2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

The 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (2006 WJHC) were held in Vancouver, Kelowna and Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. The championships began on December 26, 2005, and finished on January 5, 2006. Games were played at GM Place and Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, the Interior Savings Centre in Kamloops and Prospera Place in Kelowna. Team Canada was the winner defeating Russia 5–0 in the gold medal game. Total attendance was 325,138 (a new record) spread over 31 games, for an average of 10,488 per game.[1]

2006 IIHF World U20 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Canada
Dates26 December 2005 – 5 January 2006
Teams10
Venue(s)4 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Canada (12th title)
Runner-up  Russia
Third place  Finland
Fourth place United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored195 (6.29 per match)
Attendance325,138 (10,488 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Phil Kessel (11 points)
MVP Evgeni Malkin
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Top Division

Venues
GM Place
Capacity: 18,630		 Pacific Coliseum
Capacity: 16,281		 Prospera Place
Capacity: 6,886		 Interior Savings Centre
Capacity: 5,658
 Canada – Vancouver  Canada – Vancouver  Canada – Kelowna  Canada – Kamloops

Rosters
Main article: 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships rosters

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC−8).

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada (H) 4 4 0 0 16 6 +10 8 Semifinals
2  United States 4 2 1 1 21 12 +9 5 Quarterfinals
3  Finland 4 2 0 2 19 13 +6 4
4   Switzerland 4 1 1 2 8 10 −2 3 Relegation round
5  Norway 4 0 0 4 3 26 −23 0
Source: IIHF
(H) Host.
December 26, 2005
16:00		Finland 1–5
(0–2, 0–2, 1–1)		 CanadaPacific Coliseum, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,083
December 26, 2005
20:00		Norway 2–11
(0–3, 1–5, 1–3)		 United StatesPacific Coliseum, Vancouver
Attendance: 12,232
December 27, 2005
19:00		Switzerland  2–0
(0–0, 1–0, 1–0)		 NorwayPacific Coliseum, Vancouver
Attendance: 11,976
December 28, 2005
16:00		Canada 4–3
(2–1, 2–1, 0–1)		  SwitzerlandPacific Coliseum, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,123
December 28, 2005
20:00		United States 6–5
(3–2, 2–1, 1–2)		 FinlandPacific Coliseum, Vancouver
Attendance: 12,209
December 29, 2005
16:00		Norway 0–4
(0–1, 0–3, 0–0)		 CanadaPacific Coliseum, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,083
December 30, 2005
16:00		United States 2–2
(2–0, 0–0, 0–2)		  SwitzerlandPacific Coliseum, Vancouver
Attendance: 12,130
December 30, 2005
20:00		Finland 9–1
(7–0, 1–1, 1–0)		 NorwayPacific Coliseum, Vancouver
Attendance: 10,766
December 31, 2005
16:00		Canada 3–2
(2–1, 0–1, 1–0)		 United StatesPacific Coliseum, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,083
December 31, 2005
20:00		Switzerland  1–4
(0–1, 0–0, 1–3)		 FinlandPacific Coliseum, Vancouver
Attendance: 8,335

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Russia 4 4 0 0 21 6 +15 8 Semifinals
2  Sweden 4 3 0 1 20 9 +11 6 Quarterfinals
3  Czech Republic 4 2 0 2 14 14 0 4
4  Slovakia 4 1 0 3 12 21 −9 2 Relegation round
5  Latvia 4 0 0 4 8 25 −17 0
Source: IIHF
December 26, 2005
19:00		Latvia 1–5
(1–2, 0–3, 0–0)		 Czech RepublicInterior Savings Centre, Kamloops
Attendance: 4,653
December 26, 2005
19:00		Sweden 1–5
(1–2, 0–1, 0–2)		 RussiaProspera Place, Kelowna
Attendance: 5,982
December 27, 2005
19:00		Slovakia 7–4
(2–0, 4–3, 1–1)		 LatviaProspera Place, Kelowna
Attendance: 5,790
December 28, 2005
19:00		Czech Republic 2–3
(0–2, 1–1, 1–0)		 SwedenInterior Savings Centre, Kamloops
Attendance: 5,323
December 28, 2005
19:00		Russia 6–2
(5–0, 0–1, 1–0)		 SlovakiaProspera Place, Kelowna
Attendance: 5,948
December 29, 2005
19:00		Latvia 1–3
(0–2, 1–1, 0–0)		 RussiaInterior Savings Centre, Kamloops
Attendance: 4,831
December 30, 2005
19:00		Czech Republic 5–3
(3–1, 1–0, 1–2)		 SlovakiaProspera Place, Kelowna
Attendance: 5,979
December 30, 2005
19:00		Sweden 10–2
(4–1, 3–0, 3–1)		 LatviaInterior Savings Centre, Kamloops
Attendance: 4,797
December 31, 2005
19:00		Slovakia 0–6
(0–2, 0–1, 0–3)		 SwedenInterior Savings Centre, Kamloops
Attendance: 4,712
December 31, 2005
19:00		Russia 7–2
(1–0, 1–0, 5–2)		 Czech RepublicProspera Place, Kelowna
Attendance: 6,027

Relegation round
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
7   Switzerland 3 2 1 0 10 5 +5 5
8  Slovakia 3 2 1 0 14 10 +4 5
9  Latvia 3 1 0 2 10 12 −2 2 2007 Division I
10  Norway 3 0 0 3 3 10 −7 0
Source: IIHF
January 2, 2006
13:00		Switzerland  5–2
(1–0, 2–1, 2–1)		 LatviaPacific Coliseum, Vancouver
Attendance: 7,616
January 3, 2006
13:00		Slovakia 4–3
(1–1, 2–2, 1–0)		 NorwayPacific Coliseum, Vancouver
Attendance: 5,038
January 4, 2006
12:00		Latvia 4–0
(1–0, 2–0, 1–0)		 NorwayPacific Coliseum, Vancouver
Attendance: 4,540
January 4, 2006
16:00		Switzerland  3–3
(2–1, 1–0, 0–2)		 SlovakiaPacific Coliseum, Vancouver
Attendance: 6,667

Bracket
  Quarterfinals     Semifinals     Final
                           
        B1  Russia 5  
  A2  United States 2     QF1  United States 1    
  B3  Czech Republic 1         SF1  Russia 0
      SF2  Canada 5
        A1  Canada 4    
  B2  Sweden 0     QF2  Finland 0   Third place
  A3  Finland (OT) 1    Finland 4
   United States 2

Quarterfinals
January 2, 2006
16:00		Sweden 0–1 OT
(0–0, 0–0, 0–0)
(OT: 0–1)		 FinlandGeneral Motors Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 18,630
January 2, 2006
20:00		United States 2–1
(2–1, 0–0, 0–0)		 Czech RepublicGeneral Motors Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 14,890

Semifinals
January 3, 2006
16:00		Canada 4–0
(1–0, 1–0, 2–0)		 FinlandGeneral Motors Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 18,630
January 3, 2006
20:00		Russia 5–1
(1–0, 0–0, 4–1)		 United StatesGeneral Motors Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 18,630

Fifth place game
January 4, 2006
20:00		Sweden 3–1
(0–0, 0–0, 3–1)		 Czech RepublicGeneral Motors Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 10,684

Bronze medal game
January 5, 2006
12:00		Finland 4–2
(0–1, 2–0, 2–1)		 United StatesGeneral Motors Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 15,107

Final
January 5, 2006
16:00		Russia 0–5
(0–2, 0–2, 0–1)		 CanadaGeneral Motors Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 18,630

Scoring leaders
Pos Player Country GP G APts +/− PIM
1Phil Kessel United States71101102
2Evgeni Malkin Russia64610+512
3Lauri Tukonen Finland73710+90
4Stanislav Lašček Slovakia6639+38
5Chris Bourque United States7718–112
6Nicklas Bäckström Sweden6437+32
6Mathias Joggi  Switzerland6437–214
8Bobby Ryan United States7347–10
8Blake Comeau Canada6347+78
10Marek Zagrapan Slovakia6257+318
10Alexei Emelin Russia6257+339

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country TOI GA GAA Sv% SO
1Justin Pogge Canada360:0061.0095.203
2Daniel Larsson Sweden249:2640.9695.181
3Tuukka Rask Finland369:26132.1193.981
4Anton Khudobin Russia300:00112.2093.290
5Cory Schneider United States359:06162.6791.210

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF

Awards

Source: IIHF

Source: IIHF

Final standings
Team
 Canada
 Russia
 Finland
4th United States
5th Sweden
6th Czech Republic
7th  Switzerland
8th Slovakia
9th Latvia
10th Norway

Division I

Group A

Held December 11–17, 2005, in Bled, Slovenia.

  GP W L T GF GA Pts
 Germany 550020210
 Denmark 531120177
 Slovenia 53201786
 France 5122874
 Ukraine 513110223
 Japan 505010290

Group B

Held December 12–18, 2005, in Minsk, Belarus.

  GP W L T GF GA Pts
 Belarus 54012469
 Kazakhstan 54102188
 Italy 522114155
 Poland 51229144
 Austria 50325162
 Hungary 50326202

Division II

Group A

Held December 12–18, 2005, in Bucharest, Romania.

  GP W L T GF GA Pts
 Great Britain 550053310
 Netherlands 53113887
 Romania 531131117
 Spain 523015334
 Australia 514017372
 New Zealand 50502640

Group B

Held January 10–16, 2006, in Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro.

  GP W L T GF GA Pts
 Estonia 550046810
 Croatia 532022156
 South Korea 522120155
 Serbia and Montenegro 522114165
 Mexico 514011402
 China 514012312

Division III

Held at Elektrėnai and Kaunas, Lithuania January 3–9, 2006.

  GP W L T GF GA Pts
 Lithuania 44008138
 Iceland 43107966
 Turkey 422035404
 Bulgaria 413026322
 Armenia 404061460

References
  1. "Ottawa to host 2009 world junior tourney". TSN.ca. 2006-05-03. Archived from the original on 2008-02-27. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
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