2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Canada |
Dates | December 26, 2014 – January 5, 2015 |
Teams | 10 |
Venue(s) | Air Canada Centre, Toronto Bell Centre, Montreal (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Canada (16th title) |
Runner-up | Russia |
Third place | Slovakia |
Fourth place | Sweden |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 30 |
Goals scored | 176 (5.87 per match) |
Attendance | 366,370 (12,212 per match) |
Scoring leader(s) | Sam Reinhart (11 points) |
MVP | Denis Godla |
Website | 2015 World Juniors |
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The 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 39th edition of Ice Hockey World Junior Championship, played from December 26, 2014 to January 5, 2015. It was co-hosted by Toronto, Ontario, and Montreal, Quebec, Canada,[1] and organized by Hockey Canada, Hockey Quebec, the Ontario Hockey Federation, the Montreal Canadiens, Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment and Evenko.[2] Games were split between Air Canada Centre in Toronto and Bell Centre in Montreal, with Montreal hosting Group A matches and two quarter finals, and Toronto hosting Group B, along with the relegation games, two quarter finals, along with the semi-finals, bronze medal, and gold medal games.[3][4]
After failing to medal at the previous two editions of the tournament, Canada beat Russia in the final to win the gold medal, marking Canada's first medal at the World Juniors since 2012, and Canada's first gold since 2009. Slovakia defeated Sweden in the bronze medal game to win their second-ever medal. Germany finished tenth overall and was relegated to Division IA for the 2016 tournament. Slovak goaltender Denis Godla was named the tournament's most valuable player, while Sam Reinhart of Canada was the scoring leader with 11 points.
Player eligibility[]
A player is eligible to play in the 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships if:[5]
- the player is of male gender;
- the player was born at the earliest in 1995, and at the latest, in 2000;
- the player is a citizen in the country he represents;
- the player is under the jurisdiction of a national association that is a member of the IIHF.
If a player who has never played in IIHF-organized competition wishes to switch national eligibility, he must have played in competitions for two consecutive years in the new country without playing in another country, as well as show his move to the new country's national association with an international transfer card. In case the player has previously played in IIHF-organized competition but wishes to switch national eligibility, he must have played in competitions for four consecutive years in the new country without playing in another country, he must show his move to the new country's national association with an international transfer card, as well as be a citizen of the new country. A player may only switch national eligibility once.[6]
Top Division[]
Venues[]
Toronto | Montreal Toronto |
Montreal | |
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Air Canada Centre Capacity: 18,819 |
Bell Centre Capacity: 21,287 | ||
Officials[]
The IIHF selected 12 referees and 10 linesmen to officiate during the tournament:[7]
Referees
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Linesmen
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Format[]
The four best ranked teams from each group of the preliminary round advance to the quarterfinals, while the last placed teams from each group played a relegation round in a best of three format to determine the relegated team.[8]
Rosters[]
Preliminary round[]
All times are local. (Eastern Standard Time – UTC-5)
Team qualified to Quarterfinals | |
Team will play in Relegation round |
Group A[]
Team | GP |
W |
OTW |
OTL |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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Canada | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | +17 | 12 |
United States | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 8 |
Slovakia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 6 |
Finland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 |
Germany | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 0 |
December 26, 2014 15:00 | Finland | 1–2 GWS (1–1, 0–0, 0–0) (OT 0–0) (SO: 1–2) | United States | Bell Centre Attendance: 8,006 |
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December 26, 2014 20:00 | Canada | 8–0 (3–0, 4–0, 1–0) | Slovakia | Bell Centre Attendance: 14,142 |
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December 27, 2014 16:00 | Slovakia | 2–1 (1–1, 1–0, 0–0) | Finland | Bell Centre Attendance: 6,007 |
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December 27, 2014 20:00 | Germany | 0–4 (0–2, 0–0, 0–2) | Canada | Bell Centre Attendance: 12,733 |
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December 28, 2014 20:00 | United States | 6–0 (2–0, 2–0, 2–0) | Germany | Bell Centre Attendance: 7,000 |
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December 29, 2014 16:00 | United States | 3–0 (0–0, 1–0, 2–0) | Slovakia | Bell Centre Attendance: 8,798 |
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December 29, 2014 20:00 | Finland | 1–4 (0–1, 1–1, 0–2) | Canada | Bell Centre Attendance: 15,718 |
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December 30, 2014 20:00 | Slovakia | 5–2 (3–1, 0–0, 2–1) | Germany | Bell Centre Attendance: 5,568 |
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December 31, 2014 16:00 | Canada | 5–3 (0–0, 2–1, 3–2) | United States | Bell Centre Attendance: 18,295 |
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December 31, 2014 20:00 | Germany | 0–2 (0–1, 0–1, 0–0) | Finland | Bell Centre Attendance: 3,991 |
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Group B[]
Team | GP |
W |
OTW |
OTL |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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Sweden | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 12 |
Czech Republic | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 5 |
Russia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 5 |
Denmark | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 4 |
Switzerland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 4 |
December 26, 2014 13:00 | Russia | 3–2 GWS (0–2, 1–0, 1–0) (OT 0–0) (SO: 2–0) | Denmark | Air Canada Centre Attendance: 12,412 |
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December 26, 2014 17:00 | Sweden | 5–2 (2–0, 1–2, 2–0) | Czech Republic | Air Canada Centre Attendance: 13,077 |
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December 27, 2014 13:00 | Denmark | 1–5 (0–3, 1–2, 0–0) | Sweden | Air Canada Centre Attendance: 13,018 |
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December 27, 2014 17:00 | Czech Republic | 2–5 (2–2, 0–3, 0–0) | Switzerland | Air Canada Centre Attendance: 12,926 |
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December 28, 2014 17:00 | Switzerland | 0–7 (0–3, 0–2, 0–2) | Russia | Air Canada Centre Attendance: 15,125 |
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December 29, 2014 13:00 | Czech Republic | 4–3 OT (1–1, 1–1, 1–1) (OT 1–0) | Denmark | Air Canada Centre Attendance: 12,038 |
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December 29, 2014 17:00 | Sweden | 3–2 (1–0, 0–1, 2–1) | Russia | Air Canada Centre Attendance: 16,710 |
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December 30, 2014 17:00 | Switzerland | 3–4 GWS (2–1, 1–2, 0–0) (OT 0–0) (SO: 1–2) | Denmark | Air Canada Centre Attendance: 13,263 |
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December 31, 2014 13:00 | Switzerland | 1–5 (1–1, 0–4, 0–0) | Sweden | Air Canada Centre Attendance: 13,857 |
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December 31, 2014 17:00 | Russia | 1–4 (0–1, 1–1, 0–2) | Czech Republic | Air Canada Centre Attendance: 12,566 |
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Relegation round[]
January 2, 2015 11:00 | Switzerland | 5–2 (1–0, 3–1, 1–1) | Germany | Air Canada Centre Attendance: 7,409 |
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January 3, 2015 19:00 | Germany | 2–5 (1–2, 1–1, 0–2) | Switzerland | Air Canada Centre Attendance: 8,392 |
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Note: Germany was relegated for the 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
Playoff round[]
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||
1A | Canada | 8 | |||||||||||
4B | Denmark | 0 | |||||||||||
1A | Canada | 5 | |||||||||||
3A | Slovakia | 1 | |||||||||||
2B | Czech Republic | 0 | Final | ||||||||||
3A | Slovakia | 3 | |||||||||||
1A | Canada | 5 | |||||||||||
3B | Russia | 4 | |||||||||||
1B | Sweden | 6 | |||||||||||
4A | Finland | 3 | |||||||||||
1B | Sweden | 1 | Bronze medal game | ||||||||||
3B | Russia | 4 | |||||||||||
2A | United States | 2 | 1B | Sweden | 2 | ||||||||
3B | Russia | 3 | 3A | Slovakia | 4 |
Quarterfinals[]
January 2, 2015 13:00 | United States | 2–3 (0–2, 1–0, 1–1) | Russia | Bell Centre Attendance: 8,694 |
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January 2, 2015 15:00 | Sweden | 6–3 (0–0, 3–3, 3–0) | Finland | Air Canada Centre Attendance: 14,440 |
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January 2, 2015 17:00 | Czech Republic | 0–3 (0–1, 0–0, 0–2) | Slovakia | Bell Centre Attendance: 7,696 |
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January 2, 2015 20:00 | Canada | 8–0 (2–0, 3–0, 3–0) | Denmark | Air Canada Centre Attendance: 18,448 |
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Semifinals[]
January 4, 2015 16:00 | Sweden | 1–4 (0–0, 0–2, 1–2) | Russia | Air Canada Centre Attendance: 15,400 |
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January 4, 2015 20:00 | Canada | 5–1 (1–0, 2–1, 2–0) | Slovakia | Air Canada Centre Attendance: 18,002 |
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Bronze medal game[]
January 5, 2015 16:00 | Sweden | 2–4 (2–2, 0–0, 0–2) | Slovakia | Air Canada Centre Attendance: 13,625 |
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Final[]
January 5, 2015 20:00 | Canada | 5–4 (2–1, 3–3, 0–0) | Russia | Air Canada Centre Attendance: 19,014 |
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Statistics[]
Scoring leaders[]
Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
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1 | Sam Reinhart | Canada | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +13 | 6 |
2 | Nic Petan | Canada | 7 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +4 | 0 |
3 | Connor McDavid | Canada | 7 | 3 | 8 | 11 | +8 | 0 |
4 | Max Domi | Canada | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +10 | 4 |
5 | William Nylander | Sweden | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | –2 | 0 |
6 | Curtis Lazar | Canada | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +8 | 0 |
7 | Oskar Lindblom | Sweden | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | –1 | 0 |
7 | Martin Réway | Slovakia | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | –1 | 2 |
9 | Adrian Kempe | Sweden | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
10 | Anthony Duclair | Canada | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +11 | 16 |
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)
Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
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1 | Zachary Fucale | Canada | 300:00 | 6 | 1.20 | 93.94 | 2 |
2 | Igor Shestyorkin | Russia | 242:13 | 8 | 1.98 | 93.80 | 1 |
3 | Thatcher Demko | United States | 241:42 | 7 | 1.74 | 93.75 | 1 |
4 | Denis Godla | Slovakia | 391:35 | 18 | 2.76 | 92.56 | 1 |
5 | Ville Husso | Finland | 183:12 | 7 | 2.29 | 92.31 | 1 |
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com
Tournament awards[]
Reference: [1] Most Valuable Player
- Goaltender: Denis Godla
All-star team
- Goaltender: Denis Godla
- Defencemen: Gustav Forsling, Josh Morrissey
- Forwards: Sam Reinhart, Max Domi, Connor McDavid
IIHF best player awards
- Goaltender: Denis Godla
- Defenceman: Vladislav Gavrikov
- Forward: Max Domi
Final standings[]
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Note that due to the lack of playoff games for determining the spots 5–8, these spots were determined by the preliminary round records for each team.
Division I[]
Division I A[]
The Division I A tournament was played in Asiago, Italy, from 14 to 20 December 2014.[9]
Team | GP |
W |
OTW |
OTL |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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Belarus | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 14 |
Norway | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 10 |
Latvia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 7 |
Italy | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 5 |
Austria | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 5 |
Slovenia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 27 | −10 | 4 |
Promoted to the 2016 Top Division | Relegated to the 2016 Division I B |
Division I B[]
The Division I B tournament was played in Dunaújváros, Hungary, from 14 to 20 December 2014.[10]
Team | GP |
W |
OTW |
OTL |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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Kazakhstan | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 15 |
Ukraine | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 8 |
Poland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 7 |
France | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 7 |
Japan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 5 |
Hungary | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 3 |
Promoted to the 2016 Division I A | Relegated to the 2016 Division II A |
Division II[]
Division II A[]
The Division II A tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 7 to 13 December 2014.[11]
Team | GP |
W |
OTW |
OTL |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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Great Britain | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 14 |
Lithuania | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 9 |
South Korea | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 9 |
Netherlands | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 5 |
Estonia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 22 | −10 | 4 |
Romania | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 4 |
Promoted to the 2016 Division I B | Relegated to the 2016 Division II B |
Division II B[]
The Division II B tournament was played in Jaca, Spain, from 13 to 19 December 2014.[12]
Team | GP |
W |
OTW |
OTL |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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Croatia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 15 |
Spain | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 10 | +17 | 12 |
Australia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 7 |
Belgium | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 6 |
Serbia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 5 |
Iceland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 29 | −18 | 0 |
Promoted to the 2016 Division II A | Relegated to the 2016 Division III |
Division III[]
The Division III tournament was played in Dunedin, New Zealand, from 20 to 25 January 2015.[13]
On December 27, 2014 organizers announced that the Bulgarian Ice Hockey Federation withdrew their U20 team from the tournament.[14]
Team | GP |
W |
OTW |
OTL |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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China | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | +26 | 12 |
New Zealand | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 7 |
Mexico | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 5 |
South Africa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 22 | −18 | 3 |
Turkey | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 3 |
Promoted to the 2016 Division II B |
References[]
- ^ "Canada to host more tourneys". International Ice Hockey Federation. May 9, 2010. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
- ^ "Heading to hockey’s meccas" Archived June 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, IIHF.com. June 20, 2013
- ^ "Montreal and Toronto to host 2015, 2017 world junior championships", Canadian Press, June 20, 2013
- ^ The Gazette (Montreal), "World Junior Championship is coming to town" Archived June 25, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Brenda Branswell, June 20, 2013
- ^ "IIHF statutes and bylaws" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
- ^ "IIHF Eligibility". IIHF. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
- ^ "Officials Known". IIHF.com. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
- ^ "New format for U18, U20 Worlds". IIHF.com. May 29, 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2011.
- ^ Division I A statistics
- ^ Division I B statistics
- ^ Division II A statistics
- ^ Division II B statistics
- ^ Division III statistics
- ^ Bulgaria withdraws
External links[]
- http://www.worldjunior2015.com Official site
- [2] Hockey Canada site
- 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
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