2001 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships

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).
==Qualification Tournament==
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	0	1	13	6 	2
 	2 	0	0	2	1 	18	0
All times local
==Final tournament==
In the First Round, the top 3 teams from each group progressed to the Second Round, whilst the last placed team progressed to the Consolation Round.
===First round===
====Group A====
Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	PTS
 	3 	2	1	0	10	4 	5
 	3 	1	1	1	5 	5 	3
 	3 	1	0	2	7 	8 	2
 	3 	1	0	2	5 	10	2
All times local
====Group B====
Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	PTS
 	3 	3	0	0	18	3 	6
 	3 	2	0	1	15	9 	4
 	3 	1	0	2	4 	12	2
 	3 	0	0	3	6 	19	0
All times local
====Group C====
Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	PTS
 	3 	2	1	0	12	4 	5
 	3 	1	1	1	8 	7 	3
 	3 	1	0	2	7 	13	2
 	3 	1	0	2	6 	9 	2
All times local
====Group D====
Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	PTS
 	3 	3	0	0	13	2 	6
 	3 	2	0	1	12	5 	4
 	3 	0	1	2	5 	14	1
 	3 	0	1	2	4 	13	1
All times local
===Second round===
In the Second Round, the top 4 teams from each group progressed to the Final Round, whilst the bottom 2 teams are eliminated.
====Group E====
Tables and scores below include meetings between teams during the First Round.
Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	PTS
 	5 	4	1	0	24	8 	9
 	5 	3	1	1	19	11	7
 	5 	3	0	2	16	11	6
 	5 	1	2	2	10	12	4
 	5 	1	0	4	13	15	2
 	5 	1	0	4	5 	30	2
====Group F====
Tables and scores below include meetings between teams during the First Round.
Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	PTS
 	5 	4	0	1	23	12	8
 	5 	3	1	1	25	8 	7
 	5 	3	1	1	15	10	7
 	5 	2	0	3	12	12	4
 	5 	1	0	4	7 	21	2
 	5 	1	0	4	4 	23	2
===Consolation Round 13-16 Place===
====Group G====
Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	PTS
 	3 	2	1	0	13	4 	5
 	3 	2	1	0	9 	5 	5
 	3 	0	1	2	5 	9 	1
 	3 	0	1	2	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===
===Quarterfinals===
===Semifinals===
===Match for third place===
===Final===
==Ranking and statistics==
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===Final standings===
According to the IIHF:
The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:
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== Division I ==
=== Group A ===
Group A was played in Grenoble, France between April 16 and April 22, 2001
Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
 	5 	4	1	0	27	9 	8
 	5 	3	1	1	20	10	7
 	5 	3	2	0	23	14	6
 	5 	3	2	0	19	15	6
 	5 	1	3	1	10	25	3
 	5 	0	5	0	10	36	0
=== 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."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.
Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
 	5 	4	0	1	44	6 	9
 	5 	4	0	1	42	9 	9
 	5 	3	2	0	35	21	6
 	5 	1	3	1	17	45	3
 	5 	1	4	0	8 	39	2
 	5 	0	4	1	13	39	1
 and are promoted to the 2002 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships, while and are relegated to Division II.
== Division II ==
=== Group A ===
Group A was played in Majadahonda, Spain between April 1 and April 7, 2001
Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
 	5 	5	0	0	42	5 	10
 	5 	4	1	0	52	8 	8
 	5 	3	2	0	40	23	6
 	5 	2	3	0	17	48	4
 	5 	1	4	0	11	34	2
 	5 	0	5	0	12	56	0
=== Group B ===
Group A was played in Bucharest, Romania between March 26 and April 1, 2001
Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
 	5 	5	0	0	46	4 	10
 	5 	4	1	0	21	11	8
 	5 	2	2	1	24	13	6
 	5 	2	3	0	21	25	4
 	5 	1	3	1	23	20	2
 	5 	0	5	0	4 	66	0
 and are promoted to Division I and and are relegated to Division II Qualification.
==Citations==
== External links ==
* IIHF Website
* Complete results at Passionhockey.com
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World Ice Hockey Championships - Men's