2001 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships#Division II
{{Short description|2001 edition of the Men's World Ice Hockey Championship}}
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The 2001 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships were the 65th such event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. 40 teams representing their countries participated in several levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for division placements in the 2002 competition.
Championship
{{main|2001 IIHF World Championship}}
;Final standings
- {{ih|CZE}}
- {{ih|FIN}}
- {{ih|SWE}}
- {{ih|USA}}
- {{ih|CAN}}
- {{ih|RUS}}
- {{ih|SVK}}
- {{ih|GER}}
- {{ih|SUI}}
- {{ih|UKR}}
- {{ih|AUT}}
- {{ih|ITA}}
- {{ih|LAT}}
- {{ih|BLR|1995}} — relegated to Division I for 2002
- {{ih|NOR}} — relegated to Division I for 2002
- {{ih|JPN}}
Division I
= Group A =
Group A was played in Grenoble, France between April 16 and April 22, 2001
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13:00
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16:30
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20:00
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|date = April 17, 2001
13:00
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|date = April 17, 2001
16:30
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|date = April 17, 2001
20:00
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|date = April 19, 2001
13:00
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|date = April 19, 2001
16:30
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|date = April 19, 2001
20:00
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|date = April 21, 2001
13:00
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|date = April 21, 2001
16:30
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|date = April 21, 2001
20:00
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|date = April 22, 2001
13:00
|team1 = {{ih-rt|HUN}}
|score = 5–4
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|date = April 22, 2001
16:30
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|date = April 22, 2001
20:00
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= Group B =
Group B was played in Ljubljana, Slovenia between April 15 and April 21, 2001. The final day was a controversial one, with the British and Slovene teams having to decide promotion based on overall goal differential. The British beat the Kazakhs by an improbable nine goals. When coach Chris McSorley was asked how much he paid the Kazakhs, he responded, "zero, you have not much confidence in your team, I think Slovenia can beat Estonia by at least 12 goals."[http://www.passionhockey.com/hockeyarchives/mondial2001.htm Group B summary] The medal presentation was marred by Slovenian fans throwing debris on the ice when the Brits received their silver medals, the Kazakh team did not even attend to receive their bronze.
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|date = April 15, 2001
11:00
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|date = April 15, 2001
14:30
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|date = April 15, 2001
18:00
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|date = April 17, 2001
11:00
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|date = April 17, 2001
14:30
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18:00
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|date = April 18, 2001
11:00
|team1 = {{ih-rt|CRO}}
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|date = April 18, 2001
14:30
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|date = April 18, 2001
18:00
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|date = April 20, 2001
11:00
|team1 = {{ih-rt|GBR}}
|score = 12–1
|team2 = {{ih|CHN}}
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|date = April 20, 2001
14:30
|team1 = {{ih-rt|EST}}
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|date = April 20, 2001
18:00
|team1 = {{ih-rt|KAZ}}
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{{Ice hockey box
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|date = April 21, 2001
11:00
|team1 = {{ih-rt|CHN}}
|score = 2–6
|team2 = {{ih|CRO}}
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{{Ice hockey box
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|date = April 21, 2001
14:30
|team1 = {{ih-rt|KAZ}}
|score = 2–11
|team2 = {{ih|GBR}}
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{{Ice hockey box
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|date = April 21, 2001
18:00
|team1 = {{ih-rt|EST}}
|score = 0–16
|team2 = {{ih|SLO}}
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{{ih|POL}} and {{ih|SLO}} are promoted to the 2002 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships, while {{ih|EST}} and {{ih|LTU|1988}} are relegated to Division II.
Division II
= Group A =
Group A was played in Majadahonda, Spain between April 1 and April 7, 2001
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|team4=RSA|name_RSA={{ih|RSA}}
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|team6=NZL|name_NZL={{ih|NZL}}
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|win_ESP=4|draw_ESP=0|loss_ESP=1|gf_ESP=52|ga_ESP=8
|win_AUS=3|draw_AUS=0|loss_AUS=2|gf_AUS=40|ga_AUS=23
|win_RSA=2|draw_RSA=0|loss_RSA=3|gf_RSA=17|ga_RSA=48
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|date = April 1, 2001
13:00
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17:00
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|date = April 1, 2001
21:00
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|date = April 2, 2001
13:00
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|date = April 2, 2001
17:00
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|date = April 2, 2001
21:00
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{{Ice hockey box
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|date = April 4, 2001
13:00
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{{Ice hockey box
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|date = April 4, 2001
17:00
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|date = April 4, 2001
21:00
|team1 = {{ih-rt|ESP}}
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|team2 = {{ih|AUS}}
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{{Ice hockey box
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|date = April 5, 2001
13:00
|team1 = {{ih-rt|RSA}}
|score = 5–3
|team2 = {{ih|ISL}}
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{{Ice hockey box
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|date = April 5, 2001
17:00
|team1 = {{ih-rt|AUS}}
|score = 2–9
|team2 = {{ih|KOR}}
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{{Ice hockey box
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|date = April 5, 2001
21:00
|team1 = {{ih-rt|ESP}}
|score = 18–1
|team2 = {{ih|NZL}}
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{{Ice hockey box
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|date = April 7, 2001
13:00
|team1 = {{ih-rt|KOR}}
|score = 3–2
|team2 = {{ih|ESP}}
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{{Ice hockey box
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|date = April 7, 2001
17:00
|team1 = {{ih-rt|AUS}}
|score = 16–4
|team2 = {{ih|RSA}}
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{{Ice hockey box
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|date = April 7, 2001
21:00
|team1 = {{ih-rt|ISL}}
|score = 5–2
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= Group B =
Group B was played in Bucharest, Romania between March 26 and April 1, 2001
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|date = March 26, 2001
11:30
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|date = March 26, 2001
15:00
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|date = March 26, 2001
19:30
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|date = March 27, 2001
11:30
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|date = March 27, 2001
15:00
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|date = March 27, 2001
19:30
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|date = March 29, 2001
11:30
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|date = March 29, 2001
15:00
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|date = March 29, 2001
20:00
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|date = March 31, 2001
10:00
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|date = March 31, 2001
13:00
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|score = 2–7
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|date = March 31, 2001
17:00
|team1 = {{ih-rt|FR Yugoslavia}}
|score = 13–0
|team2 = {{ih|MEX}}
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{{Ice hockey box
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|date = April 1, 2001
10:00
|team1 = {{ih-rt|BEL}}
|score = 13–0
|team2 = {{ih|MEX}}
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{{Ice hockey box
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|date = April 1, 2001
13:00
|team1 = {{ih-rt|ISR}}
|score = 5–1
|team2 = {{ih|BUL}}
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{{Ice hockey box
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|date = April 1, 2001
17:00
|team1 = {{ih-rt|ROU}}
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{{ih|KOR}} and {{ih|ROU}} are promoted to Division I and {{ih|MEX}} and {{ih|NZL}} are relegated to Division II Qualification.
Citations
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- [http://www.iihf.com/de/iihf-home/history/past-tournaments/iihf-championships-2001.html IIHF Website]
- [http://www.passionhockey.com/hockeyarchives/mondial2001.htm Complete results at Passionhockey.com]
- {{cite book |last=Podnieks |first=Andrew |title=IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011 |year=2010 |publisher=Moydart Press |pages=166–7}}
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