2001 IIHF Women's World Championship
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Dates | April 2–8 |
Officially opened by | George W. Bush |
Teams | 8 |
Venue(s) | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions ![]() | ![]() |
Runner-up ![]() | ![]() |
Third place ![]() | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 20 |
Goals scored | 143 (7.15 per match) |
Attendance | 21,847 (1,092 per match) |
Scoring leader(s) | ![]() |
MVP | ![]() |
← 2000 2003 → |
The 2001 IIHF World Women's Championships was held April 2–8, 2001 in six cities in the state of Minnesota. Team Canada won their seventh consecutive gold medal at the World Championships defeating the United States. Russia upset Finland 2–1 to capture their first medal in women's hockey.[1]
Teams[]
With the promotion and relegation format now in use, the top seven nations were joined by Kazakhstan, the winner of Group B in 2000.
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 |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | +28 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 4 |
3. | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 17 | -14 | 2 |
4. | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22 | -19 | 0 |
Results[]
All times local
April 2, 2001 4:00 pm | Sweden ![]() | 0 – 3 ( 0 – 0, 0 – 2, 0 – 1 ) | ![]() | Recreation Centre, Rochester Attendance: 300 |
April 2, 2001 7:30 pm | Kazakhstan ![]() | 0 – 11 ( 0 – 4, 0 – 4, 0 – 3 ) | ![]() | Recreation Centre, Rochester Attendance: 301 |
April 3, 2001 4:00 pm | Sweden ![]() | 3 – 1 ( 1 – 0, 1 – 1, 1 – 0 ) | ![]() | Recreation Centre, Rochester Attendance: 303 |
April 3, 2001 7:30 pm | Canada ![]() | 5 – 1 ( 2 – 0, 3 – 1, 0 – 0 ) | ![]() | Recreation Centre, Rochester Attendance: 520 |
April 5, 2001 4:05 pm | Canada ![]() | 13 – 0 ( 4 – 0, 6 – 0, 3 – 0 ) | ![]() | Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis Attendance: 1178 |
April 5, 2001 7:30 pm | Russia ![]() | 8 – 2 ( 3 – 0, 1 – 1, 4 – 1 ) | ![]() | Schwan's Super Rink, Blaine Attendance: 301 |
Group B[]
Standings[]
Rk. | Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
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1. | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | +35 | 6 |
2. | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 4 |
3. | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 20 | -14 | 1 |
4. | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18 | -16 | 1 |
Results[]
All times local
April 2, 2001 4:00 pm | Finland ![]() | 7 – 6 ( 4 – 3, 1 – 1, 2 – 2 ) | ![]() | NHC, St. Cloud Attendance: 300 |
April 2, 2001 7:30 pm | Germany ![]() | 0 – 13 ( 0 – 5, 0 – 6, 0 – 2 ) | ![]() | NHC, St. Cloud Attendance: 301 |
April 3, 2001 4:00 pm | Finland ![]() | 5 – 2 ( 0 – 1, 3 – 1, 2 – 0 ) | ![]() | NHC, St. Cloud Attendance: 300 |
April 3, 2001 7:30 pm | United States ![]() | 13 – 0 ( 6 – 0, 3 – 0, 4 – 0 ) | ![]() | NHC, St. Cloud Attendance: 581 |
April 5, 2001 7:30 pm | China ![]() | 0 – 0 ( 0 – 0, 0 – 0, 0 – 0 ) | ![]() | Ice Center, Plymouth Attendance: 300 |
April 5, 2001 7:35 pm | United States ![]() | 9 – 0 ( 3 – 0, 5 – 0, 1 – 0 ) | ![]() | Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis Attendance: 4421 |
Playoff Round[]
Consolation Round 5-8 Place[]
April 6, 2001 4:00 pm | China ![]() | 4 – 1 ( 2 – 0, 1 – 1, 1 – 0 ) | ![]() | Columbia Arena, Fridley Attendance: 301 |
April 6, 2001 7:30 pm | Sweden ![]() | 2 – 6 ( 1 – 2, 1 – 1, 0 – 3 ) | ![]() | Columbia Arena, Fridley Attendance: 305 |
Consolation Round 7-8 Place[]
April 8, 2001 12:00 pm | Kazakhstan ![]() | 1 – 3 | ![]() | Schwan's Super Rink, Blaine Attendance: 305 |
Consolation Round 5-6 Place[]
April 8, 2001 12:00 pm | Germany ![]() | 1 – 0 ( 1 – 0, 0 – 0, 0 – 0 ) | ![]() | Columbia Arena, Fridley |
Final round[]
Semi finals 7 April 2001 |
Finals 8 April 2001 | |||||||
A1 | ![]() |
8 | Gold Medal Game | |||||
B2 | ![]() |
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A2 | ![]() |
1 | Bronze Medal Game | |||||
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Semifinals[]
April 7, 2001 3:08 pm | Canada ![]() | 8 – 0 ( 2 – 0, 2 – 0, 4 – 0 ) | ![]() | Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis Attendance: 1603 |
April 7, 2001 7:38 pm | United States ![]() | 6 – 1 ( 2 – 1, 3 – 0, 1 – 0 ) | ![]() | Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis Attendance: 2582 |
Match for third place[]
April 8, 2000 4:00 pm | Russia ![]() | 2 – 1 ( 1 – 0, 1 – 1, 0 – 0 ) | ![]() | Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis Attendance: 1558 |
Final[]
April 8, 2001 18:08 | United States ![]() | 2–3 (1–1, 0–1, 1–1) | ![]() | Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis Attendance: 5,632 |
Sarah Tueting | Goalies | Kim St-Pierre | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||
35 | Shots | 18 |
Champions[]
2001 IIHF World Women Championship Winners |
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![]() Canada 7th title |
Scoring leaders[]
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- |
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5 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 16 |
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5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 10 |
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5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 7 |
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5 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 11 |
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5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 5 |
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5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 15 |
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5 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
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5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
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5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 8 |
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5 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
Goaltending leaders[]
Player | Mins | GA | SOG | GAA | SV% |
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120:00 | 1 | 40 | 0.50 | 97.50 |
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180:00 | 2 | 64 | 0.67 | 96.88 |
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120:00 | 1 | 21 | 0.50 | 95.24 |
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178:49 | 3 | 45 | 1.01 | 93.33 |
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286:07 | 13 | 150 | 2.73 | 91.33 |
Final standings[]
Rk. | Team | Notes |
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Relegated to the 2003 World Championships Division I |
Rosters[]
Medal | Team | Players |
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Sami Jo Small, Becky Kellar, Colleen Sostorics, Therese Brisson, Cheryl Pounder, Caroline Ouellette, Danielle Goyette, Jayna Hefford, Jennifer Botterill, Nancy Drolet, Correne Bredin, Dana Antal, Kelly Bechard, Tammy Shewchuk, Gina Kingsbury, Kim St-Pierre, Vicky Sunohara, Isabelle Chartrand, Cassie Campbell, Geraldine Heaney[2] |
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Sara DeCosta, Winny Brodt, Angela Ruggiero, , Karyn Bye, Sue Merz, A.J. Mleczko, Jenny Schmidgall, Julie Chu, Shelley Looney, Krissy Wendell, Alana Blahoski, , Katie King, Cammi Granato, Natalie Darwitz, Chris Bailey, Tricia Dunn, , Sarah Tueting[3] |
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, Kristina Petrovskaia, Alena Khomitch, Elena Bobrova, , Larisa Mishina, Tatiana Sotnikova, Yulia Gladysheva, Ekaterina Smolentseva, Tatiana Tsareva, Luidmila Yurlova, Irina Gachennikova, Svetlana Trefilova, Svetlana Terentieva, Tatiana Burina, Ekaterina Pashkevich, Olga Savenkova, Oksana Tretiakova, Zhanna Shchelchkova, [4] |
World Championship Division I[]
World Championship Group B was renamed Division I and was played again with an eight team tournament which was hosted by Briançon in France. Switzerland won the tournament with a 2–1 victory over
Japan to see them bounce straight back to the main World Championship in 2003.
Directorate Awards[]
- Goalie: Kim St-Pierre (Canada)
- Defender: Karyn Bye (United States)
- Forward: Jennifer Botterill (Canada)
- Most Valuable Player: Jennifer Botterill (Canada)[5]
References[]
- ^ "2001 - IIHF Women's World Championship".
- ^ "Team Roster: Canada". 2001 IIHF World Women Championship.
- ^ "Team Roster: USA". 2001 IIHF World Women Championship.
- ^ "Team Roster: Russia". 2001 IIHF World Women Championship.
- ^ Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009-10, p.543, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6
- Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. pp. 26–7, 231–2.
External links[]
- 2001 IIHF Women's World Championship
- 2000–01 in women's ice hockey
- International ice hockey competitions hosted by the United States
- IIHF Women's World Ice Hockey Championships
- 2000–01 in American women's ice hockey
- April 2001 sports events in the United States
- Women's ice hockey competitions in the United States
- Ice hockey in Minnesota
- 2001 in sports in Minnesota
- Sports competitions in Minneapolis
- Sports in Rochester
- Sports in St. Cloud, Minnesota
- 2000s in Minneapolis
- Plymouth, Minnesota
- Fridley, Minnesota
- Sports in Blaine, Minnesota