Host country Russia Teams 16 Runner-up Slovakia | Dates April 29 – May 14 Venue(s) 2 (in 1 host city) | |
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Champions Czech Republic (3rd title) | ||
The 2000 Men's Ice Hockey Championships was held in April and May, 2000, in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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Qualifying round
This was the final year for qualifying rounds (except 'Far East'). Five teams advanced out of the eight that participated in the two European groups. The top two from each group played in the World Championship, and the third place teams played off against each other for the final spot. Both groups were played November 11–14, 1999.
Group 1 (Great Britain)
Played in Sheffield
Group 2 (France)
Played in Amiens
Playoff (Netherlands)
Played in Eindhoven
Far East (Japan)
Played September 3–5, 1999 in Aomori.
First round
Like the previous two years, sixteen nations played in four groups of four. However this year the format was modified so that the top three teams from each group would advance to a group of six, carrying forward the results against the teams who advanced with them. The nations from the first and fourth pools were grouped together, likewise the second and third pools. The fourth placed teams were put in a group together to contest relegation.
Results
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Quarterfinals
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Semifinals
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Match for third place
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Final
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Consolation Round 13–16 Place
The relegation round is composed of the four teams that placed last in Groups A through D. They play in a round-robin fashion, with the last placed team that is not the far east qualifier, being relegated to the Division I group in next year's World Championships.
Results
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France is relegated to Division I. and Japan will play together with China and Korea in 2001 IIHF World Championship Far East Qualification Tournament
Final standings
The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are left out.
Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.