2000 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |
 Sweden |
| Dates |
December 25, 1999 – January 4, 2000 |
| Teams | 10 |
| 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 played | 35 |
| Goals scored | 218 (6.23 per match) |
| Attendance | 41,693 (1,191 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) |
Henrik Sedin (13 points) |
|
← 1999 2001 → | |
The 2000 IIHF World U20 Championship, commonly referred as the 2000 World Junior Hockey Championships (2000 WJHC), was the 24th edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. 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.
Venues
| Skellefteå Kraft Arena Capacity: 6,000 |
Umeå Arena Capacity: 6,000 |
|---|---|
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| Sweden – Skellefteå |
Sweden – Umeå |
Pool A
Preliminary round
Group A
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 6 |
| Canada |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 6 |
| United States |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
 Finland |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 |
 Slovakia |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
All times local (CET/UTC+1).
| December 25, 1999 15:30 |
Czech Republic |
5 – 2 (1–1, 1–0, 3–1) |
Slovakia |
Skellefteå Attendance: 1,185 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 25, 1999 19:30 |
Finland |
2 – 3 (0–1, 0–2, 2–0) |
Canada |
Skellefteå Attendance: 457 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 26, 1999 15:30 |
Czech Republic |
2 – 2 (0–1, 1–1, 1–0) |
United States |
Skellefteå Attendance: 374 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 26, 1999 19:30 |
Slovakia |
1 – 1 (0–0, 1–0, 1–1) |
Finland |
Skellefteå Attendance: 398 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 28, 1999 15:30 |
Slovakia |
0 – 1 (0–0, 0–0, 0–1) |
United States |
Skellefteå Attendance: 472 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 28, 1999 19:30 |
Canada |
1 – 1 (1–0, 0–1, 0–0) |
Czech Republic |
Skellefteå Attendance: 997 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 29, 1999 15:30 |
United States |
1 – 3 (0–1, 0–1, 1–1) |
Finland |
Skellefteå Attendance: 582 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 29, 1999 19:30 |
Canada |
4 – 1 (3–0, 0–1, 1–0) |
Slovakia |
Skellefteå Attendance: 513 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 1999 12:00 |
Finland |
2 – 4 (0–0, 1–1, 1–3) |
Czech Republic |
Skellefteå Attendance: 423 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 1999 16:00 |
United States |
1 – 1 (0–0, 0–1, 1–0) |
Canada |
Skellefteå Attendance: 596 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Group B
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 8 |
| Sweden |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 6 |
 Switzerland |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 4 |
 Kazakhstan |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 2 |
 Ukraine |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 0 |
All times local (CET/UTC+1).
| December 25, 1999 15:30 |
Switzerland |
6 – 2 (2–1, 3–0, 1–1) |
Ukraine |
Umeå Attendance: 934 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 25, 1999 19:30 |
Russia |
14 – 1 (4–1, 4–0, 6–0) |
Kazakhstan |
Umeå Attendance: 848 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 26, 1999 15:30 |
Switzerland |
1 – 7 (1–1, 0–2, 0–4) |
Sweden |
Umeå Attendance: 2,838 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 26, 1999 19:30 |
Ukraine |
1 – 4 (0–0, 0–2, 1–2) |
Russia |
Umeå Attendance: 489 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 28, 1999 15:30 |
Ukraine |
1 – 6 (0–3, 0–1, 1–2) |
Sweden |
Umeå Attendance: 2,058 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 28, 1999 19:30 |
Kazakhstan |
0 – 5 (0–4, 0–0, 0–1) |
Switzerland |
Umeå Attendance: 839 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 29, 1999 15:30 |
Sweden |
1 – 5 (0–2, 0–2, 1–1) |
Russia |
Umeå Attendance: 4,450 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 29, 1999 19:30 |
Kazakhstan |
5 – 2 (1–0, 1–0, 3–2) |
Ukraine |
Umeå Attendance: 356 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 1999 12:00 |
Russia |
7 – 1 (1–0, 3–0, 3–1) |
Switzerland |
Umeå Attendance: 329 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 1999 16:00 |
Sweden |
13 – 1 (3–1, 6–0, 4–0) |
Kazakhstan |
Umeå Attendance: 511 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Relegation round
| January 2, 2000 16:00 |
Slovakia |
1 – 3 (0–1, 0–1, 1–1) |
Ukraine |
Skellefteå Attendance: 2,745 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 4, 2000 12:00 |
Ukraine |
1 – 5 (0–0, 1–2, 0–3) |
Slovakia |
Umeå Attendance: 301 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
10-minute tie break game
| January 4, 2000 14:15 |
Ukraine |
0 – 1 GWS (0–0, 0/3–2/3) |
Slovakia |
Umeå Attendance: 301 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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
| January 1, 2000 14:00 |
Canada |
8 – 3 (3–0, 4–2, 1–1) |
Switzerland |
Skellefteå Attendance: 432 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2000 14:00 |
Sweden |
1 – 5 (1–1, 0–1, 0–3) |
United States |
Umeå Attendance: 2,171 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2000 18:00 |
Czech Republic |
6 – 3 (3–0, 2–3, 1–0) |
Kazakhstan |
Skellefteå Attendance: 386 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2000 18:00 |
Russia |
4 – 0 (3–0, 1–0, 0–0) |
Finland |
Umeå Attendance: 521 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Consolation round
| January 3, 2000 15:30 |
Switzerland |
5 – 2 (1–0, 3–1, 1–1) |
Finland |
Umeå Attendance: 359 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 3, 2000 19:30 |
Kazakhstan |
2 – 12 (0–3, 1–7, 1–2) |
Sweden |
Umeå Attendance: 946 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Semifinals
| January 3, 2000 15:30 |
United States |
1 – 4 (0–1, 0–2, 1–1) |
Czech Republic |
Skellefteå Attendance: 2,848 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 3, 2000 19:30 |
Russia |
3 – 2 (0–0, 2–1, 1–1) |
Canada |
Skellefteå Attendance: 3,215 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
7th place game
| January 4, 2000 15:00 |
Finland |
9 – 1 (3–0, 2–0, 4–1) |
Kazakhstan |
Umeå Attendance: 306 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
5th place game
| January 4, 2000 19:00 |
Sweden |
5 – 2 (1–2, 2–0, 2–0) |
Switzerland |
Umeå Attendance: 872 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bronze medal game
| January 4, 2000 14:00 |
 Canada |
4 – 3 GWS (0–1, 1–1, 2–1, 0–0, 3/3–1/3) |
United States |
Skellefteå Attendance: 2,784 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Scoring leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henrik Sedin | Sweden | F | 7 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | +9 |
| 2 | Milan Kraft | Czech Republic | F | 7 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0 | +8 |
| 3 | Daniel Sedin | Sweden | F | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | +8 |
| 4 | Brandon Reid | Canada | F | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | +3 |
| 5 | Evgueni Mouratov | Russia | F | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +8 |
| 6 | Alexei Tereschenko | Russia | F | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
| 7 | Erik Lewerström | Sweden | D | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | +2 |
| 8 | Alexandre Riazentsev | Russia | D | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | +10 |
| 9 | David Nyström | Sweden | F | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
| 10 | Oleg Smirnov | Russia | F | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | +7 |
Goaltending leaders
Minimum 40% of team's ice time.
| Rank | Player | Country | TOI | SOG | GA | GAA | Saves | Sv % | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ilya Bryzgalov | Russia | 234:04 | 105 | 3 | 0.77 | 102 | 97.14 | 1 |
| 2 | Alexei Volkov | Russia | 185:11 | 81 | 4 | 1.30 | 77 | 95.06 | 0 |
| 3 | Zdeněk Šmíd | Czech Republic | 420:00 | 182 | 11 | 1.57 | 171 | 93.96 | 1 |
| 4 | Maxime Ouellet | Canada | 360:00 | 181 | 11 | 1.83 | 170 | 93.92 | 0 |
| 5 | Rick DiPietro | United States | 298:57 | 138 | 9 | 1.81 | 129 | 93.48 | 1 |
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 |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 |
 Germany |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
 Italy |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
 Latvia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 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 |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 5 |
 Norway |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
 Poland |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 3 |
 Denmark |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 0 |
| 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 |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 5 |
| Italy |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| Latvia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 |
| Denmark |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 2 |
| Carried forward from | Poland |
9 – 4 |
Denmark |
| preliminary round | Italy |
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 |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 6 |
| Germany |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
| France |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 2 |
| Norway |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| Carried forward from | France |
4 – 2 |
Norway |
| preliminary round | Belarus |
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 |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 5 | 6 |
 Hungary |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 18 | 4 |
 Estonia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 1 |
 Yugoslavia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 1 |
| Austria |
8 – 2 |
Estonia |
| Hungary |
6 – 1 |
Yugoslavia |
| Hungary |
6 – 3 |
Estonia |
| Austria |
9 – 1 |
Yugoslavia |
| Yugoslavia |
5 – 5 |
Estonia |
| Austria |
14 – 2 |
Hungary |
Group B
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Slovenia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 |
 Great Britain |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
 Japan |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 3 |
 Lithuania |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 0 |
| 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) |
Yugoslavia |
Big Hat Attendance: 315 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
3rd place game
| January 3, 2000 16:00 |
Hungary |
2 – 7 (1–4, 1–2, 0–1) |
Great Britain |
Big Hat Attendance: 676 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
1st place game
| January 3, 2000 19:00 |
Slovenia |
2 – 6 (0–1, 0–1, 2–4) |
Austria |
Big Hat Attendance: 733 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 13 - 1 | 22 - 1 | ||
| South Africa |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 1 - 13 | 12 - 1 | ||
| Bulgaria |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 1 - 22 | 1 - 12 | ||
Group B
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts |  |
 |
 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 10 - 0 | 14 - 1 | ||
| Mexico |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 0 - 10 | 8 - 3 | ||
| Iceland |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 1 - 14 | 3 - 8 | ||
Group C
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts |  |
 |
 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romania |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 6 - 3 | 18 - 2 | ||
| Spain |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 - 6 | 5 - 3 | ||
| Australia |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 2 - 18 | 3 - 5 | ||
Final round
Places 7 to 9
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 8 - 2 | 8 - 4 | ||
| Bulgaria |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 - 8 | 7 - 1 | ||
| Iceland |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 4 - 8 | 1 - 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 |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 10 - 2 | 6 - 4 | ||
| Mexico |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 2 - 10 | 3 - 1 | ||
| South Africa |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 4 - 6 | 1 - 3 | ||
Places 1 to 3
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 6 - 4 | 6 - 4 | ||
| Romania |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 4 - 6 | 5 - 2 | ||
| Netherlands |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 4 - 6 | 2 - 5 | ||
Croatia was promoted to Division II for the 2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
External links
- Official IIHF Results – Pool A
- Official IIHF Results – Pool B
- Official IIHF Results – Pool C
- Official IIHF Results – Pool D
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