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2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

The 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (2020 WJC) was the 44th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. It began on 26 December 2019, and ended with the gold medal game being played on 5 January 2020.[1][2] Canada defeated Russia 4–3 to win the gold medal and their 18th world junior hockey championship. This marks the fourth time that the Czech Republic hosted the WJHC.

2020 IIHF World Junior Championship
Tournament details
Host country Czech Republic
Venue(s)Ostravar Aréna and Werk Arena (in 2 host cities)
Dates26 December 2019 –
5 January 2020
Teams10
Final positions
Champions  Canada (18th title)
Runner-up  Russia
Third place  Sweden
Fourth place Finland
Tournament statistics
Games played31
Goals scored202 (6.52 per game)
Attendance173,474 (5,596 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Sweden Samuel Fagemo (13 points)
MVPCanada Alexis Lafrenière
Websitewww.iihf.com
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2021 →

On April 16, 2018, it was announced that Ostrava and Třinec, in the Moravian-Silesian Region in the northeast corner of the Czech Republic, would be the host cities.[3] It is the second time that Ostrava has been the primary host of the tournament and the first time that Třinec is hosting in any capacity. Ostrava has also twice co-hosted the senior Ice Hockey World Championships.

Top Division edit

Venues edit

Ostrava
Třinec
Ostravar Aréna
Capacity: 10,004 		Werk Arena
Capacity: 5,200
   

Match officials edit

The following officials were assigned by the International Ice Hockey Federation to officiate the 2020 World Junior Championships.[4]

Referees

  •   Michael Campbell
  •   Ivan Fateev
  •   Andreas Harnebring
  •   Lassi Heikkinen
  •   Oldřich Hejduk
  •   Fraser Lawrence
  •   Sean MacFarlane
  •   Sergey Morozov
  •   Vladimír Pešina
  •   André Schrader
  •   Michael Tscherrig
  •   Kristian Vikman

Linesmen

  •   Riley Bowles
  •   Markus Hägerström
  •   Chad Huseby
  •   Vít Lederer
  •   Ludvig Lundgren
  •   Jonas Merten
  •   Tobias Nordlander
  •   David Obwegeser
  •   Nikita Shalagin
  •   Šimon Synek

Seeding edit

The seedings in the preliminary round are based on the 2019 tournament's final standings using the serpentine system. On 6 January 2019, the IIHF announced the groups. With Germany being promoted from Division I A after winning the 2019 Division I A Tournament. [5]

Group A (Třinec)
Group B (Ostrava)

Rosters edit

Main article: 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships rosters

Format edit

The preliminary round is a two group of five teams each internal round-robin format, followed by a three-round playoff. In the round-robin, three points are allotted for a regulation win, and two points for an overtime or shootout win. One point is allotted for an overtime or shootout loss.

The four highest-ranked teams from each group of the preliminary round advance to the quarterfinals while the last-place team from each group will play a best-of-three series, the loser relegated to Division IA for 2021, being replaced by the winner of Division IA. All other teams will retain their Top Division status for the 2021 edition.

Preliminary round edit

All times are local (Central European Time – UTC+1).

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Sweden 4 3 1 0 0 20 8 +12 11 Quarterfinals
2    Switzerland 4 3 0 0 1 19 12 +7 9
3   Finland 4 2 0 1 1 19 10 +9 7
4   Slovakia 4 1 0 0 3 8 22 −14 3
5   Kazakhstan 4 0 0 0 4 7 21 −14 0 Relegation round
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
26 December 2019
15:00		Switzerland  5–3
(2–1, 1–2, 2–0)		  KazakhstanWerk Arena, Třinec
Attendance: 1,397
Game reference
Luca HollensteinGoaliesVladislav NurekReferees:
  Oldřich Hejduk
  Kristian Vikman
Linesmen:
  Riley Bowles
  Chad Huseby
Verboon (Nussbaumer, Moser) – 02:491–0
1–115:10 – Musorov (Boiko)
Gerber (Aebischer, Berni) (PP) – 18:512–1
2–224:54 – Dyomin (Bondarenko)
Salzgeber (Aebischer) – 30:373–2
3–335:39 – Musorov
Wetter (Aebischer, Sopa) – 48:554–3
Verboon – 53:545–3
8 minPenalties6 min
34Shots19
26 December 2019
19:00		Sweden  3–2 OT
(0–1, 1–1, 1–0)
(OT: 1–0)		  FinlandWerk Arena, Třinec
Attendance: 4,471
Game reference
Hugo AlnefeltGoaliesJustus AnnunenReferees:
  Michael Campbell
  Sergey Morozov
Linesmen:
  Jonas Merten
  Nikita Shalagin
0–116:21 – Puistola (Honka, Tanus)
Höglander (Fagemo, D. Gustafsson) – 21:051–1
1–233:35 – Tanus (Puistola)
Fagemo (Höglander, Söderström) – 54:512–2
Holtz (Berggren, Söderström) (PP) – 64:553–2
10 minPenalties12 min
48Shots25
27 December 2019
15:00		Slovakia  3–1
(0–0, 1–1, 2–0)		  KazakhstanWerk Arena, Třinec
Attendance: 4,915
Game reference
Samuel HlavajGoaliesVladislav NurekReferees:
  André Schrader
  Michael Tscherrig
Linesmen:
  Vít Lederer
  Tobias Nordlander
Okuliar (Kňažko, Čajkovič) (PP) – 24:491–0
1–129:43 – Musorov (Butenko) (PP)
Tkáč (Mrázik, Vitaloš) – 57:042–1
Džugan (Mudrák) (ENG) – 59:533–1
24 minPenalties20 min
24Shots23
28 December 2019
15:00		Finland  8–1
(2–0, 5–1, 1–0)		  SlovakiaWerk Arena, Třinec
Attendance: 4,915
Game reference
Justus AnnunenGoaliesSamuel Vyletelka
Samuel Hlavaj		Referees:
  Ivan Fateev
  Oldřich Hejduk
Linesmen:
  Riley Bowles
  David Obwegeser
Puistola (Oden, Tanus) (PP) – 04:521–0
Ak. Räty (Aa. Räty, Ranta) – 13:212–0
Oden (Puistola, Tanus) (PP) – 27:153–0
Aa. Räty (Maccelli, Killinen) – 28:264–0
Kokkonen (Ranta) – 33:145–0
Erholtz (Thomson, Nousiainen) – 34:516–0
6–136:34 – Džugan (Tkáč, Mudrák) (PP)
Ak. Räty (Maccelli, Heinola) – 39:307–1
V. Petman (Hatakka) – 52:038–1
10 minPenalties18 min
40Shots26
28 December 2019
19:00		Switzerland  2–5
(0–2, 1–3, 1–0)		  SwedenWerk Arena, Třinec
Attendance: 4,109
Game reference
Luca Hollenstein
Stéphane Charlin (29:02)		GoaliesHugo AlnefeltReferees:
  Sean MacFarlane
  André Schrader
Linesmen:
  Markus Hägerström
  Vít Lederer
0–103:25 – Fagemo (Söderström)
0–209:58 – Fagemo (Höglander)
0–321:28 – Höglander (Lundkvist, Sandin) (PP)
0–429:02 – Henriksson (Raymond, Ginning)
0–534:12 – Raymond (Berggren, Holtz) (PP)
Kohler (Nussbaumer, Moser) (PP) – 39:471–5
Gross (Kohler, Verboon) – 54:092–5
10 minPenalties16 min
27Shots27
29 December 2019
15:00		Kazakhstan  1–7
(1–2, 0–2, 0–3)		  FinlandWerk Arena, Třinec
Attendance: 3,012
Game reference
Roman KalmykovGoaliesKari PiiroinenReferees:
  Fraser Lawrence
  Vladimír Pešina
Linesmen:
  Ludvig Lundgren
  Nikita Shalagin
0–106:01 – Puistola (Tanus, Heinola) (PP)
Buyalski (Asukhanov, Dyomin) (PP) – 10:131–1
1–214:31 – Tanus (Oden, Puistola)
1–320:54 – Maccelli (Thomson) (PP)
1–432:37 – Aa. Räty (Ak. Räty, Heinola)
1–547:06 – Puistola (Oden)
1–653:49 – Kokkonen (Utunen)
1–757:58 – Nousiainen (Maccelli, Killinen)
10 minPenalties18 min
22Shots34
30 December 2019
15:00		Kazakhstan  2–6
(0–1, 1–4, 1–1)		  SwedenWerk Arena, Třinec
Attendance: 2,375
Game reference
Vladislav NurekGoaliesJesper EliassonReferees:
  Lassi Heikkinen
  Oldrich Hejduk
Linesmen:
  Riley Bowles
  Simon Synek
0–115:12 – Fagemo (Höglander, Sandin)
0–222:37 – Fagemo (Sandin, Lundkvist) (PP)
0–324:08 – Öberg (Nässén)
0–427:40 – Höglander (D. Gustafsson) (PP)
0–530:57 – Berggren (Holtz, Pasic) (PP)
Boiko – 31:381–5
1–651:13 – Raymond (Henriksson, Lundkvist)
Musorov (Gaitamirov) – 53:572–6
8 minPenalties4 min
19Shots35
30 December 2019
19:00		Slovakia  2–7
(0–3, 1–2, 1–2)		   SwitzerlandWerk Arena, Třinec
Attendance: 4,915
Game reference
Samuel Hlavaj
Samuel Vyletelka (14:49)		GoaliesLuca HollensteinReferees:
  Michael Campbell
  Vladimír Pešina
Linesmen:
  Vít Lederer
  Jonas Merten
0–107:55 – Kohler (Berni, Nussbaumer)
0–210:04 – Kohler (Nussbaumer, Moser) (PP)
0–314:49 – Nussbaumer (Verboon)
0–433:21 – Kank (Jobin)
Faško-Rudáš (Okuliar) (SH) – 38:341–4
1–539:55 – Schmid (Aebischer, Verboon)
Džugan (Čajkovič, Mudrák) (PP) – 46:372–5
2–650:09 – Henauer (Moser, Nussbaumer) (PP)
2–752:27 – Verboon (Kohler)
12 minPenalties14 min
29Shots26
31 December 2019
15:00		Sweden  6–2
(3–0, 2–0, 1–2)		  SlovakiaWerk Arena, Třinec
Attendance: 4,154
Game reference
Hugo AlnefeltGoaliesSamuel HlavajReferees:
  Fraser Lawrence
  Andre Schrader
Linesmen:
  Chad Huseby
  David Obwegeser
Holtz (Söderström, Raymond) – 08:591–0
Eriksson (Henriksson, Bäck) – 09:142–0
Broberg (Nässén) (SH) – 13:163–0
Bäck (Ginning, Berggren) – 25:084–0
Holtz (Söderström, Berggren) (PP) – 36:095–0
5–145:17 – Kováčik (Okuliar, Stacha) (PP)
5–258:03 – Džugan (Faško-Rudáš)
Fagemo (Höglander) (PP) – 59:446–2
14 minPenalties20 min
42Shots18
31 December 2019
19:00		Finland  2–5
(1–0, 1–3, 0–2)		   SwitzerlandWerk Arena, Třinec
Attendance: 1,573
Game reference
Justus AnnunenGoaliesStéphane CharlinReferees:
  Andreas Harnebring
  Sergey Morozov
Linesmen:
  Ludvig Lundgren
  Tobias Nordlander
Honka (Heinola, Tanus) (PP) – 12:491–0
1–120:19 – Berri (Schmid)
1–222:18 – Jobin (Aebischer, Patry)
Oden (Thomson, Nousiainen) – 28:332–2
2–336:03 – Berri (Wetter, Schmid)
2–450:03 – Knak (Berni, Aebischer)
2–559:48 – Nussbaumer (SH, ENG)
6 minPenalties8 min
38Shots22

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Canada 4 3 0 0 1 17 13 +4 9 Quarterfinals
2   United States 4 2 1 0 1 17 13 +4 8
3   Russia 4 2 0 0 2 16 8 +8 6
4   Czech Republic (H) 4 1 0 1 2 12 18 −6 4
5   Germany 4 1 0 0 3 9 19 −10 3 Relegation round
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
26 December 2019
15:00		Czech Republic  4–3
(2–2, 2–1, 0–0)		  RussiaOstravar Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 8,693
Game reference
Lukáš DostálGoaliesYaroslav Askarov
Amir Miftakhov		Referees:
  Fraser Lawrence
  Sean MacFarlane
Linesmen:
  David Obwegeser
  Šimon Synek
Kubíček (Jeník, Teplý) (PP) – 02:461–0
Myšák (Teplý) – 07:412–0
2–110:19 – Zamula (Khovanov, Denisenko)
2–214:32 – Podkolzin (Marchenko, Romanov)
Blümel – 25:313–2
3–326:16 – Zamula (Voronkov, Alexandrov)
Jeník (Teplý, Šír) (PP2) – 37:254–3
12 minPenalties26 min
22Shots36
26 December 2019
19:00		Canada  6–4
(0–2, 3–0, 3–2)		  United StatesOstravar Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 8,693
Game reference
Nico DawsGoaliesSpencer KnightReferees:
  Andreas Harneberg
  Lassi Heikkinen
Linesmen:
  Markus Hägerström
  Ludvig Lundgren
0–103:10 – Pinto (Jones, Brink) (PP)
0–218:32 – Kaliyev (Zegras, Turcotte) (PP)
McMichael (Thomas, Lavoie) – 23:311–2
Hayton (Lafrenière) (PP) – 26:342–2
Foote (Smith, Cozens) (PP) – 33:033–2
Hayton (Lafrenière, Veleno) (PP) – 50:474–2
4–352:45 – Robertson (Wahlstrom, Pinto)
4–456:42 – Pinto (Robertson) (PP)
Lafrenière – 56:495–4
Dellandrea (Lafrenière) (ENG) – 58:506–4
10 minPenalties10 min
32Shots32
27 December 2019
19:00		Germany  3–6
(1–2, 2–2, 0–2)		  United StatesOstravar Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 5,013
Game reference
Tobias AncickaGoaliesDustin WolfReferees:
  Ivan Fateev
  Vladimír Pešina
Linesmen:
  Nikita Shalagin
  Šimon Synek
Peterka (Stutzle, Bokk) (PP) – 02:321–0
1–107:04 – Harris (Zegras, Kaliyev)
1–218:37 – Jones (Zegras, Pinto)
Peterka (Seider, Bokk) (PP) – 22:532–2
Bokk (Schütz, Reichel) – 28:363–2
3–334:16 – Pinto (Zegras, Miller)
3–438:31 – Hall (Zegras, Pivonka)
3–547:18 – Brink (Robertson, Wahlstrom) (PP)
3–650:51 – Wahlstrom (Pinto)
8 minPenalties12 min
20Shots29
28 December 2019
15:00		Czech Republic  3–4
(1–2, 0–1, 2–1)		  GermanyOstravar Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 8,693
Game reference
Lukáš DostálGoaliesHendrik HaneReferees:
  Michael Campbell
  Lassi Heikkinen
Linesmen:
  Chad Huseby
  Ludvig Lundgren
0–101:41 – Reichel (Lobach) (PP)
0–207:31 – Peterka (Stutzle, Seider)
Haš (Pekař, Pytlík) (PP) – 16:411–2
1–333:22 – Bokk (Seider, Jentzsch) (PP2)
1–447:33 – Bokk (Jentzsch, Seider) (PP)
Jeník (Haš) – 49:172–4
Zábranský (Haš) (PP2) – 52:303–4
38 minPenalties32 min
30Shots25
28 December 2019
19:00		Russia  6–0
(3–0, 3–0, 0–0)		  CanadaOstravar Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 8,693
Game reference
Amir MiftakhovGoaliesNico Daws
Joel Hofer (22:18)		Referees:
  Michael Tscherrig
  Kristian Vikman
Linesmen:
  Jonas Merten
  Tobias Nordlander
Khovanov – 01:441–0
Dorofeyev (Alexandrov, Zhuravlyov) – 10:142–0
Rtishchev (Pylenkov, Kruglov) – 13:433–0
Alexandrov (Voronkov) – 22:184–0
Sokolov (Zamula, Denisenko) – 33:095–0
Denisenko (Khovanov, Romanov) – 36:246–0
16 minPenalties8 min
40Shots28
29 December 2019
19:00		United States  3–1
(0–0, 2–0, 1–1)		  RussiaOstravar Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 8,693
Game reference
Spencer KnightGoaliesYaroslav Askarov
Amir Miftakhov		Referees:
  Michael Campbell
  Andreas Harnebring
Linesmen:
  Chad Huseby
  Vit Lederer
Kaliyev (Zegras, Caufield) (PP) – 36:411–0
Robertson (Wahlstrom) – 36:472–0
Kaliyev (Zegras, Drury) – 41:203–0
3–143:04 – Romanov (Zhuravlyov, Alexandrov)
16 minPenalties26 min
24Shots26
30 December 2019
15:00		Germany  1–4
(0–1, 0–2, 1–1)		  CanadaOstravar Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 6,102
Game reference
Hendrik HaneGoaliesJoel HoferReferees:
  Sean MacFarlane
  Sergey Morozov
Linesmen:
  Markus Hägerström
  Nikita Shalagin
0–111:50 – Foote (Bahl)
0–232:24 – Foudy (Dellandrea, McIssac)
0–334:01 – Addison (Foote, Cozens) (PP2)
Valenti (Stützle, Schütz) (PP2) – 58:531–3
1–459:50 – Dellandrea (Foudy, McIssac) (SH,ENG)
8 minPenalties12 min
19Shots26
30 December 2019
19:00		United States  4–3 OT
(1–2, 2–0, 0–1)
(OT: 1–0)		  Czech RepublicOstravar Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 8,693
Game reference
Spencer KnightGoaliesLukáš PaříkReferees:
  André Schrader
  Kristian Vikman
Linesmen:
  Tobias Nordlander
  David Obwegeser
Pinto (Robertson, Wahlstrom) (PP) – 03:451–0
1–109:35 – Zábranský (Klikorka)
1–218:16 – Zábranský (Teplý, Plášek) (PP2)
Kaliyev (Zegras, Miller) – 21:192–2
Drury (Zegras, Kaliyev) – 26:013–2
3–348:41 – Čajka (Kubíček) (PP)
Caufield (Turcotte) – 63:144–3
12 minPenalties14 min
43Shots29
31 December 2019
15:00		Russia  6–1
(2–0, 3–0, 1–1)		  GermanyOstravar Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 4,628
Game reference
Yaroslav AskarovGoaliesHendrik Hane
Tobias Ancicka		Referees:
  Lassi Heikkinen
  Oldřich Hejduk
Linesmen:
  Markus Hägerström
  Šimon Synek
Marchenko (Alexandrov, Morozov) – 06:101–0
Marchenko (Podkolzin, Voronkov) – 13:192–0
Denisenko (Khovanov) (PP, EA) – 34:193–0
Dorofeyev (Marchenko, Romanov) (PP) – 34:594–0
Dorofeyev (Marchenko, Romanov) (PP) – 38:405–0
Voronkov (Marchenko, Podkolzin) – 40:386–0
6–157:43 – Kinder (Mass)
12 minPenalties10 min
31Shots23
31 December 2019
19:00		Canada  7–2
(4–0, 2–2, 1–0)		  Czech RepublicOstravar Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 8,693
Game reference
Joel HoferGoaliesLukáš Pařík
Nick Malík		Referees:
  Ivan Fateev
  Michael Tscherrig
Linesmen:
  Riley Bowles
  Jonas Merten
Veleno (Hayton, Addison) (PP) – 04:411–0
Foote (Byram, Smith) (PP) – 09:572–0
Hayton (Cozens, Veleno) (PP) – 13:293–0
McMichael (Cozens, Hayton) (PP) – 14:304–0
4–131:10 – Střondala (Kubíček, Teplý) (PP)
4–231:24 – Zábranský (Myšák, Klikorka)
Foudy (Smith) – 31:345–2
Cozens (Addison, Hayton) (PP) – 32:306–2
McIsaac (Cozens, Veleno) – 50:007–2
8 minPenalties39 min
31Shots19

Relegation round edit

2 January 2020
10:00		Germany  4–0
(0–0, 2–0, 2–0)		  KazakhstanOstravar Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 1,022
Game reference
Hendrik HaneGoaliesVladislav NurekReferees:
  Oldřich Hejduk
  Vladimír Pešina
Linesmen:
  Riley Bowles
  Markus Hägerström
Reichel (Peterka, Wirt) – 21:211–0
Brune (Valenti, Fleischer) – 31:482–0
Peterka (Stützle, Reichel) – 41:093–0
Bokk (Seider, Stützle) (PP2) – 51:474–0
6 minPenalties12 min
35Shots23
4 January 2020
11:00		Kazakhstan  4–1
(1–0, 1–0, 2–1)		  GermanyOstravar Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 1,489
Game reference
Vladislav NurekGoaliesHendrik HaneReferees:
  Oldřich Hejduk
  Michael Tscherrig
Linesmen:
  Riley Bowles
  Tobias Nordlander
Alexandrov (Saiko) – 04:391–0
Boiko (Musorov) – 25:052–0
Alexandrov (Shaikhmeddenov) – 41:323–0
Chaporov (Musorov) (ENG) – 56:274–0
4–158:31 – Schinko (Wirt, Kinder)
12 minPenalties6 min
22Shots44
5 January 2020
11:00		Germany  6–0
(1–0, 4–0, 1–0)		  KazakhstanOstravar Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 1,124
Game reference
Hendrik HaneGoaliesVladislav NurekReferees:
  Sergey Morozov
  Michael Tscherrig
Linesmen:
  Markus Hägerström
  Vít Lederer
Bokk (Jentzsch, Seider) – 12:181–0
Bokk (Hüttl, Mik) – 30:122–0
Fleischer (Valenti, Schinko) – 31:353–0
Reichel (Peterka) – 33:034–0
Heinzinger (Jentzsch, Schütz) – 34:275–0
Mik (Mass, Schütz) – 55:456–0
20 minPenalties2 min
40Shots27

Note:   Kazakhstan was relegated to the 2022 Division I A

Playoff round edit

Winning teams were reseeded for the semi-finals in accordance with the following ranking, this was a change the IIHF implemented during their 2019 annual congress.[6] To determine this ranking, the following criteria were used in the order presented:[7]

  1. higher position in the group
  2. higher number of points
  3. better goal difference
  4. higher number of goals scored for
  5. better seeding coming into the tournament (final placement at the 2019 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships).
Rank Team Group Pos GP Pts GD GF Seed
1   Sweden A 1 4 11 +12 20 5
2   Canada B 1 4 9 +4 17 6
3    Switzerland A 2 4 9 +7 19 4
4   United States B 2 4 8 +4 17 2
5   Finland A 3 4 7 +9 19 1
6   Russia B 3 4 6 +8 16 3
7   Czech Republic B 4 4 4 −6 12 7
8   Slovakia A 4 4 3 −14 8 8

Bracket edit

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsGold Medal Game
 
          
 
 January 2 – Ostrava
 
 
1B
  Canada		6
 
January 4 – Ostrava
 
4A
  Slovakia		1
 
2
  Canada		5
 
 January 2 – Třinec
 
5
  Finland		0
 
2B
  United States		0
 
January 5 – Ostrava
 
3A
  Finland		1
 
2
  Canada		4
 
 January 2 – Ostrava
 
6
  Russia		3
 
1A
  Sweden		5
 
January 4 – Ostrava
 
4B
  Czech Republic		0
 
1
  Sweden		4
 
 January 2 – Třinec
 
6
  Russia (OT)		5 Bronze Medal Game
 
2A
   Switzerland		1
 
January 5 – Ostrava
 
3B
  Russia		3
 
1
  Sweden		3
 
 
5
  Finland		2
 

Quarterfinals edit

2 January 2020
12:30		Switzerland  1–3
(0–0, 1–3, 0–0)		  RussiaWerk Arena, Třinec
Attendance: 3,158
Game reference
Luca HollensteinGoaliesYaroslav AskarovReferees:
  Michael Campbell
  Lassi Heikkinen
Linesmen:
  Vít Lederer
  Tobias Nordlander
0–121:12 – Voronkov (Denisenko, Alexandrov) (PP)
Jobin (Salzgeber) – 27:081–1
1–234:07 – Khovanov (Denisenko)
1–338:13 – Voronkov (Khovanov, Zamula) (PP)
14 minPenalties10 min
15Shots36
2 January 2020
15:00		Canada  6–1
(1–0, 4–0, 1–1)		  SlovakiaOstravar Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 7,074
Game reference
Joel HoferGoaliesSamuel Hlavaj
Samuel Vyletelka		Referees:
  Sean MacFarlane
  Michael Tscherrig
Linesmen:
  Jonas Merten
  David Obwegeser
Hayton (Lafrenière, Cozens) – 06:471–0
McMichael (Veleno) – 21:212–0
Bernard-Docker (Drysdale, Cozens) – 23:423–0
Foudy (Dellandrea, Drysdale) – 29:024–0
Lafrenière (Addison, Hayton) (PP) – 30:505–0
Hayton (Addison) (PP) – 41:006–0
6–146:10 – Okuliar (Kováčik)
37 minPenalties32 min
44Shots18
2 January 2020
17:30		United States  0–1
(0–0, 0–0, 0–1)		  FinlandWerk Arena, Třinec
Attendance: 4,451
Game reference
Spencer KnightGoaliesJustus AnnunenReferees:
  Ivan Fateev
  Andreas Harnebring
Linesmen:
  Ludvig Lundgren
  Simon Synek
0–144:23 – Oden (Tanus, Heinola) (PP)
33 minPenalties4 min
30Shots29
2 January 2020
20:00		Sweden  5–0
(2–0, 1–0, 2–0)		  Czech RepublicOstravar Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 8,693
Game reference
Hugo AlnefeltGoaliesLukáš DostálReferees:
  Fraser Lawrence
  Sergey Morozov
Linesmen:
  Chad Huseby
  Nikita Shalagin
Höglander (Fagemo, Sandin) (PP) – 13:081–0
H. Gustafsson (SH) – 15:092–0
Höglander (Sandin, Fagemo) – 20:453–0
Söderström (PS) – 44:044–0
D. Gustafsson (Höglander, Lundkvist) (PP) – 50:445–0
2 minPenalties35 min
37Shots23

Semifinals edit

4 January 2020
15:00		Sweden  4–5 OT
(2–3, 1–0, 1–1)
(OT: 0–1)		  RussiaOstravar Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 8,693
Game reference
Hugo AlnefeltGoaliesYaroslav Askarov
Amir Miftakhov		Referees:
  Fraser Lawrence
  Kristian Vikman
Linesmen:
  Markus Hagerstrom
  Chad Huseby
Sandin (D. Gustafsson) – 00:161–0
1–103:04 – Morozov (Podkolzin, Dorofeyev) (PP)
1–205:40 – Khovanov (Alexandrov, Denisenko) (PP)
1–312:05 – Sokolov
Fagemo (Lundkvist, Sandin) (PP) – 14:542–3
Sandin (Fagemo, Nässén) (PP) – 31:023–3
Lundkvist (Sandin, Nässén) (PP) – 44:254–3
4–448:35 – Sokolov (Khovanov)
4–563:24 – Morozov (Podkolzin, Voronkov)
35 minPenalties18 min
25Shots44
4 January 2020
19:00		Canada  5–0
(4–0, 1–0, 0–0)		  FinlandOstravar Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 8,693
Game reference
Joel HoferGoaliesJustus AnnunenReferees:
  Sean MacFarlane
  Sergey Morozov
Linesmen:
  Vit Lederer
  David Obwegeser
McMichael (Dudas) – 01:481–0
Lafrenière (Foote, Hayton) – 03:052–0
Drysdale (Lavoie, Byfield) – 03:553–0
Dellandrea (Dudas, McMichael) – 14:494–0
Lafrenière (Addison, Hayton) (PP) – 37:535–0
4 minPenalties14 min
39Shots32

Bronze medal game edit

5 January 2020
15:00		Sweden  3–2
(1–2, 2–0, 0–0)		  FinlandOstravar Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 7,954
Game reference
Hugo AlnefeltGoaliesJustus AnnunenReferees:
  Michael Campbell
  Fraser Lawrence
Linesmen:
  Chad Huseby
  Nikita Shalagin
0–108:22 – Puistola (Nousiainen, Tanus)
Sandin (Lundkvist, Fagemo) (PP) – 12:081–1
1–219:00 – Maccelli
Fagemo (Höglander, Ginning) – 30:342–2
Öberg (Nässén) – 33:193–2
10 minPenalties16 min
26Shots34

Final edit

5 January 2020
19:00		Canada  4–3
(0–0, 1–2, 3–1)		  RussiaOstravar Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 8,693
Game reference
Joel HoferGoaliesAmir MiftakhovReferees:
  Lassi Heikkinen
  Kristian Vikman
Linesmen:
  Ludvig Lundgren
  Simon Synek
0–129:37 – Alexandrov (Zamula, Denisenko) (PP)
Cozens (Veleno, Lafrenière) (PP2) – 31:011–1
1–234:46 – Denisenko (Romanov, Sokolov)
1–348:46 – Sorkin (Kruglov, Rtishev)
McMichael (Addison, Byram) – 49:202–3
Hayton (Addison, Lafrenière) (PP) – 51:213–3
Thomas (McMichael, Addison) – 56:024–3
12 minPenalties16 min
30Shots38

Statistics edit

Scoring leaders edit

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM
1 Samuel Fagemo   Sweden 7 8 5 13 +3 6
2 Barrett Hayton   Canada 7 6 6 12 +1 6
3 Nils Höglander   Sweden 7 5 6 11 +6 27
4 Alexis Lafrenière   Canada 5 4 6 10 +3 4
5 Rasmus Sandin   Sweden 7 3 7 10 +3 6
6 Grigori Denisenko   Russia 7 3 6 9 +4 8
7 Dylan Cozens   Canada 7 2 7 9 +6 4
7 Kristian Tanus   Finland 7 2 7 9 +4 0
9 Calen Addison   Canada 7 1 8 9 +4 0
10 Trevor Zegras   United States 5 0 9 9 +6 4

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF[8]

Goaltending leaders edit

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
1 Joel Hofer   Canada 337:42 9 1.60 148 93.92 1
2 Hugo Alnefelt   Sweden 368:19 13 2.12 171 92.40 1
3 Amir Miftakhov   Russia 197:50 7 2.12 86 91.86 1
4 Justus Annunen   Finland 362:01 16 2.65 190 91.58 1
5 Spencer Knight   United States 241:26 10 2.49 115 91.30 0

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SA = Shots against; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF[9]

Awards edit

Source: IIHF

Source: IIHF

Final standings edit

Pos Grp Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 B   Canada 7 6 0 0 1 32 17 +15 18 Champions
2 B   Russia 7 3 1 0 3 27 17 +10 11 Runners-up
3 A   Sweden 7 5 1 1 0 32 15 +17 18 Third place
4 A   Finland 7 3 0 1 3 22 18 +4 10 Fourth place
5 A    Switzerland 5 3 0 0 2 20 15 +5 9 Eliminated in
Quarter-finals
6 B   United States 5 2 1 0 2 17 14 +3 8
7 B   Czech Republic (H) 5 1 0 1 3 12 23 −11 4
8 A   Slovakia 5 1 0 0 4 9 28 −19 3
9 B   Germany 7 3 0 0 4 20 23 −3 9 Avoided relegation
10 A   Kazakhstan 7 1 0 0 6 11 32 −21 3 Relegated to the 2022 Division I A
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Division I edit

Main article: 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I

Group A edit

The Division I Group A tournament was played in Minsk, Belarus, from 9 to 15 December 2019.[10][11]

Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1   Austria 5 4 0 0 1 18 10 +8 12 Promoted to the 2022 Top Division
2   Latvia 5 3 1 0 1 18 5 +13 11[a]
3   Belarus (H) 5 3 0 2 0 19 12 +7 11[a]
4   Norway 5 1 2 0 2 12 11 +1 7
5   Denmark 5 0 1 1 3 6 16 −10 3
6   Slovenia 5 0 0 1 4 6 25 −19 1 Relegated to the 2022 Division I B
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Latvia 3–2 (OT) Belarus

Group B edit

The Division I Group B tournament was played in Kyiv, Ukraine, from 12 to 18 December 2019.[12][13]

Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1   Hungary 5 5 0 0 0 29 16 +13 15 Promoted to the 2022 Division I A
2   France 5 4 0 0 1 22 7 +15 12
3   Ukraine (H) 5 2 1 0 2 14 12 +2 8
4   Poland 5 2 0 0 3 29 26 +3 6
5   Estonia 5 1 0 0 4 14 27 −13 3
6   Italy 5 0 0 1 4 13 33 −20 1 Relegated to the 2022 Division II A
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Division II edit

Main article: 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II

Group A edit

The Division II Group A tournament was played in Vilnius, Lithuania, from 6 to 12 January 2020.[14][15]

Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1   Japan 5 5 0 0 0 37 7 +30 15 Promoted to the 2022 Division I B
2   Great Britain 5 3 1 0 1 23 17 +6 11
3   Lithuania (H) 5 3 0 0 2 20 17 +3 9
4   Romania 5 2 0 0 3 15 24 −9 6
5   Spain 5 1 0 1 3 8 23 −15 4
6   Serbia 5 0 0 0 5 11 26 −15 0 Relegated to the 2022 Division II B
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Group B edit

The Division II Group B tournament was played in Gangneung, South Korea, from 27 January to 3 February 2020.[16][17]

Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1   South Korea (H) 5 5 0 0 0 20 6 +14 15 Promoted to the 2022 Division II A
2   Netherlands 5 3 0 0 2 30 13 +17 9[a]
3   China 5 3 0 0 2 22 10 +12 9[a]
4   Croatia 5 3 0 0 2 31 17 +14 9[a]
5   Belgium 5 1 0 0 4 15 25 −10 3
6   Israel 5 0 0 0 5 3 50 −47 0 Relegated to the 2022 Division III
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Netherlands 3 Pts, +3 GD; China 3 Pts, –1 GD; Croatia 3 Pts, –2 GD

Division III edit

Main article: 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III

The Division III tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 13 to 19 January 2020.[18][19]

Playoffs edit

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
18 January
 
 
  Iceland5
 
19 January
 
  Turkey2
 
  Iceland4
 
18 January
 
  Australia1
 
  Australia8
 
 
  Mexico3
 
3rd place match
 
 
19 January
 
 
  Turkey4
 
 
  Mexico2
 
5th–8th place semifinals5th place match
 
      
 
18 January
 
 
  Bulgaria8
 
19 January
 
  Chinese Taipei1
 
  Bulgaria6
 
18 January
 
  New Zealand1
 
  South Africa1
 
 
  New Zealand2
 
7th place match
 
 
19 January
 
 
  South Africa4
 
 
  Chinese Taipei (OT)5

Final standings edit

Rank Team
    Iceland
    Australia
    Turkey
4   Mexico
5   Bulgaria
6   New Zealand
7   Chinese Taipei
8   South Africa
Promoted to the 2022 Division II B

References edit

  1. ^ 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship official website
  2. ^ 2020 Top Division statistics
  3. ^ "IIHF - World Junior cities named". Archived from the original on 19 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Competition officials". IIHF. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  5. ^ Merk, Martin. "Groups for 2020 World Juniors". IIHF. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Semi-final format changed". IIHF. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Tournament Format". IIHF. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Scoring Leaders" (PDF). IIHF. 5 January 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Goalkeepers" (PDF). IIHF. 5 January 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  10. ^ 2020 Division I A official website
  11. ^ 2020 Division I A statistics
  12. ^ 2020 Division I B official website
  13. ^ 2020 Division I B statistics
  14. ^ 2020 Division II A official website
  15. ^ 2020 Division II A statistics
  16. ^ 2020 Division II B official website
  17. ^ 2020 Division II B statistics
  18. ^ 2020 Division III official website
  19. ^ 2020 Division III statistics

External links edit

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