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2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

2015 IIHF World U20 Championships
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Tournament details
Host country  Canada
Dates December 26, 2014 – January 5, 2015
Teams 10
Venue(s) Air Canada Centre, Toronto
Bell Centre, Montreal (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Gold medal blank.svg  Canada (16th title)
Runner-up Silver medal blank.svg  Russia
Third place Bronze medal blank.svg  Slovakia
Fourth place  Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played 30
Goals scored 176 (5.87 per match)
Attendance 366,370 (12,212 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Canada Sam Reinhart
(11 points)
MVP Slovakia Denis Godla
Website http://www.worldjunior2015.com
2014
2016

The 2015 IIHF World Junior Championships was the 39th edition of World Junior Ice Hockey 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 IA 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.


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