The 2000 World Junior Hockey Championships (''2000 WJHC''), was the 24th edition of the
Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. The tournament was hosted in
Skellefteå
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The city is historically industrial, with mining being a large part of that industry, especial ...
and
Umeå
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Situated on the Ume River, U ...
,
Sweden from December 25, 1999, to January 4, 2000. The
Czech Republic
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won the gold medal with a 1–0
shootout
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victory over
Russia
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in the championship game, while
Canada
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won the bronze medal with a 4–3 shootout victory over the
United States
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. This still remains as the only tournament to where both medal games have been decided in a shootout.
The playoff round was (again) expanded to eight teams, with group leaders not getting a bye to the semifinals.
Venues
Pool A
Preliminary round
Group A
''All times local (CET
CET or cet may refer to:
Places
* Cet, Albania
* Cet, standard astronomical abbreviation for the constellation Cetus
* Colchester Town railway station (National Rail code CET), in Colchester, England
Arts, entertainment, and media
* Comcast En ...
/UTC+1).''
Group B
''All times local (CET
CET or cet may refer to:
Places
* Cet, Albania
* Cet, standard astronomical abbreviation for the constellation Cetus
* Colchester Town railway station (National Rail code CET), in Colchester, England
Arts, entertainment, and media
* Comcast En ...
/UTC+1).''
Relegation round
10-minute tie break game
'' was relegated to Division I for the
2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The 2001 IIHF World U20 Championship, commonly referred as the 2001 World Junior Hockey Championships (''2001 WJHC''), was the 25th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. The tournament was held in Moscow and Podolsk, Russia from De ...
.''
Final round
‡ ''Shootout
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victory.''
''All times local (CET
CET or cet may refer to:
Places
* Cet, Albania
* Cet, standard astronomical abbreviation for the constellation Cetus
* Colchester Town railway station (National Rail code CET), in Colchester, England
Arts, entertainment, and media
* Comcast En ...
/UTC+1).''
Quarterfinals
Consolation round
Semifinals
7th place game
5th place game
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Scoring leaders
Goaltending leaders
''Minimum 40% of team's ice time.''
Tournament awards
Final standings
Pool B
The following teams took part in the Pool B tournament. This group played in
Minsk
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,
Belarus
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between December 13 and December 19, 1999.
Preliminary round
Group A
Group B
Relegation round
'' was relegated to Division II for the
2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
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.''
Final round
'' was promoted to the Top Division for the
2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
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.''
Pool C
The following teams took part in the Pool C tournament. This group played in
Nagano Nagano may refer to:
Places
* Nagano Prefecture, a prefecture in Japan
** Nagano (city), the capital city of the same prefecture
*** Nagano 1998, the 1998 Winter Olympics
*** Nagano Olympic Stadium, a baseball stadium in Nagano
*** Nagano Universi ...
,
Japan between December 30, 1999, and January 3, 2000.
Preliminary round
Group A
Group B
Final round
''All times local ( JST/UTC+9).''
7th place game
'' was relegated to Division III for the
2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
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.''
5th place game
3rd place game
1st place game
'' was promoted to Division I for the
2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The 2001 IIHF World U20 Championship, commonly referred as the 2001 World Junior Hockey Championships (''2001 WJHC''), was the 25th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. The tournament was held in Moscow and Podolsk, Russia from De ...
.''
Pool D
The following teams took part in the Pool D tournament. This group played in
Mexico City
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,
Mexico
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between January 9 and January 15, 2000.
Preliminary round
Group A
Group B
Group C
Final round
Places 7 to 9
'' was relegated to Division III Qualification for the
2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
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.''
Places 4 to 6
Places 1 to 3
'' was promoted to Division II for the
2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The 2001 IIHF World U20 Championship, commonly referred as the 2001 World Junior Hockey Championships (''2001 WJHC''), was the 25th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. The tournament was held in Moscow and Podolsk, Russia from De ...
.''
External links
Official IIHF Results – Pool A
{{IIHF World U20 Championships
World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
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2000
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World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The IIHF World Junior Championship (WJC), or simply the "World Juniors" in ice hockey circles, is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) for national under-20 ice hockey teams from around the world. It is t ...
World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The IIHF World Junior Championship (WJC), or simply the "World Juniors" in ice hockey circles, is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) for national under-20 ice hockey teams from around the world. It is t ...
Sports competitions in Umeå
Sports competitions in Skellefteå
1990s in Minsk
World Junior Championships
International ice hockey competitions hosted by Belarus
Sport in Nagano (city)
World Junior Championships
International ice hockey competitions hosted by Japan
International ice hockey competitions hosted by Mexico
World Junior Championships
2000s in Mexico City
Sports competitions in Mexico City