The 2000 IIHF World Women Championships was held April 3-April 9, 2000 in Mississauga, Barrie, Kitchener, London, Niagara Falls, Oshawa and Peterborough, Canada. Final games were played at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga. Team Canada won their 6th consecutive gold medal at the World Championships defeating the United States in a repeat of the previous five finals. In one of the cloest finals competed, Canada took the tournament with a 2-1 final win, after overtime. Finland picked up their sixth consecutive bronze medal, with a win over Sweden.