2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The 29th Ice Hockey World Championships U20 juniors of the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships were in 2005 in the age group of under- twenties ( U20). In total, between 13 December 2004, and January 16, 2005 40 teams in the six tournaments in the top division and the divisions I to III part.
The world champion was the eleventh time the team of Canada that could defeat the final arch rivals Russia 6-1. The German team was again after the rise in the previous year does not stay in the league and put up at the Division I, Switzerland finished eighth in the top division, thus securing just the league. Austria was third in Group I of Division A and thus missed the chances of promotion to the top division.
- 2.5.1 quarterfinals
- 2.5.2 game for 5th place
- 2.5.3 Semi-finals
- 2.5.4 3rd place match
- 2.5.5 final
- 3.1 Group A, in Sheffield, United Kingdom
- 3.2 Group B in Narva, Estonia
- 3.3 and losers
- 4.1 Group A, in Bucharest, Romania
- 4.2 Group B, in Puigcerda, Spain
- 4.3 and losers
- 5.1 and losers
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: United States USA, Canada Canada, Finland Finland, the Czech Republic Czech Republic, Russia Russia, Slovakia, Slovakia, Sweden, Sweden, Switzerland Switzerland, Belarus Belarus, Germany Germany
- Division I Group A: 13 to 19 December, 2004 in Sheffield, United Kingdom Participants: Norway Norway, Kazakhstan, Austria Austria, France, Italy Italy, United Kingdom United Kingdom
- Group B: 13 to 19 December, 2004 in Narva, Estonia Participants: Latvia Latvia, Slovenia, Denmark, Denmark, Poland, Poland, Ukraine, Estonia Estonia
- Division II Group A: January 3 to 9, 2005 in Bucharest, Romania Participants: Japan Japan, Romania Romania, Netherlands Netherlands, People's Republic of China People's Republic of China, Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro, Lithuania Lithuania
- Group B: 13 to 19 December 2004 Puigcerda, Spain Participants: Hungary Hungary Flag of South Korea South Korea, Croatia, Spain, Australia, Belgium
- Division III: January 10 to 16, 2005 in Mexico City, Mexico Participants: Mexico Mexico, New Zealand, New Zealand, Iceland Iceland, South Africa South Africa, Turkey Turkey, Bulgaria Bulgaria
Top Division
The U-20 World Championship was held from 25 December 2004 to 4 January 2005 in the U.S. cities in the state of North Dakota Grand Forks and Thief River Falls, Minnesota. It 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.
At the tournament was attended ten national teams who played in two groups of five teams. The world champion secured Canada, which clearly won 6-1 against Russia in the final. It was the eleventh overall title for Canadians.
Mode
After the group matches of the preliminary round, the two group winners qualify directly for the semi-finals. The runners-up and third - ever deny a qualifier for the semi-finals. The Fourth and Fifth of the group will contest - if you bring the result of the direct encounter of the first round - the relegation round and thereby determine two relegated to Division I.
Venues
Preliminary round
Group A
Group B
Relegation round
Note: The Preliminaries Switzerland Switzerland - Belarus Belarus (5-0 ) and Slovakia Slovakia - Germany Germany (5-0 ) are included in the table.
Final round
Quarterfinals
Match for 5th place
Semifinal
3rd Place Match
Final
Best Scorer
Note: GP = Games, B = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points, / - = Plus / Minus, PIM = penalty minutes; Fat: Turnierbestwert
Best Goalkeeper
Note: GP = Games, TOI = Ice Age ( in minutes), GA = Goals against, SO = shutouts, Sv % = held shots (in%), GAA = Gegentorschnitt; Fat: Turnierbestwert