| 1994 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host nation |  Italy
|
| Dates | 25 April – 8 May |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Champions |  Canada (20 titles)
|
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 39 |
| Goals scored | 267 (6.85 per game) |
| Attendance | 154,210 (3,954 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) |  Mats Sundin 14 points
|
The 1994 Ice Hockey World Championships took place in Italy 25 April - 8 May. The games were 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. This was the 58th World Championships, and Canada beat Finland in a shootout to capture gold for the first time since 1961. This was Canada's twentieth world title in ice hockey.
Great Britain returned to Group A for the first time since 1951, 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.[1][2]
World Championship Group A (Italy)[]
First Round[]
Group 1[]
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goal difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24 - 07 | 10 |
| 2 |  Russia |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 30 - 07 | 8 |
| 3 | Italy |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 - 15 | 6 |
| 4 |  Austria |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 - 15 | 3 |
| 5 |  Germany |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 09 - 14 | 3 |
| 6 |  Great Britain |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 07 - 44 | 0 |
| 25 April | Italy 
|
1-4 |
Canada
|
Bolzano |
| 25 April | Austria 
|
2-2 |
Germany
|
Bolzano |
| 26 April | Great Britain 
|
3-12 |
Russia
|
Bolzano |
| 26 April | Canada 
|
6-1 |
Austria
|
Bolzano |
| 27 April | Great Britain
|
0-4 |
Germany
|
Bolzano |
| 27 April | Italy
|
0-7 |
Russia
|
Bolzano |
| 28 April | Canada
|
3-2 |
Germany
|
Bolzano |
| 29 April | Austria
|
1-4 |
Russia
|
Bolzano |
| 29 April | Italy
|
10-2 |
Great Britain
|
Bolzano |
| 30 April | Germany 
|
0-6 |
Russia
|
Bolzano |
| 30 April | Canada
|
8-2 |
Great Britain
|
Bolzano |
| 1 May | Italy
|
3-1 |
Austria
|
Bolzano |
| 2 May | Italy
|
3-1 |
Germany
|
Bolzano |
| 2 May | Russia 
|
1-3 |
Canada
|
Bolzano |
| 3 May | Great Britain
|
0-10 |
Austria
|
Bolzano |
Group 2[]
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goal difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Finland |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 29 - 11 | 9 |
| 2 |  Sweden |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 22 - 11 | 7 |
| 3 |  United States |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 21 - 19 | 6 |
| 4 |  Czech Republic |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 - 17 | 4 |
| 5 |  France |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 08 - 25 | 2 |
| 6 |  Norway |
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 09 - 21 | 2 |
| 25 April | Sweden 
|
3-3 |
Norway
|
Canazei |
| 25 April | Finland 
|
4-4 |
Czech Republic
|
Canazei |
| 25 April | France 
|
1-5 |
United States
|
Canazei |
| 26 April | Czech Republic 
|
5-2 |
France
|
Canazei |
| 27 April | United States 
|
7-2 |
Norway
|
Canazei |
| 27 April | Sweden
|
3-5 |
Finland
|
Canazei |
| 28 April | Czech Republic
|
3-5 |
United States
|
Canazei |
| 28 April | France
|
0-6 |
Sweden
|
Canazei |
| 29 April | Norway 
|
1-5 |
Finland
|
Canazei |
| 30 April | France
|
1-8 |
Finland
|
Canazei |
| 30 April | Czech Republic
|
2-2 |
Norway
|
Canazei |
| 30 April | United States
|
2-6 |
Sweden
|
Canazei |
| 2 May | Norway
|
1-4 |
France
|
Canazei |
| 2 May | United States
|
2-7 |
Finland
|
Canazei |
- American Bill Lindsay tested positive for efedrin official records indicate a final score of 7–0, however they also still add the two goals into the team totals.[3]
| 2 May | Sweden
|
4-1 |
Czech Republic
|
Canazei |
Quarterfinals[]
| 5 May | Russia
|
1-3 |
United States
|
Milan |
| 5 May | Sweden
|
7-2 |
Italy
|
Milan |
| 5 May | Canada
|
3-2 |
Czech Republic
|
Milan |
| 5 May | Finland
|
10-0 |
Austria
|
Milan |
Consolation Round 11-12 Place[]
| 6 May | Great Britain
|
2-5 |
Norway
|
Bolzano |
Semifinals[]
| 7 May | Finland
|
8-0 |
United States
|
Milan |
| 7 May | Sweden
|
0-6 |
Canada
|
Milan |
Match for third place[]
| 8 May | Sweden
|
7-2 |
United States
|
Milan |
Final[]
| 8 May 20:00 |
Finland
|
1-2 (GWS) (0-0, 0-0, 1-1) |
Canada
|
Milan |
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.[1]
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 |  Switzerland |
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 52 - 09 | 13 |
| 14 |  Latvia |
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 61 - 09 | 12 |
| 15 |  Poland |
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 45 - 21 | 11 |
| 16 |  Japan |
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 37 - 38 | 7 |
| 17 |  Denmark |
7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 31 - 27 | 6 |
| 18 |  Netherlands |
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 23 - 33 | 5 |
| 19 |  Romania |
7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 18 - 43 | 2 |
| 20 |  China |
7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 - 98 | 0 |
Switzerland was promoted to Group A while China was relegated to Group C1.
| 7 April | Latvia 
|
12-0 |
Romania
|
| 7 April | Poland 
|
6-1 |
Japan
|
| 7 April | Switzerland 
|
20-1 |
China
|
| 7 April | Denmark 
|
5-3 |
Netherlands
|
| 8 April | Latvia
|
22-0 |
China
|
| 8 April | Poland
|
6-4 |
Netherlands
|
| 8 April | Switzerland
|
10-3 |
Japan
|
| 9 April | Denmark
|
4-2 |
Romania
|
| 10 April | Netherlands 
|
8-3 |
China
|
| 10 April | Denmark
|
2-5 |
Poland
|
| 10 April | Latvia
|
9-3 |
Japan
|
| 10 April | Switzerland
|
5-0 |
Romania
|
| 11 April | Switzerland
|
10-0 |
Netherlands
|
| 12 April | Denmark
|
12-2 |
China
|
| 12 April | Latvia
|
7-0 |
Poland
|
| 12 April | Romania 
|
4-7 |
Japan
|
| 13 April | Denmark
|
1-2 |
Switzerland
|
| 13 April | Poland
|
10-2 |
Romania
|
| 14 April | Japan 
|
14-2 |
China
|
| 14 April | Netherlands
|
2-4 |
Latvia
|
| 15 April | Romania
|
7-1 |
China
|
| 15 April | Denmark
|
2-6 |
Latvia
|
| 15 April | Switzerland
|
3-3 |
Poland
|
| 16 April | Netherlands
|
2-2 |
Japan
|
| 17 April | Poland
|
15-2 |
China
|
| 17 April | Denmark
|
5-7 |
Japan
|
| 17 April | Switzerland
|
2-1 |
Latvia
|
| 17 April | Netherlands
|
4-3 |
Romania
|
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.[1]
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 |  Slovakia |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 43 - 03 | 10 |
| 22 |  Belarus |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 35 - 11 | 10 |
| 23 |  Ukraine |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 49 - 07 | 8 |
| 24 |  Kazakhstan |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 52 - 12 | 8 |
| 25 |  Slovenia |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 26 - 27 | 4 |
| 26 |  Hungary |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14 - 47 | 2 |
| 27 |  Bulgaria |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 03 - 115 | 0 |
Slovakia was promoted to Group B while absent North Korea was relegated to Group C2
| 18 March | Slovakia 
|
20-0 |
Bulgaria
|
| 18 March | Belarus 
|
4-2 |
Ukraine
|
| 18 March | Slovenia 
|
8-2 |
Hungary
|
| 19 March | Belarus
|
13-1 |
Bulgaria
|
| 19 March | Kazakhstan 
|
14-5 |
Hungary
|
| 19 March | Slovakia
|
9-0 |
Slovenia
|
| 21 March | Belarus
|
6-3 |
Slovenia
|
| 21 March | Ukraine 
|
8-0 |
Hungary
|
| 21 March | Slovakia
|
0-0 |
Kazakhstan
|
| 22 March | Belarus
|
6-3 |
Kazakhstan
|
| 22 March | Hungary 
|
7-2 |
Bulgaria
|
| 22 March | Slovakia
|
2-2 |
Ukraine
|
| 24 March | Slovenia
|
13-0 |
Bulgaria
|
| 24 March | Ukraine
|
0-0 |
Kazakhstan
|
| 24 March | Slovakia
|
10-0 |
Hungary
|
| 25 March | Kazakhstan
|
31-0 |
Bulgaria
|
| 25 March | Belarus
|
5-0 |
Hungary
|
| 25 March | Ukraine
|
6-1 |
Slovenia
|
| 27 March | Ukraine
|
31-0 |
Bulgaria
|
| 27 March | Slovakia
|
2-1 |
Belarus
|
| 27 March | Kazakhstan
|
4-1 |
Slovenia
|
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)[]
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Estonia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 - 04 | 4 |
| 2 |  Lithuania |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 04 - 16 | 0 |
| 7 November 1993 | Estonia 
|
8-3 |
Lithuania
|
Tallinn |
| 20 November 1993 | Lithuania 
|
1-8 |
Estonia
|
Elektrenai |
Group 2 (Croatia)[]
Played in Zagreb
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Croatia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 58 - 01 | 4 |
| 2 |  Turkey |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 01 - 58 | 0 |
| 19 November 1993 | Croatia 
|
34-1 |
Turkey
|
| 20 November 1993 | Croatia
|
24-0 |
Turkey
|
Croatia and Estonia qualified for Group C2.
First Round[]
Played in Barcelona
Group 1[]
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Spain |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 - 05 | 6 |
| 2 | Croatia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 07 - 11 | 4 |
| 3 |  Australia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 08 - 09 | 2 |
| 4 |  Israel |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 06 - 24 | 0 |
| 13 March | Croatia
|
3-2 |
Australia
|
| 13 March | Spain 
|
17-2 |
Israel
|
| 15 March | Australia 
|
5-4 |
Israel
|
| 15 March | Spain
|
9-2 |
Croatia
|
| 16 March | Croatia
|
2-0 |
Israel
|
| 16 March | Spain
|
2-1 |
Australia
|
Group 2[]
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 49 - 01 | 6 |
| 2 |  South Korea |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 09 - 14 | 4 |
| 3 |  Belgium |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 - 16 | 2 |
| 4 |  South Africa |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 04 - 46 | 0 |
| 13 March | South Africa 
|
2-6 |
South Korea
|
| 13 March | Belgium 
|
0-12 |
Estonia
|
| 15 March | Belgium
|
13-1 |
South Africa
|
| 15 March | Estonia
|
10-0 |
South Korea
|
| 16 March | Belgium
|
2-3 |
South Korea
|
| 16 March | Estonia
|
27-1 |
South Africa
|
Final Round 28-31 Place[]
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Estonia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 - 00 | 6 |
| 29 | Spain |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 - 13 | 3 |
| 30 | South Korea |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 04 - 13 | 3 |
| 31 | Croatia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 03 - 19 | 0 |
Estonia was promoted to Group C1
| 18 March | Estonia
|
8-0 |
Croatia
|
| 18 March | Spain
|
2-2 |
South Korea
|
| 19 March | South Korea 
|
2-1 |
Croatia
|
| 18 March | Spain
|
0-9 |
Estonia
|
Consolation Round 32-35 Place[]
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Belgium |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 - 06 | 6 |
| 33 | Australia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 - 11 | 4 |
| 34 | Israel |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 - 12 | 2 |
| 35 | South Africa |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 05 - 29 | 0 |
| 18 March | Australia
|
9-2 |
South Africa
|
| 18 March | Belgium
|
5-2 |
Israel
|
| 19 March | South Africa
|
2-7 |
Israel
|
| 19 March | Australia
|
3-5 |
Belgium
|
Ranking and statistics[]
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Final standings[]The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:
Citations[]References[]
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