Women's Ice Hockey World Championship 2000

	Ice Hockey World Championship for women
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	Winner: Canada

The 6th Women's Ice Hockey World Championships in 2000 took place at the following locations and times:

A World Championship: April 3rd to 9th in Mississauga a . a. ( Canada )

B World Cup: 20th bis 26. March in Riga and Liepaja ( Latvia )

Qualification for the B-WM 2001: March 22nd to 26th in Dunaújváros and Székesfehérvár ( Hungary )

A world championship

The Group A tournament was held in Mississauga , Barrie , Kitchener , London , Niagara Falls , Oshawa and Peterborough in Canada . The finals were played at the Hershey Center in Mississauga.

Canada continued to go undefeated at world championships and won their sixth title in a row.

Preliminary round

Group A Teams CAN SWE CHN JPN Gates Pt. 1. Canada 4-0 8: 1 9-0 21: 1 6-0 2. Sweden 0: 4 1: 1 10-0 11: 5 3: 3 3. China 1: 8 1: 1 3-0 5: 9 3: 3 4. Japan 0: 9 0:10 0: 3 0:22 0: 6

Group B Teams United States FIN RUS GER Gates Pt. 1. USA 4: 3 15: 0 16: 1 35: 4 6-0 2. Finland 3: 4 7: 1 4: 1 14: 6 4: 2 3. Russia 0:15 1: 7 7: 2 8:24 2: 4 4. Germany 1:16 1: 4 2: 7 4:27 0: 6

Play-downs

1 round
April 7, 2000	Mississauga	China	-	Germany	3: 0 (0: 0.3: 0.0: 0)
April 7, 2000	Mississauga	Russia	-	Japan	8: 4 (3: 3.1: 1.4: 0)
Relegation game for 7th place
April 9, 2000	Mississauga	Germany	-	Japan	3: 2 n.V. (0: 0.2: 1.0: 1.1: 0)
Play for 5th place
April 9, 2000	Mississauga	Russia	-	China	4: 0 (0: 0.1: 0.3: 0)

Play-offs

Semifinals
April 8, 2000	Mississauga	Canada	-	Finland	3: 2 (2: 1.1: 1.0: 0)
April 8, 2000	Mississauga	United States	-	Sweden	7: 1 (1: 0.3: 0.3: 1)
3rd place match
April 9, 2000	Mississauga	Finland	-	Sweden	7: 1 (2: 0.2: 1.3: 0)
final
April 9, 2000	Mississauga	Canada	-	United States	3: 2 n.V. (0: 0.0: 2.2: 0.1: 0)

Best scorers

Abbreviations: Sp = games, T = goals, V = assists , pts = points, SM = penalty minutes; Fat: tournament best

player	Sp	T	V	Pt	SM
Krissy Wendell	5	2	11	13	6th
Stephanie O'Sullivan	5	5	7th	12	2
Karyn Bye	5	8th	2	10	2
Alana Blahoski	5	7th	2	9	0
Jayna Hefford	5	5	3	8th	4th
Brandy Fisher	5	3	5	8th	4th
Natalie Darwitz	5	2	6th	8th	18th
Allison Mleczko	5	1	7th	8th	2
Hayley Wickenheiser	5	1	7th	8th	4th
Katja Riipi	5	7th	0	7th	0

Best goalkeepers

Abbreviations: Sp = games, Min = ice age (in minutes), SOG = shots on goal, GT = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , GAA = goals against , Sv = shots saved, Sv% = catch rate ; Fat: tournament best

player	Sp	Min	GT	SO	GTS	Sv%
Sami Jo Small	3	150: 02	2	1	0.80	95.65
Sarah Tueting	2	120: 00	1	1	0.50	94.44
Guo Hong	5	220: 00	6th	2	1.64	94.06
Kim St-Pierre	3	149: 58	3	0	1.20	93.48
Tuula Puputti	4th	238: 23	9	0	2.27	92.56
Manuela Hirschbeck	4th	218: 34	13	0	3.57	90.44
Charlotte Göthesson	5	300: 00	19th	1	3.80	89.02
Sara DeCosta	3	180: 00	7th	0	2.33	88.33
Huo Lina	2	80:00	7th	0	5.25	88.14
Irina Gaschennikova	3	220: 00	13	0	3.55	85.23

Final placement of the A-WM

Pl	team
1	Canada
2	United States
3	Finland
4th	Sweden
5	Russia
6th	People's Republic of China
7th	Germany
8th	Japan

Relegated	Japan
Newcomers:	Kazakhstan

World Champion Canada	Sami Jo Small , Kim St-Pierre - Thérèse Brisson , Delaney Collins , Geraldine Heaney , Becky Kellar , Cheryl Pounder , Nathalie Rivard - Kelly Béchard , Amanda Benoit , Jennifer Botterill , Cassie Campbell , Nancy Drolet , Lori Dupuis , Danielle Goyette , Jayna Hefford , Caroline Ouellette , Tammy Shewchuk , Vicky Sunohara , Hayley Wickenheiser Coaching staff: Mel Davidson , Karen Hughes, Wally Kozak
Silver USA	Chris Bailey , Laurie Baker , Alana Blahoski , Winny Brodt , Karyn Bye , Natalie Darwitz , Sara DeCosta , Tricia Dunn , Brandy Fisher , Cammi Granato , Katie King , Shelley Looney , Nicki Luongo , Sue Merz , Allison Mleczko , Stephanie O'Sullivan , Angela Ruggiero , Jenny Schmidgall , Sarah Tueting , Krissy Wendell Trainer: Ben Smith
Bronze Finland	Sari Fisk , Päivi Halonen , Johanna Hirvinen , Kirsi Hänninen , Marianne Ihalainen , Kati Kovalainen , Emma Laaksonen , Sanna Lankosaari , Katja Lehto , Vilja Lipsonen , Katri Helena Luomajoki , Sanna Peura , Tuula Puputti , Marja-Helena Pälvilä , Karoliina Rantamäki , Katja Riipi , Henna Savikuja , Maria Selin , Hanne Sikiö , Petra Vaarakallio Trainer: Hannu Saintula

Awards

• Best Goalkeeper: Sami Jo Small , (Canada)
• Best Defender: Angela Ruggiero , (United States)
• Best striker: Katja Riipi , (Finland)

B world championship

in Riga and Liepaja, Latvia

Preliminary round

Group A Teams KAZ SUI CZE LAT Gates Pt. 1. Kazakhstan 2: 1 3: 2 3-0 8: 3 6-0 2. Switzerland 1: 2 4: 2 5-0 10: 4 4: 2 3. Czech Republic 2: 3 2: 4 2: 2 6: 9 1: 5 4. Latvia 0: 3 0: 5 2: 2 2:10 1: 5

Group B Teams NOR DAN FRA ITA Gates Pt. 1. Norway 3: 1 6: 2 7-0 16: 3 6-0 2. Denmark 1: 3 2: 2 5-0 8: 5 3: 3 3. France 2: 6 2: 2 8: 2 12:10 3: 3 4. Italy 0: 7 0: 5 2: 8 2:20 0: 6

Relegation and final round

Final round for places 1–4 Teams KAZ SUI NOR DAN Gates Pt. 1. Kazakhstan (2: 1) 2: 1 3-0 7: 2 6-0 2. Switzerland (1: 2) 2: 2 4-0 7: 4 3: 3 3. Norway 1: 2 2: 2 (3: 1) 6: 5 3: 3 4. Denmark 0: 3 0: 4 (1: 3) 1:10 0: 6

Relegation round for places 5–8 Teams FRA LAT CZE ITA Gates Pt. 1. France 3: 3 1-0 (8: 2) 12: 5 5: 1 2. Latvia 3: 3 (2: 2) 2-0 7: 5 4: 2 3. Czech Republic 0: 1 (2: 2) 7: 2 9: 5 3: 3 4. Italy (2: 8) 0: 2 2: 7 4:17 0: 6

Final placement of the B-WM

Pl	team
1	Kazakhstan
2	Switzerland
3	Norway
4th	Denmark
5	France
6th	Latvia
7th	Czech Republic
8th	Italy

Moved up and down

B World Champion 2000:	Kazakhstan
Promoted to the A group:	Kazakhstan
Relegated from the A group:	Japan
Relegated from group B:	Italy
Moving up to the B group:	North Korea

Qualification for the B World Championship 2001

in Dunaújváros and Székesfehérvár, Hungary

Preliminary round

Group A Teams SVK BEL HUN RSA Gates Pt. 1. Slovakia 8-0 8-0 23: 0 39: 0 6-0 2. Belgium 0: 8 3: 2 8-0 11:10 4: 2 3. Hungary 0: 8 2: 3 4: 3 6:14 2: 4 4. South Africa 0:23 0: 8 3: 4 3:35 0: 6

Group B Teams PRK GBR NED OUT Gates Pt. 1. North Korea 4: 2 2: 2 8: 1 14: 5 5: 1 2. Great Britain 2: 4 5: 2 7: 1 14: 7 4: 2 3. Netherlands 2: 2 2: 5 2-0 6: 7 3: 3 4. Australia 1: 8 1: 7 0: 2 2:17 0: 6

Finals and placement games

Game for 7th place
March 26, 2000	Dunaújváros	Australia	-	South Africa	6: 0 (1: 0.2: 0.3: 0)
Play for 5th place
March 26, 2000	Dunaújváros	Hungary	-	Netherlands	0: 2 (0: 1.0: 0.0: 1)
3rd place match
March 26, 2000	Dunaújváros	Great Britain	-	Belgium	8: 1 (2: 0.4: 0.2: 1)
final
March 26, 2000	Dunaújváros	North Korea	-	Slovakia	3: 1 (1: 0.0: 1.2: 0)

Final placement of qualification

Pl	team
1	North Korea
2	Slovakia
3	Great Britain
4th	Belgium
5	Netherlands
6th	Hungary
7th	Australia
8th	South Africa

Qualified for the B-WM 2001 :

North Korea

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1. ↑ Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009-10, p.542, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6

Web links

• 2000 IIHF World Women Championship Pool A at iihf.com
• 2000 IIHF World Women Championship Pool B at iihf.com
• World Women Championship Pool A at hokej.snt.cz
• Championnats du Monde féminins 2000 at hockeyarchives.info (French)