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2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

Summary

The 2012 IIHF U20 World Championship (commonly known as the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships) was the 36th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. It was hosted in Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It began on December 26, 2011, and ended with the gold medal game played in Calgary on January 5, 2012.[1] Sweden defeated defending-champion Russia 1–0 in overtime to win their first title in 31 years. Russian forward Evgeny Kuznetsov was named MVP of the tournament. Denmark was relegated to Division I and Germany was promoted to the 2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

2012 IIHF U20 World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Canada
CityCalgary, Edmonton
Venue(s)Scotiabank Saddledome and
Rexall Place (in 2 host cities)
DatesDecember 26, 2011 – January 5, 2012
Teams10
Final positions
Champions  Sweden (2nd title)
Runner-up  Russia
Third place  Canada
Fourth place Finland
Tournament statistics
Games played31
Goals scored230 (7.42 per game)
Attendance455,342 (14,688 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Russia Evgeny Kuznetsov (13 points)
MVPRussia Evgeny Kuznetsov
← 2011
2013 →
Sweden celebrates with the 2012 World Junior Championship trophy

Canada missed the final for the first time in 11 years when they lost 6–5 against Russia in a semifinal in which Canada were down 6–1 halfway through the third period. However, the Canadians extended their consecutive medal streak at the tournament to 14 (5 gold, 6 silver, 3 bronze) with a 4–0 victory over Finland in the bronze medal game. The fourth-place finish for Finland was their best result in the tournament since 2006. The United States ended up in the relegation round for the first time since 1999.

Host city selection edit

On February 1, 2008, Hockey Canada and the Canadian Hockey League announced that six groups had submitted letters of intent to bid to host the 2012 tournament: Calgary/Edmonton; Halifax, Nova Scotia; London/Windsor, Ontario; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; Toronto; and Winnipeg.[2] The London/Windsor, Halifax and Winnipeg bids withdrew before the application deadline, leaving three groups.[3] Saskatoon was selected to host the 2010 tournament with Regina, Saskatchewan, leaving only the Calgary/Edmonton and Toronto bids for this tournament.[4]

The Alberta bid, supported by the National Hockey League's Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers as well as the Western Hockey League's Calgary Hitmen and Edmonton Oil Kings, was selected to host the tournament on August 28, 2008.[5] It will be the second time the tournament has been hosted in the province; Red Deer served as the primary host of the 1995 World Junior Championship, while some tournament games were played in both Calgary and Edmonton.

Venues edit

Scotiabank Saddledome
Capacity: 19,289 		Rexall Place
Capacity: 16,839
   
  Canada – Calgary   Canada – Edmonton

Attendance edit

As part of their bid, the two cities projected that they would generate a tournament record attendance in excess of 475,000 fans and provide an economic benefit of $42 million to the province of Alberta.[6] Following a reserved offering of 10- and 21-game ticket packs for Edmonton and Calgary games respectively to season ticket holders of the Oilers, Oil Kings, Flames and Hitmen, the tournament committee held a lottery to award the right to purchase the remaining seats. While the entry deadline was supposed to coincide with the conclusion of the 2011 tournament, organizers were flooded with so many entries that their website servers crashed.[7] Organizers were overwhelmed by the response; over 187,000 entries were received for the draw.[8]

Calling the demand unprecedented, Hockey Canada announced that the 17,000 ticket packages made available to lottery winners had sold out in a matter of days, a year in advance of the tournament.[9] While organizers were pleased with the result, the way the lottery was handled has angered fans who won the right to purchase tickets but were unable to do so as no tickets were left when their turn to buy arrived.[8][10]

Ultimately, a new attendance record was set, but not by the margin initially anticipated. The total of 455,342 fans was 2,060 fans more than the previous record of 453,282 from 2009. Though many more tickets were sold as part of tournament packages, the IIHF only counts actual paid spectators in attendance in its figures.

Top division edit

Each round was a round-robin tournament, where the teams played each other once within their group. The Preliminary Round was divided into two groups: Group A and Group B, which included five teams each. From each group, the top three teams qualified for the playoffs; the 1st-ranked teams earned a direct trip to the Semifinals, while the 2nd and 3rd-ranked teams qualified for the Quarterfinals. The 4th and 5th-ranked teams had to play in the Relegation Round, where the three best teams qualified for the Top Division tournament in 2013, with the last-placed team being relegated to the 2013 Division I tournament. In the Semifinals, the directly-qualified Semifinalists faced the winners from the Quarterfinals.[11]

Rosters edit

Preliminary round edit

Group A edit

All round robin games held in Calgary, Alberta, at the Scotiabank Saddledome.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Sweden 4 2 2 0 0 26 11 +15 10 Semifinals
2   Russia 4 3 0 1 0 23 5 +18 10 Quarterfinals
3   Slovakia 4 2 0 0 2 11 17 −6 6
4    Switzerland 4 1 0 1 2 12 16 −4 4 Relegation round
5   Latvia 4 0 0 0 4 8 31 −23 0
Source: IIHF

All times are local (Mountain Time Zone – UTC−7).

December 26, 2011
15:30		Latvia  4–9
(2–3, 1–3, 1–3)		  SwedenScotiabank Saddledome
Attendance: 12,544
Game reference
Kristers GudļevskisGoaliesJohan GustafssonReferees:
  Daniel Piechaczek
  Derek Zalaski
Linesmen:
  Jiří Gebauer
  Andre Schrader
0–103:28 – M. Friberg (J. Larsson, L. Rensfeldt) (PP)
T. Andersons (Ņ. Koļesņikovs, T. Bļugers) (PP) – 05:341–1
1–205:50 – M. Friberg (J. Sundström)
1–308:13 – M. Zibanejad (S. Collberg, R. Rakell)
R. Lipsbergs (Ņ. Jevpalovs, J. Ziemiņš) – 08:542–3
2–425:38 – S. Collberg (J. Brodin, V. Rask)
R. Lipsbergs (Ņ. Jevpalovs) – 32:293–4
3–534:48 – E. Thorell (P. Nemeth)
3–635:38 – M. Zibanejad (J. Brodin, R. Rakell) (PP)
3–747:46 – J. Nordström (L. Rensfeldt, E. Thorell)
3–854:27 – M. Friberg (L. Rensfeldt, M. Bäckman) (PP)
3–955:07 – M. Friberg (S. Collberg)
Z. Girgensons (P. Zvirbulis, K. Nīmanis) (PP) – 58:504–9
20 minPenalties26 min
13Shots40
December 26, 2011
20:00		Switzerland  0–3
(0–1, 0–2, 0–0)		  RussiaScotiabank Saddledome
Attendance: 15,390
Game reference
Tim WolfGoaliesAndrei VasilevskiReferees:
  Tom Laaksonen
  Thomas Sterns
Linesmen:
  Chris Carlson
  Christopher Woodworth
0–108:22 – A. Khokhlachev
0–225:27 – N. Gusev (Y. Kosov, M. Grigorenko)
0–335:04 – M. Grigorenko (N. Kucherov, N. Gusev)
6 minPenalties6 min
40Shots30
December 27, 2011
20:00		Slovakia  3–1
(0–0, 1–1, 2–0)		  LatviaScotiabank Saddledome
Attendance: 12,589
Game reference
Juraj ŠimbochGoaliesKristers GudļevskisReferees:
  Ian Croft
  Vladimír Šindler
Linesmen:
  Andre Scharder
  Hannu Sormunen
0–126:41 – J. Ziemiņš (A. Kuzmenkovs)
T. Jurčo (M. Marinčin, M. Gernát) (PP) – 35:281–1
M. Tvrdoň (M. Bubela, M. Toman) – 42:022–1
M. Toman (R. Mráz) (EN) – 59:223–1
12 minPenalties8 min
45Shots26
December 28, 2011
15:30		Sweden  4–3 GWS
(1–0, 1–1, 1–2)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)		   SwitzerlandScotiabank Saddledome
Attendance: 14,782
Game reference
Johan GustafssonGoaliesLukas MeiliReferees:
  Ian Croft
  Vladimír Šindler
Linesmen:
  Chris Carlson
  Jiří Gebauer
M. Friberg (L. Rensfeldt, J. Klingberg) (PP) – 14:231–0
1–125:14 – J. Vermin (D. Kukan) (PP)
J. Nordström (M. Bäckman, W. Karlsson) (PP) – 36:112–1
L. Rensfeldt (E. Thorell, P. Granberg) – 41:563–1
3–252:51 – J. Vermin (G. Hofmann) (PP2)
3–357:56 – D. Kukan (C. Bertschy)
S. Collberg  
M. Friberg  		Shootout  J. Vermin
  C. Bertschy
22 minPenalties12 min
54Shots27
December 28, 2011
20:00		Russia  3–1
(0–1, 1–0, 2–0)		  SlovakiaScotiabank Saddledome
Attendance: 15,987
Game reference
Andrey MakarovGoaliesJuraj ŠimbochReferees:
  Daniel Piechaczek
  Derek Zalaski
Linesmen:
  Hannu Sormunen
  Christopher Woodworth
0–119:27 – M. Bubela
I. Ozhiganov (N. Yakupov, Y. Kosov) – 24:111–1
M. Naumenkov (I. Zemchenko) – 41:452–1
N. Kucherov (M. Grigorenko, N. Nesterov) – 54:513–1
20 minPenalties2 min
40Shots32
December 29, 2011
20:00		Latvia  0–14
(0–1, 0–6, 0–7)		  RussiaScotiabank Saddledome
Attendance: 14,780
Game reference
Elvis MerzļikinsGoaliesAndrei VasilevskiReferees:
  Mikael Nord
  Sören Persson
Linesmen:
  Chris Carlson
  Andre Scharder
0–110:29 – M. Grigorenko (N. Kucherov, N. Gusev)
0–220:52 – A. Sergeyev (N. Yakupov, Z. Arzamastsev) (PP)
0–327:04 – E. Kuznetsov (N. Yakupov, V. Antipin) (PP)
0–430:04 – E. Kuznetsov (N. Gusev, N. Nesterov) (PP)
0–532:53 – G. Zheldakov (E. Kuznetsov, N. Gusev)
0–635:07 – N. Gusev (E. Kuznetsov, N. Nesterov) (PP)
0–738:34 – N. Gusev (N. Kucherov, E. Kuznetsov)
0–840:40 – P. Kulikov (E. Kuznetsov, I. Zemchenko)
0–941:43 – A. Khokhlachev (N. Yakupov, M. Naumenkov)
0–1042:34 – E. Kuznetsov (N. Gusev, N. Kucherov)
0–1144:14 – I. Zemchenko (P. Kulikov, E. Kuznetsov)
0–1251:36 – Y. Kosov (D. Apalkov, S. Barbashev)
0–1353:29 – A. Khokhlachev (I. Telegin, V. Antipin) (PP)
0–1454:24 – N. Nesterov (N. Gusev, E. Kuznetsov)
10 minPenalties10 min
30Shots50
December 30, 2011
15:30		Sweden  9–1
(2–1, 2–0, 5–0)		  SlovakiaScotiabank Saddledome
Attendance: 15,187
Game reference
Anton ForsbergGoaliesDominik RiečickýReferees:
  Ian Croft
  Tom Laaksonen
Linesmen:
  Jiří Gebauer
  Christopher Woodworth
E. Thorell – 04:401–0
1–111:36 – M. Tvrdoň (M. Toman, T. Jurčo) (PP)
M. Friberg (J. Larsson, J. Brodin) – 16:222–1
S. Collberg (J. Larsson, J. Sundström) – 24:153–1
J. Sundström (R. Rakell) – 38:294–1
M. Zibanejad (S. Collberg) (PP) – 44:505–1
R. Rakell (F. Forsberg, M. Zibanejad) – 48:066–1
J. Nordström (E. Thorell, P. Nemeth) – 51:287–1
S. Collberg (J. Klingberg, J. Sundström) (PP) – 53:428–1
E. Thorell (L. Rensfeldt, J. Klingberg) – 58:429–1
20 minPenalties16 min
55Shots15
December 30, 2011
20:00		Switzerland  5–3
(1–0, 2–1, 2–2)		  LatviaScotiabank Saddledome
Attendance: 13,666
Game reference
Tim WolfGoaliesKristers GudļevskisReferees:
  Daniel Piechaczek
  Derek Zalaski
Linesmen:
  Andre Scharder
  Hannu Sormunen
C. Bertschy (D. Trutmann) (PP) – 08:451–0
G. Haas (M. Vermeille, A. Bertaggia) – 22:182–0
2–128:26 – T. Andersons (E. Siksna, D. Straupe)
C. Bertschy (S. Walser) (PP) – 38:283–1
3–242:23 – Ņ. Jevpalovs (V. Hvorostiņins, K. Kalniņš)
3–352:42 – V. Hvorostiņins (Ņ. Jevpalovs, A. Kuzmenkovs)
G. Haas – 53:044–3
C. Marti – 54:035–3
12 minPenalties6 min
41Shots23
December 31, 2011
16:00		Slovakia  6–4
(1–2, 1–1, 4–1)		   SwitzerlandScotiabank Saddledome
Attendance: 13,029
Game reference
Juraj ŠimbochGoaliesLukas Meili
Tim Wolf		Referees:
  Thomas Sterns
  Derek Zalaski
Linesmen:
  Jiří Gebauer
  Hannu Sormunen
0–106:09 – J. Vermin (T. Richard, C. Bertschy)
0–207:16 – S. Andrighetto (A. Bertaggia)
M. Chovan (T. Jurčo, M. Ďaloga) – 08:201–2
1–328:40 – J. Vermin (T. Richard) (PP)
M. Chovan – 32:462–3
2–440:47 – T. Richard
T. Matoušek (M. Hinďoš, M. Bene) – 45:143–4
M. Marinčin (M. Daňo, T. Jurčo) – 46:054–4
M. Chovan (T. Jurčo, R. Mráz) – 48:155–4
M. Gernát (T. Jurčo, M. Tvrdoň) – 49:436–4
10 minPenalties6 min
31Shots28
December 31, 2011
20:00		Russia  3–4 OT
(3–0, 0–0, 0–3)
(OT: 0–1)		  SwedenScotiabank Saddledome
Attendance: 16,643
Game reference
Andrei VasilevskiGoaliesJohan Gustafsson
Anton Forsberg		Referees:
  Tom Laaksonen
  Vladimír Šindler
Linesmen:
  Chris Carlson
  Christopher Woodworth
I. Zemchenko (N. Yakupov) – 02:091–0
Y. Kosov (S. Barbashev, D. Apalkov) – 02:162–0
I. Telegin (SH) – 13:333–0
3–143:17 – O. Klefbom (J. Larsson)
3–252:19 – R. Rakell (P. Nemeth, J. Larsson)
3–359:20 – M. Friberg (J. Brodin, J. Nordström)
3–462:44 – J. Nordström (P. Nemeth, M. Friberg) (OT)
16 minPenalties4 min
26Shots55

Group B edit

All round robin games held in Edmonton, Alberta, at Rexall Place.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Canada 4 4 0 0 0 26 5 +21 12 Semifinals
2   Finland 4 3 0 0 1 19 10 +9 9 Quarterfinals
3   Czech Republic 4 2 0 0 2 12 11 +1 6
4   United States 4 1 0 0 3 16 15 +1 3 Relegation round
5   Denmark 4 0 0 0 4 6 38 −32 0
Source: IIHF

All times are local (Mountain Time Zone – UTC−7).

December 26, 2011
13:30		Finland  1–8
(0–2, 1–3, 0–3)		  CanadaRexall Place
Attendance: 15,296
Game reference
Christopher GibsonGoaliesMark VisentinReferees:
  Mikael Nord
  Sören Persson
Linesmen:
  Johannes Kack
  Milan Novák
0–102:14 – M. Stone (J. Huberdeau, R. Strome)
0–204:25 – B. Gallagher (J. Schwartz, D. Hamilton)
A. Ruuttu (M. Aaltonen, A. Barkov) – 21:211–2
1–323:02 – M. Stone (J. Huberdeau, F. Hamilton)
1–429:24 – J. Huberdeau (T. Pearson, N. Beaulieu) (PP)
1–532:54 – D. Hamilton (R. Strome, J. Schwartz) (PP)
1–640:52 – B. Connolly (T. Pearson, B. Gormley)
1–744:05 – M. Stone (J. Huberdeau, R. Strome)
1–847:18 – R. Strome (B. Gallagher, J. Huberdeau)
4 minPenalties8 min
25Shots42
December 26, 2011
18:00		Denmark  3–11
(2–3, 0–6, 1–2)		  United StatesRexall Place
Attendance: 13,604
Game reference
Sebastian Feuk
Dennis Jensen		GoaliesJack CampbellReferees:
  Vyacheslav Bulanov
  JP Ronn
Linesmen:
  Kiel Murchison
  Dmitry Sivov
0–100:24 – C. Coyle (J. Merrill, J. Zucker)
M. Bau Hansen (N. Jensen, P. Bjorkstrand) (PP) – 03:121–1
1–204:41 – J. Zucker (D. Forbort)
1–308:26 – J. Tinordi (J. Miller, J. Zucker)
M. Bau Hansen (T. Spelling, P. Bjorkstrand) (PP) – 09:042–3
2–421:25 – N. Bjugstad (A. Czarnik, A. Clendening)
2–527:12 – C. Coyle (B. Saad, E. Etem) (PP)
2–629:07 – K. Rau (A. Clendening, A. Czarnik)
2–730:21 – B. Arnold (J. Archibald, E. Etem)
2–830:51 – J. Miller (B. Arnold, T. Tynan) (PP)
2–936:01 – K. Rau (A. Watson, J. Trouba) (PP)
T. Spelling (P. Bjorkstrand, N. Jensen) (PP) – 44:203–9
3–1051:04 – C. Coyle (J. Zucker, D. Forbort)
3–1155:56 – S. Johns
20 minPenalties8 min
24Shots44
December 27, 2011
18:00		Czech Republic  7–0
(1–0, 2–0, 4–0)		  DenmarkRexall Place
Attendance: 12,967
Game reference
Petr MrázekGoaliesSebastian FeukReferees:
  Devin Klein
  Brent Reiber
Linesmen:
  Nicolas Fluri
  Dmitry Sivov
T. Hertl (J. Culek, M. Hrbas) (PP) – 05:441–0
T. Hertl (J. Culek, P. Zámorský) – 22:442–0
R. Faksa (J. Říha, T. Hyka) – 31:133–0
P. Holík (J. Sekáč, P. Zámorský) (PP) – 41:504–0
T. Filippi – 42:105–0
D. Jaškin (D. Krejčí, T. Hyka) (PP) – 55:066–0
J. Říha (J. Culek, V. Mozík) (SH) – 56:427–0
8 minPenalties8 min
44Shots12
December 28, 2011
13:30		United States  1–4
(0–0, 0–1, 1–3)		  FinlandRexall Place
Attendance: 14,000
Game reference
John GibsonGoaliesSami AittokallioReferees:
  Devin Klein
  Brent Reiber
Linesmen:
  Kiel Murchison
  Milan Novák
0–121:21 – M. Salomäki (J. Armia)
B. Saad (E. Etem, C. Coyle) – 40:191–1
1–250:53 – J. Armia (Ma. Granlund, R. Ristolainen)
1–351:22 – Mi. Granlund (J. Hakanpää, T. Pulkkinen)
1–456:27 – J. Armia (J. Donskoi)
10 minPenalties8 min
39Shots27
December 28, 2011
18:00		Canada  5–0
(1–0, 2–0, 2–0)		  Czech RepublicRexall Place
Attendance: 16,417
Game reference
Scott WedgewoodGoaliesPetr MrázekReferees:
  Vyacheslav Bulanov
  JP Ronn
Linesmen:
  Nicolas Fluri
  Johannes Kack
M. Stone (J. Huberdeau, R. Strome) – 05:371–0
R. Strome (F. Hamilton, S. Wedgewood) (PP) – 36:162–0
B. Connolly (Q. Howden, M. Bournival) – 38:113–0
M. Scheifele (T. Pearson) – 49:004–0
M. Scheifele (T. Pearson, B. Gormley) (PP) – 54:405–0
26 minPenalties20 min
38Shots26
December 29, 2011
18:00		Denmark  2–10
(0–4, 0–3, 2–3)		  CanadaRexall Place
Attendance: 16,275
Game reference
Sebastian FeukGoaliesMark VisentinReferees:
  Tom Laaksonen
  Thomas Sterns
Linesmen:
  Johannes Kack
  Dmitry Sivov
0–102:34 – Q. Howden (S. Harrington, R. Murray)
0–206:17 – B. Connolly (B. Gormley, B. Jenner) (SH)
0–316:05 – M. Stone
0–418:35 – R. Strome (M. Stone, J. Huberdeau)
0–520:25 – S. Harrington (B. Connolly, Q. Howden)
0–624:56 – M. Stone (S. Harrington, R. Murray)
0–735:31 – F. Hamilton (S. Harrington, N. Beaulieu)
N. Meyer (J. Christensen, M. Bau-Hansen) – 43:051–7
E. Kristensen (N. Jensen, P. Bjorkstrand) (PP) – 48:482–7
2–851:32 – B. Gormley (M. Scheifele) (PP)
2–955:27 – B. Gormley (Q. Howden, F. Hamilton)
2–1056:59 – B. Gallagher (B. Jenner) (SH)
4 minPenalties16 min
26Shots51
December 30, 2011
13:30		United States  2–5
(1–1, 1–1, 0–3)		  Czech RepublicRexall Place
Attendance: 14,733
Game reference
Jack CampbellGoaliesPetr MrázekReferees:
  Brent Reiber
  JP Ronn
Linesmen:
  Kiel Murchison
  Dmitry Sivov
T. Tynan (J. Miller, B. Arnold) (PP) – 05:141–0
1–112:05 – T. Filippi (D. Přibyl, J. Říha)
B. Arnold (J. Zucker, J. Merrill) (PP) – 31:502–1
2–234:51 – T. Hertl
2–352:26 – P. Holík (J. Sekáč, D. Krejčí)
2–457:19 – T. Filippi (T. Nosek)
2–558:34 – P. Holík (ENG)
6 minPenalties37 min
54Shots29
December 30, 2011
18:00		Finland  10–1
(3–0, 2–1, 5–0)		  DenmarkRexall Place
Attendance: 13,144
Game reference
Christopher GibsonGoaliesSebastian FeukReferees:
  Vyacheslav Bulanov
  Mikael Nord
Linesmen:
  Nicolas Fluri
  Milan Novák
M. Salomäki – 08:361–0
J. Hakanpää (J. Donskoi, M. Salomäki) (PP) – 10:252–0
V. Pokka (M. Hännikäinen, O. Paajanen) – 11:413–0
M. Kuronen (Mi. Granlund, T. Pulkkinen) – 24:094–0
4–133:39 – P. Bjorkstrand (PS)
M. Salomäki (J. Hakanpää, V. Pokka) (PP) – 34:495–1
J. Armia (M. Salomäki, J. Donskoi) (PP) – 41:376–1
T. Pulkkinen (Mi. Granlund) – 44:147–1
T. Pulkkinen (Mi. Granlund) – 48:268–1
T. Pulkkinen (Ma. Granlund, V. Pokka) – 57:489–1
T. Pulkkinen (Ma. Granlund, Mi. Granlund) (PP) – 59:5610–1
10 minPenalties12 min
59Shots25
December 31, 2011
14:00		Czech Republic  0–4
(0–2, 0–1, 0–1)		  FinlandRexall Place
Attendance: 14,429
Game reference
Petr MrázekGoaliesSami AittokallioReferees:
  Devin Klein
  Brent Reiber
Linesmen:
  Nicolas Fluri
  Kiel Murchison
0–111:42 – A. Ruuttu (Mi. Granlund, T. Pulkkinen) (PP)
0–216:19 – M. Aaltonen (A. Barkov)
0–334:17 – J. Donskoi (J. Armia, M. Salomäki)
0–443:37 – T. Pulkkinen (Ma. Granlund, Mi. Granlund)
16 minPenalties2 min
36Shots28
December 31, 2011
18:00		Canada  3–2
(3–0, 0–0, 0–2)		  United StatesRexall Place
Attendance: 16,647
Game reference
Scott WedgewoodGoaliesJack CampbellReferees:
  Vyacheslav Bulanov
  Soeren Persson
Linesmen:
  Johannes Kack
  Milan Novák
M. Stone (J. Huberdeau, D. Hamilton) (PP) – 05:391–0
J. Schwartz (M. Stone, R. Strome) – 10:122–0
B. Connolly – 15:593–0
3–149:49 – C. Coyle (J. Miller)
3–253:12 – J. Zucker (B. Arnold, E. Etem)
12 minPenalties10 min
35Shots32

Relegation round edit

The results from matches between teams from the same group in the preliminary round were carried forward to this round.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1   United States 3 3 0 0 0 25 6 +19 9
2    Switzerland 3 1 1 0 1 10 8 +2 5
3   Latvia 3 0 1 0 2 7 18 −11 2
4   Denmark 3 0 0 2 1 7 17 −10 2 Relegated to the 2013 Division I A
Source: IIHF

All times are local (Mountain Time Zone – UTC−7).

January 2, 2012
11:00		Switzerland  4–3 OT
(2–2, 1–1, 0–0)
(OT: 1–0 )		  DenmarkScotiabank Saddledome
Attendance: 9,328
Game reference
Tim WolfGoaliesSebastian FeukReferees:
  Ian Croft
  JP Ronn
Linesmen:
  Milan Novák
  Hannu Sormunen
0–101:10 – O. Bjorkstrand (P. Bjorkstrand, T. Spelling)
C. Schneuwly (L. Martschini, R. Amstutz) – 01:451–1
A. Bertaggia (S. Andrighetto) – 03:292–1
2–216:56 – N. Jensen (P. Bjorkstrand, M. Bau Hansen) (PP)
G. Hofmann (PS) – 22:173–2
3–327:26 – N. Jensen (M. Rahbek)
T. Richard – 63:274–3
12 minPenalties4 min
36Shots35
January 3, 2012
11:00		United States  12–2
(4–0, 7–1, 1–1)		  LatviaScotiabank Saddledome
Attendance: 9,146
Game reference
Jack CampbellGoaliesKristers Gudļevskis
Rihards Cimermanis		Referees:
  Devin Klein
  Mikael Nord
Linesmen:
  Jiří Gebauer
  Johannes Käck
A. Watson (J. Tinordi, N. Bjugstad) – 05:401–0
A. Watson (J. Merrill, N. Bjugstad) – 11:532–0
A. Watson (K. Rau, J. Archibald) (PP) – 16:173–0
J. Zucker (B. Saad) (SH) – 18:474–0
J. Miller (J. Zucker, A. Clendening) (PP) – 20:465–0
N. Bjugstad (B. Saad, A. Watson) – 20:566–0
6–122:03 – Z. Girgensons (K. Pelšs, T. Blugers)
B. Arnold (K. Rau) – 25:387–1
A. Clendening (A. Watson, B. Saad) – 32:088–1
K. Rau (A. Watson, J. Trouba) (PP) – 33:059–1
N. Bjugstad (A. Watson, S. Johns) – 35:3010–1
N. Bjugstad (B. Saad, J. Merrill) (PP) – 36:4111–1
A. Czarnik – 42:1612–1
12–253:25 – T. Blugers
6 minPenalties18 min
58Shots29
January 4, 2012
11:00		Latvia  2–1 OT
(0–1, 1–0, 0–0)
(OT: 1–0 )		  DenmarkScotiabank Saddledome
Attendance: 6,983
Game reference
Kristers GudļevskisGoaliesSebastian FeukReferees:
  Sören Persson
  Thomas Sterns
Linesmen:
  Johannes Käck
  Milan Novák
0–103:21 – O. Bjorkstrand (T. Spelling)
K. Pelšs (N. Kolesnikovs, A. Salija) (PP) – 31:341–1
N. Jevpalovs (R. Lipsbergs) – 61:432–1
2 minPenalties2 min
31Shots23
January 4, 2012
15:00		Switzerland  1–2
(1–2, 0–0, 0–0)		  United StatesScotiabank Saddledome
Attendance: 10,624
Game reference
Tim WolfGoaliesJack CampbellReferees:
  Tom Laaksonen
  Vladimír Šindler
Linesmen:
  Jiří Gebauer
  Dmitry Sivov
0–111:28 – A. Czarnik
G. Haas (J. Vermin, C. Hächler) – 14:491–1
1–216:15 – K. Gravel (A. Clendening, T. Tynan)
10 minPenalties6 min
22Shots42

Final round edit

Bracket
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
B1   Canada 5
A2   Russia 2 A2   Russia 6
B3   Czech Republic 1 A1   Sweden 1
A2   Russia 0
A1   Sweden 3
B2   Finland 8 B2   Finland 2
A3   Slovakia 5 Third place
B2   Finland 0
B1   Canada 4

Quarterfinals edit

January 2, 2012
15:00		Finland  8–5
(2–2, 4–1, 2–2)		  SlovakiaScotiabank Saddledome
Attendance: 14,558
Game reference
Sami AittokallioGoaliesJuraj Šimboch
Dominik Riečický		Referees:
  Vyacheslav Bulanov
  Brent Reiber
Linesmen:
  Nicolas Fluri
  Dmitry Sivov
J. Armia – 04:291–0
1–114:24 – M. Chovan (R. Mráz)
R. Hämäläinen (M. Kuronen) – 14:322–1
2–219:30 – M. Tvrdoň (M. Bubela, A. Jánošík) (PP)
Mi. Granlund (R. Ristolainen, T. Pulkkinen) (PP) – 25:323–2
Ma. Granlund (Mi. Granlund) – 26:464–2
Ma. Granlund (Mi. Granlund) – 29:535–2
A. Barkov (M. Aaltonen, R. Ristolainen) – 31:456–2
6–333:36 – R. Mráz (M. Marinčin, M. Chovan)
6–444:59 – M. Ďaloga (M. Daňo)
J. Donskoi (PP) – 52:517–4
T. Pulkkinen (Mi. Granlund, Ma. Granlund) (PP2) – 53:388–4
8–559:30 – M. Daňo (R. Mráz, T. Jurčo)
8 minPenalties51 min
38Shots29
January 2, 2012
19:00		Russia  2–1 OT
(0–0, 1–1, 0–0)
(OT: 1–0)		  Czech RepublicScotiabank Saddledome
Attendance: 16,581
Game reference
Andrei VasilevskiGoaliesPetr MrázekReferees:
  Daniel Piechaczek
  Derek Zalaski
Linesmen:
  Chris Carlson
  Andre Schrader
0–127:16 – J. Culek (T. Hertl, D. Jaškin)
D. Apalkov (S. Barbashev, Z. Arzamastsev) – 32:471–1
G. Zheldakov (N. Kucherov) – 61:302–1
4 minPenalties2 min
45Shots39

Semifinals edit

January 3, 2012
15:00		Sweden  3–2 GWS
(0–1, 0–1, 2–0)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 2–1)		  FinlandScotiabank Saddledome
Attendance: 15,690
Game reference
Johan GustafssonGoaliesSami AittokallioReferees:
  Brent Reiber
  Derek Zalaski
Linesmen:
  Chris Carlson
  Kiel Murchison
0–118:29 – A. Ruuttu (M. Aaltonen, A. Barkov)
0–235:30 – J. Armia
W. Karlsson (J. Larsson, M. Friberg) (PP) – 43:111–2
M. Friberg (J. Sundström) – 58:162–2
S. Collberg  
M. Friberg  
F. Forsberg  		Shootout  J. Armia
  J. Donskoi
  Mi. Granlund
0 minPenalties16 min
58Shots24
January 3, 2012
19:00		Canada  5–6
(0–2, 1–3, 4–1)		  RussiaScotiabank Saddledome
Attendance: 19,289
Game reference
Scott Wedgewood
Mark Visentin		GoaliesAndrei Vasilevskiy
Andrey Makarov		Referees:
  Ian Croft
  Jyri Petteri Ronn
Linesmen:
  Andre Schrader
  Christopher Woodworth
0–17:26 – E. Kuznetsov (N. Yakupov)
0–213:50 – N. Nesterov (G. Zheldakov) (PP)
B. Connolly (F. Hamilton, J. Huberdeau) – 22:371–2
1–324:24 – E. Kuznetsov (A. Khokhlachev, N. Yakupov)
1–428:48 – E. Kuznetsov (N. Yakupov, A. Sergeyev)
1–530:30 – A. Khokhlachev (E. Kuznetsov, N. Yakupov) (PP)
1–647:54 – N. Kucherov (M. Grigorenko)
D. Hamilton (M. Scheifele, R. Strome) (PP) – 49:202–6
J. Schwartz (B. Gallagher) – 49:433–6
B. Gallagher (D. Hamilton) – 51:594–6
B. Gormley (B. Gallagher) (PP) – 54:175–6
55 minPenalties16 min
56Shots24

Fifth place game edit

January 4, 2012
19:00		Czech Republic  5–2
(3–0, 1–1, 1–1)		  SlovakiaScotiabank Saddledome
Attendance: 12,923
Game reference
Petr MrázekGoaliesJuraj ŠimbochReferees:
  Devin Klein
  Mikael Nord
Linesmen:
  Nicolas Fluri
  Hannu Sormunen
R. Faksa (D. Krejčí) – 05:151–0
P. Holík (P. Straka, J. Sekáč) – 13:372–0
V. Mozík (D. Krejčí, P. Holík) (PP2) – 16:463–0
3–134:17 – M. Bubela (M. Ďaloga)
D. Uher (T. Hertl) – 36:234–1
T. Filippi (V. Mozík, D. Uher) (PP) – 42:325–1
5–246:24 – M. Chovan (M. Bubela)
6 minPenalties18 min
46Shots31

Bronze medal game edit

January 5, 2012
13:30		Canada  4–0
(1–0, 2–0, 1–0)		  FinlandScotiabank Saddledome
Attendance: 18,595
Game reference
Mark VisentinGoaliesSami AittokallioReferees:
  Vyacheslav Bulanov
  Ian Croft
Linesmen:
  Andre Schrader
  Christopher Woodworth
T. Pearson (D. Hamilton, M. Scheifele) (PP) – 09:081–0
M. Scheifele (T. Pearson) – 25:352–0
Q. Howden (F. Hamilton, R. Murray) (PP) – 39:293–0
Q. Howden (M. Stone, F. Hamilton) – 57:354–0
8 minPenalties16 min
44Shots27

Final edit

January 5, 2012
18:00		Sweden  1–0 OT
(0–0, 0–0, 0–0)
(OT: 1–0)		  RussiaScotiabank Saddledome
Attendance: 18,722
Game reference
Johan GustafssonGoaliesAndrei MakarovReferees:
  Brent Reiber
  Derek Zalaski
Linesmen:
  Chris Carlson
  Kiel Murchison
M. Zibanejad (P. Nemeth) – 70:09Goals
4 minPenalties8 min
58Shots17

Statistics edit

Scoring leaders edit

 
Evgeny Kuznetsov led the tournament with 13 points
Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM
1 Evgeny Kuznetsov   Russia 7 6 7 13 +6 4
2 Max Friberg   Sweden 6 9 2 11 +4 22
3 Mikael Granlund   Finland 7 2 9 11 +4 0
4 Mark Stone   Canada 6 7 3 10 +10 2
5 Teemu Pulkkinen   Finland 7 6 4 10 +4 2
6 Ryan Strome   Canada 6 3 6 9 +9 8
6 Austin Watson   United States 6 3 6 9 +6 0
8 Nikita Gusev   Russia 7 3 6 9 +5 0
9 Jonathan Huberdeau   Canada 6 1 8 9 +8 16
10 Nail Yakupov   Russia 7 0 9 9 +4 6
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders edit

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country TOI GA GAA Sv% SO
1 Andrei Vasilevski   Russia 298:31 10 2.01 95.31 2
2 Mark Visentin   Canada 200:08 5 1.43 94.38 1
3 Sami Aittokallio   Finland 310:00 13 2.52 93.69 1
4 Petr Mrázek   Czech Republic 361:30 15 2.49 92.79 1
5 Scott Wedgewood   Canada 148:48 6 2.42 91.55 1
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Tournament awards edit

Most Valuable Player
All-star team
IIHF best player awards

Final standings edit

Medalists edit

Gold Silver Bronze
  Sweden
#1 – Anton Forsberg
#5 – Mattias Bäckman
#6 – Oscar Klefbom
#7 – Fredrik Claesson
#8 – Petter Granberg
#9 – John Klingberg
#10 – Johan Larsson (C)
#11 – Jeremy Boyce-Rotevall
#12 – Patrik Nemeth
#13 – Johan Sundström (A)
#14 – Max Friberg
#15 – Sebastian Collberg
#16 – Filip Forsberg
#17 – William Karlsson
#18 – Victor Rask
#19 – Joakim Nordström (A)
#20 – Mika Zibanejad
#23 – Ludvig Rensfeldt
#24 – Rickard Rakell
#25 – Jonas Brodin
#28 – Erik Thorell
#30 – Johan Gustafsson
#35 – Johan Mattsson 		  Russia
#1 – Sergei Kostenko
#3 – Artyom Sergeyev
#4 – Viktor Antipin
#6 – Mikhail Naumenkov
#7 – Igor Ozhiganov
#8 – Nikita Gusev
#9 – Nikita Kucherov
#10 – Nail Yakupov
#12 – Grigori Zheldakov
#14 – Danil Apalkov (A)
#15 – Pavel Kulikov
#16 – Ignat Zemchenko
#17 – Mikhail Grigorenko
#18 – Yaroslav Kosov
#19 – Alexander Khokhlachev
#20 – Andrey Makarov
#22 – Sergei Barbashev
#23 – Ivan Telegin
#24 – Zakhar Arzamastsev (A)
#25 – Yevgeni Kuznetsov (C)
#26 – Ildar Isangulov
#29 – Nikita Nesterov
#30 – Andrei Vasilevski 		  Canada
#2 – Jamie Oleksiak
#3 – Brandon Gormley (A)
#4 – Dougie Hamilton
#5 – Mark Pysyk
#6 – Scott Harrington
#8 – Jaden Schwartz (C)
#10 – Michaël Bournival
#11 – Jonathan Huberdeau
#12 – Brendan Gallagher
#13 – Freddie Hamilton
#14 – Brett Connolly (A)
#15 – Tanner Pearson
#16 – Mark Stone
#18 – Ryan Strome
#19 – Mark Scheifele
#20 – Boone Jenner
#21 – Quinton Howden (A)
#22 – Devante Smith-Pelly (A)
#27 – Ryan Murray
#28 – Nathan Beaulieu
#29 – Mark Visentin
#30 – Scott Wedgewood

Source: [1] [2] [3]

Gold medal celebration edit

Sweden's gold medal win was their first since 1981, as well as their second gold medal in total. The gold medal was celebrated on January 7, 2012, in front of over 6,000 fans at Kungsträdgården in Stockholm.[12]

Division I edit

Division I A edit

The Division I A tournament was played in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, from December 11 to December 17, 2011.[13]

Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1   Germany (H) 5 5 0 0 0 34 9 +25 15 Promoted to the 2013 Top Division
2   Belarus 5 3 0 1 1 21 10 +11 10
3   Norway 5 3 0 0 2 19 13 +6 9
4   Slovenia 5 1 2 0 2 16 12 +4 7
5   Austria 5 1 0 1 3 11 26 −15 4
6   Great Britain 5 0 0 0 5 6 37 −31 0 Relegated to the 2013 Division I B
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Division I B edit

The Division I B tournament was played in Tychy, Poland, from December 12 to December 18, 2011.[14]

Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1   France 5 4 0 0 1 19 6 +13 12 Promoted to the 2013 Division I A
2   Kazakhstan 5 3 0 1 1 9 7 +2 10
3   Italy 5 2 1 0 2 14 9 +5 8
4   Poland (H) 5 2 0 1 2 16 12 +4 7
5   Croatia 5 2 0 0 3 12 25 −13 6
6   Japan 5 0 1 0 4 9 20 −11 2 Relegated to the 2013 Division II A
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Division II edit

Division II A edit

The Division II A tournament was played in Donetsk, Ukraine, from December 12 to December 18, 2011.[15]

Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1   Ukraine (H) 5 3 2 0 0 24 10 +14 13 Promoted to the 2013 Division I B
2   Lithuania 5 3 0 2 0 19 11 +8 11
3   Hungary 5 2 1 0 2 24 15 +9 8
4   Spain 5 2 0 0 3 14 22 −8 6
5   Netherlands 5 1 1 0 3 9 23 −14 5
6   South Korea 5 0 0 2 3 9 18 −9 2 Relegated to the 2013 Division II B
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Division II B edit

The Division II B tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 10 to 16 December 2011.[16]

Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1   Romania 5 5 0 0 0 44 9 +35 15 Promoted to the 2013 Division II A
2   Estonia (H) 5 4 0 0 1 51 14 +37 12
3   Serbia 5 3 0 0 2 18 26 −8 9
4   Belgium 5 1 1 0 3 17 23 −6 5
5   Australia 5 1 0 0 4 12 36 −24 3
6   Mexico 5 0 0 1 4 5 39 −34 1 Relegated to the 2013 Division III
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Division III edit

The Division III tournament was played in Dunedin, New Zealand, from January 16 to January 22, 2012.[17] Although originally scheduled to participate, North Korea withdrew from the tournament for unspecified reasons.[18]

Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1   Iceland 4 4 0 0 0 30 2 +28 12 Promoted to the 2013 Division II B
2   China 4 3 0 0 1 26 10 +16 9
3   New Zealand (H) 4 2 0 0 2 19 14 +5 6
4   Bulgaria 4 1 0 0 3 7 19 −12 3
5   Turkey 4 0 0 0 4 1 38 −37 0
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

References edit

  1. ^ 2012 Top Division statistics
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  3. ^ "Hockey Canada receives documentation for bids for 2010 and 2012 IIHF World Junior Championships". Hockey Canada. April 2, 2008. Retrieved July 8, 2008.
  4. ^ "Saskatoon and Regina to host 2010 IIHF World Junior Championship". Hockey Canada. July 7, 2008. Retrieved July 8, 2007.
  5. ^ "Calgary, Edmonton land 2012 world hockey juniors". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. August 28, 2008. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
  6. ^ "Alberta to host 2012 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship". The Sports Network. August 28, 2008. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
  7. ^ "Bigger, better World Juniors in 2012". Edmonton Sun. January 5, 2011. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
  8. ^ a b Wood, Michael (January 13, 2011). "Demand for junior hockey ducats outstrips inventory". Calgary Sun. Archived from the original on June 13, 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2011.
  9. ^ "2012 World Juniors in Alberta sold out". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. January 13, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2011.
  10. ^ Komarnicki, Jamie (January 14, 2011). "Thousands of hockey fans left empty-handed after World Juniors ticket flub". Calgary Herald. Archived from the original on January 17, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2011.
  11. ^ "Top Division format". iihf.com. IIHF. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
  12. ^ Larson, Patrik (January 7, 2012). "Småkronorna hyllades av 6 000". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved March 23, 2012.
  13. ^ 2012 Division I A statistics
  14. ^ 2012 Division I B statistics
  15. ^ 2012 Division II A statistics
  16. ^ 2012 Division II B statistics
  17. ^ 2012 Division III statistics
  18. ^ "DPR Korea doesn't travel". IIHF. April 11, 2011. Archived from the original on December 8, 2012. Retrieved April 11, 2011.

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