1999 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

The 1999 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships was the 63rd such event sanctioned by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Teams representing 41 countries participated in several levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for group placements in the 2000 competition.

1999 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships
DatesMarch – May 1999
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World Championship Group A

The Championship took place between sixteen teams in Norway.

World Championship Group B

Played at Odense and Rodovre, Denmark 8–17 April. The top three teams at the end of the tournament advanced to the qualifying round for the 2000 IIHF World Championship. The Germans, after failing to qualify for Group A, lost their final game to Kazakhstan and finished fourth. The twentieth place overall was by far the worst finish in their history.[1]

Final Round 17–24 Place

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
17  Denmark76103012+1813
18  Great Britain75112416+811
19  Kazakhstan75022511+1410
20  Germany75021917+210
21  Slovenia72141417−35
22  Estonia72141725−85
23  Poland71061523−82
24  Hungary70071033−230
Source: [citation needed]

Denmark, Great Britain, and Kazakhstan all advanced to the qualifiers for the 2000 IIHF World Championship. Hungary was relegated to Group C.

8 AprilSlovenia  1–2  Great Britain
8 AprilKazakhstan  5–2  Poland
8 AprilHungary  2–5  Germany
8 AprilDenmark  4–2  Estonia
9 AprilEstonia  3–2  Hungary
9 AprilGermany  3–1  Poland
9 AprilDenmark  4–1  Slovenia
9 AprilGreat Britain  1–0  Kazakhstan
10 AprilGermany  3–2  Great Britain
10 AprilDenmark  3–1  Kazakhstan
11 AprilEstonia  3–1  Poland
11 AprilSlovenia  5–1  Hungary
12 AprilKazakhstan  5–1  Hungary
12 AprilPoland  1–4  Slovenia
13 AprilDenmark  6–1  Germany
13 AprilGreat Britain  6–2  Estonia
14 AprilGreat Britain  4–3  Poland
14 AprilGermany  4–1  Estonia
15 AprilKazakhstan  4–0  Slovenia
15 AprilDenmark  5–1  Hungary
16 AprilKazakhstan  5–3  Estonia
16 AprilHungary  2–4  Great Britain
16 AprilDenmark  3–1  Poland
16 AprilGermany  2–0  Slovenia
17 AprilSlovenia  3–3  Estonia
17 AprilPoland  6–1  Hungary
17 AprilKazakhstan  5–1  Germany
17 AprilDenmark  5–5  Great Britain

World Championship Group C

Played at Eindhoven and Tilburg, Netherlands 5–11 April. While eight teams had qualified for the Group C tournament, the host Dutch government had suspended diplomatic relations with Yugoslavia, due to the Kosovo War, and did not allow the Yugoslavian team to participate in the tournament.[1]

First round

Group 1

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Netherlands3300281+276
 China32011012−24
 Croatia31021513+22
 Bulgaria3003229−270
Source: [citation needed]
5 AprilNetherlands  13–0  Bulgaria
5 AprilChina  5–3  Croatia
6 AprilChina  5–1  Bulgaria
6 AprilNetherlands  7–1  Croatia
8 AprilCroatia  11–1  Bulgaria
8 AprilNetherlands  8–0  China

Group 2

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Romania2200135+84
 Lithuania201169−31
 South Korea2011712−51
Source: [citation needed]
5 AprilRomania  8–3  South Korea
6 AprilLithuania  4–4  South Korea
8 AprilRomania  5–2  Lithuania

Final Round 25–28 Place

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
25  Netherlands3300232+216
26  Romania32011613+34
27  Lithuania3012715−81
28  China3012622−161
Source: [citation needed]

The Netherlands was promoted to Group B.

10 AprilNetherlands  6–1  Lithuania
10 AprilRomania  10–2  China
11 AprilNetherlands  9–1  Romania
11 AprilLithuania  4–4  China

Final Round 29–32 Place

  • Because Yugoslavia was unable to participate for political reasons, the IIHF officially maintained their 30th place from the previous World Championship.[2]
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
29  Croatia2110166+103
31  South Korea21101110+13
32  Bulgaria2002617−110
Source: [citation needed]

No team was relegated, with Yugoslavia resuming their place in 2000 the tournament was played with nine teams.

10 AprilCroatia  5–5  South Korea
11 AprilBulgaria  5–6  South Korea

World Championship Group D

Played at Krugersdorp, South Africa 14–20 April

First round

Group 1

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Spain2200301+294
 New Zealand2101425−212
 Greece200219−80
Source: [citation needed]
14 AprilGreece  0–6  Spain
15 AprilNew Zealand  3–1  Greece
16 AprilSpain  24–1  New Zealand

Group 2

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Australia2200262+244
 South Africa2101197+122
 Turkey2002238−360
Source: [citation needed]
14 AprilAustralia  20–1  Turkey
15 AprilTurkey  1–18  South Africa
16 AprilSouth Africa  1–6  Australia

Group 3

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Israel2200162+144
 Belgium2101166+102
 Iceland2002024−240
Source: [citation needed]
14 AprilIceland  0–11  Israel
15 AprilBelgium  14–0  Iceland
16 AprilIsrael  6–2  Belgium

Final Round 33–35 Place

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
33  Spain211086+23
34  Israel211053+23
35  Australia200237−40
Source: [citation needed]

Spain was promoted to Group C.

18 AprilAustralia  0–2  Israel
19 AprilIsrael  3–3  Spain
20 AprilSpain  5–3  Australia

Consolation round 36–38 Place

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
36  Belgium2200163+134
37  South Africa210157−22
38  New Zealand2002314−110
Source: [citation needed]
18 AprilSouth Africa  1–6  Belgium
19 AprilBelgium  10–2  New Zealand
20 AprilNew Zealand  1–4  South Africa

Consolation round 39–41 Place

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
39  Turkey210154+12
40  Greece21019902
41  Iceland2101910−12
Source: [citation needed]
18 AprilTurkey  2–3  Iceland
19 AprilIceland  6–8  Greece
20 AprilGreece  1–3  Turkey

See also

Citations

References

  • Complete results
  • Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. pp. 163–4.