2001 IIHF World Championship

The 2001 IIHF World Championship was held between 28 April and 13 May 2001 in Nuremberg, Cologne and Hanover, Germany.

2001 IIHF World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Germany
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Dates28 April – 13 May
Opened byJohannes Rau
Teams16
Final positions
Champions  Czech Republic (4th title)
Runner-up  Finland
Third place  Sweden
Fourth place United States
Tournament statistics
Games played56
Goals scored318 (5.68 per game)
Attendance407,547 (7,278 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Finland Juha Ylönen (14 points)
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It was the 65th annual event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).

Venues edit

Preussag Arena
Capacity: 10,767
Kölnarena
Capacity: 18,500
Nuremberg Arena
Capacity: 6,500
     
  GermanyHanover   GermanyCologne   GermanyNuremberg

Qualification Tournament edit

Far Eastern Qualification for the tournament took place between September 4 and September 6, 2000 in Sapporo, Japan.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Japan 2 2 0 0 13 3 +10 4
  China 2 1 0 1 13 6 +7 2
  South Korea 2 0 0 2 1 18 −17 0
Source: [citation needed]

All times local

4 September 2000
18:30
South Korea  0–8  JapanSapporo
5 September 2000
18:30
China  10–1  South KoreaSapporo
6 September 2000
18:30
Japan  5–3  ChinaSapporo

Final tournament edit

In the first round, the top 3 teams from each group progressed to the second round, whilst the last placed team progressed to the consolation round.

First round edit

Group A edit

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

All times local

28 April 2001
15:15
Switzerland  1–3  Germany
28 April 2001
16:00
Belarus  1–5  Czech Republic
29 April 2001
20:00
Czech Republic  2–2  Germany
30 April 2001
16:00
Switzerland  5–2  Belarus
1 May 2001
20:00
Czech Republic  3–1   Switzerland
2 May 2001
15:15
Germany  0–2  Belarus

Group B edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Finland 3 3 0 0 18 3 +15 6
  Slovakia 3 2 0 1 15 9 +6 4
  Austria 3 1 0 2 4 12 −8 2
  Japan 3 0 0 3 6 19 −13 0
Source: [citation needed]

All times local

28 April 2001
20:00
Austria  1–5  Finland
29 April 2001
16:00
Slovakia  8–4  Japan
30 April 2001
16:00
Slovakia  5–0  Austria
30 April 2001
20:00
Finland  8–0  Japan
2 May 2001
16:00
Japan  2–3  Austria
2 May 2001
20:00
Finland  5–2  Slovakia

Group C edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Sweden 3 2 1 0 12 4 +8 5
  United States 3 1 1 1 8 7 +1 3
  Ukraine 3 1 0 2 7 13 −6 2
  Latvia 3 1 0 2 6 9 −3 2
Source: [citation needed]

All times local

28 April 2001
20:00
United States  6–3  Ukraine
29 April 2001
16:00
Latvia  2–5  Sweden
30 April 2001
20:00
United States  0–2  Latvia
1 May 2001
20:00
Sweden  5–0  Ukraine
2 May 2001
16:00
Ukraine  4–2  Latvia
2 May 2001
20:00
Sweden  2–2  United States

Group D edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Canada 3 3 0 0 13 2 +11 6
  Russia 3 2 0 1 12 5 +7 4
  Italy 3 0 1 2 5 14 −9 1
  Norway 3 0 1 2 4 13 −9 1
Source: [citation needed]

All times local

28 April 2001
16:00
Norway  0–5  Canada
28 April 2001
20:00
Russia  7–0  Italy
29 April 2001
20:00
Russia  4–0  Norway
30 April 2001
16:00
Canada  3–1  Italy
1 May 2001
20:00
Italy  4–4  Norway
2 May 2001
20:00
Canada  5–1  Russia

Second round edit

In the Second Round, the top 4 teams from each group progressed to the Final Round, whilst the bottom 2 teams are eliminated.

Group E edit

Tables and scores below include meetings between teams during the First Round.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Czech Republic 5 4 1 0 24 8 +16 9
  Canada 5 3 1 1 19 11 +8 7
  Russia 5 3 0 2 16 11 +5 6
  Germany 5 1 2 2 10 12 −2 4
   Switzerland 5 1 0 4 13 15 −2 2
  Italy 5 1 0 4 5 30 −25 2
Source: [citation needed]
28 April 2001
15:15
Switzerland  1–3  Germany
28 April 2001
20:00
Russia  7–0  Italy
29 April 2001
20:00
Czech Republic  2–2  Germany
30 April 2001
16:00
Canada  3–1  Italy
1 May 2001
20:00
Czech Republic  3–1   Switzerland
2 May 2001
20:00
Canada  5–1  Russia
4 May 2001
15:15
Canada  6–2   Switzerland
4 May 2001
20:00
Germany  1–3  Italy
5 May 2001
16:00
Czech Republic  4–3  Russia
5 May 2001
20:00
Canada  3–3  Germany
6 May 2001
16:00
Russia  2–1   Switzerland
6 May 2001
20:00
Czech Republic  11–0  Italy
7 May 2001
16:00
Switzerland  8–1  Italy
8 May 2001
16:00
Russia  3–1  Germany
8 May 2001
20:00
Canada  2–4  Czech Republic

Group F edit

Tables and scores below include meetings between teams during the First Round.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Finland 5 4 0 1 23 12 +11 8
  Sweden 5 3 1 1 25 8 +17 7
  United States 5 3 1 1 15 10 +5 7
  Slovakia 5 2 0 3 12 12 0 4
  Ukraine 5 1 0 4 7 21 −14 2
  Austria 5 1 0 4 4 23 −19 2
Source: [citation needed]
28 April 2001
20:00
Austria  1–5  Finland
28 April 2001
20:00
United States  6–3  Ukraine
30 April 2001
16:00
Slovakia  5–0  Austria
1 May 2001
20:00
Sweden  5–0  Ukraine
2 May 2001
20:00
Finland  5–2  Slovakia
2 May 2001
20:00
Sweden  2–2  United States
4 May 2001
16:00
Slovakia  3–1  Ukraine
4 May 2001
20:00
Sweden  11–0  Austria
5 May 2001
16:00
Finland  1–4  United States
5 May 2001
20:00
Sweden  3–1  Slovakia
6 May 2001
16:00
United States  0–3  Austria
6 May 2001
20:00
Finland  7–1  Ukraine
7 May 2001
20:00
Ukraine  2–0  Austria
8 May 2001
16:00
Slovakia  1–3  United States
8 May 2001
20:00
Finland  5–4  Sweden

Consolation round 13–16 Place edit

Group G edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Latvia 3 2 1 0 13 4 +9 5
  Belarus 3 2 1 0 9 5 +4 5
  Norway 3 0 1 2 5 9 −4 1
  Japan 3 0 1 2 6 15 −9 1
Source: [citation needed]

As the Far Eastern qualifier,   Japan avoids relegation. Therefore,   Belarus and   Norway are relegated to Division I for the 2002 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships

All times local

4 May 2001
15:15
Latvia  2–2  Belarus
4 May 2001
20:00
Norway  3–3  Japan
5 May 2001
16:00
Belarus  3–2  Norway
5 May 2001
20:00
Latvia  8–2  Japan
7 May 2001
16:00
Belarus  4–1  Japan
7 May 2001
20:00
Latvia  3–0  Norway

Final round edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
10 May
 
 
  Czech Republic 2
 
12 May
 
  Slovakia 0
 
  Czech Republic 3
 
10 May
 
  Sweden 2
 
  Sweden 4
 
13 May
 
  Russia 3
 
  Czech Republic 3
 
10 May
 
  Finland 2
 
  Canada 3
 
12 May
 
  United States 4
 
  United States 1
 
10 May
 
  Finland 3 Third place
 
  Finland 4
 
13 May
 
  Germany 1
 
  United States 2
 
 
  Sweden 3
 

Quarterfinals edit

10 MayCzech Republic  2–0  Slovakia
10 MayGermany  1–4  Finland
10 MayCanada  3–4 (aet)  United States
10 MaySweden  4–3 (aet)  Russia

Semifinals edit

12 MayCzech Republic  2–2 (2–1)  Sweden
12 MayFinland  3–1  United States

Match for third place edit

13 MaySweden  3–2
(1-0, 1-1, 1-1)
  United StatesHanover
Attendance: 10,513

Final edit

13 MayCzech Republic  3–2 (aet)
(0-1, 0-1, 2-0, 1-0)
  FinlandHanover
Attendance: 10,513
0-117:35 − Juha Lind
0-238:39 − Juha Ylönen
Martin Procházka − 44:311-2
Jiří Dopita − 54:052-2
David Moravec − 70:383-2

Ranking and statistics edit


 2001 IIHF World Championship winners 
 
Czech Republic
4th title

Tournament Awards edit

Final standings edit

According to the IIHF: The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

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

Scoring leaders edit

 
A gold medal that was awarded to Petr Čajánek.

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are left out.

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
  Juha Ylönen 9 5 9 14 +9 2 F
  Petteri Nummelin 9 1 12 13 +4 0 D
  Robert Reichel 9 5 7 12 +11 4 F
  Sami Kapanen 8 7 4 11 +5 8 F
  Per-Johan Axelsson 9 3 6 9 +8 12 F
  Sami Salo 9 3 6 9 +9 6 D
  Radek Dvořák 9 4 4 8 +8 8 F
  Kim Johnsson 9 4 4 8 +11 6 D
  Kristofer Ottosson 9 4 4 8 +10 0 F
  Daniel Alfredsson 9 3 5 8 +6 6 F

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 SOG GA GAA SVS% SO
  Leonid Fatikov 160:00 70 3 1.13 95.71 1
  Milan Hnilička 540:38 269 13 1.44 95.17 1
  Pasi Nurminen 410:38 193 12 1.75 93.78 0
  Robert Esche 359:11 188 13 2.17 93.09 1
  Maxim Sokolov 321:57 125 9 1.68 92.80 2

See also edit

References edit