2000 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

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. 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.

2000 IIHF World U20 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Sweden
DatesDecember 25, 1999 – January 4, 2000
Teams10
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Czech Republic (1st title)
Runner-up  Russia
Third place  Canada
Fourth place United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played35
Goals scored218 (6.23 per match)
Attendance41,693 (1,191 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Henrik Sedin
(13 points)
← 1999
2001 →

The playoff round was (again) expanded to eight teams, with group leaders not getting a bye to the semifinals.

Venues
Skellefteå Kraft Arena
Capacity: 6,000		 Umeå Arena
Capacity: 6,000
 Sweden – Skellefteå  Sweden – Umeå

Pool A

Preliminary round

Group A
Team GP W T L GF GA Pts
 Czech Republic 42201276
 Canada 4220956
 United States 4121564
 Finland 4112893
 Slovakia 40134111

All times local (CET/UTC+1).

December 25, 1999
15:30		Czech Republic 5–2
(1–1, 1–0, 3–1)		 SlovakiaSkellefteå
Attendance: 1,185
December 25, 1999
19:30		Finland 2–3
(0–1, 0–2, 2–0)		 CanadaSkellefteå
Attendance: 457
December 26, 1999
15:30		Czech Republic 2–2
(0–1, 1–1, 1–0)		 United StatesSkellefteå
Attendance: 374
December 26, 1999
19:30		Slovakia 1–1
(0–0, 1–0, 1–1)		 FinlandSkellefteå
Attendance: 398
December 28, 1999
15:30		Slovakia 0–1
(0–0, 0–0, 0–1)		 United StatesSkellefteå
Attendance: 472
December 28, 1999
19:30		Canada 1–1
(1–0, 0–1, 0–0)		 Czech RepublicSkellefteå
Attendance: 997
December 29, 1999
15:30		United States 1–3
(0–1, 0–1, 1–1)		 FinlandSkellefteå
Attendance: 582
December 29, 1999
19:30		Canada 4–1
(3–0, 0–1, 1–0)		 SlovakiaSkellefteå
Attendance: 513
December 31, 1999
12:00		Finland 2–4
(0–0, 1–1, 1–3)		 Czech RepublicSkellefteå
Attendance: 423
December 31, 1999
16:00		United States 1–1
(0–0, 0–1, 1–0)		 CanadaSkellefteå
Attendance: 596

Group B
Team GP W T L GF GA Pts
 Russia 44003048
 Sweden 43012786
  Switzerland 420213164
 Kazakhstan 41037342
 Ukraine 40046210

All times local (CET/UTC+1).

December 25, 1999
15:30		Switzerland  6–2
(2–1, 3–0, 1–1)		 UkraineUmeå
Attendance: 934
December 25, 1999
19:30		Russia 14–1
(4–1, 4–0, 6–0)		 KazakhstanUmeå
Attendance: 848
December 26, 1999
15:30		Switzerland  1–7
(1–1, 0–2, 0–4)		 SwedenUmeå
Attendance: 2,838
December 26, 1999
19:30		Ukraine 1–4
(0–0, 0–2, 1–2)		 RussiaUmeå
Attendance: 489
December 28, 1999
15:30		Ukraine 1–6
(0–3, 0–1, 1–2)		 SwedenUmeå
Attendance: 2,058
December 28, 1999
19:30		Kazakhstan 0–5
(0–4, 0–0, 0–1)		  SwitzerlandUmeå
Attendance: 839
December 29, 1999
15:30		Sweden 1–5
(0–2, 0–2, 1–1)		 RussiaUmeå
Attendance: 4,450
December 29, 1999
19:30		Kazakhstan 5–2
(1–0, 1–0, 3–2)		 UkraineUmeå
Attendance: 356
December 31, 1999
12:00		Russia 7–1
(1–0, 3–0, 3–1)		  SwitzerlandUmeå
Attendance: 329
December 31, 1999
16:00		Sweden 13–1
(3–1, 6–0, 4–0)		 KazakhstanUmeå
Attendance: 511

Relegation round
January 2, 2000
16:00		Slovakia 1–3
(0–1, 0–1, 1–1)		 UkraineSkellefteå
Attendance: 2,745
January 4, 2000
12:00		Ukraine 1–5
(0–0, 1–2, 0–3)		 SlovakiaUmeå
Attendance: 301

10-minute tie break game
January 4, 2000
14:15		Ukraine 0 – 1 GWS
(0–0, 0/3–2/3)		 SlovakiaUmeå
Attendance: 301

 Ukraine was relegated to Division I for the 2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Final round
  Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal game
                           
  B1  Russia 4  
A4  Finland 0  
  B1  Russia 3  
  A2  Canada 2  
A2  Canada 8
  B3   Switzerland 3  
    B1  Russia 0
  A1  Czech Republic 1‡
  B2  Sweden 1  
A3  United States 5  
  A3  United States 1 Bronze medal game
  A1  Czech Republic 4  
A1  Czech Republic 6 A2  Canada 4‡
  B4  Kazakhstan 3   A3  United States 3

‡ Shootout victory.

All times local (CET/UTC+1).

Quarterfinals

Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: N1 = 10 N2 = 10 PN = 9

January 1, 2000
14:00		Canada 8–3
(3–0, 4–2, 1–1)		  SwitzerlandSkellefteå
Attendance: 432
January 1, 2000
14:00		Sweden 1–5
(1–1, 0–1, 0–3)		 United StatesUmeå
Attendance: 2,171
January 1, 2000
18:00		Czech Republic 6–3
(3–0, 2–3, 1–0)		 KazakhstanSkellefteå
Attendance: 386
January 1, 2000
18:00		Russia 4–0
(3–0, 1–0, 0–0)		 FinlandUmeå
Attendance: 521

Consolation round
January 3, 2000
15:30		Switzerland  5–2
(1–0, 3–1, 1–1)		 FinlandUmeå
Attendance: 359
January 3, 2000
19:30		Kazakhstan 2–12
(0–3, 1–7, 1–2)		 SwedenUmeå
Attendance: 946

Semifinals
January 3, 2000
15:30		United States 1–4
(0–1, 0–2, 1–1)		 Czech RepublicSkellefteå
Attendance: 2,848
January 3, 2000
19:30		Russia 3–2
(0–0, 2–1, 1–1)		 CanadaSkellefteå
Attendance: 3,215

7th place game
January 4, 2000
15:00		Finland 9–1
(3–0, 2–0, 4–1)		 KazakhstanUmeå
Attendance: 306

5th place game
January 4, 2000
19:00		Sweden 5–2
(1–2, 2–0, 2–0)		  SwitzerlandUmeå
Attendance: 872

Bronze medal game
January 4, 2000
14:00		 Canada 4 – 3 GWS
(0–1, 1–1, 2–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 3–1)		 United StatesSkellefteå
Attendance: 2,784

Gold medal game
January 4, 2000
19:00		 Russia 0 – 1 GWS
(0–0, 0–0, 0–0, 0–0, 1/3–2/3)		 Czech Republic Skellefteå
Attendance: 3,857

Scoring leaders
Rank Player Country Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/−
1Henrik Sedin SwedenF749136+9
2Milan Kraft Czech RepublicF757120+8
3Daniel Sedin SwedenF764100+8
4Brandon Reid CanadaF74594+3
5Evgueni Mouratov RussiaF76284+8
6Alexei Tereschenko RussiaF73582+6
7Erik Lewerström SwedenD735814+2
8Alexandre Riazentsev RussiaD72682+10
9David Nyström SwedenF72682+6
10Oleg Smirnov RussiaF72682+7

Goaltending leaders

Minimum 40% of team's ice time.

Rank Player Country TOI SOG GA GAA Saves Sv % SO
1Ilya Bryzgalov Russia234:0410530.7710297.141
2Alexei Volkov Russia185:118141.307795.060
3Zdeněk Šmíd Czech Republic420:00182111.5717193.961
4Maxime Ouellet Canada360:00181111.8317093.920
5Rick DiPietro United States298:5713891.8112993.481

Tournament awards
Goaltender Defencemen Forwards
IIHF Directorate Awards Rick DiPietro Alexander Ryazantsev Milan Kraft
Media All-Star Team Rick DiPietro Mathieu Biron Alexander Ryazantsev Milan Kraft Evgeny Muratov Alexei Tereschenko

Final standings
Team
 Czech Republic
 Russia
 Canada
4 United States
5 Sweden
6  Switzerland
7 Finland
8 Kazakhstan
9 Slovakia
10 Ukraine

Pool B

The following teams took part in the Pool B tournament. This group played in Minsk, Belarus between December 13 and December 19, 1999.

Preliminary round

Group A
Team GP W T L GF GA Pts
 Belarus 3210735
 Germany 3201964
 Italy 3111453
 Latvia 3003280
Germany 4–2 Italy
Belarus 3–1 Latvia
Germany 3–0 Latvia
Belarus 0–0 Italy
Italy 2–1 Latvia
Belarus 4–2 Germany

Group B
Team GP W T L GF GA Pts
 France 32101185
 Norway 32011484
 Poland 311113123
 Denmark 300310200
France 4–3 Denmark
Norway 5–1 Poland
Norway 7–3 Denmark
France 3–3 Poland
Poland 9–4 Denmark
France 4–2 Norway

Relegation round
Team GP W T L GF GA Pts
 Poland 32101375
 Italy 3111463
 Latvia 3102782
 Denmark 310211142
Carried forward fromPoland 9–4 Denmark
preliminary roundItaly 2–1 Latvia
Poland 3–2 Latvia
Denmark 4–1 Italy
Italy 1–1 Poland
Latvia 4–3 Denmark

 Denmark was relegated to Division II for the 2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Final round
Team GP W T L GF GA Pts
 Belarus 33001796
 Germany 3201854
 France 31028152
 Norway 30036100
Carried forward fromFrance 4–2 Norway
preliminary roundBelarus 4–2 Germany
Germany 4–0 France
Belarus 4–3 Norway
Germany 2–1 Norway
Belarus 9–4 France

 Belarus was promoted to the Top Division for the 2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Pool C

The following teams took part in the Pool C tournament. This group played in Nagano, Japan between December 30, 1999, and January 3, 2000.

Preliminary round

Group A
Team GP W T L GF GA Pts
 Austria 33003156
 Hungary 320114184
 Estonia 301210191
 FR Yugoslavia 30127201
Austria 8–2 Estonia
Hungary 6–1 FR Yugoslavia
Hungary 6–3 Estonia
Austria 9–1 FR Yugoslavia
FR Yugoslavia 5–5 Estonia
Austria 14–2 Hungary

Group B
Team GP W T L GF GA Pts
 Slovenia 32101275
 Great Britain 3120974
 Japan 31111193
 Lithuania 30036150
Slovenia 5–1 Lithuania
Japan 2–2 Great Britain
Slovenia 3–3 Great Britain
Japan 6–3 Lithuania
Great Britain 4–2 Lithuania
Slovenia 4–3 Japan

Final round

All times local (JST/UTC+9).

7th place game
January 3, 2000
10:00		Lithuania 5–1
(3–1, 1–0, 1–0)		 FR YugoslaviaBig Hat
Attendance: 315

 FR 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)		 EstoniaBig Hat
Attendance: 911

3rd place game
January 3, 2000
16:00		Hungary 2–7
(1–4, 1–2, 0–1)		 Great BritainBig Hat
Attendance: 676

1st place game
January 3, 2000
19:00		Slovenia 2–6
(0–1, 0–1, 2–4)		 AustriaBig Hat
Attendance: 733

 Austria was promoted to Division I for the 2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Pool D

The following teams took part in the Pool D tournament. This group played in Mexico City, Mexico between January 9 and January 15, 2000.

Preliminary round

Group A
Team GP W T L GF GA Pts
 Croatia 2200352413–122–1
 South Africa 2101131421–1312–1
 Bulgaria 200223401–221–12

Group B
Team GP W T L GF GA Pts
 Netherlands 2200241410–014–1
 Mexico 210181320–108–3
 Iceland 200242201–143–8

Group C
Team GP W T L GF GA Pts
 Romania 220024546–318–2
 Spain 21018923–65–3
 Australia 200252302–183–5

Final round

Places 7 to 9
Team GP W T L GF GA Pts
 Australia 220016648–28–4
 Bulgaria 21019922–87–1
 Iceland 200251504–81–7

 Iceland was relegated to Division III Qualification for the 2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Places 4 to 6
Team GP W T L GF GA Pts
 Spain 2200166410–26–4
 Mexico 210151122–103–1
 South Africa 20025904–61–3

Places 1 to 3
Team GP W T L GF GA Pts
 Croatia 220012846–46–4
 Romania 21019824–65–2
 Netherlands 200261104–62–5

 Croatia was promoted to Division II for the 2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.