2000 IIHF World U18 Championships

2000 IIHF World U18 Championship

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:

• 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

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
  • Championship

Preceded by 1999 World U18

IIHF World U18 Championships 2000

Succeeded by 2001 World U18