| Tourney Name: | IIHF World U20 Championship |
| Year: | 2005 |
| Country: | United States |
| Dates: | December 25, 2004 – January 4, 2005 |
| Num Teams: | 10 |
| Type: | ihj |
| Winners: | Canada |
| Count: | 11 |
| Second: | Russia |
| Third: | Czech Republic |
| Fourth: | United States |
| Games: | 31 |
| Goals: | 205 |
| Attendance: | 193256 |
| Scoring Leader: |  Patrice Bergeron (13 points) |
| Nextseason: | 2006 |
The 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (2005 WJC) was held between December 25, 2004, and January 4, 2005,[1] 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.[2]
See main article: 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships rosters.
Note: Matches 5–0 and 5–0 from the preliminary round are included as well since these results carry forward.
and are relegated to Division I for the 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
| width=30 | Pos | width=150 | Player | Country | width=20 | GP | width=20 | G | width=20 | A | width=30 | Pts | width=30 | +/− | width=30 | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 13 | +5 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 12 | +14 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 11 | +6 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 10 | +10 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | +8 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||
| 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | +4 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | –3 | 14 | ||||||||||
| 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +8 | 16 |
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| width=30 | Pos | width=150 | Player | Country | width=20 | TOI | width=20 | GA | width=20 | GAA | width=20 | Sv% | width=20 | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 361:57 | 13 | 2.15 | 92.49 | 1 | |||||||||
| 2 | 300:00 | 7 | 1.40 | 92.22 | 0 | |||||||||
| 3 | 360:00 | 13 | 2.17 | 91.56 | 2 | |||||||||
| 4 | 393:15 | 22 | 3.36 | 90.39 | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | 243:26 | 12 | 2.96 | 90.16 | 0 |
Goaltender:
Marek Schwarz
Defense: Dion Phaneuf,
Ryan Suter
Forwards: Alexander Ovechkin, Patrice Bergeron, Jeff Carter
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The Division I Championships were played on December 13–19, 2004, in Sheffield, United Kingdom (Group A), and Narva, Estonia (Group B).
Leading scorer: Mathis Olimb, Norway (4 goals, 5 assists; 9 points).
Leading scorer: Anže Kopitar, Slovenia (10 goals, 3 assists; 13 points).
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).
Leading scorer: Park Woo-Sang, (12 goals, 8 assists; 20 points).
The Division III Championship was played on January 10–16, 2005, in Mexico City, Mexico.