1998 IIHF World Championship

Summary

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.

1998 IIHF World Championship
Tournament details
Host country  Switzerland
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates1–17 May
Opened byFlavio Cotti
Teams16
Final positions
Champions  Sweden (7th title)
Runner-up  Finland
Third place  Czech Republic
Fourth place  Switzerland
Tournament statistics
Games played49
Goals scored276 (5.63 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Sweden Peter Forsberg (11 pts)

Venues edit

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

Qualifying Round (Austria) edit

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]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Kazakhstan 3 2 0 1 12 7 +5 4
2   Austria 3 2 0 1 9 5 +4 4
3   Norway 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 4
4   Poland 3 0 0 3 1 13 −12 0
Source:[citation needed]

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 edit

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 US, the first ever in an official match.[2]

Group 1 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Czech Republic 3 3 0 0 20 5 +15 6
2   Belarus 3 2 0 1 12 10 +2 4
3   Germany 3 1 0 2 8 13 −5 2
4   Japan 3 0 0 3 7 19 −12 0
Source:[citation needed]

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 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Canada 3 2 1 0 12 5 +7 5
2   Slovakia 3 2 1 0 9 4 +5 5
3   Italy 3 1 0 2 8 8 0 2
4   Austria 3 0 0 3 3 15 −12 0
Source:[citation needed]

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

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

Group 3 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Sweden 3 3 0 0 16 4 +12 6
2    Switzerland 3 1 0 2 9 10 −1 2
3   United States 3 1 0 2 7 11 −4 2
4   France 3 1 0 2 5 12 −7 2
Source:[citation needed]

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

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

Group 4 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Russia 3 3 0 0 19 11 +8 6
2   Finland 3 2 0 1 12 4 +8 4
3   Latvia 3 1 0 2 12 15 −3 2
4   Kazakhstan 3 0 0 3 6 19 −13 0
Source:[citation needed]

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 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9   Latvia 3 2 1 0 9 3 +6 5
10   Italy 3 1 2 0 9 5 +4 4
11   Germany 3 0 2 1 5 10 −5 2
12   United States 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 1
Source:[citation needed]

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

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

Second round edit

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 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Sweden 3 3 0 0 10 2 +8 6
2   Finland 3 1 1 1 8 6 +2 3
3   Canada 3 1 1 1 10 12 −2 3
4   Belarus 3 0 0 3 5 13 −8 0
Source:[citation needed]
7 MaySweden  1-0
(0-0, 1-0, 0-0)
  FinlandHallenstadion, Zürich
25:28 (PP1) − Mattias Öhlund1-0
7 MayBelarus  2-6  CanadaHallenstadion, Zürich
9 MayCanada  3-3  FinlandHallenstadion, Zürich
9 MaySweden  2-1  BelarusHallenstadion, Zürich
10 MayCanada  1-7  SwedenHallenstadion, Zürich
10 MayFinland  5-2  BelarusHallenstadion, Zürich

Group 6 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Czech Republic 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 5
2    Switzerland 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 3
3   Russia 3 1 1 1 10 7 +3 3
4   Slovakia 3 0 1 2 2 8 −6 1
Source:[citation needed]
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 edit

Bracket edit

 
SemifinalsFinals
 
          
 
12 and 14 May – Zürich
 
 
  Sweden4711
 
16 and 17 May – Zürich
 
   Switzerland12 3
 
  Sweden101
 
12 and 14 May – Zürich
 
  Finland00 0
 
  Czech Republic123
 
 
  Finland42 6
 
Bronze medal game
 
 
15 May – Zürich
 
 
  Czech Republic4
 
 
   Switzerland0

Semifinals edit

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

Match for third place edit

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

Final edit

16 MayFinland  0-1
(0-0, 0-0, 0-1)
  SwedenHallenstadion, Zürich
Attendance: 9,300
Ari SulanderGoaliesTommy SaloReferee:
  Alex Dell
0-150:07 − Johan Tornberg

17 MaySweden  0-0
(0-0, 0-0, 0-0)
  FinlandHallenstadion, Zürich
Attendance: 12,500
Tommy SaloGoaliesAri Sulander

Ranking and statistics edit


 1998 IIHF World Championship winners 
 
Sweden
7th title

Tournament Awards edit

Final standings edit

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 edit

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
  Peter Forsberg 7 6 5 11 +9 0 F
  Mats Sundin 10 5 6 11 +13 6 F
  Raimo Helminen 10 2 9 11 0 0 F
  Ville Peltonen 10 4 6 10 0 8 F
  Radek Bělohlav 9 6 3 9 +7 2 F
  Pavel Patera 9 6 3 9 +6 12 F
  Viktor Kozlov 6 4 5 9 +5 0 F
  Sergei Berezin 6 6 2 8 +2 2 F
  Oleg Znaroks 6 5 3 8 +4 2 F
  Mikael Renberg 10 5 3 8 +6 6 F

Source: quanthockey.com

Leading goaltenders edit

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
  Tommy Salo 540 7 0.78 .959 3
  Ari Sulander 477 10 1.26 .956 2
  Mike Rosati 299 8 1.61 .950 1
  Milan Hnilička 430 10 1.40 .940 2
  François Gravel 94 4 2.55 .938 0

Source: quanthockey.com

See also edit

Citations edit

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

References edit

  • 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