The 2001 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships were the 65th such event organized by the
International Ice Hockey Federation
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. 40 teams representing their countries participated in several levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for division placements in the
2002 competition.
Championship
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Division I
Group A
Group A was played in
Grenoble
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France
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between April 16 and April 22, 2001
Group B
Group B was played in
Ljubljana
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Slovenia
Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...
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
/ref> 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.
'' 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
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It lies alongside the motorway A6 Madrid- A Coruña.
The Puerta de Hierro university (public) hospital was relocated to Majadahonda from the ...
, Spain
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between April 1 and April 7, 2001
Group B
Group B was played in Bucharest
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, Romania
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between March 26 and April 1, 2001
'' and are promoted to Division I and and are relegated to Division II Qualification.''
Citations
External links
IIHF Website
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{{Ice Hockey World Championships
IIHF Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
World Ice Hockey Championships – Men's