2000 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship

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2000 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Czech Republic
DatesJuly 2000
Teams14
Venue(s)(in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Gold medal blank.svg Finland
Runner-up Silver medal blank.svg Czech Republic
Third place Bronze medal blank.svg United States
1998
2001

The 2000 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship was the 4th IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship,[1] the premier annual international inline hockey tournament. It took place in Hradec Králové and Choceň, Czech Republic, with the gold-medal game played on July 15, 2000.

Qualification[]

Group I[]

Played in Landvetter, Sweden

Scores
July 9, 1999 8 - 5 
July 9, 1999Sweden 15 - 1 
July 10, 1999 8 - 2 
July 10, 1999Sweden 17 - 0 
July 11, 1999 8 - 2 
July 11, 1999Sweden 15 - 4 
Standings
Team GP W L T GF GA DIF PTS
 Sweden 3 3 0 0 47 5 42 6
  3 2 1 0 20 22 -2 4
  3 1 2 0 11 25 -14 2
  3 0 3 0 7 33 -26 0

Group II[]

Played in Kapfenberg, Austria

Scores
August 6, 1999Italy 14 - 0 
August 6, 1999 32 - 2 
August 7, 1999 8 - 3 
August 7, 1999Italy 4 - 4 
August 8, 1999Italy 32 - 0 
August 8, 1999 9 - 4 
Standings
Team GP W L T GF GA DIF PTS
 Italy 3 2 0 1 50 4 46 5
  3 2 0 1 44 10 34 5
  3 1 2 0 12 26 -14 2
  3 0 3 0 5 71 -66 0

Italy later withdrew from the World Championship, and was replaced by Hungary.

Group III[]

Played in , Czech Republic

Scores
August 27, 1999Slovakia 44 - 1 
August 27, 1999Czech Republic 34 - 0 
August 28, 1999Czech Republic 47 - 0 
August 28, 1999Slovakia 42 - 0 
August 29, 1999 9 - 1 
August 29, 1999Czech Republic 5 - 5 Slovakia
Standings
Team GP W L T GF GA DIF PTS
 Slovakia 3 2 0 1 91 6 85 5
 Czech Republic 3 2 0 1 86 5 81 5
  3 1 2 0 9 77 -68 2
  3 0 3 0 2 100 -98 0

Originally, Ukraine was supposed to compete as well.

Southern Hemisphere Group[]

Played in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Scores
November 5, 1999 16 - 0 
November 5, 1999 10 - 1 
November 6, 1999 7 - 3 
November 6, 1999 8 - 3 
November 7, 1999 8 - 4 
November 7, 1999 7 - 4 
Standings
Team GP W L T GF GA DIF PTS
  3 3 0 0 30 7 23 6
  3 2 1 0 22 11 11 4
  3 1 2 0 11 28 -17 2
  3 0 3 0 8 25 -17 0

Namibia was originally supposed to take part in the tournament. Chile eventually qualified for the World Championship, replacing Canada (who withdrew due to lack of funding for the trip)

Asia-Oceania Group[]

Played in Melbourne, Australia

Scores
December 3, 1999 30 - 0 
December 4, 1999Australia 47 - 0 
December 5, 1999Australia 7 - 4 
Standings
Team GP W L T GF GA DIF PTS
 Australia 2 2 0 0 54 4 50 4
  2 1 1 0 34 7 27 2
  2 0 2 0 0 77 -77 0

Originally, Japan was supposed to compete as well.

Championship[]

Preliminary round[]

Group A standings
Pl. Team GP W T L GF GA DIF PTS
1.  Finland 6 6 0 0 154 21 +133 12
2.  Czech Republic 6 5 0 1 93 24 +69 10
3.  Sweden 6 4 0 2 120 19 +101 8
4.   6 3 0 3 72 43 +29 6
5.   6 2 0 4 24 96 −72 4
6.   6 1 0 5 31 131 −100 2
7.   6 0 0 6 4 164 −160 0
Group B standings
Pl. Team GP W T L GF GA DIF PTS
1.  Germany 6 6 0 0 101 22 +79 12
2.  United States 6 5 0 1 84 17 +67 10
3.  Slovakia 6 4 0 2 68 19 +49 8
4.   6 3 0 3 39 54 −15 6
5.  Australia 6 1 1 4 38 51 −13 3
6.   6 1 1 4 23 63 −40 3
7.   6 0 0 6 8 135 −127 0

Playoff round[]

Placement games[]

13th place game
July 14, 2000 8 - 5 
11th place game
July 14, 2000 5 - 4 OT 
9th place game
July 14, 2000Australia 6 - 4 
7th place game
July 14, 2000 17 - 7 
5th place game
July 15, 2000Slovakia 7 - 6 Sweden

Semifinals[]

July 14, 2000Finland 9 - 4 United States
July 14, 2000Czech Republic 9 - 5 Germany

Bronze medal game[]

July 15, 2000United States 6 - 1 Germany

Gold medal game[]

July 15, 2000Finland 7 - 3 Czech Republic

References[]

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