Tournament details | |
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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 | 82,400 (2,424 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 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. 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.
All times local (MSK/UTC+3).
All times local (MSK/UTC+3).
Kazakhstan was relegated to Division I for the 2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
† Overtime victory.
January 2
Minimum 90 minutes played.
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.
Latvia was relegated to Division II for the 2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.