See also 2000 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships.
Vladimir Putin at the opening ceremony
The 2000 Men's Ice Hockey Championships was held in April and May, 2000, in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Championship results[]
Preliminary round[]
Group A[]
Standings[]
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sweden
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 6 |
 Latvia
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
 Belarus
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 2 |
 Ukraine
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 0 |
Results[]
All times local (GMT+4)
| April 30, 2000 16:30 |
Belarus
|
7 – 3 ( 3 - 1 , 3 - 1 , 1 - 1 ) |
Ukraine
|
Ice Palace |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 30, 2000 20:30 |
Latvia
|
1 – 3 ( 0 - 2 , 1 - 1 , 0 - 0 ) |
Sweden
|
Ice Palace |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2000 16:30 |
Belarus
|
3 – 6 ( 0 - 2 , 3 - 3 , 0 - 1 ) |
Latvia
|
Ice Palace |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2000 20:30 |
Sweden
|
7 – 2 ( 2 - 1 , 3 - 1 , 2 - 0 ) |
Ukraine
|
Ice Palace |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2000 16:30 |
Ukraine
|
1 – 2 ( 1 - 0 , 0 - 1 , 0 - 1 ) |
Latvia
|
Ice Palace |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2000 20:30 |
Sweden
|
7 – 0 ( 4 - 0 , 0 - 0 , 3 - 0 ) |
Belarus
|
Ice Palace |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Group B[]
Standings[]
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Slovakia
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 5 |
 Finland
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 4 |
 Italy
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
 Austria
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
Results[]
All times local (GMT+4)
| April 30, 2000 16:30 |
Slovakia
|
2 – 0 ( 0 - 0 , 0 - 0 , 2 - 0 ) |
Austria
|
Yubileyny |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 30, 2000 20:30 |
Italy
|
0 – 6 ( 0 - 2 , 0 - 4 , 0 - 0 ) |
Finland
|
Yubileyny |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2000 16:30 |
Slovakia
|
6 – 2 ( 2 - 1 , 0 - 0 , 4 - 1 ) |
Italy
|
Yubileyny |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2000 20:30 |
Finland
|
3 – 3 ( 0 - 0 , 1 - 2 , 2 - 1 ) |
Austria
|
Yubileyny |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2000 16:30 |
Austria
|
0 – 3 ( 0 - 1 , 0 - 1 , 0 - 1 ) |
Italy
|
Yubileyny |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2000 20:30 |
Finland
|
2 – 2 ( 1 - 1 , 1 - 0 , 0 - 1 ) |
Slovakia
|
Yubileyny |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Group C[]
Standings[]
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Czech Republic
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 6 |
 Norway
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 4 |
 Canada
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
 Japan
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 0 |
Results[]
All times local (GMT+4)
| April 29, 2000 16:30 |
Canada
|
6 – 0 ( 1 - 0 , 2 - 0 , 3 - 0 ) |
Japan
|
Yubileyny |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 29, 2000 20:30 |
Norway
|
0 – 4 ( 0 - 1 , 0 - 0 , 0 - 3 ) |
Czech Republic
|
Yubileyny |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2000 16:30 |
Czech Republic
|
6 – 3 ( 2 - 1 , 2 - 1 , 2 - 1 ) |
Japan
|
Yubileyny |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2000 20:30 |
Canada
|
3 – 4 ( 0 - 0 , 3 - 3 , 0 - 1 ) |
Norway
|
Yubileyny |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2000 16:30 |
Japan
|
0 – 9 ( 0 - 4 , 0 - 3 , 0 - 2 ) |
Norway
|
Yubileyny |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2000 20:30 |
Czech Republic
|
2 – 1 ( 1 - 1 , 1 - 0 , 0 - 0 ) |
Canada
|
Yubileyny |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Group D[]
Standings[]
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 United States of America
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
 Switzerland
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 |
 Russia
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
 France
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 2 |
Results[]
All times local (GMT+4)
| April 29, 2000 16:30 |
United States of America
|
3 – 3 ( 1 - 1 , 1 - 1 , 1 - 1 ) |
Switzerland
|
Ice Palace |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 29, 2000 20:30 |
Russia
|
8 – 1 ( 3 - 1 , 4 - 0 , 1 - 0 ) |
France
|
Ice Palace |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2000 16:30 |
Switzerland
|
2 – 4 ( 0 - 0 , 2 - 2 , 0 - 2 ) |
France
|
Ice Palace |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2000 20:30 |
Russia
|
0 – 3 ( 0 - 0 , 0 - 2 , 0 - 1 ) |
United States of America
|
Ice Palace |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2000 16:30 |
France
|
2 – 3 ( 0 - 2 , 1 - 0 , 1 - 1 ) |
United States of America
|
Ice Palace |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2000 20:30 |
Switzerland
|
3 – 2 ( 1 - 1 , 2 - 1 , 0 - 0 ) |
Russia
|
Ice Palace |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Group E[]
Standings[]
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States of America
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 8 |
| Switzerland
|
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 6 |
| Sweden
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 5 |
| Latvia
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 5 |
| Belarus
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 4 |
| Russia
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 |
Results[]
All times local (GMT+4)
| May 5, 2000 16:30 |
Latvia
|
3 – 2 ( 1 - 1 , 1 - 1 , 1 - 1 ) |
Russia
|
Ice Palace |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2000 20:30 |
United States of America
|
1 – 0 ( 0 - 0 , 1 - 0 , 0 - 0 ) |
Belarus
|
Ice Palace |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2000 20:30 |
Sweden
|
1 – 1 ( 0 - 0 , 0 - 0 , 1 - 1 ) |
Switzerland
|
Ice Palace |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2000 16:30 |
Russia
|
0 – 1 ( 0 - 1 , 0 - 0 , 0 - 0 ) |
Belarus
|
Ice Palace |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2000 20:30 |
United States of America
|
1 – 1 ( 0 - 1 , 0 - 0 , 1 - 0 ) |
Latvia
|
Ice Palace |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2000 16:30 |
Latvia
|
1 – 4 ( 0 - 0 , 0 - 3 , 1 - 1 ) |
Switzerland
|
Ice Palace |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2000 20:30 |
Sweden
|
3 – 5 ( 1 - 2 , 2 - 2 , 0 - 1 ) |
United States of America
|
Ice Palace |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2000 16:30 |
Switzerland
|
3 – 5 ( 3 - 1 , 0 - 3 , 0 - 1 ) |
Belarus
|
Ice Palace |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2000 20:30 |
Sweden
|
2 – 4 ( 1 - 1 , 0 - 1 , 1 - 2 ) |
Russia
|
Ice Palace |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Group F[]
Standings[]
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 8 |
| Finland
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 7 |
| Canada
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 6 |
| Slovakia
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 5 |
| Norway
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 3 |
| Italy
|
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 1 |
Results[]
All times local (GMT+4)
| May 5, 2000 16:30 |
Finland
|
1 – 5 ( 1 - 0 , 0 - 1 , 0 - 4 ) |
Canada
|
Yubileyny |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2000 20:30 |
Czech Republic
|
9 – 2 ( 2 - 0 , 5 - 0 , 2 - 2 ) |
Italy
|
Yubileyny |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2000 20:30 |
Slovakia
|
9 – 1 ( 3 - 0 , 1 - 1 , 5 - 0 ) |
Norway
|
Yubileyny |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2000 16:30 |
Canada
|
6 – 0 ( 2 - 0 , 3 - 0 , 1 - 0 ) |
Italy
|
Yubileyny |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2000 20:30 |
Czech Republic
|
4 – 6 ( 2 - 1 , 1 - 2 , 1 - 3 ) |
Finland
|
Yubileyny |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2000 16:30 |
Norway
|
4 – 7 ( 0 - 2 , 3 - 4 , 1 - 1 ) |
Finland
|
Yubileyny |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2000 20:30 |
Czech Republic
|
6 – 2 ( 1 - 0 , 3 - 2 , 2 - 0 ) |
Slovakia
|
Yubileyny |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2000 16:30 |
Norway
|
1 – 1 ( 0 - 0 , 1 - 0 , 0 - 1 ) |
Italy
|
Yubileyny |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2000 20:30 |
Slovakia
|
3 – 4 ( 1 - 0 , 1 - 2 , 1 - 2 ) |
Canada
|
Yubileyny |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Final round[]
Draw[]
| Quarter finals | Semi finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| E1 | United States of America
| 1 | ||||||||||||
| F4 | Slovakia
| 4 | ||||||||||||
| QF1 | Slovakia
| 3 | ||||||||||||
| QF4 | Finland
| 1 | ||||||||||||
| F2 | Finland
| 2 | ||||||||||||
| E3 | Sweden
| 1 | ||||||||||||
| SF1 | Slovakia
| 3 | ||||||||||||
| SF2 | Czech Republic
| 5 | ||||||||||||
| E2 | Switzerland
| 3 | ||||||||||||
| F3 | Canada
| 5 | ||||||||||||
| QF3 | Canada
| 1 | ||||||||||||
| QF2 | Czech Republic
| 2 | ||||||||||||
| F1 | Czech Republic
| 3 | ||||||||||||
| E4 | Latvia
| 1 | ||||||||||||
Quarterfinals[]
All times local (GMT+4)
| May 11, 2000 16:30 |
United States of America
|
1 – 4 ( 1 - 0 , 0 - 3 , 0 - 1 ) |
Slovakia
|
Ice Palace |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2000 16:30 |
Finland
|
2 – 1 ( 0 - 1 , 0 - 0 , 2 - 0 ) |
Sweden
|
Yubileyny |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2000 20:30 |
Switzerland
|
3 – 5 ( 0 - 1 , 2 - 1 , 1 - 3 ) |
Canada
|
Ice Palace |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2000 20:30 |
Czech Republic
|
3 – 1 ( 0 - 0 , 3 - 1 , 0 - 0 ) |
Latvia
|
Yubileyny |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Semifinals[]
All times local (GMT+4)
| May 12, 2000 16:30 |
Slovakia
|
3 – 1 ( 2 - 0 , 1 - 1 , 0 - 0 ) |
Finland
|
Ice Palace |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2000 20:30 |
Canada
|
1 – 2 ( 1 - 1 , 0 - 0 , 0 - 1 ) |
Czech Republic
|
Ice Palace |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bronze medal game[]
All times local (GMT+4)
| May 14, 2000 14:30 |
Canada
|
1 – 2 ( 1 - 0 , 0 - 1 , 0 - 1 ) |
Finland
|
Ice Palace |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gold medal game[]
All times local (GMT+4)
| May 14, 2000 18:30 |
Slovakia
|
3 – 5 ( 0 - 3 , 1 - 0 , 2 - 2 ) |
Czech Republic
|
Ice Palace |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Relegation round[]
The relegation round is composed of the four teams that placed last in Groups A through D. They play in a round-robin fashion, and the bottom two teams get relegated to the Division I group in next year's World Championships.
Standings[]
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 5 |
| Ukraine
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| France
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
| Japan
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 0 |
Results[]
All times local (GMT+4)
| May 6, 2000 16:30 |
France
|
3 – 3 ( 0 - 2 , 2 - 1 , 1 - 0 ) |
Austria
|
Yubileyny |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2000 16:30 |
Ukraine
|
4 – 0 ( 3 - 0 , 0 - 0 , 1 - 0 ) |
Japan
|
Ice Palace |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2000 12:30 |
France
|
2 – 3 ( 0 - 1 , 0 - 1 , 2 - 1 ) |
Ukraine
|
Ice Palace |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2000 12:30 |
Austria
|
5 – 3 ( 2 - 1 , 1 - 1 , 2 - 1 ) |
Japan
|
Yubileyny |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2000 12:30 |
France
|
7 – 2 ( 3 - 0 , 1 - 1 , 3 - 1 ) |
Japan
|
Ice Palace |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2000 12:30 |
Austria
|
3 – 2 ( 0 - 0 , 0 - 2 , 3 - 0 ) |
Ukraine
|
Yubileyny |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
France is relegated to Division I. and Japan will play together with China and Korea in 2001 IIHF World Championship Far East Qualification Tournament
Leading scorers[]
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | POS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Miroslav Šatan | 9 | 10 | 2 | 12 | +3 | 14 | FW |
 |
Jiří Dopita | 9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +8 | 16 | FW |
|
David Výborný | 9 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +6 | 6 | FW |
 |
Todd Bertuzzi | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +5 | 47 | FW |
|
Tomáš Vlasák | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +5 | 0 | FW |
 |
Trond Magnussen | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +4 | 10 | FW |
|
Ryan Smyth | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +3 | 0 | FW |
|
Michal Sýkora | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +7 | 16 | D |
 |
Arnaud Briand | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 8 | FW |
|
Maurice Rozenthal | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 8 | FW |
|
Laurent Mernier | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | FW |
Leading goaltenders[]
| Player | MINS | GA | GAA | SO | Sv% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Théodore |
478 | 13 | 1.63 | 2 | .932 |
 Reinhard Divis |
358 | 15 | 2.51 | 0 | .925 |
| Roman Čechmánek |
480 | 16 | 2.00 | 1 | .924 |
 Tommy Salo |
358 | 10 | 1.67 | 1 | .921 |
 Reto Pavoni |
299 | 14 | 2.80 | 1 | .907 |
 Arturs Irbe |
420 | 17 | 2.43 | 0 | .905 |
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Rosters[]
Czech Republic[]
Goaltenders: Roman Čechmánek, Dušan Salfický, Vladimír Hudáček. Defencemen: Petr Buzek, František Kučera, Michal Sýkora, Martin Štěpánek, Ladislav Benýšek, František Kaberle, Radek Martínek. Forwards: Jiří Dopita, Robert Reichel, Jan Tomajko, David Výborný, Tomáš Vlasák, Václav Prospal, Pavel Patera, Martin Procházka, Martin Havlát, Václav Varaďa, Michal Broš, Petr Čajánek, Martin Špaňhel. Coaches: Josef Augusta, Vladimír Martinec.
Slovakia[]
Goaltenders: Pavol Rybár, Ján Lašák, Miroslav Lipovský. Defencemen: Ľubomír Sekeráš, Ivan Droppa, Stanislav Jasečko, Zdeno Chára, Peter Podhradský, Ľubomír Višňovský, Martin Štrbák, Radoslav Suchý. Forwards: Miroslav Šatan, Ľubomír Hujtaj, Richard Kapuš, Peter Bartoš, Vlastimil Plavucha, Miroslav Hlinka, Ján Pardavý, Peter Pucher, Michal Hreus, Ľubomír Vaic, Ronald Petrovický, Ľuboš Bartečko, Michal Handzuš. Coach: Ján Filc.
Finland[]
Goaltenders: Pasi Nurminen, Ari Sulander, Vesa Toskala. Defencemen: Aki-Petteri Berg, Jere Karalahti, Jyrki Lumme, Toni Lydman, Antti-Jussi Niemi, Janne Niinimaa, Petteri Nummelin. Forwards: Antti Aalto, Raimo Helminen, Jukka Hentunen, Olli Jokinen, Tomi Kallio, Niko Kapanen, Juha Lind, Ville Peltonen, Kimmo Rintanen, Toni Sihvonen, Esa Tikkanen, Marko Tuomainen, Tony Virta. Coach: Hannu Aravirta.
Canada[]
Goaltenders: Jose Theodore, Fred Brathwaite, Jamie Ram. Defencemen: Patrick Traverse, Chris Phillips, Jeff Finley, Adrian Aucoin, Larry Murphy, Peter Allen, Robyn Regehr, Yannick Tremblay, Ed Jovanovski. Forwards: Brendan Morrison, Mike Johnson, Trevor Letowski, Brad Isbister, Mike Sillinger, Dean McAmmond, Martin Lapointe, Jamal Mayers, Steve Sullivan, Peter Schaffer, Kris Draper, Curtis Brown, Todd Bertuzzi, Ryan Smyth. Coaches: Tom Renney, Butch Goring, Mike Pelino
Sweden[]
Goaltenders: Andreas Hadelov, Mikael Tellqvist, Tommy Salo. Defencemen: Peter Andersson, Ricard Persson, Rikard Franzen, Mattias Norstrom, Bjorn Nord, Mikael Magnusson, Daniel Tjarnqvist. Forwards: Kristian Gahn, Per-Johan Axelsson, Daniel Sedin, Mikael Hakansson, Samuel Pahlsson, Peter Nordstrom, Henrik Sedin, Jorgen Jonsson, Kristian Huselius, Fredrik Lindquist, Jonas Ronnqvist, Fredrik Modin, Michael Nylander. Coaches: Stephan Lundh, Hardy Nilsson.
Russia[]
Goaltenders: Ilja Bryzgalov, Yegor Podomatsky. Defencemen: Maxim Galanov, Sergei Gonchar, Alexander Khavanov, Igor Kravchuk, Andrej Markov, Dmitri Mironov, Alexei Zhitnik. Forwards: Maxim Afinogenov, Pavel Bure, Alexander Kharitonov, Alexei Yashin, Valeri Kamensky, Andrei Kovalenko, Viktor Kozlov, Alexei Kudashov, Andrei Nikolishin, Oleg Petrov, Alexander Prokopiev, Maxim Sushinski, Alexei Zhamnov. Coaches: Alexander Yakushev, Zinetula Bilyaletdinov, Vladislav Tretyak.
