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1998 IIHF World Championship

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1998 IIHF World Championship
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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.

Quick facts 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), Tournament details ...
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Venues

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

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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
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First round

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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
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Consolation Round 9-12 Place

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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
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Second round

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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

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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

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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
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Final round

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medal of the tournament

Bracket

 
SemifinalsFinals
 
          
 
12 and 14 May – Zürich
 
 
 Sweden472
 
16 and 17 May – Zürich
 
  Switzerland120
 
 Sweden101
 
12 and 14 May – Zürich
 
 Finland000
 
 Czech Republic120
 
 
 Finland421
 
Bronze medal game
 
 
15 May – Zürich
 
 
 Czech Republic4
 
 
  Switzerland0

Semifinals

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

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

Final

16 MayFinland 0–1
(0–0, 0–0, 0–1)
 SwedenHallenstadion, Zürich
Attendance: 9,300
Ari SulanderGoaliesTommy SaloReferee:
United States 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
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Ranking and statistics

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 1998 IIHF World Championship winners 

Sweden
7th title

Tournament Awards

Final standings

The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

1st place, gold medalist(s) Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Finland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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.

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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.

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IIHF honors and awards

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

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