2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
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The 2001 IIHF World U20 Championship, commonly referred to as the 2001 World Junior Hockey Championships (2001 WJHC), was the 25th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. The tournament was held in Moscow and Podolsk, Russia from 26 December 2000, to 5 January 2001.[1] The Czech Republic won the gold medal for the second consecutive year with a 2–1 victory over Finland in the championship game, while Canada won the bronze medal with a 2–1 overtime victory over Sweden.
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | |
| Venues | 3 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 26 December 2000 – 5 January 2001 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 34 |
| Goals scored | 205 (6.03 per game) |
| Attendance | 84,100 (2,474 per game) |
| Scoring leader | |
Venues
| Luzhniki Minor Arena Capacity: 8,700 |
Soviet Wings Sport Palace Capacity: 5,266 |
Vityaz Ice Palace Capacity: 5,500 |
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Rosters
Top Division
Preliminary round
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | +16 | 8 | Quarterfinals | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 33 | −29 | 0 | Relegation round |
All times local (MSK/UTC+3).
| 26 December 2000 15:00 | United States | 9–1 (5–0, 1–0, 3–1) | Soviet Wings Sport Palace, Moscow Attendance: 800 |
| 26 December 2000 18:30 | Sweden | 1–2 (0–0, 0–1, 1–1) | Soviet Wings Sport Palace, Moscow Attendance: 1,500 |
| 27 December 2000 15:00 | Kazakhstan | 1–9 (1–5, 0–2, 0–2) | Soviet Wings Sport Palace, Moscow Attendance: 850 |
| 27 December 2000 18:30 | Sweden | 3–1 (1–0, 0–1, 2–0) | Soviet Wings Sport Palace, Moscow Attendance: 1,200 |
| 28 December 2000 18:30 | Slovakia | 2–7 (1–3, 1–2, 0–2) | Soviet Wings Sport Palace, Moscow Attendance: 1,500 |
| 29 December 2000 18:30 | Czech Republic | 4–2 (1–0, 2–1, 1–1) | Soviet Wings Sport Palace, Moscow Attendance: 1,300 |
| 29 December 2000 18:30 | Kazakhstan | 2–8 (1–0, 1–4, 0–4) | Vityaz Arena, Podolsk Attendance: 1,500 |
| 30 December 2000 15:00 | Slovakia | 7–0 (1–0, 3–0, 3–0) | Soviet Wings Sport Palace, Moscow Attendance: 700 |
| 31 December 2000 13:00 | Czech Republic | 5–0 (1–0, 1–0, 3–0) | Soviet Wings Sport Palace, Moscow Attendance: 950 |
| 31 December 2000 17:00 | United States | 3–1 (1–1, 1–0, 1–0) | Soviet Wings Sport Palace, Moscow Attendance: 1,200 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 7 | Quarterfinals | |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 29 | −27 | 0 | Relegation round |
All times local (MSK/UTC+3).
| 26 December 2000 15:00 | Canada | 9–0 (5–0, 1–0, 3–0) | Luzhniki Minor Arena, Moscow Attendance: 800 |
| Maxime Ouellet | Goalies | Dmitri Poshelyuk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 37 | Shots | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 December 2000 18:30 | Switzerland | 3–3 (0–2, 1–0, 2–1) | Luzhniki Minor Arena, Moscow Attendance: 6,300 |
| 27 December 2000 18:30 | Switzerland | 2–3 (2–1, 0–0, 0–2) | Luzhniki Minor Arena, Moscow Attendance: 1,450 |
| 27 December 2000 18:30 | Belarus | 1–12 (0–4, 1–4, 0–4) | Vityaz Arena, Podolsk Attendance: 4,500 |
| 28 December 2000 18:30 | Finland | 2–2 (0–1, 1–1, 1–0) | Luzhniki Minor Arena, Moscow Attendance: 2,100 |
| Kari Lehtonen | Goalies | Maxime Ouellet | ||||||||||||
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| 27 | Shots | 25 | ||||||||||||
| 29 December 2000 15:00 | Belarus | 1–3 (0–1, 0–2, 1–0) | Luzhniki Minor Arena, Moscow Attendance: 2,300 |
| 29 December 2000 18:30 | Russia | 3–1 (0–0, 1–0, 2–1) | Luzhniki Minor Arena, Moscow Attendance: 7,500 |
| Andrei Medvedev | Goalies | Maxime Ouellet | ||||||||||||
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| 27 | Shots | 35 | ||||||||||||
| 30 December 2000 15:00 | Finland | 5–0 (1–0, 3–0, 1–0) | Luzhniki Minor Arena, Moscow Attendance: 1,150 |
| 31 December 2000 13:00 | Russia | 1–3 (0–1, 0–2, 1–0) | Luzhniki Minor Arena, Moscow Attendance: 6,200 |
| 31 December 2000 17:00 | Canada | 8–4 (4–0, 2–0, 2–4) | Vityaz Arena, Podolsk Attendance: 1,300 |
| Maxime Ouellet | Goalies | Pascal Sievert | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 38 | Shots | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relegation round
Source:[2]
| 2 January 2001 18:30 | Kazakhstan | 2–5 (1–0, 1–1, 0–4) | Vityaz Arena, Podolsk Attendance: 3,850 |
| 3 January 2001 18:30 | Belarus | 5–5 (1–1, 1–1, 3–3) | Vityaz Arena, Podolsk Attendance: 2,100 |
Kazakhstan was relegated to Division I for the 2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
Final round
Source:[3]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal game | ||||||||||||
| A1 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| B4 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| A1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| A3 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| B2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| A3 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| A1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| B1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| A2 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| B3 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| B3 | 2 | Bronze medal game | ||||||||||||
| B1 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| B1 | 3 | B3 | 2† | |||||||||||
| A4 | 1 | A3 | 1 | |||||||||||
† Overtime victory.
Quarterfinals
| 2 January 2001 15:00 | Russia | 2–3 (0–1, 1–1, 1–1) | Luzhniki Minor Arena, Moscow Attendance: 7,300 |
| 2 January 2001 15:00 | Czech Republic | 4–3 (1–1, 1–2, 2–0) | Soviet Wings Sport Palace, Moscow Attendance: 1,300 |
| 2 January 2001 18:30 | Finland | 3–1 (0–0, 2–0, 1–1) | Luzhniki Minor Arena, Moscow Attendance: 1,050 |
| 2 January 2001 18:30 | United States | 1–2 (1–1, 0–0, 0–1) | Soviet Wings Sport Palace, Moscow Attendance: 2,500 |
| Rick DiPietro | Goalies | Maxime Ouellet | |||||||||
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| 23 | Shots | 15 | |||||||||
Consolation round
| 3 January 2001 15:00 | Russia | 2–3 (0–1, 1–1, 1–1) | Soviet Wings Sport Palace, Moscow Attendance: 2,500 |
| 3 January 2001 18:30 | United States | 3–2 (1–1, 1–1, 1–0) | Soviet Wings Sport Palace, Moscow Attendance: 600 |
Semifinals
| 3 January 2001 15:00 | Czech Republic | 1–0 (1–0, 0–0, 0–0) | Luzhniki Minor Arena, Moscow Attendance: 2,500 |
| 3 January 2001 18:30 | Canada | 2–5 (0–1, 1–2, 1–2) | Luzhniki Minor Arena, Moscow Attendance: 1,950 |
| Maxime Ouellet | Goalies | Ari Ahonen | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 30 | Shots | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7th place game
| 5 January 2001 12:00 | Russia | 4–3 (2–0, 1–1, 1–2) | Soviet Wings Sport Palace, Moscow Attendance: 2,500 |
5th place game
| 5 January 2001 16:00 | United States | 4–0 (1–0, 1–0, 2–0) | Soviet Wings Sport Palace, Moscow Attendance: 1,000 |
Bronze medal game
| 5 January 2001 12:00 | 2–1 OT (0-1, 1-0, 0-0, 1-0) | Luzhniki Minor Arena, Moscow Attendance: 1,750 |
| Maxime Ouellet | Goalies | Henrik Lundqvist | |||||||||
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| 34 | Shots | 36 | |||||||||
Gold medal game
| 5 January 2001 16:00 | 2–1 1–0, 1–1, 0–0) | Luzhniki Minor Arena, Moscow Attendance: 6,400 |
| Tomáš Duba | Goalies | Ari Ahonen | |||||||||
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Scoring leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/− |
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| 1 | Pavel Brendl | F | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | +8 | |
| 2 | Jani Rita | F | 7 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | +5 | |
| 3 | Jon DiSalvatore | F | 7 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | +2 | |
| 4 | Václav Nedorost | F | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | +7 | |
| 4 | Andy Hilbert | F | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | +3 | |
| 6 | Jeff Taffe | F | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +1 | |
| 7 | Zdeněk Blatný | F | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +8 | |
| 8 | Ville Hämäläinen | F | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | +4 | |
| 8 | Jamie Lundmark | F | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | |
| 10 | Rostislav Klesla | D | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
Goaltending leaders
Minimum 90 minutes played.
| Rank | Player | Country | TOI | SOG | GA | GAA | Saves | Sv % | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tomáš Duba | 420:00 | 151 | 8 | 1.14 | 143 | 94.70 | 2 | |
| 2 | Maxime Ouellet | 398:24 | 172 | 10 | 1.51 | 162 | 94.19 | 1 | |
| 3 | Ari Ahonen | 358:17 | 119 | 8 | 1.34 | 111 | 93.28 | 1 | |
| 4 | Henrik Lundqvist | 419:19 | 180 | 13 | 1.86 | 167 | 92.78 | 0 | |
| 5 | Rick DiPietro | 359:43 | 109 | 8 | 1.33 | 101 | 92.66 | 1 |
Tournament awards
| Goaltender | Defencemen | Forwards | ||||
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| IIHF Directorate Awards | ||||||
| Media All-Star Team | ||||||
Final standings
| Team | |
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| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 | |
| 8 | |
| 9 | |
| 10 |
Division I
The Division I tournament was played in Landsberg and Füssen, Germany between 10 December and 16 December 2000.[4]
Preliminary round
Group A
| 10 December 2000 15:00 | Ukraine | 4–0 (1–0, 2–0, 1–0) | Attendance: 350 |
| 10 December 2000 18:30 | Norway | 2–0 (1–0, 0–0, 1–0) | Attendance: 301 |
| 12 December 2000 16:00 | Norway | 3–3 (1–1, 1–0, 1–2) | Attendance: 500 |
| 12 December 2000 19:30 | Poland | 2–5 (0–3, 1–1, 1–1) | Attendance: 496 |
| 13 December 2000 16:00 | Austria | 8–5 (0–2, 4–2, 4–1) | Attendance: 450 |
| 13 December 2000 19:30 | Ukraine | 4–3 (2–0, 2–2, 0–1) | Attendance: 334 |
Group B
| 10 December 2000 15:00 | Germany | 5–1 (2–0, 1–1, 2–0) | Attendance: 352 |
| 10 December 2000 18:30 | France | 2–1 (1–0, 1–1, 0–0) | Attendance: 400 |
| 11 December 2000 16:00 | France | 3–4 (1–1, 1–3, 1–0) | Attendance: 400 |
| 11 December 2000 19:30 | Italy | 0–1 (0–1, 0–0, 0–0) | Attendance: 400 |
| 13 December 2000 16:00 | Latvia | 4–4 (0–0, 3–3, 1–1) | Attendance: 350 |
| 13 December 2000 19:30 | Germany | 1–2 (0–1, 0–0, 1–1) | Attendance: 300 |
Final round
| Carried forward from | Germany | 1–2 |
| preliminary round | Ukraine | 4–3 |
| 15 December 2000 16:00 | Ukraine | 1–2 (1–0, 0–1, 0–1) | Attendance: 1,205 |
| 15 December 2000 19:30 | France | 0–7 (0–2, 0–3, 0–2) | Attendance: 515 |
| 16 December 2000 16:00 | Norway | 2–5 (1–1, 1–0, 0–4) | Attendance: 1,206 |
| 16 December 2000 19:30 | Ukraine | 1–2 (0–1, 1–1, 0–0) | Attendance: 550 |
France was promoted to the Top Division for the 2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
Relegation round
| Carried forward from | Latvia | 4–4 |
| preliminary round | Austria | 8–5 |
| 15 December 2000 16:00 | Latvia | 4–7 (1–0, 2–0, 1–7) | Attendance: 320 |
| 15 December 2000 19:30 | Austria | 3–3 (0–1, 2–1, 1–1) | Attendance: 346 |
| 16 December 2000 16:00 | Austria | 5–3 (2–1, 2–1, 1–1) | Attendance: 350 |
| 16 December 2000 19:30 | Poland | 7–3 (1–0, 3–2, 3–1) | Attendance: 340 |
Latvia was relegated to Division II for the 2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
Division II
The Division II tournament was played in Elektrėnai and Kaunas, Lithuania between 30 December 2000, and 3 January 2001.[5]
Preliminary round
Group A
| 30 December 2000 15:30 | Hungary | 0–14 (0–3, 0–4, 0–7) | Attendance: 353 |
| 30 December 2000 19:00 | Denmark | 10–2 (2–0, 6–0, 2–2) | Attendance: 300 |
| 31 December 2000 14:00 | Hungary | 5–5 (0–2, 2–1, 3–2) | Attendance: 300 |
| 31 December 2000 17:30 | Japan | 6–4 (1–0, 2–1, 3–3) | Attendance: 300 |
| 2 January 2001 14:00 | Croatia | 0–6 (0–2, 0–3, 0–1) | Attendance: 300 |
| 2 January 2001 17:30 | Denmark | 8–5 (1–1, 3–1, 4–3) | Attendance: 333 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 6 | 1st place game | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 4 | 3rd place game | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 2 | 5th place game | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 0 | 7th place game |
| 30 December 2000 14:00 | Great Britain | 4–2 (1–1, 2–1, 1–0) | Attendance: 300 |
| 30 December 2000 17:30 | Slovenia | 8–3 (1–0, 3–1, 4–2) | Attendance: 1,600 |
| 31 December 2000 14:00 | Estonia | 1–3 (0–1, 0–2, 1–0) | Attendance: 300 |
| 31 December 2000 17:30 | Great Britain | 2–5 (1–1, 0–3, 1–1) | Attendance: 800 |
| 2 January 2001 14:00 | Slovenia | 6–0 (2–0, 0–0, 4–0) | Attendance: 300 |
| 2 January 2001 17:30 | Lithuania | 3–0 (3–0, 0–0, 0–0) | Attendance: 2,000 |
Final round
Source:[6]
All times local (EET/UTC+2).
7th place game
| 3 January 2001 14:00 | Hungary | 5–3 (1–0, 3–1, 1–2) | Kaunas Attendance: 300 |
Estonia was relegated to Division III for the 2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
5th place game
| 3 January 2001 18:00 | Croatia | 6–7 (2–4, 0–1, 4–2) | Kaunas Attendance: 323 |
3rd place game
| 3 January 2001 14:00 | Denmark | 4–5 (3–3, 1–1, 0–1) | Elektrėnai Attendance: 676 |
1st place game
| 3 January 2001 18:00 | Japan | 3–4 (0–1, 2–1, 1–2) | Elektrėnai Attendance: 300 |
Slovenia was promoted to Division I for the 2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
Division III
The Division III tournament was played in Belgrade, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia between 4 January and 8 January 2001.[7]
Preliminary round
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | +16 | 6 | 1st place game | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 4 | 3rd place game | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 2 | 5th place game | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 21 | −18 | 0 | 7th place game |
| 4 January 2001 11:30 | Spain | 10–0 (3–0, 2–0, 5–0) | Hala Pionir, Belgrade Attendance: 300 |
| 4 January 2001 17:30 | Yugoslavia | 9–1 (1–1, 4–0, 4–0) | Hala Pionir, Belgrade Attendance: 3,000 |
| 5 January 2001 11:30 | Spain | 3–0 (0–0, 1–0, 2–0) | Hala Pionir, Belgrade Attendance: 300 |
| 5 January 2001 17:30 | Mexico | 1–7 (0–3, 1–0, 0–4) | Hala Pionir, Belgrade Attendance: 2,000 |
| 7 January 2001 11:30 | Bulgaria | 4–2 (2–1, 1–0, 1–1) | Hala Pionir, Belgrade Attendance: 300 |
| 7 January 2001 17:30 | Yugoslavia | 4–7 (1–1, 2–4, 1–2) | Hala Pionir, Belgrade Attendance: 3,000 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | +27 | 6 | 1st place game | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 7 | +19 | 4 | 3rd place game | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 29 | −19 | 1 | 5th place game | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 34 | −27 | 1 | 7th place game |
| 4 January 2001 14:30 | Netherlands | 11–1 (3–0, 4–0, 4–1) | Hala Pionir, Belgrade Attendance: 300 |
| 4 January 2001 20:30 | Romania | 13–0 (3–0, 5–0, 5–0) | Hala Pionir, Belgrade Attendance: 300 |
| 5 January 2001 14:30 | South Africa | 2–11 (0–3, 1–6, 1–2) | Hala Pionir, Belgrade Attendance: 300 |
| 5 January 2001 20:30 | Netherlands | 14–0 (4–0, 4–0, 6–0) | Hala Pionir, Belgrade Attendance: 300 |
| 7 January 2001 14:30 | Romania | 2–5 (1–2, 1–2, 0–1) | Hala Pionir, Belgrade Attendance: 300 |
| 7 January 2001 20:30 | Australia | 7–7 (2–1, 2–3, 3–3) | Hala Pionir, Belgrade Attendance: 300 |
Final round
Source:[8]
All times local (EET/UTC+2).
7th place game
| 8 January 2001 11:30 | Mexico | 5–3 (2–2, 3–1, 0–0) | Hala Pionir, Belgrade Attendance: 300 |
Australia was relegated to Division III Qualification for the 2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, but did not participate again until 2003.
5th place game
| 8 January 2001 14:30 | Bulgaria | 3–2 (1–0, 0–0, 2–2) | Hala Pionir, Belgrade Attendance: 300 |
3rd place game
| 8 January 2001 17:30 | Yugoslavia | 3–5 (0–2, 0–1, 3–2) | Hala Pionir, Belgrade Attendance: 2,000 |
1st place game
| 8 January 2001 20:30 | Spain | 1–6 (1–1, 0–1, 0–4) | Hala Pionir, Belgrade Attendance: 1,700 |
Netherlands was promoted to Division II for the 2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
Division III Qualification
The Division III qualification tournament was played in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg between 26 April and 28 April 2001.[9]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | +23 | 4 | Promoted to the 2002 Division III | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 30 | −29 | 0 |
| 26 April 2001 19:00 | Iceland | 6–2 (2–0, 3–1, 1–1) | Luxembourg City Attendance: 300 |
| 27 April 2001 18:00 | Luxembourg | 10–0 (4–0, 4–0, 2–0) | Luxembourg City Attendance: 300 |
| 28 April 2001 11:00 | Ireland | 1–20 (1–9, 0–3, 0–8) | Luxembourg City Attendance: 300 |
Iceland was promoted to Division III of the 2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.