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)

First round

Group 1

Group 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.Podneiks p. 157

Playoff round

Quarterfinals

Consolation Round 11–12 Place

Semifinals

Match for third place

Final

World Championship Group B (Denmark)

Played in Copenhagen and

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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. ''

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was promoted to Group A while

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was relegated to Group C1.''

World Championship Group C1 (Slovakia)

Played in Poprad and

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18–27 March. The hosts, shortly after losing in the quarterfinals of the

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, 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.Tournament summary at Passionhockey.com
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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)

Group 2 (Croatia)

Played in Zagreb '' Croatia and Estonia qualified for Group C2.''

First round

Played in Barcelona

Group 1

Group 2

Final Round 28–31 Place

'' Estonia was promoted to Group C1''

Consolation Round 32–35 Place

Ranking and statistics

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:

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. Source

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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. Source

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Citations

References

Complete results
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World Championship Group A (Italy)

First round

Group 1

Group 2

Playoff round

Quarterfinals

Consolation Round 11–12 Place

Semifinals

Match for third place

Final

World Championship Group B (Denmark)

World Championship Group C1 (Slovakia)

World Championship Group C2 (Spain)

Qualifying Round

Group 1 (Estonia/Lithuania)

Group 2 (Croatia)

First round

Group 1

Group 2

Final Round 28–31 Place

Consolation Round 32–35 Place

Ranking and statistics

Tournament Awards

Final standings

Scoring leaders

Leading goaltenders

See also

Citations

References