2000 IIHF Women's World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Canada
Venue(s)7 (in 7 host cities)
DatesApril 3–9, 2000
Opened byAdrienne Clarkson
Teams8
Final positions
Champions  Canada (6th title)
Runner-up  United States
Third place  Finland
Fourth place Sweden
Tournament statistics
Games played20
Goals scored148 (7.4 per game)
Attendance57,444 (2,872 per game)
Scoring leader(s)United States Krissy Wendell (13 points)

The 2000 IIHF Women's World 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]

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.

Venue

Mississauga, Canada
Host Venue Details
Hershey Centre Arena

Paramount Fine Foods Centre, 2015
(Hershey Centre Arena)		 Location: Canada Mississauga, Canada
Constructed: 1998
Renamed: Paramount Fine Foods Centre

Capacity: Ice Hockey: 5,612 (5,420 seated)⁣

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

Group A

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada 3 3 0 0 21 1 +20 6 Advanced to Final round
2  Sweden 3 1 1 1 11 5 +6 3
3  China 3 1 1 1 5 9 −4 3 Sent to Consolation round
4  Japan 3 0 0 3 0 22 −22 0
Source:

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

Group B

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 0 35 4 +31 6 Advanced to Final round
2  Finland 3 2 0 1 14 6 +8 4
3  Russia 3 1 0 2 8 24 −16 2 Sent to Consolation round
4  Germany 3 0 0 3 4 27 −23 0
Source:

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
B2  Finland 2
 Canada 3
 United States 2
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 +/-
United States Krissy Wendell 521113610
United States Stephanie O'Sullivan 55712212
United States Karyn Bye 58210212
United States Alana Blahoski 572907
Canada Jayna Hefford 553845
United States Brandy Fisher 535805
United States Natalie Darwitz 52681810
United States A.J. Mleczko 5178215
Canada Hayley Wickenheiser 517848
Finland Katja Riipi 570705

Goaltending leaders

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

Final standings

Rk. Team Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) CanadaQualified for 2002 Winter Olympic Games
2nd place, silver medalist(s) United StatesQualified for 2002 Winter Olympic Games
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

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. ↑ "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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