The IIHF World Junior Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation for national under-20 ice hockey teams from around the world. It is traditionally held from late December to the beginning of January. The main tournament features the top ten ranked hockey nations in the world, comprising the "Top Division", from which a world champion is crowned. There are also three lower pools—divisions I, II and III—that each play separate tournaments playing for the right to be promoted to a higher pool with the last place team facing relegation to a lower pool.[1]
The first official tournament was held in 1977. Prior to that, there had been invitational tournaments in 1974, 1975 and 1976 that were not sanctioned by the IIHF.[2]
As of 2023, 47 official tournaments have been staged, while the 2022 tournament was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] Six nations have won a gold medal and ten have won medals. Historically, the tournament has been dominated by Canada (20 gold medals) and the Soviet Union / CIS / Russia (13 gold medals). The USSR won the first four official tournaments, while the Canadians put together five straight championships between 1993 and 1997, and another five straight from 2005 to 2009. Canada leads the all-time gold medal count with 20 golds, while the Soviet Union/CIS/Russia have 13 golds.
α During the final game of the tournament, Canada and the Soviet Union became engaged in a violent bench-clearing brawl while Canada was leading 4–2. Consequently, the game was declared null and void, and both teams were ejected from the tournament; while the Soviets were out of medal contention, Canada was playing for the gold medal and were guaranteed at least a bronze.[9][10]
β Canada will host the tournament every 3 or 4 years. In 1990, Canada decided to switch years with Finland.
^"Toronto and Montreal to host 2015 and 2017 world juniors". TSN. 19 June 2013.
^Seravalli, Frank (3 December 2015). "Sources: Outdoor game planned for 2018 World Juniors in Buffalo". TSN.
^Doug Harrison. "Backgrounder–2008 World Junior Hockey Championship". CBC Sports. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
^"Team Canada > National Junior Team > History". Hockey Canada. Retrieved 2008-06-12.
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The IIHF World Junior Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation for national under 20 ice hockey teams from around the world It is traditionally held from late December to the beginning of January The main tournament features the top ten ranked hockey nations in the world comprising the Top Division from which a world champion is crowned There are also three lower pools divisions I II and III that each play separate tournaments playing for the right to be promoted to a higher pool with the last place team facing relegation to a lower pool 1 The first official tournament was held in 1977 Prior to that there had been invitational tournaments in 1974 1975 and 1976 that were not sanctioned by the IIHF 2 As of 2023 47 official tournaments have been staged while the 2022 tournament was postponed due to the COVID 19 pandemic 3 Six nations have won a gold medal and ten have won medals Historically the tournament has been dominated by Canada 20 gold medals and the Soviet Union CIS Russia 13 gold medals The USSR won the first four official tournaments while the Canadians put together five straight championships between 1993 and 1997 and another five straight from 2005 to 2009 Canada leads the all time gold medal count with 20 golds while the Soviet Union CIS Russia have 13 golds Contents 1 Medalists 1 1 Unofficial tournaments 1 2 Official tournaments 2 Medal table 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksMedalists editThe winners by season listed below Unofficial tournaments edit Year nbsp Gold nbsp Silver nbsp Bronze 4th place Host city cities Host country countries 1974 nbsp Soviet Union nbsp Finland nbsp Canada nbsp Sweden Leningrad nbsp Soviet Union1975 nbsp Soviet Union nbsp Canada nbsp Sweden nbsp Czechoslovakia Winnipeg and BrandonMinneapolis Bloomington and Fargo nbsp Canada nbsp United States1976 nbsp Soviet Union nbsp Canada nbsp Czechoslovakia nbsp Finland Tampere Turku Pori and Rauma nbsp FinlandOfficial tournaments edit Key Number of tournaments or 2nd 3rd or 4th places won at the time Year nbsp Gold nbsp Silver nbsp Bronze 4th place Host city cities Host country countries 1977 nbsp Soviet Union 1 nbsp Canada 1 nbsp Czechoslovakia 1 nbsp Finland 1 Zvolen and Banska Bystrica nbsp Czechoslovakia1978 nbsp Soviet Union 2 nbsp Sweden 1 nbsp Canada 1 nbsp Czechoslovakia 1 Montreal and Quebec City nbsp Canada1979 nbsp Soviet Union 3 nbsp Czechoslovakia 1 nbsp Sweden 1 nbsp Finland 2 Karlstad and Karlskoga nbsp Sweden1980 nbsp Soviet Union 4 nbsp Finland 1 nbsp Sweden 2 nbsp Czechoslovakia 2 Helsinki and Vantaa nbsp Finland1981 nbsp Sweden 1 nbsp Finland 2 nbsp Soviet Union 1 nbsp Czechoslovakia 3 Fussen Landsberg and Kaufbeuren nbsp West Germany1982 nbsp Canada 1 nbsp Czechoslovakia 2 nbsp Finland 1 nbsp Soviet Union 1 Bloomington Minneapolis and DuluthWinnipeg and Kenora nbsp United States nbsp Canada1983 nbsp Soviet Union 5 nbsp Czechoslovakia 3 nbsp Canada 2 nbsp Sweden 1 Leningrad nbsp Soviet Union1984 nbsp Soviet Union 6 nbsp Finland 3 nbsp Czechoslovakia 2 nbsp Canada 1 Norrkoping and Nykoping nbsp Sweden1985 nbsp Canada 2 nbsp Czechoslovakia 4 nbsp Soviet Union 2 nbsp Finland 3 Helsinki and Turku nbsp Finland1986 nbsp Soviet Union 7 nbsp Canada 2 nbsp United States 1 nbsp Czechoslovakia 4 Hamilton Toronto and London nbsp Canada1987 nbsp Finland a 1 nbsp Czechoslovakia a 5 nbsp Sweden a 3 nbsp United States 1 Piestany Topoľcany Trencin and Nitra nbsp Czechoslovakia1988 nbsp Canada 3 nbsp Soviet Union 1 nbsp Finland 2 nbsp Czechoslovakia 4 Moscow nbsp Soviet Union1989 nbsp Soviet Union 8 nbsp Sweden 2 nbsp Czechoslovakia 3 nbsp Canada 2 Anchorage and Eagle River nbsp United States1990 nbsp Canada 4 nbsp Soviet Union 2 nbsp Czechoslovakia 4 nbsp Finland 4 Helsinki and Turku nbsp Finland b 1991 nbsp Canada 5 nbsp Soviet Union 3 nbsp Czechoslovakia 5 nbsp United States 2 Saskatoon nbsp Canada1992 nbsp CIS 4 1 nbsp Sweden 3 nbsp United States 2 nbsp Finland 5 Fussen and Kaufbeuren nbsp Germany1993 nbsp Canada 6 nbsp Sweden 4 Czech Republic and Slovakia 5 6 nbsp United States 3 Gavle Uppsala and Falun nbsp Sweden1994 nbsp Canada 7 nbsp Sweden 5 nbsp Russia 1 nbsp Finland 6 Ostrava and Frydek Mistek nbsp Czech Republic1995 nbsp Canada 8 nbsp Russia 1 nbsp Sweden 4 nbsp Finland 7 Red Deer Edmonton and Calgary nbsp Canada1996 nbsp Canada 9 nbsp Sweden 6 nbsp Russia 2 nbsp Czech Republic 1 Boston Amherst and Marlborough nbsp United States1997 nbsp Canada 10 nbsp United States 1 nbsp Russia 3 nbsp Czech Republic 2 Geneva and Morges nbsp Switzerland1998 nbsp Finland 2 nbsp Russia 2 nbsp Switzerland 1 nbsp Czech Republic 3 Helsinki and Hameenlinna nbsp Finland1999 nbsp Russia 1 nbsp Canada 3 nbsp Slovakia 1 nbsp Sweden 2 Winnipeg Brandon and Selkirk nbsp Canada2000 nbsp Czech Republic 1 nbsp Russia 3 nbsp Canada 3 nbsp United States 4 Skelleftea and Umea nbsp Sweden2001 nbsp Czech Republic 2 nbsp Finland 4 nbsp Canada 4 nbsp Sweden 3 Moscow and Podolsk nbsp Russia2002 nbsp Russia 2 nbsp Canada 4 nbsp Finland 3 nbsp Switzerland 1 Pardubice and Hradec Kralove nbsp Czech Republic2003 nbsp Russia 3 nbsp Canada 5 nbsp Finland 4 nbsp United States 5 Halifax and Sydney nbsp Canada2004 nbsp United States 1 nbsp Canada 6 nbsp Finland 5 nbsp Czech Republic 4 Helsinki and Hameenlinna nbsp Finland2005 nbsp Canada 11 nbsp Russia 4 nbsp Czech Republic 1 nbsp United States 6 Grand Forks and Thief River Falls nbsp United States2006 nbsp Canada 12 nbsp Russia 5 nbsp Finland 6 nbsp United States 7 Vancouver Kelowna and Kamloops nbsp Canada2007 nbsp Canada 13 nbsp Russia 6 nbsp United States 3 nbsp Sweden 4 Leksand and Mora nbsp Sweden2008 nbsp Canada 14 nbsp Sweden 7 nbsp Russia 4 nbsp United States 8 Pardubice and Liberec nbsp Czech Republic2009 nbsp Canada 15 nbsp Sweden 8 nbsp Russia 5 nbsp Slovakia 1 Ottawa nbsp Canada2010 nbsp United States 2 nbsp Canada 7 nbsp Sweden 5 nbsp Switzerland 2 Saskatoon and Regina nbsp Canada2011 nbsp Russia 4 nbsp Canada 8 nbsp United States 4 nbsp Sweden 5 Buffalo various venues 6 nbsp United States2012 nbsp Sweden 2 nbsp Russia 7 nbsp Canada 5 nbsp Finland 8 Calgary and Edmonton nbsp Canada2013 nbsp United States 3 nbsp Sweden 9 nbsp Russia 6 nbsp Canada 3 Ufa nbsp Russia2014 nbsp Finland 3 nbsp Sweden 10 nbsp Russia 7 nbsp Canada 4 Malmo nbsp Sweden2015 nbsp Canada 16 nbsp Russia 8 nbsp Slovakia 2 nbsp Sweden 6 Toronto and Montreal nbsp Canada2016 nbsp Finland 4 nbsp Russia 9 nbsp United States 5 nbsp Sweden 7 Helsinki nbsp Finland2017 nbsp United States 4 nbsp Canada 9 nbsp Russia 8 nbsp Sweden 8 Montreal and Toronto 7 nbsp Canada2018 nbsp Canada 17 nbsp Sweden 11 nbsp United States 6 nbsp Czech Republic 5 Buffalo various venues 8 nbsp United States2019 nbsp Finland 5 nbsp United States 2 nbsp Russia 9 nbsp Switzerland 3 Vancouver and Victoria nbsp Canada2020 nbsp Canada 18 nbsp Russia 10 nbsp Sweden 6 nbsp Finland 9 Ostrava and Trinec nbsp Czech Republic2021 nbsp United States 5 nbsp Canada 10 nbsp Finland 7 nbsp Russia 1 Edmonton nbsp Canada2022 nbsp Canada 19 nbsp Finland 5 nbsp Sweden 7 nbsp Czechia 6 2023 nbsp Canada 20 nbsp Czechia 1 nbsp United States 7 nbsp Sweden 9 Halifax and Moncton2024 Gothenburg nbsp Sweden2025 Ottawa nbsp CanadaMedal table edit nbsp Map of countries best resultsThe unofficial tournaments held prior to 1977 are not included in this table Countries in italics no longer compete at the World Championships Country nbsp Gold nbsp Silver nbsp Bronze Medals nbsp Canada 20 10 5 35 nbsp Russia nbsp Soviet Union nbsp CISTotal 48113 103013 92011 2313137 nbsp Finland 5 5 7 17 nbsp United States 5 2 7 14 nbsp Sweden 2 11 7 20 nbsp Czechia nbsp CzechoslovakiaTotal 202 156 167 41115 nbsp Slovakia 0 0 2 2 nbsp Switzerland 0 0 1 1Total 47 47 47 141See also editList of IIHF World Championship medalistsReferences editFootnotesa During the final game of the tournament Canada and the Soviet Union became engaged in a violent bench clearing brawl while Canada was leading 4 2 Consequently the game was declared null and void and both teams were ejected from the tournament while the Soviets were out of medal contention Canada was playing for the gold medal and were guaranteed at least a bronze 9 10 b Canada will host the tournament every 3 or 4 years In 1990 Canada decided to switch years with Finland General IIHF World U20 Championships International Ice Hockey Federation Retrieved 2008 06 12 World Juniors medal Winners Since 1974 TSN Archived from the original on 2008 01 02 Retrieved 2008 06 12 Team Canada gt National Junior Team gt Past Results Hockey Canada Retrieved 2008 06 12 Medal standings worldjuniors2008 com Archived from the original on 2008 05 06 Retrieved 2008 06 12 Specific Tournament playing format worldjuniors2008 com Archived from the original on 2008 06 30 Retrieved 2008 06 26 International hockey timeline International Ice Hockey Federation Retrieved 2008 06 12 Steiss Adam 29 December 2021 World Juniors cancelled IIHF Retrieved 29 December 2021 Story 59 International Ice Hockey Federation Retrieved 2016 06 28 Brotherly but divided International Ice Hockey Federation Retrieved 2016 08 26 2011 IIHF World U20 Championship International Ice Hockey Federation Archived from the original on 2010 12 27 Toronto and Montreal to host 2015 and 2017 world juniors TSN 19 June 2013 Seravalli Frank 3 December 2015 Sources Outdoor game planned for 2018 World Juniors in Buffalo TSN Doug Harrison Backgrounder 2008 World Junior Hockey Championship CBC Sports Retrieved 2008 06 11 Team Canada gt National Junior Team gt History Hockey Canada Retrieved 2008 06 12 External links editInternational Ice Hockey Federation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of IIHF World Junior Championship medalists amp oldid 1174590833, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
