2015 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, 2014 – January 5, 2015 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Venue(s) |
Air Canada Centre, Toronto Bell Centre, Montreal (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
Champions 
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Canada (16th title)
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Runner-up 
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 Russia
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Third place 
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 Slovakia
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| Fourth place |
 Sweden
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 30 |
| Goals scored | 176 (5.87 per match) |
| Attendance | 366,370 (12,212 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) |
Sam Reinhart (11 points) |
| MVP |
Denis Godla
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| Website | http://www.worldjunior2015.com |
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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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