1999 IIHF World Championship
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |
 Norway
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| Dates | 1–16 May |
| Teams | 16 |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
Champions 
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 Czech Republic (2nd title)
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Runner-up 
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 Finland
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Third place 
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 Sweden
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| Fourth place |
 Canada
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 49 |
| Goals scored | 302 (6.16 per match) |
| Attendance | 180,394 (3,682 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) |
Saku Koivu (16 pts)
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| MVP |
Teemu Selänne
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The 1999 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships were held in Oslo, Hamar and Lillehammer in Norway from 1 to 16 May.
Three qualifying tournaments were played to establish the last five entrants to the World Championship. Two groups of four played in Europe, first and second place from each advanced, while the others were relegated to Group B. The winner of the "Far East" tournament advanced to the World Championship, while the losers played in Group C.
Played 5–8 November 1998 in Klagenfurt.
The United States and Austria advanced to the World Championship.
Played 5–8 November 1998 in Ljubljana.
The Ukraine and France advanced to the World Championship.
Played 4–6 September 1998 in Tokyo.
Japan advanced to the World Championship.
In each group, the top two nations advanced to the next round. Third place teams played a final round against each other to determine who escaped having to qualify for next year's tournament. Fourth place teams did not play further, they were automatically entered in qualifiers for next year's tournament.
Italy was relegated to the qualifiers for the 2000 IIHF World Championship.
France was relegated to the qualifiers for the 2000 IIHF World Championship.
Japan was relegated to the qualifiers for the 2000 IIHF World Championship.
The Ukraine was relegated to the qualifiers for the 2000 IIHF World Championship.
Each playoff match up consisted of a two-game series. If tied, the two teams would play an overtime-style mini game (10 minutes in duration for the semi-finals and 20 minutes in the final) to determine the winner, and then a shoot-out if no scoring occurred. The only mini-game to go to a shoot-out was the Czech versus Canada tiebreaker, with a 4 to 3 Czech victory. Note that the mini-games show up as a game played in the players statistics. The exception was for the Bronze medal game which was just one game.
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