1998 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

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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 Championships
Dates	March – May 1998
← 1997 1999 →

World Championship Group A

The Championship took place between sixteen teams in Switzerland.

Austria (2nd, Qualification Tournament)
Belarus (Promoted from Group B)
Canada
Czech Republic
Finland
France
Germany
Italy
Japan (Far East Qualifier)
Kazakhstan (1st, Qualification Tournament)
Latvia
Russia
Slovakia
Sweden
Switzerland (Host)
United States

World Championship Group B (Slovenia)

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 April

2–1

15 April

3–0

15 April

1–6

15 April

0–1

16 April

2–4

16 April

1–7

17 April

6–3

17 April

4–3

18 April

5–5

18 April

2–5

19 April

6–1

19 April

4–5

20 April

10–1

20 April

2–1

21 April

3–0

21 April

5–3

22 April

3–3

22 April

3–4

23 April

3–4

23 April

4–1

24 April

3–4

24 April

1–3

25 April

4–4

25 April

4–5

26 April

10–3

26 April

2–4

26 April

6–2

26 April

3–0

World Championship Group C (Hungary)

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

First round

Group 1

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 March

5–3

22 March

3–2

23 March

2–0

23 March

1–6

25 March

1–1

25 March

3–9

Group 2

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 March

7–1

22 March

0–1

23 March

6–1

23 March

6–0

25 March

6–0

25 March

7–4

Final Round 25–28 Place

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 March

9–3

27 March

14–0

28 March

4–5

28 March

3–2

Consolation Round 29–32 Place

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 March

1–3

27 March

3–3

28 March

4–4

28 March

3–2

World Championship Group D (South Africa)

Played 27 March to 2 April in Krugersdorp and Pretoria.

First round

Group 1

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 March

16–2

27 March

3–5

28 March

14–2

28 March

1–8

30 March

5–3

30 March

11–2

Group 2

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 March

14–1

27 March

18–1

28 March

20–0

28 March

1–10

30 March

4–3

30 March

4–4

Final Round 33–36 Place

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 April

4–0

1 April

3–6

2 April

1–6

2 April

2–4

Consolation Round 37–40 Place

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 April

5–2

1 April

4–7

2 April

2–8

2 April

12–3

Citations

^ ^a ^b Summary at Passionhockey.com

References

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

See also

1998 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

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