2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships


The 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships 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.

Top Division

Relegation round

Note: Matches 5–0 and 5–0 from the preliminary round are included as well since these results carry forward.
'' and are relegated to Division I for the 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.''

Scoring leaders

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

Goaltending leaders

PosPlayerCountryTOIGAGAASv%SO
1Marek Schwarz361:57132.1592.491
2Jeff Glass300:0071.4092.220
3Jaroslav Halák360:00132.1791.562
4Al Montoya393:15223.3690.390
5Tuukka Rask243:26122.9690.160
TOI = Time on ice ; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
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Awards

All-Star Team

Goaltender:
Marek Schwarz
Defense:
Dion Phaneuf,
Ryan Suter
Forwards:
Alexander Ovechkin,
Patrice Bergeron,
Jeff Carter

Most Valuable Player

Patrice Bergeron

Division I

The Division I Championships were played on December 13–19, 2004, in Sheffield, United Kingdom, and Narva, Estonia.

Group A

Leading scorer: Mathis Olimb, Norway.

Group B

Leading scorer: Anže Kopitar, Slovenia.

Division II

The Division II Championships were played on January 3–9, 2005, in Bucharest, Romania, and on December 13–19, 2004, in Puigcerdà, Spain.

Group B

Leading scorer: Park Woo-Sang, .

Division III

The Division III Championship was played on January 10–16, 2005, in Mexico City, Mexico.