1992 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
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Group 2
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 23 - 10 | 9 | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 - 07 | 8 | |
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 - 11 | 6 | |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 - 18 | 5 | |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 08 - 16 | 2 | |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 08 - 22 | 0 | |
Consolation Round 11-12 Place
PolandPoland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
was relegated to Group B.
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Match for third place
Final
World Championship Group B (Austria)
Played in KlagenfurtKlagenfurt
-Name:Carinthia's eminent linguists Primus Lessiak and Eberhard Kranzmayer assumed that the city's name, which literally translates as "ford of lament" or "ford of complaints", had something to do with the superstitious thought that fateful fairies or demons tend to live around treacherous waters...
April 2-12. The hosts went undefeated to return to Group A for the first time since 1957.
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 73 - 04 | 14 | |
| 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 53 - 16 | 11 | |
| 15 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 30 - 24 | 8 | |
| 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 23 - 24 | 8 | |
| 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 14 - 38 | 6 | |
| 18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 - 26 | 5 | |
| 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 15 - 50 | 3 | |
| 20 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 07 - 46 | 1 | |
Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
was promoted to Group A, while Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
was relegated to Group C but would not play there until 1995.
World Championship Group C1 (Great Britain)
Played in HullKingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...
Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
March 18-24. The hosts, led by Scot Tony Hand
Tony Hand
Tony Hand MBE is a Scottish ice hockey player who became the first British-raised player to be drafted by an NHL team when he was picked by the Edmonton Oilers in 1986. He is currently player-coach of the Manchester Phoenix...
and Canadian Kevin Conway
Kevin Conway (ice hockey)
Kevin Scott Conway is a Canadian ice hockey player who has played mainly in the United Kingdom. He is a member of the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame.-Junior:...
, won all five games easily.
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 62 - 10 | 10 | |
| 22 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 25 - 28 | 6 | |
| 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 24 - 26 | 5 | |
| 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 - 33 | 4 | |
| 25 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17 - 24 | 4 | |
| 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 18 - 43 | 1 | |
Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
was promoted to Group B while no team was relegated.
World Championship Group C2 (South Africa)
Played in JohannesburgJohannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
March 21-28. Though called 'C2' it was no different than being in 'Group D'. Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
completely dominated, playing against five essentially new hockey nations. Only South Africa had participated before, and they last played in 1966.
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 114 - 05 | 10 | |
| 28 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 49 - 17 | 8 | |
| 29 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 36 - 31 | 6 | |
| 30 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 22 - 42 | 3 | |
| 31 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20 - 73 | 3 | |
| 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 - 83 | 0 | |
Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
and later South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
qualified for 1993 Group C. The others had to play in qualification tournaments in November 1992.
Medal table
| 1992 World Championships | Country |
|---|---|
| Gold | |
| Silver | |
| Bronze | |
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 | |
| 8 | |
| 9 | |
| 10 | |
| 11 | |
| 12 |