Ice hockey world championship of the U18 juniors 2000

	U18 Junior World Championship
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	Winner: Finland

The 2nd ice hockey world championships of the U18 juniors of the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF were the ice hockey world championships of the year 2000 in the age group of the under-eighteen year olds (U18). Between November 26, 1999 and April 24, 2000, a total of 45 national teams took part in the six tournaments of the A and B World Cup, European Divisions I and II including two qualifying tournaments, and Asia-Oceania Divisions I and II.

The world champion became the team from Finland for the second time , which defeated the team from Russia 3-1 in the final . The German team finished seventh in the A-World Cup, while Switzerland rounded off the good results of the German-speaking nations in the A-World Cup with fourth place. Austria finished second in the B world championship and narrowly missed promotion.

Overview U18 Junior World Championships

competition	place	date	sub- contractor	viewers total	Games	O
A world championship	Kloten Weinfelden	Apr 14, 2000 - Apr 24, 2000	10	33,988	31	1,096
B world championship	Riga Liepāja	0Apr 3, 2000 - Apr 9, 2000 0	8th	13,136	20th	656
Europe Division I.	Maribor	20 Mar 2000 - March 24th 2000	8th	7,941	16	496
Europe Division II	Sofia	06th Mar 2000 - Mar 12 2000	9	5,755	18th	319
European Division II Quali A	Reykjavík	Nov 26, 1999 - Nov 27, 1999	2		2
European Division II Qualification B	Sofia	04th Mar 2000	2		1
Asia-Oceania Division I.	Changchun	Feb 17, 2000 - Feb 20, 2000	4th	3,500	6th	583
Asia-Oceania Division II	Bangkok	25th Mar 2000 - Mar 28 2000	4th	2,000	6th	333

Participants, venues and periods

• A World Championship: April 14th to 24th, 2000 in Kloten and Weinfelden , Switzerland

  Participants: Germany, Finland (defending champion) , Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Ukraine, USA, Belarus (promoted)

• B World Championship: April 3 to 9, 2000 in Riga and Liepāja , Latvia

  Participants: Denmark, France, Italy, Japan (promoted) , Latvia (promoted) , Norway (relegated) , Austria, Poland

• Europe Division I: March 20-24, 2000 in Maribor , Slovenia

  Participants: Estonia, Great Britain (relegated) , Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Romania, Slovenia, Spain (promoted) , Hungary (relegated)

• Europe Division II: March 6-12, 2000 in Sofia , Bulgaria

  Participants: Belgium, Bulgaria, Iceland (qualifier) , Israel, Yugoslavia (relegated) , Croatia (relegated) , Luxembourg, Netherlands, South Africa (qualifier)

• Qualification for European Division II
  • Group A: November 26-27 , 1999 in Reykjavík , Iceland

  Participants: Ireland (relegated) , Iceland (relegated)

  • Group B: March 4, 2000 in Sofia , Bulgaria

  Participants: South Africa (regrouped from Asia-Oceania Division II) , Turkey (newcomer)

• Asia-Oceania Division I: February 17-20 , 2000 in Changchun , People's Republic of China

  Participants: Australia, People's Republic of China, North Korea (promoted) , South Korea

• Asia-Oceania Division II: March 25-28, 2000 in Bangkok , Thailand

  Participants: Republic of China (Taiwan), Mongolia (newcomer) , New Zealand, Thailand (first participation since 1998)

A world championship

World Cup 2000 of the U18 juniors
Number of nations	10
World Champion	Finland
silver	Russia
bronze	Sweden
Relegated	Belarus
Venue (s)	Kloten & Weinfelden , Switzerland
opening	April 14, 2000
Endgame	April 24, 2000
spectator	33,988 (1,096 per game)
Gates	216 (6.97 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Kari Lehtonen
Best defender	Magnus Hedlund
Best striker	Yegor Shastin
Top scorer	Yegor Shastin (11 points)

The U18 World Cup was held from April 14th to 24th, 2000 in the Swiss cities of Kloten and Weinfelden . The game was played in Schluefweg (7,561 places) in Kloten and in Güttingersreuti in Weinfelden with 3,100 places.

Ten national teams took part in the tournament, playing in two groups of five teams each.

Group A	Group B
Sweden	Finland
Switzerland	Slovakia
Czech Republic	Russia
Ukraine	United States
Germany	Belarus

mode

After the group matches in the preliminary round, the two group winners qualify directly for the semi-finals. The runners-up and thirds in the group each play a qualifying game for participation in the semi-finals. The fourth and fifth of the group games contest - if the result of the direct encounter from the preliminary round is taken with them - the relegation round and determine a relegated to Division I.

Venues

Balls	Balls Weinfelden World Championship venues	Weinfelden
Schluefweg Capacity: 7,561		Güttingersreuti Capacity: 3,100

Preliminary round

Group A

April 14, 2000 4:00 p.m.

Czech Republic

5: 3 (2: 1, 1: 2, 2: 0)

Germany

Schluefweg, Kloten Spectators: 301

April 14, 2000 7:30 p.m.

Switzerland

2: 8 (1: 1, 0: 5, 1: 2)

Sweden

Schluefweg, Kloten Spectators: 2.123

April 15, 2000 4:00 p.m.

Germany

0: 3 (0: 1, 0: 2, 0: 0)

Sweden

Schluefweg, Kloten spectators: 600

April 15, 2000 7:30 p.m.

Switzerland

10: 1 (4: 0, 4: 1, 2: 0)

Ukraine

Schluefweg, Kloten Spectators: 1,421

April 16, 2000 6:00 p.m.

Ukraine

0: 6 (0: 3, 0: 1, 0: 2)

Czech Republic

Schluefweg, Kloten spectators: 300

April 17, 2000 4:00 p.m.

Sweden

6: 2 (0: 1, 3: 1, 3: 0)

Czech Republic

Schluefweg, Kloten Spectators: 431

April 17, 2000 7:30 p.m.

Germany

1: 3 (0: 0, 1: 2, 0: 1)

Switzerland

Schluefweg, Kloten Spectators: 2,351

April 18, 2000 7:30 p.m.

Ukraine

4: 4 (1: 2, 1: 1, 2: 1)

Germany

Schluefweg, Kloten Spectators: 398

April 19, 2000 4:00 p.m.

Sweden

4: 1 (0: 0, 3: 1, 1: 0)

Ukraine

Schluefweg, Kloten spectators: 300

April 19, 2000 7:30 p.m.

Czech Republic

2: 3 (2: 1, 0: 0, 0: 2)

Switzerland

Schluefweg, Kloten Spectators: 2,013

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Sweden	4th	4th	0	0	21: 05	8th
2.	Switzerland	4th	3	0	1	19: 09	6th
3.	Czech Republic	4th	2	0	2	15:12	4th
4th	Germany	4th	0	1	3	08:15	1
5.	Ukraine	4th	0	1	3	06:24	1

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats
Explanations: semi-final qualifier , quarter-final qualifier , relegation round qualifier

Group B

April 14, 2000 4:00 p.m.

Slovakia

1: 3 (0: 0, 1: 2, 0: 1)

Finland

Güttingersreuti, Weinfelden Spectators: 430

April 14, 2000 7:30 p.m.

Russia

5: 1 (1: 0, 3: 0, 1: 1)

United States

Güttingersreuti, Weinfelden Spectators: 965

April 15, 2000 4:00 p.m.

Slovakia

7: 1 (4: 0, 2: 0, 1: 1)

Belarus

Güttingersreuti, Weinfelden spectators: 350

April 15, 2000 7:30 p.m.

United States

2: 3 (1: 1, 0: 1, 1: 1)

Finland

Güttingersreuti, Weinfelden Spectators: 725

April 16, 2000 6:00 p.m.

Belarus

1:18 (0: 6, 0: 7, 1: 5)

Russia

Güttingersreuti, Weinfelden spectators: 330

April 17, 2000 4:00 p.m.

United States

1: 4 (0: 1, 1: 1, 0: 2)

Slovakia

Güttingersreuti, Weinfelden Spectators: 410

April 17, 2000 7:30 p.m.

Finland

2: 5 (1: 3, 1: 1, 0: 1)

Russia

Güttingersreuti, Weinfelden spectators: 1,450

April 18, 2000 7:30 p.m.

Belarus

1: 9 (0: 2, 1: 3, 0: 4)

United States

Güttingersreuti, Weinfelden Spectators: 410

April 19, 2000 4:00 p.m.

Finland

11: 1 (4: 0, 4: 0, 3: 1)

Belarus

Güttingersreuti, Weinfelden spectators: 310

April 19, 2000 7:30 p.m.

Russia

5: 0 (3: 0, 0: 0, 2: 0)

Slovakia

Güttingersreuti, Weinfelden Spectators: 735

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Russia	4th	4th	0	0	33: 04	8th
2.	Finland	4th	3	0	1	19: 09	6th
3.	Slovakia	4th	2	0	2	12:10	4th
4th	United States	4th	1	0	3	13:13	2
5.	Belarus	4th	0	0	4th	04:45	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats
Explanations: semi-final qualifier , quarter-final qualifier , relegation round qualifier

Relegation round

April 21, 2000 3:30 p.m.

Germany

10: 0 (5: 0, 2: 0, 3: 0)

Belarus

Güttingersreuti, Weinfelden Spectators: 301

April 21, 2000 7:30 p.m.

United States

6: 0 (2: 0, 2: 0, 2: 0)

Ukraine

Güttingersreuti, Weinfelden Spectators: 340

April 22, 2000 3:30 p.m.

United States

1: 3 (0: 1, 1: 0, 0: 2)

Germany

Güttingersreuti, Weinfelden Spectators: 322

April 22, 2000 7:30 p.m.

Belarus

3: 8 (2: 1, 1: 4, 0: 3)

Ukraine

Güttingersreuti, Weinfelden Spectators: 311

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Germany	3	2	1	0	17: 05	5
2.	United States	3	2	0	1	16: 04	4th
3.	Ukraine	3	1	1	1	12:13	3
4th	Belarus	3	0	0	3	04:27	0

Note: The preliminary round matches Ukraine - Germany (4: 4) and Belarus - USA (1: 9) are included in the table.
Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats
Explanations: Relegated to Division I.

Final round

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

B1

Russia

4th

A2

Switzerland

3

A2

Switzerland

1

B3

Slovakia

0

B1

Russia

1

B2

Finland

3

A1

Sweden

2

B2

Finland

3

B2

Finland

4th

3rd place match

A3

Czech Republic

0

A1

Sweden

7th

A2

Switzerland

1

Play for 5th place

B3

Slovakia

4th

A3

Czech Republic

3

Quarter finals

April 21, 2000 3:30 p.m.

Switzerland

3: 0 (0: 0, 1: 0, 2: 0)

Slovakia

Schluefweg, Kloten Spectators: 3,177

April 21, 2000 7:30 p.m.

Finland

3: 0 (1: 0, 0: 0, 2: 0)

Czech Republic

Schluefweg, Kloten Spectators: 968

Play for 5th place

April 24, 2000 12:00 p.m.

Slovakia

4: 3 n.P. (0: 0, 3: 3, 0: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0)

Czech Republic

Güttingersreuti, Weinfelden spectators: 300

Semifinals

April 22, 2000 3:30 p.m.

Sweden

2: 4 (1: 0, 1: 2, 0: 2)

Finland

Schluefweg, Kloten Spectators: 864

April 22, 2000 7:30 p.m.

Russia

4: 1 (0: 0, 0: 1, 4: 0)

Switzerland

Schluefweg, Kloten Spectators: 4,131

3rd place match

April 24, 2000 12:00 p.m.

Sweden

7: 1 (3: 1, 4: 0, 0: 0)

Switzerland

Schluefweg, Kloten Spectators: 3,633

final

April 24, 2000 4:00 p.m.

Russia

1: 3 (0: 1, 1: 1, 0: 1)

Finland

Schluefweg, Kloten Spectators: 3,288

statistics

Best scorer

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, +/− = plus / minus , PIM = penalty minutes; Fat: tournament best

player	team	GP	G	A.	Pts	+/-	PIM
Yegor Shastin	Russia	6th	7th	4th	11	+10	4th
Sven Helfenstein	Switzerland	7th	5	6th	11	+3	2
Jens Karlsson	Sweden	6th	5	4th	9	+7	20th
Marián Gáborík	Slovakia	6th	6th	2	8th	+3	12
Tuomo Ruutu	Finland	7th	6th	2	8th	+2	0
Martin Samuelsson	Sweden	6th	3	5	8th	+6	6th
Alexander Switov	Russia	6th	3	5	8th	+10	8th
Janne Jokila	Finland	7th	3	5	8th	+5	8th
Pavel Vorobyov	Russia	6th	2	6th	8th	+4	10
Thibaut Monnet	Switzerland	7th	4th	3	7th	+1	6th

Best goalkeeper

Abbreviations: GP = games, TOI = ice time (in minutes), GA = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , Sv% = shots saved (in%), GAA = goals conceded; Fat: tournament best

player	team	GP	TOI	GA	SO	Sv%	ATM
Kari Lehtonen	Finland	6th	307: 11	9	1	96.30	1.76
Travis Weber	United States	3	150: 39	2	1	96.00	0.80
Andrei Medvedev	Russia	3	180: 00	4th	0	95.60	1.33
Sergei Mylnikov	Russia	3	180: 00	4th	1	95.12	1.33
Henrik Lundqvist	Sweden	4th	240: 00	9	0	93.88	2.25

Final placements

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

Title, promotion and relegation

World champion Finland

Semir Ben-Amor , Jaakko Hagelberg , Jarkko Immonen , Janne Jokila , Mikko Kankaanperä , Toni Koivisto , Mikko Koivu , Juho Kuronen , Matti Kuusisto , Teemu Laine , Kari Lehtonen , Tero Määttä , Tuukka Mäkelä , Olli Malmivaara , Toni Mustonen , Tuomas Pihlman , Joni Puurula , Tuomo Ruutu , Pekka Saarenheimo , Markus Seikola , Harri Suutarinen , Karri Takko Trainer: Timo Tuomi

Silver Russia

Alexander Frolov , Vladimir Gusev , Mikhail Yakubov , Igor Knyazev , Ilya Kovalchuk , Vladislav Lutschkin , Andrei Medvedev , Sergei Mylnikov , Ilya Nikulin , Andrei Sabolotnew , Ruslan Sainullin , Igor Samoilov , Yegor Schastin , Alexander Selujanow , Ivan Sidorov , Alexei Smirnov , Sergei Soin , Alexander Switow , Yuri Trubachev , Artyom Chernov , Anton Woltschenkow , Pawel Vorobyov Coach: Andrei Pyatanov

Bronze Sweden

Pelle Andersson , Johan Eneqvist , Tim Eriksson , Johan Hägglund , Magnus Hedlund , Per Helmersson , Daniel Hermansson , Niklas Holm , Michael Irani , Lars Jonsson , Andreas Jungbeck , Henrik Lundqvist , Joel Lundqvist , Jens Karlsson , Mattias Nilsson , Jonas Nordquist , Peter Öberg , Pontus Petterström , Martin Samuelsson , Jörgen Sundqvist , Niclas Wästlund , Daniel Widing Trainer: Lars Lisspers

Relegated to Division I:	Belarus
Promoted to the top division:	Norway

Awards

Player trophies

Award	player	team
Best goalkeeper	Kari Lehtonen	Finland
Best defender	Magnus Hedlund	Sweden
Best striker	Yegor Shastin	Russia

B world championship

Preliminary round

Group A Teams JPN NOR ITA DAN Gates Pt. 1. Japan 3: 2 3: 3 3-0 9: 5 5: 1 2. Norway 2: 3 8: 1 9: 4 19: 8 4: 2 3. Italy 3: 3 1: 8 5: 4 9:15 3: 3 4. Denmark 0: 3 4: 9 4: 5 8:17 0: 6

Group B Teams AUT LAT POLE FRA Gates Pt. 1. Austria 3: 3 5: 4 6: 1 14: 8 5: 1 2. Latvia 3: 3 4: 4 5: 3 12:10 4: 2 3. Poland 4: 5 4: 4 5: 4 13:13 3: 3 4. France 1: 6 3: 5 4: 5 8:16 0: 6

Final and relegation round

Relegation round for places 5–8 Teams DAN ITA POLE FRA Gates Pt. 1. Denmark (4: 5) 9: 4 5: 3 18:12 4: 2 2. Italy (5: 4) 2: 3 4: 1 11: 8 4: 2 3. Poland 4: 9 3: 2 (5: 4) 12:15 4: 2 4. France 3: 5 1: 4 (4: 5) 8:14 0: 6

Final round for places 1–4 Teams NOR AUT LAT JPN Gates Pt. 1. Norway 3: 2 5: 2 (2: 3) 10: 7 4: 2 2. Austria 2: 3 (3: 3) 5: 2 10: 8 3: 3 3. Latvia 2: 5 (3: 3) 5: 2 10:10 3: 3 4. Japan (3: 2) 2: 5 2: 5 7:12 2: 4

Final placements

RF	team
1	Norway
2	Austria
3	Latvia
4th	Japan
5	Denmark
6th	Italy
7th	Poland
8th	France

Ascent and descent

Junior B World Champion 2000:	Norway
Promoted to the A group:	Norway
Relegated from the A group:	Belarus
Relegated from group B:	Poland, France
Moving up to the B group:	Kazakhstan, North Korea

Europe division

Europe Division I in Maribor, Slovenia

Preliminary round

Group A Teams EST HUN LTU ESP Gates Pt. 1. Estonia 6: 5 7: 1 8: 1 21: 7 6-0 2. Hungary 5: 6 9: 3 10: 4 24:13 4: 2 3. Lithuania 1: 7 3: 9 10: 7 14:23 2: 4 4. Spain 1: 8 4:10 7:10 12:28 0: 6

Group B Teams KAZ SLO GBR ROME Gates Pt. 1. Kazakhstan 6: 4 8-0 18: 1 32: 5 6-0 2. Slovenia 4: 6 8: 3 9-0 21: 9 4: 2 3. Great Britain 0: 8 3: 8 7: 2 10:18 2: 4 4. Romania 1:18 0: 9 2: 7 3:34 0: 6

Finals and placement games

Game for 7th place
March 24, 2000	Maribor	Romania	-	Spain		7: 2 (2: 0.4: 1.1: 1)
Play for 5th place
March 24, 2000	Maribor	Great Britain	-	Lithuania		5: 4 n.p. (1: 2.2: 1.1: 1.0: 0.1: 0)
3rd place match
March 24, 2000	Maribor	Slovenia	-	Hungary		13: 0 (4: 0.4: 0.5: 0)
final
March 24, 2000	Maribor	Kazakhstan	-	Estonia		4: 2 (1: 1.2: 1.1: 0)

Final placements

RF	team
1	Kazakhstan
2	Estonia
3	Slovenia
4th	Hungary
5	Great Britain
6th	Lithuania
7th	Romania
8th	Spain

Ascent and descent

Moving up to the B group:	Kazakhstan
Relegated from group B:	Poland, France
Relegated from Division I:	Romania, Spain
Promoted to Division I:	Croatia

From the coming season, the Europe Division I will become the World Division II (corresponds to the former C-Group)

Europe Division II in Sofia, Bulgaria

Preliminary round

Group A Teams CRO BUL LUX Gates Pt. 1. Croatia 18: 0 20: 0 38: 0 4-0 2. Bulgaria 0:18 3: 2 3:20 2: 2 3. Luxembourg 0:20 2: 3 2:23 0: 4	Group B Teams YUG ISR ISL Gates Pt. 1. Yugoslavia 8: 6 5: 4 13:10 4-0 2. Israel 6: 8 4: 2 10:10 2: 2 3. Iceland 4: 5 2: 4 6: 9 0: 4
Group C Teams NED BEL RSA Gates Pt. 1. Netherlands 3: 1 9: 2 12: 3 4-0 2. Belgium 1: 3 7: 1 8: 4 2: 2 3. South Africa 2: 9 1: 7 3:16 0: 4

Final round and placement rounds

Placement round for places 7–9 Teams RSA LUX ISL Gates Pt. 1. South Africa 3: 1 3: 3 6: 4 3: 1 2. Luxembourg 1: 3 8: 5 9: 8 2: 2 3. Iceland 3: 3 5: 8 8:11 1: 3	Placement round for places 4–6 Teams BEL ISR BUL Gates Pt. 1. Belgium 5: 3 8-0 13: 3 4-0 2. Israel 3: 5 7: 4 10: 9 2: 2 3. Bulgaria 0: 8 4: 7 4:15 0: 4
Final round for places 1–3 Teams CRO NED YUG Gates Pt. 1. Croatia 8: 2 11: 4 19: 6 4-0 2. Netherlands 2: 8 8: 1 10: 9 2: 2 3. Yugoslavia 4:11 1: 8 5:19 0: 4

Final placements

RF	team
1	Croatia
2	Netherlands
3	Yugoslavia
4th	Belgium
5	Israel
6th	Bulgaria
7th	South Africa
8th	Luxembourg
9	Iceland

Ascent and descent

Promoted to Division I:	Croatia
Relegated from Division I:	Spain, Romania
Relegated from Division II:	Iceland
Promoted to Division II:	no climber

From the coming season, the Europe Division II will become the World Division III (formerly called D-Group)

Qualification for European Division II

Group A in Reykjavík, Iceland

November 26, 1999	Reykjavík	Iceland	-	Ireland		13: 2 (2: 0.7: 0.4: 2)
November 27, 1999	Reykjavík	Iceland	-	Ireland		12: 3 (3: 0.2: 3.7: 0)

Group B in Sofia, Bulgaria

March 4, 2000

Sofia

South Africa

-

Turkey

3: 1 (0: 0.1: 1.2: 0)

qualified for the European Division I:

Iceland, South Africa

Asia-Oceania Division

Asia-Oceania Division I in Changchun, People's Republic of China

Teams	PRK	COR	CHN	OUT	Gates	Pt.
1. North Korea		3: 2	5: 1	8-0	16: 3	6-0
2. South Korea	2: 3		4: 2	9: 2	15: 7	4: 2
3. People's Republic of China	1: 5	2: 4		10-0	13: 9	2: 4
4. Australia	0: 8	2: 9	0:10		2:27	0: 6

Ascent and descent

Moving up to the B group:	North Korea
Relegated from group B:	no relegation
Relegated from Division I:	no relegation
Promoted to Division I:	New Zealand

As of the coming season, the winner of Asia Division I will no longer be promoted to World Division I (formerly B-Group), but to Division III (formerly known as D-Group).

Asia-Oceania Division II in Bangkok, Thailand

Teams	NZL	TPE	THA	MGL	Gates	Pt.
1. New Zealand		3: 3	7: 2	5: 1	15: 6	5: 1
2. Republic of China (Taiwan)	3: 3		3: 1	6: 2	12: 6	5: 1
3. Thailand	2: 7	1: 3		4: 4	7:14	1: 5
4. Mongolia	1: 5	2: 6	4: 4		7:15	1: 5

Ascent and descent

Promoted to Division I:	New Zealand
Relegated from Division I:	no relegation

Web links

• Internet presence of the IIHF (International Ice Hockey Federation) (English)