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.[1] Other games were played at the Brandt Centre in Regina, which also received upgrades.[2] In addition, pre-tournament exhibition games were held in other towns and cities throughout the province as well as Calgary, Alberta.[3][4] 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.[5][6]
Other host candidates
Initially, Switzerland was chosen to host the tournament, but later withdrew.[7]
Three bid groups submitted letters of intent to host the 2010 tournament prior to the February 1, 2008, deadline:[8]
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.[8]
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.[1]
Venues
Top division
The lowest-ranked teams in the top division are relegated to Division I for the following year's tournament.
Rosters
Preliminary round
Ten teams were divided into two groups of five, each of which play in a single round-robin format. The winner of each group proceeded directly to the tournament semifinals, with the second- and third-place finishers advancing to the quarterfinals. The remaining four teams participated in the relegation round to determine which teams will be relegated to Division I the following year.
Group A
All times local (CST/UTC-6)
Group B
Team |
GP |
W |
OTW |
OTL |
L |
GF |
GA |
Pts |
Advance to... |
Sweden |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 12 | Semifinals |
Russia |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
Finland |
4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
Czech Republic |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 3 | Relegation round |
Austria |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 0 | Relegation round |
All times local (CST/UTC-6)
Relegation round
Results from any games that were played during the preliminary round were carried forward to the relegation round.
All times local (CST/UTC-6)
Latvia and Austria were relegated to Division I for the 2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
Final round
* Decided in overtime.
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
5th place playoff
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Top 10 scorers
Top 10 goalscorers
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
Tournament awards
- Most Valuable Player
- All-star team
- IIHF best player awards
Final standings
IIHF broadcasting rights
Division I
The following teams took part in the Division I tournament. Group A played in Megève and Saint-Gervais, France, between December 14 and December 20, 2009. Group B played in Gdańsk, Poland, between December 14 and December 20, 2009:
Group A
Team |
GP |
W |
OTW |
OTL |
L |
GF |
GA |
DIF |
Pts |
Germany |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 24 | 15 |
Denmark |
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 12 |
Slovenia |
5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 8 |
Ukraine |
5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 23 | -8 | 4 |
Japan |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 26 | -17 | 3 |
France |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 3 |
Germany was promoted to the Top Division and France was relegated to Division II for the 2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
Group B
Team |
GP |
W |
OTW |
OTL |
L |
GF |
GA |
DIF |
Pts |
Norway |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 8 | 25 | 14 |
Belarus |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 12 | 18 | 11 |
Italy |
5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
Kazakhstan |
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 6 |
Croatia |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 51 | -37 | 3 |
Poland |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 22 | -10 | 3 |
Norway was promoted to the Top Division and Poland was relegated to Division II for the 2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
Division II
Division III
The tournament took place in Istanbul, Turkey, from January 4 to January 10, 2010. Australia and Iceland have gained promotion to Division II for the 2011 IIHF World U20 Championship.
References
- 1 2 "Saskatoon-Regina to get 2010 World Juniors". The Leader Post (Regina). July 7, 2008. Retrieved January 6, 2010.
- ↑ "Regina, Saskatoon to host 2010 world juniors". CBC. CBC. July 7, 2008. Retrieved January 6, 2010.
- ↑ "Saskatchewan to host 2010 World Junior Hockey Championship". Government of Saskatchewan. July 7, 2008. Retrieved January 6, 2010.
- ↑ "Canada beats Finland in junior exhibition". Red Deer Advocate. December 23, 2009. Retrieved January 6, 2010.
- ↑ Aykroyd, Lukas (January 5, 2010). "New champs: USA stuns Canada". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 11 January 2010. Retrieved January 6, 2010.
- ↑ "2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Official Site". IIHF. Retrieved 2011-06-29.
- ↑ "Toronto, Regina-Saskatoon formally bid to stage World Juniors". TSN. June 10, 2008. Retrieved January 6, 2010.
- 1 2 "Six letters of intent to bid received by Hockey Canada from potential hosts for the 2010 and 2012 IIHF World Junior Championships". Hockey Canada. February 1, 2008. Retrieved January 6, 2010.
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