1999 Qualification Tournament
The 1999 tournament created the format that has remained to the present, as the World Championships was greatly expanded to incorporate the European Championships and the Pacific Qualification Tournaments and there were a series of Qualification Tournaments Held to assign teams places in this first year, with the standard Promotion and Relegation model following after that.
- Canada - Qualified as 2nd in 1998 Olympic Games
- China - Qualified as 4th in 1998 Olympic Games
- Finland - Qualified as 3rd in 1998 Olympic Games
- Germany - Qualified as 1st in 1999 World Championship Qualification
- Russia - Qualified as 3rd in 1999 World Championship Qualification
- Switzerland - Qualified as 2nd in 1999 World Championship Qualification
- Sweden - Qualified as 5th in 1998 Olympic Games
- United States - Qualified as 1st in 1998 Olympic Games
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