2000 IIHF World U18 Championships

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.

2000 IIHF World U18 Championship
Tournament details
Host country  Switzerland
DatesApril 14–24, 2000
Teams10
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Finland (2nd title)
Runner-up  Russia
Third place  Sweden
Fourth place  Switzerland
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored216 (6.97 per match)
Attendance33,988 (1,096 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Yegor Shastin
(11 points)
← 1999
2001 →

Championship results

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  Switzerland3–0 SlovakiaEishalle Schluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 3,177
April 21, 2000 Finland3–0 Czech RepublicEishalle Schluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 968

Semifinals
April 22, 2000 Sweden2–4 FinlandEishalle Schluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 864
April 22, 2000 Russia4–1  SwitzerlandEishalle Schluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 4,131

Fifth place game
April 24, 2000 Slovakia4–3 (SO) Czech RepublicSportanlage Güttingersreuti, Weinfelden
Attendance: 300

Bronze medal game
April 24, 2000 Sweden7–1  SwitzerlandEishalle Schluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 3,633

Gold medal game
April 24, 2000 Russia1–3 FinlandEishalle 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.

Scoring leaders
Player Country GP G A Pts PIM
Yegor Shastin Russia674114
Sven Helfenstein  Switzerland756112
Jens Karlsson Sweden654920
Marian Gaborik Slovakia662812
Tuomo Ruutu Finland76280
Martin Samuelsson Sweden63586
Alexandr Svitov Russia63588
Janne Jokila Finland73588
Pavel Vorobiev Russia626810
Thibaut Monnet  Switzerland74376

Source: IIHF [1]

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Player Country MINS GA Sv% GAA SO
Kari Lehtonen Finland307:11996.301.761
Travis Weber United States150:39296.000.801
Andrei Medvedev Russia180:00495.601.330
Sergei Mylnikov Russia180:00495.121.331
Henrik Lundqvist Sweden240:00993.882.250

Source: IIHF[2]

Group B

First round
Group A
TeamsJPNNORITADANTorePkt.
1. Japan3:23:33:09:55:1
2. Norway2:38:19:419:84:2
3. Italy3:31:85:49:153:3
4. Denmark0:34:94:58:170:6
Group B
TeamsAUTLATPOLFRATorePkt.
1. Austria3:35:46:114:85:1
2. Latvia3:34:45:312:104:2
3. Poland4:54:45:413:133:3
4. France1:63:54:58:160:6

Final round
5th-8th place
TeamsDANITAPOLFRATorePkt.
1. Denmark(4:5)9:45:318:124:2
2. Italy(5:4)2:34:111:84:2
3. Poland4:93:2(5:4)12:154:2
4. France3:51:4(4:5)8:140:6
1st-4th place
TeamsNORAUTLATJPNTorePkt.
1. Norway3:25:2(2:3)10:74:2
2. Austria2:3(3:3)5:210:83:3
3. Latvia2:5(3:3)5:210:103:3
4. Japan(3:2)2:52:57:122:4

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

European Championships Division I

First round
Group A
TeamsESTHUNLTUESPTorePkt.
1.  Estonia6:57:18:121:76:0
2.  Hungary5:69:310:424:134:2
3.  Lithuania1:73:910:714:232:4
4.  Spain1:84:107:1012:280:6
Group B
TeamsKAZSLOGBRROMTorePkt.
1.  Kazakhstan6:48:018:132:56:0
2.  Slovenia4:68:39:021:94:2
3.  United Kingdom0:83:87:210:182:4
4.  Romania1:180:92:73:340:6

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
TeamsCROBULLUXTorePkt.
1.  Croatia18:020:038:04:0
2.  Bulgaria0:183:23:202:2
3.  Luxembourg0:202:32:230:4
Group B
TeamsYUGISRISLTorePkt.
1.  FR Yugoslavia8:65:413:104:0
2.  Israel6:84:210:102:2
3.  Iceland4:52:46:90:4
Group C
TeamsNEDBELRSATorePkt.
1.  Netherlands3:19:212:34:0
2.  Belgium1:37:18:42:2
3.  South Africa2:91:73:160:4

Placing round
7th-9th place
TeamsRSALUXISLTorePkt.
1.  South Africa3:13:36:43:1
2.  Luxembourg1:38:59:82:2
3.  Iceland3:35:88:111:3
4th-6th place
TeamsBELISRBULTorePkt.
1.  Belgium5:38:013:34:0
2.  Israel3:57:410:92:2
3.  Bulgaria0:84:74:150:4
1st-3rd place
TeamsCRONEDYUGTorePkt.
1.  Croatia8:211:419:64:0
2.  Netherlands2:88:110:92:2
3.  FR Yugoslavia4:111:85:190:4

References
  1. "Scoring Leaders" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  2. "Goalkeepers". IIHF.com. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
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