The final day was a controversial one, with the British and Slovene teams having to decide promotion based on overall goal differential.
When coach Chris McSorley was asked how much he paid the Kazakhs, he responded, "zero, you have not much confidence in your team, I think Slovenia can beat Estonia by at least 12 goals.
"[1] The medal presentation was marred by Slovenian fans throwing debris on the ice when the Brits received their silver medals, the Kazakh team did not even attend to receive their bronze.
Poland and Slovenia are promoted to the 2002 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships, while Estonia and Lithuania are relegated to Division II.
Group B was played in Bucharest, Romania between March 26 and April 1, 2001