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2000 IIHF World U18 Championships 

2000 IIHF World U18 Championship
Tournament details
Host nation  Switzerland
Dates April 14April 24, 2000
Teams 10
Venue(s) (in 2 host cities)
Champions  Finland (2 titles)
Tournament statistics
Games played 31
Goals scored 216  (6.97 per game)
Attendance 33,988  (1,096 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Russia Egor Chastine (11 points)
Flag of Switzerland Sven Helfenstein (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.

Contents

Championship results

Preliminary round

Group A

Team GP W L T GF GA PTS
 Sweden 4 4 0 0 21 5 8
 Switzerland 4 3 1 0 18 12 6
 Czech Republic 4 2 2 0 15 12 4
 Germany 4 0 3 1 8 15 1
 Ukraine 4 0 3 1 6 24 1

Group B

Team GP W L T GF GA PTS
 Russia 4 4 0 0 33 4 8
 Finland 4 3 1 0 19 9 6
 Slovakia 4 2 2 0 12 10 4
 United States 4 1 3 0 13 13 2
 Belarus 4 0 4 0 4 45 0

Relegation Round

Team GP W L T GF GA PTS
 Germany 3 2 0 1 17 5 5
 United States 3 2 1 0 16 4 4
 Ukraine 3 1 1 1 12 13 3
 Belarus 3 0 3 0 4 27 0

Note: The following matches from the preliminary round carry forward to the relegation round:

Final round

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals     Final
                           
      B1   Russia 4  
  A2   Switzerland 3     A2   Switzerland 1    
  B3   Slovakia 0         B1   Russia 1
      B2   Finland 3
      A1   Sweden 2    
  B2   Finland 3     B2   Finland 4   Third place
  A3   Czech Republic 0   A1   Sweden 7
  A2   Switzerland 1

Quarterfinals

April 21, 2000  Switzerland 3–0
 Slovakia Eishalle Schluefweg, Kloten
April 21, 2000  Finland 3–0
 Czech Republic Eishalle Schluefweg, Kloten

Semifinals

April 22, 2000  Sweden 2–4
 Finland Eishalle Schluefweg, Kloten
April 22, 2000  Russia 4–1
 Switzerland Eishalle Schluefweg, Kloten

Fifth place game

April 24, 2000  Slovakia 4–3 (SO)
 Czech Republic Sportanlage Güttingersreuti, Weinfelden

Bronze medal game

April 24, 2000  Sweden 7–1
 Switzerland Eishalle Schluefweg, Kloten

Gold medal game

April 23, 2008  Russia 1–3
 Finland Eishalle Schluefweg, Kloten

Final standings

Rk. Team
 Finland
 Russia
 Sweden
4  Switzerland
5  Slovakia
6  Czech Republic
7  Germany
8  United States
9  Ukraine
10  Belarus

 Belarus is relegated to Division I for the 2001 IIHF World U18 Championships.

Scoring leaders

Player Country GP G A Pts PIM
Egor Chastine  Russia 6 7 4 11 4
Sven Helfenstein  Switzerland 7 5 6 11 2
Jens Karlsson  Sweden 6 5 4 9 20
Marian Gaborik  Slovakia 6 6 2 8 12
Tuomo Ruutu  Finland 7 6 2 8 0
Martin Samuelsson  Sweden 6 3 5 8 6
Alexandr Svitov  Russia 6 3 5 8 8
Janne Jokila  Finland 7 3 5 8 8
Pavel Vorobiev  Russia 6 2 6 8 10

Goaltending leaders

(Minimum 60 minutes played)

Player Country MINS GA Sv% GAA SO
Niklas Holm  Sweden 120:00 1 .978 0.50 1
Travis Weber  United States 150:39 2 .960 0.80 1
Joni Puurula  Finland 112:49 2 .975 1.06 2
Andrei Medvedev  Russia 180:00 4 .956 1.33 0
Sergei Mylnikov  Russia 180:00 4 .951 1.33 1

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Preceded by
1999 World U18
IIHF World U18 Championships
2000
Succeeded by
2001 World U18
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