1998 IIHF World Championship

1998 IIHF World Championship
Tournament details
Host country   Switzerland
Dates 1–17 May
Teams 16
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions   Sweden (7th title)
Runner-up   Finland
Third place   Czech Republic
Fourth place   Switzerland
Tournament statistics
Matches played 49
Goals scored 276 (5.63 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Sweden Peter Forsberg (11 pts)
1997
1999

The 1998 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships were 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

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

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]

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Goal difference Points
1  Kazakhstan 3 2 0 1 12 - 07 4
2  Austria 3 2 0 1 09 - 05 4
3  Norway 3 2 0 1 08 - 05 4
4  Poland 3 0 0 3 01 - 13 0

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

First Round

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 USA, the first ever in an official match.[2]

Group 1

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Goal difference Points
1  Czech Republic 3 3 0 0 20 - 05 6
2  Belarus 3 2 0 1 12 - 10 4
3  Germany 3 1 0 2 08 - 13 2
4  Japan 3 0 0 3 07 - 19 0

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

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Goal difference Points
1  Canada 3 2 1 0 12 - 05 5
2  Slovakia 3 2 1 0 09 - 04 5
3  Italy 3 1 0 2 08 - 08 2
4  Austria 3 0 0 3 03 - 15 0

Austria was relegated to the qualifiers for the 1999 IIHF World Championship.

1 MayCanada 5-1 AustriaHallenstadion, Zurich
1 MayItaly 1-2 SlovakiaHallenstadion, Zurich
3 MaySlovakia 2-2 CanadaHallenstadion, Zurich
3 MayItaly 5-1 AustriaHallenstadion, Zurich
5 MayAustria 1-5 SlovakiaHallenstadion, Zurich
5 MayCanada 5-2 ItalyHallenstadion, Zurich

Group 3

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Goal difference Points
1  Sweden 3 3 0 0 16 - 04 6
2   Switzerland 3 1 0 2 09 - 10 2
3  United States 3 1 0 2 07 - 11 2
4  France 3 1 0 2 05 - 12 2

France was relegated to the qualifiers for the 1999 IIHF World Championship.

2 MayUnited States 5-2  SwitzerlandHallenstadion, Zurich
2 MaySweden 6-1 FranceHallenstadion, Zurich
4 MayFrance 3-1 United StatesHallenstadion, Zurich
4 MaySweden 4-2  SwitzerlandHallenstadion, Zurich
6 MayUnited States 1-6 SwedenHallenstadion, Zurich
6 MaySwitzerland  5-1 FranceHallenstadion, Zurich

Group 4

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Goal difference Points
1  Russia 3 3 0 0 19 - 11 6
2  Finland 3 2 0 1 12 - 04 4
3  Latvia 3 1 0 2 12 - 15 2
4  Kazakhstan 3 0 0 3 06 - 19 0

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

Consolation Round 9-12 Place

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Goal difference Points
9  Latvia 3 2 1 0 09 - 03 5
10  Italy 3 1 2 0 09 - 05 4
11  Germany 3 0 2 1 05 - 10 2
12  United States 3 0 1 2 03 - 08 1

Germany and the United States were relegated to the qualifiers for the 1999 IIHF World Championship.

8 MayUnited States 1-1 GermanyHallenstadion, Zurich
8 MayItaly 1-1 LatviaHallenstadion, Zurich
10 MayItaly 4-0 United StatesHallenstadion, Zurich
10 MayGermany 0-5 LatviaSt. Jakobshalle, Basel
11 MayGermany 4-4 ItalyHallenstadion, Zurich
11 MayLatvia 3-2 United StatesHallenstadion, Zurich

Second Round

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

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Goal difference Points
1  Sweden 3 3 0 0 10 - 02 6
2  Finland 3 1 1 1 08 - 06 3
3  Canada 3 1 1 1 10 - 12 3
4  Belarus 3 0 0 3 05 - 13 0
7 MaySweden 1-0 FinlandHallenstadion, Zurich
7 MayBelarus 2-6 CanadaHallenstadion, Zurich
9 MayCanada 3-3 FinlandHallenstadion, Zurich
9 MaySweden 2-1 BelarusHallenstadion, Zurich
10 MayCanada 1-7 SwedenHallenstadion, Zurich
10 MayFinland 5-2 BelarusHallenstadion, Zurich

Group 6

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Goal difference Points
1  Czech Republic 3 2 1 0 06 - 03 5
2   Switzerland 3 1 1 1 06 - 06 3
3  Russia 3 1 1 1 10 - 07 3
4  Slovakia 3 0 1 2 02 - 08 1
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

Final Round

Semifinals

12 MaySweden 4-1
(1–0, 0–0, 3–1)
  SwitzerlandHallenstadion, Zurich
12 MayCzech Republic 1-4
(1–1, 0–1, 0–2)
 FinlandHallenstadion, Zurich
14 MaySwitzerland  2-7
(0–3, 0–1, 2–2)
 SwedenHallenstadion, Zurich
14 MayFinland 2-2
(0–0, 0–1, 2–1)
 Czech RepublicHallenstadion, Zurich

Match for third place

15 MayCzech Republic 4-0
(0-0, 3-0, 1-0)
  SwitzerlandHallenstadion, Zurich

Final

16 MayFinland 0-1
(0-0, 0-0, 0-1)
 SwedenHallenstadion, Zurich
Attendance: 9,300

17 MaySweden 0-0
(0-0, 0-0, 0-0)
 FinlandHallenstadion, Zurich
Attendance: 12,500

Ranking and statistics

 


 1998 IIHF World Championship Winners 

Sweden
7th title

Tournament Awards

Final standings

The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

 Sweden
 Finland
 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.

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Sweden Peter Forsberg 7 5 6 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
Czech Republic Radek Bělohlav 9 6 3 9 +7 2 F
Czech Republic 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

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
Sweden Tommy Salo 540 7 0.78 .959 3
Finland Ari Sulander 477 10 1.26 .956 2
Italy Mike Rosati 299 8 1.61 .950 1
Czech Republic Milan Hnilička 430 10 1.40 .940 2
France François Gravel 94 4 2.55 .938 0

Source: quanthockey.com

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