2000 IIHF World U18 Championships

2000 IIHF World U18 Championship
Tournament details
Host country   Switzerland
Dates April 14–24, 2000
Teams 10
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions   Finland (2nd title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 31
Goals scored 216 (6.97 per match)
Attendance 33,988 (1,096 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Russia Egor Chastine (11 points)
Switzerland Sven Helfenstein (11 points)

The 2000 IIHF World U18 Championships were held in Kloten and Weinfelden, Switzerland. The championships ran between April 14 and April 24, 2000. Games were played at Eishalle Schluefweg in Kloten and Sportanlage Güttingersreuti in Weinfelden. Finland defeated Russia 3–1 in the final to win the gold medal, while Sweden defeated Switzerland 7–1 to capture the bronze medal.

Championship results

Preliminary round

Group A

Team GP W L T GF GA PTS
 Sweden 44002158
  Switzerland 431018126
 Czech Republic 422015124
 Germany 40318151
 Ukraine 40316241

Group B

Team GP W L T GF GA PTS
 Russia 44003348
 Finland 43101996
 Slovakia 422012104
 United States 413013132
 Belarus 40404450

Relegation Round

Team GP W L T GF GA PTS
 Germany 32011755
 United States 32101644
 Ukraine 311112133
 Belarus 30304270

Note: The following matches from the preliminary round carry forward to the relegation round:

Final round

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals     Final
                           
      B1   Russia 4  
  A2    Switzerland 3     A2    Switzerland 1    
  B3   Slovakia 0         B1   Russia 1
      B2   Finland 3
      A1   Sweden 2    
  B2   Finland 3     B2   Finland 4   Third place
  A3   Czech Republic 0   A1   Sweden 7
  A2    Switzerland 1

Quarterfinals

April 21, 2000   Switzerland 3–0
  Slovakia Eishalle Schluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 3,177
April 21, 2000  Finland 3–0
  Czech Republic Eishalle Schluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 968

Semifinals

April 22, 2000  Sweden 2–4
  Finland Eishalle Schluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 864
April 22, 2000  Russia 4–1
   Switzerland Eishalle Schluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 4,131

Fifth place game

April 24, 2000  Slovakia 4–3 (SO)
  Czech Republic Sportanlage Güttingersreuti, Weinfelden
Attendance: 300

Bronze medal game

April 24, 2000  Sweden 7–1
   Switzerland Eishalle Schluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 3,633

Gold medal game

April 23, 2008  Russia 1–3
  Finland Eishalle Schluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 3,288

Final standings

Rk. Team
1st Finland
2nd Russia
3rd Sweden
4  Switzerland
5 Slovakia
6 Czech Republic
7 Germany
8 United States
9 Ukraine
10 Belarus

 Belarus is relegated to Division I for the 2001 IIHF World U18 Championships.

Scoring leaders

Player Country GP G A Pts PIM
Egor Chastine  Russia 6 7 4 11 4
Sven Helfenstein   Switzerland 7 5 6 11 2
Jens Karlsson  Sweden 6 5 4 9 20
Marian Gaborik  Slovakia 6 6 2 8 12
Tuomo Ruutu  Finland 7 6 2 8 0
Martin Samuelsson  Sweden 6 3 5 8 6
Alexandr Svitov  Russia 6 3 5 8 8
Janne Jokila  Finland 7 3 5 8 8
Pavel Vorobiev  Russia 6 2 6 8 10

Goaltending leaders

(Minimum 60 minutes played)

Player Country MINS GA Sv% GAA SO
Niklas Holm  Sweden 120:00 1 .978 0.50 1
Travis Weber  United States 150:39 2 .960 0.80 1
Joni Puurula  Finland 112:49 2 .975 1.06 2
Andrei Medvedev  Russia 180:00 4 .956 1.33 0
Sergei Mylnikov  Russia 180:00 4 .951 1.33 1

Group B

First round

Group A
Teams JPN NOR ITA DAN Tore Pkt.
1. Japan 3:23:33:09:55:1
2. Norway 2:3 8:19:419:84:2
3. Italy 3:31:8 5:49:153:3
4. Denmark0:34:94:5 8:170:6
Group B
Teams AUT LAT POL FRA Tore Pkt.
1. Austria 3:35:46:114:85:1
2. Latvia 3:3 4:45:312:104:2
3. Poland 4:54:4 5:413:133:3
4. France 1:63:54:5 8:160:6

Final round

5th-8th place
Teams DAN ITA POL FRA Tore Pkt.
1. Denmark (4:5)9:45:318:124:2
2. Italy (5:4) 2:34:111:84:2
3. Poland 4:93:2 (5:4)12:154:2
4. France3:51:4(4:5) 8:140:6
1st-4th place
Teams NOR AUT LAT JPN Tore Pkt.
1. Norway 3:25:2(2:3)10:74:2
2. Austria 2:3 (3:3)5:210:83:3
3. Latvia 2:5(3:3) 5:210:103:3
4. Japan (3:2)2:52:5 7:122:4

Final ranking

RF Team
1 Norway
2 [Austria
3 Latvia
4 Japan
5 Denmark
6 Italy
7 [Poland
8 France

European Championships Division I

First round

Group A
Teams EST HUN LTU ESP Tore Pkt.
1.  Estonia 6:57:18:121:76:0
2.  Hungary 5:6 9:310:424:134:2
3.  Lithuania 1:73:9 10:714:232:4
4.  Spain 1:84:107:10 12:280:6
Group B
Teams KAZ SLO GBR ROM Tore Pkt.
1.  Kazakhstan 6:48:018:132:56:0
2.  Slovenia4:6 8:39:021:94:2
3.  United Kingdom 0:83:8 7:210:182:4
4.  Romania 1:180:92:7 3:340:6

Placing round

7th place
24. March 2000 Maribor  Romania –  Spain 7:2 (2:0,4:1,1:1)
5th place
24. March 2000 Maribor  United Kingdom –  Lithuania 5:4 n.P. (1:2,2:1,1:1,0:0,1:0)
3rd place
24. March 2000 Maribor  Slovenia –  Hungary 13:0 (4:0,4:0,5:0)
Final
24. March 2000 Maribor  Kazakhstan' –  Estonia 4:2 (1:1,2:1,1:0)

European Championships Division II Qualification

Group A (in Reykjavík, Iceland)

26. November 1999 Reykjavík  Iceland –  Ireland 13:2 (2:0,7:0,4:2)
27. November 1999 Reykjavík  Iceland –  Ireland 12:3 (3:0,2:3,7:0)

Group B (in Sofia, Bulgaria)

4. March 2000 Sofia  South Africa –  Turkey 3:1 (0:0,1:1,2:0)

European Championships Division II

First round

Group A
Teams CRO BUL LUX Tore Pkt.
1.  Croatia 18:020:038:04:0
2.  Bulgaria0:18 3:23:202:2
3.  Luxembourg 0:202:3 2:230:4
Group B
Teams YUG ISR ISL Tore Pkt.
1.  Yugoslavia 8:65:413:104:0
2.  Israel 6:8 4:210:102:2
3.  Iceland 4:52:4 6:90:4
Group C
Teams NED BEL RSA Tore Pkt.
1.  Netherlands 3:19:212:34:0
2.  Belgium 1:3 7:18:42:2
3.  South Africa 2:91:7 3:160:4

Placing round

7th-9th place
Teams RSA LUX ISL Tore Pkt.
1.  South Africa 3:13:36:43:1
2.  Luxembourg 1:3 8:59:82:2
3.  Iceland 3:35:8 8:111:3
4th-6th place
Teams BEL ISR BUL Tore Pkt.
1.  Belgium 5:38:013:3 4:0
2.  Israel 3:5 7:410:92:2
3.  Bulgaria 0:84:7 4:150:4
1st-3rd place
Teams CRO NED YUG Tore Pkt.
1.  Croatia 8:211:419:64:0
2.  Netherlands2:8 8:110:92:2
3.  Yugoslavia 4:111:8 5:190:4

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