2005 IIHF World U20 Championship | Tournament details | | Host country |  United States | | Dates | December 25 - January 4 | | Teams | 10 | | Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) | Champions  |  Canada (11th title) | | Tournament statistics | | Matches played | 31 | | Goals scored | 205 (6.61 per match) | | Attendance | 193,256 (6,234 per match) | | Scoring leader(s) | Patrice Bergeron (13 points) |
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 was the winner. North American teams, and to a lesser extent some European teams as well, greatly benefited from the 2004–05 NHL lockout. Several players who would have otherwise been playing professional hockey in the National Hockey League (and thus unable to participate in the Championships), were able to participate in the tournament. As a likely result, some games ended with some of the most lop-sided scores in the tournament's history.
[edit] Rosters [edit] Championship results [edit] Preliminary round [edit] Group A - Schedule
[edit] Group B - Schedule
[edit] 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. - Schedule
Germany and Belarus are relegated to Division I for the 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. [edit] Final round - Schedule
[edit] Quarterfinals [edit] Semifinals [edit] Fifth place game [edit] Bronze medal game [edit] Gold medal game [edit] Scoring leaders [edit] Goaltending leaders [edit] Awards [edit] All-Star Team Goaltender:  Marek Schwarz Defense:  Dion Phaneuf,  Ryan Suter Forwards:  Alexander Ovechkin, Patrice Bergeron, Jeff Carter [edit] Most Valuable Player Patrice Bergeron [edit] 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 [edit] Group A Leading scorer: Mathis Olimb, Norway (4 goals, 5 assists; 9 points). [edit] 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 the United Kingdom and Estonia are relegated to Division II. [edit] 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). [edit] Group A [edit] 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. [edit] Division III The Division III Championships were held January 10-January 16, 2005, in Mexico City, Mexico. [edit] External links |
