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 MinutesSource: 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 = ShutoutsSource: 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.
Group A
Group B
Division III
The Division III Championship was played on January 3–9, 2006 in Elektrėnai and Kaunas, Lithuania.