2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Venue(s) | Ostravar Aréna and Werk Arena (in 2 host cities) |
Dates | 26 December 2019 – 5 January 2020 |
Teams | 10 |
Final positions | |
Champions ![]() | ![]() |
Runner-up ![]() | ![]() |
Third place ![]() | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 31 |
Goals scored | 202 (6.52 per game) |
Attendance | 173,474 (5,596 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | ![]() |
MVP | ![]() |
Website | www.iihf.com |
The 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (2020 WJC) was the 44th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. It began on 26 December 2019, and ended with the gold medal game being played on 5 January 2020.[1][2] Canada defeated Russia 4–3 to win the gold medal and their 18th world junior hockey championship. This marks the fourth time that the Czech Republic hosted the WJHC.
On April 16, 2018, it was announced that Ostrava and Třinec, in the Moravian-Silesian Region in the northeast corner of the Czech Republic, would be the host cities.[3] It is the second time that Ostrava has been the primary host of the tournament and the first time that Třinec is hosting in any capacity. Ostrava has also twice co-hosted the senior Ice Hockey World Championships.
Top Division
Venues
Ostrava | Třinec | ||
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Ostravar Aréna Capacity: 10,004 | Werk Arena Capacity: 5,200 | ||
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Match officials
The following officials were assigned by the International Ice Hockey Federation to officiate the 2020 World Junior Championships.[4]
Referees
Michael Campbell
Ivan Fateev
Andreas Harnebring
Lassi Heikkinen
Oldřich Hejduk
Fraser Lawrence
Sean MacFarlane
Sergey Morozov
Vladimír Pešina
André Schrader
Michael Tscherrig
Kristian Vikman
Linesmen
Riley Bowles
Markus Hägerström
Chad Huseby
Vít Lederer
Ludvig Lundgren
Jonas Merten
Tobias Nordlander
David Obwegeser
Nikita Shalagin
Šimon Synek
Seeding
The seedings in the preliminary round are based on the 2019 tournament's final standings using the serpentine system. On 6 January 2019, the IIHF announced the groups. With Germany being promoted from Division I A after winning the 2019 Division I A Tournament. [5]
- Group A (Třinec)
Finland (1)
Switzerland (4)
Sweden (5)
Slovakia (8)
Kazakhstan (9)
- Group B (Ostrava)
United States (2)
Russia (3)
Canada (6)
Czech Republic (7)
Germany (11-Promoted)
Rosters
Format
The preliminary round is a two group of five teams each internal round-robin format, followed by a three-round playoff. In the round-robin, three points are allotted for a regulation win, and two points for an overtime or shootout win. One point is allotted for an overtime or shootout loss.
The four highest-ranked teams from each group of the preliminary round advance to the quarterfinals while the last-place team from each group will play a best-of-three series, the loser relegated to Division IA for 2021, being replaced by the winner of Division IA. All other teams will retain their Top Division status for the 2021 edition.
Preliminary round
All times are local (Central European Time – UTC+1).
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 11 | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 9 | |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 7 | |
4 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 22 | −14 | 3 | |
5 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 21 | −14 | 0 | Relegation round |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
26 December 2019 15:00 | Switzerland ![]() | 5–3 (2–1, 1–2, 2–0) | ![]() | Werk Arena, Třinec Attendance: 1,397 |
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Luca Hollenstein | Goalies | Vladislav Nurek | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
34 | Shots | 19 |
26 December 2019 19:00 | Sweden ![]() | 3–2 OT (0–1, 1–1, 1–0) (OT: 1–0) | ![]() | Werk Arena, Třinec Attendance: 4,471 |
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Hugo Alnefelt | Goalies | Justus Annunen | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||
48 | Shots | 25 |
27 December 2019 15:00 | Slovakia ![]() | 3–1 (0–0, 1–1, 2–0) | ![]() | Werk Arena, Třinec Attendance: 4,915 |
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Samuel Hlavaj | Goalies | Vladislav Nurek | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||
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24 min | Penalties | 20 min | ||||||||||||
24 | Shots | 23 |
28 December 2019 15:00 | Finland ![]() | 8–1 (2–0, 5–1, 1–0) | ![]() | Werk Arena, Třinec Attendance: 4,915 |
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Justus Annunen | Goalies | Samuel Vyletelka Samuel Hlavaj | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 18 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
40 | Shots | 26 |
28 December 2019 19:00 | Switzerland ![]() | 2–5 (0–2, 1–3, 1–0) | ![]() | Werk Arena, Třinec Attendance: 4,109 |
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Luca Hollenstein Stéphane Charlin (29:02) | Goalies | Hugo Alnefelt | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Shots | 27 |
29 December 2019 15:00 | Kazakhstan ![]() | 1–7 (1–2, 0–2, 0–3) | ![]() | Werk Arena, Třinec Attendance: 3,012 |
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Roman Kalmykov | Goalies | Kari Piiroinen | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Shots | 34 |
30 December 2019 15:00 | Kazakhstan ![]() | 2–6 (0–1, 1–4, 1–1) | ![]() | Werk Arena, Třinec Attendance: 2,375 |
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Vladislav Nurek | Goalies | Jesper Eliasson | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Shots | 35 |
30 December 2019 19:00 | Slovakia ![]() | 2–7 (0–3, 1–2, 1–2) | ![]() | Werk Arena, Třinec Attendance: 4,915 |
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Samuel Hlavaj Samuel Vyletelka (14:49) | Goalies | Luca Hollenstein | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | Shots | 26 |
31 December 2019 15:00 | Sweden ![]() | 6–2 (3–0, 2–0, 1–2) | ![]() | Werk Arena, Třinec Attendance: 4,154 |
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Hugo Alnefelt | Goalies | Samuel Hlavaj | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 20 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | Shots | 18 |
31 December 2019 19:00 | Finland ![]() | 2–5 (1–0, 1–3, 0–2) | ![]() | Werk Arena, Třinec Attendance: 1,573 |
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Justus Annunen | Goalies | Stéphane Charlin | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
38 | Shots | 22 |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 8 | |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 6 | |
4 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 4 | |
5 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 3 | Relegation round |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
26 December 2019 15:00 | Czech Republic ![]() | 4–3 (2–2, 2–1, 0–0) | ![]() | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 8,693 |
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Lukáš Dostál | Goalies | Yaroslav Askarov Amir Miftakhov | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 26 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Shots | 36 |
26 December 2019 19:00 | Canada ![]() | 6–4 (0–2, 3–0, 3–2) | ![]() | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 8,693 |
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Nico Daws | Goalies | Spencer Knight | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | Shots | 32 |
27 December 2019 19:00 | Germany ![]() | 3–6 (1–2, 2–2, 0–2) | ![]() | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 5,013 |
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Tobias Ancicka | Goalies | Dustin Wolf | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Shots | 29 |
28 December 2019 15:00 | Czech Republic ![]() | 3–4 (1–2, 0–1, 2–1) | ![]() | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 8,693 |
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Lukáš Dostál | Goalies | Hendrik Hane | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
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38 min | Penalties | 32 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
30 | Shots | 25 |
28 December 2019 19:00 | Russia ![]() | 6–0 (3–0, 3–0, 0–0) | ![]() | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 8,693 |
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Amir Miftakhov | Goalies | Nico Daws Joel Hofer (22:18) | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||
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16 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||
40 | Shots | 28 |
29 December 2019 19:00 | United States ![]() | 3–1 (0–0, 2–0, 1–1) | ![]() | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 8,693 |
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Spencer Knight | Goalies | Yaroslav Askarov Amir Miftakhov | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||
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16 min | Penalties | 26 min | ||||||||||||
24 | Shots | 26 |
30 December 2019 15:00 | Germany ![]() | 1–4 (0–1, 0–2, 1–1) | ![]() | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 6,102 |
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Hendrik Hane | Goalies | Joel Hofer | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||
19 | Shots | 26 |
30 December 2019 19:00 | United States ![]() | 4–3 OT (1–2, 2–0, 0–1) (OT: 1–0) | ![]() | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 8,693 |
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Spencer Knight | Goalies | Lukáš Pařík | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
43 | Shots | 29 |
31 December 2019 15:00 | Russia ![]() | 6–1 (2–0, 3–0, 1–1) | ![]() | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 4,628 |
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Yaroslav Askarov | Goalies | Hendrik Hane Tobias Ancicka | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
31 | Shots | 23 |
31 December 2019 19:00 | Canada ![]() | 7–2 (4–0, 2–2, 1–0) | ![]() | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 8,693 |
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Joel Hofer | Goalies | Lukáš Pařík Nick Malík | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 39 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | Shots | 19 |
Relegation round
2 January 2020 10:00 | Germany ![]() | 4–0 (0–0, 2–0, 2–0) | ![]() | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 1,022 |
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Hendrik Hane | Goalies | Vladislav Nurek | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||
35 | Shots | 23 |
4 January 2020 11:00 | Kazakhstan ![]() | 4–1 (1–0, 1–0, 2–1) | ![]() | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 1,489 |
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Vladislav Nurek | Goalies | Hendrik Hane | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||
22 | Shots | 44 |
5 January 2020 11:00 | Germany ![]() | 6–0 (1–0, 4–0, 1–0) | ![]() | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 1,124 |
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Hendrik Hane | Goalies | Vladislav Nurek | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||
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20 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||||||||||||||||||
40 | Shots | 27 |
Note: Kazakhstan was relegated to the 2022 Division I A
Playoff round
Winning teams were reseeded for the semi-finals in accordance with the following ranking, this was a change the IIHF implemented during their 2019 annual congress.[6] To determine this ranking, the following criteria were used in the order presented:[7]
- higher position in the group
- higher number of points
- better goal difference
- higher number of goals scored for
- better seeding coming into the tournament (final placement at the 2019 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships).
Rank | Team | Group | Pos | GP | Pts | GD | GF | Seed |
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1 | ![]() | A | 1 | 4 | 11 | +12 | 20 | 5 |
2 | ![]() | B | 1 | 4 | 9 | +4 | 17 | 6 |
3 | ![]() | A | 2 | 4 | 9 | +7 | 19 | 4 |
4 | ![]() | B | 2 | 4 | 8 | +4 | 17 | 2 |
5 | ![]() | A | 3 | 4 | 7 | +9 | 19 | 1 |
6 | ![]() | B | 3 | 4 | 6 | +8 | 16 | 3 |
7 | ![]() | B | 4 | 4 | 4 | −6 | 12 | 7 |
8 | ![]() | A | 4 | 4 | 3 | −14 | 8 | 8 |
Bracket
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold Medal Game | ||||||||
January 2 – Ostrava | ||||||||||
1B ![]() | 6 | |||||||||
January 4 – Ostrava | ||||||||||
4A ![]() | 1 | |||||||||
2 ![]() | 5 | |||||||||
January 2 – Třinec | ||||||||||
5 ![]() | 0 | |||||||||
2B ![]() | 0 | |||||||||
January 5 – Ostrava | ||||||||||
3A ![]() | 1 | |||||||||
2 ![]() | 4 | |||||||||
January 2 – Ostrava | ||||||||||
6 ![]() | 3 | |||||||||
1A ![]() | 5 | |||||||||
January 4 – Ostrava | ||||||||||
4B ![]() | 0 | |||||||||
1 ![]() | 4 | |||||||||
January 2 – Třinec | ||||||||||
6 ![]() | 5 | Bronze Medal Game | ||||||||
2A ![]() | 1 | |||||||||
January 5 – Ostrava | ||||||||||
3B ![]() | 3 | |||||||||
1 ![]() | 3 | |||||||||
5 ![]() | 2 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
2 January 2020 12:30 | Switzerland ![]() | 1–3 (0–0, 1–3, 0–0) | ![]() | Werk Arena, Třinec Attendance: 3,158 |
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Luca Hollenstein | Goalies | Yaroslav Askarov | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||
15 | Shots | 36 |
2 January 2020 15:00 | Canada ![]() | 6–1 (1–0, 4–0, 1–1) | ![]() | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 7,074 |
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Joel Hofer | Goalies | Samuel Hlavaj Samuel Vyletelka | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
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37 min | Penalties | 32 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
44 | Shots | 18 |
2 January 2020 17:30 | United States ![]() | 0–1 (0–0, 0–0, 0–1) | ![]() | Werk Arena, Třinec Attendance: 4,451 |
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Spencer Knight | Goalies | Justus Annunen | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||
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33 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||
30 | Shots | 29 |
2 January 2020 20:00 | Sweden ![]() | 5–0 (2–0, 1–0, 2–0) | ![]() | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 8,693 |
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Hugo Alnefelt | Goalies | Lukáš Dostál | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||
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2 min | Penalties | 35 min | |||||||||||||||
37 | Shots | 23 |
Semifinals
4 January 2020 15:00 | Sweden ![]() | 4–5 OT (2–3, 1–0, 1–1) (OT: 0–1) | ![]() | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 8,693 |
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Hugo Alnefelt | Goalies | Yaroslav Askarov Amir Miftakhov | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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35 min | Penalties | 18 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | Shots | 44 |
4 January 2020 19:00 | Canada ![]() | 5–0 (4–0, 1–0, 0–0) | ![]() | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 8,693 |
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Joel Hofer | Goalies | Justus Annunen | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||
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4 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||
39 | Shots | 32 |
Bronze medal game
5 January 2020 15:00 | Sweden ![]() | 3–2 (1–2, 2–0, 0–0) | ![]() | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 7,954 |
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Hugo Alnefelt | Goalies | Justus Annunen | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||||||||||||||
26 | Shots | 34 |
Final
5 January 2020 19:00 | Canada ![]() | 4–3 (0–0, 1–2, 3–1) | ![]() | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 8,693 |
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Joel Hofer | Goalies | Amir Miftakhov | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
30 | Shots | 38 |
Statistics
Scoring leaders
Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
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1 | Samuel Fagemo | ![]() | 7 | 8 | 5 | 13 | +3 | 6 |
2 | Barrett Hayton | ![]() | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | +1 | 6 |
3 | Nils Höglander | ![]() | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +6 | 27 |
4 | Alexis Lafrenière | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +3 | 4 |
5 | Rasmus Sandin | ![]() | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +3 | 6 |
6 | Grigori Denisenko | ![]() | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +4 | 8 |
7 | Dylan Cozens | ![]() | 7 | 2 | 7 | 9 | +6 | 4 |
7 | Kristian Tanus | ![]() | 7 | 2 | 7 | 9 | +4 | 0 |
9 | Calen Addison | ![]() | 7 | 1 | 8 | 9 | +4 | 0 |
10 | Trevor Zegras | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 9 | 9 | +6 | 4 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF[8]
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Joel Hofer | ![]() | 337:42 | 9 | 1.60 | 148 | 93.92 | 1 |
2 | Hugo Alnefelt | ![]() | 368:19 | 13 | 2.12 | 171 | 92.40 | 1 |
3 | Amir Miftakhov | ![]() | 197:50 | 7 | 2.12 | 86 | 91.86 | 1 |
4 | Justus Annunen | ![]() | 362:01 | 16 | 2.65 | 190 | 91.58 | 1 |
5 | Spencer Knight | ![]() | 241:26 | 10 | 2.49 | 115 | 91.30 | 0 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SA = Shots against; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF[9]
Awards
- Best players selected by the directorate:
- Best Goaltender:
Joel Hofer
- Best Defenceman:
Rasmus Sandin
- Best Forward:
Alexis Lafrenière
- Best Goaltender:
Source: IIHF
- Media All-Stars:
- MVP:
Alexis Lafrenière
- Goaltender:
Joel Hofer
- Defencemen:
Rasmus Sandin /
Alexander Romanov
- Forwards:
Samuel Fagemo /
Barrett Hayton /
Alexis Lafrenière
- MVP:
Source: IIHF
Final standings
Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | B | ![]() | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 18 | Champions |
2 | B | ![]() | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 11 | Runners-up |
3 | A | ![]() | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 15 | +17 | 18 | Third place |
4 | A | ![]() | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 10 | Fourth place |
5 | A | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 9 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
6 | B | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 8 | |
7 | B | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 23 | −11 | 4 | |
8 | A | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 28 | −19 | 3 | |
9 | B | ![]() | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 9 | Avoided relegation |
10 | A | ![]() | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 32 | −21 | 3 | Relegated to the 2022 Division I A |
(H) Host
Division I
Group A
The Division I Group A tournament was played in Minsk, Belarus, from 9 to 15 December 2019.[10][11]
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 12 | Promoted to the 2022 Top Division |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 11[a] | |
3 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 11[a] | |
4 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 7 | |
5 | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 3 | |
6 | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 25 | −19 | 1 | Relegated to the 2022 Division I B |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Notes:
- ^ a b Latvia 3–2 (OT) Belarus
Group B
The Division I Group B tournament was played in Kyiv, Ukraine, from 12 to 18 December 2019.[12][13]
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 16 | +13 | 15 | Promoted to the 2022 Division I A |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 7 | +15 | 12 | |
3 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 8 | |
4 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 6 | |
5 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 27 | −13 | 3 | |
6 | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 33 | −20 | 1 | Relegated to the 2022 Division II A |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Division II
Group A
The Division II Group A tournament was played in Vilnius, Lithuania, from 6 to 12 January 2020.[14][15]
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 7 | +30 | 15 | Promoted to the 2022 Division I B |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 11 | |
3 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 9 | |
4 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 6 | |
5 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 4 | |
6 | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 26 | −15 | 0 | Relegated to the 2022 Division II B |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Group B
The Division II Group B tournament was played in Gangneung, South Korea, from 27 January to 3 February 2020.[16][17]
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 15 | Promoted to the 2022 Division II A |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 13 | +17 | 9[a] | |
3 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 9[a] | |
4 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 17 | +14 | 9[a] | |
5 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 25 | −10 | 3 | |
6 | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 50 | −47 | 0 | Relegated to the 2022 Division III |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Notes:
- ^ a b c Netherlands 3 Pts, +3 GD; China 3 Pts, –1 GD; Croatia 3 Pts, –2 GD
Division III
The Division III tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 13 to 19 January 2020.[18][19]
Playoffs
Semifinals | Final | |||||
18 January | ||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||
19 January | ||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
![]() | 4 | |||||
18 January | ||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
![]() | 8 | |||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
3rd place match | ||||||
19 January | ||||||
![]() | 4 | |||||
![]() | 2 |
5th–8th place semifinals | 5th place match | |||||
18 January | ||||||
![]() | 8 | |||||
19 January | ||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
![]() | 6 | |||||
18 January | ||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
7th place match | ||||||
19 January | ||||||
![]() | 4 | |||||
![]() | 5 |
Final standings
Rank | Team |
---|---|
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4 | ![]() |
5 | ![]() |
6 | ![]() |
7 | ![]() |
8 | ![]() |
Promoted to the 2022 Division II B |
References
- ^ 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship official website
- ^ 2020 Top Division statistics
- ^ "IIHF - World Junior cities named". Archived from the original on 19 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "Competition officials". IIHF. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ Merk, Martin. "Groups for 2020 World Juniors". IIHF. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ "Semi-final format changed". IIHF. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ "Tournament Format". IIHF. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ "Scoring Leaders" (PDF). IIHF. 5 January 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ "Goalkeepers" (PDF). IIHF. 5 January 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- ^ 2020 Division I A official website
- ^ 2020 Division I A statistics
- ^ 2020 Division I B official website
- ^ 2020 Division I B statistics
- ^ 2020 Division II A official website
- ^ 2020 Division II A statistics
- ^ 2020 Division II B official website
- ^ 2020 Division II B statistics
- ^ 2020 Division III official website
- ^ 2020 Division III statistics
External links
- Official website of IIHF
- Groups for 2020 World Juniors