2000 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
International ice hockey competition
2000 IIHF World U20 Championship Host country Sweden Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities) Dates December 25, 1999 – January 4, 2000 Teams 10 Champions Czech Republic (1st title) Runner-up Russia Third place Canada Fourth place United States Games played 35 Goals scored 218 (6.23 per game) Attendance 41,693 (1,191 per game) Scoring leader(s) Henrik Sedin (13 points)
The 2000 World Junior Hockey Championships (2000 WJHC ), was the 24th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship . The tournament was hosted in Skellefteå and Umeå , Sweden from December 25, 1999, to January 4, 2000.[ 1] The Czech Republic won the gold medal with a 1–0 shootout victory over Russia in the championship game, while Canada won the bronze medal with a 4–3 shootout victory over the United States . This still remains as the only tournament to where both medal games have been decided in a shootout.
The playoff round was (again) expanded to eight teams, with group leaders not getting a bye to the semifinals.
Venues
Pool A
Preliminary round
Group A
All times local (CET /UTC+1).
Group B
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Russia
4
4
0
0
30
4
+26
8
Quarterfinals
2
Sweden
4
3
0
1
27
8
+19
6
3
Switzerland
4
2
0
2
13
16
−3
4
4
Kazakhstan
4
1
0
3
7
34
−27
2
5
Ukraine
4
0
0
4
6
21
−15
0
Relegation round
All times local (CET /UTC+1).
Relegation round
Source:[ 2]
10-minute tie-break game
Ukraine was relegated to Division I for the 2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships .
Final round
Source:[ 3]
‡ Shootout victory.
All times local (CET /UTC+1).
Quarterfinals
Consolation round
Semifinals
7th place game
5th place game
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Scoring leaders
Goaltending leaders
Minimum 40% of team's ice time.
Tournament awards
Final standings
Pool B
The Pool B tournament was played in Minsk , Belarus between December 13 and December 19, 1999.[ 4]
Preliminary round
Group A
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Belarus
3
2
1
0
7
3
+4
5
Final round
2
Germany
3
2
0
1
9
6
+3
4
3
Italy
3
1
1
1
4
5
−1
3
Relegation round
4
Latvia
3
0
0
3
2
8
−6
0
Group B
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
France
3
2
1
0
11
8
+3
5
Final round
2
Norway
3
2
0
1
14
8
+6
4
3
Poland
3
1
1
1
13
12
+1
3
Relegation round
4
Denmark
3
0
0
3
10
20
−10
0
Final round
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion
1
Belarus
3
3
0
0
17
9
+8
6
Promoted to the 2001 Top Division
2
Germany
3
2
0
1
8
5
+3
4
3
France
3
1
0
2
8
15
−7
2
4
Norway
3
0
0
3
6
10
−4
0
Belarus was promoted to the Top Division for the 2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships .
Relegation round
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Relegation
5
Poland
3
2
1
0
13
7
+6
5
6
Italy
3
1
1
1
4
6
−2
3
7
Latvia
3
1
0
2
7
8
−1
2
8
Denmark
3
1
0
2
11
14
−3
2
Relegated to the 2001 Division II
Denmark was relegated to Division II for the 2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships .
Pool C
The Pool C tournament was played in Nagano , Japan between December 30, 1999, and January 3, 2000.[ 5]
Preliminary round
Group A
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Austria
3
3
0
0
31
5
+26
6
1st place game
2
Hungary
3
2
0
1
14
18
−4
4
3rd place game
3
Estonia
3
0
1
2
10
19
−9
1
5th place game
4
Yugoslavia
3
0
1
2
7
20
−13
1
7th place game
Group B
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Slovenia
3
2
1
0
12
7
+5
5
1st place game
2
Great Britain
3
1
2
0
9
7
+2
4
3rd place game
3
Japan
3
1
1
1
11
9
+2
3
5th place game
4
Lithuania
3
0
0
3
6
15
−9
0
7th place game
Final round
Source:[ 6]
All times local (JST /UTC+9).
7th place game
Yugoslavia was relegated to Division III for the 2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships .
5th place game
January 3, 2000 13:00 Japan 9–1 (2–0, 0–1, 7–0) Estonia Big Hat Attendance: 911
3rd place game
1st place game
January 3, 2000 19:00 Slovenia 2–6 (0–1, 0–1, 2–4) Austria Big Hat Attendance: 733
Austria was promoted to Division I for the 2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships .
Pool D
The Pool D tournament was played in Mexico City , Mexico between January 9 and January 15, 2000.[ 7]
Preliminary round
Group A
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Croatia
2
2
0
0
35
2
+33
4
1st–3rd place group
—
13–1
22–1
2
South Africa
2
1
0
1
13
14
−1
2
4th–6th place group
1–13
—
12–1
3
Bulgaria
2
0
0
2
2
34
−32
0
7th–9th place group
1–22
1–12
—
Group B
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Netherlands
2
2
0
0
24
1
+23
4
1st–3rd place group
—
10–0
14–1
2
Mexico
2
1
0
1
8
13
−5
2
4th–6th place group
0–10
—
8–3
3
Iceland
2
0
0
2
4
22
−18
0
7th–9th place group
1–14
3–8
—
Group C
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Romania
2
2
0
0
24
5
+19
4
1st–3rd place group
—
6–3
18–2
2
Spain
2
1
0
1
8
9
−1
2
4th–6th place group
3–6
—
5–3
3
Australia
2
0
0
2
5
23
−18
0
7th–9th place group
2–18
3–5
—
Final round
1st–3rd place group
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion
1
Croatia
2
2
0
0
12
8
+4
4
Promoted to the 2001 Division II
—
6–4
6–4
2
Romania
2
1
0
1
9
8
+1
2
4–6
—
5–2
3
Netherlands
2
0
0
2
6
11
−5
0
4–6
2–5
—
Croatia was promoted to Division II for the 2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships .
4th–6th place group
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
4
Spain
2
2
0
0
16
6
+10
4
—
10–2
6–4
5
Mexico
2
1
0
1
5
11
−6
2
2–10
—
3–1
6
South Africa
2
0
0
2
5
9
−4
0
4–6
1–3
—
7th–9th place group
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Relegation
7
Australia
2
2
0
0
16
6
+10
4
—
8–2
8–4
8
Bulgaria
2
1
0
1
9
9
0
2
2–8
—
7–1
9
Iceland
2
0
0
2
5
15
−10
0
Relegated to the 2001 Division III Qualification
4–8
1–7
—
Iceland was relegated to Division III Qualification for the 2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships .
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