2001 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

2001 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships
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The 2001 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships were the 65th such event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. 40 teams representing their countries participated in several levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for division placements in the 2002 competition.

Championship

Main article: 2001 IIHF World Championship
Final standings
  1.  Czech Republic
  2.  Finland
  3.  Sweden
  4.  United States
  5.  Canada
  6.  Russia
  7.  Slovakia
  8.  Germany
  9.   Switzerland
  10.  Ukraine
  11.  Austria
  12.  Italy
  13.  Latvia
  14.  Belarus — relegated to Division I for 2002
  15.  Norway — relegated to Division I for 2002
  16.  Japan

Division I

Group A

Group A was played in Grenoble, France between April 16 and April 22, 2001

Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
 Poland 5 4 1 0 27 9 +18 8
 France 5 3 1 1 20 10 +10 7
 Denmark 5 3 2 0 23 14 +9 6
 Hungary 5 3 2 0 19 15 +4 6
 Netherlands 5 1 3 1 10 25 −15 3
 Lithuania 5 0 5 0 10 36 −26 0
Source: IIHF
April 16, 2001
13:00		Hungary 3–5 Denmark
April 16, 2001
16:30		Netherlands 0–4 Poland
April 16, 2001
20:00		Lithuania 1–7 France
April 17, 2001
13:00		Poland 3–0 Hungary
April 17, 2001
16:30		Denmark 8–1 Lithuania
April 17, 2001
20:00		France 4–4 Netherlands
April 19, 2001
13:00		Lithuania 2–3 Netherlands
April 19, 2001
16:30		Poland 5–3 Denmark
April 19, 2001
20:00		France 1–3 Hungary
April 21, 2001
13:00		Netherlands 2–8 Hungary
April 21, 2001
16:30		Poland 13–2 Lithuania
April 21, 2001
20:00		Denmark 0–4 France
April 22, 2001
13:00		Hungary 5–4 Lithuania
April 22, 2001
16:30		Denmark 7–1 Netherlands
April 22, 2001
20:00		France 4–2 Poland

Group B

Group B was played in Ljubljana, Slovenia between April 15 and April 21, 2001. The final day was a controversial one, with the British and Slovene teams having to decide promotion based on overall goal differential. The British beat the Kazakhs by an improbable nine goals. When coach Chris McSorley was asked how much he paid the Kazakhs, he responded, "zero, you have not much confidence in your team, I think Slovenia can beat Estonia by at least 12 goals."[1] The medal presentation was marred by Slovenian fans throwing debris on the ice when the Brits received their silver medals, the Kazakh team did not even attend to receive their bronze.

Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
 Slovenia 5 4 0 1 44 6 +38 9
 Great Britain 5 4 0 1 42 9 +33 9
 Kazakhstan 5 3 2 0 35 21 +14 6
 Croatia 5 1 3 1 17 45 −28 3
 China 5 1 4 0 8 39 −31 2
 Estonia 5 0 4 1 13 39 −26 1
Source: IIHF
April 15, 2001
11:00		Kazakhstan 12–1 China
April 15, 2001
14:30		Great Britain 6–2 Estonia
April 15, 2001
18:00		Croatia 1–15 Slovenia
April 17, 2001
11:00		Estonia 3–8 Kazakhstan
April 17, 2001
14:30		Great Britain 10–1 Croatia
April 17, 2001
18:00		Slovenia 7–1 China
April 18, 2001
11:00		Croatia 3–12 Kazakhstan
April 18, 2001
14:30		China 3–2 Estonia
April 18, 2001
18:00		Slovenia 3–3 Great Britain
April 20, 2001
11:00		Great Britain 12–1 China
April 20, 2001
14:30		Estonia 6–6 Croatia
April 20, 2001
18:00		Kazakhstan 1–3 Slovenia
April 21, 2001
11:00		China 2–6 Croatia
April 21, 2001
14:30		Kazakhstan 2–11 Great Britain
April 21, 2001
18:00		Estonia 0–16 Slovenia

 Poland and  Slovenia are promoted to the 2002 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships, while  Estonia and  Lithuania are relegated to Division II.

Division II

Group A

Group A was played in Majadahonda, Spain between April 1 and April 7, 2001

Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 5 5 0 0 42 5 +37 10
 Spain 5 4 1 0 52 8 +44 8
 Australia 5 3 2 0 40 23 +17 6
 South Africa 5 2 3 0 17 48 −31 4
 Iceland 5 1 4 0 11 34 −23 2
 New Zealand 5 0 5 0 12 56 −44 0
Source: IIHF
April 1, 2001
13:00		South Africa 0–13 Spain
April 1, 2001
17:00		New Zealand 0–13 South Korea
April 1, 2001
21:00		Iceland 2–6 Australia
April 2, 2001
13:00		South Korea 10–1 South Africa
April 2, 2001
17:00		Australia 13–3 New Zealand
April 2, 2001
21:00		Spain 14–1 Iceland
April 4, 2001
13:00		New Zealand 6–7 South Africa
April 4, 2001
17:00		South Korea 7–0 Iceland
April 4, 2001
21:00		Spain 5–3 Australia
April 5, 2001
13:00		South Africa 5–3 Iceland
April 5, 2001
17:00		Australia 2–9 South Korea
April 5, 2001
21:00		Spain 18–1 New Zealand
April 7, 2001
13:00		South Korea 3–2 Spain
April 7, 2001
17:00		Australia 16–4 South Africa
April 7, 2001
21:00		Iceland 5–2 New Zealand

Group B

Group B was played in Bucharest, Romania between March 26 and April 1, 2001

Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
 Romania 5 5 0 0 46 4 +42 10
 Israel 5 4 1 0 21 11 +10 8
 Yugoslavia 5 2 2 1 24 13 +11 5
 Bulgaria 5 2 3 0 21 25 −4 4
 Belgium 5 1 3 1 23 20 +3 3
 Mexico 5 0 5 0 4 66 −62 0
Source: IIHF
March 26, 2001
11:30		Belgium 1–5 Israel
March 26, 2001
15:00		Bulgaria 1–5 Yugoslavia
March 26, 2001
19:30		Romania 19–0 Mexico
March 27, 2001
11:30		Yugoslavia 4–4 Belgium
March 27, 2001
15:00		Israel 7–1 Mexico
March 27, 2001
19:30		Romania 8–0 Bulgaria
March 29, 2001
11:30		Mexico 3–14 Bulgaria
March 29, 2001
15:00		Yugoslavia 1–2 Israel
March 29, 2001
20:00		Romania 6–1 Belgium
March 31, 2001
10:00		Bulgaria 5–4 Belgium
March 31, 2001
13:00		Israel 2–7 Romania
March 31, 2001
17:00		Yugoslavia 13–0 Mexico
April 1, 2001
10:00		Belgium 13–0 Mexico
April 1, 2001
13:00		Israel 5–1 Bulgaria
April 1, 2001
17:00		Romania 6–1 Yugoslavia

 South Korea and  Romania are promoted to Division I and  Mexico and  New Zealand are relegated to Division II Qualification.

Citations

  1. ^ Group B summary
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2001 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships.
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  • Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. pp. 166–7.