1998 IIHF World Championship

1998 IIHF World Championship
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
Host country  Switzerland
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates1–17 May
Opened byFlavio Cotti
Teams16
Final positions
Champions  Sweden (7th title)
Runners-up  Finland
Third place  Czech Republic
Fourth place  Switzerland
Tournament statistics
Games played49
Goals scored276 (5.63 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Peter Forsberg (11 pts)
Main article: 1998 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

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

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]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Kazakhstan 3 2 0 1 12 7 +5 4
2  Austria 3 2 0 1 9 5 +4 4
3  Norway 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 4
4  Poland 3 0 0 3 1 13 −12 0
Source:

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

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Czech Republic 3 3 0 0 20 5 +15 6
2  Belarus 3 2 0 1 12 10 +2 4
3  Germany 3 1 0 2 8 13 −5 2
4  Japan 3 0 0 3 7 19 −12 0
Source:

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Canada 3 2 1 0 12 5 +7 5
2  Slovakia 3 2 1 0 9 4 +5 5
3  Italy 3 1 0 2 8 8 0 2
4  Austria 3 0 0 3 3 15 −12 0
Source:

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Sweden 3 3 0 0 16 4 +12 6
2   Switzerland 3 1 0 2 9 10 −1 2
3  United States 3 1 0 2 7 11 −4 2
4  France 3 1 0 2 5 12 −7 2
Source:

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Russia 3 3 0 0 19 11 +8 6
2  Finland 3 2 0 1 12 4 +8 4
3  Latvia 3 1 0 2 12 15 −3 2
4  Kazakhstan 3 0 0 3 6 19 −13 0
Source:

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9  Latvia 3 2 1 0 9 3 +6 5
10  Italy 3 1 2 0 9 5 +4 4
11  Germany 3 0 2 1 5 10 −5 2
12  United States 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 1
Source:

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

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Sweden 3 3 0 0 10 2 +8 6
2  Finland 3 1 1 1 8 6 +2 3
3  Canada 3 1 1 1 10 12 −2 3
4  Belarus 3 0 0 3 5 13 −8 0
Source:
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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Czech Republic 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 5
2   Switzerland 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 3
3  Russia 3 1 1 1 10 7 +3 3
4  Slovakia 3 0 1 2 2 8 −6 1
Source:
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

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:
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

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
Peter Forsberg 7 6 5 11 +9 0 F
Mats Sundin 10 5 6 11 +13 6 F
Raimo Helminen 10 2 9 11 0 0 F
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
Viktor Kozlov 6 4 5 9 +5 0 F
Sergei Berezin 6 6 2 8 +2 2 F
Oleg Znaroks 6 5 3 8 +4 2 F
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
Tommy Salo 540 7 0.78 .959 3
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

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

See also

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