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The 1999 International Ice Hockey Federation

International Ice Hockey Federation

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World Under 18 years old Championship was the first of its kind, It was held between April 8 and 18, 1999 in Fussen

Füssen

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and Kaufbeuren

Kaufbeuren

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, Germany

Germany

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. It replaced the European Under 18 Championship at the top two levels (which had run since 1977), by including one nation: The USA. Below the top two levels (Groups A&B) two tiers of European divisions played, as well as two tiers of Asian divisions.

First round

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Group A
Teams	SWE	SUI	CZE	UKR	GER	GF-GA	Pts.
1. Sweden		3:0	4:4	10:2	5:2	22:8	7:1
2. Switzerland	0:3		3:2	4:1	3:0	10:6	6:2
3. Czech Republic	4:4	2:3		4:2	6:1	16:10	5:3
4.Ukraine	2:10	1:4	1:6		4:0	8:20	2:6
5.Germany	2:5	0:3	2:4	0:4		4:16	0:8

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Group B
Teams	FIN	SVK	RUS	USA	NOR	GF-GA	Pts.
1. Finland		3:2	3:1	5:0	10:2	21:5	8:0
2. Slovakia	2:3		3:2	6:5	7:0	18:10	6:2
3. Russia	2:3	2:3		2:1	8:2	14:9	4:4
4. USA	0:5	5:6	1:2		10:2	16:15	2:6
5.Norway	2:10	0:7	2:8	2:10		4:35	0:8

7-10 place

Teams	USA	UKR	GER	NOR	GF-GA	Pts.
1. USA		6:0	6:0	(10:2)	22:2	6:0
2. Ukraine	0:6		(4:0)	3:0	7:6	4:2
3. Germany	0:6	(0:4)		4:2	4:12	2:4
4. Norway	(2:10)	0:3	2:4		4:17	0:6

1-6 place

Teams	FIN	SWE	SVK	SUI	CZE	RUS	GF-GA	Pts.
1. Finland		2:2	(3:2)	1:6	3:1	(3:1)	12:12	7:3
2. Sweden	2:2		4:1	(3:0)	(4:4)	2:3	15:10	6:4
3. Slovakia	(2:3)	1:4		6:3	1:0	(3:2)	13:12	6:4
4. Switzerland	6:1	(0:3)	3:6		(3:2)	4:1	16:13	6:4
5. Czech Republic	1:3	(4:4)	0:1	(2:3)		5:2	12:13	3:7
6. Russia	(1:3)	3:2	(2:3)	1:4	2:5		9:17	2:8

Final standings

Finland

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Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

Slovakia

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4. Switzerland

Switzerland

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Czech Republic

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Russia

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United States

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Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

Germany

10.

Norway

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Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

was relegated to Group B for 2000
2000 IIHF World U18 Championships
-Quarterfinals:-Semifinals:-Fifth place game:-Bronze medal game:-Gold medal game:-Final standings: is relegated to Division I for the 2001 IIHF World U18 Championships.-Scoring leaders:-Goaltending leaders:...

.

Group B

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Group A
Teams	BLR	DAN	ITA	GBR	Tore	Pkt.
1. Belarus		10:4	5:1	8:1	23:6	6:0
2. Denmark	4:10		4:4	8:2	16:16	3:3
3. Italy	1:5	4:4		6:2	11:11	3:3
4. Great Britain	1:8	2:6	2:8		5:22	0:6

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Group B
Teams	AUT	POL	FRA	HUN	Tore	Pkt.
1. Austria		6:0	3:3	14:2	23:5	5:1
2. Poland	0:6		5:3	8:2	11:11	4:2
3. France	3:3	3:5		9:2	15:10	3:3
4. Hungary	2:14	2:8	2:9		6:31	0:6

Final-round

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5th-8th place
Teams	ITA	FRA	HUN	GBR	Tore	Pkt.
1. Italy		4:1	7:1	(6:2)	17:4	6:0
2. France	1:4		(9:2)	5:1	15:7	4:2
3. Hungary	1:7	(2:9)		4:3	7:19	2:4
4. Great Britian	(2:6)	1:5	3:4		6:15	0:6

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Final round
Teams	BLR	AUT	POL	DAN	Tore	Pkt.
1. Belarus		2:2	3:3	(10:4)	15:9	4:2
2. Austria	2:2		(6:0)	3:5	11:7	3:3
3. Poland	3:3	(0:6)		3:2	6:11	3:3
4. Denmark	(4:10)	5:3	2:3		11:16	2:4

Final ranking

RF	Team
1	Belarus
2	Austria
3	Poland
4	Denmark
5	Italy
6	France
7	Hungary
8	Great Britain

Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...

was promoted to Group A, and both Hungary
Hungary
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and Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...

were relegated to the European Division I, for 2000
2000 IIHF World U18 Championships
-Quarterfinals:-Semifinals:-Fifth place game:-Bronze medal game:-Gold medal game:-Final standings: is relegated to Division I for the 2001 IIHF World U18 Championships.-Scoring leaders:-Goaltending leaders:...

.

First round

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Group A
Teams	LAT	EST	ROM	YUG	Tore	Pkt.
1.		6:2	11:2	24:1	41:5	6:0
2.	2:6		9:1	10:1	21:8	4:2
3.	2:11	1:9		8:3	11:23	2:4
4.	1:24	1:10	3:8		5:42	0:6

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Group B
Teams	SLO	LTU	KAZ	CRO	Tore	Pkt.
1.		6:4	6:2	10:3	22:9	6:0
2.	4:6		5:0	4:3	13:9	4:2
3.	2:6	0:5		10:2	12:13	2:4
4.	3:10	3:4	2:10		8:24	0:6

Placing round

7th place
20. January 1999	Bucharest Bucharest Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....	–	14:2 (3:2,4:0,7:0)

5th place
20. January 1999	Bucharest Bucharest Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....	–	0:15 (0:4,0:7,0:4)

3rd place
20. January 1999	Bucharest Bucharest Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....	–	10:1 (2:1,5:0,3:0)

Final
20. January 1999	Bucharest Bucharest Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....	–	5:1 (2:0,2:1,1:0)

Latvia
Latvia
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was promoted to Group B, and both Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

and Yugoslavia were relegated to the European Division II, for 2000
2000 IIHF World U18 Championships
-Quarterfinals:-Semifinals:-Fifth place game:-Bronze medal game:-Gold medal game:-Final standings: is relegated to Division I for the 2001 IIHF World U18 Championships.-Scoring leaders:-Goaltending leaders:...

.

First round

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Group A
Teams	NED	ISR	BUL	IRL	Tore	Pkt.
1.		10:2	12:0	42:0	64:2	6:0
2.	2:10		8:3	19:1	29:14	4:2
3.	0:12	3:8		9:2	12:22	2:4
4.	0:42	1:19	2:9		3:70	0:6

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Group B
Teams	ESP	BEL	LUX	ISL	Tore	Pkt.
1.		5:2	8:1	10:1	23:4	6:0
2.	2:5		8:1	10:0	20:6	4:2
3.	1:8	1:8		2:0	4:16	2:4
4.	1:10	0:10	0:2		1:22	0:6

Placing round

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5th-8th place
Teams	LUX	BUL	ISL	IRL	Tore	Pkt.
1.		4:5	(2:0)	11:0	17:5	4:2
2.	5:4		5:6	(9:2)	19:12	4:2
3.	(0:2)	6:5		14:0	20:7	4:2
4.	0:11	(2:9)	0:14		2:34	0:6

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1st-4th place
Teams	ESP	NED	BEL	ISR	Tore	Pkt.
1.		3:3	(5:2)	11:2	19:7	5:1
2.	3:3		1:1	(10:2)	14:6	4:2
3.	(2:5)	1:1		14:1	17:7	3:3
4.	2:11	(2:10)	1:14		4:35	0:6

Spain
Spain
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was promoted to the European Division I for 2000
2000 IIHF World U18 Championships
-Quarterfinals:-Semifinals:-Fifth place game:-Bronze medal game:-Gold medal game:-Final standings: is relegated to Division I for the 2001 IIHF World U18 Championships.-Scoring leaders:-Goaltending leaders:...

.

Asia-Oceania Division I

Teams	JPN	KOR	CHN	AUS	Tore	Pkt.
1.		8:4	13:1	15:0	36:5	6:0
2.	4:8		6:3	14:0	24:11	4:2
3.	1:13	3:6		11:0	15:19	2:4
4.	0:15	0:14	0:11		0:40	0:6

Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

was promoted to Group B for 2000
2000 IIHF World U18 Championships
-Quarterfinals:-Semifinals:-Fifth place game:-Bronze medal game:-Gold medal game:-Final standings: is relegated to Division I for the 2001 IIHF World U18 Championships.-Scoring leaders:-Goaltending leaders:...

.

First Round

Teams	PRK	RSA	NZL	TPE	Tore	Pkt.
1.		9:3	23:0	24:0	56:3	6:0
2.	3:9		1:0	34:1	38:10	4:2
3.	0:23	0:1		20:3	15:19	2:4
4.	0:24	1:34	3:20		4:78	0:6

Finals

3rd place: New Zealand 26 - 4 Chinese Taipei
1st place: North Korea 9 - 1 South Africa

North Korea
North Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...

was promoted to Asia-Oceania Division I for 2000
2000 IIHF World U18 Championships
-Quarterfinals:-Semifinals:-Fifth place game:-Bronze medal game:-Gold medal game:-Final standings: is relegated to Division I for the 2001 IIHF World U18 Championships.-Scoring leaders:-Goaltending leaders:...

.

All-Star Team

Source: EliteProspects

Ari Ahonen
Ari Ahonen
Ari Pekka Ahonen is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League...

(Goaltender
Goaltender
In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...

)
David Jobin
David Jobin
David Jobin is a Swiss professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for the SC Bern in Switzerland's National League A.-Awards and honours:-External links:...

(Defence)
Niklas Kronwall
Niklas Kronwall
Niklas Kronwall is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman, an alternate captain for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League...

(Defence)
Mikko Hyytiä
Mikko Hyytiä
Mikko Hyytiä is a Finnish professional ice hockey player who played with JYP Jyväskylä in the SM-liiga during the 2000-01 season. He was selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the 8th round of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft....

(Centre
Centre (ice hockey)
The centre in ice hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play is the middle of the ice, away from the side boards. Centres have more flexibility in their positioning and are expected to cover more ice surface than any other player...

)
Marian Gaborik
Marian Gaborik
Marián Gáborík is a Slovak professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League . He began his career in the Slovak Extraliga with HC Dukla Trenčín for two seasons before being drafted third overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft by the...

(Winger
Winger (ice hockey)
Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...

)
Milan Bartovic
Milan Bartovic
Milan Bartovič is a Slovak professional ice hockey left winger, playing currently for HC Bílí Tygři Liberec in the Czech Extraliga. He previously played for Atlant Moscow Oblast in the Russian Kontinental Hockey League after previously playing for HC Bílí Tygři Liberec in Czech Extraliga...

(Winger)

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