The World Hockey Championships, held in St. Petersburg, Russia from April 29-May 14, 2000. Top three teams (*) in each group after preliminary round-robin advance to the second round. Fourth-place teams play in a consolation round. Top four teams from each group of the second round advance to the quarterfinals.
Final Round Robin Standings
| GROUP A | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|
| *Sweden | 3-0-0 | 6 | 17 | 3 |
| *Latvia | 2-1-0 | 4 | 9 | 7 |
| *Belarus | 1-2-0 | 2 | 10 | 16 |
| Ukraine | 0-3-0 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| GROUP B | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|
| *Slovakia | 2-0-1 | 5 | 10 | 4 |
| *Finland | 1-0-2 | 4 | 11 | 5 |
| *Italy | 1-2-0 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| Austria | 0-2-1 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| GROUP C | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|
| *Czech Republic | 3-0-0 | 6 | 12 | 4 |
| *Norway | 2-1-0 | 4 | 13 | 7 |
| *Canada | 1-2-0 | 2 | 10 | 6 |
| Japan | 0-3-0 | 0 | 3 | 21 |
| GROUP D | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|
| *United States | 2-0-1 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
| *Switzerland | 1-1-1 | 3 | 8 | 9 |
| *Russia | 1-2-0 | 2 | 10 | 7 |
| France | 1-2-0 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
Second Round
| GROUP E | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|
| *United States | 3-0-2 | 8 | 13 | 7 |
| *Switzerland | 2-1-2 | 6 | 14 | 12 |
| *Sweden | 2-2-1 | 5 | 16 | 11 |
| *Latvia | 2-2-1 | 5 | 11 | 10 |
| Belarus | 2-3-0 | 4 | 9 | 17 |
| Russia | 1-4-0 | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| GROUP F | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|
| *Czech Republic | 4-1-0 | 8 | 25 | 11 |
| *Finland | 3-1-1 | 7 | 22 | 15 |
| *Canada | 3-2-0 | 6 | 19 | 10 |
| *Slovakia | 2-2-1 | 5 | 22 | 15 |
| Norway | 1-3-1 | 3 | 10 | 24 |
| Italy | 0-4-1 | 1 | 5 | 28 |
Quarterfinals
| Slovakia 4 | United States 1 |
| Finland 2 | Sweden 1 |
| Canada 5 | Switzerland 3 |
| Czech Republic 3 | Latvia 1 |
Semifinals
| Slovakia 3 | Finland 1 |
| Czech Republic 2 | Canada 1 |
| Bronze Medal: Finland 2 | Canada 1 |
| Gold Medal: Czech Republic 5 | Slovakia 3 |
Scoring Leaders
| | Gm | G | A | Pts | PM |
|---|
| Miroslav Satan, Slovakia | 9 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| Jiri Dopita, Czech Republic | 9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 |
| David Vyborny, Czech Republic | 9 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
| Todd Bertuzzi, Canada | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 47 |
| Tomas Vlasak, Czech Republic | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| Trond Magnussen, Norway | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 |
| Ryan Smyth, Canada | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
Goaltending Leaders
| (At least 200 minutes) | Gm | Min | Sv% | GAA |
|---|
| Jose Theodore, Canada | 8 | 478 | .932 | 1.63 |
| Tommy Salo, Sweden | 6 | 358 | .922 | 1.67 |
| Roman Cechmanek, Czech Rep. | 8 | 480 | .925 | 2.00 |
| Damian Rhodes, USA | 5 | 300 | .898 | 2.40 |
| Arturs Irbe, Latvia | 7 | 420 | .906 | 2.43 |
