2000 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships

The 2000 Men's Ice Hockey Championships was held in April and May, 2000, in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
==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) ===
 	Team	Games	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points difference	Points
1	 	3 	1 	2 	0 	06–03 	4
2	 	3 	1 	2 	0 	05–04 	4
3	 	3 	0 	3 	0 	03–03 	3
4	 	3 	0 	1 	2 	06–10 	1
===Group 2 (France)===
Played in Amiens
 	Team	Games	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points difference	Points
1	 	3 	2 	0 	1 	11–07 	4
2	 	3 	1 	1 	1 	10–10 	3
3	 	3 	1 	1 	1 	07–08 	3
4	 	3 	1 	0 	2 	09–12 	2
===Playoff (Netherlands)===
Played in Eindhoven
 	Team	Games	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points difference	Points
1	 	1 	1 	0 	0 	02–01 	2
2	 	1 	0 	0 	1 	01–02 	0
===Far East (Japan)===
Played September 3–5, 1999 in Aomori.
 	Team	Games	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points difference	Points
1	 	2 	2 	0 	0 	14–00 	4
2	 	2 	1 	0 	1 	04–07 	2
3	 	2 	0 	0 	2 	02–13 	0
==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.
===Group 1===
====Standings====
Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
 	3 	3	0	0	17	3 	6
 	3 	2	0	1	9 	7 	4
 	3 	1	0	2	10	16	2
 	3 	0	0	3	6 	16	0
===Results===
All times local (GMT+4)
===Group 2===
====Standings====
Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
 	3 	2	1	0	10	4 	5
 	3 	1	2	0	11	5 	4
 	3 	1	0	2	5 	12	2
 	3 	0	1	2	3 	8 	1
===Results===
All times local (GMT+4)
===Group 3===
====Standings====
Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
 	3 	3	0	0	12	4 	6
 	3 	2	0	1	13	7 	4
 	3 	1	0	2	10	6 	2
 	3 	0	0	3	3 	21	0
===Results===
All times local (GMT+4)
===Group 4===
====Standings====
Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
 	3 	2	1	0	9 	5 	5
 	3 	1	1	1	8 	9 	3
 	3 	1	0	2	10	7 	2
 	3 	1	0	2	7 	13	2
===Results===
All times local (GMT+4)
==Second round==
===Group 5===
====Standings====
Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
 	5 	3	2	0	13	7 	8
 	5 	2	2	1	14	12	6
 	5 	2	1	2	16	11	5
 	5 	2	1	2	12	13	5
 	5 	2	0	3	9 	17	4
 	5 	1	0	4	8 	12	2
===Results===
All times local (GMT+4)
===Group 6===
====Standings====
Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
 	5 	4	0	1	25	11	8
 	5 	3	1	1	22	15	7
 	5 	3	0	2	19	10	6
 	5 	2	1	2	22	15	5
 	5 	1	1	3	10	24	3
 	5 	0	1	4	5 	28	1
===Results===
All times local (GMT+4)
==Final round==
===Quarterfinals===
All times local (GMT+4)
===Semifinals===
All times local (GMT+4)
===Match for third place===
All times local (GMT+4)
===Final===
All times local (GMT+4)
==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.
===Standings===
Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
 	3 	2	1	0	11	8 	5
 	3 	2	0	1	9 	5 	4
 	3 	1	1	1	12	8 	3
 	3 	0	0	3	5 	16	0
===Results===
All times local (GMT+4)
 is relegated to Division I. and will play together with China and Korea in 2001 IIHF World Championship Far East Qualification Tournament 
==Ranking and statistics==
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==World Championship Group B (Poland)==
Played April 12–21 in Katowice and Krakow. This was the final year of the qualifying tournaments (except for the "Far East"), so it was a simple matter of the winner being promoted. This was also the final year of the traditional eight team tournament. Beginning in 2001 Group B would be renamed 'Division I' and consist of two six team divisions.
===Final Round 17-24 Place===
 	Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	PTS
17	 	7 	6	0	1	30	15	12
18	 	7 	5	0	2	30	22	10
19	 	7 	4	1	2	31	23	9
20	 	7 	4	1	2	28	19	9
21	 	7 	2	2	3	22	19	6
22	 	7 	3	0	4	19	27	6
23	 	7 	0	2	5	16	31	2
24	 	7 	0	2	5	13	33	2
Germany was promoted to the 2001 IIHF World Championship. No team was relegated.
==World Championship Group C (China PR)==
Played March 20–26 in Beijing. In 1999 Group C was disrupted because of political issues surrounding Kosovo.1999 Summary The IIHF chose to have no team relegated and have Yugoslavia retain their position, the result was a nine team tournament this year. With the forthcoming realignment, four nations had the opportunity to be promoted to Division I, the remaining five would participate in next year's Division II.2000 Summary
===First Round===
===Group 1===
Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	PTS
 	2 	2	0	0	16	04	4
 	2 	1	0	1	12	12	2
 	2 	0	0	2	05	17	0
Hungary was promoted to Division I
===Group 2===
Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	PTS
 	2 	1	1	0	15	04	3
 	2 	1	1	0	13	05	3
 	2 	0	0	2	01	20	0
Croatia came back from a two goal deficit to tie Romania, and thereby clinch a promotion to Division I.
===Group 3===
Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	PTS
 	2 	2	0	0	18	02	4
 	2 	1	0	1	10	08	2
 	2 	0	0	2	00	18	0
China was promoted to Division I.
===Final Round 25-27 Place===
 	Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	PTS
25	 	2 	2	0	0	16	05	4
26	 	2 	1	0	1	07	03	2
27	 	2 	0	0	2	03	18	0
===Consolation Round 28-30 Place===
 	Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	PTS
28	 	2 	1	1	0	13	08	3
29	 	2 	1	0	1	07	11	2
30	 	2 	0	1	1	08	09	1
Lithuania was promoted to Division I.
===Consolation Round 31-33 Place===
 	Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	PTS
31	 	2 	1	1	0	06	04	3
32	 	2 	0	2	0	04	04	2
33	 	2 	0	1	1	06	08	1
==World Championship Group D (Iceland)==
Played April 10–16 in Reykjavik. The upcoming realignment meant that seven of the nine teams moved up to "Division II" for 2001.
===First Round===
===Group 1===
Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	PTS
 	2 	2	0	0	21	03	4
 	2 	1	0	1	13	06	2
 	2 	0	0	2	00	25	0
Both Israel and Iceland were promoted to Division II.
===Group 2===
Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	PTS
 	2 	2	0	0	17	00	4
 	2 	1	0	1	04	11	2
 	2 	0	0	2	01	11	0
Both Australia and New Zealand were promoted to Division II.
===Group 3===
Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	PTS
 	2 	2	0	0	15	01	4
 	2 	1	0	1	10	14	2
 	2 	0	0	2	04	14	0
Both Belgium and South Africa were promoted to Division II.
===Final Round 34-36 Place===
 	Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	PTS
34	 	2 	1	1	0	10	04	3
35	 	2 	1	1	0	08	04	3
36	 	2 	0	0	2	06	16	0
===Consolation Round 37-39 Place===
 	Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	PTS
37	 	2 	2	0	0	16	05	4
38	 	2 	1	0	1	09	12	2
39	 	2 	0	0	2	05	13	0
===Consolation Round 40-42 Place===
 	Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	PTS
40	 	2 	2	0	0	12	03	4
41	 	2 	1	0	1	08	12	2
42	 	2 	0	0	2	07	12	0
Both Luxembourg and Turkey had to stay behind in what was initially called Division II Qualification (later renamed Division III). There was no third team to play against so they both simply skipped a year and joined Division II in 2002
==Citations==
==References==
*Complete results at Passionhockey.com
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*Group A official results
*Group B official results
*Group C official results
*Group D official results
Category:IIHF Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
World Ice Hockey Championships - Men's