1996 Women's European Ice Hockey Championships

The 1996 IIHF European Women Championships were held between March 12 - March 29, 1996. 
The format remained unchanged from the previous year, with promoted Russia replacing Denmark who were relegated from the 1995 tournament
The Pool A tournament was held in Yaroslavl, Russia, while Pool B took place in Trnava and Piešťany in Slovakia. The tournament was the final European Championship ever to be held, with the IIHF revamping the World Championships to create the multiple divisions that still exist today.
==European Championship Group A==
===Teams & Format===
Six teams completed in Pool A, with Russia joining the group after winning the 1995 Pool B tournament. The teams were:
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A single round robin was played between the teams, with the top ranked team winning the championship.
===Final Round===
====Standings====
Rk.	Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	DIF	PTS
1. 	 	5 	4	1	0	20	11	+9 	9
2. 	 	5 	4	0	1	17	15	+2 	8
3. 	 	5 	3	0	2	26	5 	+21	6
4. 	 	5 	2	0	3	14	21	-7 	4
5. 	 	5 	1	0	4	11	23	-12	2
6. 	 	5 	0	1	4	7 	20	-13	1
====Results====
===Champions===
==European Championship Group B==
===Teams & Format===
The eight teams that competed in Pool B were:
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Kazakhstan replaced the Ukraine after they withdrew from the competition.
The teams were spilt into two groups of four teams as below. At the end of the group stage, the teams would play the team that finished in the same position in the opposite group in a playoff match, i.e. Winner of Group A played Winner of Group B for the Gold Medal.
===First Round===
===Group A===
====Standings====
Rk.	Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	DIF	PTS
1. 	 	3 	3	0	0	11	4 	+7 	6
2. 	 	3 	2	0	1	9 	7 	+2 	4
3. 	 	3 	1	0	2	9 	12	-3 	2
4. 	 	3 	0	0	3	5 	11	-6 	0
====Results====
===Group B===
====Standings====
Rk.	Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	DIF	PTS
1. 	 	3 	3	0	0	13	4 	+9 	6
2. 	 	3 	1	1	1	14	10	+4 	3
3. 	 	3 	1	1	1	12	8 	+4 	3
4. 	 	3 	0	0	3	2 	19	-17	0
====Results====
===Playoff Round===
===Consolation Round 7-8 Place===
===Consolation Round 5-6 Place===
===Match for third place===
===Final===
==Final standings==
Rk.	Team	Notes
 	 	Qualified for the 1997 World Championships
 	 	Qualified for the 1997 World Championships
 	 	Qualified for the 1997 World Championships
4. 	 	Qualified for the 1997 World Championships
5. 	 	Qualified for the 1997 World Championships
6. 	 	Qualified for the 1999 World Championships Qualification Tournament
7. 	 	Qualified for the 1999 World Championships Qualification Tournament
8. 	 	Qualified for the 1999 World Championships Qualification Tournament
9. 	 	Qualified for the 1999 World Championships Pre-Qualification Tournament
10.	 	Qualified for the 1999 World Championships Pre-Qualification Tournament
11.	 	Qualified for the 1999 World Championships Pre-Qualification Tournament
12.	 	Qualified for the 1999 World Championships Pre-Qualification Tournament
13.	 	Qualified for the 2000 World Championships Pool B Qualification Tournament
14.	 	Qualified for the 2000 World Championships Pool B Qualification Tournament
Category:1996 in hockey
Category:Women's European Championships