2000 IIHF Women's World Championship

The 2000 IIHF World Women's 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
DatesApril 3–9
Teams8
Venue(s)7 (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Canada (6th title)
Runner-up  United States
Third place  Finland
Fourth place Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored148 (7.4 per match)
Attendance57,444 (2,872 per match)
Scoring leader(s) 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

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

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

Standings
Rk. Team GP W T L GF GA DIF PTS
1.  Canada 3300211+206
2.  Sweden 3111115+63
3.  China 311159-43
4.  Japan 3003022-220

Results

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

Standings
Rk. Team GP W T L GF GA DIF PTS
1.  United States 3300354+316
2.  Finland 3201146+84
3.  Russia 3102824-162
4.  Germany 3003427-230

Results

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

Consolation Round 5-8 Place
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
April 9, 2000
12:00 pm		Germany 3 – 2 JapanIceland

Consolation Round 5-6 Place
April 9, 2000
12:00 pm		Russia 4 – 0 ChinaHershey Centre

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

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

Match for third place
April 9, 2000
4:00 pm		Finland 7 – 1 SwedenHershey Centre

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

Champions
 2000 IIHF World Women Championship Winners 

Canada
6th title

Scoring leaders
Player GP G A Pts PIM +/-
Krissy Wendell 521113610
Stephanie O'Sullivan 55712212
Karyn Bye 58210212
Alana Blahoski 572907
Jayna Hefford 553845
Brandy Fisher 535805
Natalie Darwitz 52681810
A.J. Mleczko 5178215
Hayley Wickenheiser 517848
Katja Riipi 570705

Goaltending leaders
Player Mins GA GAA SV%
Sami Jo Small 150:0220.8095.65
Sarah Tueting 120:0010.5094.44
Guo Hong 220:0061.6494.06
Kim St-Pierre 149:5831.2093.48
Tuula Puputti 238:2392.2792.56

Final standings
Rk. Team Notes
 CanadaQualified for 2002 Winter Olympic Games
 United StatesQualified for 2002 Winter Olympic Games
 FinlandQualified for 2002 Winter Olympic Games
4. SwedenQualified for 2002 Winter Olympic Games
5. RussiaQualified for 2002 Winter Olympic Games
6. ChinaQualified for 2002 Winter Olympic Games
7. GermanyQualified for 2002 Winter Olympic Games Qualification
8. JapanRelegated to the 2001 World Championships Division I

Qualified for 2002 Winter Olympic Games Qualification

World Championship Group B
Main article: 2000 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships (Lower Divisions)

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

References
  1. https://teamusa.usahockey.com/page/show/4286762-2000-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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