Junior Ice Hockey World Championship

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The Hockey - World Championships of the juniors are since 1977 by the International Ice Hockey Federation held annually (IIHF). Since 1999, in addition to the World Championship for U20-junior is also a world championship in the age group instead U18.

The U20 World Cup is held at the turn of the year, so the world championship title is awarded in the first days of the new year. The tournament is particularly popular in Canada. Every second to third tournament is now played in Canada, where an average of over 10,000 spectators attend the games and the finals take place in sold-out NHL stadiums. Canada is the record world champion with 18 titles, ahead of the Soviet Union and Russia with a total of 13 titles (as of 2020).

Unofficial U20 world championships were held from 1974 to 1976 (from 1970 to 1976 Canada did not take part in IIHF competitions because of a dispute with the IIHF over the admission of professional players to the men's world championship ). The first official U20 World Cup in 1977 replaced the U19 European Championship , which was continued as the U18 competition from that point on.

In 1999 the U18 European Championship became the U18 World Championship through the admission of the USA and the integration of the U18 Asia-Oceania Championship. Canada did not participate in the competition until 2002. The tournament takes place regularly in April. The record world champion is the USA with ten titles (as of 2019).

In addition to the tournaments in the top division (formerly A group), in which the world championship titles are awarded, the weaker nations play in divisions I to III (formerly B, C and D world championships) with promotion and relegation. A total of 42 (U20) and 46 (U18) national teams will take part in the World Cup tournaments in 2020.

Medal table

U20
rank country Gold medals Silver medals Bronze medals total
1 CanadaCanada Canada 18th 9 5 32
2 RussiaRussia Russia *
(of which Soviet Union ) (of which CIS )Soviet UnionSoviet Union 
Commonwealth of Independent States 
13
(8)
(1)
13
(3)
(0)
11
(2)
(0)
37
(13)
(1)
3 FinlandFinland Finland 5 4th 6th 15th
4th United StatesUnited States United States 4th 2 6th 12
5 SwedenSweden Sweden 2 11 6th 19th
6th Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic *
(of which Czechoslovakia )CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia 
2
(0)
5
(5)
7
(6)
14
(11)
7th SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia - - 3 3
8th SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland - - 1 1

after 44 tournaments, the unofficial tournaments 1974 to 1976 are not included

U18
rank country Gold medals Silver medals Bronze medals total
1 United StatesUnited States United States 10 4th 3 17th
2 FinlandFinland Finland 4th 3 4th 11
3 RussiaRussia Russia 3 5 3 11
4th CanadaCanada Canada 3 1 3 7th
5 SwedenSweden Sweden 1 5 4th 10
6th Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic - 1 3 4th
7th SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia - 1 1 2
8th SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland - 1 - 1

after 21 tournaments

*Russia took over the IIHF membership of the Soviet Union, the Czech Republic that of Czechoslovakia. Therefore, these countries are considered together in the official statistics.

U20 world championships

year host Final stands
World Champion 2nd place 3rd place
1977 Banská Bystrica , Zvolen ( Czechoslovakia ) Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union Soviet Union CanadaCanada Canada CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
1978 Montreal , Québec City, etc. a. ( Canada ) Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union Soviet Union SwedenSweden Sweden CanadaCanada Canada
1979 Karlstad , Karlskoga ( Sweden ) Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union Soviet Union CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Czechoslovakia SwedenSweden Sweden
1980 Helsinki , Vantaa ( Finland ) Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union Soviet Union FinlandFinland Finland SwedenSweden Sweden
1981 Augsburg , Kaufbeuren u. a. ( Federal Republic of Germany ) SwedenSweden Sweden FinlandFinland Finland Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union Soviet Union
1982 Minneapolis ( United States ) CanadaCanada Canada CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Czechoslovakia FinlandFinland Finland
1983 Leningrad ( Soviet Union ) Soviet UnionSoviet Union Soviet Union CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Czechoslovakia CanadaCanada Canada
1984 Norrköping , Nyköping ( Sweden ) Soviet UnionSoviet Union Soviet Union FinlandFinland Finland CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
1985 Espoo , Helsinki , Turku , Vantaa ( Finland ) CanadaCanada Canada CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Soviet UnionSoviet Union Soviet Union
1986 Hamilton , Toronto et al. a. ( Canada ) Soviet UnionSoviet Union Soviet Union CanadaCanada Canada United StatesUnited States United States
1987 Nitra , Trenčín u. a. ( Czechoslovakia ) FinlandFinland Finland CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Czechoslovakia SwedenSweden Sweden
1988 Moscow ( Soviet Union ) CanadaCanada Canada Soviet UnionSoviet Union Soviet Union FinlandFinland Finland
1989 Anchorage ( United States ) Soviet UnionSoviet Union Soviet Union SwedenSweden Sweden CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
1990 Helsinki , Turku u. a. ( Finland ) CanadaCanada Canada Soviet UnionSoviet Union Soviet Union CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
1991 Saskatoon , Regina et al. a. ( Canada ) CanadaCanada Canada Soviet UnionSoviet Union Soviet Union CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
1992 Füssen , Kaufbeuren ( Germany ) Commonwealth of Independent States CIS ° SwedenSweden Sweden United StatesUnited States United States
1993 Gävle , Falun et al. a. ( Sweden ) CanadaCanada Canada SwedenSweden Sweden Czech RepublicCzech RepublicSlovakiaSlovakia Czech Republic & Slovakia +
1994 Ostrava , Frýdek-Místek ( Czech Republic ) CanadaCanada Canada SwedenSweden Sweden Russia 1991Russia Russia
1995 Red Deer ( Canada ) CanadaCanada Canada RussiaRussia Russia SwedenSweden Sweden
1996 Boston ( United States ) CanadaCanada Canada SwedenSweden Sweden RussiaRussia Russia
1997 Geneva , Morges ( Switzerland ) CanadaCanada Canada United StatesUnited States United States RussiaRussia Russia
1998 Helsinki , Hämeenlinna ( Finland ) FinlandFinland Finland RussiaRussia Russia SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
1999 Winnipeg ( Canada ) RussiaRussia Russia CanadaCanada Canada SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia
2000 Skellefteå , Umeå ( Sweden ) Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic RussiaRussia Russia CanadaCanada Canada
2001 Moscow , Podolsk ( Russia ) Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic FinlandFinland Finland CanadaCanada Canada
2002 Pardubice , Hradec Králové ( Czech Republic ) RussiaRussia Russia CanadaCanada Canada FinlandFinland Finland
2003 Halifax , Sidney ( Canada ) RussiaRussia Russia CanadaCanada Canada FinlandFinland Finland
2004 Helsinki , Hämeenlinna ( Finland ) United StatesUnited States United States CanadaCanada Canada FinlandFinland Finland
2005 Grand Forks , Thief River Falls ( United States ) CanadaCanada Canada RussiaRussia Russia Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic
2006 Vancouver , Kamloops , Kelowna ( Canada ) CanadaCanada Canada RussiaRussia Russia FinlandFinland Finland
2007 Leksand , Mora ( Sweden ) CanadaCanada Canada RussiaRussia Russia United StatesUnited States United States
2008 Pardubice , Liberec ( Czech Republic ) CanadaCanada Canada SwedenSweden Sweden RussiaRussia Russia
2009 Ottawa ( Canada ) CanadaCanada Canada SwedenSweden Sweden RussiaRussia Russia
2010 Saskatoon , Regina ( Canada ) United StatesUnited States United States CanadaCanada Canada SwedenSweden Sweden
2011 Buffalo , Lewiston ( United States ) RussiaRussia Russia CanadaCanada Canada United StatesUnited States United States
2012 Calgary , Edmonton ( Canada ) SwedenSweden Sweden RussiaRussia Russia CanadaCanada Canada
2013 Ufa ( Russia ) United StatesUnited States United States SwedenSweden Sweden RussiaRussia Russia
2014 Malmo ( Sweden ) FinlandFinland Finland SwedenSweden Sweden RussiaRussia Russia
2015 Toronto , Montreal ( Canada ) CanadaCanada Canada RussiaRussia Russia SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia
2016 Helsinki ( Finland ) FinlandFinland Finland RussiaRussia Russia United StatesUnited States United States
2017 Montreal , Toronto ( Canada ) United StatesUnited States United States CanadaCanada Canada RussiaRussia Russia
2018 Buffalo ( United States ) CanadaCanada Canada SwedenSweden Sweden United StatesUnited States United States
2019 Vancouver , Victoria ( Canada ) FinlandFinland Finland United StatesUnited States United States RussiaRussia Russia
2020 Ostrava , Třinec ( Czech Republic ) CanadaCanada Canada RussiaRussia Russia SwedenSweden Sweden
2021 Edmonton , Red Deer ( Canada )
2022 Gothenburg ( Sweden )
2023 Novosibirsk ( Russia )
2024 ( Canada )
2025
2026 ( Canada )
2027
2028 ( Canada )
2029
2030
2031 ( Canada )
°The team started as the Soviet Union in the tournament. On the first day of the tournament, the Soviet Union was dissolved, but the team continued to play under the country's flag. From January 1, 1992, the representation of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) appeared, although Latvians who did not belong to the CIS also played in the team.
+Joint team of the Czech Republic and Slovakia ; the team started as Czechoslovakia in the tournament, the two countries had separated during the tournament on January 1, 1993.

Unofficial U20 World Championships

year host Final stands
World Champion 2nd place 3rd place
1974 Leningrad ( Soviet Union ) Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union Soviet Union FinlandFinland Finland CanadaCanada Canada
1975 Winnipeg , Brandon ( Canada ) , Minneapolis, etc. a. ( USA ) Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union Soviet Union CanadaCanada Canada SwedenSweden Sweden
1976 Tampere , Turku , Pori , Rauma ( Finland ) Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union Soviet Union CanadaCanada Canada CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Czechoslovakia

U18 world championships

year host Final stands
World Champion 2nd place 3rd place
1999 Füssen , Kaufbeuren ( Germany ) FinlandFinland Finland SwedenSweden Sweden SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia
2000 Kloten , Weinfelden ( Switzerland ) FinlandFinland Finland RussiaRussia Russia SwedenSweden Sweden
2001 Helsinki , Lahti , Heinola ( Finland ) RussiaRussia Russia SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland FinlandFinland Finland
2002 Trnava , Piešťany ( Slovakia ) United StatesUnited States United States RussiaRussia Russia Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic
2003 Yaroslavl ( Russia ) CanadaCanada Canada SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia RussiaRussia Russia
2004 Minsk ( Belarus ) RussiaRussia Russia United StatesUnited States United States Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic
2005 Pilsen , Budweis ( Czech Republic ) United StatesUnited States United States CanadaCanada Canada SwedenSweden Sweden
2006 Ängelholm , Halmstad ( Sweden ) United StatesUnited States United States FinlandFinland Finland Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic
2007 Tampere , Rauma ( Finland ) RussiaRussia Russia United StatesUnited States United States SwedenSweden Sweden
2008 Kazan ( Russia ) CanadaCanada Canada RussiaRussia Russia United StatesUnited States United States
2009 Fargo , Moorhead ( USA ) United StatesUnited States United States RussiaRussia Russia FinlandFinland Finland
2010 Minsk , Babrujsk ( Belarus ) United StatesUnited States United States SwedenSweden Sweden FinlandFinland Finland
2011 Crimmitschau , Dresden ( Germany ) United StatesUnited States United States SwedenSweden Sweden RussiaRussia Russia
2012 Brno , Znojmo , Břeclav ( Czech Republic ) United StatesUnited States United States SwedenSweden Sweden CanadaCanada Canada
2013 Sochi ( Russia ) CanadaCanada Canada United StatesUnited States United States FinlandFinland Finland
2014 Lappeenranta , Imatra ( Finland ) United StatesUnited States United States Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic CanadaCanada Canada
2015 Zug , Lucerne ( Switzerland ) United StatesUnited States United States FinlandFinland Finland CanadaCanada Canada
2016 Grand Forks ( USA ) FinlandFinland Finland SwedenSweden Sweden United StatesUnited States United States
2017 Poprad , Spišská Nová Ves ( Slovakia ) United StatesUnited States United States FinlandFinland Finland RussiaRussia Russia
2018 Chelyabinsk , Magnitogorsk ( Russia ) FinlandFinland Finland United StatesUnited States United States SwedenSweden Sweden
2019 Örnsköldsvik , Umeå ( Sweden ) SwedenSweden Sweden RussiaRussia Russia United StatesUnited States United States
2021 Plymouth , Ann Arbor ( USA )

See also

literature

  • Kevin Gibson: The Official Book of Team Canada from Eh to Zed: The World Junior Championships . Trafford, 2003, ISBN 1-4120-0162-5 , pp. 420 .

Web links

Commons : Junior World Championship U20  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. TSN turned World Junior molehill into mountain . ( theglobeandmail.com [accessed November 27, 2019]).
  2. Credit TSN for elevating world juniors to must-see TV . ( theglobeandmail.com [accessed November 27, 2019]).