2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The 30th Ice Hockey World Championships U20 juniors of the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships were in 2006 in the age group of under- twenties ( U20). In total, between 11 December 2005 and 16 January 2006 39 teams in the six tournaments in the top division and the divisions I to III part.
The world champion was the twelfth time the team of Canada that could defeat the final arch rivals Russia 5-0. The German team was able to secure direct promotion back to the top division with the victory in Group A of Division I, Switzerland finished in seventh place in the top division. Austria was I fifth, second to last in the group B of the 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 Bled, Slovenia 3.1.1 Division I winning team: Germany
- 4.1 Group A, in Bucharest, Romania
- 4.2 Group B, in Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
- 4.3 Ascent and Descent
- 5.1 Ascent and Descent
Participants, venues and periods
- Top Division: December 26, 2005 to January 5th, 2006 in Vancouver, Kelowna and Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada Participants: Canada Canada, Russia Russia, Czech Republic Czech Republic, United States, USA, Finland Finland, Sweden Sweden, Slovakia, Slovakia, Switzerland Switzerland, Norway, Norway, Latvia Latvia
- Division I Group A: 11 to 17 December, 2005 in Bled, Slovenia Participants: Germany Germany, Danemark Denmark, Slovenia, France, Ukraine, Japan Japan
- Group B: 12 to 18 December, 2005 in Minsk, Belarus Participants: Belarus Belarus, Kazakhstan, Italy Italy, Poland Poland, Austria Austria, Hungary, Hungary
- Division II Group A: 12 to 18 December, 2005 in Bucharest, Romania Participants: United Kingdom United Kingdom, Netherlands Netherlands, Romania Romania, Spain, Australia, New Zealand New Zealand
- Group B: January 10 to 16, 2006 in Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro Participants: Estonia, Croatia, Flag of South Korea South Korea, Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro, Mexico, People's Republic of China People's Republic of China
- Division III: 4 to 9 January 2006 Elektrėnai, Lithuania Participants: Lithuania Lithuania, Iceland Iceland, Turkey Turkey, Bulgaria, Armenia, Armenia
Top Division
The U-20 World Championship was held in the Canadian cities of Vancouver, Kelowna and Kamloops in the province of British Columbia on December 26, 2005 to January 5, 2006. It was played at GM Place ( 18,630 seats) and Pacific Coliseum ( 16,281 seats) in Vancouver and in Prospera Place in Kelowna with 6,886 seats and the Interior Savings Centre in Kamloops with 5,658 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 5-0 against Russia in the final. It was the twelfth overall title for the Canadians and second in a row.
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 - Norway Norway ( 2-0) and Slovakia Slovakia - Latvia Latvia ( 7:4 ) 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