The 2000 World Junior Hockey Championships (2000 WJHC), was the 24th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. The tournament was hosted in Skellefteå and Umeå, Sweden from December 25, 1999, to January 4, 2000. The Czech Republic won the gold medal with a 1–0 shootout victory over Russia in the championship game, while Canada won the bronze medal with a 4–3 shootout victory over the United States. This still remains as the only tournament to where both medal games have been decided in a shootout. The playoff round was (again) expanded to eight teams, with group leaders not getting a bye to the semifinals. Venues Pool A Preliminary round Group A All times local (CET/UTC+1). Group B All times local (CET/UTC+1). Relegation round Source: 10-minute tie-break game was relegated to Division I for the 2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Final round Source: ‡ Shootout victory. All times local (CET/UTC+1). Quarterfinals Consolation round Semifinals 7th place game 5th place game Bronze medal game Gold medal game Scoring leaders Goaltending leaders Minimum 40% of team's ice time. Tournament awards Final standings Pool B The Pool B tournament was played in Minsk, Belarus between December 13 and December 19, 1999. Preliminary round Group A Group B Final round was promoted to the Top Division for the 2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Relegation round was relegated to Division II for the 2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Pool C The Pool C tournament was played in Nagano, Japan between December 30, 1999, and January 3, 2000. Preliminary round Group A Group B Final round Source: All times local (JST/UTC+9). 7th place game was relegated to Division III for the 2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. 5th place game 3rd place game 1st place game was promoted to Division I for the 2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Pool D The Pool D tournament was played in Mexico City, Mexico between January 9 and January 15, 2000. Preliminary round Group A Group B Group C Final round 1st–3rd place group was promoted to Division II for the 2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. 4th–6th place group 7th–9th place group was relegated to Division III Qualification for the 2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. References External links Official website of IIHF World Junior Ice Hockey Championships 2000 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships World 2000 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships World Junior Ice