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
Main article: 1999 IIHF World Championship

The Championship took place between sixteen teams in Norway.

World Championship Group B

Played at Odense and Rodovre, Denmark April 8–17. 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
Team GP W T L GF GA PTS
17 Denmark7610301213
18 Great Britain7511241611
19 Kazakhstan7502251110
20 Germany7502191710
21 Slovenia721414175
22 Estonia721417255
23 Poland710615232
24 Hungary700710330

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 April 5–11. 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
Team GP W T L GF GA PTS
 Netherlands330028016
 China320110124
 Croatia310215132
 Bulgaria300302290
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
Team GP W T L GF GA PTS
 Romania220013054
 Lithuania201106091
 South Korea201107121
5 AprilRomania 8-3 South Korea
6 AprilLithuania 4-4 South Korea
8 AprilRomania 5-2 Lithuania

Final Round 25–28 Place
Team GP W T L GF GA PTS
25 Netherlands330023026
26 Romania320116134
27 Lithuania301207151
28 China301206221

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]
Team GP W T L GF GA PTS
29 Croatia211016063
31 South Korea211011103
32 Bulgaria200206170

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 April 14–20

First Round

Group 1
Team GP W T L GF GA PTS
 Spain220030014
 New Zealand210104252
 Greece200201090
14 AprilGreece 0-6 Spain
15 AprilNew Zealand 3-1 Greece
16 AprilSpain 24-1 New Zealand

Group 2
Team GP W T L GF GA PTS
 Australia220026024
 South Africa210119072
 Turkey200202380
14 AprilAustralia 20-1 Turkey
15 AprilTurkey 1-18 South Africa
16 AprilSouth Africa 1-6 Australia

Group 3
Team GP W T L GF GA PTS
 Israel220016024
 Belgium210116062
 Iceland200200240
14 AprilIceland 0-11 Israel
15 AprilBelgium 14-0 Iceland
16 AprilIsrael 6-2 Belgium

Final Round 33–35 Place
Team GP W T L GF GA PTS
33 Spain211008063
34 Israel211005033
35 Australia200203070

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
Team GP W T L GF GA PTS
36 Belgium220016034
37 South Africa210105072
38 New Zealand200203140
18 AprilSouth Africa 1-6 Belgium
19 AprilBelgium 10-2 New Zealand
20 AprilNew Zealand 1-4 South Africa

Consolation Round 39–41 Place
Team GP W T L GF GA PTS
39 Turkey210105042
40 Greece210109092
41 Iceland210109102
18 AprilTurkey 2-3 Iceland
19 AprilIceland 6-8 Greece
20 AprilGreece 1-3 Turkey

Citations
  1. Tournament summary at Passionhockey.com
  2. Chart showing Yugoslavia's rank after 1999
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References
  • Complete results
  • Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. pp. 163–4.

See also

See also: World Juniors, Women's Championships

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