# 1994 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)
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Canada | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 10 |
| 2 | Russia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 7 | +23 | 8 |
| 3 | Italy | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 6 |
| 4 | Austria | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Germany | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 3 |
| 6 | Great Britain | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 44 | −37 | 0 |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Finland | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 11 | +18 | 9 |
| 2 | Sweden | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 7 |
| 3 | United States | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 6 |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 4 |
| 5 | France | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 25 | −17 | 2 |
| 6 | Norway | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 21 | −12 | 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| 5 May | 5 May | | | |
| Finland | 10 | | | |
| Finland | 10 | 7 May | 7 May | | |
| Austria | 0 | 7 May | 7 May | |
| Austria | 0 | Finland | 8 | |
| 5 May | 5 May | | Finland | 8 | |
| 5 May | 5 May | United States | 0 | |
| Russia | 1 | United States | 0 | |
| Russia | 1 | | | | 8 May | 8 May |
| United States | 3 | | | | 8 May | 8 May |
| United States | 3 | | | | Finland | 1 |
| 5 May | 5 May | | | | | Finland | 1 |
| 5 May | 5 May | | | | Canada (GWS) | 2 |
| Sweden | 7 | | | | Canada (GWS) | 2 |
| Sweden | 7 | 7 May | 7 May | | | |
| Italy | 2 | 7 May | 7 May | | | |
| Italy | 2 | Sweden | 0 | | | |
| 5 May | 5 May | | Sweden | 0 | | | |
| 5 May | 5 May | Canada | 6 | | Third place | Third place |
| Canada | 3 | Canada | 6 | | Third place | Third place |
| Canada | 3 | | | | 8 May | 8 May |
| Czech Republic | 2 | | | | 8 May | 8 May |
| Czech Republic | 2 | | | | Sweden | 7 |
| | | | | | United States | 2 |

### Final
## 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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 13 | Switzerland | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 9 | +43 | 13 |
| 14 | Latvia | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 9 | +52 | 12 |
| 15 | Poland | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 21 | +24 | 11 |
| 16 | Japan | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 7 |
| 17 | Denmark | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 6 |
| 18 | Netherlands | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 33 | −10 | 5 |
| 19 | Romania | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 43 | −25 | 2 |
| 20 | China | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 98 | −87 | 0 |
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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 21 | Slovakia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 3 | +40 | 10 |
| 22 | Belarus | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 11 | +24 | 10 |
| 23 | Ukraine | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 7 | +42 | 8 |
| 24 | Kazakhstan | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 12 | +40 | 8 |
| 25 | Slovenia | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 4 |
| 26 | Hungary | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 47 | −33 | 2 |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 115 | −112 | 0 |
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)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Estonia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 4 |
| 2 | Lithuania | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 0 |

### Group 2 (Croatia)

Played in Zagreb
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Croatia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 1 | +57 | 4 |
| 2 | Turkey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 58 | −57 | 0 |
Croatia and Estonia qualified for Group C2.

### First round

Played in Barcelona

### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5 | +23 | 6 |
| 2 | Croatia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 4 |
| 3 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 2 |
| 4 | Israel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 24 | −18 | 0 |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Estonia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 1 | +48 | 6 |
| 2 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 4 |
| 3 | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 2 |
| 4 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 46 | −42 | 0 |

### Final Round 28–31 Place

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 28 | Estonia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | +27 | 6 |
| 29 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 3 |
| 30 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 3 |
| 31 | Croatia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 0 |
Estonia was promoted to Group C1

### Consolation round 32–35 place

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 32 | Belgium | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6 | +17 | 6 |
| 33 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 4 |
| 34 | Israel | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 2 |
| 35 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 29 | −24 | 0 |

## Ranking and statistics

* 1994 IIHF World Championship winners
* Canada 20th title

### Tournament awards

* Best players selected by the directorate:
** Best Goaltender: Bill Ranford
** Best Defenceman: Magnus Svensson
** Best Forward: Paul Kariya
* Media All-Star Team:
** Goaltender: Bill Ranford
** Defence: Timo Jutila, Magnus Svensson
** Forwards: Paul Kariya, Saku Koivu, Jari Kurri

### Final standings

The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:
| | Canada |
| | Finland |
| | Sweden |
| 4 | United States |
| 5 | Russia |
| 6 | Italy |
| 7 | Czech Republic |
| 8 | Austria |
| 9 | Germany |
| 10 | France |
| 11 | Norway |
| 12 | Great Britain |

### Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
| Mats Sundin | 8 | 5 | 9 | 14 | +13 | 4 | F |
| Paul Kariya | 8 | 5 | 7 | 12 | +12 | 2 | F |
| Saku Koivu | 8 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +14 | 4 | F |
| Valeri Kamensky | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +12 | 12 | F |
| Jari Kurri | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +11 | 2 | F |
| Magnus Svensson | 8 | 8 | 1 | 9 | +9 | 8 | D |
| Mikko Mäkelä | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +13 | 6 | F |
| Igor Fedulov | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +11 | 6 | F |
| Andrei Kovalenko | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +10 | 2 | F |
| Jere Lehtinen | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +14 | 4 | F |
| Jonas Bergqvist | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +8 | 4 | F |
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### 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 |
| Mikhail Shtalenkov | 296 | 5 | 1.01 | .962 | 2 |
| Bill Ranford | 370 | 7 | 1.14 | .956 | 1 |
| Jarmo Myllys | 410 | 9 | 1.32 | .942 | 2 |
| Michael Puschacher | 271 | 9 | 1.99 | .926 | 0 |
| Guy Hebert | 300 | 18 | 3.60 | .907 | 0 |
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