2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was held between December 25, 2004, and January 4, 2005, 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.Venues
Rosters
Top Division
Preliminary round
Group A
Group B
Relegation round
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.Final round
Bracket
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Fifth place game
Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: Goaltending leaders
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
| 1 | Marek Schwarz | | 361:57 | 13 | 2.15 | 92.49 | 1 |
| 2 | Jeff Glass | | 300:00 | 7 | 1.40 | 92.22 | 0 |
| 3 | Jaroslav Halák | | 360:00 | 13 | 2.17 | 91.56 | 2 |
| 4 | Al Montoya | | 393:15 | 22 | 3.36 | 90.39 | 0 |
| 5 | Tuukka Rask | | 243:26 | 12 | 2.96 | 90.16 | 0 |
TOI = Time On Ice ; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: Awards
All-Star Team
Goaltender:
Marek Schwarz
Defense:
Dion Phaneuf,
Ryan Suter
Forwards:
Alexander Ovechkin,
Patrice Bergeron,
Jeff CarterMost Valuable Player
Division I
The Division I Championships were held December 13-December 19, 2004, in Sheffield, United Kingdom, and in Narva, Estonia.
Final standingsGroup A
Leading scorer: Mathis Olimb, Norway.Group B
Leading scorer: Anže Kopitar, Slovenia.
Norway and Latvia advance to the 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships while Great Britain and Estonia are relegated to Division II.Division II
The Division II Championships were held January 3-January 9, 2005, in Bucharest, Romania, and December 13-December 19, 2004, in Puigcerdà, Spain.Group A
Group B
Leading scorer: Park Woo-Sang, South Korea.
Hungary and Japan are promoted to Division I; Belgium and Lithuania are relegated to Division III.Division III
The Division III Championships were held January 10-January 16, 2005, in Mexico City, Mexico.Teams
