2005_World_Junior_Ice_Hockey_Championships
The 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (2005 WJC) was held between December 25, 2004, and January 4, 2005,[1] at the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and at the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, United States. Canada won the gold medal. Jim Johannson oversaw administration of the event on behalf of USA Hockey.[2]
Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  United States |
| Venue(s) | Ralph Engelstad Arena (Grand Forks) Ralph Engelstad Arena (Thief River Falls) |
| Dates | December 25, 2004 – January 4, 2005 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Canada (11th title) |
Runner-up  |  Russia |
Third place  |  Czech Republic |
| Fourth place | United States |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 31 |
| Goals scored | 205 (6.61 per game) |
| Attendance | 193,256 (6,234 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Patrice Bergeron (13 points) |
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More information Ralph Engelstad Arena Capacity: 11,640, Ralph Engelstad Arena Capacity: 2,569 ...
| Ralph Engelstad Arena Capacity: 11,640 |
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Main article: 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships rosters
Preliminary round
Group A
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Russia |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Czech Republic |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | United States |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Switzerland |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 2 | Relegation round |
| 5 |  Belarus |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 22 | −13 | 2 |
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Source: IIHF.com at the Wayback Machine
| December 25, 2004 | Belarus | 2–7 | Czech Republic | Ralph Engelstad Arena, Thief River Falls Attendance: 543 |
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| December 25, 2004 | Russia | 4–5 | United States | Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks Attendance: 9,274 |
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| December 26, 2004 | Switzerland | 5–0 | Belarus | Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks Attendance: 8,510 |
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| December 27, 2004 | Czech Republic | 1–4 | Russia | Ralph Engelstad Arena, Thief River Falls Attendance: 972 |
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| December 27, 2004 | United States | 6–4 | Switzerland | Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks Attendance: 8,133 |
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| December 28, 2004 | Russia | 7–2 | Belarus | Ralph Engelstad Arena, Thief River Falls Attendance: 825 |
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| December 29, 2004 | Czech Republic | 5–2 | Switzerland | Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks Attendance: 8,259 |
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| December 29, 2004 | Belarus | 5–3 | United States | Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks Attendance: 8,038 |
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| December 30, 2004 | Switzerland | 1–6 | Russia | Ralph Engelstad Arena, Thief River Falls Attendance: 1,197 |
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| December 30, 2004 | United States | 1–3 | Czech Republic | Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks Attendance: 8,734 |
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Group B
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Canada |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5 | +27 | 8 | Semifinals |
| 2 |  Sweden |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 |  Finland |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Slovakia |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | Relegation round |
| 5 |  Germany |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 24 | −23 | 0 |
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Source: IIHF.com at the Wayback Machine
| December 25, 2004 | Slovakia | 3–7 | Canada | Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks Attendance: 7,540 |
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| December 25, 2004 | Germany | 1–4 | Finland | Ralph Engelstad Arena, Thief River Falls Attendance: 752 |
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| December 26, 2004 | Sweden | 6–0 | Germany | Ralph Engelstad Arena, Thief River Falls Attendance: 951 |
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| December 27, 2004 | Canada | 8–1 | Sweden | Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks Attendance: 10,739 |
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| December 27, 2004 | Finland | 0–2 | Slovakia | Ralph Engelstad Arena, Thief River Falls Attendance: 1,031 |
| December 28, 2004 | Germany | 0–9 | Canada | Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks Attendance: 8,404 |
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| December 29, 2004 | Finland | 5–4 | Sweden | Ralph Engelstad Arena, Thief River Falls Attendance: 1,393 |
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| December 29, 2004 | Slovakia | 5–0 | Germany | Ralph Engelstad Arena, Thief River Falls Attendance: 1,230 |
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| December 30, 2004 | Canada | 8–1 | Finland | Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks Attendance: 9,697 |
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| December 30, 2004 | Sweden | 3–0 | Slovakia | Ralph Engelstad Arena, Thief River Falls Attendance: 1,325 |
Relegation round
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
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| 1 | Slovakia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 6 | |
| 2 | Switzerland |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 4 | |
| 3 | Germany |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 2 | Relegated to the 2006 Division I |
| 4 | Belarus |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 0 |
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Source: IIHF.com at the Wayback Machine
Note: Matches Switzerland 5–0 Belarus and Slovakia 5–0 Germany from the preliminary round are included as well since these results carry forward.
| January 1, 2005 | Switzerland | 5–0 | Germany | Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks Attendance: 7,540 |
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| January 2, 2005 | Slovakia | 2–1 | Belarus | Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks Attendance: 7,650 |
| January 3, 2005 | Belarus | 3–4 | Germany | Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks Attendance: 7,580 |
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| January 3, 2005 | Slovakia | 3–2 | Switzerland | Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks Attendance: 7,820 |
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Germany and Belarus are relegated to Division I for the 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
Final round
Bracket
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| QF1 | Czech Republic
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| A2 | Czech Republic
| 3 | B1 | Canada
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| B3 | Finland
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| B2 | Sweden
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Quarterfinals
| January 1, 2005 | Czech Republic | 3–0 | Finland | Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks Attendance: 7,465 |
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| January 1, 2005 | Sweden | 2–8 | United States | Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks Attendance: 8,258 |
Semifinals
| January 2, 2005 | Canada | 3–1 | Czech Republic | Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks Attendance: 10,266 |
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| January 2, 2005 | United States | 2–7 | Russia | Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks Attendance: 9,024 |
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Fifth place game
| January 3, 2005 | Sweden | 3–4 OT | Finland | Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks Attendance: 9,252 |
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Bronze medal game
| January 4, 2005 | Czech Republic | 3–2 OT (1–1, 1–1, 0–0) (OT: 1–0) | United States | Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks Attendance: 8,992 |
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Gold medal game
| January 4, 2005 19:00 | Canada | 6–1 (2–1, 4–0, 0–0) | Russia | Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks Attendance: 11,862 |
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| Jeff Glass | Goalies | Anton Khudobin Andrei Kuznetsov | Referee: David Hansen Linesmen: Juha Kautto Kevin Redding | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Scoring leaders
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| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
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| 1 | Patrice Bergeron | Canada | 6 | 5 | 8 | 13 | +5 | 6 |
| 2 | Ryan Getzlaf | Canada | 6 | 3 | 9 | 12 | +14 | 8 |
| 3 | Alexander Ovechkin | Russia | 6 | 7 | 4 | 11 | +6 | 4 |
| 4 | Jeff Carter | Canada | 6 | 7 | 3 | 10 | +10 | 6 |
| 5 | Rostislav Olesz | Czech Republic | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | +8 | 12 |
| 6 | Evgeni Malkin | Russia | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 16 |
| 7 | Sidney Crosby | Canada | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | +4 | 4 |
| 8 | Drew Stafford | United States | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | –3 | 14 |
| 9 | Johannes Salmonsson | Sweden | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +2 | 0 |
| 10 | Petr Vrána | Czech Republic | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +8 | 16 |
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GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
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| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
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| 1 | Marek Schwarz | Czech Republic | 361:57 | 13 | 2.15 | 92.49 | 1 |
| 2 | Jeff Glass | Canada | 300:00 | 7 | 1.40 | 92.22 | 0 |
| 3 | Jaroslav Halák | Slovakia | 360:00 | 13 | 2.17 | 91.56 | 2 |
| 4 | Al Montoya | United States | 393:15 | 22 | 3.36 | 90.39 | 0 |
| 5 | Tuukka Rask | Finland | 243:26 | 12 | 2.96 | 90.16 | 0 |
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TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com
Awards
All-Star Team
Goaltender:
Marek Schwarz
Defense:
Dion Phaneuf,
Ryan Suter
Forwards:
Alexander Ovechkin,
Patrice Bergeron,
Jeff Carter
Most Valuable Player
Final standings
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 | Canada |
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| 4th | United States |
| 5th | Finland |
| 6th | Sweden |
| 7th | Slovakia |
| 8th | Switzerland |
| 9th | Germany |
| 10th | Belarus |
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The Division I Championships were played on December 13–19, 2004 in Sheffield, United Kingdom (Group A), and Narva, Estonia (Group B).
Group A
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 1 |  Norway |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 12 | +17 | 10 | Promoted to the 2006 Top Division |
| 2 |  Kazakhstan |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 15 | +14 | 8 | |
| 3 |  Austria |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 6 | |
| 4 |  France |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Italy |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 2 | |
| 6 |  Great Britain |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 29 | −21 | 0 | Relegated to the 2006 Division II |
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Leading scorer: Mathis Olimb, Norway (4 goals, 5 assists; 9 points).
Group B
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 1 |  Latvia |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 12 | +16 | 9 | Promoted to the 2006 Top Division |
| 2 |  Slovenia |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 12 | +16 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Denmark |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Poland |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 6 | |
| 5 |  Ukraine |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 3 | |
| 6 |  Estonia |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 41 | −35 | 0 | Relegated to the 2006 Division II |
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Leading scorer: Anže Kopitar, Slovenia (10 goals, 3 assists; 13 points).
The Division II Championships were played on January 3–9, 2005 in Bucharest, Romania (Group A), and on December 13–19, 2004 in Puigcerdà, Spain (Group B).
Group A
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 1 |  Japan |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 4 | +28 | 9 | Promoted to the 2006 Division I |
| 2 |  Romania |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Netherlands |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 14 | +15 | 6 | |
| 4 |  China |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 6 | |
| 5 |  Serbia and Montenegro |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 36 | −25 | 2 | |
| 6 |  Lithuania |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 35 | −30 | 0 | Relegated to the 2006 Division III |
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Group B
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 1 |  Hungary |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 10 | +31 | 10 | Promoted to the 2006 Division I |
| 2 |  South Korea |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 12 | +34 | 8 | |
| 3 |  Croatia |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Spain |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 32 | −18 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Australia |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 40 | −24 | 2 | |
| 6 |  Belgium |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 41 | −29 | 0 | Relegated to the 2006 Division III |
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Leading scorer: Park Woo-Sang, South Korea (12 goals, 8 assists; 20 points).
The Division III Championship was played on January 10–16, 2005 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
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| 1 |  Mexico |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 6 | +31 | 10 | Promoted to the 2006 Division II |
| 2 |  New Zealand |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 15 | +13 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Iceland |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 6 | |
| 4 |  South Africa |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 5 | |
| 5 |  Turkey |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 27 | −17 | 2 | |
| 6 |  Bulgaria |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 39 | −29 | 0 |
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