The sixth sanctioned Women's World Hockey Championship, held in Ontario, Canada April 4-9, 2000. This tournament served as the main qualifier for the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City. The top six finishers (Canada, United States, Finland, Sweden, China, and Russia) qualified. The remaining two teams will be determined at a tournament held in February, 2001.
Pool A Final Standings
Top two teams (*) in each group after preliminary round-robin advance to the medal round.
| GROUP A | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|
| *Canada | 3-0-0 | 6 | 21 | 1 |
| *Sweden | 1-1-1 | 3 | 11 | 5 |
| China | 1-1-1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| Japan | 0-3-0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| GROUP B | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|
| *United States | 3-0-0 | 6 | 35 | 4 |
| *Finland | 2-1-0 | 4 | 14 | 6 |
| Russia | 1-2-0 | 2 | 8 | 24 |
| Germany | 0-3-0 | 0 | 4 | 27 |
Medal Round
| Canada 3 | Finland 2 |
| United States 7 | Sweden 1 |
| Bronze Medal: Finland 7 | Sweden 1 |
| Gold Medal: Canada 3 | United States 2 |
Relegation Round
| China 3 | Germany 0 |
| Russia 8 | Japan 4 |
Scoring Leaders
| | Gm | G | A | Pts | PM |
|---|
| Krissy Wendell, USA | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 6 |
| Stephanie O'Sullivan, USA | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 |
| Karyn Bye, USA | 5 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| Alana Blahoski, USA | 5 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Jayna Hefford, Canada | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
| Brandy Fisher, USA | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Natalie Darwitz, USA | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 |
| A.J. Mleczko, USA | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 |
| Hayley Wickenheiser, Canada | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 |
| Seven tied with 7 points each. |
Goaltending Leaders
| (At least 120 minutes) | Gm | Min | Sv% | GAA |
|---|
| Sarah Tueting, USA | 2 | 120 | .944 | 0.50 |
| Sami Jo Small, Canada | 3 | 150 | .957 | 0.80 |
| Kim St. Pierre, Canada | 3 | 150 | .935 | 1.20 |
| Hong Guo, China | 5 | 220 | .941 | 1.64 |
| Tuula Puputti, Finland | 4 | 238 | .926 | 2.27 |
1999-2000 World Hockey Championships: Men
1999-2000 World Hockey Championships
