The World Hockey Championships, held in Hanover, Cologne, and Nuremberg, Germany from April 28-May 13, 2001. Top three teams (*) in each group after preliminary round-robin advance to the second round. Fourth-place teams play in a consolation round. Top four teams from each group of the second round advance to the quarterfinals.
Final Round Robin Standings
| GROUP A |
W-L-T |
Pts |
GF |
GA |
| *Czech Republic |
2-0-1 |
5 |
10 |
4 |
| *Germany |
1-1-1 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
| *Switzerland |
1-2-0 |
2 |
7 |
8 |
| Belarus |
1-2-0 |
2 |
5 |
10 |
| GROUP B |
W-L-T |
Pts |
GF |
GA |
| *Finland |
3-0-0 |
6 |
18 |
3 |
| *Slovakia |
2-1-0 |
4 |
15 |
9 |
| *Austria |
1-2-0 |
2 |
4 |
12 |
| Japan |
0-3-0 |
0 |
6 |
19 |
| GROUP C |
W-L-T |
Pts |
GF |
GA |
| *Sweden |
2-0-1 |
5 |
12 |
4 |
| *United States |
1-1-1 |
3 |
8 |
7 |
| *Ukraine |
1-2-0 |
2 |
7 |
13 |
| Latvia |
1-2-0 |
2 |
6 |
9 |
| GROUP D |
W-L-T |
Pts |
GF |
GA |
| *Canada |
3-0-0 |
6 |
13 |
2 |
| *Russia |
2-1-0 |
4 |
12 |
5 |
| *Italy |
0-2-1 |
1 |
5 |
14 |
| Norway |
0-2-1 |
1 |
4 |
13 |
Second Round
| GROUP E |
W-L-T |
Pts |
GF |
GA |
| *Czech Republic |
4-0-1 |
9 |
24 |
8 |
| *Canada |
3-1-1 |
7 |
19 |
11 |
| *Russia |
3-2-0 |
6 |
16 |
11 |
| *Germany |
1-2-2 |
4 |
10 |
12 |
| Switzerland |
1-4-0 |
2 |
13 |
15 |
| Italy |
1-4-0 |
2 |
5 |
30 |
| GROUP F |
W-L-T |
Pts |
GF |
GA |
| *Finland |
4-1-0 |
8 |
23 |
12 |
| *Sweden |
3-1-1 |
7 |
25 |
8 |
| *United States |
3-1-1 |
7 |
15 |
10 |
| *Slovakia |
2-3-0 |
4 |
12 |
12 |
| Ukraine |
1-4-0 |
2 |
7 |
21 |
| Austria |
1-4-0 |
2 |
4 |
23 |
Quarterfinals
| Czech Republic 2 |
Slovakia 0 |
| Finland 4 |
Germany 1 |
| United States 4 |
OT |
Canada 3 |
| Sweden 4 |
OT |
Russia 3 |
Semifinals
| Czech Republic 3 |
OT* |
Sweden 2 |
| Finland 3 |
United States 1 |
* After a scoreless overtime, Czech Republic won the penalty shootout.
| Bronze Medal: Sweden 3 |
United States 2 |
| Gold Medal: Czech Rep. 3 |
OT |
Finland 2 |
Scoring Leaders
| |
Gm |
G |
A |
Pts |
PM |
| Juha Ylonen, Finland |
9 |
5 |
9 |
14 |
2 |
| Petteri Nummelin, Finland |
9 |
1 |
12 |
13 |
0 |
| Robert Reichel, Czech Republic |
9 |
5 |
7 |
12 |
4 |
| Sami Kapanen, Finland |
8 |
7 |
4 |
11 |
8 |
| Sami Salo, Finland |
9 |
3 |
6 |
9 |
6 |
| P.J. Axelsson, Sweden |
9 |
3 |
6 |
9 |
12 |
Goaltending Leaders
| (At least 200 minutes) |
Gm |
Min |
Sv% |
GAA |
| Milan Hnilicka, Czech Rep. |
9 |
541 |
.952 |
1.44 |
| Maxim Sokolov, Russia |
7 |
322 |
.928 |
1.68 |
| Pasi Nurminen, Finland |
7 |
411 |
.938 |
1.75 |
| Tommy Salo, Sweden |
8 |
494 |
.920 |
1.94 |
| Pavol Rybar, Slovakia |
4 |
239 |
.911 |
2.01 |
World All-Star Team
(Selected by media)
First team: G—Milan Hnilicka, Czech Republic; D—Petteri Nummelin, Finland; Kim Johnsson, Sweden; F—Martin Rucinsky, Czech Republic; Robert Reichel, Czech Republic; Sami Kapanen, Finland.
