The 1996 IIHF European Women Championships were the sixth and final holding of the IIHF European Women Championships.

The format remained unchanged from the previous year, with promoted Russia replacing relegated Denmark in the Pool A tournament.

The tournament was the final European Championship ever to be held, as the International Ice Hockey Federation expanded the World Championships to include tiered divisions.

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position Source: [1] [2] The eight teams that competed in Pool B were: Kazakhstan replaced Ukraine after they withdrew from the competition.