2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
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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) |
Credit Union Centre and Brandt Centre (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
Champions 
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 United States (2nd title)
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Runner-up 
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Canada
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Third place 
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 Sweden
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| Fourth place |
 Switzerland
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 31 |
| Goals scored | 266 (8.58 per match) |
| Attendance | 301,944 (9,740 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) |
Derek Stepan (14 points) |
| MVP |
Jordan Eberle
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The 2010 IIHF World U20 Championship, commonly referred to as the 2010 World Junior Hockey Championships (2010 WJHC), was the 34th edition of World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. The tournament was hosted in Saskatoon and Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, from December 26, 2009, to January 5, 2010. This was the second time Saskatoon has hosted the tournament, after hosting it in 1991. The medal round, as well as all Canada's preliminary round games, took place in Saskatoon at the Credit Union Centre. The arena underwent renovations and upgrades before the 2010 tournament, including an increase in capacity. Other games were played at the Brandt Centre in Regina, which also received upgrades. In addition, pre-tournament exhibition games were held in other towns and cities throughout the province as well as Calgary, Alberta. In the gold medal match, the United States defeated the pre-tournament favourites and host country Canada 6–5 in overtime to win their second gold medal and first since 2004, ending Canada's bid for a record-breaking sixth consecutive gold medal.
Initially, Switzerland was chosen to host the tournament, but later withdrew.
Three bid groups submitted letters of intent to host the 2010 tournament prior to the February 1, 2008, deadline:
All three bid groups formally placed their bids before the April 1, 2008, deadline and made their final presentations to the selection committee in Toronto on June 9–10, 2008.
On July 7, 2008, Hockey Canada and the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) announced Saskatoon and Regina have been chosen to host the tournament. This was Saskatchewan's first successful bid in five recent attempts, after failing to land the 1999, 2003, 2006 and 2009 tournaments.
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