page_title: 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
section_title: Final standings
hierarchical_section_title: 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships / Top division / Final standings
caption_attribution_description: English: The Canadian national junior team poses after defeating Finland to capture the bronze medal at the 2012 World Junior Hockey Championships in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
context_page_description: The 2012 IIHF U20 World Championship was the 36th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. It was hosted in Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It began on December 26, 2011, and ended with the gold medal game played in Calgary on January 5, 2012. Sweden defeated defending-champion Russia 1–0 in overtime to win their first title in 31 years. Russian forward Evgeny Kuznetsov was named MVP of the tournament. Denmark was relegated to Division I and Germany was promoted to the 2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
  Canada missed the final for the first time in 11 years when they lost 6–5 against Russia in a semifinal in which Canada were down 6–1 halfway through the third period. However, the Canadians extended their consecutive medal streak at the tournament to 14 with a 4–0 victory over Finland in the bronze medal game. The fourth-place finish for Finland was their best result in the tournament since 2006. The United States ended up in the relegation round for the first time since 1999.
caption: Canada poses for a team photo after winning the bronze medal
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