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2000 IIHF World U18 Championships

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2000 IIHF World U18 Championship
Tournament details
Host nation  Switzerland
Dates April 14–24, 2000
Teams 10
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
Champions  Finland (2 titles)
Tournament statistics
Games played 31
Goals scored 216  (6.97 per game)
Attendance 33,988  (1,096 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Russia Egor Chastine (11 points)
Flag of 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 4 4 0 0 21 5 8
 Switzerland 4 3 1 0 18 12 6
 Czech Republic 4 2 2 0 15 12 4
 Germany 4 0 3 1 8 15 1
 Ukraine 4 0 3 1 6 24 1

Group B[]

Team GP W L T GF GA PTS
 Russia 4 4 0 0 33 4 8
 Finland 4 3 1 0 19 9 6
 Slovakia 4 2 2 0 12 10 4
 United States 4 1 3 0 13 13 2
 Belarus 4 0 4 0 4 45 0

Relegation Round[]

Team GP W L T GF GA PTS
 Germany 3 2 0 1 17 5 5
 United States 3 2 1 0 16 4 4
 Ukraine 3 1 1 1 12 13 3
 Belarus 3 0 3 0 4 27 0

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
 Finland
 Russia
 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.

Group B[]

First round[]

Group A
Teams JPN NOR ITA DAN GF-GA Pts
1. Japan 3:2 3:3 3:0 9:5 5:1
2. Norway 2:3 8:1 9:4 19:8 4:2
3. Italy 3:3 1:8 5:4 9:15 3:3
4. Denmark 0:3 4:9 4:5 8:17 0:6
Group B
Teams AUT LAT POL FRA GF-GA Pts
1. Austria 3:3 5:4 6:1 14:8 5:1
2. Latvia 3:3 4:4 5:3 12:10 4:2
3. Poland 4:5 4:4 5:4 13:13 3:3
4. France 1:6 3:5 4:5 8:16 0:6

Final round[]

5th-8th place
Teams DAN ITA POL FRA GF-GA Pts
1. Denmark (4:5) 9:4 5:3 18:12 4:2
2. Italy (5:4) 2:3 4:1 11:8 4:2
3. Poland 4:9 3:2 (5:4) 12:15 4:2
4. France 3:5 1:4 (4:5) 8:14 0:6
1st-4th place
Teams NOR AUT LAT JPN GF-GA Pts
1. Norway 3:2 5:2 (2:3) 10:7 4:2
2. Austria 2:3 (3:3) 5:2 10:8 3:3
3. Latvia 2:5 (3:3) 5:2 10:10 3:3
4. Japan (3:2) 2:5 2:5 7:12 2:4

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 GF-GA Pts
1.  Estonia 6:5 7:1 8:1 21:7 6:0
2.  Hungary 5:6 9:3 10:4 24:13 4:2
3.  Lithuania 1:7 3:9 10:7 14:23 2:4
4.  Spain 1:8 4:10 7:10 12:28 0:6
Group B
Teams KAZ SLO GBR ROM GF-GA Pts
1.  Kazakhstan 6:4 8:0 18:1 32:5 6:0
2.  Slovenia 4:6 8:3 9:0 21:9 4:2
3.  Great Britain 0:8 3:8 7:2 10:18 2:4
4.  Romania 1:18 0:9 2:7 3:34 0:6

Placing round[]

7th place
24. March 2000 Maribor  Romania –  Spain 7:2 (2:0,4:1,1:1)
5th place
24. March 2000 Maribor  Great Britain –  Lithuania 5:4 SO (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 GF-GA Pts
1.  Croatia 18:0 20:0 38:0 4:0
2.  Bulgaria 0:18 3:2 3:20 2:2
3.  Luxembourg 0:20 2:3 2:23 0:4
Group B
Teams YUG ISR ISL GF-GA Pts
1.  Yugoslavia 8:6 5:4 13:10 4:0
2.  Israel 6:8 4:2 10:10 2:2
3.  Iceland 4:5 2:4 6:9 0:4
Group C
Teams NED BEL RSA GF-GA Pts
1.  Netherlands 3:1 9:2 12:3 4:0
2.  Belgium 1:3 7:1 8:4 2:2
3.  South Africa 2:9 1:7 3:16 0:4

Placing round[]

7th-9th place
Teams RSA LUX ISL GF-GA Pts
1.  South Africa 3:1 3:3 6:4 3:1
2.  Luxembourg 1:3 8:5 9:8 2:2
3.  Iceland 3:3 5:8 8:11 1:3
4th-6th place
Teams BEL ISR BUL GF-GA Pts
1.  Belgium 5:3 8:0 13:3 4:0
2.  Israel 3:5 7:4 10:9 2:2
3.  Bulgaria 0:8 4:7 4:15 0:4
1st-3rd place
Teams CRO NED YUG GF-GA Pts
1.  Croatia 8:2 11:4 19:6 4:0
2.  Netherlands 2:8 8:1 10:9 2:2
3.  Yugoslavia 4:11 1:8 5:19 0:4

External links[]


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IIHF World U18 Championship (1999-)

Germany 1999 - Switzerland 2000 - Finland 2001 - Slovakia 2002 - Russia 2003 - Belarus 2004 - Czech Republic 2005 - Sweden 2006 - Finland 2007 - Russia 2008 - United States 2009 - Belarus 2010 - Germany 2011 - Czech Republic 2012 - Russia 2013 - Finland 2014 = Switzerland 2015 - United States 2016

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