2000 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

The 2000 World Junior Hockey Championships (2000 WJHC), was the 24th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. The tournament was hosted in Skellefteå and Umeå, Sweden from December 25, 1999, to January 4, 2000. The Czech Republic won the gold medal with a 1–0 shootout victory over Russia in the championship game, while Canada won the bronze medal with a 4–3 shootout victory over the United States. This still remains as the only tournament to where both medal games have been decided in a shootout.

The playoff round was (again) expanded to eight teams, with group leaders not getting a bye to the semifinals.

Group A
All times local (CET/UTC+1).

Group B
All times local (CET/UTC+1).

Relegation round
Source:

10-minute tie-break game
 was relegated to Division I for the 2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Final round
Source:

‡ Shootout victory.

All times local (CET/UTC+1).

Goaltending leaders
Minimum 40% of team's ice time.

Pool B
The Pool B tournament was played in Minsk, Belarus between December 13 and December 19, 1999.

Final round
 was promoted to the Top Division for the 2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Relegation round
 was relegated to Division II for the 2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Pool C
The Pool C tournament was played in Nagano, Japan between December 30, 1999, and January 3, 2000.

Final round
Source:

All times local (JST/UTC+9).

7th place game
 was relegated to Division III for the 2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

1st place game
 was promoted to Division I for the 2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Pool D
The Pool D tournament was played in Mexico City, Mexico between January 9 and January 15, 2000.

1st–3rd place group
 was promoted to Division II for the 2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

7th–9th place group
 was relegated to Division III Qualification for the 2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.