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1998 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

March 16, 2024

The 1998 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships was the 62nd such event sanctioned by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Teams representing 40 countries participated in several levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for group placements in the 1999 competition.

1998 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships
DatesMarch – May 1998
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World Championship Group A edit

Main article: 1998 IIHF World Championship

The Championship took place between sixteen teams in Switzerland.

World Championship Group B (Slovenia) edit

Played 15–26 April in Ljubljana and Jesenice. Norway, as the next year's host, had already been awarded a spot in Group A. In addition, the top three other finishers advanced to qualifying tournaments for inclusion in Group A. The Estonians came into the final game knowing they could lose by four and still advance. Trailing by three after two, they hung on to edge the Danish team in the standings.[1]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
17   Ukraine 7 7 0 0 38 13 +25 14
18   Slovenia 7 5 1 1 28 15 +13 11
19   Estonia 7 3 1 3 15 19 −4 7
20   Denmark 7 2 3 2 18 24 −6 7
21   Norway 7 3 0 4 21 19 +2 6
22   Great Britain 7 3 0 4 32 27 +5 6
23   Poland 7 2 1 4 21 28 −7 5
24   Netherlands 7 0 0 7 12 40 −28 0
Source:[citation needed]

Ukraine, Slovenia, and Estonia all advanced to qualifiers for Group A, the Netherlands was relegated to Group C. Norway was promoted to Group A as hosts.

15 AprilEstonia  2–1  Norway
15 AprilSlovenia  3–0  Poland
15 AprilGreat Britain  1–6  Ukraine
15 AprilNetherlands  0–1  Denmark
16 AprilNetherlands  2–4  Estonia
16 AprilDenmark  1–7  Great Britain
17 AprilUkraine  6–3  Poland
17 AprilSlovenia  4–3  Norway
18 AprilPoland  5–5  Denmark
18 AprilNorway  2–5  Ukraine
19 AprilSlovenia  6–1  Netherlands
19 AprilGreat Britain  4–5  Estonia
20 AprilUkraine  10–1  Netherlands
20 AprilDenmark  2–1  Norway
21 AprilPoland  3–0  Estonia
21 AprilSlovenia  5–3  Great Britain
22 AprilEstonia  3–3  Denmark
22 AprilPoland  3–4  Great Britain
23 AprilSlovenia  3–4  Ukraine
23 AprilNorway  4–1  Netherlands
24 AprilGreat Britain  3–4  Norway
24 AprilEstonia  1–3  Ukraine
25 AprilSlovenia  4–4  Denmark
25 AprilNetherlands  4–5  Poland
26 AprilGreat Britain  10–3  Netherlands
26 AprilDenmark  2–4  Ukraine
26 AprilNorway  6–2  Poland
26 AprilSlovenia  3–0  Estonia

World Championship Group C (Hungary) edit

Played 22–28 March in Budapest, Székesfehérvár and Dunaújváros.

First round edit

Group 1 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Romania 3 3 0 0 20 7 +13 6
2   Lithuania 3 2 0 1 8 11 −3 4
3   Yugoslavia 3 0 1 2 4 8 −4 1
4   Croatia 3 0 1 2 4 10 −6 1
Source:[citation needed]
22 MarchRomania  5–3  Yugoslavia
22 MarchLithuania  3–2  Croatia
23 MarchLithuania  2–0  Yugoslavia
23 MarchCroatia  1–6  Romania
25 MarchCroatia  1–1  Yugoslavia
25 MarchLithuania  3–9  Romania

Group 2 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Hungary 3 3 0 0 19 2 +17 6
2   China 3 2 0 1 14 11 +3 4
3   South Korea 3 1 0 2 1 12 −11 2
4   Spain 3 0 0 3 5 14 −9 0
Source:[citation needed]
22 MarchHungary  7–1  China
22 MarchSpain  0–1  South Korea
23 MarchHungary  6–1  Spain
23 MarchChina  6–0  South Korea
25 MarchHungary  6–0  South Korea
25 MarchChina  7–4  Spain

Final Round 25–28 Place edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
25   Hungary 3 3 0 0 24 3 +21 6
26   Romania 3 2 0 1 20 9 +11 4
27   Lithuania 3 1 0 2 8 27 −19 2
28   China 3 0 0 3 8 21 −13 0
Source:[citation needed]

Hungary was promoted to Group B.

27 MarchRomania  9–3  China
27 MarchHungary  14–0  Lithuania
28 MarchChina  4–5  Lithuania
28 MarchHungary  3–2  Romania

Consolation Round 29–32 Place edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
29   Croatia 3 1 2 0 8 6 +2 4
30   Yugoslavia 3 1 2 0 7 6 +1 4
31   South Korea 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 2
32   Spain 3 0 2 1 7 8 −1 2
Source:[citation needed]

Spain was relegated to Group D. The Spanish led by two in both their final games, but tied them, and their earlier loss to South Korea sealed their fate.[1]

27 MarchSouth Korea  1–3  Croatia
27 MarchYugoslavia  3–3  Spain
28 MarchSpain  4–4  Croatia
28 MarchYugoslavia  3–2  South Korea

World Championship Group D (South Africa) edit

Played 27 March to 2 April in Krugersdorp and Pretoria.

First round edit

Group 1 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Israel 3 3 0 0 29 6 +23 6
2   Belgium 3 2 0 1 22 10 +12 4
3   South Africa 3 1 0 2 15 15 0 2
4   Greece 3 0 0 3 6 41 −35 0
Source:[citation needed]
27 MarchIsrael  16–2  Greece
27 MarchSouth Africa  3–5  Belgium
28 MarchBelgium  14–2  Greece
28 MarchSouth Africa  1–8  Israel
30 MarchIsrael  5–3  Belgium
30 MarchSouth Africa  11–2  Greece

Group 2 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Bulgaria 3 2 1 0 42 5 +37 5
2   Australia 3 2 1 0 28 6 +22 5
3   Turkey 3 1 0 2 5 37 −32 2
4   New Zealand 3 0 0 3 5 32 −27 0
Source:[citation needed]
27 MarchAustralia  14–1  Turkey
27 MarchBulgaria  18–1  New Zealand
28 MarchBulgaria  20–0  Turkey
28 MarchNew Zealand  1–10  Australia
30 MarchTurkey  4–3  New Zealand
30 MarchAustralia  4–4  Bulgaria

Final Round 33–36 Place edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
33   Bulgaria 3 2 1 0 12 6 +6 5
34   Australia 3 1 1 1 11 13 −2 3
35   Israel 3 1 0 2 10 13 −3 2
36   Belgium 3 1 0 2 9 10 −1 2
Source:[citation needed]

Bulgaria was promoted to Group C.

1 AprilBulgaria  4–0  Belgium
1 AprilIsrael  3–6  Australia
2 AprilAustralia  1–6  Belgium
2 AprilIsrael  2–4  Bulgaria

Consolation Round 37–40 Place edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
37   South Africa 3 3 0 0 28 7 +21 6
38   New Zealand 3 1 0 2 13 11 +2 2
39   Turkey 3 1 0 2 11 22 −11 2
40   Greece 3 1 0 2 11 23 −12 2
Source:[citation needed]
1 AprilSouth Africa  5–2  New Zealand
1 AprilTurkey  4–7  Greece
2 AprilGreece  2–8  New Zealand
2 AprilSouth Africa  12–3  Turkey

Citations edit

  1. ^ a b 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.

See also edit

March 16, 2024
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The 1998 Men s Ice Hockey World Championships was the 62nd such event sanctioned by the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF Teams representing 40 countries participated in several levels of competition The competition also served as qualifications for group placements in the 1999 competition 1998 Men s Ice Hockey World ChampionshipsDatesMarch May 1998 19971999 Contents 1 World Championship Group A 2 World Championship Group B Slovenia 3 World Championship Group C Hungary 3 1 First round 3 2 Group 1 3 3 Group 2 3 4 Final Round 25 28 Place 3 5 Consolation Round 29 32 Place 4 World Championship Group D South Africa 4 1 First round 4 2 Group 1 4 3 Group 2 4 4 Final Round 33 36 Place 4 5 Consolation Round 37 40 Place 5 Citations 6 References 7 See alsoWorld Championship Group A editMain article 1998 IIHF World Championship The Championship took place between sixteen teams in Switzerland nbsp Austria 2nd Qualification Tournament nbsp Belarus Promoted from Group B nbsp Canada nbsp Czech Republic nbsp Finland nbsp France nbsp Germany nbsp Italy nbsp Japan Far East Qualifier nbsp Kazakhstan 1st Qualification Tournament nbsp Latvia nbsp Russia nbsp Slovakia nbsp Sweden nbsp Switzerland Host nbsp United StatesWorld Championship Group B Slovenia editPlayed 15 26 April in Ljubljana and Jesenice Norway as the next year s host had already been awarded a spot in Group A In addition the top three other finishers advanced to qualifying tournaments for inclusion in Group A The Estonians came into the final game knowing they could lose by four and still advance Trailing by three after two they hung on to edge the Danish team in the standings 1 Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts17 nbsp Ukraine 7 7 0 0 38 13 25 1418 nbsp Slovenia 7 5 1 1 28 15 13 1119 nbsp Estonia 7 3 1 3 15 19 4 720 nbsp Denmark 7 2 3 2 18 24 6 721 nbsp Norway 7 3 0 4 21 19 2 622 nbsp Great Britain 7 3 0 4 32 27 5 623 nbsp Poland 7 2 1 4 21 28 7 524 nbsp Netherlands 7 0 0 7 12 40 28 0Source citation needed Ukraine Slovenia and Estonia all advanced to qualifiers for Group A the Netherlands was relegated to Group C Norway was promoted to Group A as hosts 15 AprilEstonia nbsp 2 1 nbsp Norway15 AprilSlovenia nbsp 3 0 nbsp Poland15 AprilGreat Britain nbsp 1 6 nbsp Ukraine15 AprilNetherlands nbsp 0 1 nbsp Denmark16 AprilNetherlands nbsp 2 4 nbsp Estonia16 AprilDenmark nbsp 1 7 nbsp Great Britain17 AprilUkraine nbsp 6 3 nbsp Poland17 AprilSlovenia nbsp 4 3 nbsp Norway18 AprilPoland nbsp 5 5 nbsp Denmark18 AprilNorway nbsp 2 5 nbsp Ukraine19 AprilSlovenia nbsp 6 1 nbsp Netherlands19 AprilGreat Britain nbsp 4 5 nbsp Estonia20 AprilUkraine nbsp 10 1 nbsp Netherlands20 AprilDenmark nbsp 2 1 nbsp Norway21 AprilPoland nbsp 3 0 nbsp Estonia21 AprilSlovenia nbsp 5 3 nbsp Great Britain22 AprilEstonia nbsp 3 3 nbsp Denmark22 AprilPoland nbsp 3 4 nbsp Great Britain23 AprilSlovenia nbsp 3 4 nbsp Ukraine23 AprilNorway nbsp 4 1 nbsp Netherlands24 AprilGreat Britain nbsp 3 4 nbsp Norway24 AprilEstonia nbsp 1 3 nbsp Ukraine25 AprilSlovenia nbsp 4 4 nbsp Denmark25 AprilNetherlands nbsp 4 5 nbsp Poland26 AprilGreat Britain nbsp 10 3 nbsp Netherlands26 AprilDenmark nbsp 2 4 nbsp Ukraine26 AprilNorway nbsp 6 2 nbsp Poland26 AprilSlovenia nbsp 3 0 nbsp EstoniaWorld Championship Group C Hungary editPlayed 22 28 March in Budapest Szekesfehervar and Dunaujvaros First round edit Group 1 edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts1 nbsp Romania 3 3 0 0 20 7 13 62 nbsp Lithuania 3 2 0 1 8 11 3 43 nbsp Yugoslavia 3 0 1 2 4 8 4 14 nbsp Croatia 3 0 1 2 4 10 6 1Source citation needed 22 MarchRomania nbsp 5 3 nbsp Yugoslavia22 MarchLithuania nbsp 3 2 nbsp Croatia23 MarchLithuania nbsp 2 0 nbsp Yugoslavia23 MarchCroatia nbsp 1 6 nbsp Romania25 MarchCroatia nbsp 1 1 nbsp Yugoslavia25 MarchLithuania nbsp 3 9 nbsp RomaniaGroup 2 edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts1 nbsp Hungary 3 3 0 0 19 2 17 62 nbsp China 3 2 0 1 14 11 3 43 nbsp South Korea 3 1 0 2 1 12 11 24 nbsp Spain 3 0 0 3 5 14 9 0Source citation needed 22 MarchHungary nbsp 7 1 nbsp China22 MarchSpain nbsp 0 1 nbsp South Korea23 MarchHungary nbsp 6 1 nbsp Spain23 MarchChina nbsp 6 0 nbsp South Korea25 MarchHungary nbsp 6 0 nbsp South Korea25 MarchChina nbsp 7 4 nbsp SpainFinal Round 25 28 Place edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts25 nbsp Hungary 3 3 0 0 24 3 21 626 nbsp Romania 3 2 0 1 20 9 11 427 nbsp Lithuania 3 1 0 2 8 27 19 228 nbsp China 3 0 0 3 8 21 13 0Source citation needed Hungary was promoted to Group B 27 MarchRomania nbsp 9 3 nbsp China27 MarchHungary nbsp 14 0 nbsp Lithuania28 MarchChina nbsp 4 5 nbsp Lithuania28 MarchHungary nbsp 3 2 nbsp RomaniaConsolation Round 29 32 Place edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts29 nbsp Croatia 3 1 2 0 8 6 2 430 nbsp Yugoslavia 3 1 2 0 7 6 1 431 nbsp South Korea 3 1 0 2 4 6 2 232 nbsp Spain 3 0 2 1 7 8 1 2Source citation needed Spain was relegated to Group D The Spanish led by two in both their final games but tied them and their earlier loss to South Korea sealed their fate 1 27 MarchSouth Korea nbsp 1 3 nbsp Croatia27 MarchYugoslavia nbsp 3 3 nbsp Spain28 MarchSpain nbsp 4 4 nbsp Croatia28 MarchYugoslavia nbsp 3 2 nbsp South KoreaWorld Championship Group D South Africa editPlayed 27 March to 2 April in Krugersdorp and Pretoria First round edit Group 1 edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts1 nbsp Israel 3 3 0 0 29 6 23 62 nbsp Belgium 3 2 0 1 22 10 12 43 nbsp South Africa 3 1 0 2 15 15 0 24 nbsp Greece 3 0 0 3 6 41 35 0Source citation needed 27 MarchIsrael nbsp 16 2 nbsp Greece27 MarchSouth Africa nbsp 3 5 nbsp Belgium28 MarchBelgium nbsp 14 2 nbsp Greece28 MarchSouth Africa nbsp 1 8 nbsp Israel30 MarchIsrael nbsp 5 3 nbsp Belgium30 MarchSouth Africa nbsp 11 2 nbsp GreeceGroup 2 edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts1 nbsp Bulgaria 3 2 1 0 42 5 37 52 nbsp Australia 3 2 1 0 28 6 22 53 nbsp Turkey 3 1 0 2 5 37 32 24 nbsp New Zealand 3 0 0 3 5 32 27 0Source citation needed 27 MarchAustralia nbsp 14 1 nbsp Turkey27 MarchBulgaria nbsp 18 1 nbsp New Zealand28 MarchBulgaria nbsp 20 0 nbsp Turkey28 MarchNew Zealand nbsp 1 10 nbsp Australia30 MarchTurkey nbsp 4 3 nbsp New Zealand30 MarchAustralia nbsp 4 4 nbsp BulgariaFinal Round 33 36 Place edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts33 nbsp Bulgaria 3 2 1 0 12 6 6 534 nbsp Australia 3 1 1 1 11 13 2 335 nbsp Israel 3 1 0 2 10 13 3 236 nbsp Belgium 3 1 0 2 9 10 1 2Source citation needed Bulgaria was promoted to Group C 1 AprilBulgaria nbsp 4 0 nbsp Belgium1 AprilIsrael nbsp 3 6 nbsp Australia2 AprilAustralia nbsp 1 6 nbsp Belgium2 AprilIsrael nbsp 2 4 nbsp BulgariaConsolation Round 37 40 Place edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts37 nbsp South Africa 3 3 0 0 28 7 21 638 nbsp New Zealand 3 1 0 2 13 11 2 239 nbsp Turkey 3 1 0 2 11 22 11 240 nbsp Greece 3 1 0 2 11 23 12 2Source citation needed 1 AprilSouth Africa nbsp 5 2 nbsp New Zealand1 AprilTurkey nbsp 4 7 nbsp Greece2 AprilGreece nbsp 2 8 nbsp New Zealand2 AprilSouth Africa nbsp 12 3 nbsp TurkeyCitations edit a b Summary at Passionhockey comReferences editComplete 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 amp Record Book 2011 Moydart Press pp 161 3 Archive Switzerland 1998See also edit1998 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1998 Men 27s Ice Hockey World Championships amp oldid 1192289514, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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