1999 IIHF World U18 Championships

1999 IIHF World U18 Championship
Tournament details
Host country  Germany
Dates April 8 to 18, 1999
Teams 10
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)

The 1999 International Ice Hockey Federation World Under-18 Championship was the first of its kind, It was held between April 8 and 18, 1999, in Fussen and Kaufbeuren, Germany. It replaced the European Under 18 Championship at the top two levels (which had run since 1977), by including one nation, the United States. Below the top two levels (Groups A & B) two tiers of European divisions played, as well as two tiers of Asian divisions.[1][2]

Group A

First round

Group A
Teams SWE SUI CZE UKR GER GF-GA Pts.
1. Sweden 3:04:410:25:222:87:1
2. Switzerland 0:3 3:24:13:010:66:2
3. Czech Republic 4:42:3 4:26:116:105:3
4.Ukraine 2:101:41:6 4:08:202:6
5.Germany 2:50:32:40:4 4:160:8
Group B
Teams FIN SVK RUS USA NOR GF-GA Pts.
1. Finland 3:23:15:010:221:58:0
2. Slovakia 2:3 3:26:57:018:106:2
3. Russia 1:32:3 2:18:213:94:4
4. USA 0:55:61:2 10:216:152:6
5.Norway 2:100:72:82:10 4:350:8

7-10 place

Teams USA UKR GER NOR GF-GA Pts.
1. USA 6:06:0(10:2)22:26:0
2. Ukraine 0:6 (4:0)3:07:64:2
3. Germany 0:6(0:4) 4:24:122:4
4. Norway (2:10)0:32:4 4:170:6

1-6 place

Teams FIN SWE SVK SUI CZE RUS GF-GA Pts.
1. Finland 2:2 (3:2) 1:6 3:1 (3:1) 12:12 7:3
2. Sweden 2:2 4:1 (3:0) (4:4) 2:3 15:10 6:4
3. Slovakia (2:3) 1:4 6:3 1:0 (3:2) 13:12 6:4
4. Switzerland 6:1 (0:3) 3:6 (3:2) 4:1 16:13 6:4
5. Czech Republic 1:3 (4:4) 0:1 (2:3) 5:2 12:13 3:7
6. Russia (1:3) 3:2 (2:3) 1:4 2:5 9:17 2:8

Final standings

1.Finland Finland
2.Sweden Sweden
3.Slovakia Slovakia
4.Switzerland Switzerland
5.Czech Republic Czech Republic
6.Russia Russia
7.United States United States
8.Ukraine Ukraine
9.Germany Germany
10.Norway Norway

Norway was relegated to Group B for 2000.

Group B

Group A
Teams BLR DAN ITA GBR Tore Pkt.
1. Belarus 10:45:18:123:66:0
2. Denmark 4:10 4:48:216:163:3
3. Italy 1:54:4 6:211:113:3
4. Great Britain 1:82:62:8 5:220:6
Group B
Teams AUT POL FRA HUN Tore Pkt.
1. Austria 6:03:314:223:55:1
2. Poland 0:6 5:38:213:114:2
3. France 3:33:5 9:215:103:3
4. Hungary 2:142:82:9 6:310:6

Final-round

5th-8th place
Teams ITA FRA HUN GBR Tore Pkt.
1. Italy 4:17:1(6:2)17:46:0
2. France 1:4 (9:2)5:115:74:2
3. Hungary 1:7(2:9) 4:37:192:4
4. Great Britain (2:6)1:53:4 6:150:6
Final round
Teams BLR AUT POL DAN Tore Pkt.
1. Belarus 2:23:3(10:4)15:94:2
2. Austria 2:2 (6:0)3:511:73:3
3. Poland 3:3(0:6) 3:26:113:3
4. Denmark (4:10)5:32:3 11:162:4

Final ranking

RF Team
1 Belarus
2 Austria
3 Poland
4 Denmark
5 Italy
6 France
7 Hungary
8 Great Britain

Belarus was promoted to Group A, and both Hungary and Great Britain were relegated to the European Division I, for 2000.

European Championships Division I

First round

Group A
Teams LAT EST ROM YUG Tore Pkt.
1.  Latvia 6:211:224:141:56:0
2.  Estonia2:6 9:110:121:84:2
3.  Romania 2:111:9 8:311:232:4
4.  Yugoslavia 1:241:103:8 5:420:6
Group B
Teams SLO LTU KAZ CRO Tore Pkt.
1.  Slovenia 6:46:210:322:96:0
2.  Lithuania 4:6 5:04:313:94:2
3.  Kazakhstan2:60:5 10:212:132:4
4.  Croatia 3:103:42:10 8:240:6

Placing round

7th place
20. January 1999 Bucharest  Croatia –  Yugoslavia 14:2 (3:2,4:0,7:0)
5th place
20. January 1999 Bucharest  Romania –  Kazakhstan 0:15 (0:4,0:7,0:4)
3rd place
20. January 1999 Bucharest  Lithuania –  Estonia 10:1 (2:1,5:0,3:0)
Final
20. January 1999 Bucharest  Latvia –  Slovenia 5:1 (2:0,2:1,1:0)

Latvia was promoted to Group B, and both Croatia and Yugoslavia were relegated to the European Division II, for 2000.

European Championships Division II

First round

Group A
Teams NED ISR BUL IRL Tore Pkt.
1.  Netherlands 10:212:042:064:26:0
2.  Israel 2:10 8:319:129:144:2
3.  Bulgaria 0:123:8 9:212:222:4
4.  Ireland 0:421:192:9 3:700:6
Group B
Teams ESP BEL LUX ISL Tore Pkt.
1.  Spain 5:28:110:123:46:0
2.  Belgium 2:5 8:110:020:64:2
3.  Luxembourg1:81:8 2:04:162:4
4.  Iceland 1:100:100:2 1:220:6

Placing round

5th-8th place
Teams LUX BUL ISL IRL Tore Pkt.
1.  Luxembourg 4:5(2:0)11:017:54:2
2.  Bulgaria 5:4 5:6(9:2)19:124:2
3.  Iceland (0:2)6:5 14:020:74:2
4.  Ireland 0:11(2:9)0:14 2:340:6
1st-4th place
Teams ESP NED BEL ISR Tore Pkt.
1.  Spain 3:3(5:2)11:219:75:1
2.  Netherlands3:3 1:1(10:2)14:64:2
3.  Belgium (2:5)1:1 14:117:73:3
4.  Israel 2:11(2:10)1:14 4:350:6

Spain was promoted to the European Division I for 2000.

Asia-Oceania Division I

Teams JPN KOR CHN AUS Tore Pkt.
1.  Japan 8:413:115:036:56:0
2.  South Korea4:8 6:314:024:114:2
3.  China 1:133:6 11:015:192:4
4.  Australia 0:150:140:11 0:400:6

Japan was promoted to Group B for 2000.

Asia-Oceania Division II

First Round

Teams PRK RSA NZL TPE Tore Pkt.
1.  North Korea 9:323:024:056:36:0
2.  South Africa3:9 1:034:138:104:2
3.  New Zealand 0:230:1 20:320:272:4
4.  Chinese Taipei 0:241:343:20 4:780:6

Semi-Finals

Finals

North Korea was promoted to Asia-Oceania Division I for 2000.

All-Star Team

Source: EliteProspects[3]

Preceded by
First		 IIHF World U18 Championships
1999 		Succeeded by
2000 World U18

References

  1. ↑ World and European tournaments
  2. ↑ Asian tournaments
  3. ↑ U18 WJC All-Star Teams

External links

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