| Tourney Name: | IIHF World U20 Championship |
| Year: | 2006 |
| Size: | 160px |
| Country: | Canada |
| Dates: | 26 December 2005 – 5 January 2006 |
| Num Teams: | 10 |
| Venues: | 4 |
| Cities: | 3 |
| Type: | ihj |
| Winners: | CAN |
| Count: | 12 |
| Second: | RUS |
| Third: | FIN |
| Fourth: | USA |
| Games: | 31 |
| Goals: | 195 |
| Attendance: | 325138 |
| Scoring Leader: |  Phil Kessel (11 points) |
| Nextseason: | 2007 |
The 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (2006 WJHC) were held in Vancouver, Kelowna and Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada.[1] The championships began on December 26, 2005, and finished on January 5, 2006. Games were played at GM Place and Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, the Interior Savings Centre in Kamloops and Prospera Place in Kelowna. Canada was the winner defeating Russia 5–0 in the gold medal game. Total attendance was 325,138 (a new record) spread over 31 games, for an average of 10,488 per game.[2]
See main article: 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships rosters.
All times are local (UTC−8).
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| 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 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +5 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +9 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | +3 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 8 | –1 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +3 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | –2 | 14 | ||||||||||
| 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | –1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +7 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 10 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +3 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 10 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +3 | 39 |
(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 | 360:00 | 6 | 1.00 | 95.20 | 3 | |||||||||
| 2 | 249:26 | 4 | 0.96 | 95.18 | 1 | |||||||||
| 3 | 369:26 | 13 | 2.11 | 93.98 | 1 | |||||||||
| 4 | 300:00 | 11 | 2.20 | 93.29 | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | 359:06 | 16 | 2.67 | 91.21 | 0 |
Tuukka Rask
Marc Staal
Evgeni MalkinSource: IIHF
Evgeni Malkin Tuukka Rask Luc Bourdon / Jack Johnson Evgeni Malkin / Lauri Tukonen / Steve DownieSource: IIHF
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The Division I Championships were played on December 11–17, 2005 in Bled, Slovenia (Group A) and on December 12–18, 2005 in Minsk, Belarus.
The Division II Championships were played on December 12–18, 2005, in Bucharest, Romania (Group A) and on January 10–16, 2006, in Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro.
The Division III Championship was played on January 3–9, 2006, in Elektrėnai and Kaunas, Lithuania.