Abstract is: The 1991 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships was the 55th such event sanctioned by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), and at the same time served as the 66th and last Ice Hockey European Championships. Teams representing 25 countries participated in several levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for group placements in the 1992 competition. The top Championship Group A tournament took place in Finland from 19 April to 4 May 1991, with games played in Turku, Helsinki and Tampere. Eight teams took part, with each team playing each other once. The four best teams then played each other once more. Sweden became world champions for the fifth time, and the Soviet Union won their 27th European title. In the European Championships, only matches between European teams in the first round were counted towards scoring. There were three significant 'lasts' in this year's championships. This would be the last year that a separate European title would be awarded, which the Soviets captured in their last appearance before the dissolution of the Soviet Union seven months later. Their position in Group A would be inherited by Russia, while newly independent former Soviet member states Belarus, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, and Ukraine began play in 1993 in qualification tournaments for Group C. The tournament itself would change significantly after this year as well. This was the last time the top level was contested by eight teams; beginning in 1992 it would expand to twelve, requiring both Groups B and C to promote four nations each. The final round of four teams was a very tight battle, except for the United States. Getting only a tie against the last place Germans, the Americans only advanced to the final round by narrowly defeating the host Finns. The USA were easily defeated by the three other teams in the final round, but were involved in a controversial finish. The Canadians, having tied both the Swedes and the Soviets, needed to win their game against the US by five goals, then hope that the Swedes and Soviets tied, ensuring Canada the gold. Winning 7–4 in the final minute, and despite playing short-handed, they scored the two goals they needed. American coach Tim Taylor, trailing 9–4, pulled his goalie in the final minute, later claiming that he was trying to score the necessary number of goals to win the bronze medal. It was the last of many questionable finishes over the years that hastened the IIHF to change the format of the tournament. The Soviets and Swedes took a 1–1 tie into the third period of the last game, which would have given the gold medal to Canada had it held up. However, Mats Sundin scored at 9:37, and the Swedes held on to capture gold.
sports season | Q27020041 |
recurring sporting event edition | Q114609228 |
P6262 | Fandom article ID | icehockey:1991_World_Championship |
internationalhockey:1991_Men's_World_Ice_Hockey_Championships | ||
P646 | Freebase ID | /m/03csvpp |
P2094 | competition class | men's ice hockey | Q56054955 |
P17 | country | Finland | Q33 |
Denmark | Q35 | ||
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | Q83286 | ||
P393 | edition number | 55 | |
P582 | end time | 1991-05-04 | |
P527 | has part(s) | 1991 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships Group B | Q4150716 |
1991 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships Group C | Q4150769 | ||
1991 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships Group A | Q112188952 | ||
P276 | location | Ljubljana | Q437 |
Helsinki | Q1757 | ||
Copenhagen | Q1748 | ||
Tampere | Q40840 | ||
Bled | Q202852 | ||
Jesenice | Q4165497 | ||
P1132 | number of participants | 8 | |
P664 | organizer | International Ice Hockey Federation | Q190173 |
P1923 | participating team | Canada men's national ice hockey team | Q461503 |
Switzerland men's national ice hockey team | Q688758 | ||
Germany men's national ice hockey team | Q318305 | ||
Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team | Q1329981 | ||
Soviet Union national ice hockey team | Q1330035 | ||
Finland men's national ice hockey team | Q823040 | ||
Sweden men's national ice hockey team | Q913643 | ||
United States men's national ice hockey team | Q913651 | ||
P585 | point in time | 1991-01-01 | |
P641 | sport | ice hockey | Q41466 |
P3450 | sports season of league or competition | Ice Hockey World Championships | Q190163 |
P580 | start time | 1991-04-19 | |
P910 | topic's main category | Category:1991 IIHF World Championship | Q9505071 |
P1346 | winner | Sweden men's national ice hockey team | Q913643 |
Q112188952 | 1991 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships Group A |
Q4150716 | 1991 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships Group B |
Q4150769 | 1991 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships Group C |
Q9505071 | Category:1991 IIHF World Championship | category's main topic | P301 |
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