2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

The 2001 IIHF World U20 Championship, commonly referred as the 2001 World Junior Hockey Championships (2001 WJHC), was the 25th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. The tournament was held in Moscow and Podolsk, Russia from December 26, 2000 to January 5, 2001. The Czech Republic won the gold medal for the second consecutive year with a 2–1 victory over Finland in the championship game, while Canada won the bronze medal with a 2–1 overtime victory over Sweden.

2001 IIHF World U20 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Russia
DatesDecember 26, 2000 – January 5, 2001
Teams10
Venue(s)3 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Czech Republic (2nd title)
Runner-up  Finland
Third place  Canada
Fourth place Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played34
Goals scored205 (6.03 per match)
Attendance84,100 (2,474 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Pavel Brendl
(10 points)
← 2000
2002 →

Venues
Luzhniki Minor Arena
Capacity: 8,700		 Sovjet Wings Arena
Capacity: 5,266		 Vityaz Ice Palace
Capacity: 5,500
 Russia – Moscow  Russia – Moscow  Russia – Podolsk

Rosters
Main article: 2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships rosters

Top Division

Group A
Team GP W T L GF GA Pts
 Czech Republic 44002048
 United States 43012186
 Sweden 42021384
 Slovakia 410310152
 Kazakhstan 40044330

All times local (MSK/UTC+3).

December 26, 2000
15:00		United States 9–1
(5–0, 1–0, 3–1)		 KazakhstanSovjet Wings Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 800
December 26, 2000
18:30		Sweden 1–2
(0–0, 0–1, 1–1)		 Czech RepublicSovjet Wings Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 1,500
December 27, 2000
15:00		Kazakhstan 1–9
(1–5, 0–2, 0–2)		 Czech RepublicSovjet Wings Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 850
December 27, 2000
18:30		Sweden 3–1
(1–0, 0–1, 2–0)		 SlovakiaSovjet Wings Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 1,200
December 28, 2000
18:30		Slovakia 2–7
(1–3, 1–2, 0–2)		 United StatesSovjet Wings Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 1,500
December 29, 2000
18:30		Czech Republic 4–2
(1–0, 2–1, 1–1)		 United StatesSovjet Wings Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 1,300
December 29, 2000
18:30		Kazakhstan 2–8
(1–0, 1–4, 0–4)		 SwedenVityaz Arena, Podolsk
Attendance: 1,500
December 30, 2000
15:00		Slovakia 7–0
(1–0, 3–0, 3–0)		 KazakhstanSovjet Wings Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 700
December 31, 2000
13:00		Czech Republic 5–0
(1–0, 1–0, 3–0)		 SlovakiaSovjet Wings Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 950
December 31, 2000
17:00		United States 3–1
(1–1, 1–0, 1–0)		 SwedenSovjet Wings Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 1,200

Group B
Team GP W T L GF GA Pts
 Finland 43101357
 Russia 42111985
 Canada 42112095
  Switzerland 411212153
 Belarus 40042290

All times local (MSK/UTC+3).

December 26, 2000
15:00		Canada 9–0
(5–0, 1–0, 3–0)		 BelarusLuzhniki Minor Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 800
December 26, 2000
18:30		Switzerland  3–3
(0–2, 1–0, 2–1)		 RussiaLuzhniki Minor Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 6,300
December 27, 2000
18:30		Switzerland  2–3
(2–1, 0–0, 0–2)		 FinlandLuzhniki Minor Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 1,450
December 27, 2000
18:30		Belarus 1–12
(0–4, 1–4, 0–4)		 RussiaVityaz Arena, Podolsk
Attendance: 4,500
December 28, 2000
18:30		Finland 2–2
(0–1, 1–1, 1–0)		 CanadaLuzhniki Minor Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 2,100
December 29, 2000
15:00		Belarus 1–3
(0–1, 0–2, 1–0)		  SwitzerlandLuzhniki Minor Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 2,300
December 29, 2000
18:30		Russia 3–1
(0–0, 1–0, 2–1)		 CanadaLuzhniki Minor Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 7,500
December 30, 2000
15:00		Finland 5–0
(1–0, 3–0, 1–0)		 BelarusLuzhniki Minor Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 1,150
December 31, 2000
13:00		Russia 1–3
(0–1, 0–2, 1–0)		 FinlandLuzhniki Minor Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 6,200
December 31, 2000
17:00		Canada 8–4
(4–0, 2–0, 2–4)		  SwitzerlandVityaz Arena, Podolsk
Attendance: 1,300

Relegation round
January 2, 2001
18:30		Kazakhstan 2–5
(1–0, 1–1, 0–4)		 BelarusVityaz Arena, Podolsk
Attendance: 3,850
January 3, 2001
18:30		Belarus 5–5
(1–1, 1–1, 3–3)		 KazakhstanVityaz Arena, Podolsk
Attendance: 2,100

 Kazakhstan was relegated to Division I for the 2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Final round
  Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal game
                           
  A1  Czech Republic 4  
B4   Switzerland 3  
  A1  Czech Republic 1  
  A3  Sweden 0  
B2  Russia 2
  A3  Sweden 3  
    A1  Czech Republic 2
  B1  Finland 1
  A2  United States 1  
B3  Canada 2  
  B3  Canada 2 Bronze medal game
  B1  Finland 5  
B1  Finland 3 B3  Canada 2†
  A4  Slovakia 1   A3  Sweden 1

† Overtime victory.

Quarterfinals
January 2, 2001
15:00		Russia 2–3
(0–1, 1–1, 1–1)		 SwedenLuzhniki Minor Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 7,300
January 2, 2001
15:00		Czech Republic 4–3
(1–1, 1–2, 2–0)		  SwitzerlandSovjet Wings Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 1,300
January 2, 2001
18:30		Finland 3–1
(0–0, 2–0, 1–1)		 SlovakiaLuzhniki Minor Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 1,050
January 2, 2001
18:30		United States 1–2
(1–1, 0–0, 0–1)		 CanadaSovjet Wings Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 2,500

January 2

Consolation round
January 3, 2001
15:00		Russia 2–3
(0–1, 1–1, 1–1)		  SwitzerlandSovjet Wings Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 2,500
January 3, 2001
18:30		United States 3–2
(1–1, 1–1, 1–0)		 SlovakiaSovjet Wings Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 600

Semifinals
January 3, 2001
15:00		Czech Republic 1–0
(1–0, 0–0, 0–0)		 SwedenLuzhniki Minor Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 2,500
January 3, 2001
18:30		Canada 2–5
(0–1, 1–2, 1–2)		 FinlandLuzhniki Minor Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 1,950

7th place game
January 5, 2001
12:00		Russia 4–3
(2–0, 1–1, 1–2)		 SlovakiaSovjet Wings Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 2,500

5th place game
January 5, 2001
16:00		United States 4–0
(1–0, 1–0, 2–0)		  SwitzerlandSovjet Wings Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 1,000

Bronze medal game
January 5, 2001
12:00		 Canada 2–1 OT
(0-1, 1-0, 0-0, 1-0)		 SwedenLuzhniki Minor Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 1,750

Gold medal game
January 5, 2001
16:00		 Czech Republic 2–1
1–0, 1–1, 0–0)		 Finland Luzhniki Minor Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 6,400

Scoring leaders
Rank Player Country Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/−
1Pavel Brendl Czech RepublicF746108+8
2Jani Rita FinlandF78190+5
3Jon DiSalvatore United StatesF76392+2
4Václav Nedorost Czech RepublicF74590+7
4Andy Hilbert United StatesF74596+3
6Jeff Taffe United StatesF76286+1
7Zdeněk Blatný Czech RepublicF75276+8
8Ville Hämäläinen FinlandF74370+4
8Jamie Lundmark CanadaF743760
10Rostislav Klesla Czech RepublicD734748

Goaltending leaders

Minimum 90 minutes played.

Rank Player Country TOI SOG GA GAA Saves Sv % SO
1Tomáš Duba Czech Republic420:0015181.1414394.702
2Maxime Ouellet Canada398:24172101.5116294.191
3Ari Ahonen Finland358:1711981.3411193.281
4Henrik Lundqvist Sweden419:19180131.8616792.780
5Rick DiPietro United States359:4310981.3310192.661

Tournament awards
Goaltender Defencemen Forwards
IIHF Directorate Awards Tomáš Duba Rostislav Klesla Pavel Brendl
Media All-Star Team Ari Ahonen Rostislav Klesla Tuukka Mäntylä Jason Spezza Pavel Brendl Jani Rita

Final standings
Team
 Czech Republic
 Finland
 Canada
4 Sweden
5 United States
6  Switzerland
7 Russia
8 Slovakia
9 Belarus
10 Kazakhstan

Division I

The following teams took part in the Division I tournament. This group played in Landsberg and Füssen, Germany between December 10 and December 16, 2000.

Group A
Team GP W T L GF GA Pts
 Ukraine 33001356
 Norway 3111873
 Austria 311111123
 Poland 30037150
Ukraine 4–0 Austria
Norway 2–0 Poland
Norway 3–3 Austria
Ukraine 5–2 Poland
Austria 8–5 Poland
Ukraine 4–3 Norway

Group B
Team GP W T L GF GA Pts
 France 3201764
 Germany 3201734
 Latvia 31119123
 Italy 3012571
Germany 5–1 Latvia
France 2–1 Italy
Germany 1–0 Italy
Latvia 4–3 France
Italy 4–4 Latvia
France 2–1 Germany

Relegation round
Team GP W T L GF GA Pts
 Austria 321016115
 Poland 320119154
 Italy 302110142
 Latvia 301211161
Carried forward fromAustria 8–5 Poland
preliminary roundItaly 4–4 Latvia
Poland 7–4 Latvia
Austria 3–3 Italy
Austria 5–3 Latvia
Poland 7–3 Italy

 Latvia was relegated to Division II for the 2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Final round
Team GP W T L GF GA Pts
 France 3201494
 Germany 3201854
 Ukraine 3102672
 Norway 31021292
Carried forward fromFrance 2–1 Germany
preliminary roundUkraine 4–3 Norway
Germany 2–1 Ukraine
Norway 7–0 France
Germany 5–2 Norway
France 2–1 Ukraine

 France was promoted to the Top Division for the 2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Division II

The following teams took part in the Division II tournament. This group played in Elektrėnai and Kaunas, Lithuania between December 30, 2000 and January 3, 2001.

Group A
Team GP W T L GF GA Pts
 Japan 33002646
 Denmark 320122134
 Croatia 30127211
 Hungary 301210271
Japan 14–0 Hungary
Denmark 10–2 Croatia
Hungary 5–5 Croatia
Japan 6–4 Denmark
Japan 6–0 Croatia
Denmark 8–5 Hungary

Group B
Team GP W T L GF GA Pts
 Slovenia 33001746
 Lithuania 320111104
 Great Britain 31026132
 Estonia 30033100
Great Britain 4–2 Estonia
Slovenia 8–3 Lithuania
Slovenia 3–1 Estonia
Lithuania 5–2 Great Britain
Slovenia 6–0 Great Britain
Lithuania 3–0 Estonia

Final round

All times local (EET/UTC+2).

7th place game
January 3, 2001
14:00		Hungary 5–3
(1–0, 3–1, 1–2)		 EstoniaKaunas
Attendance: 300

 Estonia was relegated to Division III for the 2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

5th place game
January 3, 2001
18:00		Croatia 6–7
(2–4, 0–1, 4–2)		 Great BritainKaunas
Attendance: 323

3rd place game
January 3, 2001
14:00		Denmark 4–5
(3–3, 1–1, 0–1)		 LithuaniaElektrėnai
Attendance: 676

1st place game
January 3, 2001
18:00		Japan 3–4
(0–1, 2–1, 1–2)		 SloveniaElektrėnai
Attendance: 300

 Slovenia was promoted to Division I for the 2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Division III

The following teams took part in the Division III tournament. This group played in Belgrade, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia between January 4 and January 8, 2001.

Group A
Team GP W T L GF GA Pts
 Spain 33002046
 FR Yugoslavia 32012094
 Bulgaria 31025142
 Mexico 30033210

Group B
Team GP W T L GF GA Pts
 Netherlands 33003036
 Romania 32012674
 South Africa 301210291
 Australia 30127341

Final round

All times local (EET/UTC+2).

7th place game
January 8, 2001
11:30		Mexico 5–3
(2–2, 3–1, 0–0)		 AustraliaHala Pionir, Belgrade
Attendance: 300

 Australia was relegated to Division III Qualification for the 2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, but did not participate again until 2003.

5th place game
January 8, 2001
14:30		Bulgaria 3–2
(1–0, 0–0, 2–2)		 South AfricaHala Pionir, Belgrade
Attendance: 300

3rd place game
January 8, 2001
17:30		FR Yugoslavia 3–5
(0–2, 0–1, 3–2)		 RomaniaHala Pionir, Belgrade
Attendance: 2,000

1st place game
January 8, 2001
20:30		Spain 1–6
(1–1, 0–1, 0–4)		 NetherlandsHala Pionir, Belgrade
Attendance: 1,700

 Netherlands was promoted to Division II for the 2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Division III Qualification

The following teams took part in the Division III qualification tournament. This group played in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg between April 26 and April 28, 2001.

Team GP W T L GF GA Pts
 Iceland 22002634
 Luxembourg 21011262
 Ireland 20021300
Iceland 6–2 Luxembourg
Luxembourg 10–0 Ireland
Iceland 20–1 Ireland

 Iceland was promoted to Division III of the 2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Preceded by
2000 World Juniors		 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
See also: 2001 World Championships 		Succeeded by
2002 World Juniors
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