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.
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:
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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==
===Group A===
====Standings====
Rk.	Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	DIF	PTS
1. 	 	4 	4	0	0	71	0 	+71	8
2. 	 	4 	3	0	1	31	14	+17	6
3. 	 	4 	2	0	2	24	20	+4 	4
4. 	 	4 	1	0	3	5 	53	-48	2
5. 	 	4 	0	0	4	2 	46	-44	0
====Results====
All times local (GMT+4)
===Group B===
====Standings====
Rk.	Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	DIF	PTS
1. 	 	4 	4	0	0	53	2 	+51	8
2. 	 	4 	3	0	1	11	14	-3 	6
3. 	 	4 	2	0	2	18	14	+4 	4
4. 	 	4 	0	1	3	3 	29	-26	1
5. 	 	4 	0	1	3	2 	28	-26	1
====Results====
All times local (GMT+4)
==Playoff Round==
===Consolation Round 9-10 Place===
===Consolation Round 7-8 Place===
===Consolation Round 5-6 Place===
===Match for third place===
===Final===
==Champions==
==Final standings==
Rk.	Team	Notes
 	 	Qualified for 1992 World Championship
 	 	Qualified for 1992 World Championship
 	 	Qualified for 1992 World Championship
4. 	 	Qualified for 1992 World Championship
5. 	 	Qualified for 1992 World Championship
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7. 	 	Compete in Group B in 1993
8. 	 	Compete in Group B in 1993
9. 	 	Compete in Group B in 1993
10.	 	Compete in Group B in 1993
==External links==
* (French) Hockey Archives - Championnats d'Europe féminins 1991
===See also===
*IIHF European Women Championships
Category:IIHF European Women Championships
Category:1991 in hockey