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2001 IIHF World U18 Championship Host country Finland Venue(s) 3 (in 3 host cities) Dates April 12–22, 2001 Teams 10 Champions Russia (1st title) Runner-up Switzerland Third place Finland Fourth place Czech Republic 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 [ edit ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
D
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Sweden
3
3
0
0
18
8
+10
6
2
Slovakia
3
1
1
1
15
10
+5
3
3
Norway
3
1
1
1
12
10
+2
3
4
Ukraine
3
0
3
0
7
24
−17
0
Note: The following matches from the preliminary round carry forward to the relegation round:
Ukraine was relegated. However with Canada entering the tournament for 2002, Ukraine was re-instated to top level as the tournament was expanded to 12 teams for a year.
Ukraine were supposed to be relegated to Division I for the 2002 IIHF World U18 Championships , however with the late addition of Canada it was decided to temporarily expand the tournament to twelve teams.[ 1]
Goaltending leaders [ edit ]
(Minimum 60 minutes played)
Group A (in Riga)
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
BLR
JPN
DAN
PRK
1
Belarus
3
3
0
0
23
8
+15
6
3–2
11–5
9–1
2
Japan
3
2
0
1
17
7
+10
4
2–3
4–2
11–2
3
Denmark
3
1
0
2
12
19
−7
2
5–11
2–4
5–4
4
North Korea
3
0
0
3
7
25
−18
0
1–9
2–11
4–5
Group B (in Liepaja)
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
AUT
LAT
KAZ
ITA
1
Austria
3
2
1
0
10
5
+5
5
3–0
5–3
2–2
2
Latvia
3
1
1
1
13
9
+4
3
0–3
5–5
8–1
3
Kazakhstan
3
1
1
1
12
10
+2
3
3–5
5–5
4–0
4
Italy
3
0
1
2
3
14
−11
1
2–2
1–8
0–4
5th-8th place
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
KAZ
ITA
DAN
PRK
1
Kazakhstan
3
3
0
0
24
4
+20
6
(4–0)
8–2
12–2
2
Italy
3
2
0
1
11
12
−1
4
(0–4)
6–5
5–3
3
Denmark
3
1
0
2
12
18
−6
2
2–8
5–6
(5–4)
4
North Korea
3
0
0
3
9
22
−13
0
2–12
3–5
(4–5)
1st-4th place
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
BLR
AUT
JPN
LAT
1
Belarus
3
2
1
0
14
9
+5
5
4–4
(3–2)
7–3
2
Austria
3
1
2
0
10
7
+3
4
4–4
3–3
(3–0)
3
Japan
3
1
1
1
10
8
+2
3
(2–3)
3–3
5–2
4
Latvia
3
0
0
3
5
15
−10
0
3–7
(0–3)
2–5
Belarus were promoted to the top level, and North Korea were relegated to Division II for the 2002 IIHF World U18 Championships .
Group A (in Kaunas)
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
SLO
POL
CRO
HUN
1
Slovenia
3
3
0
0
31
2
+29
6
10–1
11–0
10–1
2
Poland
3
2
0
1
24
11
+13
4
1–10
10–1
13–0
3
Croatia
3
1
0
2
8
27
−19
2
0–11
1–10
7–6
4
Hungary
3
0
0
3
7
30
−23
0
1–10
0–13
6–7
Group B (in Elektrėnai)
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
FRA
EST
GBR
LTU
1
France
3
2
1
0
21
4
+17
5
4–4
9–0
8–0
2
Estonia
3
2
1
0
16
8
+8
5
4–4
6–2
6–2
3
Great Britain
3
1
0
2
10
18
−8
2
0–9
2–6
8–3
4
Lithuania
3
0
0
3
5
22
−17
0
0–8
2–6
3–8
7th place
31 March 2001
Kaunas
Lithuania
–
Hungary
1:11 (0:3,1:1,0:7)
5th place
31 March 2001
Kaunas
Great Britain
–
Croatia
5:4 (0:1,1:1,4:2)
3rd place
31 March 2001
Elektrėnai
Poland
–
Estonia
4:2 (1:1,0:0,3:1)
Final
31 March 2001
Elektrėnai
Slovenia
–
France
5:2 (1:1,4:0,0:1)
Slovenia were promoted to the Division I, and Lithuania were relegated to Division III for the 2002 IIHF World U18 Championships .
Group A
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
ROM
RSA
BEL
YUG
1
Romania
3
3
0
0
16
2
+14
6
10–0
5–2
1–0
2
South Africa
3
2
0
1
7
15
−8
4
0–10
3–2
4–3
3
Belgium
3
1
0
2
8
9
−1
2
2–5
2–3
4–1
4
Yugoslavia
3
0
0
3
4
9
−5
0
0–1
3–4
1–4
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
IIHF
Group B
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
NED
ESP
BUL
ISR
1
Netherlands
3
3
0
0
35
3
+32
6
11–0
14–1
10–2
2
Spain
3
2
0
1
19
16
+3
4
0–11
13–2
6–3
3
Bulgaria
3
1
0
2
5
27
−22
2
1–14
2–13
2–0
4
Israel
3
0
0
3
5
18
−13
0
2–10
3–6
0–2
7th place
11 March 2001
Sofia
Yugoslavia
–
Israel
7:6 n.P. (1:2,2:3,3:1,0:0,1:0)
5th place
11 March 2001
Sofia
Bulgaria
–
Belgium
3:11 (1:2,0:4,2:5)
3rd place
11 March 2001
Sofia
Spain
–
South Africa
8:1 (4:0,2:1,2:0)
Final
11 March 2001
Sofia
Netherlands
–
Romania
4:3 (1:1,2:0,1:2)
Netherlands were promoted to the Division II, and Israel were relegated to Division III Qualification (which was not played, Israel returned to competition in 2003) for the 2002 IIHF World U18 Championships .