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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Canada |
| Venues | 7 (in 7 host cities) |
| Dates | April 3–9, 2000 |
| Opened by | Adrienne Clarkson |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  | Canada(6th title) |
Runners-up  |  United States |
Third place  |  Finland |
| Fourth place |  Sweden |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 148 (7.4 per game) |
| Attendance | 57,444 (2,872 per game) |
| Scoring leader | Krissy Wendell (13 points) |
The2000IIHF Women's World Championships was held April 3–9, 2000 in the Ontario towns ofMississauga,Barrie,Kitchener,London,Niagara Falls,Oshawa andPeterborough, Canada. Final games were played at theHershey Centre in Mississauga.Team Canada won their sixth consecutive gold medal at the World Championships defeating theUnited 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 overSweden.
This year's tournament also counted as qualification for theSalt 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.
With the promotion and relegation format now in use, the top seven nations were joined by Japan, the winner of Group B in 1999.
| Mississauga, Canada | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Host Venue | Details | ||
Hershey Centre Arena Paramount Fine Foods Centre, 2015 (Hershey Centre Arena) | Location:Mississauga,Canada Constructed: 1998 Renamed: Paramount Fine Foods Centre Capacity: Ice Hockey: 5,612 (5,420 seated) | ||
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.
| 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 |
All times local
| April 3, 2000 7:30 pm | Japan | 0 – 9 | Canada | Hershey Centre |
| April 3, 2000 7:00 pm | China | 1 – 1 | Sweden | Memorial Centre |
| April 4, 2000 7:00 pm | Sweden | 10 – 0 | Japan | Memorial Arena |
| April 4, 2000 7:30 pm | Canada | 8 – 1 | China | Memorial Aud. |
| April 6, 2000 4:00 pm | China | 3 – 0 | Japan | Hershey Centre |
| April 6, 2000 7:30 pm | Canada | 4 – 0 | Sweden | Hershey Centre |
| 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 |
All times local
| April 3, 2000 4:00 pm | Finland | 7 – 1 | Russia | Hershey Centre |
| April 3, 2000 8:00 pm | Germany | 1 – 16 | United States | Barrie Molson Centre |
| April 4, 2000 4:00 pm | Finland | 4 – 1 | Germany | Hershey Centre |
| April 4, 2000 8:00 pm | United States | 15 – 0 | Russia | Hershey Centre |
| April 6, 2000 7:00 pm | Russia | 7 – 2 | Germany | Civic Centre |
| April 6, 2000 7:00 pm | United States | 4 – 3 | Finland | Thompson |
| April 7, 2000 4:00 pm | China | 3 – 0 | Germany | Hershey Centre |
| April 7, 2000 7:30 pm | Japan | 4 – 8 | Russia | Hershey Centre |
| April 9, 2000 12:00 pm | Germany | 3 – 2 | Japan | Iceland |
| April 9, 2000 12:00 pm | Russia | 4 – 0 | China | Hershey Centre |
| 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 | ||||||||
| April 8, 2000 1:00 pm | Canada | 3 – 2 | Finland | Hershey Centre |
| April 8, 2000 7:00 pm | United States | 7 – 1 | Sweden | Hershey Centre |
| April 9, 2000 4:00 pm | Finland | 7 – 1 | Sweden | Hershey Centre |
| April 9, 2000 7:30 pm | Canada | 3 – 2AOT | United States | Hershey Centre |
| 2000 IIHF World Women Championship winners |
|---|
 Canada 6th title |
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krissy Wendell | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 10 |
| Stephanie O'Sullivan | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 12 |
| Karyn Bye | 5 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| Alana Blahoski | 5 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 7 |
| Jayna Hefford | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Brandy Fisher | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| Natalie Darwitz | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 10 |
| A.J. Mleczko | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 15 |
| Hayley Wickenheiser | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 8 |
| Katja Riipi | 5 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| Player | Mins | GA | GAA | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sami Jo Small | 150:02 | 2 | 0.80 | 95.65 |
| Sarah Tueting | 120:00 | 1 | 0.50 | 94.44 |
| Guo Hong | 220:00 | 6 | 1.64 | 94.06 |
| Kim St-Pierre | 149:58 | 3 | 1.20 | 93.48 |
| Tuula Puputti | 238:23 | 9 | 2.27 | 92.56 |
| Rk. | Team | Notes |
|---|---|---|
 | Canada | Qualified for 2002 Winter Olympic Games |
 | United States | Qualified for 2002 Winter Olympic Games |
 | Finland | Qualified for 2002 Winter Olympic Games |
| 4. | Sweden | Qualified for 2002 Winter Olympic Games |
| 5. | Russia | Qualified for 2002 Winter Olympic Games |
| 6. | China | Qualified for 2002 Winter Olympic Games |
| 7. | Germany | Qualified for 2002 Winter Olympic Games Qualification |
| 8. | Japan | Relegated to the 2001 World Championships Division I Qualified for 2002 Winter Olympic Games Qualification |
World Championship Group B was played again with an eight team tournament which was hosted byLatvia inLiepāja andRiga.
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.
Current champions (2025):  United States | |
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