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]
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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 → |
TeamsEdit
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 AEdit
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 roundEdit
Teams proceed to Final round | |
Teams sent to Consolation round |
Group AEdit
StandingsEdit
Rk. | Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
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1. | Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | +28 | 6 |
2. | Russia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 4 |
3. | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 17 | -14 | 2 |
4. | Kazakhstan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22 | -19 | 0 |
ResultsEdit
All times local
April 2, 2001 4:00 pm | Sweden | 0 – 3 ( 0 – 0, 0 – 2, 0 – 1 ) | Russia | Recreation Centre, Rochester Attendance: 300 |
April 2, 2001 7:30 pm | Kazakhstan | 0 – 11 ( 0 – 4, 0 – 4, 0 – 3 ) | Canada | Recreation Centre, Rochester Attendance: 301 |
April 3, 2001 4:00 pm | Sweden | 3 – 1 ( 1 – 0, 1 – 1, 1 – 0 ) | Kazakhstan | Recreation Centre, Rochester Attendance: 303 |
April 3, 2001 7:30 pm | Canada | 5 – 1 ( 2 – 0, 3 – 1, 0 – 0 ) | Russia | Recreation Centre, Rochester Attendance: 520 |
April 5, 2001 4:05 pm | Canada | 13 – 0 ( 4 – 0, 6 – 0, 3 – 0 ) | Sweden | Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis Attendance: 1178 |
April 5, 2001 7:30 pm | Russia | 8 – 2 ( 3 – 0, 1 – 1, 4 – 1 ) | Kazakhstan | Schwan's Super Rink, Blaine Attendance: 301 |
Group BEdit
StandingsEdit
Rk. | Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
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1. | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | +35 | 6 |
2. | Finland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 4 |
3. | China | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 20 | -14 | 1 |
4. | Germany | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18 | -16 | 1 |
ResultsEdit
All times local
April 2, 2001 4:00 pm | Finland | 7 – 6 ( 4 – 3, 1 – 1, 2 – 2 ) | China | NHC, St. Cloud Attendance: 300 |
April 2, 2001 7:30 pm | Germany | 0 – 13 ( 0 – 5, 0 – 6, 0 – 2 ) | United States | NHC, St. Cloud Attendance: 301 |
April 3, 2001 4:00 pm | Finland | 5 – 2 ( 0 – 1, 3 – 1, 2 – 0 ) | Germany | NHC, St. Cloud Attendance: 300 |
April 3, 2001 7:30 pm | United States | 13 – 0 ( 6 – 0, 3 – 0, 4 – 0 ) | China | NHC, St. Cloud Attendance: 581 |
April 5, 2001 7:30 pm | China | 0 – 0 ( 0 – 0, 0 – 0, 0 – 0 ) | Germany | Ice Center, Plymouth Attendance: 300 |
April 5, 2001 7:35 pm | United States | 9 – 0 ( 3 – 0, 5 – 0, 1 – 0 ) | Finland | Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis Attendance: 4421 |
Playoff RoundEdit
Consolation Round 5-8 PlaceEdit
April 6, 2001 4:00 pm | China | 4 – 1 ( 2 – 0, 1 – 1, 1 – 0 ) | Kazakhstan | Columbia Arena, Fridley Attendance: 301 |
April 6, 2001 7:30 pm | Sweden | 2 – 6 ( 1 – 2, 1 – 1, 0 – 3 ) | Germany | Columbia Arena, Fridley Attendance: 305 |
Consolation Round 7-8 PlaceEdit
April 8, 2001 12:00 pm | Kazakhstan | 1 – 3 | Sweden | Schwan's Super Rink, Blaine Attendance: 305 |
Consolation Round 5-6 PlaceEdit
April 8, 2001 12:00 pm | Germany | 1 – 0 ( 1 – 0, 0 – 0, 0 – 0 ) | China | Columbia Arena, Fridley |
Final roundEdit
Semi finals 7 April 2001 | Finals 8 April 2001 | ||||||||
A1 | Canada | 8 | |||||||
B2 | Finland | 0 | |||||||
Canada | 3 | ||||||||
United States | 2 | ||||||||
B1 | United States | 6 | |||||||
A2 | Russia | 1 | Bronze Medal Game | ||||||
Russia | 2 | ||||||||
Finland | 1 |
SemifinalsEdit
April 7, 2001 3:08 pm | Canada | 8 – 0 ( 2 – 0, 2 – 0, 4 – 0 ) | Finland | Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis Attendance: 1603 |
April 7, 2001 7:38 pm | United States | 6 – 1 ( 2 – 1, 3 – 0, 1 – 0 ) | Russia | Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis Attendance: 2582 |
Match for third placeEdit
April 8, 2000 4:00 pm | Russia | 2 – 1 ( 1 – 0, 1 – 1, 0 – 0 ) | Finland | Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis Attendance: 1558 |
FinalEdit
April 8, 2001 18:08 | United States | 2–3 (1–1, 0–1, 1–1) | Canada | Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis Attendance: 5,632 |
Sarah Tueting | Goalies | Kim St-Pierre | Referee: Chantal Champagne Linesmen: Johanna Suban Julie Piacentini | ||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||
35 | Shots | 18 |
ChampionsEdit
2001 IIHF World Women Championship Winners |
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Canada 7th title |
Scoring leadersEdit
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- |
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Cammi Granato | 5 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 16 |
Krissy Wendell | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 10 |
Nancy Drolet | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 7 |
Jennifer Botterill | 5 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 11 |
Ekaterina Pashkevich | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 5 |
Jenny Schmidgall | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 15 |
Kelly Bechard | 5 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
Tammy Shewchuk | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
Danielle Goyette | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 8 |
Katie King | 5 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
Goaltending leadersEdit
Player | Mins | GA | SOG | GAA | SV% |
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Sara Decosta | 120:00 | 1 | 40 | 0.50 | 97.50 |
Kim St-Pierre | 180:00 | 2 | 64 | 0.67 | 96.88 |
Sami Jo Small | 120:00 | 1 | 21 | 0.50 | 95.24 |
Sarah Tueting | 178:49 | 3 | 45 | 1.01 | 93.33 |
Irina Gachennikova | 286:07 | 13 | 150 | 2.73 | 91.33 |
Final standingsEdit
Rk. | Team | Notes |
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Canada | ||
United States | ||
Russia | ||
4. | Finland | |
5. | Germany | |
6. | China | |
7. | Sweden | |
8. | Kazakhstan | Relegated to the 2003 World Championships Division I |
RostersEdit
World Championship Division IEdit
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 AwardsEdit
- Goalie: Kim St-Pierre (Canada)
- Defender: Karyn Bye (United States)
- Forward: Jennifer Botterill (Canada)
- Most Valuable Player: Jennifer Botterill (Canada)[5]
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "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.