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Ice Hockey, Men

Date	7 – 22 February 1998
Status	Olympic
Location	Aqua Wing Arena, Nagano / Big Hat, Nagano
Participants	306 from 14 countries
Format	Round-robin pools, followed by classification rounds, and single-elimination matches. Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, Sweden, and United States directly qualified for preliminary round.

The 1998 Winter Olympics saw the NHL competing at the highest level for the first time ever. The league closed down its play for 2½ weeks to allow all their players to compete at the Olympics. The IIHF seeded the six best teams in the world – Canada, USA, Russia, Sweden, Finland, and the Czech Republic – into a final medal round. Eight other teams competed in two preliminary pools, with the winners of those pools advancing to the final pools of four teams each. Those medal pools were really only for seeding purposes as all of the teams advanced to the quarter-finals of a single-elimination tournament.

The story of the tournament was the goalie for the Czech Republic, Dominik Hašek, who played for the Buffalo Sabres in the NHL. In the quarters, Hašek recorded 38 saves as the Czechs defeated the United States, 4-1. The semis against Canada came down to a shoot-out, after a 1-1 tie, but Hašek stopped all five Canadian shots. The final matched Russia against the Czech Republic, and Hašek again dominated with a shut-out, the Czech Republic winning 1-0.

Pos	Team	NOC	GP	Goals	Assists	Points	Penalties in Minutes (PIM)	Plus/Minus	Saves	Save%	Goals Against Average	Shots on Goal	Minutes Played
1	Czech Republic	CZE	6	18	25	43	75	+43	149	96.1%	0.97	167	–	Gold
Forward	David Moravec		6	0	1	1	2	0	–	–	–	5	–
Goalkeeper	Dominik Hašek		6	0	0	0	4	–	149	96.1%	0.97	0	369:36
Defense	František Kučera		6	0	0	0	0	+3	–	–	–	11	–
Forward	Jan Čaloun		6	0	6	6	4	0	–	–	–	7	–
Forward	Jaromír Jágr		6	1	4	5	2	+3	–	–	–	15	–
Defense	Jaroslav Špaček		6	0	0	0	4	+2	–	–	–	6	–
Forward	Jiří Dopita		6	1	2	3	0	+3	–	–	–	12	–
Defense	Jiří Šlégr		6	1	0	1	8	+2	–	–	–	9	–
Forward	Josef Beránek		6	1	0	1	4	+2	–	–	–	14	–
Defense	Libor Procházka		6	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	0	–
Forward	Martin Procházka		6	1	1	2	0	+1	–	–	–	9	–
Forward	Martin Ručinský		6	3	1	4	4	+3	–	–	–	14	–
Forward	Martin Straka		6	1	2	3	0	+1	–	–	–	10	–
Forward	Milan Hejduk		6	0	0	0	2	+2	–	–	–	3	–
Forward	Pavel Patera		6	2	3	5	0	0	–	–	–	8	–
Defense	Petr Svoboda		6	1	1	2	39	+5	–	–	–	4	–
Defense	Richard Šmehlík		6	0	1	1	4	+2	–	–	–	5	–
Forward	Robert Lang		6	0	3	3	0	+4	–	–	–	3	–
Forward	Robert Reichel		6	2	0	2	0	+4	–	–	–	16	–
Defense	Roman Hamrlík		6	1	0	1	2	+4	–	–	–	8	–
Forward	Vladimír Růžička		6	3	0	3	0	+2	–	–	–	8	–
Goalkeeper	Milan Hnilička DNS		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Goalkeeper	Roman Čechmánek DNS		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Coach	Ivan Hlinka
2	Russian Federation	RUS	6	26	32	58	64	+69	142	92.2%	2.00	166	–	Silver
Defense	Aleksey Gusarov		6	0	3	3	6	+4	–	–	–	0	–
Forward	Aleksey Morozov		6	2	2	4	0	+1	–	–	–	8	–
Forward	Aleksey Yashin		6	3	3	6	0	+6	–	–	–	11	–
Forward	Aleksey Zhamnov		6	2	1	3	2	+6	–	–	–	8	–
Defense	Aleksey Zhitnik		6	0	2	2	2	+1	–	–	–	11	–
Forward	Andrey Kovalenko		6	4	1	5	14	+5	–	–	–	11	–
Goalkeeper	Andrey Trefilov		2	0	0	0	2	–	34	89.5%	3.45	0	69:36
Defense	Boris Mironov		6	0	2	2	10	+7	–	–	–	4	–
Defense	Darius Kasparaitis		6	0	2	2	6	+8	–	–	–	3	–
Defense	Dmitry Mironov		6	0	3	3	0	+5	–	–	–	8	–
Defense	Dmitry Yushkevich		6	0	0	0	2	+2	–	–	–	1	–
Forward	German Titov		6	1	0	1	6	+3	–	–	–	6	–
Defense	Igor Kravchuk		6	0	2	2	2	+1	–	–	–	7	–
Goalkeeper	Mikhail Shtalenkov		5	0	0	0	0	–	108	93.1%	1.66	0	289:56
Forward	Pavel Bure		6	9	0	9	2	+6	–	–	–	23	–
Forward	Sergey Fyodorov		6	1	5	6	8	+6	–	–	–	12	–
Defense	Sergey Gonchar		6	0	2	2	0	0	–	–	–	1	–
Forward	Sergey Krivokrasov		6	0	0	0	4	0	–	–	–	12	–
Forward	Sergey Nemchinov		6	1	0	1	0	-1	–	–	–	3	–
Forward	Valery Bure		6	1	0	1	0	+1	–	–	–	17	–
Forward	Valery Kamensky		6	1	2	3	0	+7	–	–	–	15	–
Forward	Valery Zelepukin		6	1	2	3	0	+1	–	–	–	5	–
Goalkeeper	Oleg Shevtsov DNS		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Coach	Vladimir Yurzinov
3	Finland	FIN	6	20	42	62	74	-12	125	86.8%	3.18	153	–	Bronze
Defense	Aki-Petteri Berg		6	0	0	0	6	+2	–	–	–	5	–
Forward	Antti Törmänen		6	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	1	–
Goalkeeper	Ari Sulander		3	0	0	0	0	–	59	84.3%	3.67	0	180:00
Forward	Esa Tikkanen		6	1	1	2	0	-1	–	–	–	5	–
Defense	Janne Niinimaa		6	0	3	3	8	+1	–	–	–	10	–
Defense	Janne Laukkanen		6	0	0	0	4	-2	–	–	–	8	–
Forward	Jari Kurri		6	1	4	5	2	0	–	–	–	9	–
Goalkeeper	Jarmo Myllys		3	0	0	0	0	–	66	89.2%	2.69	0	178:42
Forward	Jere Lehtinen		6	4	2	6	2	+1	–	–	–	13	–
Forward	Juha Lind		6	0	1	1	6	+1	–	–	–	2	–
Forward	Juha Ylönen		6	0	0	0	8	-2	–	–	–	7	–
Defense	Jyrki Lumme		6	1	10	11	16	-2	–	–	–	9	–
Defense	Kimmo Timonen		6	0	1	1	2	-3	–	–	–	6	–
Forward	Kimmo Rintanen		6	1	0	1	0	0	–	–	–	5	–
Forward	Mika Nieminen		6	1	3	4	0	-1	–	–	–	3	–
Forward	Raimo Helminen		6	2	0	2	0	-2	–	–	–	7	–
Forward	Saku Koivu		6	2	8	10	4	+1	–	–	–	16	–
Forward	Sami Kapanen		6	0	1	1	0	-4	–	–	–	7	–
Forward	Teemu Selänne		6	4	6	10	8	0	–	–	–	20	–
Defense	Teppo Numminen		6	1	1	2	2	-1	–	–	–	6	–
Defense	Tuomas Grönman		6	0	0	0	2	+1	–	–	–	1	–
Forward	Ville Peltonen		6	2	1	3	4	-1	–	–	–	13	–
Goalkeeper	Jukka Tammi DNS		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Coach	Hannu Aravirta
4	Canada	CAN	6	19	26	45	60	+53	130	93.5%	1.46	182	–
Defense	Rob Blake		6	1	1	2	2	+8	–	–	–	13	–
Defense	Ray Bourque		6	1	2	3	4	+8	–	–	–	14	–
Forward	Rod Brind'Amour		6	1	2	3	0	+3	–	–	–	6	–
Forward	Shayne Corson		6	1	1	2	2	+3	–	–	–	5	–
Defense	Éric Desjardins		6	0	0	0	2	+1	–	–	–	4	–
Forward	Theo Fleury		6	1	3	4	2	+1	–	–	–	6	–
Defense	Adam Foote		6	0	1	1	2	-2	–	–	–	5	–
Forward	Wayne Gretzky		6	0	3	3	2	+3	–	–	–	9	–
Forward	Trevor Linden		6	1	0	1	10	+2	–	–	–	7	–
Forward	Eric Lindros		6	2	3	5	2	+6	–	–	–	13	–
Defense	Al MacInnis		6	2	0	2	2	+2	–	–	–	10	–
Forward	Joe Nieuwendyk		6	2	4	6	2	0	–	–	–	14	–
Forward	Keith Primeau		6	2	1	3	4	+3	–	–	–	10	–
Defense	Chris Pronger		6	0	0	0	2	0	–	–	–	8	–
Forward	Mark Recchi		5	0	2	2	0	+1	–	–	–	4	–
Goalkeeper	Patrick Roy		6	0	1	1	0	–	130	93.5%	1.46	0	369:07
Forward	Joe Sakic		5	1	2	3	4	+2	–	–	–	7	–
Forward	Brendan Shanahan		6	2	0	2	0	+3	–	–	–	21	–
Defense	Scott Stevens		6	0	0	0	2	+5	–	–	–	6	–
Forward	Steve Yzerman		6	1	1	2	10	+4	–	–	–	11	–
Forward	Rob Zamuner		6	1	0	1	6	0	–	–	–	9	–
Goalkeeper	Martin Brodeur DNS		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Goalkeeper	Curtis Joseph DNS		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Coach	Marc Crawford
=5	United States	USA	4	9	15	24	38	-44	79	84.9%	3.50	132	–
Forward	Tony Amonte		4	0	1	1	4	-4	–	–	–	6	–
Defense	Bryan Berard		4	0	0	0	0	-1	–	–	–	1	–
Defense	Keith Carney		4	0	0	0	2	0	–	–	–	0	–
Defense	Chris Chelios		4	2	0	2	2	-2	–	–	–	4	–
Forward	Adam Deadmarsh		4	1	0	1	2	-3	–	–	–	7	–
Forward	Bill Guerin		4	0	3	3	2	+2	–	–	–	15	–
Defense	Derian Hatcher		4	0	0	0	0	-1	–	–	–	0	–
Defense	Kevin Hatcher		4	0	2	2	0	-4	–	–	–	4	–
Forward	Jamie Langenbrunner		3	0	0	0	4	-2	–	–	–	6	–
Forward	Brett Hull		4	2	1	3	0	-1	–	–	–	14	–
Forward	Pat LaFontaine		4	1	1	2	0	-4	–	–	–	6	–
Forward	John LeClair		4	0	1	1	0	-2	–	–	–	15	–
Defense	Brian Leetch		4	1	1	2	0	-4	–	–	–	6	–
Forward	Mike Modano		4	2	0	2	0	-2	–	–	–	13	–
Forward	Joel Otto		4	0	0	0	0	-1	–	–	–	3	–
Goalkeeper	Mike Richter		4	0	0	0	0	–	79	84.9%	3.52	0	238:28
Forward	Jeremy Roenick		4	0	1	1	6	-1	–	–	–	6	–
Defense	Mathieu Schneider		4	0	0	0	6	-1	–	–	–	5	–
Defense	Gary Suter		4	0	0	0	2	-7	–	–	–	9	–
Forward	Keith Tkachuk		4	0	2	2	6	-3	–	–	–	6	–
Goalkeeper	John Vanbiesbrouck		1	0	0	0	0	–	0	0.0%	0.00	0	1:31
Forward	Doug Weight		4	0	2	2	2	-3	–	–	–	6	–
Goalkeeper	Guy Hebert DNS		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Coach	Ron Wilson
=5	Sweden	SWE	4	12	17	29	48	+27	94	91.3%	2.27	104	–
Defense	Tommy Albelin		4	0	0	0	4	0	–	–	–	0	–
Forward	Andreas Johansson		4	0	0	0	2	-1	–	–	–	0	–
Forward	Daniel Alfredsson		4	2	3	5	2	+3	–	–	–	16	–
Forward	Michael Andersson		4	1	1	2	0	0	–	–	–	4	–
Forward	Ulf Dahlén		4	1	0	1	2	+1	–	–	–	5	–
Forward	Peter Forsberg		4	1	4	5	6	+5	–	–	–	9	–
Defense	Calle Johansson		4	0	0	0	2	+1	–	–	–	7	–
Forward	Jörgen Jönsson		4	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	0	–
Forward	Patric Kjellberg		4	1	0	1	0	+1	–	–	–	2	–
Defense	Nicklas Lidström		4	1	1	2	2	+4	–	–	–	8	–
Forward	Mats Lindgren		4	0	0	0	2	+1	–	–	–	2	–
Defense	Mattias Norström		4	0	1	1	2	+3	–	–	–	3	–
Forward	Michael Nylander		4	0	0	0	6	+1	–	–	–	4	–
Defense	Mattias Öhlund		4	0	1	1	4	-1	–	–	–	5	–
Defense	Marcus Ragnarsson		4	0	1	1	0	+1	–	–	–	2	–
Forward	Mikael Renberg		4	1	2	3	4	+2	–	–	–	13	–
Goalkeeper	Tommy Salo		4	0	0	0	0	–	94	91.3%	2.27	0	238:23
Defense	Ulf Samuelsson		3	0	1	1	4	+1	–	–	–	5	–
Forward	Tomas Sandström		4	0	1	1	0	+1	–	–	–	4	–
Forward	Mats Sundin		4	3	0	3	4	+1	–	–	–	11	–
Forward	Niklas Sundström		4	1	1	2	2	+3	–	–	–	4	–
Goalkeeper	Johan Hedberg DNS		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Goalkeeper	Tommy Söderström DNS		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Coach	Kent Forsberg
=5	Kazakhstan	KAZ	7	21	27	48	139	-74	174	82.9%	5.14	142	–
Defense	Vladimir Antipin		7	1	1	2	4	-7	–	–	–	12	–
Forward	Mikhail Borodulin		7	3	0	3	10	-6	–	–	–	10	–
Forward	Pyotr Devyatkin		7	0	2	2	25	-5	–	–	–	7	–
Forward	Igor Dorokhin		7	0	0	0	4	-6	–	–	–	1	–
Forward	Dmitry Dudaryev		7	1	1	2	0	-5	–	–	–	8	–
Defense	Vadim Glovatsky		7	0	2	2	6	-6	–	–	–	6	–
Forward	Pavel Kamentsev		7	2	0	2	4	-3	–	–	–	5	–
Forward	Aleksandr Koreshkov		7	3	6	9	2	-1	–	–	–	17	–
Forward	Yevgeny Koreshkov		7	2	1	3	8	+1	–	–	–	6	–
Forward	Oleg Kryazhev		7	0	0	0	0	-3	–	–	–	3	–
Defense	Igor Nikitin		7	1	0	1	6	-3	–	–	–	4	–
Forward	Andrey Pchelyakov		7	1	2	3	4	-7	–	–	–	5	–
Forward	Erlan Sagymbayev		7	1	0	1	4	-3	–	–	–	6	–
Defense	Andrey Savenkov		7	0	1	1	4	-3	–	–	–	3	–
Forward	Konstantin Shafranov		7	4	3	7	6	-1	–	–	–	13	–
Goalkeeper	Aleksandr Shimin		4	0	0	0	0	–	32	80.0%	5.11	0	93:58
Defense	Andrey Sokolov		7	1	1	2	4	-2	–	–	–	16	–
Defense	Vitaly Tregubov		7	1	0	1	4	-3	–	–	–	5	–
Defense	Aleksey Troshchinsky		7	0	1	1	32	-3	–	–	–	2	–
Goalkeeper	Vitaly Yeremeyev		7	0	0	0	0	–	142	83.5%	5.15	0	326:02
Forward	Vladimir Zavyalov		7	0	3	3	4	-5	–	–	–	8	–
Defense	Igor Zemlyanoy		7	0	3	3	8	-3	–	–	–	5	–
Coach	Boris Aleksandrov
=5	Belarus	BLR	7	19	31	50	84	-4	177	88.5%	3.29	190	–
Defense	Aliaksandr Aliakseyev		7	1	1	2	0	-1	–	–	–	6	–
Forward	Aliaksandr Andriyeuski		7	1	2	3	8	-1	–	–	–	9	–
Forward	Vadzim Bekbulatau		5	2	2	4	4	+4	–	–	–	5	–
Defense	Siarhei Yerkovich		7	2	0	2	16	-3	–	–	–	4	–
Forward	Аlex Halcheniuk		7	1	2	3	0	+2	–	–	–	8	–
Forward	Aliaksei Kaliuzhny		7	1	2	3	4	-2	–	–	–	13	–
Forward	Viktar Karachun		7	2	1	3	8	-3	–	–	–	14	–
Defense	Aleh Khmyl		7	0	2	2	4	-1	–	–	–	4	–
Forward	Andrei Kavaliou		7	1	3	4	2	0	–	–	–	17	–
Forward	Aliaksei Lozhkin		7	0	2	2	0	-2	–	–	–	9	–
Defense	Ihar Matushkin		7	1	2	3	4	+3	–	–	–	10	–
Goalkeeper	Andrei Miezin		6	0	0	0	2	–	155	88.1%	3.54	0	355:46
Forward	Vasil Pankou		7	1	2	3	4	-4	–	–	–	8	–
Defense	Aleh Romanou		7	1	3	4	4	+4	–	–	–	14	–
Forward	Aleh Antonenka		2	1	1	2	0	+2	–	–	–	1	–
Forward	Yauhen Roshchyn		6	0	2	2	0	+2	–	–	–	6	–
Defense	Ruslan Salei		7	1	0	1	4	-2	–	–	–	24	–
Goalkeeper	Aliaksandr Shumidub		2	0	0	0	0	–	22	91.7%	1.87	0	64:14
Forward	Andrei Skabielka		7	2	2	4	0	+2	–	–	–	17	–
Defense	Siarhei Stas		7	0	1	1	8	-3	–	–	–	4	–
Forward	Uladzimir Tsyplakou		5	1	1	2	2	-4	–	–	–	10	–
Forward	Eduard Zankavets		4	0	0	0	2	0	–	–	–	3	–
Defense	Aliaksandr Zhuryk		5	0	0	0	10	+3	–	–	–	4	–
Coach	Anatol Varyvonchyk
9	Germany	GER	4	11	14	25	81	-1	99	90.0%	2.75	111	–
Forward	Jan Benda		4	3	0	3	8	+1	–	–	–	13	–
Defense	Brad Bergen		3	1	1	2	0	0	–	–	–	12	–
Forward	Thomas Brandl		4	0	1	1	8	-1	–	–	–	5	–
Defense	Lars Brüggemann		4	0	1	1	0	+1	–	–	–	1	–
Forward	Benoît Doucet		4	0	0	0	6	-2	–	–	–	8	–
Forward	Peter Draisaitl		4	2	2	4	0	+1	–	–	–	6	–
Defense	Rick Goldmann		4	0	1	1	27	+2	–	–	–	2	–
Forward	Jochen Hecht		4	1	0	1	6	-1	–	–	–	12	–
Forward	Dieter Hegen		3	1	0	1	0	-3	–	–	–	4	–
Goalkeeper	Josef Heiß		1	0	0	0	0	–	20	95.2%	1.00	0	60:00
Goalkeeper	Olaf Kölzig		2	0	0	0	0	–	56	96.6%	1.00	0	120:00
Defense	Uwe Krupp		2	0	2	2	4	+2	–	–	–	6	–
Defense	Daniel Kunce		3	1	0	1	2	-2	–	–	–	4	–
Defense	Mirko Lüdemann		4	1	1	2	0	-1	–	–	–	10	–
Forward	Andreas Lupzig		4	0	0	0	4	+2	–	–	–	1	–
Forward	Mark MacKay		4	1	3	4	6	+3	–	–	–	3	–
Goalkeeper	Klaus Merk		1	0	0	0	0	–	23	74.2%	8.00	0	60:00
Defense	Jochen Molling		4	0	0	0	4	-1	–	–	–	3	–
Forward	Reemt Pyka		4	0	0	0	0	+3	–	–	–	1	–
Forward	Jürgen Rumrich		4	0	0	0	0	-1	–	–	–	4	–
Forward	Marco Sturm		2	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	5	–
Forward	Stefan Ustorf		4	0	0	0	0	-3	–	–	–	9	–
Defense	Markus Wieland		4	0	2	2	6	-1	–	–	–	2	–
Coach	George Kingston
10	Slovakia	SVK	4	11	10	21	71	-4	71	84.5%	3.25	125	–
Forward	Peter Bondra		2	1	0	1	25	-1	–	–	–	12	–
Forward	Zdeněk Cíger		4	1	1	2	4	+1	–	–	–	7	–
Forward	Jozef Daňo		4	1	2	3	4	-1	–	–	–	12	–
Defense	Ivan Droppa		4	0	0	0	0	-4	–	–	–	5	–
Forward	Oto Haščák		2	0	0	0	4	0	–	–	–	0	–
Forward	Branislav Jánoš		4	1	0	1	2	-2	–	–	–	10	–
Defense	Stanislav Jasečko		4	0	0	0	4	+1	–	–	–	4	–
Forward	Ľubomír Kolník		4	0	0	0	2	0	–	–	–	12	–
Forward	Roman Kontšek		4	0	1	1	0	0	–	–	–	8	–
Defense	Miroslav Mosnár		4	0	0	0	6	0	–	–	–	4	–
Goalkeeper	Igor Murín		4	0	0	0	0	–	71	84.5%	3.25	0	240:00
Forward	Ján Pardavý		4	1	0	1	0	-1	–	–	–	9	–
Forward	Róbert Petrovický		4	2	1	3	0	-1	–	–	–	7	–
Forward	Vlastimil Plavucha		4	4	0	4	2	+1	–	–	–	7	–
Forward	Peter Pucher		2	0	0	0	0	+1	–	–	–	0	–
Forward	Karol Rusznyák		4	0	0	0	0	+1	–	–	–	3	–
Defense	Ľubomír Sekeráš		4	0	4	4	2	+2	–	–	–	10	–
Forward	Roman Stantien		4	0	0	0	0	+1	–	–	–	3	–
Defense	Róbert Švehla		2	0	1	1	0	-2	–	–	–	4	–
Defense	Ján Varholík		4	0	0	0	14	-2	–	–	–	6	–
Forward	Ľubomír Višňovský		3	0	0	0	2	+2	–	–	–	2	–
Goalkeeper	Pavol Rybár DNS		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Goalkeeper	Miroslav Šimonovič DNS		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Coach	Ján Šterbák
11	France	FRA	4	10	12	22	89	+3	110	92.4%	2.26	90	–
Forward	Richard Aimonetto		4	0	0	0	0	-3	–	–	–	3	–
Forward	Pierre Allard		4	0	0	0	6	-2	–	–	–	2	–
Forward	Stéphane Barin		4	1	0	1	2	+3	–	–	–	10	–
Forward	Philippe Bozon		4	5	2	7	4	+2	–	–	–	20	–
Forward	Arnaud Briand		4	1	0	1	4	-2	–	–	–	4	–
Defense	Karl DeWolf		4	0	0	0	4	0	–	–	–	4	–
Defense	Serge Djelloul		4	0	0	0	2	-1	–	–	–	2	–
Forward	Roger Dubé		4	0	0	0	29	0	–	–	–	5	–
Defense	Gregory Dubois		4	0	1	1	2	+1	–	–	–	1	–
Defense	Jean-Christophe Filippin		4	0	0	0	4	-1	–	–	–	1	–
Forward	Laurent Gras		4	0	0	0	2	0	–	–	–	1	–
Goalkeeper	François Gravel		2	0	0	0	4	–	48	92.3%	2.02	0	119:06
Goalkeeper	Christobal Huet		2	0	0	0	0	–	62	92.5%	2.50	0	120:00
Defense	Jean-Philippe Lemoine		4	0	1	1	10	+2	–	–	–	3	–
Forward	Anthony Mortas		4	0	1	1	0	-2	–	–	–	0	–
Forward	Robert Ouellet		4	0	1	1	2	+1	–	–	–	2	–
Defense	Denis Perez		4	0	0	0	0	+2	–	–	–	3	–
Defense	Serge Poudrier		4	2	4	6	4	+1	–	–	–	15	–
Forward	Christian Pouget		4	1	2	3	8	+3	–	–	–	6	–
Forward	François Rozenthal		4	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	4	–
Forward	Maurice Rozenthal		4	0	0	0	6	0	–	–	–	4	–
Forward	Jonathan Zwikel		4	0	0	0	0	-1	–	–	–	0	–
Goalkeeper	Fabrice Lhenry DNS		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Coach	James Tibbetts
12	Italy	ITA	4	12	17	29	68	-20	71	81.6%	4.00	108	–
Defense	Christopher Bartolone		4	0	1	1	2	0	–	–	–	11	–
Defense	Chad Biafore		4	0	1	1	6	+1	–	–	–	5	–
Forward	Patrick Brugnoli		4	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	0	–
Goalkeeper	Mario Brunetta		1	0	0	0	0	–	4	50.0%	10.17	0	23:36
Forward	Markus Brunner		4	0	0	0	4	0	–	–	–	0	–
Forward	Joe Busillo		4	0	2	2	2	-4	–	–	–	1	–
Forward	Mario Chitarroni		4	2	0	2	12	-5	–	–	–	9	–
Defense	Mike De Angelis		4	0	2	2	4	-2	–	–	–	5	–
Forward	Dino Felicetti		4	2	0	2	2	0	–	–	–	4	–
Forward	Stefan Figliuzzi		4	3	2	5	2	+2	–	–	–	12	–
Defense	Leo Insam		3	0	1	1	0	-1	–	–	–	3	–
Forward	Maurizio Mansi		4	0	1	1	2	0	–	–	–	3	–
Forward	Stefano Margoni		4	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	0	–
Defense	Bob Nardella		4	0	2	2	6	-5	–	–	–	17	–
Defense	Robert Oberrauch		4	0	0	0	4	0	–	–	–	0	–
Forward	Gaetano Orlando		4	1	2	3	4	-2	–	–	–	9	–
Forward	Martin Pavlu		4	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	0	–
Forward	Roland Ramoser		4	1	1	2	2	-2	–	–	–	5	–
Goalkeeper	Mike Rosati		4	0	0	0	0	–	67	84.8%	3.33	0	216:24
Defense	Larry Rucchin		4	0	0	0	4	-2	–	–	–	3	–
Forward	Lucio Topatigh		4	0	2	2	6	+1	–	–	–	8	–
Forward	Bruno Zarrillo		4	3	0	3	6	-1	–	–	–	13	–
Goalkeeper	David Delfino DNS		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Coach	Adolf Insam
13	Japan	JPN	4	8	17	25	64	-37	129	90.8%	3.13	93	–
Forward	Kiyoshi Fujita		4	1	1	2	2	-5	–	–	–	13	–
Forward	Yuji Iga		4	0	0	0	2	0	–	–	–	1	–
Goalkeeper	Dusty Imoo		3	0	0	0	0	–	99	90.8%	3.17	0	189:08
Goalkeeper	Shinichi Iwasaki		1	0	0	0	0	–	30	90.9%	3.00	0	60:00
Forward	Matthew Kabayama		4	1	0	1	0	-1	–	–	–	8	–
Defense	Tatsuki Katayama		4	0	0	0	4	-3	–	–	–	1	–
Defense	Yutaka Kawaguchi		4	0	0	0	0	-1	–	–	–	4	–
Forward	Makoto Kawahira		4	0	0	0	2	-1	–	–	–	1	–
Defense	Takayuki Kobori		4	0	0	0	6	-5	–	–	–	4	–
Defense	Atsuo Kudo		4	0	1	1	0	+2	–	–	–	4	–
Forward	Ryan Kuwabara		4	2	0	2	4	-2	–	–	–	9	–
Forward	Hiroshi Matsuura		4	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	1	–
Defense	Hiroyuki Miura		4	0	0	0	4	-3	–	–	–	3	–
Forward	Akihito Sugisawa		4	2	3	5	2	-2	–	–	–	2	–
Defense	Takayuki Miura		4	0	0	0	2	-1	–	–	–	0	–
Forward	Tsutsumi Otomo		4	1	1	2	12	-3	–	–	–	6	–
Forward	Toshiyuki Sakai		4	0	2	2	6	-2	–	–	–	9	–
Forward	Kunihiko Sakurai		4	0	0	0	4	-2	–	–	–	4	–
Forward	Steven Tsujiura		4	0	4	4	4	-3	–	–	–	5	–
Forward	Shin Yahata		4	1	3	4	4	-2	–	–	–	7	–
Defense	Takeshi Yamanaka		4	0	2	2	6	-3	–	–	–	9	–
Forward	Chris Yule		4	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	2	–
Goalkeeper	Jiro Nihei DNS		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Coach	Björn Kinding
14	Austria	AUT	4	12	33	45	80	-16	109	87.2%	3.84	100	–
Forward	Christoph Brandner		4	0	0	0	2	-2	–	–	–	2	–
Goalkeeper	Claus Dalpiaz		3	0	0	0	0	–	75	88.2%	4.06	0	147:49
Goalkeeper	Reinhard Divis		2	0	0	0	0	–	34	85.0%	3.52	0	102:11
Defense	Herbert Hohenberger		4	0	0	0	4	+1	–	–	–	12	–
Forward	Martin Hohenberger		4	0	0	0	2	-2	–	–	–	1	–
Forward	Dieter Kalt, Jr.		4	0	1	1	2	-3	–	–	–	6	–
Forward	Wolfgang Kromp		4	1	4	5	2	+3	–	–	–	5	–
Forward	Norm Krumpschmid		4	0	0	0	2	-3	–	–	–	0	–
Defense	Michael Lampert		4	0	0	0	8	-1	–	–	–	1	–
Defense	Dominic Lavoie		4	5	1	6	8	-2	–	–	–	18	–
Defense	Engelbert Linder		4	0	0	0	0	-1	–	–	–	0	–
Forward	Rick Nasheim		4	0	1	1	4	-1	–	–	–	7	–
Forward	Christian Perthaler		4	1	1	2	2	+1	–	–	–	3	–
Forward	Patrick Pilloni		4	0	0	0	2	-1	–	–	–	0	–
Forward	Andreas Pusnik		4	2	2	4	6	-1	–	–	–	6	–
Forward	Gerhard Pusnik		4	1	16	17	16	-2	–	–	–	5	–
Forward	Gerald Ressmann		4	2	0	2	4	-1	–	–	–	6	–
Forward	Mario Schaden		4	0	1	1	2	+2	–	–	–	6	–
Defense	Tom Searle		4	0	2	2	2	+1	–	–	–	7	–
Defense	Martin Ulrich		4	0	3	3	0	-3	–	–	–	6	–
Defense	Gerhard Unterluggauer		4	0	0	0	4	0	–	–	–	3	–
Forward	Simon Wheeldon		4	0	1	1	8	-1	–	–	–	6	–
Goalkeeper	Michael Puschacher DNS		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Coach	Ron Kennedy

Qualifying Round

Date	7 – 16 February 1998

Group A

Date	7 – 10 February 1998
Format	Round-robin pool. Winners qualified for preliminary round.

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Wins	Ties	Losses	Points	Goals
1	Kazakhstan	KAZ	2	1	0	5	14-11	Q
2	Slovakia	SVK	1	1	1	3	9-9
3	Italy	ITA	1	0	2	2	11-11
4	Austria	AUT	0	2	1	2	9-12

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	07 Feb 16:00	Kazakhstan	KAZ	5 – 3	Italy	ITA
Match #2	07 Feb 16:00	Austria	AUT	2 – 2	Slovakia	SVK
Match #3	08 Feb 14:00	Kazakhstan	KAZ	5 – 5	Austria	AUT
Match #4	08 Feb 18:00	Slovakia	SVK	4 – 3	Italy	ITA
Match #5	10 Feb 14:00	Kazakhstan	KAZ	4 – 3	Slovakia	SVK
Match #6	10 Feb 18:00	Italy	ITA	5 – 2	Austria	AUT

Group B

Date	7 – 10 February 1998
Format	Round-robin pool. Winners qualified for preliminary round.

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Wins	Ties	Losses	Points	Goals
1	Belarus	BLR	2	1	0	5	14-4	Q
2	Germany	GER	2	0	1	4	7-9
3	France	FRA	1	0	2	2	5-8
4	Japan	JPN	0	1	2	1	5-10

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	07 Feb 20:00	Germany	GER	3 – 1	Japan	JPN
Match #2	07 Feb 20:00	Belarus	BLR	4 – 0	France	FRA
Match #3	09 Feb 14:00	Belarus	BLR	8 – 2	Germany	GER
Match #4	09 Feb 18:00	France	FRA	5 – 2	Japan	JPN
Match #5	10 Feb 14:00	Belarus	BLR	2 – 2	Japan	JPN
Match #6	10 Feb 18:00	Germany	GER	2 – 0	France	FRA

Preliminary Round

Date	7 – 16 February 1998

Group C

Date	13 – 16 February 1998
Format	Round-robin pool. Seeding for quarter-finals.

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Wins	Losses	Points	Goals
1	Russian Federation	RUS	3	0	6	15-6
2	Czech Republic	CZE	2	1	4	12-4
3	Finland	FIN	1	2	2	11-9
4	Kazakhstan	KAZ	0	3	0	6-25

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	13 Feb 14:45	Czech Republic	CZE	3 – 0	Finland	FIN
Match #2	13 Feb 18:45	Russian Federation	RUS	9 – 2	Kazakhstan	KAZ
Match #3	15 Feb 13:45	Russian Federation	RUS	4 – 3	Finland	FIN
Match #4	15 Feb 18:45	Czech Republic	CZE	8 – 2	Kazakhstan	KAZ
Match #5	16 Feb 14:45	Finland	FIN	8 – 2	Kazakhstan	KAZ
Match #6	16 Feb 18:45	Russian Federation	RUS	2 – 1	Czech Republic	CZE

Group D

Date	13 – 16 February 1998
Format	Round-robin pool. Seeding for quarter-finals.

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Wins	Losses	Points	Goals
1	Canada	CAN	3	0	6	12-3
2	Sweden	SWE	2	1	4	11-7
3	United States	USA	1	2	2	8-10
4	Belarus	BLR	0	3	0	4-15

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	13 Feb 14:45	Sweden	SWE	4 – 2	United States	USA
Match #2	13 Feb 18:45	Canada	CAN	5 – 0	Belarus	BLR
Match #3	14 Feb 14:45	United States	USA	5 – 2	Belarus	BLR
Match #4	14 Feb 18:45	Canada	CAN	3 – 2	Sweden	SWE
Match #5	16 Feb 13:45	Canada	CAN	4 – 1	United States	USA
Match #6	16 Feb 18:45	Sweden	SWE	5 – 2	Belarus	BLR

Quarter-Finals

Date	18 February 1998
Format	Single elimination matches.

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	18 Feb 14:45	Czech Republic	CZE	4 – 1	United States	USA
Match #2	18 Feb 14:45	Russian Federation	RUS	4 – 1	Belarus	BLR
Match #3	18 Feb 18:45	Canada	CAN	4 – 1	Kazakhstan	KAZ
Match #4	18 Feb 18:45	Finland	FIN	2 – 1	Sweden	SWE

Semi-Finals

Date	20 February 1998
Format	Single elimination matches.

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	20 Feb 14:45	Russian Federation	RUS	7 – 4	Finland	FIN
Match #2	20 Feb 18:45	Czech Republic	CZE	1 – 1	Canada	CAN	AET, 1-0 PS

Final Round

Date	12 – 22 February 1998
Format	Classification matches.

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match 1/2	22 Feb 13:45	Czech Republic	CZE	1 – 0	Russian Federation	RUS
Match 3/4	21 Feb 15:15	Finland	FIN	3 – 2	Canada	CAN
Match 9/10	12 Feb 20:00	Germany	GER	4 – 2	Slovakia	SVK
Match 11/12	12 Feb 16:00	France	FRA	5 – 1	Italy	ITA
Match 13/14	12 Feb 12:00	Japan	JPN	3 – 3	Austria	AUT	AET, 3-2 PS