The 1992 Men's

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was the 56th such event sanctioned by the

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(IIHF). Teams representing a record 32 countries participated in several levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for group placements in the 1993 competition. The top Championship Group A tournament took place in

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from 28 April to 10 May 1992, with games played in

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and

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. This would be the last championship held in that nation before the

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eight months later. 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.

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retained their title, beating

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5–2 in the final, and becoming world champions for the sixth time. This was Finland's first medal in a World Championship. The Championship Group A pools were drawn the same as the 1992 Olympics in

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two months earlier, but yielded much different results.

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was able to tie both

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and

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to earn a spot in the quarter-finals.

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, after an opening loss to Finland, won four straight to also advance to the quarter-finals, where they faced Switzerland. The Swiss prevailed, making the top 4 for the first time since 1953, and moved on to meet a Swedish team that had shut-out the Russians. The Swedes led by three after the first and easily moved on to the gold medal game. There was nothing easy about the other semi-final, where the Finns had to come from behind to tie Czechoslovakia in the third period, then advanced to the finals with a

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win. The Czechoslovaks, playing for the last time as that nation, beat the Swiss to settle for bronze, while Sweden, led by

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, beat Finland for gold.Summary at Passionhockey.com
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Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

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and

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iced teams in a secondary tier of Group C.

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appeared for the first time since 1966. In Group B, the

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made their final World Championship appearance before the breakup of that nation. The

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и Црна Гора, translit=Srbija i Crna Gora) was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of ...

resumed Yugoslavia's former position in Group C in 1995, while breakaway nations

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and

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would appear in the qualifiers for Group C of the 1993 World Championship.

World Championship Group A (Czechoslovakia)

First round

Group 1

Group 2

Consolation Round 11–12 Place

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...

was relegated to Group B.''

Playoff round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Match for third place

Final

Ranking and statistics

Tournament Awards

*Best players selected by the directorate: **Best

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: Tommy Söderström **Best

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**Best Forward:

*Media All-Star Team: **Goaltender:

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**Defence:

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Timo Jutila Timo Juhani "Juti" Jutila (born 24 December 1963 in Tampere, Finland) is a retired Finnish ice hockey defenceman. Jutila was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres (4th round, 68th overall) in 1982 NHL Entry Draft. Playing career Jutila's ice hockey ca ...

**Forwards:

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, Mats Sundin,

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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

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World Championship Group B (Austria)

Played in

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2–12 April. The hosts went undefeated to return to Group A for the first time since 1957. ''

was promoted to Group A, while

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was relegated to Group C but would not play there until 1995.''

World Championship Group C1 (Great Britain)

Played in

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18–24 March. The hosts, led by Scot Tony Hand and Canadian Kevin Conway, won all five games easily. ''

was promoted to Group B while no team was relegated.''

World Championship Group C2 (South Africa)

Played in

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21–28 March. Though called 'C2' it was no different from being in 'Group D'.

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completely dominated, playing against five essentially new hockey nations. Only South Africa had participated before, and they last played in 1966. ''

and later

qualified for 1993 Group C. The others had to play in qualification tournaments in November 1992.''

Citations

References

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World Championship Group A (Czechoslovakia)

First round

Group 1

Group 2

Consolation Round 11–12 Place

Playoff round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Match for third place

Final

Ranking and statistics

Tournament Awards

Final standings

Scoring leaders

Leading goaltenders

World Championship Group B (Austria)

World Championship Group C1 (Great Britain)

World Championship Group C2 (South Africa)

Citations

See also

References