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1993 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships
View of Westfalenhalle during the tournament
Tournament details
Host country  Germany
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates18 April – 2 May
Teams12
Final positions
Champions    Russia (1st title)
Runner-up    Sweden
Third place    Czech Republic
Fourth place  Canada
Tournament statistics
Games played41
Goals scored235 (5.73 per game)
Attendance226,379 (5,521 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Canada Eric Lindros 17 points
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The 1993 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships was the 57th such event sanctioned by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Teams representing 32 countries participated in several levels of competition, with an additional six national teams failing to advance from mid-season preliminary qualifying tournaments. The competition also served as qualifications for group placements in the 1994 competition.

The top Championship Group A tournament took place in Germany from 18 April to 2 May 1993, with games played in Munich and Dortmund. 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. Russia beat the reigning world champions Sweden to win the World Championships for the first time since entering competition after the dissolution of the Soviet Union at the end of 1991. [1] The bronze medal was won by the Czech Republic, defeating Canada in their first major tournament as an independent country after their split with Slovakia at the beginning of the calendar year.

While Latvia had last competed in 1939, this year marked the World Championship debut of three national teams. Kazakhstan, Slovenia, and Ukraine, played for the first time, in Group C. Belarus, Croatia, Estonia, and Lithuania all did not make it out of the autumn qualifiers and had to wait at least another year. Also waiting until the following year was Slovakia, who made their World Championship debut in Group C1 in 1994. The official mascot of this tournament was Bully the penguin.

Eleven of the twelve openings for the Lillehammer Olympics were established in Group A. Switzerland, by being relegated, was excluded, and the final nation had to qualify in a tournament the next fall. The top two teams from Group B, the Group C champion, the top Asian nation, and Slovakia all were given the opportunity to fill the final vacancy. [2]

World Championship Group A (Germany)

First round

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Canada 5 5 0 0 31 4 +27 10
2   Sweden 5 3 0 2 17 14 +3 6
3   Russia 5 2 1 2 15 12 +3 5
4   Italy 5 1 2 2 8 20 −12 4
5    Switzerland 5 2 0 3 11 14 −3 4
6   Austria 5 0 1 4 4 22 −18 1
Source: [ citation needed]
18 April Italy 2–2  Russia Munich
18 April Sweden 1–0  Austria Munich
19 April Canada 2–0   Switzerland Munich
19 April Russia 4–2  Austria Munich
20 April Sweden 1–4  Canada Munich
20 April Switzerland 0–1  Italy Munich
21 April Italy 2–6  Sweden Munich
22 April Switzerland 0–6  Russia Munich
22 April Austria 0–11  Canada Munich
23 April Switzerland 5–1  Austria Munich
24 April Russia 2–5  Sweden Munich
24 April Canada 11–2  Italy Munich
25 April Sweden 4–6   Switzerland Munich
25 April Canada 3–1  Russia Munich
26 April Italy 1–1  Austria Munich

Group 2

Germany against Finland
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Czech Republic 5 4 1 0 17 4 +13 9
2   Germany 5 4 0 1 20 12 +8 8
3   United States 5 2 2 1 14 10 +4 6
4   Finland 5 2 1 2 7 7 0 5
5   Norway 5 1 0 4 6 17 −11 2
6   France 5 0 0 5 10 24 −14 0
Source: [ citation needed]
18 April Germany 6–0  Norway Dortmund
18 April United States 1–1  Czech Republic Dortmund
19 April Finland 2–0  France Dortmund
19 April Germany 0–5  Czech Republic Dortmund
20 April Finland 1–1  United States Dortmund
21 April Germany 5–3  France Dortmund
21 April Czech Republic 2–0  Norway Dortmund
22 April United States 6–1  France Dortmund
22 April Norway 0–2  Finland Dortmund
23 April Germany 3–1  Finland Dortmund
23 April Czech Republic 6–2  France Dortmund
24 April United States 3–1  Norway Dortmund
25 April Finland 1–3  Czech Republic Dortmund
25 April Germany 6–3  United States Dortmund
26 April France 4–5  Norway Dortmund

Playoff round

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
27 April
 
 
  Sweden5
 
30 April
 
  United States2
 
  Sweden ( OT)4
 
28 April
 
  Czech Republic3
 
  Czech Republic8
 
2 May
 
  Italy1
 
  Sweden1
 
28 April
 
  Russia3
 
  Canada5
 
30 April
 
  Finland1
 
  Canada4
 
27 April
 
  Russia7 Third place
 
  Germany1
 
1 May
 
  Russia5
 
  Czech Republic5
 
 
  Canada1
 

Quarterfinals

27 April Sweden 5–2  United States Munich
27 April Germany 1–5  Russia Munich
28 April Canada 5–1  Finland Munich
28 April Czech Republic 8–1  Italy Munich

Consolation round 9–12 place

29 April Switzerland 1–3  France Munich
29 April Norway 2–6  Austria Munich

Semifinals

30 April Sweden 4–3 ( OT)  Czech Republic Munich
30 April Canada 4–7  Russia Munich

Consolation round 11–12 place

1 May Switzerland 2–5  Norway Munich

Switzerland was relegated to the Group B.

Third Place match

1 May Czech Republic 5–1  Canada Munich

Final

2 May Sweden 1-3  Russia Munich
0-1xx:xx − German Titov
0-2xx:xx − Andrei Nikolishin
0-3xx:xx − Andrei Khomutov
Mikael Renberg − xx:xx1-3

World Championship Group B (Netherlands)

Played in Eindhoven 25 March to 4 April. The British team, just promoted from Group C, won all their games. Their first game was won by either keen strategy, or controversy, depending on how you view it. With the score against tournament favorite Poland tied three all, the British coach, Alex Dampier, asked the referee to measure the opposing goalie's stick. It was found to be illegal, and Great Britain scored the winning goal on the ensuing powerplay. [3]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13   Great Britain 7 7 0 0 50 13 +37 14
14   Poland 7 6 0 1 71 12 +59 12
15   Netherlands 7 5 0 2 47 20 +27 10
16   Denmark 7 4 0 3 38 24 +14 8
17   Japan 7 3 0 4 34 31 +3 6
18   Romania 7 2 0 5 20 44 −24 4
19   China 7 1 0 6 12 79 −67 2
20   Bulgaria 7 0 0 7 9 58 −49 0
Source: [ citation needed]

Great Britain was promoted to the Group A while Bulgaria was relegated to the Group C.

25 March Poland 3–4  Great Britain
25 March Denmark 5–1  Bulgaria
25 March Japan 8–1  Romania
25 March Netherlands 15–1  China
26 March China 1–21  Poland
26 March Netherlands 4–2  Romania
27 March Denmark 0–4  Great Britain
27 March Bulgaria 1–7  Japan
28 March Poland 13–0  Romania
28 March Japan 4–5  Great Britain
28 March Netherlands 14–0  Bulgaria
29 March Romania 5–3  China
29 March Poland 7–3  Denmark
30 March Great Britain 10–0  Bulgaria
30 March Denmark 13–0  China
30 March Netherlands 5–3  Japan
31 March Bulgaria 2–13  Poland
31 March Netherlands 2–3  Great Britain
1 April Romania 3–4  Denmark
1 April China 3–8  Japan
2 April Japan 1–7  Poland
2 April Netherlands 6–4  Denmark
3 April Great Britain 10–4  Romania
3 April China 4–3  Bulgaria
4 April Japan 3–9  Denmark
4 April Netherlands 1–7  Poland
4 April Bulgaria 2–5  Romania
4 April Great Britain 14–0  China

World Championship Group C (Slovenia)

Qualifying round

All qualifiers were played from 6 to 8 November 1992.

Group 1 (Latvia)

Played in Riga. The winner qualified for the Group C, and the other two nations had to play each other for inclusion into the Group C2.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Latvia 2 2 0 0 19 5 +14 4
2   Estonia 2 1 0 1 9 7 +2 2
3   Lithuania 2 0 0 2 3 19 −16 0
Source: [ citation needed]

Latvia qualified for the Group C.

6 November 1992 Estonia 6–1  Lithuania
7 November 1992 Latvia 13–2  Lithuania
8 November 1992 Latvia 6–3  Estonia

Group 2 (Belarus)

Played in Minsk. The top two teams qualified for the Group C. Azerbaijan had the option of playing in this group, but did not. [3]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Ukraine 2 1 0 1 8 6 +2 2
2   Kazakhstan 2 1 0 1 6 7 −1 2
3   Belarus 2 1 0 1 4 5 −1 2
Source: [ citation needed]

Ukraine and Kazakhstan both qualified for the Group C.

6 November 1992 Kazakhstan 5–4  Ukraine
7 November 1992 Belarus 1–4  Ukraine
8 November 1992 Belarus 3–1  Kazakhstan

Group 3 (Croatia/Slovenia)

Played as a home and home series in Zagreb and Ljubljana. The winner qualified for the Group C, and the loser played the qualifiers for the Group C2. Originally, Luxembourg was to play in this group but declined. [3]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Slovenia 2 2 0 0 22 3 +19 4
2   Croatia 2 0 0 2 3 22 −19 0
Source: [ citation needed]

Slovenia qualified for the Group C.

7 November 1992 Croatia 1–15  Slovenia
8 November 1992 Slovenia 7–2  Croatia

Group 4 (Turkey)

Played in Ankara. Originally, South Africa was to be in this group as well, but they went directly to the Group C instead. [3]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Israel 2 2 0 0 22 6 +16 4
2   Greece 2 1 0 1 12 10 +2 2
3   Turkey 2 0 0 2 6 24 −18 0
Source: [ citation needed]

Israel qualified for the Group C.

6 November 1992 Turkey 2–10  Greece
7 November 1992 Greece 2–8  Israel
8 November 1992 Turkey 4–14  Israel

First round

Played from 12 to 18 March. The first and the second-placed team from each group of six advanced to the semifinals. In the finals, the winner gained promotion to the Group B. The three other semi-finalists, together with the two third-placed teams, remained to form the Group C1 in 1994. The remaining six nations would comprise Group C2, effectively being relegated. South Korea defeated Spain 7–3 to win what was expected to be a battle to remain in the Group C. Instead, Group C was divided into two parts, putting them both in the bottom tier. [3]

Group 1

Played in Bled.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Ukraine 5 4 1 0 102 10 +92 9
2   Latvia 5 4 1 0 94 8 +86 9
3   North Korea 5 3 0 2 30 26 +4 6
4   Belgium 5 2 0 3 19 74 −55 4
5   South Korea 5 1 0 4 16 60 −44 2
6   Israel 5 0 0 5 8 91 −83 0
Source: [ citation needed]

Belgium, South Korea, and Israel were relegated to the Group C2.

12 March North Korea 14–2  Israel
12 March Ukraine 16–1  South Korea
12 March Latvia 26–3  Belgium
13 March South Korea 8–5  Israel
13 March Belgium 2–37  Ukraine
13 March North Korea 0–4  Latvia
15 March Belgium 5–3  South Korea
15 March Israel 0–32  Latvia
15 March Ukraine 15–2  North Korea
16 March Belgium 8–1  Israel
16 March South Korea 4–7  North Korea
16 March Latvia 5–5  Ukraine
18 March South Korea 0–27  Latvia
18 March Israel 0–29  Ukraine
18 March North Korea 7–1  Belgium

Group 2

Played in Ljubljana.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Slovenia 5 5 0 0 74 4 +70 10
2   Kazakhstan 5 4 0 1 76 6 +70 8
3   Hungary 5 3 0 2 36 31 +5 6
4   Australia 5 2 0 3 19 51 −32 4
5   Spain 5 1 0 4 18 39 −21 2
6   South Africa 5 0 0 5 8 100 −92 0
Source: [ citation needed]

Australia, Spain, and South Africa were relegated to the Group C2.

12 March South Africa 2–20  Hungary
12 March Kazakhstan 14–0  Spain
12 March Slovenia 15–2  Australia
13 March Hungary 1–7  Kazakhstan
13 March Slovenia 12–0  Spain
13 March Australia 9–3  South Africa
15 March Kazakhstan 23–1  Australia
15 March Hungary 6–5  Spain
15 March Slovenia 29–0  South Africa
16 March Spain 3–4  Australia
16 March South Africa 0–32  Kazakhstan
16 March Slovenia 14–2  Hungary
18 March Spain 10–3  South Africa
18 March Australia 3–7  Hungary
18 March Slovenia 4–0  Kazakhstan

Semifinals

19 March Ukraine 3–2  Kazakhstan
19 March Slovenia 1–5  Latvia

Relegation match

21 March Spain 3–7  South Korea

Third place match

21 March Slovenia 3–7  Kazakhstan

Final

21 March Ukraine 0–2  Latvia

Latvia was promoted to the Group B.

Ranking and statistics


 1993 IIHF World Championship winners 

Russia
1st/23rd [4] title

Tournament awards

Final standings

The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

1st place, gold medalist(s)   Russia
2nd place, silver medalist(s)   Sweden
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)   Czech Republic
4   Canada
5   Germany
6   United States
7   Finland
8   Italy
9   Austria
10   France
11   Norway
12    Switzerland

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Canada Eric Lindros 8 11 6 17 +16 10 F
Russia Andrei Khomutov 8 5 7 12 +8 10 F
Canada Shayne Corson 8 3 7 10 +14 6 F
Canada Dave Manson 8 3 7 10 +13 22 D
Russia Valeri Karpov 8 4 5 9 +6 0 F
Czech Republic Petr Rosol 8 4 5 9 +10 10 F
Canada Paul Kariya 8 2 7 9 +10 0 F
Germany Dieter Hegen 6 6 2 8 +5 10 F
Sweden Mikael Renberg 8 5 3 8 +5 6 F
Czech Republic Martin Hosták 8 4 4 8 +5 0 F

Source: [1]

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
Czech Republic Petr Bříza 488 10 1.23 .949 2
Austria Brian Stankiewicz 239 8 2.01 .946 0
Canada Bill Ranford 355 11 1.86 .933 2
Switzerland Reto Pavoni 298 12 2.42 .921 0
Finland Markus Ketterer 296 10 2.03 .919 1

Source: [2]

Citations

  1. ^ Podnieks pg.15. Note that the IIHF encyclopedia does not group Russian and Soviet Union medals in ice hockey, however their writers often do, which would make this their 23rd title.
  2. ^ Olympic qualifier
  3. ^ a b c d e Summary at Passionhockey.com
  4. ^ If 22 World Championship titles won by the Soviet Union are included, this total comes to 23.

References

See also: World Juniors
  • Complete results
  • Duplacey, James (1998). Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League. Total Sports. pp.  498–528. ISBN  0-8362-7114-9.
  • Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. pp. 156–7.
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