2001 IIHF World U18 Championships

2001 IIHF World U18 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Finland
Venue(s)	3 (in 3 host cities)
Dates	April 12 – April 22, 2001
Teams	10
Final positions
Champions	Russia (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Games played	31
Goals scored	226 (7.29 per game)
Attendance	26,594 (858 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Ilya Kovalchuk (15 points)

The 2001 IIHF World U18 Championships were held in Heinola, Helsinki, and Lahti, Finland. The championships ran between April 12 and April 22, 2001. Games were played at the Heinolan Jäähalli in Heinola, the Helsinki Ice Hall in Helsinki, and the Lahden Jäähalli in Lahti. Russia defeated Switzerland 6-2 in the final to win the gold medal, with Finland defeating the Czech Republic 2-1 to capture the bronze medal.

Championship results

Preliminary round

Group A

Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
Finland	4	4	0	0	17	3	8
United States	4	3	1	0	23	7	6
Switzerland	4	2	2	0	12	10	4
Slovakia	4	1	3	0	14	15	2
Ukraine	4	0	4	0	3	34	0

Group B

Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
Russia	4	3	1	0	29	11	6
Germany	4	2	1	1	10	12	5
Czech Republic	4	2	2	0	13	14	4
Sweden	4	2	2	0	10	10	4
Norway	4	0	3	1	8	23	1

Relegation Round

Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
Sweden	3	3	0	0	18	8	6
Slovakia	3	1	1	1	15	10	3
Norway	3	1	1	1	12	10	3
Ukraine	3	0	3	0	7	24	0

Note: The following matches from the preliminary round carry forward to the relegation round:

• April 12th, 2001: Norway 3-4 Sweden
• April 16th, 2001: Slovakia 10-1 Ukraine

Final round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

B1

Russia

8

A2

United States

4

QF1

Czech Republic

3

B3

Czech Republic

5

SF1

Russia

6

SF2

Switzerland

2

A1

Finland

2

B2

Germany

1

QF2

Switzerland

4

A3

Switzerland

7

Final standings

Rk.	Team
	Russia
	Switzerland
	Finland
4	Czech Republic
5	Germany
6	United States
7	Sweden
8	Slovakia
9	Norway
10	Ukraine

Ukraine is relegated to Division I for the 2002 IIHF World U18 Championships.

Scoring leaders

Player	Country	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Ilya Kovalchuk	Russia	6	11	4	15	26
Igor Grigorenko	Russia	6	6	4	10	8
Yuri Troubatchev	Russia	6	2	7	9	8
Tomas Jasko	Slovakia	6	4	4	8	0
Dwight Helminen	United States	6	3	5	8	0
Petr Kanko	Czech Republic	7	6	1	7	4
Joey Crabb	Russia	6	5	2	7	2
Patrik Bärtschi	Switzerland	7	5	2	7	4
Alexander Perezhogin	Russia	6	4	3	7	0
Jiří Novotný	Czech Republic	6	4	3	7	2

Goaltending leaders

(Minimum 60 minutes played)

Player	Country	MINS	GA	Sv%	GAA	SO
Tuomas Nissinen	Finland	120:00	1	.974	0.50	1
Yuri Klyuchnikov	Russia	72:47	2	.882	1.65	0
Kari Lehtonen	Finland	239:10	7	.935	1.76	2
Michal Zajkowski	Sweden	120:00	4	.944	2.00	0
Travis Weber	United States	180:00	6	.924	2.00	1

External links

• Official results and statistics from the International Ice Hockey Federation
  • Championship