2001 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |
 United States
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| Dates | April 2 - April 8 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
Champions 
|
 Canada (7th title)
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Runner-up 
|
United States
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Third place 
|
 Russia
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| Fourth place |
 Finland
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 143 (7.15 per match) |
| Attendance | 21,847 (1,092 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) |
Cammi Granato (13 points) |
| MVP |
Jennifer Botterill
|
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2003 →
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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 in a repeat of the previous six finals. Russia upset Finland two to one to capture their first medal in women's hockey.
With the promotion and relegation format now in use, the top seven nations were joined by Kazakhstan, the winner of Group B in 2000.
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.
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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.
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