2006 IIHF World U20 Championship
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |
 Canada
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| Dates | December 26 – January 5 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
Champions 
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Canada (12th title)
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Runner-up 
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 Russia
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Third place 
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 Finland
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| Fourth place |
 United States
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 31 |
| Goals scored | 195 (6.29 per match) |
| Attendance | 325,138 (10,488 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) |
Phil Kessel (11 points) |
| MVP |
Evgeni Malkin
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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 the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, the Interior Savings Centre in Kamloops and Prospera Place in Kelowna. Team 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.
All times local (UTC -8)
All times local (UTC -8)
Note: Matches 
Slovakia 7–4 
Latvia and 
Switzerland 2–0 
Norway from the preliminary round (both on December 27, 2005) are included as well since these results carry forward.
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