2001 World Championship

The 2001 Men's Ice Hockey Championships were held between April 28 and May 13, 2001 in Nuremberg, Cologne and Hanover, Germany.
It was the 65th annual event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).
== Pool A ==
=== Far Eastern Qualification ===
Far Eastern Qualification for the tournament took place between September 4 and September 6, 2000 in Sapporo, Japan.
Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	PTS
 	2 	2	0	0	13	3 	4
 	2 	1	1	0	13	6 	2
 	2 	0	2	0	1 	18	0
All times local
=== Preliminary Round ===
In the preliminary round, the top 3 teams from each group progressed to the Qualification Round, whilst the last placed team progressed to the Relegation Round.
==== Group A ====
Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
 	3 	2	0	1	10	4 	5
 	3 	1	1	1	5 	5 	3
 	3 	1	2	0	7 	8 	2
 	3 	1	2	0	5 	10	2
All times local
==== Group B ====
Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
 	3 	3	0	0	18	3 	6
 	3 	2	1	0	15	9 	4
 	3 	1	2	0	4 	12	2
 	3 	0	3	0	6 	19	0
All times local
==== Group C ====
Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
 	3 	2	0	1	12	4 	5
 	3 	1	1	1	8 	7 	3
 	3 	1	2	0	7 	13	2
 	3 	1	2	0	6 	9 	2
All times local
==== Group D ====
Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
 	3 	3	0	0	13	2 	6
 	3 	2	1	0	12	5 	4
 	3 	0	2	1	5 	14	1
 	3 	0	2	1	4 	13	1
All times local
=== Qualification Round ===
In the qualification round, the top 4 teams from each group progressed to the Playoff Round, whilst the bottom 2 teams are eliminated.
==== Group E ====
Tables and scores below include meetings between teams during the Preliminary Round.
Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
 	5 	4	0	1	24	8 	9
 	5 	3	1	1	19	11	7
 	5 	3	2	0	16	11	6
 	5 	1	2	2	10	12	4
 	5 	1	4	0	13	15	2
 	5 	1	4	0	5 	30	2
==== Group F ====
Tables and scores below include meetings between teams during the Preliminary Round.
Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
 	5 	4	1	0	23	12	8
 	5 	3	1	1	25	8 	7
 	5 	3	1	1	15	10	7
 	5 	2	3	0	12	12	4
 	5 	1	4	0	7 	21	2
 	5 	1	4	0	4 	23	2
=== Relegation Round ===
==== Group G ====
Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
 	3 	2	0	1	13	4 	5
 	3 	2	0	1	9 	5 	5
 	3 	0	2	1	5 	9 	1
 	3 	0	2	1	6 	15	1
As the Far Eastern qualifier, avoids relegation. Therefore, and are relegated to Division I for the 2002 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
All times local
=== Final Round ===
==Team Photos==
2001Sweden.jpg|Sweden
 
Category:IIHF World Championships
World Ice Hockey Championships - Men's