1991 IIHF European Women Championships

The 1991 IIHF European Women Championships was held March 15 March 23, 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
DatesMarch 15 - March 23
Teams10
Venue(s)Frydek-Mistek, Havirov (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Finland (2nd title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played25
Goals scored239 (9.56 per match)

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

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

Standings

Rk. Team GP W T L GF GA DIF PTS
1.  Finland 4400710+718
2.  Norway 43013114+176
3.   Switzerland 42022420+44
4.  France 4103553-482
5.  Netherlands 4004246-440

Results

All times local (GMT+4)

March 15, 1991Norway 14 0
( 5 - 0 , 3 - 0 , 6 - 0 )
 NetherlandsHavirov
March 15, 1991Switzerland  14 0
( 1 - 0 , 7 - 0 , 6 - 0 )
 FranceHavirov
March 17, 1991Finland 20 0
( 9 - 0 , 6 - 0 , 5 - 0 )
 NetherlandsHavirov
March 17, 1991Norway 10 1
( 2 - 1 , 4 - 0 , 4 - 0 )
 FranceHavirov
March 18, 1991Finland 28 0
( 10 - 0 , 11 - 0 , 7 - 0 )
 FranceHavirov
March 18, 1991Norway 7 2
( 2 - 0 , 3 - 1 , 2 - 1 )
  SwitzerlandHavirov
March 20, 1991Finland 12 0
( 2 - 0 , 5 - 0 , 5 - 0 )
  SwitzerlandHavirov
March 20, 1991France 4 1
( 0 - 0 , 2 - 1 , 2 - 0 )
 NetherlandsHavirov
March 21, 1991Finland 11 0
( 7 - 0 , 2 - 0 , 2 - 0 )
 NorwayHavirov
March 21, 1991Switzerland  8 1
( 1 - 0 , 2 - 1 , 5 - 0 )
 NetherlandsHavirov

Standings

Rk. Team GP W T L GF GA DIF PTS
1.  Sweden 4400532+518
2.  Denmark 43011114-36
3.  Germany 42021814+44
4.  Czechoslovakia 4013329-261
5.  Great Britain 4013228-261

Results

All times local (GMT+4)

March 15, 1991Germany 9 1
( 2 - 0 , 5 - 1 , 2 - 0 )
 CzechoslovakiaFrydek-Mistek
March 15, 1991Denmark 4 0
( 2 - 0 , 2 - 0 , 0 - 0 )
 Great BritainFrydek-Mistek
March 16, 1991Sweden 15 0
( 8 - 0 , 5 - 0 , 2 - 0 )
 CzechoslovakiaFrydek-Mistek
March 16, 1991Germany 6 0
( 4 - 0 , 1 - 0 , 1 - 0 )
 Great BritainFrydek-Mistek
March 18, 1991Sweden 16 0
( 4 - 0 , 4 - 0 , 8 - 0 )
 Great BritainFrydek-Mistek
March 18, 1991Denmark 3 2
( 2 - 0 , 1 - 2 , 0 - 0 )
 GermanyFrydek-Mistek
March 19, 1991Sweden 12 1
( 4 - 1 , 3 - 0 , 5 - 0 )
 DenmarkFrydek-Mistek
March 19, 1991 Czechoslovakia2 2
( 0 - 2 , 1 - 0 , 1 - 0 )
 Great BritainFrydek-Mistek
March 21, 1991Sweden 10 1
( 3 - 1 , 2 - 0 , 5 - 0 )
 GermanyFrydek-Mistek
March 21, 1991Denmark 3 0
( 2 - 0 , 0 - 0 , 1 - 0 )
 CzechoslovakiaFrydek-Mistek

Playoff Round

Consolation Round 9-10 Place

March 23, 1991Great Britain 3 0
( 1 - 0 , 1 - 0 , 1 - 0 )
 NetherlandsFrydek-Mistek

Consolation Round 7-8 Place

March 23, 1991France 2 1
( 0 - 1 , 1 - 0 , 1 - 0 )
 CzechoslovakiaHavirov

Consolation Round 5-6 Place

March 23, 1991Switzerland  6 2
( 2 - 1 , 3 - 0 , 1 - 1 )
 GermanyFrydek-Mistek

Match for third place

March 23, 1991Denmark 2 1
(0 - 1, 0 - 0, 2 - 0)
 NorwayHavirov

Final

March 23, 1991Finland 2 1
( 0 - 1 , 0 - 0 , 2 - 0 )
 SwedenFrydek-Mistek

Champions

 1991 IIHF European Women Championship Winners 

Finland
2nd title

Final standings

Rk. Team Notes
 FinlandQualified for 1992 World Championship
 SwedenQualified for 1992 World Championship
 DenmarkQualified for 1992 World Championship
4. NorwayQualified for 1992 World Championship
5.  SwitzerlandQualified for 1992 World Championship
6. Germany
7. FranceCompete in Group B in 1993
8. CzechoslovakiaCompete in Group B in 1993
9. Great BritainCompete in Group B in 1993
10. NetherlandsCompete in Group B in 1993

See also

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