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1994 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships
1994 edition of the Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
1994 edition of the Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1994 |
| image | 1994 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships.png |
| size | 180px |
| country | Italy |
| dates | 25 April – 8 May |
| num_teams | 12 |
| venues | 3 |
| cities | 3 |
| type | ih |
| winners | Canada |
| count | 20 |
| second | Finland |
| third | Sweden |
| fourth | USA |
| games | 39 |
| goals | 267 |
| attendance | 154210 |
| scoring_leader | SWE Mats Sundin 14 points |
| prevseason | [1993](1993-men-s-ice-hockey-world-championships) |
| nextseason | [1995](1995-men-s-ice-hockey-world-championships) |
The 1994 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships was the 58th such event sanctioned by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Teams representing 35 countries participated in several levels of competition, with an additional two national teams failing to advance from a mid-season preliminary qualifying tournament. The competition also served as qualifications for group placements in the 1995 competition.
The top Championship Group A tournament took place in Italy from 25 April to 8 May 1994, with games played in Bolzano, Canazei and Milan. Twelve teams took part, with the first round being split into two groups of six, with the four best teams from each group advancing to the quarter-finals. Canada beat Finland in a shootout to capture gold for the first time since 1961. This was Canada's 20th world title in ice hockey.
Great Britain returned to Group A for the first time since 1962, but failed to even earn a point. Slovakia, Belarus, Croatia, and Estonia all debuted in Group C, the Slovaks winning the top group, the Estonians winning the bottom group that would be called Group D in two years.
World Championship Group A (Italy)
First round
Group 1
Group 2
- American Bill Lindsay tested positive for efedrin so official records indicate a final score of 7–0, however they also still add the two goals into the team totals.
Playoff round
|5 May||10||0 |5 May||1||3 |5 May||7||2 |5 May||3||2 |7 May||8||0 |7 May||0||6 |8 May||1| (GWS)|2 |8 May||7||2
Quarterfinals
Consolation round 11–12 place
0–2 1–2 2–2 2–3 2–4 2–5
Ian Cooper – 28:09 Richard Fera – 36:38 15:56 – Anders Myrvold
52:13 – Morten Finstad 52:46 – Espen Knutsen 53:51 – Jörgen Salsten
Semifinals
Match for third place
Final
1–1 55:17 − Rod Brind’Amour
World Championship Group B (Denmark)
Played in Copenhagen and Aalborg 7–17 April. As in Group C1, a two to one score on the final day sealed victory over a former Soviet nation. This time Switzerland narrowly defeated Latvia.
Switzerland was promoted to Group A while China was relegated to Group C1.
World Championship Group C1 (Slovakia)
Played in Poprad and Spišská Nová Ves 18–27 March. The hosts, shortly after losing in the quarterfinals of the Olympics, were expected to have a relatively easy time playing in Group C. However, all three former Soviet republics gave them very tough games, and prevailing by a single goal in the final game sealed their victory. North Korea was supposed to be the eighth team in this tournament, but did not participate.
Slovakia was promoted to Group B while absent North Korea was relegated to Group C2
World Championship Group C2 (Spain)
Qualifying round
Played in November 1993. Two groups played to qualify for the final two spots in Spain.
Group 1 (Estonia/Lithuania)
Group 2 (Croatia)
Played in Zagreb
Croatia and Estonia qualified for Group C2.
First round
Played in Barcelona
Group 1
Group 2
Final Round 28–31 Place
Estonia was promoted to Group C1
Consolation round 32–35 place
Ranking and statistics
Tournament awards
- Best players selected by the directorate:
- Best Goaltender: CAN Bill Ranford
- Best Defenceman: SWE Magnus Svensson
- Best Forward: CAN Paul Kariya
- Media All-Star Team:
- Goaltender: CAN Bill Ranford
- Defence: FIN Timo Jutila, SWE Magnus Svensson
- Forwards: CAN Paul Kariya, FIN Saku Koivu, FIN Jari Kurri
Final standings
The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:
| 12 |
|---|
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE Mats Sundin | 8 | 5 | 9 | **14** | +13 | 4 | F |
| CAN Paul Kariya | 8 | 5 | 7 | **12** | +12 | 2 | F |
| FIN Saku Koivu | 8 | 5 | 6 | **11** | +14 | 4 | F |
| RUS Valeri Kamensky | 6 | 5 | 5 | **10** | +12 | 12 | F |
| FIN Jari Kurri | 8 | 4 | 6 | **10** | +11 | 2 | F |
| SWE Magnus Svensson | 8 | 8 | 1 | **9** | +9 | 8 | D |
| FIN Mikko Mäkelä | 8 | 5 | 4 | **9** | +13 | 6 | F |
| RUS Igor Fedulov | 6 | 4 | 5 | **9** | +11 | 6 | F |
| RUS Andrei Kovalenko | 6 | 3 | 5 | **8** | +10 | 2 | F |
| FIN Jere Lehtinen | 6 | 3 | 5 | **8** | +14 | 4 | F |
| SWE Jonas Bergqvist | 8 | 3 | 5 | **8** | +8 | 4 | F |
Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 50% of their team's minutes are included in this list.
| Player | MIP | GA | GAA | SVS% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUS Mikhail Shtalenkov | 296 | 5 | 1.01 | .962 | 2 |
| CAN Bill Ranford | 370 | 7 | 1.14 | .956 | 1 |
| FIN Jarmo Myllys | 410 | 9 | 1.32 | .942 | 2 |
| AUT Michael Puschacher | 271 | 9 | 1.99 | .926 | 0 |
| USA Guy Hebert | 300 | 18 | 3.60 | .907 | 0 |
Citations
References
References
- Duplacey page 508
- Podneiks p. 157
- [http://www.passionhockey.com/hockeyarchives/mondial1994.htm Tournament summary at Passionhockey.com]
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