2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

The 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (2006 WJHC) were held in Vancouver, Kelowna and Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. 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.

Top Division

Venues

Rosters

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC−8).

Group A

Group B

Relegation round

Final round

Bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Fifth place game

Bronze medal game

Final

Statistics

Scoring leaders

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; /− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF

Awards

Best players selected by the Directorate:
- Best Goaltender: Tuukka Rask
- Best Defenceman: Marc Staal
- Best Forward: Evgeni Malkin

Source: IIHF

Media All-Stars:
- MVP: Evgeni Malkin
- Goaltender: Tuukka Rask
- Defencemen: Luc Bourdon / Jack Johnson
- Forwards: Evgeni Malkin / Lauri Tukonen / Steve Downie

Source: IIHF

Final standings

Division I

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.

Group A

Group B

Division II

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.