| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Switzerland |
| Dates | April 14 – April 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) |  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:
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 |
|---|
| Game summary | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attendance: 3,177 | ||||||
| April 21, 2000 | Finland
|
3–0 |
Czech Republic
|
Eishalle Schluefweg, Kloten |
|---|
| Game summary | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attendance: 968 | ||||||
Semifinals[]
| April 22, 2000 | Sweden
|
2–4 |
Finland
|
Eishalle Schluefweg, Kloten |
|---|
| Game summary | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attendance: 864 | ||||||
| April 22, 2000 | Russia
|
4–1 |
Switzerland
|
Eishalle Schluefweg, Kloten |
|---|
| Game summary | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attendance: 4,131 | ||||||
Fifth place game[]
| April 24, 2000 | Slovakia
|
4–3 (SO) |
Czech Republic
|
Sportanlage Güttingersreuti, Weinfelden |
|---|
| Game summary | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attendance: 300 | ||||||
Bronze medal game[]
| April 24, 2000 | Sweden
|
7–1 |
Switzerland
|
Eishalle Schluefweg, Kloten |
|---|
| Game summary | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attendance: 3,633 | ||||||
Gold medal game[]
| April 23, 2008 | Russia
|
1–3 |
Finland
|
Eishalle Schluefweg, Kloten |
|---|
| Game summary | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
See Also[]
2000 IIHF European U18 Championship
External links[]
- Official results and statistics from the International Ice Hockey Federation
| Preceded by 1999 World U18 |
IIHF World U18 Championships 2000 |
Succeeded by 2001 World U18 |
