1998 IIHF World Championship
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| Eishockey-Weltmeisterschaft der Herren 1998 (in German) Championnat du monde de hockey sur glace 1998 (in French) Campionato mondiale di hockey su ghiaccio maschile 1998 (in Italian) | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland |
| Venues | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 1–17 May |
| Opened by | Flavio Cotti |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions File:Gold medal blank.svg | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (7th title) |
| Runners-up File:Silver medal blank.svg | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland |
| Third place File:Bronze medal blank.svg |  Czech Republic |
| Fourth place | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 49 |
| Goals scored | 276 (5.63 per game) |
| Scoring leader | Sweden Peter Forsberg (11 pts) |
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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
[edit | edit source]| Zürich | Basel | |
| Hallenstadion Capacity: 12,500 |
St. Jakobshalle Capacity: 9,000 | |
| File:Hallenstadion Zürich 2011-02-05-2.jpg | File:St Jakobshalle Basel.JPG |
Qualifying Round (Austria)
[edit | edit source]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 |
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| 1 | File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 4 |
| 2 |  Austria
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 4 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 4 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Poland.svg 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 1997 | Kazakhstan File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg | 6-1 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland |
| 6 November 1997 | Austria | 1-3 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway |
| 8 November 1997 | Norway File:Flag of Norway.svg | 3-0 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland |
| 8 November 1997 | Austria | 4-2 | File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan |
| 9 November 1997 | Kazakhstan File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg | 4-2 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway |
| 9 November 1997 | Austria | 4-0 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland |
First round
[edit | edit source]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 | edit source]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Czech Republic
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | +15 | 6 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Belarus (1995–2012).svg Belarus | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 4 |
| 3 | Error creating thumbnail: Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 2 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 0 |
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Source: [citation needed]
Japan was relegated to the qualifiers for the 1999 IIHF World Championship.
| 1 May | Czech Republic | 8-2 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | St. Jakobshalle, Basel |
| 1 May | Belarus File:Flag of Belarus (1995–2012).svg | 4-2 | Error creating thumbnail: Germany | St. Jakobshalle, Basel |
| 3 May | Belarus File:Flag of Belarus (1995–2012).svg | 2-4 | Czech Republic | St. Jakobshalle, Basel |
| 3 May | Germany Error creating thumbnail: | 5-1 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | St. Jakobshalle, Basel |
| 5 May | Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg | 4-6 | File:Flag of Belarus (1995–2012).svg Belarus | St. Jakobshalle, Basel |
| 5 May | Czech Republic | 8-1 | Error creating thumbnail: Germany | St. Jakobshalle, Basel |
Group 2
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 5 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 5 |
| 3 |  Italy
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Austria
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 0 |
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Source: [citation needed]
Austria was relegated to the qualifiers for the 1999 IIHF World Championship.
| 1 May | Canada File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg | 5-1 | Austria | Hallenstadion, Zürich |
| 1 May | Italy | 1-2 | File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia | Hallenstadion, Zürich |
| 3 May | Slovakia File:Flag of Slovakia.svg | 2-2 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | Hallenstadion, Zürich |
| 3 May | Italy | 5-1 | Austria | Hallenstadion, Zürich |
| 5 May | Austria | 1-5 | File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia | Hallenstadion, Zürich |
| 5 May | Canada File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg | 5-2 | Italy | Hallenstadion, Zürich |
Group 3
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 6 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 2 |
| 3 |  United States
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 2 |
| 4 |  France
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 2 |
Source: [citation needed]
France was relegated to the qualifiers for the 1999 IIHF World Championship.
| 2 May | United States | 5-2 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | Hallenstadion, Zürich |
| 2 May | Sweden File:Flag of Sweden.svg | 6-1 | France | Hallenstadion, Zürich |
| 4 May | France | 3-1 | United States | Hallenstadion, Zürich |
| 4 May | Sweden File:Flag of Sweden.svg | 4-2 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | Hallenstadion, Zürich |
| 6 May | United States | 1-6 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | Hallenstadion, Zürich |
| 6 May | Switzerland File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg | 5-1 | France | Hallenstadion, Zürich |
Group 4
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 6 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 4 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 2 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg 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 May | Russia File:Flag of Russia.svg | 8-4 | File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan | St. Jakobshalle, Basel |
| 2 May | Finland File:Flag of Finland.svg | 6-0 | File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia | St. Jakobshalle, Basel |
| 4 May | Latvia File:Flag of Latvia.svg | 5-7 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | St. Jakobshalle, Basel |
| 4 May | Finland File:Flag of Finland.svg | 4-0 | File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan | St. Jakobshalle, Basel |
| 6 May | Kazakhstan File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg | 2-7 | File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia | St. Jakobshalle, Basel |
| 6 May | Russia File:Flag of Russia.svg | 4-2 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | St. Jakobshalle, Basel |
Consolation Round 9-12 Place
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 9 | File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 5 |
| 10 | Italy
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 4 |
| 11 | Error creating thumbnail: Germany | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 2 |
| 12 | United States
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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 May | United States | 1-1 | Error creating thumbnail: Germany | Hallenstadion, Zürich |
| 8 May | Italy | 1-1 | File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia | Hallenstadion, Zürich |
| 10 May | Italy | 4-0 | United States | Hallenstadion, Zürich |
| 10 May | Germany Error creating thumbnail: | 0-5 | File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia | St. Jakobshalle, Basel |
| 11 May | Germany Error creating thumbnail: | 4-4 | Italy | Hallenstadion, Zürich |
| 11 May | Latvia File:Flag of Latvia.svg | 3-2 | United States | Hallenstadion, Zürich |
Second round
[edit | edit source]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 | edit source]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 6 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 3 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 3 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Belarus (1995–2012).svg Belarus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 7 May | Sweden File:Flag of Sweden.svg | 1-0 (0-0, 1-0, 0-0) | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | Hallenstadion, Zürich |
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| 7 May | Belarus File:Flag of Belarus (1995–2012).svg | 2-6 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | Hallenstadion, Zürich |
| 9 May | Canada File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg | 3-3 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | Hallenstadion, Zürich |
| 9 May | Sweden File:Flag of Sweden.svg | 2-1 | File:Flag of Belarus (1995–2012).svg Belarus | Hallenstadion, Zürich |
| 10 May | Canada File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg | 1-7 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | Hallenstadion, Zürich |
| 10 May | Finland File:Flag of Finland.svg | 5-2 | File:Flag of Belarus (1995–2012).svg Belarus | Hallenstadion, Zürich |
Group 6
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Czech Republic
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 3 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 7 May | Slovakia File:Flag of Slovakia.svg | 0-1 | Czech Republic | St. Jakobshalle, Basel |
| 7 May | Russia File:Flag of Russia.svg | 2-4 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | St. Jakobshalle, Basel |
| 9 May | Czech Republic | 3-1 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | St. Jakobshalle, Basel |
| 9 May | Russia File:Flag of Russia.svg | 6-1 | File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia | St. Jakobshalle, Basel |
| 10 May | Czech Republic | 2-2 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | St. Jakobshalle, Basel |
| 10 May | Switzerland File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg | 1-1 | File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia | St. Jakobshalle, Basel |
Final round
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Bracket
[edit | edit source]| Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||
| 12 and 14 May – Zürich | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 4 | 7 | 2 | |||||||
| 16 and 17 May – Zürich | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 12 and 14 May – Zürich | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Czech Republic | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | 4 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| Bronze medal game | ||||||||||
| 15 May – Zürich | ||||||||||
| Czech Republic | 4 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | 0 | |||||||||
Semifinals
[edit | edit source]| 12 May | Sweden File:Flag of Sweden.svg | 4–1 (1–0, 0–0, 3–1) | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | Hallenstadion, Zürich |
| 12 May | Czech Republic | 1–4 (1–1, 0–1, 0–2) | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | Hallenstadion, Zürich |
| 14 May | Switzerland File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg | 2–7 (0–4, 0–1, 2–2) | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | Hallenstadion, Zürich |
| 14 May | Finland File:Flag of Finland.svg | 2–2 (0–0, 0–1, 2–1) | Czech Republic | Hallenstadion, Zürich |
Match for third place
[edit | edit source]| 15 May | Czech Republic | 4–0 (0–0, 3–0, 1–0) | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | Hallenstadion, Zürich |
Final
[edit | edit source]| 16 May | Finland File:Flag of Finland.svg | 0–1 (0–0, 0–0, 0–1) | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | Hallenstadion, Zürich Attendance: 9,300 |
| Ari Sulander | Goalies | Tommy Salo | Referee: Alex Dell | ||
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| 17 May | Sweden File:Flag of Sweden.svg | 0–0 (0–0, 0–0, 0–0) | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | Hallenstadion, Zürich Attendance: 12,500 |
| Tommy Salo | Goalies | Ari Sulander | ||
Ranking and statistics
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| 1998 IIHF World Championship winners |
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| File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 7th title |
Tournament Awards
[edit | edit source]- Best players selected by the directorate:
- Best Goaltender: Finland Ari Sulander
- Best Defenceman: František Kučera
- Best Forward: Sweden Peter Forsberg
- Media All-Star Team:
- Goaltender: Sweden Tommy Salo
- Defence: Finland Jere Karalahti, František Kučera
- Forwards: Sweden Peter Forsberg, Finland Ville Peltonen, Sweden Mats Sundin
Final standings
[edit | edit source]The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:
Places eleven through sixteen were not relegated but had to play in qualifying tournaments for inclusion in the 1999 championship.
Scoring leaders
[edit | edit source]List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
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| Sweden Peter Forsberg | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | +9 | 0 | F |
| Sweden Mats Sundin | 10 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +13 | 6 | F |
| Finland Raimo Helminen | 10 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | F |
| Finland 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 |
| Russia Viktor Kozlov | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +5 | 0 | F |
| Russia Sergei Berezin | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | +2 | 2 | F |
| Latvia Oleg Znaroks | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +4 | 2 | F |
| Sweden Mikael Renberg | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +6 | 6 | F |
Source: quanthockey.com
Leading goaltenders
[edit | edit source]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 |
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| Sweden Tommy Salo | 540 | 7 | 0.78 | .959 | 3 |
| Finland 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
IIHF honors and awards
[edit | edit source]The 1998 IIHF Hall of Fame induction ceremony has held in Zürich during the World Championships. Wolf-Dieter Montag of Germany was given the Paul Loicq Award for outstanding contributions to international ice hockey.[3]
IIHF Hall of Fame inductees
- Canada: W. A. Hewitt,[4] Marshall Johnston,[5] Terry O'Malley,[5] Harry Watson[4]
- Czech Republic: Karel Gut,[6] Jiří Holeček[7]
- Finland: Pekka Marjamäki[8]
- France: Jacques Lacarrière[9]
- Germany: Gustav Jaenecke,[10] Xaver Unsinn[11]
- Great Britain: Carl Erhardt[12]
- Latvia: Helmuts Balderis[13]
- Romania: Eduard Pană[14]
- Russia: Anatoli Firsov,[15] Valeri Kharlamov,[15] Viktor Tikhonov,[15] Valeri Vasiliev[15]
- Slovakia: Vladimír Dzurilla,[16] Jozef Golonka[17]
- Sweden: Lasse Björn,[18] Håkan Loob,[19] Börje Salming,[20] Arne Strömberg[21]
- Switzerland: Ferdinand Cattini,[22] Hans Cattini,[22] Cesar Lüthi[23]
- United States: Bill Christian,[24] Jack McCartan,[25] Robert Ridder,[26] John P. Riley Jr.[27]
See also
[edit | edit source]Citations
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- ^ Tournament summary at Passionhockey.com
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References
[edit | edit source]- Complete results
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- Archive Switzerland 1998
- Qualifying tournament details
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