2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The 2010 World Junior Hockey Championships, was the 34th edition of Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. The tournament was hosted by Saskatoon and Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, from December 26, 2009, to January 5, 2010. Saskatoon had hosted the tournament once before, in 1991. The medal round, as well as all Canada's preliminary round games, took place in Saskatoon at the Credit Union Centre. The arena underwent renovations and upgrades before the 2010 tournament, including an increase in capacity. Other games were played at the Brandt Centre in Regina, which also received upgrades. In addition, pre-tournament exhibition games were held in other towns and cities throughout the province as well as Calgary, Alberta. In the gold medal match, the United States to win their second gold medal and first since 2004, after defeated the pre-tournament favourites and host country Canada 6–5 in overtime on a goal by John Carlson.
Other host candidates
Initially, Switzerland was chosen to host the tournament, but later withdrew.Three bid groups submitted letters of intent to host the 2010 tournament prior to the February 1, 2008, deadline:
- Joint bid by Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Moncton, New Brunswick;
- Joint bid by Saskatoon and Regina, Saskatchewan; and
- Joint bid by Winnipeg and Brandon, Manitoba
On July 7, 2008, Hockey Canada and the Canadian Hockey League announced Saskatoon and Regina have been chosen to host the tournament. This was Saskatchewan's first successful bid in five recent attempts, after failing to land the 1999, 2003, 2006 and 2009 tournaments.
Top division
The lowest-ranked teams in the top division are relegated to Division I for the following year's tournament.Preliminary round
Ten teams were divided into two groups of five, each of which play in a single round-robin format. The winner of each group proceeded directly to the tournament semifinals, with the second- and third-place finishers advancing to the quarterfinals. The remaining four teams participated in the relegation round to determine which teams will be relegated to Division I the following year.Group A
''All times are local.''Group B
''All times are local.''Relegation round
Results from any games that were played during the preliminary round were carried forward to the relegation round.''All times are local.''
Goaltending leaders
| Pos | Player | Country | MINS | GA | Sv% | GAA | SO |
| 1 | Igor Bobkov | 343:05 | 14 | 93.00 | 2.45 | 1 | |
| 2 | Jacob Markström | 298:50 | 11 | 92.72 | 2.21 | 0 | |
| 3 | Mike Lee | 263:56 | 11 | 90.76 | 2.50 | 0 | |
| 4 | Jake Allen | 291:23 | 10 | 90.20 | 2.06 | 2 | |
| 5 | Benjamin Conz | 428:10 | 34 | 89.31 | 4.76 | 0 |
Tournament awards
;Most Valuable Player;All-star team
- Goaltender: Benjamin Conz
- Defencemen: Alex Pietrangelo, John Carlson
- Forwards: Jordan Eberle, Derek Stepan, Nino Niederreiter
- Goaltender: Benjamin Conz
- Defenceman: Alex Pietrangelo
- Forward: Jordan Eberle
Final standings
| Relegated to the 2011 Division I |