2001 WCS MEN A – THE RESULTS

PRELIMINARY ROUND

SATURDAY 24 MARCH
Finland-Norway 6-0 (1-0)
Finland: Samuli Niskanen 2, Ari Holopainen 2, Sami Lakkonen and Jukka Ohtonen.
Belarus-Kazakhstan 0-23 (0-11)
Kazakhstan: Oleg Chernov 5, Alexey Zagarskikh 5, Sergey Pokidov 4, Andrey Maryashin 2, Alexander Bratsev 2, Alexander Osokin 2, Vladislav Novozhilov, Vadim Mokin and Alexey Kuznetsov.
Sweden-Russia 4-2 (3-1)
Sweden: Göran Rosendahl, Patrik Södergren, Michael Carlsson and Patrik Sandell.
Russia: Mikhail Sveshnikov and Sergey Lomanov.

SUNDAY 25 MARCH
Norway-USA 4-1 (3-1)
Norway: Robert Arnesen 2, Kjetil G. Johansen and Nikolai Hauger.
USA: Jasper Felder.
Sweden-Kazakhstan 10-6 (4-2)
Sweden: Michael Carlsson 4, Patrik Sandell 2, Magnus Muhrén, Lars Gustavsson, Anders Östling and Ted Andersson.
Kazakhstan: Alexey Zigarskikh 3, Andrey Maryashin, Sergey Pokidov and Alexey Zolotarev.
Finland-Belarus 23-0 (10-0)
Finland: Samuli Niskanen 4, Kimmo Houtelin 4, Ari Holopainen 3, Heikki Hyvönen 3, Janne Höltö 2, Sami Lakkonen 2, Petteri Lampinen, Jukka Ohtonen, Tommy Österberg, Jarno   Väkiparta and Janne Väkiparta.

MONDAY 26 MARCH
Belarus-Russia 1-8 (1-7)
Belarus: Vladislav Gorbylev.
Russia: Sergey Lomanov 3, Andrey Balandine 3, Maxim Chermnykh and Ivan Maksimov.
Finland-USA 12-1 (5-1)
Finland: Jarno Väkiparta 2, Mika Mutikainen 2, Ari Holopainen 2, Jukka Ohtonen, Samuli Niskanen, Janne Höltö and Kimmo Houtelin.
USA: Rick Haney.
Norway-Kazakhstan 5-7 (3-3)
Norway: Pål Hansen 2, Christer Lystad, Robert Arnesen and Kjetil G. Johansen.
Kazakhstan: Andrey Timoushev 3, Vladislav Novozhilov, Oleg Chernov, Alexander Bratsev and Andrey Maryashin.

TUESDAY 27 MARCH
Belarus-USA 0-14 (0-5)
USA: Andy Fronek 3, Rick Haney 2, Pat Green 2, Chris Preiss 2, Jasper Felder, Steve Nelson, Erick Kyllonen, Chris Halden and Jason Griak.
Russia-Kazakhstan 16-1 (10-0)
Russia: Sergej Obuhov 4, Rinat Shamsutov 3, Sergey Lomanov 3, Mikhail Sveshnikov 2, Maxim Chermnykh 2, Valery Grachev and Alexander Tjukavin.
Kazakhstan: Alexey Nikishov.
Sweden-Norway 14-5 (8-3)
Sweden: Magnus Muhrén 4, Michael Carlsson 3, Jonas Holgersson 2, Henrik Hagberg, Patrik Södergren, Daniel Eriksson, Patrik Sandell and Lars Gustavsson.
Norway: Robert Arnesen 2, Christer Lystad, Kjetil G. Johansen and Tom Stenseth Andersen.

WEDNESDAY 28 MARCH
Finland-Russia 5-10 (2-6)
Finland: Sami Lakkonen 2, Samuli Niskanen, Jarno Väkiparta and Heikki Hyvönen.
Russia: Sergey Obuhov 3, Sergey Lomanov 2, Valery Grachev, Mikhail Sveshnikov, Ivan Maksimov, Oleg Chubinsky and Alexander Tjukavin.
USA-Kazakhstan 1-14 (0-8)
USA: Steve Nelson.
Kazakhstan: Sergey Pokidov 6, Vladislav Novozhilov 3, Andrey Timoushev 2, Alexey Kurochkin, Andrey Maryashin and Vadim Mokin.
Sweden-Belarus 24-0 (10-0)
Sweden: Michael Carlsson 6, Anders Östling 5, Daniel Eriksson 3, Andreas Westh 2, Patrik Sandell 2, Ted Andersson 2, Henrik Hagberg 2, Lars Gustavsson and Jonas Holgersson.

THURSDAY 29 MARCH
Russia-USA 11-3 (8-1)
Russia: Sergey Obuhov 3, Sergey Lomanov 2, Rinat Shamsutov 2, Maxim Chermnykh, Ivan Maksimov, Andrey Zolotarev and Alexey Scheglov.
USA: Steve Nelson, Chris Halden and Kurt Steinbergs.
Finland-Sweden 4-6 (3-3)
Finland: Sami Lakkonen 2, Mika Mutikainen and Ari Holopainen.
Sweden: Patrik Sandell 2, Ted Andersson, Michael Carlsson, Andreas Westh and Daniel Eriksson.
Norway-Belarus 32-0 (15-0)
Norway: Christer Lystad 13, Pål Hansen 6, Stian Kristiansen 5, Robert Arnesen 4, Christian Waahler 2, Per Willy Holstad and Kjetil G. Johansen.

FRIDAY 30 MARCH
Finland-Kazakhstan 7-12 (5-4)
Finland: Sami Lakkonen 2, Kimmo Houtelin 2, Jarno Väkiparta 2 and Harri Kauhanen.
Kazakhstan: Sergey Pokidov 5, Alexey Kurochkin 2, Oleg Chernov 2, Andrey Timoushev, Alexey Zagarskikh and Vladislav Novozhilov.
Sweden-USA 18-1 (8-0)
Sweden: Michael Carlsson 5, Henrik Hagberg 4, Daniel Eriksson 3, Anders Östling 3, Patrik Södergren, Ted Andersson and Patrik Sandell.
USA: Andy Fronek.
Norway-Russia 2-16 (1-5)
Norway: Nikolai Hauger and Robert Arnesen.
Russia: Ivan Maksimov 3, Mikhail Sveshnikov 2, Sergey Lomanov 2, Maxim Chermnykh 2, Sergey Obuhov 2, Alexander Tjukavin 2, Jury Pogrebnoy and Valery Grachev.

 

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SATURDAY 31 MARCH
GAME FOR PLACE 5-6
Norway-USA 18-3 (6-2)
Norway: Pål Hansen 5, Robert Arnesen 3, Nikolai Hauger 3, Christer Lystad 2, John Richard øen 2, Erik Meier 2 and Kjetil G. Johansen.  USA: Andy Fronek, Jasper Felder and Steve Nelson.

SEMIFINALS
Finland-Sweden 2-4 (2-3)
Finland: Ari Holopainen 2.
Sweden: Patrik Södergren 2, Michael Carlsson and Patrik Sandell.
Russia-Kazakhstan 13-5 (6-2)
Russia: Sergey Obuhov 4, Sergey Lomanov 3, Valery Grachev 2, Maxim Chermnykh 2, Mikhail Sveshnikov and Rinat Shamsutov.
Kazakhstan: Oleg Chernov 3, Andrey Timoushev and Sergey Pokidov.

SUNDAY 1 APRIL
BRONZE GAME
Kazakhstan-Finland 2-3 (1-1)
Kazakhstan: Alexey Kurochkin and Oleg Chernov.
Finland: Harri Kauhanen, Mika Mutikainen and Samuli Niskanen.

FINAL GAME
Sweden-Russia 1-6 (0-1)
Sweden: Lars Gustavsson.
Russia: Valery Grachev 2, Nikolay Jarovitch, Mikhail Sveshnikov, Sergey Obuhov and Alexander Tjukavin.