Host country Italy Teams 12 Champions Canada (20th title) | Dates 25 April – 8 May Venue(s) 3 (in 3 host cities) Runner-up Finland | |
The 1994 Ice Hockey World Championships took place in Italy 25 April - 8 May. The games were played in Bolzano, Canazei and Milan.
Contents
- Group 2
- World Championship Group B Denmark
- World Championship Group C1 Slovakia
- Qualifying Round
- Group 2 Croatia
- First Round
- Final Round 28 31 Place
- Final standings
- Scoring leaders
- Leading goaltenders
- References
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. This was the 58th World Championships, and Canada beat Finland in a shootout to capture gold for the first time since 1961. This was Canada's twentieth world title in ice hockey.
Great Britain returned to Group A for the first time since 1951, 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.
Group 2
World Championship Group B (Denmark)
Played in Copenhagen and Aalborg 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.
Switzerland was promoted to Group A while China was relegated to Group C1.
World Championship Group C1 (Slovakia)
Played in Poprad and Spišská Nová Ves 18–27 March. The hosts, shortly after losing in the quarterfinals of the Olympics, 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.
Slovakia was promoted to Group B while absent North Korea was relegated to Group C2
Qualifying Round
Played in November 1993. Two groups played to qualify for the final two spots in Spain.
Group 2 (Croatia)
Played in Zagreb
Croatia and Estonia qualified for Group C2.
First Round
Played in Barcelona
Final Round 28-31 Place
Estonia was promoted to Group C1
Final standings
The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Source: [1]
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: [2]