1
(0 - 1, 0 - 0, 2 - 0)		  NorwayHavířov

Final

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23 March 1991Finland  2 – 1
( 0 - 1 , 0 - 0 , 2 - 0 )		  SwedenFrýdek-Místek

Champions

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 1991 IIHF European Women Championship winners 
 
Finland
2nd title

Final standings

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Rk. Team Notes
    Finland Qualified for 1992 World Championship
    Sweden Qualified for 1992 World Championship
    Denmark Qualified for 1992 World Championship
4.   Norway Qualified for 1992 World Championship
5.    Switzerland Qualified for 1992 World Championship
6.   Germany
7.   France Compete in Group B in 1993
8.   Czechoslovakia Compete in Group B in 1993
9.   Great Britain Compete in Group B in 1993
10.   Netherlands Compete in Group B in 1993

See also

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