2000 IIHF Women's World Championship
The 2000 IIHF World Women's 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]
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | .svg.png){kind=small} |
| Dates | April 3–9 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 7 (in 7 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  | |
Runner-up  |  |
Third place  |  |
| Fourth place |  |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 148 (7.4 per match) |
| Attendance | 57,444 (2,872 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) | |
← 1999 2001 → | |
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.
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
| Teams proceed to Final round | |
| Teams sent to Consolation round |
Group A
Standings
| Rk. | Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | +20 | 6 |
| 2. | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 3 |
| 3. |  |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 3 |
| 4. |  |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | -22 | 0 |
Results
All times local
| April 3, 2000 7:30 pm | Japan | 0 – 9 | | Hershey Centre |
| April 3, 2000 7:00 pm | China | 1 – 1 | | Memorial Centre |
| April 4, 2000 7:00 pm | Sweden | 10 – 0 | | Memorial Arena |
| April 4, 2000 7:30 pm | Canada | 8 – 1 | | Memorial Aud. |
| April 6, 2000 4:00 pm | China | 3 – 0 | | Hershey Centre |
| April 6, 2000 7:30 pm | Canada | 4 – 0 | | Hershey Centre |
Group B
Standings
| Rk. | Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 4 | +31 | 6 |
| 2. | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 4 |
| 3. |  |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 24 | -16 | 2 |
| 4. |  |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 27 | -23 | 0 |
Results
All times local
| April 3, 2000 4:00 pm | Finland | 7 – 1 | | Hershey Centre |
| April 3, 2000 8:00 pm | Germany | 1 – 16 | | Barrie Molson Centre |
| April 4, 2000 4:00 pm | Finland | 4 – 1 | | Hershey Centre |
| April 4, 2000 8:00 pm | United States | 15 – 0 | | Hershey Centre |
| April 6, 2000 7:00 pm | Russia | 7 – 2 | | Civic Centre |
| April 6, 2000 7:00 pm | United States | 4 – 3 | | Thompson |
Playoff Round
Consolation Round 5-8 Place
| April 7, 2000 4:00 pm | China | 3 – 0 | | Hershey Centre |
| April 7, 2000 7:30 pm | Japan | 4 – 8 | | Hershey Centre |
Final round
| Semi finals 8 April 2000 |
Finals 9 April 2000 | |||||||
| A1 | |
3 | Gold Medal Game AOT | |||||
| B2 | |
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1 | |||||||
| B1 | |
7 | ||||||
| A2 | |
1 | Bronze Medal Game | |||||
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Semifinals
| April 8, 2000 1:00 pm | Canada | 3 – 2 | | Hershey Centre |
| April 8, 2000 7:00 pm | United States | 3 – 1 | | Hershey Centre |
Scoring leaders
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 10 |
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5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 12 |
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5 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
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5 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 7 |
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5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
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5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
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5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 10 |
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5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 15 |
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5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 8 |
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5 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
Goaltending leaders
| Player | Mins | GA | GAA | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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150:02 | 2 | 0.80 | 95.65 |
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120:00 | 1 | 0.50 | 94.44 |
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220:00 | 6 | 1.64 | 94.06 |
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149:58 | 3 | 1.20 | 93.48 |
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238:23 | 9 | 2.27 | 92.56 |
Final standings
| Rk. | Team | Notes |
|---|---|---|
 | | Qualified for 2002 Winter Olympic Games |
 | | Qualified for 2002 Winter Olympic Games |
 | | Qualified for 2002 Winter Olympic Games |
| 4. | | Qualified for 2002 Winter Olympic Games |
| 5. | | Qualified for 2002 Winter Olympic Games |
| 6. | | Qualified for 2002 Winter Olympic Games |
| 7. | | Qualified for 2002 Winter Olympic Games Qualification |
| 8. | | Relegated 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. 
Directorate Awards
- Goalie: Sami Jo Small, (Canada)
- Defender: Angela Ruggiero, (United States)
- Forward: Katja Riipi, (Finland)[2]
References
- https://teamusa.usahockey.com/page/show/4286762-2000-iihf-women-s-world-championship
- 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.