Ice Hockey World Championship for U20 Juniors 2005

	U20 Junior World Championship
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	Winner: Canada

The 29th ice hockey world championships of the U20 juniors of the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF were the ice hockey world championships of 2005 in the age group of the under-20s (U20). Between December 13, 2004 and January 16, 2005, a total of 40 national teams took part in the six tournaments of the top division and divisions I to III.

For the eleventh time, Canada's team was the world champion, defeating arch-rivals Russia 6-1 in the final . The German team could not keep the class after the promotion in the previous year and relegated to Division I, Switzerland took eighth place in the top division and thus just secured relegation. Austria was third in Group A of Division I and thus missed the immediate return to the top division.

Overview U20 Junior World Championships

competition	place	date	sub- contractor	viewers total	Games	O
Top division	Grand Forks , Thief River Falls	Dec 25, 2004 - Jan 4, 2005 0	10	193.256	31	6.234
Division IA	Sheffield	Dec 13, 2004 - Dec 19, 2004	6th	3.233	15th	215
Division IB	Narva	Dec 13, 2004 - Dec 19, 2004	6th	10,400	15th	693
Division II A	Bucharest	0Jan 3, 2005 - Jan 9, 2005 0	6th	9,600	15th	640
Division II B	Puigcerdà	Dec 13, 2004 - Dec 19, 2004	6th	2.986	15th	199
Division III	Mexico city	Jan 10, 2005 - Jan 16, 2005	6th	6,830	15th	455

Participants, venues and periods

• Top Division: December 25, 2004 to January 4, 2005 in Grand Forks , North Dakota and Thief River Falls , Minnesota , USA

  Participants: Germany (promoted) , Finland , Canada , Russia , Sweden , Switzerland , Slovakia , Czech Republic , USA (defending champion) , Belarus (promoted)            

• Division I.
  • Group A: December 13-19, 2004 in Sheffield , England , Great Britain

    Participants: France , Great Britain (promoted) , Italy , Kazakhstan , Norway , Austria (relegated)       

  • Group B: December 13-19, 2004 in Narva , Estonia

    Participants: Denmark , Estonia , Latvia , Poland (promoted) , Slovenia , Ukraine (relegated)       

• Division II
  • Group A: January 3-9, 2005 in Bucharest , Romania

    Participants: People's Republic of China (promoted) , Japan (relegated) , Lithuania , Netherlands , Romania , Serbia and Montenegro        

  • Group B: December 13-19, 2004 in Puigcerdà , Spain

    Participants: Australia (promoted) , Belgium , Croatia , Spain , South Korea , Hungary (relegated)       

• Division III: January 10-16, 2005 in Mexico City , Mexico

  Participants: Bulgaria , Iceland (relegated) , Mexico , New Zealand , South Africa (relegated) , Turkey        

Top division

2005 World Cup for the U20 Juniors
Number of nations	10
World Champion	Canada
silver	Russia
bronze	Czech Republic
Relegated	Germany Belarus
Venue (s)	Grand Forks , North Dakota & Thief River Falls , Minnesota , USA
opening	December 25, 2004
Endgame	January 4, 2005
spectator	193,256 (6,234 per game)
Gates	205 (6.61 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Marek Black
Best defender	Dion Phaneuf
Best striker	Alexander Ovechkin
MVP	Patrice Bergeron
Top scorer	Patrice Bergeron (13 points)

The U20 World Cup was held from December 25, 2004 to January 4, 2005 in the US cities of Grand Forks in the state of North Dakota and in Thief River Falls in the state of Minnesota . The game was played in the Ralph Engelstad Arena (Grand Forks Engelstad; 11,640 seats) in Grand Forks and the Ralph Engelstad Arena (Thief River Falls Engelstad) in Thief River Falls with 2,569 seats.

Ten national teams took part in the tournament, playing in two groups of five teams each. Canada secured the world championship title, which clearly beat Russia 6-1 in the final. It was the eleventh title for the Canadians.

Group A	Group B
United States	Canada
Czech Republic	Finland
Russia	Slovakia
Switzerland	Sweden
Belarus	Germany

mode

After the group matches in the preliminary round, the two group winners qualify directly for the semi-finals. The runners-up and thirds in the group each play a qualifying game for participation in the semi-finals. The fourth and fifth of the group games contest - if the result of the direct encounter from the preliminary round is taken with them - the relegation round and determine two relegated to Division I.

Venues

Grand Forks , North Dakota	Grand Forks Thief River Falls World Championship venues	Thief River Falls , Minnesota
Ralph Engelstad Arena (Grand Forks Engelstad) Capacity: 11,640		Ralph Engelstad Arena (Thief River Falls Engelstad) Capacity: 2,569

Preliminary round

Group A

December 25, 2004 4:00 p.m. (local time)	December 25, 2004 11:00 p.m. ( CET )	Belarus	2: 7 (0: 1, 1: 2, 1: 4) game report	Czech Republic	Ralph Engelstad Arena, Thief River Falls Spectators: 543
December 25, 2004 7:30 p.m.	December 26, 2004 2:30 am	Russia	4: 5 (3: 3, 1: 2, 0: 0) game report	United States	Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks spectators: 9,274
December 26, 2004 6:00 p.m.	December 27, 2004 1:00 am	Switzerland	5: 0 (1: 0, 3: 0, 1: 0) game report	Belarus	Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks Spectators: 8,510
December 27, 2004 4:00 p.m.	December 27, 2004 11:00 p.m.	Czech Republic	1: 4 (0: 2, 1: 1, 0: 1) game report	Russia	Ralph Engelstad Arena, Thief River Falls Spectators: 972
December 27, 2004 8:00 p.m.	December 28, 2004 3:00 am	United States	6: 4 (1: 0, 1: 0, 4: 4) game report	Switzerland	Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks spectators: 8,133
December 28, 2004 7:00 p.m.	December 29, 2004 2:00 am	Russia	7: 2 (3: 0, 1: 1, 3: 1) game report	Belarus	Ralph Engelstad Arena, Thief River Falls Spectators: 825
December 29, 2004 3:30 p.m.	December 29, 2004 10:30 p.m.	Czech Republic	5: 2 (1: 0, 2: 1, 2: 1) game report	Switzerland	Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks spectators: 8,259
December 29, 2004 7:30 p.m.	December 30, 2004 2:30 am	Belarus	5: 3 (2: 1, 3: 1, 0: 1) game report	United States	Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks Spectators: 8,038
December 30, 2004 4:00 p.m.	December 30, 2004 11:00 pm	Switzerland	1: 6 (0: 2, 1: 2, 0: 2) game report	Russia	Ralph Engelstad Arena, Thief River Falls Spectators: 1,179
December 30, 2004 7:30 p.m.	December 31, 2004 2:30 am	United States	1: 3 (0: 1, 1: 1, 0: 1) game report	Czech Republic	Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks spectators: 8,734

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Russia	4th	3	0	1	21: 09	6th
2.	Czech Republic	4th	3	0	1	16: 09	6th
3.	United States	4th	2	0	2	15:16	4th
4th	Switzerland	4th	1	0	3	12:17	2
5.	Belarus	4th	1	0	3	09:22	2

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats
Explanations: semi-final qualifier , quarter-final qualifier , relegation round qualifier

Group B

December 25, 2004 3:30 p.m.	December 25, 2004 10:30 p.m.	Slovakia	3: 7 (0: 2, 2: 3, 1: 2) game report	Canada	Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks spectators: 7,540
December 25, 2004 7:30 p.m.	December 26, 2004 2:30 am	Germany	1: 4 (0: 1, 0: 2, 1: 1) game report	Finland	Ralph Engelstad Arena, Thief River Falls Spectators: 752
December 26, 2004 6:00 p.m.	December 27, 2004 1:00 am	Sweden	6: 0 (1: 0, 1: 0, 4: 0) game report	Germany	Ralph Engelstad Arena, Thief River Falls Spectators: 951
December 27, 2004 3:30 p.m.	December 27, 2004 10:30 p.m.	Canada	8: 1 (1: 1, 4: 0, 3: 0) game report	Sweden	Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks spectators: 10,739
December 27, 2004 7:30 p.m.	December 28, 2004 2:30 am	Finland	0: 2 (0: 0, 0: 1, 0: 1) game report	Slovakia	Ralph Engelstad Arena, Thief River Falls Spectators: 1,031
December 28, 2004 7:00 p.m.	December 29, 2004 2:00 am	Germany	0: 9 (0: 4, 0: 2, 0: 3) game report	Canada	Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks Spectators: 8,404
December 29, 2004 4:00 p.m.	December 29, 2004 11:00 pm	Finland	5: 4 (0: 2, 1: 2, 4: 0) game report	Sweden	Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks spectators: 1,393
December 29, 2004 7:30 p.m.	December 30, 2004 2:30 am	Slovakia	5: 0 (3: 0, 0: 0, 2: 0) game report	Germany	Ralph Engelstad Arena, Thief River Falls Spectators: 1,230
December 30, 2004 3:30 p.m.	December 30, 2004 10:30 p.m.	Canada	8: 1 (2: 0, 5: 0, 1: 1) game report	Finland	Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks spectators: 9,697
December 30, 2004 7:30 p.m.	December 31, 2004 2:30 am	Sweden	3: 0 (1: 0, 2: 0, 0: 0) game report	Slovakia	Ralph Engelstad Arena, Thief River Falls spectators: 1,325

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Canada	4th	4th	0	0	32: 05	8th
2.	Sweden	4th	2	0	2	14:13	4th
3.	Finland	4th	2	0	2	10:15	4th
4th	Slovakia	4th	2	0	2	10:10	4th
5.	Germany	4th	0	0	4th	01:24	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats
Explanations: semi-final qualifier , quarter-final qualifier , relegation round qualifier

Relegation round

January 1, 2005 12:00 p.m. (local time)	January 1, 2005 7:00 p.m. (CET)	Switzerland	5: 0 (0: 0, 3: 0, 2: 0) game report	Germany	Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks spectators: 7,540
January 2, 2005 12:00 p.m.	January 2, 2005 7:00 p.m.	Slovakia	2: 1 (0: 0, 0: 1, 2: 0) game report	Belarus	Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks spectators: 7,650
January 3, 2005 12:00 p.m.	January 3, 2005 7:00 p.m.	Belarus	3: 4 (2: 1, 1: 1, 0: 2) game report	Germany	Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks spectators: 7,580
January 3, 2005 3:30 p.m.	January 3, 2005 10:30 p.m.	Slovakia	3: 2 (2: 0, 0: 1, 1: 1) game report	Switzerland	Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks spectators: 7,820

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Slovakia	3	3	0	0	10: 03	6th
2.	Switzerland	3	2	0	1	12: 03	4th
3.	Germany	3	1	0	2	04:13	2
4th	Belarus	3	0	0	3	04:11	0

Note: The preliminary round matches Switzerland - Belarus (5: 0) and Slovakia - Germany (5: 0) are included in the table.
Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats
Explanations: Relegated to Division I.

Final round

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

B1

Canada

3

A2

Czech Republic

3

A2

Czech Republic

1

B3

Finland

0

B1

Canada

6th

A1

Russia

1

A3

United States

2

B2

Sweden

2

A1

Russia

7th

3rd place match

A3

United States

8th

A2

Czech Republic

3

A3

United States

2

Play for 5th place

B2

Sweden

3

B3

Finland

4th

Quarter finals

January 1, 2005 3:30 p.m. (local time)

January 1, 2005 10:30 p.m. (CET)

Czech Republic P. Vrána (36:57) R. Olesz (43:35) R. Červenka (57:58)

3: 0 (0: 0, 1: 0, 2: 0) game report

Finland

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks spectators: 7,465

January 1, 2005 7:30 p.m.

January 2, 2005 2:30 am

Sweden L. Eriksson (4:12) L. Eriksson (33:26)

2: 8 (1: 1, 1: 2, 0: 5) game report

USA K. Porter (12:07) D. Stafford (23:08) P. Kessel (26:58) P. Kessel (44:15) P. Kessel (47:21) R. Schremp (51:08) R . Suter (52:46) T. Hensick (59:45)

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks spectators: 8,258

Play for 5th place

January 3, 2005 7:30 p.m.

January 4, 2005 2:30 am

Sweden C. Söderberg (7:12) N. Bergfors (34:13) N. Bergfors (52:35)

3: 4 n.V. (1: 1, 1: 0, 1: 2, 0: 1) game report

Finland V. Mäntymaa (15:25) A. Seitsonen (47:08) T. Nurmi (59:10) J. Kolehmainen (61:37)

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks spectators: 9,252

Semifinals

January 2, 2005 3:30 p.m.

January 2, 2005 10:30 p.m.

Canada J. Carter (18:38) N. Dawes (30:02) P. Bergeron (32:34)

3: 1 (1: 0, 2: 0, 0: 1) game report

Czech Republic R. Olesz (43:36)

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks spectators: 10,266

January 2, 2005 7:30 p.m.

January 3, 2005 2:30 am

USA R. Schremp (8:55) P. O'Sullivan (14:44)

2: 7 (2: 3, 0: 0, 0: 4) game report

Russia E. Lissin (1:58) A. Ovetschkin (4:46) S. Shirokov (16:01) J. Malkin (51:03) A. Ovechkin (57:46) J. Malkin (58:49) M Junkow (59:59)

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks Spectators: 9,024

3rd place match

January 4, 2005 3:00 p.m.

January 4, 2005 10:00 p.m.

Czech Republic M. Polák (3:26) M. Frolík (26:03) P. Vrána (62:38)

3: 2 a.d. (1: 1, 1: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0) game report

USA K. Porter (16:16) D. Stafford (33:12)

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks Spectators: 8,992

final

January 4, 2005 7:00 p.m.

January 5, 2005 2:00 am

Canada R. Getzlaf (0:51) D. Syvret (8:00) J. Carter (23:33) P. Bergeron (27:53) A. Stewart (28:54) D. Phaneuf (33:19)

6: 1 (2: 1, 4: 0, 0: 0) game report

Russia A. Jemelin (19:28)

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks spectators: 11,862

statistics

Best scorer

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, +/− = plus / minus , PIM = penalty minutes; Fat: tournament best

player	team	GP	G	A.	Pts	+/-	PIM
Patrice Bergeron	Canada	6th	5	8th	13	+5	6th
Ryan Getzlaf	Canada	6th	3	9	12	+14	8th
Alexander Ovechkin	Russia	6th	7th	4th	11	+6	4th
Jeff Carter	Canada	6th	7th	3	10	+10	6th
Rostislav Olesz	Czech Republic	7th	7th	3	10	+8	12
Yevgeny Malkin	Russia	6th	3	7th	10	± 0	16
Sidney Crosby	Canada	6th	6th	3	9	+4	4th
Drew Stafford	United States	7th	5	4th	9	−3	14th
Johannes Salmonsson	Sweden	6th	5	3	8th	+2	0
Petr Vrána	Czech Republic	7th	5	3	8th	+8	16

Best goalkeeper

Abbreviations: GP = games, TOI = ice time (in minutes), GA = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , Sv% = shots saved (in%), GAA = goals conceded; Fat: tournament best

player	team	GP	TOI	GA	SO	Sv%	ATM
Marek Black	Czech Republic	6th	361: 57	13	1	92.49	2.15
Jeff Glass	Canada	5	300: 00	7th	0	92.22	1.40
Jaroslav Halák	Slovakia	6th	360: 00	13	2	91.56	2.17
Al Montoya	United States	7th	393: 15	22nd	0	90.39	3.36
Tuukka Rask	Finland	5	243: 26	12	0	90.16	2.96

Final placements

Pl.	team
1	Canada
2	Russia
3	Czech Republic
4th	United States
5	Finland
6th	Sweden
7th	Slovakia
8th	Switzerland
9	Germany
10	Belarus

Title, promotion and relegation

World Champion Canada

Cam Barker , Réjean Beauchemin , Shawn Belle , Patrice Bergeron , Jeff Carter , Braydon Coburn , Jeremy Colliton , Sidney Crosby , Nigel Dawes , Stephen Dixon , Colin Fraser , Ryan Getzlaf , Jeff Glass , Andrew Ladd , Clarke MacArthur , Corey Perry , Dion Phaneuf , Mike Richards , Brent Seabrook , Anthony Stewart , Danny Syvret , Shea Weber Trainers: Brent Sutter

Silver Russia

Anton Below , Anton Chudobin , Alexander Galimow , Alexei Jemelin , Denis Jeschow , Michail Junkow , Andrei Kuznetsov , Enwer Lissin , Evgeni Malkin , Dmitri Megalinsky , Georgi Misharin , Alexander Nikulin , Alexander Ovetschkin , Grigori Panin , Denis Parschin , Dmitri Pestunow , Alexander Radulow , Jakow Rylow , Grigori Schafigulin , Sergei Schirokow , Roman Woloshenko , Dmitri Vorobjow Coach: Valeri Bragin

Bronze Czech Republic

Lukáš Bolf , Michal Borovanský , Roman Červenka , Michael Frolík , Michal Gulaši , Milan Hluchy , Zbynek Hrdel , Lukáš Kašpar , Bedrich Kohler , Vladislav Koutský , David Krejci , Marek Kvapil , Martin Lojek , Rostislav Olesz , Jakub Petružálek , Michal Polák , Roman Polák , Marek Schwarz , Ondřej Šmach , Ladislav Šmid , Martin Tůma , Petr Vrána Trainers: Alois Hadamczik

Relegated to Division I:	Germany, Belarus
Promoted to the top division:	Latvia, Norway

Awards

Player trophies

Award	player	team
Most valuable player	Patrice Bergeron	Canada
Best goalkeeper	Marek Black	Czech Republic
Best defender	Dion Phaneuf	Canada
Best striker	Alexander Ovechkin	Russia

All-Star Team

Attack:	Alexander Ovechkin - Patrice Bergeron - Jeff Carter
Defense:	Dion Phaneuf - Ryan Suter
Goal:	Marek Black

Division I.

Group A, in Sheffield, England, UK

Teams	NOR	KAZ	AUT	FRA	ITA	GBR	Gates	Pt.
1. Norway		5: 3	5-0	5: 4	4: 2	10: 3	29:12	10-0
2. Kazakhstan	3: 5		8: 3	5: 3	3: 2	10: 2	29:15	8: 2
3. Austria	0: 5	3: 8		3: 2	5: 1	1-0	12:16	6: 4
4. France	4: 5	3: 5	2: 3		4: 3	5: 3	18:19	4: 6
5. Italy	2: 4	2: 3	1: 5	3: 4		3-0	11:16	2: 8
6. Great Britain	3:10	2:10	0: 1	3: 5	0: 3		8:29	0:10

Group B, in Narva, Estonia

Teams	LAT	SLO	THE	POLE	UKR	EST	Gates	Pt.
1. Latvia		6: 5	4: 2	2: 2	2: 1	14: 2	28:12	9: 1
2. Slovenia	5: 6		2: 3	4: 1	8: 2	9-0	28:12	6: 4
3. Denmark	2: 4	3: 2		3: 5	5: 1	6: 1	22:13	6: 4
4. Poland	2: 2	1: 4	5: 3		2: 2	5: 2	15:13	6: 4
5. Ukraine	1: 2	2: 8	1: 5	2: 2		5: 1	11:19	3: 7
6. Estonia	2:14	0: 9	1: 6	2: 5	1: 5		6:41	0:10

Moved up and down

Promoted to the World Cup group:	Norway, Latvia
Relegated from the World Cup group:	Germany, Belarus
Relegated to Division II:	Great Britain, Estonia
Promoted from Division II:	Hungary, Japan

Division II

Group A, in Bucharest, Romania

Teams	JPN	ROME	NED	CHN	SCG	LTU	Gates	Pt.
1. Japan		1: 1	5: 2	5-0	12: 1	9-0	32: 4	9: 1
2. Romania	1: 1		5: 4	2: 4	6: 3	9: 1	23:13	7: 3
3. Netherlands	2: 5	4: 5		3: 2	13: 0	7: 2	29:14	6: 4
4. People's Republic of China	0: 5	4: 2	2: 3		4: 3	6: 1	16:14	6: 4
5. Serbia and Montenegro	1:12	3: 6	0:13	3: 4		4: 1	11:36	2: 8
6. Lithuania	0: 9	1: 9	2: 7	1: 6	1: 4		5:35	0:10

Group B, in Puigcerda, Spain

Teams	HUN	COR	CRO	ESP	OUT	BEL	Gates	Pt.
1. Hungary		5: 1	4: 3	7: 2	14: 4	11: 0	41:10	10-0
2. South Korea	1: 5		9: 1	15: 1	11: 0	10: 5	46:12	8: 2
3. Croatia	3: 4	1: 9		6: 1	8: 5	9: 2	27:21	6: 4
4. Spain	2: 7	1:15	1: 6		4: 2	6: 2	14:32	4: 6
5. Australia	4:14	0:11	5: 8	2: 4		5: 3	16:40	2: 8
6. Belgium	0:11	5:10	2: 9	2: 6	3: 5		12:41	0:10

Moved up and down

Promoted to Division I:	Hungary, Japan
Relegated from Division I:	Great Britain, Estonia
Relegated to Division III:	Lithuania, Belgium
Promoted from Division III:	Mexico, New Zealand

Division III

in Mexico City, Mexico

Teams	MEX	NZL	ISL	RSA	DOOR	BUL	Gates	Pt.
1. Mexico		7-0	10: 4	6: 1	4: 1	10-0	37: 6	10-0
2. New Zealand	0: 7		5: 3	3: 3	9-0	11: 2	28:15	7: 3
3. Iceland	4:10	3: 5		8: 1	7: 2	8: 1	30:19	6: 4
4. South Africa	1: 6	3: 3	1: 8		4: 3	6: 4	15:24	5: 5
5. Turkey	1: 4	0: 9	2: 7	3: 4		4: 3	10:27	2: 8
6. Bulgaria	0:10	2:11	1: 8	4: 6	3: 4		10:39	0:10

Moved up and down

Promoted to Division II:	Mexico, New Zealand
Relegated from Division II:	Lithuania, Belgium

Web links

• Internet presence of the IIHF (International Ice Hockey Federation) (English)

See also

• Ice Hockey World Championship 2005
• Men's Ice Hockey World Championship 2005
• Women's Ice Hockey World Championship 2005
• Ice Hockey World Championship for U18 Juniors 2005