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

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and

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from December 26, 2000 to January 5, 2001. The

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won the gold medal for the second consecutive year with a 2–1 victory over

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in the championship game, while

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won the bronze medal with a 2–1

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victory over

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Venues

Rosters

Top Division

Preliminary round

Group A

''All times local ( MSK/UTC+3).''

Group B

''All times local ( MSK/UTC+3).''

Relegation round

'' was relegated to Division I for the 2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.''

Final round

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victory.''

Quarterfinals

January 2

Consolation round

Semifinals

7th place game

5th place game

Bronze medal game

Gold medal game

Scoring leaders

Goaltending leaders

''Minimum 90 minutes played.''

Tournament awards

Final standings

Division I

The following teams took part in the Division I tournament. This group played in Landsberg and

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between December 10 and December 16, 2000.

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Relegation round

'' was relegated to Division II for the 2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.''

Final round

'' was promoted to the Top Division for the 2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.''

Division II

The following teams took part in the Division II tournament. This group played in

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and

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between December 30, 2000 and January 3, 2001.

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Final round

''All times local (

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/UTC+2).''

7th place game

'' was relegated to Division III for the 2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.''

5th place game

3rd place game

1st place game

'' was promoted to Division I for the 2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.''

Division III

The following teams took part in the Division III tournament. This group played in

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between January 4 and January 8, 2001.

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Final round

''All times local (

/UTC+2).''

7th place game

'' was relegated to Division III Qualification for the 2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, but did not participate again until 2003.''

5th place game

3rd place game

1st place game

'' was promoted to Division II for the 2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.''

Division III Qualification

The following teams took part in the Division III qualification tournament. This group played in

Luxembourg City Luxembourg ( lb, Lëtzebuerg; french: Luxembourg; german: Luxemburg), also known as Luxembourg City ( lb, Stad Lëtzebuerg, link=no or ; french: Ville de Luxembourg, link=no; german: Stadt Luxemburg, link=no or ), is the capital city of the Lu ...

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between April 26 and April 28, 2001. '' was promoted to Division III of the 2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.''

External links

IIHF Official Results – Top Division

{{IIHF World U20 Championships World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

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2001 I

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