The 2001 Men's Ice Hockey Championships were held between April 28 and May 13, 2001 in Nuremberg

Nuremberg

Nuremberg[p] is a city in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. Situated on the Pegnitz river and the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal, it is located about north of Munich and is Franconia's largest city. The population is 505,664...

, Cologne

Cologne

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 and Hanover

Hanover

Hanover or Hannover, on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony , Germany and was once by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of Great Britain, under their title as the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

.

It was the 65th annual event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation

International Ice Hockey Federation

The International Ice Hockey Federation is the worldwide governing body for ice hockey and in-line hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 70 members...

 (IIHF).

Venues

Qualification Tournament

Far Eastern Qualification for the tournament took place between September 4 and September 6, 2000 in Sapporo, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

.

Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	PTS
	2	2	0	0	13	3	4
	2	1	0	1	13	6	2
	2	0	0	2	1	18	0

All times local

Final tournament

In the First Round, the top 3 teams from each group progressed to the Second Round, whilst the last placed team progressed to the Consolation Round.

Group A

Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	PTS
	3	2	1	0	10	4	5
	3	1	1	1	5	5	3
	3	1	0	2	7	8	2
	3	1	0	2	5	10	2

All times local

Group B

Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	PTS
	3	3	0	0	18	3	6
	3	2	0	1	15	9	4
	3	1	0	2	4	12	2
	3	0	0	3	6	19	0

All times local

Group C

Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	PTS
	3	2	1	0	12	4	5
	3	1	1	1	8	7	3
	3	1	0	2	7	13	2
	3	1	0	2	6	9	2

All times local

Group D

Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	PTS
	3	3	0	0	13	2	6
	3	2	0	1	12	5	4
	3	0	1	2	5	14	1
	3	0	1	2	4	13	1

All times local

Second round

In the Second Round, the top 4 teams from each group progressed to the Final Round, whilst the bottom 2 teams are eliminated.

Group E

Tables and scores below include meetings between teams during the First Round.

Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	PTS
	5	4	1	0	24	8	9
	5	3	1	1	19	11	7
	5	3	0	2	16	11	6
	5	1	2	2	10	12	4
	5	1	0	4	13	15	2
	5	1	0	4	5	30	2

Group F

Tables and scores below include meetings between teams during the First Round.

Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	PTS
	5	4	0	1	23	12	8
	5	3	1	1	25	8	7
	5	3	1	1	15	10	7
	5	2	0	3	12	12	4
	5	1	0	4	7	21	2
	5	1	0	4	4	23	2

Group G

Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	PTS
	3	2	1	0	13	4	5
	3	2	1	0	9	5	5
	3	0	1	2	5	9	1
	3	0	1	2	6	15	1

As the Far Eastern qualifier, avoids relegation. Therefore, and are relegated to Division I for the 2002 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships

2002 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships

The 2002 Men's Ice Hockey Championships were held between April 26 and May 11, 2002 in Gothenburg, Karlstad and Jönköping, Sweden.It was the 66th annual event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation .- Championship :...

All times local

Final round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Match for third place

Final

Final ranking

According to the IIHF:

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|7||align="left"| Slovakia
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Germany men's national ice hockey team

The German men's national ice hockey team first participated in serious international competition at the 1911 European Hockey Championship. When Germany was split after World War II, a separate East German national ice hockey team existed until 1990...

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|10||align="left"| Ukraine
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|12||align="left"| Italy
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