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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Czechoslovakia |
| Dates | 12 – 27 February 2000 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |
Czechoslovakia (9th title) |
Runner-up  |
 Soviet Union |
Third place  |
 Canada |
| Fourth place |  Switzerland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 56 |
| Scoring leader(s) | Miroslav Šatan (12 points) |
| MVP | Jaromír Jágr |
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The 2000 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships was the 59th edition of the Ice Hockey World Championships hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It took place between 12 and 27 February 2000 in Moscow and Leningrad, Soviet Union.
Czechoslovakia, the reigning world champion, claimed their ninth world championship title by defeating the Soviet Union 4–3 in the final. Canada defeated Switzerland 5–3 for the bronze medal.
The Czechoslovak victory was again credited in large part due to the goaltending of Dominik Hašek, who was considered the best goaltender at the 1998 Olympics as well as the NHL. With the win Jaromír Jágr and Martin Ručinský earned membership in the Triple Gold Club. Jágr was voted tournament MVP, while he, Hašek and Miroslav Šatan was voted to the tournament All-Star team.
The tournament had several upsets and surprise results. Switzerland managed to defeat the Soviet Union in the preliminary round, while Latvia defeated the Soviet Union in the second round. Norway defeated Canada in the preliminary round, going on to reach the quarterfinals only to be beaten by Czechoslovakia.
Playoff round[]
Gold medal game[]
| 27 February 2000 18:30 |
Czechoslovakia
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4 – 3 (2–0, 1–1, 1–2) |
Soviet Union
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Ice Palace, Saint Petersburg Attendance: 12,350 |
| Dominik Hašek | Goalies | Nikolai Khabibulin | ||
| Hamrlík (Reichel) – 00:22 Šatan (Bartečko) – 12:10 Reichel (Jágr, Prospal) – 26:59 Bondra (Jágr) – 58:20 |
1 – 0 2 – 0 2 – 1 3 – 1 3 – 2 3 – 3 4 – 3 |
23:27 – 42:09 – 54:15 – | ||
| 8 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
| 15 | Shots | 33 | ||
See also[]
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