# 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

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.

## Venues

| Ralph Engelstad Arena Capacity: 11,640 | Ralph Engelstad Arena Capacity: 2,569 |
| United States – Grand Forks | United States – Thief River Falls |

## Top Division
### Preliminary round
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Russia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | United States | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Switzerland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 2 | Relegation round |
| 5 | Belarus | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 22 | −13 | 2 | Relegation round |
Game reference :
| Ugarov 30:14 (PP1) Asmalouski 54:44 (SH1) | Goals | Frolík 14:53 (PP1) Vrána 20:27, 59:18 (PP1) Kvapil 33:13 (PP1) Olesz 45:31 (SH1), 49:15 Petružálek 47:01 |
Game reference :
| Rylov 7:25 Shirokov 18:01 (PS) Ovechkin 18:41 Pestunov 27:17 | Goals | Stafford 4:22 Bourque 5:45 (PP1) Fritsche 18:19, 28:40 (SH1) Schremp 23:15 (PP1) |
Game reference :
| Wick 11:41 Romy 33:27 (SH1), 51:03 Stancescu 35:11 Kaser 39:37 | Goals |
Game reference :
| Hrdel 29:36 | Goals | Radulov 7:03 (PP1) Shirokov 10:44 (PP1) Malkin 21:14 Lisin 47:05 |
Game reference :
| Callahan 9:36 Porter 28:18 Stafford 41:34 (PP1) Hensick 42:25 Schremp 44:07 O'Sullivan 47:06 | Goals | Benoît 40:45 Stancescu 41:04, 45:20 Hurlimann 44:44 |
Game reference :
| Shirokov 1:38 (PP1) Ovechkin 10:12 (PP1), 33:54 Voloshenko 13:01, 48:04 Radulov 49:29 Nikulin 49:50 | Goals | Efimenko 29:05 Zakharov 40:43 |
Game reference :
| Hluchý 5:13 Frolík 34:09 Vrána 36:41 Kvapil 46:02 Olesz 59:30 | Goals | Hurlimann 33:27, 46:45 |
Game reference :
| Efyamenka 9:14 (SH1) Karaha 15:38 Savin 22:10 Kukushkin 23:26 A. Kostitsyn 34:16 | Goals | Kessel 17:47 Stafford 39:14 (PP1) Brown 42:11 |
Game reference :
| Kaser 21:09 (PP1) | Goals | Vorobiev 4:58 (PP1) Pestunov 17:20 Ovechkin 27:07 (PP1), 58:16 Galimov 29:37 Misharin 51:12 (PP1) |
Game reference :
| Fritsche 39:07 | Goals | Olesz 12:56, 59:55 Kašpar 20:57 |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Canada | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5 | +27 | 8 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Sweden | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Finland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Slovakia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | Relegation round |
| 5 | Germany | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 24 | −23 | 0 | Relegation round |
Game reference :
| Zagrapan 32:06 (PP1) Lascek 37:35 Ölvecký 41:13 | Goals | Bergeron 3:55, 21:05 Crosby 10:59 (PP1), 29:52 (PP1) Carter 32:38 MacArthur 57:44, 59:52 (PS) |
Game reference :
| Busch 44:03 | Goals | Makkonen 5:05 (PP1) Honkaheimo 26:47 Nokelainen 33:39 (PP1) Korpikoski 59:50 (PP1) |
Game reference :
| Persson 14:18, 49:12 (PP1) Salmonsson 20:56, 50:49 Söderberg 45:10 (SH1) Granath 54:07 (PP1) | Goals |
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 52:32 | Goals | Fredriksson 7:29 (PP1) |
Game reference :
| Goals | Bulík 34:35 Meszároš 59:01 (EN) |
Game reference :
| Goals | Ladd 10:05 MacArthur 10:51 Crosby 17:46 (PP2), 54:34 Barker 18:33 (PP1) Getzlaf 26:32 Stewart 32:46, 47:12 Fraser 57:47 |
Game reference :
| Makkonen 32:07 (PP1) Korpikoski 42:26 (PP1) Joensuu 42:36 (PP1) Hokkanen 54:10 Tukonen 54:47 | Goals | Åhsberg 9:11 (PP1) Nilsson 10:33 Salmonsson 30:55 Söderberg 35:18 |
Game reference :
| Ružička 0:47, 7:43, 13:50 (PP1) Meszároš 40:57, 48:56 (PP1) | Goals |
Game reference :
| Perry 4:45 (PP1), 38:45 Richards 19:38 (SH1) Carter 21:32, 34:27, 37:29 Belle 35:32 Ladd 43:06 (SH1) | Goals | Hietanen 53:46 (PP2) |
Game reference :
| Salmonsson 3:11, 33:34 Söderberg 31:51 | Goals |

### Relegation round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | Slovakia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 6 | |
| 2 | Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 4 | |
| 3 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 2 | Relegated to the 2006 Division I |
| 4 | Belarus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 0 | Relegated to the 2006 Division I |
Note: Matches Switzerland 5–0 Belarus and Slovakia 5–0 Germany from the preliminary round are included as well since these results carry forward.
Game reference :
| Diaz 28:26 Kaser 33:28 (PP1) Schüler 39:22 Stancescu 40:53, 46:08 | Goals |
Game reference :
| Sekera 50:03 Ölvecký 56:35 | Goals | Zakharov 34:44 |
Game reference :
| Ugarov 1:29, 13:52 (PP1) Zakharov 25:22 | Goals | Carciola 17:15 Janzen 32:45 Kink 53:44 (PP1) Reiss 58:07 (PP1) |
Game reference :
| Bulík 0:29 Ölvecký 18:13 Haščák 53:07 | Goals | Benoît 26:28 Romy 48:36 |
Germany and Belarus are relegated to Division I for the 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

### Final round
#### Bracket

| Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | QF1 | Czech Republic | 1 | | | |
| A2 | Czech Republic | 3 | B1 | Canada | 3 | | | |
| B3 | Finland | 0 | | | | SF1 | Canada | 6 |
| | | | | | | SF2 | Russia | 1 |
| | | | QF2 | United States | 2 | | | |
| B2 | Sweden | 2 | A1 | Russia | 7 | | | |
| A3 | United States | 8 | | | | | | |

#### Quarterfinals

Game reference :
| Vrána 36:57 (PP1) Olesz 43:35 (SH1) Červenka 57:58 | Goals |
Game reference :
| Eriksson 4:12, 33:26 | Goals | Porter 12:07 Stafford 23:08 Kessel 26:58, 44:15, 47:21 Schremp 51:08 (PP1) Suter 52:46 (PP1) Hensick 59:45 |

#### Semifinals

Game reference :
| Carter 18:38 Dawes 30:02 (PP1) Bergeron 32:34 | Goals | Olesz 43:36 (SH1) |
Game reference :
| Schremp 8:55 (PP1) O'Sullivan 14:44 (PP1) | Goals | Lisin 1:58 (PP1) Ovechkin 4:46 (PP1), 57:46 (EN) Shirokov 16:01 Malkin 51:03, 58:49 (EN) Yunkov 59:59 (PP2) |

#### Fifth place game

Game reference :
| Söderberg 7:12 Bergfors 34:13 (PP1), 52:35 | Goals | Mäntymaa 15:21 Seitsonen 47:08 Nurmi 59:10 Kolehmainen 61:37 |

#### Bronze medal game

Game reference :
| Polák 3:26 (PP1) Frolík 26:03 Vrána 62:38 | Goals | Porter 16:16 (PP1) Stafford 33:12 (PP1) |

#### Gold medal game
### Scoring leaders

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| 1 | Patrice Bergeron | Canada | 6 | 5 | 8 | 13 | +5 | 6 |
| 2 | Ryan Getzlaf | Canada | 6 | 3 | 9 | 12 | +14 | 8 |
| 3 | Alexander Ovechkin | Russia | 6 | 7 | 4 | 11 | +6 | 4 |
| 4 | Jeff Carter | Canada | 6 | 7 | 3 | 10 | +10 | 6 |
| 5 | Rostislav Olesz | Czech Republic | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | +8 | 12 |
| 6 | Evgeni Malkin | Russia | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 16 |
| 7 | Sidney Crosby | Canada | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | +4 | 4 |
| 8 | Drew Stafford | United States | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | –3 | 14 |
| 9 | Johannes Salmonsson | Sweden | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +2 | 0 |
| 10 | Petr Vrána | Czech Republic | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +8 | 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 |
| 1 | Marek Schwarz | Czech Republic | 361:57 | 13 | 2.15 | 92.49 | 1 |
| 2 | Jeff Glass | Canada | 300:00 | 7 | 1.40 | 92.22 | 0 |
| 3 | Jaroslav Halák | Slovakia | 360:00 | 13 | 2.17 | 91.56 | 2 |
| 4 | Al Montoya | United States | 393:15 | 22 | 3.36 | 90.39 | 0 |
| 5 | Tuukka Rask | Finland | 243:26 | 12 | 2.96 | 90.16 | 0 |
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

| | Team |
| | Canada |
| | Russia |
| | Czech Republic |
| 4th | United States |
| 5th | Finland |
| 6th | Sweden |
| 7th | Slovakia |
| 8th | Switzerland |
| 9th | Germany |
| 10th | Belarus |

## Division I

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

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Norway | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 12 | +17 | 10 | Promoted to the 2006 Top Division |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 15 | +14 | 8 | |
| 3 | Austria | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 6 | |
| 4 | France | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 4 | |
| 5 | Italy | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 2 | |
| 6 | Great Britain | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 29 | −21 | 0 | Relegated to the 2006 Division II |
Leading scorer: Mathis Olimb, Norway (4 goals, 5 assists; 9 points).

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Latvia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 12 | +16 | 9 | Promoted to the 2006 Top Division |
| 2 | Slovenia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 12 | +16 | 6 | |
| 3 | Denmark | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 6 | |
| 4 | Poland | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 6 | |
| 5 | Ukraine | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 3 | |
| 6 | Estonia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 41 | −35 | 0 | Relegated to the 2006 Division II |
Leading scorer: Anže Kopitar, Slovenia (10 goals, 3 assists; 13 points).

## Division II

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

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Japan | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 4 | +28 | 9 | Promoted to the 2006 Division I |
| 2 | Romania | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 7 | |
| 3 | Netherlands | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 14 | +15 | 6 | |
| 4 | China | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 6 | |
| 5 | Serbia and Montenegro | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 36 | −25 | 2 | |
| 6 | Lithuania | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 35 | −30 | 0 | Relegated to the 2006 Division III |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Hungary | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 10 | +31 | 10 | Promoted to the 2006 Division I |
| 2 | South Korea | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 12 | +34 | 8 | |
| 3 | Croatia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 6 | |
| 4 | Spain | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 32 | −18 | 4 | |
| 5 | Australia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 40 | −24 | 2 | |
| 6 | Belgium | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 41 | −29 | 0 | Relegated to the 2006 Division III |
Leading scorer: Park Woo-Sang, South Korea (12 goals, 8 assists; 20 points).

## Division III

The Division III Championship was played on January 10–16, 2005, in Mexico City, Mexico.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Mexico | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 6 | +31 | 10 | Promoted to the 2006 Division II |
| 2 | New Zealand | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 15 | +13 | 7 | Promoted to the 2006 Division II |
| 3 | Iceland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 6 | |
| 4 | South Africa | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 5 | |
| 5 | Turkey | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 27 | −17 | 2 | |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 39 | −29 | 0 | |