2000 IIHF World Championship

2000 IIHF World Championship
2000 Чемпионат мира
Tournament details
Host country  Russia
Dates April 29 – May 14
Teams 16
Venue(s) 2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions   Czech Republic (3rd title)
Runner-up   Slovakia
Third place   Finland
Fourth place  Canada
Tournament statistics
Matches played 56
Goals scored 327 (5.84 per match)
Attendance 318,449 (5,687 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Slovakia Miroslav Šatan
(12 points)
1999
2001
Vladimir Putin at the opening ceremony

The 2000 Men's Ice Hockey Championships was held in April and May, 2000, in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Qualifying round

This was the final year for qualifying rounds (except 'Far East'). Five teams advanced out of the eight that participated in the two European groups. The top two from each group played in the World Championship, and the third place teams played off against each other for the final spot. Both groups were played November 11–14, 1999.

Group 1 (Great Britain)

Played in Sheffield

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Points difference Points
1  Latvia 3 1 2 0 06–03 4
2  Ukraine 3 1 2 0 05–04 4
3  Great Britain 3 0 3 0 03–03 3
4  Kazakhstan 3 0 1 2 06–10 1
11 November 1999 Latvia  6–3
 Kazakhstan
11 November 1999 Great Britain  2–2
 Ukraine
13 November 1999 Ukraine  3–2
 Kazakhstan
13 November 1999 Great Britain  0–0
 Latvia
14 November 1999 Great Britain  1–1
 Kazakhstan
14 November 1999 Latvia  0–0
 Ukraine

Group 2 (France)

Played in Amiens

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Points difference Points
1  Italy 3 2 0 1 11–07 4
2  France 3 1 1 1 10–10 3
3  Norway 3 1 1 1 07–08 3
4  Denmark 3 1 0 2 09–12 2
11 November 1999 Italy  3–5
 Denmark
11 November 1999 France  3–3
 Norway
13 November 1999 Italy  4–1
 Norway
13 November 1999 France  6–3
 Denmark
14 November 1999 Denmark  1–3
 Norway
14 November 1999 France  1–4
 Italy

Playoff (Netherlands)

Played in Eindhoven

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Points difference Points
1  Norway 1 1 0 0 02–01 2
2  Great Britain 1 0 0 1 01–02 0
14 December 1999 Great Britain  1–2
 Norway

Far East (Japan)

Played September 3–5, 1999 in Aomori.

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Points difference Points
1  Japan 2 2 0 0 14–00 4
2  China 2 1 0 1 04–07 2
3  South Korea 2 0 0 2 02–13 0
03 September 1999 China  4–2
 South Korea
04 September 1999 Japan  9–0
 South Korea
05 September 1999 Japan  5–0
 China

First round

Like the previous two years, sixteen nations played in four groups of four. However this year the format was modified so that the top three teams from each group would advance to a group of six, carrying forward the results against the teams who advanced with them. The nations from the first and fourth pools were grouped together, likewise the second and third pools. The fourth placed teams were put in a group together to contest relegation.

Venues

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg
Ice Palace
Capacity: 12300
Yubileyny
Capacity: 7000

Group 1

Standings

Team GP W T L GF GA Pts
 Sweden 33001736
 Latvia 3201974
 Belarus 310210162
 Ukraine 30036160

Results

All times local (GMT+4)

April 30, 2000
16:30
Belarus  7–3
( 3 – 1 , 3 – 1 , 1 – 1 )
 Ukraine Ice Palace
April 30, 2000
20:30
Latvia  1–3
( 0 – 2 , 1 – 1 , 0 – 0 )
 Sweden Ice Palace
May 2, 2000
16:30
Belarus  3–6
( 0 – 2 , 3 – 3 , 0 – 1 )
 Latvia Ice Palace
May 2, 2000
20:30
Sweden  7–2
( 2 – 1 , 3 – 1 , 2 – 0 )
 Ukraine Ice Palace
May 4, 2000
16:30
Ukraine  1–2
( 1 – 0 , 0 – 1 , 0 – 1 )
 Latvia Ice Palace
May 4, 2000
20:30
Sweden  7–0
( 4 – 0 , 0 – 0 , 3 – 0 )
 Belarus Ice Palace

Group 2

Standings

Team GP W T L GF GA Pts
 Slovakia 32101045
 Finland 31201154
 Italy 31025122
 Austria 3012381

Results

All times local (GMT+4)

April 30, 2000
16:30
Slovakia  2–0
( 0 – 0 , 0 – 0 , 2 – 0 )
 Austria Yubileyny
April 30, 2000
20:30
Italy  0–6
( 0 – 2 , 0 – 4 , 0 – 0 )
 Finland Yubileyny
May 2, 2000
16:30
Slovakia  6–2
( 2 – 1 , 0 – 0 , 4 – 1 )
 Italy Yubileyny
May 2, 2000
20:30
Finland  3–3
( 0 – 0 , 1 – 2 , 2 – 1 )
 Austria Yubileyny
May 4, 2000
16:30
Austria  0–3
( 0 – 1 , 0 – 1 , 0 – 1 )
 Italy Yubileyny
May 4, 2000
20:30
Finland  2–2
( 1 – 1 , 1 – 0 , 0 – 1 )
 Slovakia Yubileyny

Group 3

Standings

Team GP W T L GF GA Pts
 Czech Republic 33001246
 Norway 32011374
 Canada 31021062
 Japan 30033210

Results

All times local (GMT+4)

April 29, 2000
16:30
Canada  6–0
( 1 – 0 , 2 – 0 , 3 – 0 )
 Japan Yubileyny
April 29, 2000
20:30
Norway  0–4
( 0 – 1 , 0 – 0 , 0 – 3 )
 Czech Republic Yubileyny
May 1, 2000
16:30
Czech Republic  6–3
( 2 – 1 , 2 – 1 , 2 – 1 )
 Japan Yubileyny
May 1, 2000
20:30
Canada  3–4
( 0 – 0 , 3 – 3 , 0 – 1 )
 Norway Yubileyny
May 3, 2000
16:30
Japan  0–9
( 0 – 4 , 0 – 3 , 0 – 2 )
 Norway Yubileyny
May 3, 2000
20:30
Czech Republic  2–1
( 1 – 1 , 1 – 0 , 0 – 0 )
 Canada Yubileyny

Group 4

Standings

Team GP W T L GF GA Pts
 United States 3210955
  Switzerland 3111893
 Russia 31021072
 France 31027132

Results

All times local (GMT+4)

April 29, 2000
16:30
United States  3–3
( 1 – 1 , 1 – 1 , 1 – 1 )
  Switzerland Ice Palace
April 29, 2000
20:30
Russia  8–1
( 3 – 1 , 4 – 0 , 1 – 0 )
 France Ice Palace
May 1, 2000
16:30
Switzerland   2–4
( 0 – 0 , 2 – 2 , 0 – 2 )
 France Ice Palace
May 1, 2000
20:30
Russia  0–3
( 0 – 0 , 0 – 2 , 0 – 1 )
 United States Ice Palace
May 3, 2000
16:30
France  2–3
( 0 – 2 , 1 – 0 , 1 – 1 )
 United States Ice Palace
May 3, 2000
20:30
Switzerland   3–2
( 1 – 1 , 2 – 1 , 0 – 0 )
 Russia Ice Palace

Second round

Group 5

Standings

Team GP W T L GF GA Pts
 United States 53201378
  Switzerland 522114126
 Sweden 521216115
 Latvia 521212135
 Belarus 52039174
 Russia 51048122

Results

All times local (GMT+4)

May 5, 2000
16:30
Latvia  3–2
( 0 – 0 , 3 – 2 , 0 – 0 )
 Russia Ice Palace
May 5, 2000
20:30
United States  1–0
( 0 – 0 , 1 – 0 , 0 – 0 )
 Belarus Ice Palace
May 6, 2000
20:30
Sweden  1–1
( 0 – 0 , 0 – 0 , 1 – 1 )
  Switzerland Ice Palace
May 7, 2000
16:30
Russia  0–1
( 0 – 1 , 0 – 0 , 0 – 0 )
 Belarus Ice Palace
May 7, 2000
20:30
United States  1–1
( 0 – 1 , 0 – 0 , 1 – 0 )
 Latvia Ice Palace
May 8, 2000
16:30
Latvia  1–4
( 0 – 0 , 0 – 3 , 1 – 1 )
  Switzerland Ice Palace
May 8, 2000
20:30
Sweden  3–5
( 1 – 2 , 2 – 2 , 0 – 1 )
 United States Ice Palace
May 9, 2000
16:30
Switzerland   3–5
( 3 – 1 , 0 – 3 , 0 – 1 )
 Belarus Ice Palace
May 9, 2000
20:30
Sweden  2–4
( 1 – 1 , 0 – 1 , 1 – 2 )
 Russia Ice Palace

Group 6

Standings

Team GP W T L GF GA Pts
 Czech Republic 540125118
 Finland 531122157
 Canada 530219106
 Slovakia 521222155
 Norway 511310243
 Italy 50145281

Results

All times local (GMT+4)

May 5, 2000
16:30
Finland  1–5
( 1 – 0 , 0 – 1 , 0 – 4 )
 Canada Yubileyny
May 5, 2000
20:30
Czech Republic  9–2
( 2 – 0 , 5 – 0 , 2 – 2 )
 Italy Yubileyny
May 6, 2000
20:30
Slovakia  9–1
( 3 – 0 , 1 – 1 , 5 – 0 )
 Norway Yubileyny
May 7, 2000
16:30
Canada  6–0
( 2 – 0 , 3 – 0 , 1 – 0 )
 Italy Yubileyny
May 7, 2000
20:30
Czech Republic  4–6
( 2 – 1 , 1 – 2 , 1 – 3 )
 Finland Yubileyny
May 8, 2000
16:30
Norway  4–7
( 0 – 2 , 3 – 4 , 1 – 1 )
 Finland Yubileyny
May 8, 2000
20:30
Czech Republic  6–2
( 1 – 0 , 3 – 2 , 2 – 0 )
 Slovakia Yubileyny
May 9, 2000
16:30
Norway  1–1
( 0 – 0 , 1 – 0 , 0 – 1 )
 Italy Yubileyny
May 9, 2000
20:30
Slovakia  3–4
( 1 – 0 , 1 – 2 , 1 – 2 )
 Canada Yubileyny

Final round

Quarter finals Semi finals Final
         
E1  United States 1
F4  Slovakia 4
QF1  Slovakia 3
QF4  Finland 1
F2  Finland 2
E3  Sweden 1
SF1  Slovakia 3
SF2  Czech Republic 5
E2   Switzerland 3
F3  Canada 5
QF3  Canada 1
QF2  Czech Republic 2
F1  Czech Republic 3
E4  Latvia 1

Quarterfinals

All times local (GMT+4)

May 11, 2000
16:30
United States  1–4
( 1 – 0 , 0 – 3 , 0 – 1 )
 Slovakia Ice Palace
May 11, 2000
16:30
Finland  2–1
( 0 – 1 , 0 – 0 , 2 – 0 )
 Sweden Yubileyny
May 11, 2000
20:30
Switzerland   3–5
( 0 – 1 , 2 – 1 , 1 – 3 )
 Canada Ice Palace
May 11, 2000
20:30
Czech Republic  3–1
( 0 – 0 , 3 – 1 , 0 – 0 )
 Latvia Yubileyny

Semifinals

All times local (GMT+4)

May 12, 2000
16:30
Slovakia  3–1
( 2 – 0 , 1 – 1 , 0 – 0 )
 Finland Ice Palace
May 12, 2000
20:30
Canada  1–2
( 1 – 1 , 0 – 0 , 0 – 1 )
 Czech Republic Ice Palace

Match for third place

All times local (GMT+4)

May 14, 2000
14:30
Canada  1–2
(1–0, 0–1, 0–1)
 Finland Ice Palace
Attendance: 10,700

Final

All times local (GMT+4)

14 May
18:30
 Slovakia 3–5
( 0–3, 1–0, 2–2 )
 Czech Republic Ice Palace Arena, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 12,350

Consolation Round 13–16 Place

The relegation round is composed of the four teams that placed last in Groups A through D. They play in a round-robin fashion, with the last placed team that is not the far east qualifier, being relegated to the Division I group in next year's World Championships.

Standings

Team GP W T L GF GA Pts
 Austria 32101185
 Ukraine 3201954
 France 31111283
 Japan 30035160

Results

All times local (GMT+4)

May 6, 2000
16:30
France  3–3
( 0 – 2 , 2 – 1 , 1 – 0 )
 Austria Yubileyny
May 6, 2000
16:30
Ukraine  4–0
( 3 – 0 , 0 – 0 , 1 – 0 )
 Japan Ice Palace
May 7, 2000
12:30
France  2–3
( 0 – 1 , 0 – 1 , 2 – 1 )
 Ukraine Ice Palace
May 7, 2000
12:30
Austria  5–3
( 2 – 1 , 1 – 1 , 2 – 1 )
 Japan Yubileyny
May 9, 2000
12:30
France  7–2
( 3 – 0 , 1 – 1 , 3 – 1 )
 Japan Ice Palace
May 9, 2000
12:30
Austria  3–2
( 0 – 0 , 0 – 2 , 3 – 0 )
 Ukraine Yubileyny

 France is relegated to Division I. and  Japan will play together with China and Korea in 2001 IIHF World Championship Far East Qualification Tournament

Ranking and statistics

 


 2000 IIHF World Championship Winners 

Czech Republic
3rd title

Tournament Awards

Final standings

The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

 Czech Republic
 Slovakia
 Finland
4  Canada
5  United States
6   Switzerland
7  Sweden
8  Latvia
9  Belarus
10  Norway
11  Russia
12  Italy
13  Austria
14  Ukraine
15  France
16  Japan

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are left out.

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Slovakia Miroslav Šatan 9 10 2 12 +3 14 F
Czech Republic Jiří Dopita 9 4 7 11 +8 16 F
Czech Republic David Výborný 9 4 6 10 +6 6 F
Canada Todd Bertuzzi 9 5 4 9 +5 47 F
Czech Republic Tomáš Vlasák 9 4 5 9 +4 0 F
Norway Trond Magnussen 6 3 6 9 +4 10 F
Canada Ryan Smyth 9 3 6 9 +3 0 F
Czech Republic Michal Sýkora 9 5 3 8 +7 16 D
France Arnaud Briand 6 4 4 8 −2 8 F
France Maurice Rozenthal 6 3 5 8 0 8 F

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.

Player MIP SOG GA GAA SVS% SO
Canada José Théodore 478:11 192 13 1.63 93.23 2
Austria Reinhard Divis 358:56 201 15 2.51 92.54 0
Czech Republic Roman Čechmánek 480:00 212 16 2.00 92.45 1
Sweden Tommy Salo 358:31 128 10 1.67 92.19 1
Switzerland Reto Pavoni 299:41 151 14 2.80 90.73 0

Citations

    References

    See also: Women's Championship, World Juniors