2000 IIHF World U18 Championships

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)	Egor Chastine (11 points) 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:

• April 18, 2000: Ukraine 4–4 Germany
• April 18, 2000: Belarus 1–9 United States

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

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