1996 IIHF European Women Championships

The 1996 IIHF European Women Championships were held between March 12–29, 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 yearly tiered divisions.
==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 Ukraine after they withdrew from the competition.
The teams were split 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
==Rosters==
Medal	Team	Players
 	 	Annica Åhlén, Lotta Almblad, Gunilla Andersson, Pernilla Burholm, Susanne Ceder, Minna Dunder, Ann-Louise Edstrand, Joa Elfsberg, Asa Elfving, Anne Ferm, Charlotte Gothesson, Ann-Sofie Gustafsson, Erika Holst, Marita Johansson, Camilla Kempe, Asa Lidstrom, Tina Mansson, Pia Morelius, Ann-Britt Nordkvist, Maria Rooth
 	 	Irina Gashennikova, Svetlana Gavrilova, Nataliya Kozlova, Tatyana Malysheva, Rada Maslennikova, Larisa Mishina, Mariya Misropyan, Svetlana Nikolaeva, Elena Osipova, Ekaterina Pashkevich, Yuliya Perova, Lyudmila Reshetnikova, Elena Rodikova, Zhanna Shchelchkova, Violetta Simonova, Svetlana Trefilova, Tatyana Tsareva, Yuliya Voronina, Irina Votintseva, Lyudmila Yurlova
 	 	Kati Ahonen, Sari Fisk, Anne Haanpaa, Paivi Halonen, Kirsi Hänninen, Johanna Hirvinen, Satu Huotari, Marianne Ihalainen, Johanna Ikonen, Kati Kovalainen, Tuija Kuusisto, Sanna Lankosaari, Marika Lehtimäki, Katri-Helena Luomajoki, Jonna Norppa-Rahkola, Marja-Helena Pälvilä, Tiia Reima, Maria Selin, Petra Vaarakallio
 
==See also==
* IIHF European Women Championships
==References==
==External links==
* (French) Hockey Archives – Championnats d'Europe féminins 1996
Category:IIHF European Women Championships
Category:1996 in hockey