1998 IIHF World Championship

1998 IIHF World Championship
Tournament details
Host country   Switzerland
Dates 1–17 May
Teams 16
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions   Sweden (7th title)
Runner-up   Finland
Third place   Czech Republic
Fourth place   Switzerland
Tournament statistics
Matches played 49
Goals scored 276 (5.63 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Sweden Peter Forsberg (11 pts)
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1999 →

The 1998 IIHF World Championship was held in Switzerland from 1–17 May 1998. The format expanded to 16 teams for the first time. The teams were divided into four groups of four with the top two teams in each advancing to the next round. The two groups of four then played a round robin with the top two teams in each moving on to the semi-finals. The semi-finals were a two game total goals for series as was the final.

Venues

Zürich Basel
Hallenstadion
Capacity: 12,500		 St. Jakobshalle
Capacity: 9,000

Qualifying Round (Austria)

Played 6–9 November 1997 in Klagenfurt. The Kazakhs, Austrians, and Norwegians finished virtually even. In head-to-head match-ups they each had one win and one loss, they each had scored as many as they had allowed. The Kazakhs scored six goals, the other two both five, pushing them to first. The Norwegians had beaten Poland by three, on the final day the Austrians pushed their advantage over Poland to four, giving them the final spot in the World Championship.[1]

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Goal difference Points
1 Kazakhstan320112 - 074
2 Austria320109 - 054
3 Norway320108 - 054
4 Poland300301 - 130

Kazakhstan and Austria advanced to Group A, Norway and Poland competed in Group B.

6 November 1997Kazakhstan 6-1 Poland
6 November 1997Austria 1-3 Norway
8 November 1997Norway 3-0 Poland
8 November 1997Austria 4-2 Kazakhstan
9 November 1997Kazakhstan 4-2 Norway
9 November 1997Austria 4-0 Poland

First round

In each group, the top two nations advanced to the next round. Third place teams played a final round against each other to determine who escaped having to qualify for next year's tournament. Fourth place teams did not play further, they were automatically entered in qualifiers for next year's tournament. The highlight of the round was the French victory of the USA, the first ever in an official match.[2]

Group 1

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Goal difference Points
1 Czech Republic330020 - 056
2 Belarus320112 - 104
3 Germany310208 - 132
4 Japan300307 - 190

Japan was relegated to the qualifiers for the 1999 IIHF World Championship.

1 MayCzech Republic 8-2 JapanSt. Jakobshalle, Basel
1 MayBelarus 4-2 GermanySt. Jakobshalle, Basel
3 MayBelarus 2-4 Czech RepublicSt. Jakobshalle, Basel
3 MayGermany 5-1 JapanSt. Jakobshalle, Basel
5 MayJapan 4-6 BelarusSt. Jakobshalle, Basel
5 MayCzech Republic 8-1 GermanySt. Jakobshalle, Basel

Group 2

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Goal difference Points
1 Canada321012 - 055
2 Slovakia321009 - 045
3 Italy310208 - 082
4 Austria300303 - 150

Austria was relegated to the qualifiers for the 1999 IIHF World Championship.

1 MayCanada 5-1 AustriaHallenstadion, Zurich
1 MayItaly 1-2 SlovakiaHallenstadion, Zurich
3 MaySlovakia 2-2 CanadaHallenstadion, Zurich
3 MayItaly 5-1 AustriaHallenstadion, Zurich
5 MayAustria 1-5 SlovakiaHallenstadion, Zurich
5 MayCanada 5-2 ItalyHallenstadion, Zurich

Group 3

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Goal difference Points
1 Sweden330016 - 046
2  Switzerland310209 - 102
3 United States310207 - 112
4 France310205 - 122

France was relegated to the qualifiers for the 1999 IIHF World Championship.

2 MayUnited States 5-2  SwitzerlandHallenstadion, Zurich
2 MaySweden 6-1 FranceHallenstadion, Zurich
4 MayFrance 3-1 United StatesHallenstadion, Zurich
4 MaySweden 4-2  SwitzerlandHallenstadion, Zurich
6 MayUnited States 1-6 SwedenHallenstadion, Zurich
6 MaySwitzerland  5-1 FranceHallenstadion, Zurich

Group 4

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Goal difference Points
1 Russia330019 - 116
2 Finland320112 - 044
3 Latvia310212 - 152
4 Kazakhstan300306 - 190

Kazakhstan was relegated to the qualifiers for the 1999 IIHF World Championship.

2 MayRussia 8-4 KazakhstanSt. Jakobshalle, Basel
2 MayFinland 6-0 LatviaSt. Jakobshalle, Basel
4 MayLatvia 5-7 RussiaSt. Jakobshalle, Basel
4 MayFinland 4-0 KazakhstanSt. Jakobshalle, Basel
6 MayKazakhstan 2-7 LatviaSt. Jakobshalle, Basel
6 MayRussia 4-2 FinlandSt. Jakobshalle, Basel

Consolation Round 9-12 Place

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Goal difference Points
9 Latvia321009 - 035
10 Italy312009 - 054
11 Germany302105 - 102
12 United States301203 - 081

Germany and the United States were relegated to the qualifiers for the 1999 IIHF World Championship.

8 MayUnited States 1-1 GermanyHallenstadion, Zurich
8 MayItaly 1-1 LatviaHallenstadion, Zurich
10 MayItaly 4-0 United StatesHallenstadion, Zurich
10 MayGermany 0-5 LatviaSt. Jakobshalle, Basel
11 MayGermany 4-4 ItalyHallenstadion, Zurich
11 MayLatvia 3-2 United StatesHallenstadion, Zurich

Second round

Group 2 and 3 first place teams played against group 1 and 4 second place teams in group 5, group 1 and 4 first place teams played against group 2 and 3 second place teams. The top two, from each group, advanced to the semi-finals.

Group 5

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Goal difference Points
1 Sweden330010 - 026
2 Finland311108 - 063
3 Canada311110 - 123
4 Belarus300305 - 130
7 MaySweden 1-0 FinlandHallenstadion, Zurich
7 MayBelarus 2-6 CanadaHallenstadion, Zurich
9 MayCanada 3-3 FinlandHallenstadion, Zurich
9 MaySweden 2-1 BelarusHallenstadion, Zurich
10 MayCanada 1-7 SwedenHallenstadion, Zurich
10 MayFinland 5-2 BelarusHallenstadion, Zurich

Group 6

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Goal difference Points
1 Czech Republic321006 - 035
2  Switzerland311106 - 063
3 Russia311110 - 073
4 Slovakia301202 - 081
7 MaySlovakia 0-1 Czech RepublicSt. Jakobshalle, Basel
7 MayRussia 2-4  SwitzerlandSt. Jakobshalle, Basel
9 MayCzech Republic 3-1  SwitzerlandSt. Jakobshalle, Basel
9 MayRussia 6-1 SlovakiaSt. Jakobshalle, Basel
10 MayCzech Republic 2-2 RussiaSt. Jakobshalle, Basel
10 MaySwitzerland  1-1 SlovakiaSt. Jakobshalle, Basel

Final round

Semifinals

12 MaySweden 4-1
(1–0, 0–0, 3–1)		  SwitzerlandHallenstadion, Zurich
12 MayCzech Republic 1-4
(1–1, 0–1, 0–2)		 FinlandHallenstadion, Zurich
14 MaySwitzerland  2-7
(0–3, 0–1, 2–2)		 SwedenHallenstadion, Zurich
14 MayFinland 2-2
(0–0, 0–1, 2–1)		 Czech RepublicHallenstadion, Zurich

Match for third place

15 MayCzech Republic 4-0
(0-0, 3-0, 1-0)		  SwitzerlandHallenstadion, Zurich

Final

16 MayFinland 0-1
(0-0, 0-0, 0-1)		 SwedenHallenstadion, Zurich
Attendance: 9,300
17 MaySweden 0-0
(0-0, 0-0, 0-0)		 FinlandHallenstadion, Zurich
Attendance: 12,500

Ranking and statistics

 


 1998 IIHF World Championship Winners 

Sweden
7th title

Tournament Awards

Final standings

The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

 Sweden
 Finland
 Czech Republic
4  Switzerland
5 Russia
6 Canada
7 Slovakia
8 Belarus
9 Latvia
10 Italy
11 Germany
12 United States
13 France
14 Japan
15 Austria
16 Kazakhstan

Places eleven through sixteen were not relegated but had to play in qualifying tournaments for inclusion in the 1999 championship.

Scoring leaders

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Sweden Peter Forsberg76511+90F
Sweden Mats Sundin105611+136F
Finland Raimo Helminen10291100F
Finland Ville Peltonen10461008F
Czech Republic Radek Bělohlav9639+72F
Czech Republic Pavel Patera9639+612F
Russia Viktor Kozlov6459+50F
Russia Sergei Berezin6628+22F
Latvia Oleg Znaroks6538+42F
Sweden Mikael Renberg10538+66F

Source: quanthockey.com

Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.

Player MIP GA GAA SVS% SO
Sweden Tommy Salo54070.78.9593
Finland Ari Sulander477101.26.9562
Italy Mike Rosati29981.61.9501
Czech Republic Milan Hnilička430101.40.9402
France François Gravel9442.55.9380

Source: quanthockey.com

See also

Citations

  1. ↑ Qualifier explanation
  2. ↑ Tournament summary at Passionhockey.com

References

  • Complete results
  • Duplacey, James (1998). Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League. Total Sports. pp. 498–528. ISBN 0-8362-7114-9.
  • Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. pp. 161–3.
  • Archive Switzerland 1998
  • Qualifying tournament details
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