2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

2001 IIHF World U20 Championship

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Tournament details
Host country	Russia
Dates	December 26, 2000 – January 5, 2001
Teams	10
Venue(s)	3 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Czech Republic (2nd title)
Runner-up	Finland
Third place	Canada
Fourth place	Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played	34
Goals scored	205 (6.03 per match)
Attendance	84,100 (2,474 per match)
Scoring leader(s)	Pavel Brendl (10 points)
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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 December 26, 2000 to January 5, 2001. The Czech Republic won the gold medal for the second consecutive year with a 2–1 victory over Finland in the championship game, while Canada won the bronze medal with a 2–1 overtime victory over Sweden.

Venues

Luzhniki Minor Arena Capacity: 8,700	Sovjet Wings Arena Capacity: 5,266	Vityaz Ice Palace Capacity: 5,500
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Russia – Moscow	Russia – Moscow	Russia – Podolsk

Rosters

Main article: 2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships rosters

Top Division

Preliminary round

Group A

Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
Czech Republic	4	4	0	0	20	4	8
United States	4	3	0	1	21	8	6
Sweden	4	2	0	2	13	8	4
Slovakia	4	1	0	3	10	15	2
Kazakhstan	4	0	0	4	4	33	0

All times local (MSK/UTC+3).

Group B

Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
Finland	4	3	1	0	13	5	7
Russia	4	2	1	1	19	8	5
Canada	4	2	1	1	20	9	5
Switzerland	4	1	1	2	12	15	3
Belarus	4	0	0	4	2	29	0

All times local (MSK/UTC+3).

Relegation round

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

Final round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Gold medal game

A1

Czech Republic

4

B4

Switzerland

3

A1

Czech Republic

1

A3

Sweden

0

B2

Russia

2

A3

Sweden

3

A1

Czech Republic

2

B1

Finland

1

A2

United States

1

B3

Canada

2

B3

Canada

2

Bronze medal game

B1

Finland

5

B1

Finland

3

B3

Canada

2†

A4

Slovakia

1

A3

Sweden

1

† Overtime victory.

Quarterfinals

January 2

Scoring leaders

Rank	Player	Country	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/−
1	Pavel Brendl	Czech Republic	F	7	4	6	10	8	+8
2	Jani Rita	Finland	F	7	8	1	9	0	+5
3	Jon DiSalvatore	United States	F	7	6	3	9	2	+2
4	Václav Nedorost	Czech Republic	F	7	4	5	9	0	+7
4	Andy Hilbert	United States	F	7	4	5	9	6	+3
6	Jeff Taffe	United States	F	7	6	2	8	6	+1
7	Zdeněk Blatný	Czech Republic	F	7	5	2	7	6	+8
8	Ville Hämäläinen	Finland	F	7	4	3	7	0	+4
8	Jamie Lundmark	Canada	F	7	4	3	7	6	0
10	Rostislav Klesla	Czech Republic	D	7	3	4	7	4	8

Goaltending leaders

Minimum 90 minutes played.

Rank	Player	Country	TOI	SOG	GA	GAA	Saves	Sv %	SO
1	Tomáš Duba	Czech Republic	420:00	151	8	1.14	143	94.70	2
2	Maxime Ouellet	Canada	398:24	172	10	1.51	162	94.19	1
3	Ari Ahonen	Finland	358:17	119	8	1.34	111	93.28	1
4	Henrik Lundqvist	Sweden	419:19	180	13	1.86	167	92.78	0
5	Rick DiPietro	United States	359:43	109	8	1.33	101	92.66	1

Tournament awards

	Goaltender	Defencemen		Forwards
IIHF Directorate Awards	Tomáš Duba	Rostislav Klesla		Pavel Brendl
Media All-Star Team	Ari Ahonen	Rostislav Klesla	Tuukka Mäntylä	Jason Spezza	Pavel Brendl	Jani Rita

Final standings

	Team
	Czech Republic
	Finland
	Canada
4	Sweden
5	United States
6	Switzerland
7	Russia
8	Slovakia
9	Belarus
10	Kazakhstan

Division I

The following teams took part in the Division I tournament. This group played in Landsberg and Füssen, Germany between December 10 and December 16, 2000.

Preliminary round

Group A

Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
Ukraine	3	3	0	0	13	5	6
Norway	3	1	1	1	8	7	3
Austria	3	1	1	1	11	12	3
Poland	3	0	0	3	7	15	0

Group B

Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
France	3	2	0	1	7	6	4
Germany	3	2	0	1	7	3	4
Latvia	3	1	1	1	9	12	3
Italy	3	0	1	2	5	7	1

Relegation round

Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
Austria	3	2	1	0	16	11	5
Poland	3	2	0	1	19	15	4
Italy	3	0	2	1	10	14	2
Latvia	3	0	1	2	11	16	1

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

Final round

Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
France	3	2	0	1	4	9	4
Germany	3	2	0	1	8	5	4
Ukraine	3	1	0	2	6	7	2
Norway	3	1	0	2	12	9	2

France 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 Elektrėnai and Kaunas, Lithuania between December 30, 2000 and January 3, 2001.

Preliminary round

Group A

Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
Japan	3	3	0	0	26	4	6
Denmark	3	2	0	1	22	13	4
Croatia	3	0	1	2	7	21	1
Hungary	3	0	1	2	10	27	1

Group B

Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
Slovenia	3	3	0	0	17	4	6
Lithuania	3	2	0	1	11	10	4
Great Britain	3	1	0	2	6	13	2
Estonia	3	0	0	3	3	10	0

Final round

All times local (EET/UTC+2).

7th place game

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

1st place game

Slovenia 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 Belgrade, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia between January 4 and January 8, 2001.

Preliminary round

Group A

Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
Spain	3	3	0	0	20	4	6
Yugoslavia	3	2	0	1	20	9	4
Bulgaria	3	1	0	2	5	14	2
Mexico	3	0	0	3	3	21	0

Group B

Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
Netherlands	3	3	0	0	30	3	6
Romania	3	2	0	1	26	7	4
South Africa	3	0	1	2	10	29	1
Australia	3	0	1	2	7	34	1

Final round

All times local (EET/UTC+2).

7th place game

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

1st place game

Netherlands 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 between April 26 and April 28, 2001.

Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
Iceland	2	2	0	0	26	3	4
Luxembourg	2	1	0	1	12	6	2
Ireland	2	0	0	2	1	30	0

Iceland was promoted to Division III of the 2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

External links

• IIHF Official Results – Top Division
• IIHF Official Results – Division I
• IIHF Official Results – Division II
• IIHF Official Results – Division III
• IIHF Official Results – Division III Qualification

Preceded by 2000 World Juniors

World Junior Ice Hockey Championships See also: 2001 World Championships

Succeeded by 2002 World Juniors