Host country Czechoslovakia Teams 10 Matches played 25 | Dates March 15 - March 23 Champions Finland (2nd title) | |
Venue(s) Frydek-Mistek, Havirov (in 2 host cities) | ||
The 1991 IIHF European Women Championships was held March 15 – March 23, 1989, in Czechoslovakia. Finland skated to their 2nd consecutive tournament with a 2-1 victory of Sweden in the final, after trailing 1-0 at the end of the 2nd Period.
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Denmark picked up the bronze medal with a victory over Norway in the 3rd place game. The tournament holds the record for the most teams competing in a single IIHF Women's tournament (10) and most games played at the tournament (25).
Teams & Format
Ten teams entered the championship. All of the teams were entered into the final tournament without any qualification. These were:
The teams were divided into two groups of five teams. Each team played each other once within the group. The teams then played a play-off game against the team with the same position in the opposing group, i.e. the Group Winners played off for Gold and Silver, 2nd place in each group, for Bronze and 4th place etc.
Results
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Results
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