2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

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2006 IIHF World U20 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Canada
Venue(s)4 (in 3 host cities)
Dates26 December 2005 – 5 January 2006
Teams10
Final positions
Champions  Canada (12th title)
Runner-up  Russia
Third place  Finland
Fourth place United States
Tournament statistics
Games played31
Goals scored195 (6.29 per game)
Attendance325,138 (10,488 per game)
Scoring leader(s)United States Phil Kessel (11 points)
MVPRussia Evgeni Malkin
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The 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (2006 WJHC) were held in Vancouver, Kelowna and Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada.[1] 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. 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.[2]

Top Division[edit]

Venues[edit]

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[edit]

Main article: 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships rosters

Preliminary round[edit]

All times are local (UTC−8).

Group A[edit]

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) Hosts
December 26, 2005
16:00		Finland 1–5
(0–2, 0–2, 1–1)		 CanadaPacific Coliseum, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,083
Game reference
Seitsonen 48:49 (PP1)GoalsBoyd 10:23 (PP1), 34:24
Comeau 15:52
Bolland 23:17 (PP1)
Chipchura 54:03
December 26, 2005
20:00		Norway 2–11
(0–3, 1–5, 1–3)		 United StatesPacific Coliseum, Vancouver
Attendance: 12,232
Game reference
Sveum 29:00 (PP1)
Olimb 43:44 (PP1)		GoalsOshie 2:19
E. Johnson 12:22 (PP1)
Skille 17:30 (PP1)
Bourque 21:23, 27:32, 31:11 (PP1), 51:38, 53:03 (SH1)
Mueller 26:14
Porter 34:54 (PP1)
Schremp 40:32
December 27, 2005
19:00		Switzerland 2–0
(0–0, 1–0, 1–0)		 NorwayPacific Coliseum, Vancouver
Attendance: 11,976
Game reference
Joggi 33:52 (PP1)
Burgler 54:04 (PP1)		Goals
December 28, 2005
16:00		Canada 4–3
(2–1, 2–1, 0–1)		  SwitzerlandPacific Coliseum, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,123
Game reference
Downie 8:45 (PP1)
Boyd 17:45
Pyatt 30:00
Bolland 33:39 (PP1)		GoalsBlum 5:33 (PP2)
Weber 34:37
Sprünger 42:42 (PP1)
December 28, 2005
20:00		United States 6–5
(3–2, 2–1, 1–2)		 FinlandPacific Coliseum, Vancouver
Attendance: 12,209
Game reference
Fritsche 9:42 (PP1)
Wheeler 17:05, 39:18
Lee 19:49 (PP1)
Ryan 28:01 (PP1)
Porter 49:49 (PP1)		GoalsAlikoski 6:21
Korpikoski 8:26 (SH1)
Seitsonen 21:28 (PP1)
Tukonen 55:34
Laakso 58:48 (PP1)
December 29, 2005
16:00		Norway 0–4
(0–1, 0–3, 0–0)		 CanadaPacific Coliseum, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,083
Game reference
GoalsBarker 15:27 (PP1)
Bolland 34:50 (PP1)
Chipchura 35:16
Bourdon 36:41
December 30, 2005
16:00		United States 2–2
(2–0, 0–0, 0–2)		  SwitzerlandPacific Coliseum, Vancouver
Attendance: 12,130
Game reference
Paukovich 6:16
Ryan 16:59		GoalsBlum 47:53 (PP1)
Joggi 54:08 (PP2)
December 30, 2005
20:00		Finland 9–1
(7–0, 1–1, 1–0)		 NorwayPacific Coliseum, Vancouver
Attendance: 10,766
Game reference
Seppänen 1:10, 8:49
Lindgren 3:26
Jokinen 12:34 (PP1)
Tukonen 15:30 (PP1)
Heino 17:13
Seitsonen 18:32, 29:04
Kolehmainen 49:53		GoalsSveum 35:10 (PP1)
December 31, 2005
16:00		Canada 3–2
(2–1, 0–1, 1–0)		 United StatesPacific Coliseum, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,083
Game reference
Barker 2:35 (PP1)
Boyd 6:42
Chipchura 59:27 (EN)		GoalsBourque 10:27 (PP1)
Mueller 28:10 (PP1)
December 31, 2005
20:00		Switzerland 1–4
(0–1, 0–0, 1–3)		 FinlandPacific Coliseum, Vancouver
Attendance: 8,335
Game reference
Joggi 52:23 (PP1)GoalsKolehmainen 2:45 (PP1)
Sinisalo 42:24
Lindgren 42:34
Laakso 59:49 (EN)

Group B[edit]

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
Game reference
Meija 11:16Goals01:13 Hromas
08:16 Kalus
28:47 Pohl
29:37 Meidl
37:52 Pohl
December 26, 2005
19:00		Sweden 1–5
(1–2, 0–1, 0–2)		 RussiaProspera Place, Kelowna
Attendance: 5,982
Game reference
Bergfors (PP) 07:37Goals08:45 (PP) Malkin
13:51 (PP) Kulemin
38:03 Voloshenko
47:49 Shirokov
52:00 (SH) Kulemin
December 27, 2005
19:00		Slovakia 7–4
(2–0, 4–3, 1–1)		 LatviaProspera Place, Kelowna
Attendance: 5,790
Game reference
Valábik 11:42
Lašček (PP) 18:30
Zagrapan 21:05
Lašček 28:28
Gračík 30:36
Lašček 39:03
Piatak 47:41		Goals29:27 (PP) Galviņš
37:25 Kļujevskis
39:24 Želubovskis
50:05 Želubovskis
December 28, 2005
19:00		Czech Republic 2–3
(0–2, 1–1, 1–0)		 SwedenInterior Savings Centre, Kamloops
Attendance: 5,323
Game reference
Sobotka (PP) 36:25
Káňa (PP) 52:48		Goals02:08 Karlsson
03:49 Salmonsson
20:52 O. Hedman
December 28, 2005
19:00		Russia 6–2
(5–0, 0–1, 1–0)		 SlovakiaProspera Place, Kelowna
Attendance: 5,948
Game reference
Churilov 07:37
Lemtyugov (PP) 09:45
Lisin 10:32
Zubov (PP) 16:41
Malkin (PP) 19:09
Emelin (PP) 47:11		Goals17:30 (PP) Sekera
30:29 Lašček
December 29, 2005
19:00		Latvia 1–3
(0–2, 1–1, 0–0)		 RussiaInterior Savings Centre, Kamloops
Attendance: 4,831
Game reference
Kļujevskis (PP) 32:58Goals03:54 (PP) Malkin
04:00 Lemtyugov
36:26 Lemtyugov
December 30, 2005
19:00		Czech Republic 5–3
(3–1, 1–0, 1–2)		 SlovakiaProspera Place, Kelowna
Attendance: 5,979
Game reference
Krejčí 00:26
Kudělka (PP) 10:01
Krejčí 10:22
Krejčí 30:36
Pohl 45:10		Goals01:38 (PP) Zagrapan
46:45 (PP) Gračík
56:05 (PP) Scurko
December 30, 2005
19:00		Sweden 10–2
(4–1, 3–0, 3–1)		 LatviaInterior Savings Centre, Kamloops
Attendance: 4,797
Game reference
Karlsson 01:06
Bäckström (PP) 14:40
Viklund (PP) 15:57
Pettersson 18:17
Bergfors (PP) 20:40
Bäckström 25:25
Salmonsson (SH) 29:35
Bäckström 41:25
Ritola 51:59
Pettersson (PP) 57:42		Goals16:58 Karsums
51:52 Karkliņš
December 31, 2005
19:00		Slovakia 0–6
(0–2, 0–1, 0–3)		 SwedenInterior Savings Centre, Kamloops
Attendance: 4,712
Game reference
Goals07:07 Lindqvist
13:01 (PP) Ritola
34:20 Ryno
43:33 Pettersson
49:44 Axelsson
52:22 Karlsson
December 31, 2005
19:00		Russia 7–2
(1–0, 1–0, 5–2)		 Czech RepublicProspera Place, Kelowna
Attendance: 6,027
Game reference
Shirokov (PP) 16:20
Voloshenko 33:46
Malkin 41:07
Zubov (PP) 44:15
Voloshenko 46:14
Lisin 51:09
Radulov 56:07		Goals48:47 Pohl
49:35 (PP) Sobotka

Relegation round[edit]

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
Game reference
January 3, 2006
13:00		Slovakia 4–3
(1–1, 2–2, 1–0)		 NorwayPacific Coliseum, Vancouver
Attendance: 5,038
Game reference
January 4, 2006
12:00		Latvia 4–0
(1–0, 2–0, 1–0)		 NorwayPacific Coliseum, Vancouver
Attendance: 4,540
Game reference
January 4, 2006
16:00		Switzerland 3–3
(2–1, 1–0, 0–2)		 SlovakiaPacific Coliseum, Vancouver
Attendance: 6,667
Game reference

Final round[edit]

Bracket[edit]

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
A3  Finland (OT) 1 Third place
 Finland 4
 United States 2

Quarterfinals[edit]

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
Game reference
Goals69:26 (PP) Laakso
January 2, 2006
20:00		United States 2–1
(2–1, 0–0, 0–0)		 Czech RepublicGeneral Motors Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 14,890
Game reference
Kessel (PP) 03:23
Bourque 11:08		Goals12:17 (PP) Šmíd

Semifinals[edit]

January 3, 2006
16:00		Canada 4–0
(1–0, 1–0, 2–0)		 FinlandGeneral Motors Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 18,630
Game reference
Russell 18:16
Comeau 38:58
Letang (PP) 49:40
Cogliano 53:32		Goals
January 3, 2006
20:00		Russia 5–1
(1–0, 0–0, 4–1)		 United StatesGeneral Motors Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 18,630
Game reference
Anton KhudobinGoaliesCory SchneiderReferee:
Finland Jyri Ronn
Linesmen:
Canada Jeff MacDonald
Sweden Fredrik Ulriksson
Kulemin (Zubov, Malkin) – 12:321–0
Kulemin (PP) – 41:422–0
2–142:34 – Skille (J. Johnson, Bourque) (PP)
Emelin (Malkin) – 43:133–1
Shirokov (Lemtyugov) – 53:014–1
Lemtyugov (Shirokov, Buravchikov) – 55:155–1
51 minPenalties41 min
34Shots35

Fifth place game[edit]

January 4, 2006
20:00		Sweden 3–1
(0–0, 0–0, 3–1)		 Czech RepublicGeneral Motors Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 10,684
Game reference
Rynol 41:42
Bergfors 42:07
Bäckström 59:12		Goals43:16 Káňa

Bronze medal game[edit]

January 5, 2006
12:00		Finland 4–2
(0–1, 2–0, 2–1)		 United StatesGeneral Motors Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 15,107
Game reference
Sailio 33:32
Joensuu 34:51
Tukonen 53:20
Joensuu 55:24		Goals12:11 Ryan
51:03 (PP) J. Johnson

Final[edit]

January 5, 2006
16:00		Russia 0–5
(0–2, 0–2, 0–1)		 CanadaGeneral Motors Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 18,630
Game reference
Anton KhudobinGoaliesJustin PoggeReferee:
United States Brian Thul
Linesmen:
Czech Republic František Kalivoda
Finland Juho Kautto
0–117:13 – Downie (Cogliano, Comeau)
0–218:56 – Comeau
0–332:02 – Blunden (Barker, Pouliot) (PP)
0–434:44 – Blunden (Barker, Russell) (PP)
0–557:15 – Chipchura (Cogliano, Bolland)
20 minPenalties14 min
35Shots34

Statistics[edit]

Scoring leaders[edit]

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM
1 Phil Kessel  United States 7 1 10 11 0 2
2 Evgeni Malkin  Russia 6 4 6 10 +5 12
3 Lauri Tukonen  Finland 7 3 7 10 +9 0
4 Stanislav Lašček  Slovakia 6 6 3 9 +3 8
5 Chris Bourque  United States 7 7 1 8 –1 12
6 Nicklas Bäckström  Sweden 6 4 3 7 +3 2
6 Mathias Joggi   Switzerland 6 4 3 7 –2 14
8 Bobby Ryan  United States 7 3 4 7 –1 0
8 Blake Comeau  Canada 6 3 4 7 +7 8
10 Marek Zagrapan  Slovakia 6 2 5 7 +3 18
10 Alexei Emelin  Russia 6 2 5 7 +3 39

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

Goaltending leaders[edit]

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country TOI GA GAA Sv% SO
1 Justin Pogge  Canada 360:00 6 1.00 95.20 3
2 Daniel Larsson  Sweden 249:26 4 0.96 95.18 1
3 Tuukka Rask  Finland 369:26 13 2.11 93.98 1
4 Anton Khudobin  Russia 300:00 11 2.20 93.29 0
5 Cory Schneider  United States 359:06 16 2.67 91.21 0

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF

Awards[edit]

Source: IIHF

Source: IIHF

Final standings[edit]

Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Canada
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Russia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Finland
4th  United States
5th  Sweden
6th  Czech Republic
7th   Switzerland
8th  Slovakia
9th  Latvia
10th  Norway

Division I[edit]

The Division I Championships were played on December 11–17, 2005 in Bled, Slovenia (Group A) and on December 12–18, 2005 in Minsk, Belarus.

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Germany 5 5 0 0 20 2 +18 10 Promoted to the 2007 Top Division
2  Denmark 5 3 1 1 20 17 +3 7
3  Slovenia 5 3 0 2 17 8 +9 6
4  France 5 1 2 2 8 7 +1 4
5  Ukraine 5 1 1 3 10 22 −12 3
6  Japan 5 0 0 5 10 29 −19 0 Relegated to the 2007 Division II
Source: [citation needed]

Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Belarus 5 4 1 0 24 6 +18 9 Promoted to the 2007 Top Division
2  Kazakhstan 5 4 0 1 21 8 +13 8
3  Italy 5 2 1 2 14 15 −1 5
4  Poland 5 1 2 2 9 14 −5 4
5  Austria 5 0 2 3 5 16 −11 2
6  Hungary 5 0 2 3 6 20 −14 2 Relegated to the 2007 Division II
Source: [citation needed]

Division II[edit]

The Division II Championships were played on December 12–18, 2005 in Bucharest, Romania (Group A) and on January 10–16, 2006 in Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro.

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Great Britain 5 5 0 0 53 3 +50 10 Promoted to the 2007 Division I
2  Netherlands 5 3 1 1 38 8 +30 7
3  Romania 5 3 1 1 31 11 +20 7
4  Spain 5 2 0 3 15 33 −18 4
5  Australia 5 1 0 4 17 37 −20 2
6  New Zealand 5 0 0 5 2 64 −62 0 Relegated to the 2007 Division III
Source: [citation needed]

Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Estonia 5 5 0 0 46 8 +38 10 Promoted to the 2007 Division I
2  Croatia 5 3 0 2 22 15 +7 6
3  South Korea 5 2 1 2 20 15 +5 5
4  Serbia and Montenegro 5 2 1 2 14 16 −2 5
5  Mexico 5 1 0 4 11 40 −29 2
6  China 5 1 0 4 12 31 −19 2 Relegated to the 2007 Division III
Source: [citation needed]

Division III[edit]

The Division III Championship was played on January 3–9, 2006 in Elektrėnai and Kaunas, Lithuania.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1  Lithuania 4 4 0 0 81 3 +78 8 Promoted to the 2007 Division II
2  Iceland 4 3 0 1 79 6 +73 6
3  Turkey 4 2 0 2 35 40 −5 4
4  Bulgaria 4 1 0 3 26 32 −6 2
5  Armenia 4 0 0 4 6 146 −140 0
Source: [citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2006 IIHF World U20 Championship statistics". Archived from the original on 2020-09-19. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  2. ^ "Ottawa to host 2009 world junior tourney". TSN.ca. 2006-05-03. Archived from the original on 2008-02-27. Retrieved 2008-05-13.

External links[edit]

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