2000 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship

2000 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship
Tournament details
Host countries  China
 Thailand
Dates 17 – 20 February 2000
25 – 28 March 2000
Teams 8
Final positions
Champions   North Korea (2nd title)
Runner-up   South Korea
Third place   China
Tournament statistics
Matches played 12
Goals scored 87 (7.25 per match)
Attendance 5,500 (458 per match)
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2001 →

The 2000 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship was the 17th edition of the IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship. The Division I tournament took place between 17 and 20 February 2000 in Changchun City, China and the Division II tournament took place between 25 and 28 March 2000 in Bangkok, Thailand. The Division I tournament was won by North Korea, who claimed their second title by winning all three of their games and finishing first in the standings. Upon winning the tournament North Korea gained promotion to Division I of the 2001 IIHF World U18 Championships. South Korea and China finished second and third respectively.

In the Division II tournament New Zealand finished first and gained promotion to Division I for the 2001 competition.

Overview

The Division I tournament began on 17 February 2000 in Changchun City, China.[1] North Korea had gained promotion to Division I after finishing first in the Division II tournament at the 1999 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship.[2] North Korea won the tournament after winning all three of their games and claimed their second title, their first coming in 1987.[2] Following their win North Korea gained promotion for the following year to Division I of the 2001 IIHF World U18 Championships.[3] South Korea finished second after losing one game to North Korea and China finished third after losing to North Korea and South Korea. Australia who finished last also suffered the largest defeat of the tournament against China, losing 0 – 10.[4] Han Jong of North Korea finished as the top scorer for the tournament with five points including four goals and an assist.[5]

The Division II tournament began on 25 March 2000 in Bangkok, Thailand.[6] The under-18 team of Mongolia made their debut appearance at the Championships and in international competition. New Zealand won the tournament after winning two of their games and drawing their game against Chinese Taipei and gained promotion to Division I for the 2001 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship.[7][8] Chinese Taipei finished second behind New Zealand on goal difference and Thailand finished third after finishing above Mongolia only on goal difference.[7] Philip Chou of Chinese Taipei finished as the top scorer for the tournament with eight points including seven goals and an assist.[9]

Division I

Standings

Rk Team GP W T L GF GA GDF PTS
 North Korea 3 3 0 0 16 3 +13 6
 South Korea 3 2 0 1 15 7 +8 4
 China 3 1 0 2 13 9 +4 2
4  Australia 3 0 0 3 2 27 –25 0

Fixtures

All times local.

17 February 2000
12:30		 North Korea  3 – 2
(1–0, 1–0, 1–2)		  South Korea Changchun City
Attendance: 500
17 February 2000
16:30		 China  10 – 0
(3–0, 2–0, 4–0)		  Australia Changchun City
Attendance: 400
18 February 2000
12:30		 South Korea  9 – 2
(1–1, 3–1, 5–0)		  Australia Changchun City
Attendance: 300
18 February 2000
16:30		 China  1 – 5
(0–1, 1–0, 0–4)		  North Korea Changchun City
Attendance: 1000
20 February 2000
12:30		 South Korea  4 – 2
(0–0, 4–2, 0–0)		  China Changchun City
Attendance: 800
20 February 2000
16:30		 Australia  0 – 8
(0–3, 0–2, 0–3)		  North Korea Changchun City
Attendance: 500

Scoring leaders

List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.[5]

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
North Korea Han Jong 3 4 1 5 +7 2 F
China Man Yi 3 3 2 5 +2 8 D
China Du Chao 3 2 3 5 +2 2 F
North Korea Yun Myong 3 1 4 5 +8 8 F
South Korea Kwack Jae-Jun 3 2 2 4 +2 0 F
South Korea Lee Kwon Jae 3 2 2 4 0 10 F
China He Yufei 3 1 3 4 +2 4 F
South Korea Hwang Byung Wook 3 0 4 4 +3 2 D
North Korea Kim Hak 3 2 1 3 +4 0 F
China Fu Nan 3 2 1 3 -2 4 D

Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.[10]

Player MIP SOG GA GAA SVS% SO
South Korea Son Ho Seung 132:54 43 3 1.35 93.02 0
North Korea Ri Song 160:00 40 3 1.13 92.50 0
China An Dapeng 135:47 36 6 2.65 83.33 0
Australia Chris Leetham 106:45 87 15 8.43 82.76 0
Australia Robert Bradshaw 73:15 46 12 9.83 73.91 0

Division II

Standings

Rk Team GP W T L GF GA GDF PTS
1  New Zealand 3 2 1 0 15 6 +9 5
2  Chinese Taipei 3 2 1 0 12 6 +6 5
3  Thailand 3 0 1 2 7 14 –7 1
4  Mongolia 3 0 1 2 7 15 –8 1

Fixtures

All times local.

25 March 2000
17:00		 Thailand  1 – 3
(0–1, 1–1, 0–1)		  Chinese Taipei Bangkok
Attendance: 400
25 March 2000
20:00		 Mongolia  1 – 5
(0–2, 0–1, 1–2)		  New Zealand Bangkok
Attendance: 350
26 March 2000
16:00		 Mongolia  2 – 6
(1–2, 1–3, 0–1)		  Chinese Taipei Bangkok
Attendance: 300
26 March 2000
20:00		 Thailand  2 – 7
(1–2, 0–3, 1–2)		  New Zealand Bangkok
Attendance: 350
28 March 2000
15:00		 Chinese Taipei  3 – 3
(1–2, 1–0, 1–1)		  New Zealand Bangkok
Attendance: 300
28 March 2000
18:00		 Thailand  4 – 4
(1–0, 1–2, 2–2)		  Mongolia Bangkok
Attendance: 300

Scoring leaders

List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.[9]

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Chinese Taipei Philip Chou 3 7 1 8 +5 16 F
New Zealand Hamish Lewis 3 3 3 6 +6 12 F
New Zealand Timothy Faull 3 4 1 5 +5 0 F
Thailand Tewin Chartsuwan 3 3 1 4 -1 16 F
Mongolia Bat-Erdene Ayushbaatar 3 3 0 3 0 2 F
New Zealand David Bulling 3 2 1 3 +2 4 F
Chinese Taipei Ya-Hsien Lai 3 1 2 3 +2 0 F
New Zealand Laurie Horo 3 1 2 3 +3 22 D
New Zealand Christopher Jefferies 3 2 0 2 +1 0 F
Mongolia Bold Munkhtulga 3 2 0 2 -1 2 F

Leading goaltenders

Only the top goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.[11]

Player MIP SOG GA GAA SVS% SO
Chinese Taipei David Chang 180:00 63 6 2.00 90.48 0
New Zealand Kenneth O'Callaghan 179:15 62 6 2.01 90.32 0
Thailand Naratip Kanchanachongkol 120:00 61 11 5.50 81.97 0
Mongolia Enkhee Battulga 120:00 49 10 5.00 79.59 0

References

  1. ↑ "2000 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Müller, Stephan (2005). International Ice Hockey Encyclopaedia 1904–2005. Germany: Books on Demand. pp. 389–394. ISBN 3-8334-4189-5.
  3. ↑ "Final Ranking". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  4. ↑ "Standings". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Scoring Leaders". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  6. ↑ "2000 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship Div II". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Standings & Games". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  8. ↑ "Final Ranking". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Scoring Leaders". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  10. ↑ "Leading Goaltenders (SVS%)". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  11. ↑ "Leading Goaltenders (SVS%)". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-01-16.

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