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]
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
| Dates | 26 December 2005 – 5 January 2006 |
| Teams | 10 |
| 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 played | 31 |
| Goals scored | 195 (6.29 per match) |
| Attendance | 325,138 (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 |
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| Canada – Vancouver |
Canada – Vancouver |
Canada – Kelowna |
Canada – Kamloops |
Rosters
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC−8).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 |
| December 26, 2005 16:00 | Finland | 1–5 (0–2, 0–2, 1–1) | Canada | Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver Attendance: 16,083 |
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| December 26, 2005 20:00 | Norway | 2–11 (0–3, 1–5, 1–3) | United States | Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver Attendance: 12,232 |
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| December 27, 2005 19:00 | Switzerland | 2–0 (0–0, 1–0, 1–0) | Norway | Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver Attendance: 11,976 |
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| December 28, 2005 16:00 | Canada | 4–3 (2–1, 2–1, 0–1) | Switzerland | Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver Attendance: 16,123 |
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| December 28, 2005 20:00 | United States | 6–5 (3–2, 2–1, 1–2) | Finland | Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver Attendance: 12,209 |
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| December 29, 2005 16:00 | Norway | 0–4 (0–1, 0–3, 0–0) | Canada | Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver Attendance: 16,083 |
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| December 30, 2005 16:00 | United States | 2–2 (2–0, 0–0, 0–2) | Switzerland | Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver Attendance: 12,130 |
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| December 30, 2005 20:00 | Finland | 9–1 (7–0, 1–1, 1–0) | Norway | Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver Attendance: 10,766 |
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| December 31, 2005 16:00 | Canada | 3–2 (2–1, 0–1, 1–0) | United States | Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver Attendance: 16,083 |
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| December 31, 2005 20:00 | Switzerland | 1–4 (0–1, 0–0, 1–3) | Finland | Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver Attendance: 8,335 |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 Republic | Interior Savings Centre, Kamloops Attendance: 4,653 |
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| December 26, 2005 19:00 | Sweden | 1–5 (1–2, 0–1, 0–2) | Russia | Prospera Place, Kelowna Attendance: 5,982 |
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| December 27, 2005 19:00 | Slovakia | 7–4 (2–0, 4–3, 1–1) | Latvia | Prospera Place, Kelowna Attendance: 5,790 |
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| December 28, 2005 19:00 | Czech Republic | 2–3 (0–2, 1–1, 1–0) | Sweden | Interior Savings Centre, Kamloops Attendance: 5,323 |
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| December 28, 2005 19:00 | Russia | 6–2 (5–0, 0–1, 1–0) | Slovakia | Prospera Place, Kelowna Attendance: 5,948 |
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| December 29, 2005 19:00 | Latvia | 1–3 (0–2, 1–1, 0–0) | Russia | Interior Savings Centre, Kamloops Attendance: 4,831 |
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| December 30, 2005 19:00 | Czech Republic | 5–3 (3–1, 1–0, 1–2) | Slovakia | Prospera Place, Kelowna Attendance: 5,979 |
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| December 30, 2005 19:00 | Sweden | 10–2 (4–1, 3–0, 3–1) | Latvia | Interior Savings Centre, Kamloops Attendance: 4,797 |
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| December 31, 2005 19:00 | Slovakia | 0–6 (0–2, 0–1, 0–3) | Sweden | Interior Savings Centre, Kamloops Attendance: 4,712 |
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| December 31, 2005 19:00 | Russia | 7–2 (1–0, 1–0, 5–2) | Czech Republic | Prospera Place, Kelowna Attendance: 6,027 |
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Relegation round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
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| 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) | Latvia | Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver Attendance: 7,616 |
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| January 3, 2006 13:00 | Slovakia | 4–3 (1–1, 2–2, 1–0) | Norway | Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver Attendance: 5,038 |
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| January 4, 2006 12:00 | Latvia | 4–0 (1–0, 2–0, 1–0) | Norway | Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver Attendance: 4,540 |
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| January 4, 2006 16:00 | Switzerland | 3–3 (2–1, 1–0, 0–2) | Slovakia | Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver Attendance: 6,667 |
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Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| B1 | Russia |
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| A2 | United States |
2 | QF1 | United States |
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| B3 | Czech Republic |
1 | SF1 | Russia |
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| B2 | Sweden |
0 | QF2 | Finland |
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| A3 | Finland (OT) |
1 | Finland |
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Quarterfinals
| January 2, 2006 16:00 | Sweden | 0–1 OT (0–0, 0–0, 0–0) (OT: 0–1) | Finland | General Motors Place, Vancouver Attendance: 18,630 |
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| January 2, 2006 20:00 | United States | 2–1 (2–1, 0–0, 0–0) | Czech Republic | General Motors Place, Vancouver Attendance: 14,890 |
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Semifinals
| January 3, 2006 16:00 | Canada | 4–0 (1–0, 1–0, 2–0) | Finland | General Motors Place, Vancouver Attendance: 18,630 |
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| January 3, 2006 20:00 | Russia | 5–1 (1–0, 0–0, 4–1) | United States | General Motors Place, Vancouver Attendance: 18,630 |
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| Anton Khudobin | Goalies | Cory Schneider | Referee: Jyri Ronn Linesmen: Jeff MacDonald Fredrik Ulriksson | |||||||||||||||||
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| 51 min | Penalties | 41 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | Shots | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fifth place game
| January 4, 2006 20:00 | Sweden | 3–1 (0–0, 0–0, 3–1) | Czech Republic | General Motors Place, Vancouver Attendance: 10,684 |
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Bronze medal game
| January 5, 2006 12:00 | Finland | 4–2 (0–1, 2–0, 2–1) | United States | General Motors Place, Vancouver Attendance: 15,107 |
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Final
| January 5, 2006 16:00 | Russia | 0–5 (0–2, 0–2, 0–1) | Canada | General Motors Place, Vancouver Attendance: 18,630 |
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| Anton Khudobin | Goalies | Justin Pogge | Referee: Brian Thul Linesmen: František Kalivoda Juho Kautto | ||||||||||||||
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| 20 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||
| 35 | Shots | 34 | |||||||||||||||
Scoring leaders
| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
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| 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
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
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| 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
- Best players selected by the Directorate:
- Best Goaltender: Tuukka Rask
- Best Defenceman: Marc Staal
- Best Forward: Evgeni Malkin
- Best Goaltender:
Source: IIHF
- Media All-Stars:
- MVP: Evgeni Malkin
- Goaltender: Tuukka Rask
- Defencemen: Luc Bourdon / Jack Johnson
- Forwards: Evgeni Malkin / Lauri Tukonen / Steve Downie
- MVP:
Source: IIHF
Final standings
| Team | |
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 | Canada |
 | Russia |
 | Finland |
| 4th | United States |
| 5th | Sweden |
| 6th | Czech Republic |
| 7th | Switzerland |
| 8th | Slovakia |
| 9th | Latvia |
| 10th | Norway |
Division I
Division II
Group A
Held December 12–18, 2005, in Bucharest, Romania.
| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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 Great Britain |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 3 | 10 |
 Netherlands |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 8 | 7 |
 Romania |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 7 |
 Spain |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 33 | 4 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 37 | 2 |
 New Zealand |
5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 0 |
Group B
Held January 10–16, 2006, in Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro.
| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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 Estonia |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 8 | 10 |
 Croatia |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 6 |
 South Korea |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 5 |
%253B_Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_(2003%E2%80%932006).svg.png.webp){kind=small} Serbia and Montenegro |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 16 | 5 |
 Mexico |
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 40 | 2 |
 China |
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 31 | 2 |
Division III
Held at Elektrėnai and Kaunas, Lithuania January 3–9, 2006.
| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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 Lithuania |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 3 | 8 |
 Iceland |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 6 | 6 |
 Turkey |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 40 | 4 |
 Bulgaria |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 32 | 2 |
 Armenia |
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 146 | 0 |
External links
- IIHF official site
- Official website at www.hockeycanada.ca
References
- "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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