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]
All times are local (UTC−8).
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF
(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
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Marc Staal
Evgeni MalkinSource: IIHF
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Jack Johnson Evgeni Malkin / Lauri Tukonen / Steve DownieSource: IIHF
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.