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2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

Ice hockey championship series

Field	Value
tourney_name	IIHF World U20 Championship
year	2015
image	2015 WJHC logo.svg
size	x240px
country	Canada
city	Toronto, Montreal
dates	December 26, 2014 – January 5, 2015
num_teams	10
venues	Air Canada Centre
Centre Bell
cities	2
type	ihj
winners	CAN
count	16
second	RUS
third	SVK
fourth	SWE
games	30
goals	176
attendance	366370
website	2015 World Juniors
scoring_leader	CAN Sam Reinhart
points	11
mvp	SVK Denis Godla
prevseason	2014
nextseason	2016

Centre Bell

The 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 39th edition of Ice Hockey World Junior Championship, played from December 26, 2014 to January 5, 2015. It was co-hosted by Toronto, Ontario, and Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and organized by Hockey Canada, Hockey Quebec, the Ontario Hockey Federation, the Montreal Canadiens, Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment and Evenko. Games were split between Air Canada Centre in Toronto and Bell Centre in Montreal, with Montreal hosting Group A matches and two quarter finals, and Toronto hosting Group B, along with the relegation games, two quarter finals, along with the semi-finals, bronze medal, and gold medal games.

After failing to medal at the previous two editions of the tournament, Canada beat Russia in the final to win the gold medal, marking Canada's first medal at the World Juniors since 2012, and Canada's first gold since 2009. Slovakia defeated Sweden in the bronze medal game to win their second-ever medal. Germany finished tenth overall and was relegated to Division I-A for the 2016 tournament. Slovak goaltender Denis Godla was named the tournament's most valuable player, while Sam Reinhart of Canada was the scoring leader with 11 points.

Player eligibility

A player is eligible to play in the 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships if:

the player is of male gender;
the player was born at the earliest in 1995, and at the latest, in 2000;
the player is a citizen in the country he represents;
the player is under the jurisdiction of a national association that is a member of the IIHF.

If a player who has never played in IIHF-organized competition wishes to switch national eligibility, he must have played in competitions for two consecutive years in the new country without playing in another country, as well as show his move to the new country's national association with an international transfer card. In case the player has previously played in IIHF-organized competition but wishes to switch national eligibility, he must have played in competitions for four consecutive years in the new country without playing in another country, he must show his move to the new country's national association with an international transfer card, as well as be a citizen of the new country. A player may only switch national eligibility once.

Top Division

Venues

Toronto	{{Location map+	Canada	width=350
Capacity: 18,800	Bell Centre
Capacity: 21,287
[[File:Air Canada Centre and CN Tower from Bay St.jpg	150px]]	[[File:CentreBell.jpg	150px]]

Match officials

The IIHF selected 12 referees and 10 linesmen to officiate during the tournament:

Referees

SVK Vladimír Baluška
GER Lars Bruggemann
RUS Roman Gofman
CZE Antonin Jeřábek
FIN Mikko Kaukokari
USA Geoffrey Miller
SWE Linus Öhlund
RUS Konstantin Olenin
USA Steve Patafie
CAN Pascal St-Jaques
SWE Marcus Vinnerborg
SUI Tobias Wehrli Linesmen
CAN Jordan Browne
FRA Pierre Dehaen
RUS Gleb Lazarev
CZE Miroslav Lhotský
SWE Andreas Malmqvist
CAN Bevan Mills
FIN Jani Pesonen
GER Nikolaj Ponomarjow
USA Judson Ritter
SUI Simon Wust

Format

The four best ranked teams from each group of the preliminary round advance to the quarterfinals, while the last placed teams from each group played a relegation round in a best of three format to determine the relegated team.

Rosters

Main article: 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships rosters

Preliminary round

All times are local. (Eastern Standard Time – UTC-5)

Group A

1–1 (OT 0–0) (SO: 1–2) J. Ikonen K. Kapanen 13:54 – A. Tuch (J. Eichel, T. DeAngelo) (PP) S. Milano C. de Leo 2–0 3–0 4–0 5–0 6–0 7–0 8–0 Dávid Okoličány A. Duclair (M. Domi) – 8:17 R. Fabbri (N. Petan, M. Bowey) – 9:09 N. Paul (L. Crouse, J. Virtanen) – 26:56 B. Point (R. Fabbri, N. Petan) – 31:35 M. Domi (S. Reinhart) – 36:14 N. Petan (R. Fabbri, J. Hicketts) – 37:21 J. Virtanen (B. Point) – 56:41 1–1 2–1 P. Cehlárik (M. Réway) (PP) – 09:19 M. Holenda (M. Réway, C. Jaroš) – 26:03 0–2 0–3 0–4 12:42 – C. Lazar (C. McDavid, N. Petan) (PP) 49:14 – M. Domi (S. Reinhart) 55:44 – M. Bowey (N. Petan, C. McDavid) (PP) 2–0 3–0 4–0 5–0 6–0 H. Fasching (D. Larkin) – 12:30 S. Milano – 22:48 D. Larkin (N. Hanifin) – 35:04 J. Eichel (T. Motte, A. Tuch) – 54:09 D. Larkin (H. Fasching, Z. Werenski) – 59:40 2–0 3–0 D. Larkin – 42:38 J. Hayden (B. Carlo, A. Matthews) – 59:07 0–2 1–2 1–3 1–4

A. Lehkonen – 38:46 33:34 – S.Reinhart (A. Duclair, M. Domi)

51:15 – A. Duclair (M. Domi, M. Bowey) 54:25 – C. Lazar (J. Morrissey, R. Fabbri) (PP) 2–0 3–0 3–1 4–1 4–2 5–2 M. Réway (D. Soltes) – 13:10 M. Sukeľ (P. Koyš, M. Rosandić) – 15:03

M. Réway – 44:05

M. Reway (ENG) – 59:05

18:46 – F. Tiffels (D. Kahun) (PP)

45:36 – F. Tiffels (PS) 2–0 2–1 3–1 3–2 4–2 4–3 5–3 J. Morrissey (R. Fabbri, N. Petan) (PP) – 30:11

C. Lazar (C. McDavid) – 50:01

S. Reinhart (ENG) – 59:06

M. Domi (S. Reinhart) (ENG) – 59:56

33:12 – T. DeAngelo (J. Eichel, S. Milano) (PP)

57:26 – D. Larkin (H. Fasching, S. Milano)

59:18 – D. Larkin 0–2 34:22 – M. Rantanen (J. Lyytinen, A. Mäkelä)

Group B

0–2 1–2 2–2 (OT 0–0) (SO: 2–0)

N. Goldobin (I. Provorov, R. Valiev) (PP) – 39:13 M. Mamin (V. Bryukvin, A. Sharov) – 44:37 N. Goldobin 15:49 – N. Ehlers (O. Bjorkstrand, M. Larsen) (PP) O. Bjorkstrand 2–0 2–1 2–2 3–2 4–2 5–2 J. Lööke (L. Wallmark) – 19:13

W. Nylander (O. Lindblom) – 30:29 A. Kempe (A. Holmström, O. Lindblom) (PP) – 45:37 J. de la Rose (A. Blidh, G. Forsling) – 47:38

23:33 – J. Vrána 30:02 – J. Vrana (O. Kaše, D. Kämpf) 0–2 0–3 0–4 1–4 1–5 Thomas Lillie

N. Olesen (M. Nielsen, J. Holmberg) – 21:01 11:36 – A. Blidh (S. Aho, W. Lagesson) 19:27 – W. Nylander (J. de la Rose, J. Bergman) 20:13 – J. de la Rose (A. Karlsson, A. Blidh)

37:26 – S. Aho (L. Wallmark, J. de la Rose) (PP) 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–3 2–4 2–5 M. Růžička (D. Němeček, M. Špaček) – 01:44 L. Klok (P. Zdráhal, D. Pastrňák) – 04:42

11:37 – K. Fiala (D. Malgin, T. Meier) (PP) 20:45 – N. Rod (L. Fazzini) 21:29 – T. Weiser (K. Schweri) 34:41 – L. Fazzini (M. Müller, N. Rod) (PP) 0–2 0–3 0–4 0–5 0–6 0–7 Ludovic Waeber 18:26 – A. Dergachyov (A. Bryntsev) 19:37 – P. Buchnevich (I. Barbashev, R. Rafikov) 35:29 – S. Tolchinski (N. Goldobin, V. Kamenev) 37:36 – A. Sharov (M. Mamin) 54:59 – V. Kamenev (PP) 55:41 – V. Leshchenko (I. Barbashev, P. Buchnevich) 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–3 3–3 4–3 (OT 1–0) J. Štencel (D. Kaše, D. Pastrňák) (PP) – 10:22 J. Košťálek (D. Pastrňák, M. Baránek) – 24:36

D. Kubalík (J. Štencel, P. Zacha) – 56:58 D. Pastrňák (J. Štencel) – 61:01

37:08 – O. Bjorkstrand (N. Ehlers, M. Asperup) (PP) 46:05 – M. Asperup (N. Ehlers) (PP) 1–1 1–2 2–2 3–2

G. Forsling (W. Nylander, A. Kempe) (PP) – 46:44 A. Holmström (O. Lindblom, W. Nylander) – 50:53 34:15 – V. Leshenko (Z. Paigin, I. Barbashev) 42:23 – V. Leshenko (P. Buchnevich, R. Rafikov) 2–0 2–1 2–2 3–2 3–3 (OT 0–0) (SO: 1–2) K. Fiala (D. Malgin, T. Meier) – 11:54

T. Meier (J. Siegenthaler, D. Malgin) – 32:43 T. Meier N. Rod

17:58 – O. Bjorkstrand (N. Ehlers, M. Eller) 32:19 – A. Krogsgaard (S. Hertzberg, M. Aagaard) (PP)

35:40 – M. Aagaard (N. Olesen) (PP) O. Bjorkstrand M. Aagaard 1–1 1–2 1–3 1–4 1–5 04:52 – A. Kempe (G. Forsling, A. Holmström) (PP) 23:27 – O. Lindblom (W. Nylander, A. Holmström) (PP) 26:03 – O. Lindblom (R. Hägg, W. Nylander) 34:45 – O. Lindblom (G. Forsling, S. Aho) (PP) 35:11 – J. Lööke (A. Karlsson, C. Ehn) (PP) 0–2 1–2 1–3 1–4

I. Barbashev (V. Leshenko) (PP) – 35:44 24:32 – P. Zacha (D. Pastrňák, J. Košťálek)

42:54 – P. Zdráhal (D. Pastrňák, D. Mašín) 59:13 – O. Kaše (J. Vrána, D. Kämpf) (ENG)

Relegation round

2–0 3–0 3–1 4–1 5–1 5–2 Ilja Sharipov N. Rod (M. Fora, D. Malgin) – 20:54 L. Fazzini (L. Hischier) – 25:20

L. Hischier (M. Fora, L. Fazzini) – 33:56 N. Rod (D. Malgin) – 45:46

28:20 – P. Tuomie (F. Tiffels)

55:14 – P. Kurz (M. Michaelis) 1–1 1–2 1–3 2–3 2–4 2–5

A. Eder (F. Tiffels) (PP) – 38:10 15:10 – J. Fuchs (L. Fazzini, T. Meier) 16:17 – D. Malgin (N. Rod, K. Fiala) 31:12 – P. Suter (L. Hischier)

53:25 – P. Suter (L. Hischier) 54:19 – T. Meier (J. Fuchs, L. Fazzini) Note: was relegated to the 2016 Division I A

Playoff round

Quarterfinals

0–2 1–2 1–3 2–3

A. DeAngelo (W. Butcher, J. Eichel) (PP2) – 32:43

Z. Werenski (A. Matthews) - 48:56 15:25 - A. Sharov (A. Dergachyov, M. Mamin)

41:27 - S. Tolchinski (Z. Paigin, N. Goldobin) (PP) 1–1 2–1 3–1 3–2 3–3 4–3 5–3 6–3 G. Forsling (W. Nylander, A. Kempe) (PP2) – 24:03 L. Wallmark (S. Aho, V. Olofsson) (PP) – 24:50 A. Brodecki (R. Norell, G. Forsling) – 28:11

A. Kempe (O. Lindblom, A. Holmström) (PP2) – 41:24 O. Lindblom (W. Nylander) – 53:52 L. Wallmark (R. Hägg) (ENG) – 59:56

29:54 – M. Rantanen (J. Ikonen, R. Hintz) 35:49 – K. Kapanen (A. Mustonen, J. Honka) 0–2 0–3 P. Cehlárik (R. Lantoši, M. Rosandić) – 54:18 M. Réway (ENG) – 59:51 2–0 3–0 4–0 5–0 6–0 7–0 8–0 Thomas Lillie S. Reinhart (A. Duclair) – 15:17 L. Crouse (F. Gauthier) – 27:50 C. McDavid – 30:21 C. Lazar (J. Hicketts) – 33:21 N. Paul (J. Virtanen, N. Petan) – 43:08 B. Point (C. McDavid, C. Lazar) – 45:09 N. Ritchie (L. Crouse, J. Hicketts) (PP) – 59:06

Semifinals

0–2 0–3 1–3 1–4

L. Wallmark (A. Brodecki, A. Kempe) – 51:30 32:50 – Z. Paigin (R. Valiev, V. Kamenev) (PP) 41:31 – A. Sharov (V. Bryukvin, M. Mamin)

52:39 – M. Mamin (I. Fishenko, V. Bryukvin) 2–0 3–0 3–1 4–1 5–1 N. Petan (C. McDavid, C. Lazar) – 38:06 S. Theodore (A. Duclair) – 39:32

A. Duclair (D. Nurse, S. Reinhart) – 42:47 N. Petan (C. Lazar, C. McDavid) (PP) – 51:59

39:57 – D. Šoltés (M. Paulovič)

Bronze medal game

0–2 1–2 2–2 2–3 2–4

W. Nylander (S. Aho, A. Holmström) – 10:22 J. Lööke (C. Ehn) – 16:12 03:22 – M. Rosandić (P. Skalický, M. Réway)

42:52 – P. Skalický (M. Réway, E. Černák) (PP) 59:04 – P. Koyš (M. Réway) (ENG)

Final

2–0 2–1 3–1 4–1 5–1 5–2 5–3 5–4 Ilya Sorokin N. Paul (B. Point, J. Virtanen) – 02:32

C. McDavid (J. Morrissey) – 25:08 M. Domi – 27:22 S. Reinhart (M. Domi) – 32:30

09:20 – D. Yudin (A. Golyshev, A. Dergachyov)

34:21 – I. Barbashev (P. Buchnevich, D. Yudin) (PP) 34:53 – S. Tolchinski (N. Goldobin, R. Valiev) 37:37 – N. Goldobin (S. Tolchinski, V. Kamenev) (PP)

Statistics

Scoring leaders

Pos	Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
1	Sam Reinhart	7	5	6	11	+13	6
2	Nic Petan	7	4	7	11	+4	0
3	Connor McDavid	7	3	8	11	+8	0
4	Max Domi	7	5	5	10	+10	4
5	William Nylander	7	3	7	10	–2	0
6	Curtis Lazar	7	5	4	9	+8	0
7	Oskar Lindblom	7	4	5	9	–1	0
7	Martin Réway	7	4	5	9	–1	2
9	Adrian Kempe	6	4	4	8	0	2
10	Anthony Duclair	7	4	4	8	+11	16

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos	Player	TOI	GA	GAA	Sv%	SO
1	Zachary Fucale	300:00	6	1.20	93.94	2
2	Igor Shesterkin	242:13	8	1.98	93.80	1
3	Thatcher Demko	241:42	7	1.74	93.75	1
4	Denis Godla	391:35	18	2.76	92.56	1
5	Ville Husso	183:12	7	2.29	92.31	1

Tournament awards

Reference: http://www.worldjunior2015.com/en/news/godly-godla/ Most Valuable Player

Goaltender: SVK Denis Godla

All-star team

Goaltender: SVK Denis Godla
Defencemen: SWE Gustav Forsling, CAN Josh Morrissey
Forwards: CAN Sam Reinhart, CAN Max Domi, CAN Connor McDavid

IIHF best player awards

Goaltender: SVK Denis Godla
Defenceman: RUS Vladislav Gavrikov
Forward: CAN Max Domi

Final standings

Rank	Team
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th

Relegated to the 2016 Division I A

Note that due to the lack of playoff games for determining the spots 5–8, these spots were determined by the preliminary round records for each team.

Division I

Main article: 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I

Division I A

The Division I A tournament was played in Asiago, Italy, from 14 to 20 December 2014.

Division I B

The Division I B tournament was played in Dunaújváros, Hungary, from 14 to 20 December 2014.

Division II

Main article: 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II

Division II A

The Division II A tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 7 to 13 December 2014.

Division II B

The Division II B tournament was played in Jaca, Spain, from 13 to 19 December 2014.

Division III

Main article: 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III

The Division III tournament was played in Dunedin, New Zealand, from 20 to 25 January 2015.

On December 27, 2014 organizers announced that the Bulgarian Ice Hockey Federation withdrew their U20 team from the tournament.

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[http://webarchive.iihf.com/competition/456/statistics.html 2015 Division II B statistics]
[http://webarchive.iihf.com/competition/457/statistics.html 2015 Division III statistics]
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