2000 IIHF Women's World Championship

The 2000 IIHF Women's World Championships was held April 3–9, 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 sixth consecutive gold medal at the World Championships defeating the United States.[1]

2000 IIHF Women's World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Canada
Venue(s)7 (in 7 host cities)
DatesApril 3–9, 2000
Opened byAdrienne Clarkson
Teams8
Final positions
Champions  Canada (6th title)
Runner-up  United States
Third place  Finland
Fourth place Sweden
Tournament statistics
Games played20
Goals scored148 (7.4 per game)
Attendance57,444 (2,872 per game)
Scoring leader(s)United States Krissy Wendell (13 points)
← 1999
2001 →

In one of the closest 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 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

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

Venue

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Mississauga, Canada
Host Venue Details
Hershey Centre Arena
 
Paramount Fine Foods Centre, 2015
(Hershey Centre Arena)
Location:   Mississauga, Canada
Constructed: 1998
Renamed: Paramount Fine Foods Centre

Capacity: Ice Hockey: 5,612 (5,420 seated)⁣

World Championship Group A

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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

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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 Qualification
1   Canada 3 3 0 0 21 1 +20 6 Advanced to Final round
2   Sweden 3 1 1 1 11 5 +6 3
3   China 3 1 1 1 5 9 −4 3 Sent to Consolation round
4   Japan 3 0 0 3 0 22 −22 0
Source: IIHF

Results

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All times local

April 3, 2000
7:30 pm
Japan  0 – 9  CanadaHershey Centre
April 3, 2000
7:00 pm
China  1 – 1  SwedenMemorial Centre
April 4, 2000
7:00 pm
Sweden  10 – 0  JapanMemorial Arena
April 4, 2000
7:30 pm
Canada  8 – 1  ChinaMemorial Aud.
April 6, 2000
4:00 pm
China  3 – 0  JapanHershey Centre
April 6, 2000
7:30 pm
Canada  4 – 0  SwedenHershey Centre

Group B

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   United States 3 3 0 0 35 4 +31 6 Advanced to Final round
2   Finland 3 2 0 1 14 6 +8 4
3   Russia 3 1 0 2 8 24 −16 2 Sent to Consolation round
4   Germany 3 0 0 3 4 27 −23 0
Source: IIHF

Results

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All times local

April 3, 2000
4:00 pm
Finland  7 – 1  RussiaHershey Centre
April 3, 2000
8:00 pm
Germany  1 – 16  United StatesBarrie Molson Centre
April 4, 2000
4:00 pm
Finland  4 – 1  GermanyHershey Centre
April 4, 2000
8:00 pm
United States  15 – 0  RussiaHershey Centre
April 6, 2000
7:00 pm
Russia  7 – 2  GermanyCivic Centre
April 6, 2000
7:00 pm
United States  4 – 3  FinlandThompson

Playoff round

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Consolation round 5–8 place

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April 7, 2000
4:00 pm
China  3 – 0  GermanyHershey Centre
April 7, 2000
7:30 pm
Japan  4 – 8  RussiaHershey Centre

Consolation round 7–8 place

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April 9, 2000
12:00 pm
Germany  3 – 2  JapanIceland

Consolation round 5–6 place

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April 9, 2000
12:00 pm
Russia  4 – 0  ChinaHershey Centre

Final round

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Semi finals
8 April 2000
Finals
9 April 2000
      
A1   Canada 3
B2   Finland 2
  Canada 3
  United States 2
B1   United States 7
A2   Sweden 1 Bronze Medal Game
  Finland 7
  Sweden 1

Semifinals

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April 8, 2000
1:00 pm
Canada  3 – 2  FinlandHershey Centre
April 8, 2000
7:00 pm
United States  7 – 1  SwedenHershey Centre

Match for third place

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April 9, 2000
4:00 pm
Finland  7 – 1  SwedenHershey Centre

Final

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April 9, 2000
7:30 pm
Canada  3 – 2 AOT  United StatesHershey Centre

Champions

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 2000 IIHF World Women Championship winners 
 
Canada
6th title

Scoring leaders

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Player GP G A Pts PIM +/-
  Krissy Wendell 5 2 11 13 6 10
  Stephanie O'Sullivan 5 5 7 12 2 12
  Karyn Bye 5 8 2 10 2 12
  Alana Blahoski 5 7 2 9 0 7
  Jayna Hefford 5 5 3 8 4 5
  Brandy Fisher 5 3 5 8 0 5
  Natalie Darwitz 5 2 6 8 18 10
  A.J. Mleczko 5 1 7 8 2 15
  Hayley Wickenheiser 5 1 7 8 4 8
  Katja Riipi 5 7 0 7 0 5

Goaltending leaders

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Player Mins GA GAA SV%
  Sami Jo Small 150:02 2 0.80 95.65
  Sarah Tueting 120:00 1 0.50 94.44
  Guo Hong 220:00 6 1.64 94.06
  Kim St-Pierre 149:58 3 1.20 93.48
  Tuula Puputti 238:23 9 2.27 92.56

Final standings

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

Qualified for 2002 Winter Olympic Games Qualification

World Championship Group B

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World Championship Group B was played again with an eight team tournament which was hosted by Latvia in Liepāja and Riga.   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.

Directorate Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "2000 - IIHF Women's World Championship".
  2. ^ Collins Gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009-10, p.542, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6
  • Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. pp. 26–7, 230–1.
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