1999 IIHF World Championship
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The 1999 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships
were held in Oslo
, Hamar
and Lillehammer
in Norway
from May 1 to May 16.
.
The USA and Austria
advanced to the World Championship.
.
The Ukraine
and France
advanced to the World Championship.
.
Japan
advanced to the World Championship.
Italy
was relegated to the qualifiers for the 2000 IIHF World Championship
.
France
was relegated to the qualifiers for the 2000 IIHF World Championship
.
Japan
was relegated to the qualifiers for the 2000 IIHF World Championship
.
The Ukraine
was relegated to the qualifiers for the 2000 IIHF World Championship
.
Latvia
and Norway
were relegated to the qualifiers for the 2000 IIHF World Championship
.
, Women's Championships
Ice Hockey World Championships
The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation . First officially held at the 1920 Summer Olympics, it is the sport's highest profile annual international tournament. The IIHF was created in 1908 while the European...
were held in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, Hamar
Hamar
is a town and municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Hedmarken. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Hamar. The municipality of Hamar was separated from Vang as a town and municipality of its own in 1849...
and Lillehammer
Lillehammer
is a town and municipality in Oppland county, Norway, globally known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. As of May 2011, the population of the town of Lillehammer was...
in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
from May 1 to May 16.
Venues
| Lillehammer Lillehammer is a town and municipality in Oppland county, Norway, globally known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. As of May 2011, the population of the town of Lillehammer was... |
Oslo Oslo Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King... |
Hamar Hamar is a town and municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Hedmarken. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Hamar. The municipality of Hamar was separated from Vang as a town and municipality of its own in 1849... |
| Håkons Hall Capacity: 11,500 |
Jordal Amfi Jordal Amfi Jordal Amfi is an indoor sporting arena located in Oslo, Norway. The capacity of the arena is 4,450 and was opened in 1952. It is the home arena of the Vålerenga ice hockey team.-History:Jordal Amfi is one of Norway's most legendary sporting arenas... Capacity: 4,500 |
Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre Capacity: 6,000 |
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Qualifying Round
Three qualifying tournaments were played to establish the last five entrants to the World Championship. Two groups of four played in Europe, first and second place from each advanced, while the others were relegated to Group B. The winner of the the "Far East" tournament advanced to the World Championship, while the losers played in Group C.Group 1 (Austria)
Played November 5-8, 1998 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...
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| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 - 01 | 6 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 - 06 | 4 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 - 09 | 2 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 03 - 21 | 0 | |
The USA and 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...
advanced to the World Championship.
Group 2 (Slovenia)
Played November 5-8, 1998 in LjubljanaLjubljana
Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants...
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| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 08 - 04 | 5 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 09 - 07 | 4 | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 05 - 08 | 2 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 03 - 06 | 1 | |
The Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
and France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
advanced to the World Championship.
Far East (Japan)
Played September 4-6, 1998 in TokyoTokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
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| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 - 05 | 4 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 04 - 09 | 2 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 02 - 16 | 0 | |
Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
advanced to the World Championship.
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.Group 1
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 0 |
Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
was relegated to the qualifiers for the 2000 IIHF World Championship
2000 IIHF World Championship
-Group 2 :Played in Amiens-Playoff :Played in Eindhoven-Far East :Played September 3-5, 1999 in Aomori.-First round:Like the previous two years, sixteen nations played in four groups of four...
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Group 2
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 0 |
France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
was relegated to the qualifiers for the 2000 IIHF World Championship
2000 IIHF World Championship
-Group 2 :Played in Amiens-Playoff :Played in Eindhoven-Far East :Played September 3-5, 1999 in Aomori.-First round:Like the previous two years, sixteen nations played in four groups of four...
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Group 3
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 0 |
Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
was relegated to the qualifiers for the 2000 IIHF World Championship
2000 IIHF World Championship
-Group 2 :Played in Amiens-Playoff :Played in Eindhoven-Far East :Played September 3-5, 1999 in Aomori.-First round:Like the previous two years, sixteen nations played in four groups of four...
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Group 4
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
The Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
was relegated to the qualifiers for the 2000 IIHF World Championship
2000 IIHF World Championship
-Group 2 :Played in Amiens-Playoff :Played in Eindhoven-Far East :Played September 3-5, 1999 in Aomori.-First round:Like the previous two years, sixteen nations played in four groups of four...
.
Group 5
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 0 |
Group 6
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
Final Round
Each playoff match up consisted of a two game series. If tied, the two teams would play an overtime-style mini game (10 minutes in duration for the semi-finals and 20 minutes in the final) to determine the winner, and then a shoot-out if no scoring occurred. The only mini-game to go to a shoot-out was the Czech versus Canada tiebreaker, with a 4 to 3 Czech victory. Note that the mini-games show up as a game played in the players statistics. The exception was for the Bronze medal game which was just one game.Semifinals
Match for third place
Final
Consolation Round 9-12 Place
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
and Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
were relegated to the qualifiers for the 2000 IIHF World Championship
2000 IIHF World Championship
-Group 2 :Played in Amiens-Playoff :Played in Eindhoven-Far East :Played September 3-5, 1999 in Aomori.-First round:Like the previous two years, sixteen nations played in four groups of four...
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Scoring leaders
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Saku KoivuSaku Koivu Saku Antero Koivu is a Finnish professional ice hockey player and an alternate captain of the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League . He began his NHL career with the Montreal Canadiens in 1995–96 after three seasons with TPS of the Finnish SM-liiga... |
10 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4 |
| Teemu Selänne Teemu Selänne Teemu Ilmari Selänne nicknamed "The Finnish Flash" is a Finnish professional ice hockey winger, an alternate captain of the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League . An offensive player known for his skill and speed, Selanne has led the NHL in goal-scoring three times and has been named to... |
11 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 |
 Markus NäslundMarkus Näslund Sten Markus Näslund is a Swedish ice hockey general manager for Modo Hockey and a retired professional winger. He played in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Vancouver Canucks and New York Rangers, as well as in the Elitserien with Modo Hockey... |
10 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 16 |
 Zigmund PalffyZigmund Palffy Žigmund "Ziggy" Pálffy is a Slovak professional ice hockey player of Hungarian origin, who plays for HK 36 Skalica of the Slovak Extraliga.... |
6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 |
 Jan HlavacJan Hlavac Jan Hlaváč is a Czech professional ice hockey player currently playing for Linköpings HC of the Swedish Elitserien.- Playing career :... |
12 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 |
| Martin Ručínský Martin Rucinsky Martin Ručinský is a Czech professional ice hockey player currently playing for HC Litvínov of the Czech Extraliga. Ručínský was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the first round as the 20th overall selection in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft on June 22, 1991. Ručinský led the Montreal Canadiens in... |
12 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 |
 Alexei YashinAlexei Yashin Alexei Valeryevich Yashin is a Russian professional ice hockey player. He is currently a member of CSKA Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League... |
6 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 6 |
| Daniel Alfredsson Daniel Alfredsson Daniel Alfredsson is a Swedish professional ice hockey player. He is the captain of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League . He is considered a leader by example and has been compared to former Detroit Red Wings captain Steve Yzerman in his value to the Senators... |
10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 |
| Viktor Ujcik Viktor Ujcik Viktor Ujcik is a Czech professional ice hockey player. He was selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the 9th round of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.... |
12 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| Jere Karalahti Jere Karalahti Jere Juhani Karalahti is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman now playing for Dinamo Minsk in the Kontinental Hockey League. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings as their sixth-round pick in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.... |
12 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
Goaltending leaders
(Minimum 180 minutes)| Player | MINS | GA | GAA | SO | Sv% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Parris DuffusParris Duffus Parris Duffus is a retired American professional ice hockey goaltender.-Playing career:Duffus was drafted 180th overall by the St... |
258 | 7 | 1.63 | 1 | .939 |
 Andrei MezinAndrei Mezin Andrei Anatolyevich Mezin is a Belarusian goaltender currently playing for Dinamo Minsk in the Kontinental Hockey League.- Interntaional :Mezin gained international attention in 2002 as a member of the Belarus national men's ice hockey team at the 2002 Winter Olympics... |
360 | 10 | 1.67 | 1 | .931 |
| Tommy Salo Tommy Salo Tommy Mikael Salo is a Swedish General Manager of Swedish ice hockey club Leksands IF of the HockeyAllsvenskan. He is a retired professional ice hockey goaltender and a former head coach of IK Oskarshamn.-Playing career:... |
424 | 13 | 1.84 | 0 | .921 |
| Ari Sulander Ari Sulander Ari Sulander, also nicknamed Sulo , is a professional ice hockey goaltender.-Career in Finland:... |
464 | 15 | 1.94 | 0 | .921 |
 Ron TugnuttRon Tugnutt Ronald Frederick Bradley Tugnutt is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the NHL with several teams from 1987–2004 and is currently an assistant coach with the OHL's Peterborough Petes.-Early years:Tugnutt was born in Scarborough, Ontario and played three seasons... |
328 | 11 | 2.01 | 0 | .915 |
Medal Standings
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See also
See also: World Juniors1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
-Quarterfinals:-Semifinals:-5th place game:-Bronze medal game:-Gold medal game:-Final ranking:-Scoring leaders:-Pool B:Played at Szekesfehervar and Dunaujvaros, Hungary from December 27 to January 3. Two groups of four played round robins, and then the top three played each of the top three teams...
, Women's Championships