Host country United States Champions Canada (11th title) | Teams 10 Runner-up Russia | |
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Dates December 25 - January 4 Venue(s) Ralph Engelstad Arena (Grand Forks)
Ralph Engelstad Arena (Thief River Falls) (in Grand Forks, ND and Thief River Falls, MN host cities) | ||
The 2005 World Junior (Under 20) Ice Hockey Championships (2005 WJHC) was held between December 25, 2004, and January 4, 2005, at the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and at the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, United States. Canada won the gold medal.
Contents
Group A
Group B
Relegation round
Note: Matches Switzerland 5–0 Belarus and Slovakia 5–0 Germany from the preliminary round are included as well since these results carry forward.
Germany and Belarus are relegated to Division I for the 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
Final round
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com
All-Star Team
Goaltender: Marek Schwarz
Defense: Dion Phaneuf, Ryan Suter
Forwards: Alexander Ovechkin, Patrice Bergeron, Jeff Carter
Most Valuable Player
Patrice Bergeron
Division I
The Division I Championships were held December 13-December 19, 2004, in Sheffield, United Kingdom (Group A), and in Narva, Estonia (Group B).
Final standings
Group A
Leading scorer: Mathis Olimb, Norway (4 goals, 5 assists; 9 points).
Group B
Leading scorer: Anže Kopitar, Slovenia (10 goals, 3 assists; 13 points).
Norway and Latvia advance to the 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships while Great Britain and Estonia are relegated to Division II.
Division II
The Division II Championships were held January 3-January 9, 2005, in Bucharest, Romania (Group A), and December 13-December 19, 2004, in Puigcerdà, Spain (Group B).
Group B
Leading scorer: Park Woo-Sang, South Korea (12 goals, 8 assists; 20 points).
Hungary and Japan are promoted to Division I; Belgium and Lithuania are relegated to Division III.
Division III
The Division III Championships were held January 10-January 16, 2005, in Mexico City, Mexico.