2001 IIHF World Championship

2001 edition of the IIHF World Championship

2001 IIHF World ChampionshipEishockey-Weltmeisterschaft der Herren 2001 (in German)

Tournament details
Host country|  Germany
Venue(s)| 3 (in 3 host cities)
Dates| 28 April – 13 May
Opened by| Johannes Rau
Teams| 16
Final positions
Champions |  Czech Republic (4th title)
Runners-up |  Finland
Third place |  Sweden
Fourth place|  United States
Tournament statistics
Games played| 56
Goals scored| 318 (5.68 per game)
Attendance| 407,547 (7,278 per game)
Scoring leader(s)|  Juha Ylönen (14 points)

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Main article: 2001 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

The 2001 IIHF World Championship was held between 28 April and 13 May 2001 in Nuremberg, Cologne and Hanover, Germany.

It was the 65th annual event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).

## Venues

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Hanover

Cologne

Nuremberg

| Preussag Arena
Capacity: 10,767  | Kölnarena
Capacity: 18,500  | Nuremberg Arena
Capacity: 6,500

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Germany – Hanover |  Germany – Cologne |  Germany – Nuremberg

## Qualification Tournament

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Far Eastern Qualification for the tournament took place between September 4 and September 6, 2000 in Sapporo, Japan.

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Japan | 2  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 13  | 3  | +10  | 4
China | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 13  | 6  | +7  | 2
South Korea | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 18  | −17  | 0

Source: IIHF

All times local

4 September 2000
18:30| South Korea | 0–8|  Japan| Sapporo

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5 September 2000
18:30| China | 10–1|  South Korea| Sapporo

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6 September 2000
18:30| Japan | 5–3|  China| Sapporo

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## Final tournament

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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

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#### Group A

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Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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Czech Republic | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 10  | 4  | +6  | 5
Germany | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 5  | 5  | 0  | 3
Switzerland | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 7  | 8  | −1  | 2
Belarus | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 5  | 10  | −5  | 2

Source: IIHF

All times local

28 April 2001
15:15| Switzerland | 1–3|  Germany|

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28 April 2001
16:00| Belarus | 1–5|  Czech Republic|

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29 April 2001
20:00| Czech Republic | 2–2|  Germany|

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30 April 2001
16:00| Switzerland | 5–2|  Belarus|

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1 May 2001
20:00| Czech Republic | 3–1|   Switzerland|

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2 May 2001
15:15| Germany | 0–2|  Belarus|

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#### Group B

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Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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Finland | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 18  | 3  | +15  | 6
Slovakia | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 15  | 9  | +6  | 4
Austria | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 4  | 12  | −8  | 2
Japan | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 6  | 19  | −13  | 0

Source: IIHF

All times local

28 April 2001
20:00| Austria | 1–5|  Finland|

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29 April 2001
16:00| Slovakia | 8–4|  Japan|

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30 April 2001
16:00| Slovakia | 5–0|  Austria|

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30 April 2001
20:00| Finland | 8–0|  Japan|

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2 May 2001
16:00| Japan | 2–3|  Austria|

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2 May 2001
20:00| Finland | 5–2|  Slovakia|

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#### Group C

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Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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Sweden | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 12  | 4  | +8  | 5
United States | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 8  | 7  | +1  | 3
Ukraine | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 7  | 13  | −6  | 2
Latvia | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 6  | 9  | −3  | 2

Source: IIHF

All times local

28 April 2001
20:00| United States | 6–3|  Ukraine|

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29 April 2001
16:00| Latvia | 2–5|  Sweden|

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30 April 2001
20:00| United States | 0–2|  Latvia|

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1 May 2001
20:00| Sweden | 5–0|  Ukraine|

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2 May 2001
16:00| Ukraine | 4–2|  Latvia|

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2 May 2001
20:00| Sweden | 2–2|  United States|

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#### Group D

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Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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Canada | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 13  | 2  | +11  | 6
Russia | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 12  | 5  | +7  | 4
Italy | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 5  | 14  | −9  | 1
Norway | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 4  | 13  | −9  | 1

Source: IIHF

All times local

28 April 2001
16:00| Norway | 0–5|  Canada|

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28 April 2001
20:00| Russia | 7–0|  Italy|

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29 April 2001
20:00| Russia | 4–0|  Norway|

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30 April 2001
16:00| Canada | 3–1|  Italy|

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1 May 2001
20:00| Italy | 4–4|  Norway|

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2 May 2001
20:00| Canada | 5–1|  Russia|

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### Second round

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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

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Tables and scores below include meetings between teams during the First Round.

Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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Czech Republic | 5  | 4  | 1  | 0  | 24  | 8  | +16  | 9
Canada | 5  | 3  | 1  | 1  | 19  | 11  | +8  | 7
Russia | 5  | 3  | 0  | 2  | 16  | 11  | +5  | 6
Germany | 5  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 10  | 12  | −2  | 4
Switzerland | 5  | 1  | 0  | 4  | 13  | 15  | −2  | 2
Italy | 5  | 1  | 0  | 4  | 5  | 30  | −25  | 2

Source: IIHF

28 April 2001
15:15| Switzerland | 1–3|  Germany|

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28 April 2001
20:00| Russia | 7–0|  Italy|

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29 April 2001
20:00| Czech Republic | 2–2|  Germany|

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30 April 2001
16:00| Canada | 3–1|  Italy|

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1 May 2001
20:00| Czech Republic | 3–1|   Switzerland|

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2 May 2001
20:00| Canada | 5–1|  Russia|

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4 May 2001
15:15| Canada | 6–2|   Switzerland|

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4 May 2001
20:00| Germany | 1–3|  Italy|

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5 May 2001
16:00| Czech Republic | 4–3|  Russia|

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5 May 2001
20:00| Canada | 3–3|  Germany|

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6 May 2001
16:00| Russia | 2–1|   Switzerland|

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6 May 2001
20:00| Czech Republic | 11–0|  Italy|

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7 May 2001
16:00| Switzerland | 8–1|  Italy|

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8 May 2001
16:00| Russia | 3–1|  Germany|

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8 May 2001
20:00| Canada | 2–4|  Czech Republic|

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#### Group F

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Tables and scores below include meetings between teams during the First Round.

Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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Finland | 5  | 4  | 0  | 1  | 23  | 12  | +11  | 8
Sweden | 5  | 3  | 1  | 1  | 25  | 8  | +17  | 7
United States | 5  | 3  | 1  | 1  | 15  | 10  | +5  | 7
Slovakia | 5  | 2  | 0  | 3  | 12  | 12  | 0  | 4
Ukraine | 5  | 1  | 0  | 4  | 7  | 21  | −14  | 2
Austria | 5  | 1  | 0  | 4  | 4  | 23  | −19  | 2

Source: IIHF

28 April 2001
20:00| Austria | 1–5|  Finland|

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28 April 2001
20:00| United States | 6–3|  Ukraine|

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30 April 2001
16:00| Slovakia | 5–0|  Austria|

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1 May 2001
20:00| Sweden | 5–0|  Ukraine|

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2 May 2001
20:00| Finland | 5–2|  Slovakia|

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2 May 2001
20:00| Sweden | 2–2|  United States|

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4 May 2001
16:00| Slovakia | 3–1|  Ukraine|

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4 May 2001
20:00| Sweden | 11–0|  Austria|

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5 May 2001
16:00| Finland | 1–4|  United States|

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5 May 2001
20:00| Sweden | 3–1|  Slovakia|

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6 May 2001
16:00| United States | 0–3|  Austria|

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6 May 2001
20:00| Finland | 7–1|  Ukraine|

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7 May 2001
20:00| Ukraine | 2–0|  Austria|

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8 May 2001
16:00| Slovakia | 1–3|  United States|

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8 May 2001
20:00| Finland | 5–4|  Sweden|

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### Consolation round 13–16 Place

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#### Group G

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Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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Latvia | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 13  | 4  | +9  | 5
Belarus | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 9  | 5  | +4  | 5
Norway | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 5  | 9  | −4  | 1
Japan | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 6  | 15  | −9  | 1

Source: IIHF

As the Far Eastern qualifier,  Japan avoids relegation. Therefore,  Belarus and  Norway are relegated to Division I for the 2002 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships

All times local

4 May 2001
15:15| Latvia | 2–2|  Belarus|

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4 May 2001
20:00| Norway | 3–3|  Japan|

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5 May 2001
16:00| Belarus | 3–2|  Norway|

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5 May 2001
20:00| Latvia | 8–2|  Japan|

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7 May 2001
16:00| Belarus | 4–1|  Japan|

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7 May 2001
20:00| Latvia | 3–0|  Norway|

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### Final round

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| Quarter-finals| | Semi-finals| | Final

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|  Czech Republic|  2

| 12 May

|  Slovakia|  0 |

|  Czech Republic|  3

| 10 May

| |  Sweden|  2 |

|  Sweden|  4

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|  Russia|  3 |

|  Czech Republic|  3

| 10 May

| |  Finland|  2

|  Canada|  3

| 12 May |

|  United States|  4 |

|  United States|  1

| 10 May

| |  Finland|  3 | | Third place

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|  United States|  2

|  Sweden|  3

### Quarterfinals

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10 May 2001
16:00| Czech Republic | 2-0
(1-0, 1-0, 0-0)|  Slovakia| Preussag Arena, Hanover
Attendance: 3,681

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Game reference

10 May 2001
16:00| Germany | 1-4
(0-1, 0-2, 1-1)|  Finland| Kölnarena, Cologne
Attendance: 18,514

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Game reference

10 May 2001
20:00| Canada | 3–4 OT
(1-0, 2-3, 0-0)
(OT: 0-1)|  United States| Preussag Arena, Hanover
Attendance: 6,857

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Game reference

10 May 2001
20:00| Sweden | 4-3 OT
(0-1, 2-2, 1-0)
(OT: 1-0)|  Russia| Kölnarena, Cologne
Attendance: 18,498

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Game reference

### Semifinals

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12 May 2001
15:00| Czech Republic | 3–2 GWS
(1-0, 0-1, 1-1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 2–1)|  Sweden| Preussag Arena, Hanover
Attendance: 10,513

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Game reference

12 May 2001
19:00| Finland | 3–1
(1-0, 0-1, 2-0)|  United States| Preussag Arena, Hanover
Attendance: 10,513

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Game reference

### Match for third place

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13 May 2001
15:00| Sweden | 3–2
(1-0, 1-1, 1-1)|  United States| Preussag Arena, Hanover
Attendance: 10,513

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Game reference

### Final

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13 May 2001
19:00| Czech Republic | 3–2 OT
(0-1, 0-1, 2-0)
(OT: 1–0)|  Finland| Preussag Arena, Hanover
Attendance: 10,513

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Game reference

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| 0-2| 38:39 − Juha Ylönen
Martin Procházka − 44:31| 1-2|
Jiří Dopita − 54:05| 2-2|
David Moravec − 70:38| 3-2|
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## Ranking and statistics

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2001 IIHF World Championship winners

Czech Republic
4th title

### Tournament Awards

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* Best players selected by the directorate:
* Best Goaltender: Milan Hnilička
* Best Defenceman: Kim Johnsson
* Best Forward: Sami Kapanen
* Most Valuable Player: David Moravec
* Media All-Star Team:
* Goaltender: Milan Hnilička
* Defence: Kim Johnsson,  Petteri Nummelin
* Forwards: Sami Kapanen,  Robert Reichel,  Martin Ručinský

### Final standings

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According to the IIHF: The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

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4 |  United States
5 |  Canada
6 |  Russia
7 |  Slovakia
8 |  Germany
9 |   Switzerland
10 |  Ukraine
11 |  Austria
12 |  Italy
13 |  Latvia
14 |  Belarus
15 |  Norway
16 |  Japan

### Scoring leaders

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A gold medal that was awarded to Petr Čajánek.

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are left out.

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Juha Ylönen | 9 | 5 | 9 | 14 | +9 | 2 | F
Petteri Nummelin | 9 | 1 | 12 | 13 | +4 | 0 | D
Robert Reichel | 9 | 5 | 7 | 12 | +11 | 4 | F
Sami Kapanen | 8 | 7 | 4 | 11 | +5 | 8 | F
Per-Johan Axelsson | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +8 | 12 | F
Sami Salo | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +9 | 6 | D
Radek Dvořák | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +8 | 8 | F
Kim Johnsson | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +11 | 6 | D
Kristofer Ottosson | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +10 | 0 | F
Daniel Alfredsson | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +6 | 6 | F

### Leading goaltenders

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Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.

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Leonid Fatikov | 160:00 | 70 | 3 | 1.13 | 95.71 | 1
Milan Hnilička | 540:38 | 269 | 13 | 1.44 | 95.17 | 1
Pasi Nurminen | 410:38 | 193 | 12 | 1.75 | 93.78 | 0
Robert Esche | 359:11 | 188 | 13 | 2.17 | 93.09 | 1
Maxim Sokolov | 321:57 | 125 | 9 | 1.68 | 92.80 | 2

## IIHF honors and awards

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The 2001 IIHF Hall of Fame induction ceremony has held in Hanover during the World Championships. Isao Kataoka of Japan was given the Paul Loicq Award for outstanding contributions to international ice hockey.[1]

IIHF Hall of Fame inductees

* Dave King, Canada[2]
* Sergei Makarov, Russia[3]
* Vladimír Martinec, Czech Republic[4]
* György Pásztor, Hungary[5]
* Hans Rampf, Germany[6]
* Ulf Sterner, Sweden[7]

## See also

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* IIHF World Championship

## References

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1. ^ "Remembering Kataoka, Paul Loicq Award winner passes away". International Ice Hockey Federation. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2019. "Isao Kataoka passed away on Wednesday. He was 79 years old. In 2001 Kataoka was the recipient of the Paul Loicq Award presented annually by the IIHF to a person who has served the IIHF in an extraordinary manner promoting the sport of ice hockey worldwide in 2001. The former Executive Director and Vice President of the Japan Ice Hockey Federation and recent President of the Hokkaido Ice Hockey Federation played an important role in preparing and organizing many IIHF tournaments in Japan, many of them in his hometown of Sapporo. He also contributed greatly to the success of the 1972 Olympic Winter Games in Sapporo and the 1998 Olympic Winter Games in Nagano. With all of his experience and knowledge of the game of ice hockey, ha managed these great events perfectly and helped the organizers prepare facilities to the great satisfaction of the participants. Kataoka's enthusiasm and aspiring attitude in the development of ice hockey administrators and officials of the next generation was greatly appreciated and respected by the ice hockey family in and outside of Japan."[permanent dead link]
2. ^ Stephen, Mark (6 May 2001). "Hats off to King for Hall selection". Calgary Herald. Calgary, Alberta. p. 21. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
3. ^ "Макаров занесен в Зал славы ИИХФ". Sports.ru (in Russian). Moscow, Russia. 27 April 2001. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
4. ^ "Síň slávy IIHF". Czech Ice Hockey Association (in Czech). 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
5. ^ "Gyász: életének 100. évében elhunyt Pásztor György". Nemzeti (in Hungarian). 22 August 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
6. ^ "Deutsches Eishockey verliert mit Hans Rampf eine Vaterfigur". Die Welt (in German). Berlin, Germany. 8 May 2001. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
7. ^ "Ulf Sterner". Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish). 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.

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* Group A official results - IIHF archive
* Official results for qualifiers - IIHF archive
* 2001 IIHF World Championship - Canoe Sports
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* Medalists
* Attendance
* Awards winners

*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points
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