International ice hockey competition
2000 IIHF World U18 Championship Host country Switzerland Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities) Dates April 14–24, 2000 Teams 10 Champions Finland (2nd title) Runner-up Russia Third place Sweden Fourth place Switzerland Games played 31 Goals scored 216 (6.97 per game) Attendance 33,988 (1,096 per game) Scoring leader(s) Yegor Shastin (11 points)
The 2000 IIHF World U18 Championships were held in Kloten and Weinfelden , Switzerland . The championships ran between April 14 and April 24, 2000. Games were played at Eishalle Schluefweg in Kloten and Sportanlage Güttingersreuti in Weinfelden. Finland defeated Russia 3–1 in the final to win the gold medal, while Sweden defeated Switzerland 7–1 to capture the bronze medal.
Championship results
Preliminary round
Group A
Group B
Relegation Round
Note: The following matches from the preliminary round carry forward to the relegation round:
Final round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Fifth place game
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Final standings
Belarus is relegated to Division I for the 2001 IIHF World U18 Championships .
Scoring leaders
Source: IIHF [ 1]
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
Source: IIHF[ 2]
Group B
First round
Group A
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
JPN
NOR
ITA
DEN
1
Japan
3
2
1
0
9
5
+4
5
3–2
3–3
3–0
2
Norway
3
2
0
1
19
8
+11
4
2–3
8–1
9–4
3
Italy
3
1
1
1
9
15
−6
3
3–3
1–8
5–4
4
Denmark
3
0
0
3
8
17
−9
0
0–3
4–9
4–5
Group B
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
AUT
LAT
POL
FRA
1
Austria
3
2
1
0
14
8
+6
5
3–3
5–4
6–1
2
Latvia
3
1
2
0
12
10
+2
4
3–3
4–4
5–3
3
Poland
3
1
1
1
13
13
0
3
4–5
4–4
5–4
4
France
3
0
0
3
8
16
−8
0
1–6
3–5
4–5
Final round
5th-8th place
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
DEN
ITA
POL
FRA
1
Denmark
3
2
0
1
18
12
+6
4
(4–5)
9–4
5–3
2
Italy
3
2
0
1
11
8
+3
4
(5–4)
2–3
4–1
3
Poland
3
2
0
1
12
15
−3
4
4–9
3–2
(5–4)
4
France
3
0
0
3
8
14
−6
0
3–5
1–4
(4–5)
1st-4th place
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
NOR
AUT
LAT
JPN
1
Norway
3
2
0
1
10
7
+3
4
3–2
5–2
(2–3)
2
Austria
3
1
1
1
10
8
+2
3
2–3
(3–3)
5–2
3
Latvia
3
1
1
1
10
10
0
3
2–5
(3–3)
5–2
4
Japan
3
1
0
2
7
12
−5
2
(3–2)
2–5
2–5
Final ranking
Rank
Team
1
Norway
2
Austria
3
Latvia
4
Japan
5
Denmark
6
Italy
7
Poland
8
France
European Championships Division I
First round
Group A
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
EST
HUN
LTU
ESP
1
Estonia
3
3
0
0
21
7
+14
6
6–5
7–1
8–1
2
Hungary
3
2
0
1
24
13
+11
4
5–6
9–3
10–4
3
Lithuania
3
1
0
2
14
23
−9
2
1–7
3–9
10–7
4
Spain
3
0
0
3
12
28
−16
0
1–8
4–10
7–10
Placing round
7th place
24 March 2000
Maribor
Romania
–
Spain
7:2 (2:0,4:1,1:1)
5th place
24 March 2000
Maribor
Great Britain
–
Lithuania
5:4 n.P. (1:2,2:1,1:1,0:0,1:0)
3rd place
24 March 2000
Maribor
Slovenia
–
Hungary
13:0 (4:0,4:0,5:0)
Final
24 March 2000
Maribor
Kazakhstan
–
Estonia
4:2 (1:1,2:1,1:0)
European Championships Division II Qualification
Group A (in Reykjavík, Iceland)
Group B (in Sofia, Bulgaria)
European Championships Division II
First round
Group A
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
CRO
BUL
LUX
1
Croatia
2
2
0
0
38
0
+38
4
18–0
20–0
2
Bulgaria
2
1
0
1
3
20
−17
2
0–18
3–2
3
Luxembourg
2
0
0
2
2
23
−21
0
0–20
2–3
Group B
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
YUG
ISR
ISL
1
Yugoslavia
2
2
0
0
13
10
+3
4
8–6
5–4
2
Israel
2
1
0
1
10
10
0
2
6–8
4–2
3
Iceland
2
0
0
2
6
9
−3
0
4–5
2–4
Placing round
4th-6th place
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
BEL
ISR
BUL
1
Belgium
2
2
0
0
13
3
+10
4
5–3
8–0
2
Israel
2
1
0
1
10
9
+1
2
3–5
7–4
3
Bulgaria
2
0
0
2
4
15
−11
0
0–8
4–7
References
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