2000 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship


The 2000 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship was the 17th edition of the IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship. The Division I tournament took place between 17 and 20 February 2000 in Changchun City, China and the Division II tournament took place between 25 and 28 March 2000 in Bangkok, Thailand. The Division I tournament was won by North Korea, who claimed their second title by winning all three of their games and finishing first in the standings. Upon winning the tournament North Korea gained promotion to Division I of the 2001 IIHF World U18 Championships. South Korea and China finished second and third respectively.
In the Division II tournament New Zealand finished first and gained promotion to Division I for the 2001 competition.

Overview

The Division I tournament began on 17 February 2000 in Changchun City, China. North Korea had gained promotion to Division I after finishing first in the Division II tournament at the 1999 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship. North Korea won the tournament after winning all three of their games and claimed their second title, their first coming in 1987. Following their win North Korea gained promotion for the following year to Division I of the 2001 IIHF World U18 Championships. South Korea finished second after losing one game to North Korea and China finished third after losing to North Korea and South Korea. Australia who finished last also suffered the largest defeat of the tournament against China, losing 0 – 10. Han Jong of North Korea finished as the top scorer for the tournament with five points including four goals and an assist.
The Division II tournament began on 25 March 2000 in Bangkok, Thailand. The under-18 team of Mongolia made their debut appearance at the Championships and in international competition. New Zealand won the tournament after winning two of their games and drawing their game against Chinese Taipei and gained promotion to Division I for the 2001 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship. Chinese Taipei finished second behind New Zealand on goal difference and Thailand finished third after finishing above Mongolia only on goal difference. Philip Chou of Chinese Taipei finished as the top scorer for the tournament with eight points including seven goals and an assist.

Division I

Standings

Fixtures

All times local.

Scoring leaders

List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player
Han Jong3415+72F
Man Yi3325+28D
Du Chao3235+22F
Yun Myong3145+88F
Kwack Jae-Jun3224+20F
Lee Kwon Jae3224010F
He Yufei3134+24F
Hwang Byung Wook3044+32D
Kim Hak3213+40F
Fu Nan3213-24D

Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.
Player
Son Ho Seung132:544331.3593.020
Ri Song160:004031.1392.500
An Dapeng135:473662.6583.330
Chris Leetham106:4587158.4382.760
Robert Bradshaw73:1546129.8373.910

Division II

Standings

Fixtures

All times local.

Scoring leaders

List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player
Philip Chou3718+516F
Hamish Lewis3336+612F
Timothy Faull3415+50F
Tewin Chartsuwan3314-116F
Bat-Erdene Ayushbaatar330302F
David Bulling3213+24F
Ya-Hsien Lai3123+20F
Laurie Horo3123+322D
Christopher Jefferies3202+10F
Bold Munkhtulga3202-12F

Leading goaltenders

Only the top goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.
Player
David Chang180:006362.0090.480
Kenneth O'Callaghan179:156262.0190.320
Naratip Kanchanachongkol120:0061115.5081.970
Enkhee Battulga120:0049105.0079.590