2001 IIHF World Championship
The 2001 IIHF World Championship was held between April 28 and May 13, 2001 in Nuremberg, Cologne and Hanover, Germany.
| Eishockey-Weltmeisterschaft 2001 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Germany |
| Dates | April 28 – May 13 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Czech Republic (4th title) |
Runner-up  |  Finland |
Third place  |  Sweden |
| Fourth place |  United States |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 56 |
| Goals scored | 318 (5.68 per match) |
| Attendance | 407,547 (7,278 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Juha Ylönen (14 points) |
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It was the 65th annual event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).
Venues
| Preussag Arena Capacity: 10,767 |
Kölnarena Capacity: 18,500 |
Nuremberg Arena Capacity: 6,500 | |
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| Germany – Hanover |
Germany – Cologne |
Germany - Nuremberg |
Qualification Tournament
Far Eastern Qualification for the tournament took place between September 4 and September 6, 2000 in Sapporo, Japan.
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Japan |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 4 |
 China |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 2 |
 South Korea |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
All times local
| September 4, 2000 18:30 | South Korea | 0–8 | Japan | Sapporo |
| September 5, 2000 18:30 | China | 10–1 | South Korea | Sapporo |
| September 6, 2000 18:30 | Japan | 5–3 | China | Sapporo |
Final tournament
In the First Round, the top 3 teams from each group progressed to the Second Round, whilst the last placed team progressed to the Consolation Round.
Group A
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 5 |
| Germany |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
 Switzerland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 |
 Belarus |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
All times local
| April 28, 2001 15:15 | Switzerland | 1–3 | Germany |
| April 28, 2001 16:00 | Belarus | 1–5 | Czech Republic |
| April 29, 2001 20:00 | Czech Republic | 2–2 | Germany |
| April 30, 2001 16:00 | Switzerland | 5–2 | Belarus |
| May 1, 2001 20:00 | Czech Republic | 3–1 | Switzerland |
| May 2, 2001 15:15 | Germany | 0–2 | Belarus |
Group B
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finland |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 6 |
 Slovakia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 4 |
 Austria |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 2 |
| Japan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 0 |
All times local
| April 28, 2001 20:00 | Austria | 1–5 | Finland |
| April 29, 2001 16:00 | Slovakia | 8–4 | Japan |
| April 30, 2001 16:00 | Slovakia | 5–0 | Austria |
| April 30, 2001 20:00 | Finland | 8–0 | Japan |
| May 2, 2001 16:00 | Japan | 2–3 | Austria |
| May 2, 2001 20:00 | Finland | 5–2 | Slovakia |
Group C
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 5 |
| United States |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
 Ukraine |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 2 |
 Latvia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
All times local
| April 28, 2001 20:00 | United States | 6–3 | Ukraine |
| April 29, 2001 16:00 | Latvia | 2–5 | Sweden |
| April 30, 2001 20:00 | United States | 0–2 | Latvia |
| May 1, 2001 20:00 | Sweden | 5–0 | Ukraine |
| May 2, 2001 16:00 | Ukraine | 4–2 | Latvia |
| May 2, 2001 20:00 | Sweden | 2–2 | United States |
Group D
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | PTS |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 6 |
 Russia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 4 |
 Italy |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 1 |
 Norway |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 1 |
All times local
| April 28, 2001 16:00 | Norway | 0–5 | Canada |
| April 28, 2001 20:00 | Russia | 7–0 | Italy |
| April 29, 2001 20:00 | Russia | 4–0 | Norway |
| April 30, 2001 16:00 | Canada | 3–1 | Italy |
| May 1, 2001 20:00 | Italy | 4–4 | Norway |
| May 2, 2001 20:00 | Canada | 5–1 | Russia |
Second round
In the Second Round, the top 4 teams from each group progressed to the Final Round, whilst the bottom 2 teams are eliminated.
Group E
Tables and scores below include meetings between teams during the First Round.
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | PTS |
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| Czech Republic |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 9 |
| Canada |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 7 |
| Russia |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 6 |
| Germany |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4 |
| Switzerland |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 2 |
| Italy |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 2 |
| April 28, 2001 15:15 | Switzerland | 1–3 | Germany |
| April 28, 2001 20:00 | Russia | 7–0 | Italy |
| April 29, 2001 20:00 | Czech Republic | 2–2 | Germany |
| April 30, 2001 16:00 | Canada | 3–1 | Italy |
| May 1, 2001 20:00 | Czech Republic | 3–1 | Switzerland |
| May 2, 2001 20:00 | Canada | 5–1 | Russia |
| May 4, 2001 15:15 | Canada | 6–2 | Switzerland |
| May 4, 2001 20:00 | Germany | 1–3 | Italy |
| May 5, 2001 16:00 | Czech Republic | 4–3 | Russia |
| May 5, 2001 20:00 | Canada | 3–3 | Germany |
| May 6, 2001 16:00 | Russia | 2–1 | Switzerland |
| May 6, 2001 20:00 | Czech Republic | 11–0 | Italy |
| May 7, 2001 16:00 | Switzerland | 8–1 | Italy |
| May 8, 2001 16:00 | Russia | 3–1 | Germany |
| May 8, 2001 20:00 | Canada | 2–4 | Czech Republic |
Group F
Tables and scores below include meetings between teams during the First Round.
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finland |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 8 |
| Sweden |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 7 |
| United States |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 7 |
| Slovakia |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 4 |
| Ukraine |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 2 |
| Austria |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 2 |
| April 28, 2001 20:00 | Austria | 1–5 | Finland |
| April 28, 2001 20:00 | United States | 6–3 | Ukraine |
| April 30, 2001 16:00 | Slovakia | 5–0 | Austria |
| May 1, 2001 20:00 | Sweden | 5–0 | Ukraine |
| May 2, 2001 20:00 | Finland | 5–2 | Slovakia |
| May 2, 2001 20:00 | Sweden | 2–2 | United States |
| May 4, 2001 16:00 | Slovakia | 3–1 | Ukraine |
| May 4, 2001 20:00 | Sweden | 11–0 | Austria |
| May 5, 2001 16:00 | Finland | 1–4 | United States |
| May 5, 2001 20:00 | Sweden | 3–1 | Slovakia |
| May 6, 2001 16:00 | United States | 0–3 | Austria |
| May 6, 2001 20:00 | Finland | 7–1 | Ukraine |
| May 7, 2001 20:00 | Ukraine | 2–0 | Austria |
| May 8, 2001 16:00 | Slovakia | 1–3 | United States |
| May 8, 2001 20:00 | Finland | 5–4 | Sweden |
Group G
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 5 |
| Belarus |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| Norway |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| Japan |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 1 |
As the Far Eastern qualifier, Japan avoids relegation. Therefore, Belarus and Norway are relegated to Division I for the 2002 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
All times local
| May 4, 2001 15:15 | Latvia | 2–2 | Belarus |
| May 4, 2001 20:00 | Norway | 3–3 | Japan |
| May 5, 2001 16:00 | Belarus | 3–2 | Norway |
| May 5, 2001 20:00 | Latvia | 8–2 | Japan |
| May 7, 2001 16:00 | Belarus | 4–1 | Japan |
| May 7, 2001 20:00 | Latvia | 3–0 | Norway |
Final round
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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| Czech Republic | 2 | |||||||||
| May 12 | ||||||||||
| Slovakia | 0 | |||||||||
| Czech Republic | 3 | |||||||||
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| Sweden | 2 | |||||||||
| Sweden | 4 | |||||||||
| May 13 | ||||||||||
| Russia | 3 | |||||||||
| Czech Republic | 3 | |||||||||
| May 10 | ||||||||||
| Finland | 2 | |||||||||
| Canada | 3 | |||||||||
| May 12 | ||||||||||
| United States | 4 | |||||||||
| United States | 1 | |||||||||
| May 10 | ||||||||||
| Finland | 3 | Third place | ||||||||
| Finland | 4 | |||||||||
| May 13 | ||||||||||
| Germany | 1 | |||||||||
| United States | 2 | |||||||||
| Sweden | 3 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
| 10 May | Czech Republic | 2–0 | Slovakia |
| 10 May | Germany | 1–4 | Finland |
| 10 May | Canada | 3–4 (aet) | United States |
| 10 May | Sweden | 4–3 (aet) | Russia |
Final
| 13 May | Czech Republic | 3–2 (aet) (0-1, 0-1, 2-0, 1-0) | Finland | Hanover Attendance: 10,513 |
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Ranking and statistics
Tournament Awards
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Final standings
According to the IIHF: The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:
 | Czech Republic |
 | Finland |
 | Sweden |
| 4 | United States |
| 5 | Canada |
| 6 | Russia |
| 7 | Slovakia |
| 8 | Germany |
| 9 | Switzerland |
| 10 | Ukraine |
| 11 | Austria |
| 12 | Italy |
| 13 | Latvia |
| 14 | Belarus |
| 15 | Norway |
| 16 | Japan |
Scoring leaders
A gold medal that was awarded to Petr Čajánek.
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are left out.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
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| Juha Ylönen | 9 | 5 | 9 | 14 | +9 | 2 | F |
| Petteri Nummelin | 9 | 1 | 12 | 13 | +4 | 0 | D |
| Robert Reichel | 9 | 5 | 7 | 12 | +11 | 4 | F |
| Sami Kapanen | 8 | 7 | 4 | 11 | +5 | 8 | F |
| Sami Salo | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +9 | 6 | D |
| Per-Johan Axelsson | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +8 | 12 | F |
| Kristofer Ottosson | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +10 | 0 | F |
| Kim Johnsson | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +11 | 6 | D |
| Radek Dvořák | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +8 | 8 | F |
| Daniel Alfredsson | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +6 | 6 | F |
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 | SOG | GA | GAA | SVS% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonid Fatikov | 160:00 | 70 | 3 | 1.13 | 95.71 | 1 |
| Milan Hnilička | 540:38 | 269 | 13 | 1.44 | 95.17 | 1 |
| Pasi Nurminen | 410:38 | 193 | 12 | 1.75 | 93.78 | 0 |
| Robert Esche | 359:11 | 188 | 13 | 2.17 | 93.09 | 1 |
| Maxim Sokolov | 321:57 | 125 | 9 | 1.68 | 92.80 | 2 |
See also
References
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