2005 IIHF World U20 Championship Host country United States Dates December 25 – January 4 Teams 10 Venue(s) Ralph Engelstad Arena (Grand Forks) Ralph Engelstad Arena (Thief River Falls) (in Grand Forks, ND and Thief River Falls, MN host cities)Champions Canada (11th title) Runner-up Russia Third place Czech Republic Fourth place United States Matches played 31 Goals scored 205 (6.61 per match) Attendance 193,256 (6,234 per match) Scoring leader(s) Patrice Bergeron (13 points)
The 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (2005 WJC ) was held between December 25, 2004, and January 4, 2005, 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 .[1]
Venues [ ]
Ralph Engelstad Arena Capacity: 11,640
Ralph Engelstad Arena Capacity: 2,569
United States – Grand Forks
United States – Thief River Falls
Rosters [ ]
Top Division [ ]
Preliminary round [ ]
Group A [ ]
Team
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
Pts
Russia
4
3
1
0
21
9
6
Czech Republic
4
3
1
0
16
9
6
United States
4
2
2
0
15
16
4
Switzerland
4
1
3
0
12
17
2
Belarus
4
1
3
0
9
22
2
December 26, 2004 Switzerland 5–0 Belarus Ralph Engelstad Arena , Grand Forks Attendance: 8,510
December 28, 2004 Russia 7–2 Belarus Ralph Engelstad Arena , Thief River Falls Attendance: 825
December 30, 2004 Switzerland 1–6 Russia Ralph Engelstad Arena , Thief River Falls Attendance: 1,197
Group B [ ]
Team
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
Pts
Canada
4
4
0
0
32
5
8
Sweden
4
2
2
0
14
13
4
Finland
4
2
2
0
10
15
4
Slovakia
4
2
2
0
10
10
4
Germany
4
0
4
0
1
24
0
December 25, 2004 Slovakia 3–7 Canada Ralph Engelstad Arena , Grand Forks Attendance: 7,540
December 25, 2004 Germany 1–4 Finland Ralph Engelstad Arena , Thief River Falls Attendance: 752
December 26, 2004 Sweden 6–0 Germany Ralph Engelstad Arena , Thief River Falls Attendance: 951
December 27, 2004 Canada 8–1 Sweden Ralph Engelstad Arena , Grand Forks Attendance: 10,739
Game reference Carter 2:28 MacArthur 20:52 Dawes 23:39 Bergeron 32:49 Crosby 35:11 (PP1), 40:21 (PP1) Ladd 40:46 Getzlaf 52:32Goals Fredriksson 7:29 (PP1)
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
December 29, 2004 Finland 5–4 Sweden Ralph Engelstad Arena , Thief River Falls Attendance: 1,393
December 29, 2004 Slovakia 5–0 Germany Ralph Engelstad Arena , Thief River Falls Attendance: 1,230
December 30, 2004 Canada 8–1 Finland Ralph Engelstad Arena , Grand Forks Attendance: 9,697
December 30, 2004 Sweden 3–0 Slovakia Ralph Engelstad Arena , Thief River Falls Attendance: 1,325
Relegation round [ ]
Team
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
Pts
Slovakia
3
3
0
0
10
3
6
Switzerland
3
2
1
0
12
3
4
Germany
3
1
2
0
4
13
2
Belarus
3
0
3
0
4
11
0
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 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
Germany and Belarus are relegated to Division I for the 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships .
Final round [ ]
Bracket [ ]
Quarterfinals [ ]
Semifinals [ ]
Fifth place game [ ]
January 3, 2005 Sweden 3–4 OT Finland Ralph Engelstad Arena , Grand Forks Attendance: 9,252
Bronze medal game [ ]
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
Scoring leaders [ ]
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)
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 [ ]
Patrice Bergeron
Final standings [ ]
Division I [ ]
The Division I Championships were held December 13-December 19, 2004, in Sheffield , United Kingdom (Group A), and in Narva , Estonia (Group B).
Final standings
Group A [ ]
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
Pts
Norway
5
5
0
0
29
12
10
Kazakhstan
5
4
1
0
29
15
8
Austria
5
3
2
0
12
16
6
France
5
2
3
0
18
19
4
Italy
5
1
4
0
11
16
2
Great Britain
5
0
5
0
8
29
0
Leading scorer: Mathis Olimb , Norway (4 goals, 5 assists; 9 points).
Group B [ ]
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
Pts
Latvia
5
4
0
1
28
12
9
Slovenia
5
3
2
0
28
12
6
Denmark
5
3
2
0
22
13
6
Poland
5
2
1
2
15
13
6
Ukraine
5
1
3
1
11
19
3
Estonia
5
0
5
0
6
41
0
Leading scorer: Anže Kopitar , Slovenia (10 goals, 3 assists; 13 points).
Norway and Latvia advance to the 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships while Great Britain and Estonia are relegated to Division II.
Division II [ ]
The Division II Championships were held January 3-January 9, 2005, in Bucharest , Romania (Group A), and December 13-December 19, 2004, in Puigcerdà , Spain (Group B).
Group A [ ]
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
Pts
Japan
5
4
0
1
32
4
9
Romania
5
3
1
1
23
13
7
Netherlands
5
3
2
0
29
14
6
People's Republic of China
5
3
2
0
16
14
6
Serbia and Montenegro
5
1
4
0
11
36
2
Lithuania
5
0
5
0
5
35
0
Group B [ ]
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
Pts
Hungary
5
5
0
0
41
10
10
South Korea
5
4
1
0
46
12
8
Croatia
5
3
2
0
27
21
6
Spain
5
2
3
0
14
32
4
Australia
5
1
4
0
16
40
2
Belgium
5
0
5
0
12
41
0
Leading scorer: Park Woo-Sang , South Korea (12 goals, 8 assists; 20 points).
Hungary and Japan are promoted to Division I; Belgium and Lithuania are relegated to Division III.
Division III [ ]
The Division III Championships were held January 10-January 16, 2005, in Mexico City , Mexico .
Teams [ ]
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
Pts
Mexico
5
5
0
0
37
6
10
New Zealand
5
3
1
1
28
15
7
Iceland
5
3
2
0
30
19
6
South Africa
5
2
2
1
15
24
5
Turkey
5
1
4
0
10
27
2
Bulgaria
5
0
5
0
10
39
0
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