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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.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Finland |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Dates | April 12–22, 2001 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Russia (1st title) |
Runner-up  |  Switzerland |
Third place  | Finland |
| Fourth place |  Czech Republic |
| 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) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 8 |
| 2 |  United States |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 7 | +16 | 6 |
| 3 | Switzerland |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 4 |
| 4 |  Slovakia |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 2 |
| 5 |  Ukraine |
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 34 | −31 | 0 |
| April 12, 2001 | Ukraine | 2–6 | Switzerland | Lahden Jäähalli, Lahti Attendance: 312 |
| April 12, 2001 | Slovakia | 0–3 | Finland | Lahden Jäähalli, Lahti Attendance: 846 |
| April 13, 2001 | United States | 11–0 | Ukraine | Lahden Jäähalli, Lahti Attendance: 397 |
| April 14, 2001 | Switzerland | 5–2 | Slovakia | Lahden Jäähalli, Lahti Attendance: 634 |
| April 14, 2001 | Finland | 4–3 | United States | Lahden Jäähalli, Lahti Attendance: 2,012 |
| April 15, 2001 | Ukraine | 0–7 | Finland | Lahden Jäähalli, Lahti Attendance: 1,316 |
| April 16, 2001 | Switzerland | 1–3 | United States | Lahden Jäähalli, Lahti Attendance: 338 |
| April 16, 2001 | Slovakia | 10–1 | Ukraine | Lahden Jäähalli, Lahti Attendance: 300 |
| April 17, 2001 | United States | 6–2 | Slovakia | Lahden Jäähalli, Lahti Attendance: 300 |
| April 17, 2001 | Finland | 3–0 | Switzerland | Lahden Jäähalli, Lahti Attendance: 2,037 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 11 | +18 | 6 |
| 2 |  Germany |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 5 |
| 3 | Czech Republic |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 4 |
| 4 |  Sweden |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 |  Norway |
4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 1 |
| April 12, 2001 | Czech Republic | 3–8 | Russia | Heinolan Jäähalli, Heinola Attendance: 613 |
| April 12, 2001 | Norway | 3–4 | Sweden | Heinolan Jäähalli, Heinola Attendance: 498 |
| April 13, 2001 | Germany | 2–2 | Norway | Heinolan Jäähalli, Heinola Attendance: 616 |
| April 14, 2001 | Sweden | 1–2 | Czech Republic | Heinolan Jäähalli, Heinola Attendance: 537 |
| April 14, 2001 | Russia | 8–3 | Germany | Heinolan Jäähalli, Heinola Attendance: 416 |
| April 15, 2001 | Norway | 1–10 | Russia | Heinolan Jäähalli, Heinola Attendance: 550 |
| April 16, 2001 | Sweden | 1–2 | Germany | Heinolan Jäähalli, Heinola Attendance: 540 |
| April 16, 2001 | Czech Republic | 7–2 | Norway | Heinolan Jäähalli, Heinola Attendance: 570 |
| April 17, 2001 | Russia | 3–4 | Sweden | Heinolan Jäähalli, Heinola Attendance: 640 |
| April 17, 2001 | Germany | 3–1 | Czech Republic | Heinolan Jäähalli, Heinola Attendance: 525 |
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.
| April 19, 2001 | Slovakia | 4–4 | Norway | Heinolan Jäähalli, Heinola Attendance: 340 |
| April 19, 2001 | Sweden | 9–4 | Ukraine | Heinolan Jäähalli, Heinola Attendance: 410 |
| April 20, 2001 | Sweden | 5–1 | Slovakia | Heinolan Jäähalli, Heinola Attendance: 325 |
| April 20, 2001 | Norway | 5–2 | Ukraine | Heinolan Jäähalli, Heinola Attendance: 300 |
| 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 | ||||||||||||
| April 19, 2001 | Germany | 1–7 | Switzerland | Lahden Jäähalli, Lahti Attendance: 329 |
| April 19, 2001 | United States | 4–5 (SO) | Czech Republic | Lahden Jäähalli, Lahti Attendance: 519 |
| April 20, 2001 | Russia | 8–3 | Czech Republic | Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 2,152 |
| April 20, 2001 | Switzerland | 4–2 | Finland | Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 2,811 |
| April 22, 2001 | United States | 1–2 | Germany | Heinolan Jäähalli, Heinola Attendance: 335 |
| April 22, 2001 | Finland | 2–1 | Czech Republic | Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki |
| April 22, 2001 | Russia | 6–2 | Switzerland | Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 5,076 |
| Rk. | Team |
|---|---|
 | Russia |
 | Switzerland |
 | Finland |
| 4 | Czech Republic |
| 5 | Germany |
| 6 | United States |
| 7 | Sweden |
| 8 | Slovakia |
| 9 | Norway |
| 10 | Ukraine |
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]
| Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilya Kovalchuk | Russia | 6 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 26 |
| Igor Grigorenko | Russia | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 8 |
| Yuri Trubachev | 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 | United States | 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 |
(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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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) |
| 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.
| 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 |
| 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.
| 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 |
| 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.
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