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	\|current_season = ~~2023~~ World Junior Ice Hockey Championships		\|current_season = 2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
	\|sport = [[Ice hockey]]		\|sport = [[Ice hockey]]
	\|founded = 1974 (unofficial)<br/>1977 (official)		\|founded = 1974 (unofficial)<br/>1977 (official)
	\|teams=10		\|teams=10
	\|champion={{ihj\|~~CAN~~}}		\|champion={{ihj\|USA}}
	\|website=[http://www.iihf.com/de/channels1213/wm20/format.html IIHF.com]		\|website=[http://www.iihf.com/de/channels1213/wm20/format.html IIHF.com]
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	\|{{Sort\|Czech Republic/Czechoslovakia 06\|{{ihj\|CZE\|name=Czechia}}}} {{small\|(6)}}		\|{{Sort\|Czech Republic/Czechoslovakia 06\|{{ihj\|CZE\|name=Czechia}}}} {{small\|(6)}}
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	\| align="center" \| [[2023 World Junior ~~Ice Hockey Championships~~\|2023]]		\| align="center" \| [[2023 IIHF World Junior Championship\|2023]]
	\|{{Sort\|Canada 19\|{{ihj\|CAN}}}} {{small\|(20)}}		\|{{Sort\|Canada 19\|{{ihj\|CAN}}}} {{small\|(20)}}
	\|{{Sort\|Czech Republic/Czechoslovakia 06\|{{ihj\|CZE\|name=Czechia}}}} {{small\|(1)}}		\|{{Sort\|Czech Republic/Czechoslovakia 06\|{{ihj\|CZE\|name=Czechia}}}} {{small\|(1)}}
	\|{{Sort\|United States 07\|{{ihj\|USA}}}} {{small\|(7)}}		\|{{Sort\|United States 07\|{{ihj\|USA}}}} {{small\|(7)}}
	\| [[Halifax, Nova Scotia\|Halifax]] and [[Moncton, New Brunswick\|Moncton]]		\| [[Halifax, Nova Scotia\|Halifax]] and [[Moncton, New Brunswick\|Moncton]]
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			\| align="center" \| [[2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships\|2024]]
			\| {{Sort\|United States 06\|{{ihj\|USA}}}} {{small\|(6)}}
			\| {{Sort\|Sweden 12\|{{ihj\|SWE}}}} {{small\|(12)}}
			\| {{Sort\|Czech Republic/Czechoslovakia 02\|{{ihj\|CZE\|name=Czechia}}}} {{small\|(2)}}
			\| [[Gothenburg]]
			\| {{SWE}}
	\|}		\|}

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	\|align=left\|{{ihj\|CZE\|name=Czechia}}<br>''{{ihj\|TCH}}''<br>''Total''		\|align=left\|{{ihj\|CZE\|name=Czechia}}<br>''{{ihj\|TCH}}''<br>''Total''
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	\|- align=center		\|- align=center
	\|align=left\|{{ihj\|SVK}}		\|align=left\|{{ihj\|SVK}}

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	{{Infobox sports league		{{Infobox sports league
	\|current_season = ~~2019~~ World Junior Ice Hockey Championships		\|current_season = 2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
	\|sport = [[Ice hockey]]		\|sport = [[Ice hockey]]
	\|founded = 1974 (unofficial)<br/>1977 (official)		\|founded = 1974 (unofficial)<br/>1977 (official)
	\|teams=10		\|teams=10
	\|champion={{ihj\|~~FIN~~}}		\|champion={{ihj\|CAN}}
	\|website=[http://www.iihf.com/de/channels1213/wm20/format.html IIHF.com]		\|website=[http://www.iihf.com/de/channels1213/wm20/format.html IIHF.com]
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	The main tournament features the top ten ranked hockey nations in the world, comprising the 'Top Division', from which a world champion is crowned. There are also three lower pools—divisions I, II and III—that each play separate tournaments playing for the right to be promoted to a higher pool, or face relegation to a lower pool.		The main tournament features the top ten ranked hockey nations in the world, comprising the 'Top Division', from which a world champion is crowned. There are also three lower pools—divisions I, II and III—that each play separate tournaments playing for the right to be promoted to a higher pool, or face relegation to a lower pool.

	~~Finland~~ is the defending champion of the tournament, after ~~having beaten the United States~~ to win the ~~2019~~ edition in ~~Vancouver~~, ~~British Columbia~~.		The competition's profile is particularly high in Canada, and this is partly for historical reasons in that prior to NHL players being allowed in the Winter Olympics, this was a rare tournament where the best western players faced the best players from the Soviet bloc, and the only other tournament of similar stature where this occurred was the irregularly scheduled [[Canada Cup]] invitational tournament. The tournament's stature in Canada can also be credited to Canada's strong performance in the tournament (it has won the gold medal twenty times since its inception), the role of hockey in Canadian culture, along with strong media coverage and fan attendance. As such, in recent years, nearly half of the tournaments have been held in Canadian cities, with the remainder being held in Europe and the United States.

			Canada is the defending champion of the tournament, after defeating Czechia to win the 2023 edition in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

	==History==		==History==
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	\| align="center" \| [[2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships\|2020]]		\| align="center" \| [[2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships\|2020]]
	\|		\| {{Sort\|Canada 18\|{{ihj\|CAN}}}} {{small\|(18)}}
	\|		\| {{Sort\|Russia/Soviet Union 10\|{{ihj\|RUS}}}} {{small\|(10)}}
	\|		\| {{Sort\|Sweden 06\|{{ihj\|SWE}}}} {{small\|(6)}}
	\| [[Ostrava]] and [[Třinec]]		\| [[Ostrava]] and [[Třinec]]
	\| {{CZE}}		\| {{CZE}}
			\|-
			\| align="center" \| [[2021 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships\|2021]]
			\| {{Sort\|United States 05\|{{ihj\|USA}}}} {{small\|(5)}}
			\| {{Sort\|Canada 10\|{{ihj\|CAN}}}} {{small\|(10)}}
			\| {{Sort\|Finland 05\|{{ihj\|FIN}}}} {{small\|(7)}}
			\| rowspan="2"\| [[Edmonton]]
			\| rowspan="3"\| {{CAN}}
			\|-
			\| align="center" \| [[2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships\|2022]]
			\|{{Sort\|Canada 19\|{{ihj\|CAN}}}} {{small\|(19)}}
			\|{{Sort\|Finland 05\|{{ihj\|FIN}}}} {{small\|(5)}}
			\|{{Sort\|Czech Republic/Czechoslovakia 06\|{{ihj\|CZE\|name=Czechia}}}} {{small\|(6)}}
			\|-
			\| align="center" \| [[2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships\|2023]]
			\|{{Sort\|Canada 19\|{{ihj\|CAN}}}} {{small\|(20)}}
			\|{{Sort\|Czech Republic/Czechoslovakia 06\|{{ihj\|CZE\|name=Czechia}}}} {{small\|(1)}}
			\|{{Sort\|United States 07\|{{ihj\|USA}}}} {{small\|(7)}}
			\| [[Halifax, Nova Scotia\|Halifax]] and [[Moncton, New Brunswick\|Moncton]]
	\|}		\|}

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	\|align=left\|{{ihj\|CAN}}		\|align=left\|{{ihj\|CAN}}
	\| ~~{{sort\|17\|17}}~~		\| 20
	\| ~~{{sort\|09\|9}}~~		\| 10
	~~\| {{sort\|05~~\|5}}		\| 5
	\| ~~{{sort\|31\|31}}~~		\| 35
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	\|align=left\|{{ihj\|RUS}}<br>''{{ihj\|URS}}''<br>''{{ihj\|CIS}}''<br>''Total''		\|align=left\|''{{ihj\|RUS}}'' <br>''{{ihj\|URS}}''<br>''{{ihj\|CIS}}''<br>''Total''
	\|{{sort\|13\|4<br>8<br>1<br>''13''}}		\|{{sort\|13\|4<br>8<br>1<br>''13''}}
	\|{{sort\|12\|9<br>3<br>0<br>''12''}}		\|{{sort\|13\|10<br>3<br>0<br>''13''}}
	\|{{sort\|10\|9<br>2<br>0<br>''11''}}		\|{{sort\|11\|9<br>2<br>0<br>''11''}}
	\|{{sort\|36\|22<br>13<br>1<br>''36''}}		\|{{sort\|37\|23<br>13<br>1<br>''37''}}
	\|- align=center		\|- align=center
	\|align=left\|{{ihj\|FIN}}		\|align=left\|{{ihj\|FIN}}
	~~\| {{sort~~\|5\|5}}		\| 5
	~~\| {{sort\|04\|4}}~~		\| 5
	\| ~~{{sort\|06\|6}}~~		\| 7
	\| ~~{{sort\|15\|15}}~~		\| 17
	\|- align=center		\|- align=center
	\|align=left\|{{ihj\|USA}}		\|align=left\|{{ihj\|USA}}
	\| ~~{{sort\|04\|4}}~~		\| 5
	~~\| {{sort~~\|2~~\|2}}~~		\| 2
	\| ~~{{sort\|06\|6}}~~		\| 7
	\| ~~{{sort\|12\|12}}~~		\| 14
	\|- align=center		\|- align=center
	\|align=left\|{{ihj\|SWE}}		\|align=left\|{{ihj\|SWE}}
	~~\| {{sort\|02~~\|2}}		\| 2
	~~\| {{sort~~\|11~~\|11}}~~		\| 11
	\| ~~{{sort\|05\|5}}~~		\| 7
	\| ~~{{sort\|18\|18}}~~		\| 20
	\|- align=center		\|- align=center
	\|align=left\|{{ihj\|CZE}}<br>''{{ihj\|TCH}}''<br>''Total''		\|align=left\|{{ihj\|CZE\|name=Czechia}}<br>''{{ihj\|TCH}}''<br>''Total''
	\|{{sort\|02\|2<br>0<br>''2''}}		\|{{sort\|2\|2<br>0<br>''2''}}
	\|{{sort\|05\|0<br>5<br>''5''}}		\|{{sort\|6\|1<br>5<br>''6''}}
	\|{{sort\|07\|1<br>6<br>''7''}}		\|{{sort\|7\|1<br>6<br>''7''}}
	\|{{sort\|14\|3<br>11<br>''14''}}		\|{{sort\|15\|4<br>11<br>''15''}}
	\|- align=center		\|- align=center
	\|align=left\|{{ihj\|SVK}}		\|align=left\|{{ihj\|SVK}}
	~~\| {{sort\|00~~\|0}}		\| 0
	~~\| {{sort\|00~~\|0}}		\| 0
	~~\| {{sort\|02~~\|2}}		\| 2
	~~\| {{sort\|02~~\|2}}		\| 2
	\|- align=center		\|- align=center
	\|align=left\|{{ihj\|SUI}}		\|align=left\|{{ihj\|SUI}}
	~~\| {{sort\|00~~\|0}}		\| 0
	~~\| {{sort\|00~~\|0}}		\| 0
	~~\| {{sort\|01~~\|1}}		\| 1
	~~\| {{sort\|01~~\|1}}		\| 1
	\|-		\|-
	!Total !! 43 !! 43 !! 43 !! ~~129~~		!Total !! 47 !! 47 !! 47 !! 141
	\|}		\|}
	==Participating countries==		==Participating countries==

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|current_season = 2014 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
|sport = [[Ice hockey]]
|founded = 1974 (unofficial)<br/>1977 (official)
|champion={{ihj|USA}}
|website=[http://www.iihf.com/de/channels1213/wm20/format.html IIHF.com]
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The '''IIHF World Junior Ice Hockey Championships''' ('''WJC'''), commonly known simply as the '''World Juniors''', is an annual event organized by the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] (IIHF) for national under-20 [[ice hockey]] teams from around the world. It is traditionally held in late December, ending in the beginning of January.

The main tournament features the top ten ranked hockey nations in the world, comprising the 'Top Division', from which a world champion is crowned. There are also three lower pools—divisions I, II and III—that each play separate tournaments playing for the right to be promoted to a higher pool, or face relegation to a lower pool.

The [[2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2013 World Junior Championship]] took place in Ufa, [[Russia]] with the United States beating Sweden in the gold medal match. The [[2014 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2014 tournament]] will take place in Malmö, [[Sweden]]

==History==
The tournament was first held in 1977 (1974–1976 were not official tournaments).<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/history/all-medallists/u20.html|title= All Medallists - U20|accessdate= 2009-01-07|work= History|publisher= [[International Ice Hockey Federation]]}}</ref> The tournament has been dominated by the teams from [[Russia]]/[[Soviet Union]] and [[Canada national junior hockey team|Canada]], together accounting for 28 of the 36 overall gold medals awarded. The USSR won the first four official tournaments, while the Canadians put together five straight championships between 1993 and [[1997 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1997]], and another five straight from [[2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2005]] to [[2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2009]]. Canada leads the all-time gold medal count with 15, while USSR/Russia leads the all-time overall medal count with 28. Head-to-head matches between these two countries are always much anticipated.

In addition to the domination of gold medals by these two countries, Canada, Russia (and its predecessors) are joined by the [[Czech Republic]] (and its predecessor Czechoslovakia), [[Finland]], [[Sweden]], and the [[United States]] in dominating the medals overall. Among them, these six nations have taken every medal in the history of the tournament with the exception of one bronze medal each for [[Switzerland]] and [[Slovakia]].

When it began, the World Junior Championship was a relatively obscure tournament. It has since grown in prestige, particularly in Canada, where the tournament ranks as one of the most important events on the sports calendar. Globe and Mail writer Bruce Dowbiggin credits TSN for turning the tournament from an obscure non-event when it acquired the rights in 1991 (and which it remains in most hockey countries) to one of Canada's most beloved annual sports events, and at the same time cementing the link between Canadian nationalism and hockey, and inspiring the NHL's Winter Classic. Sportsnet.ca writer Stephen Brunt calls the attention paid to the tournament in Canada "overkill", but says it is understandable given the nationalistic feelings its stirs and its excellent timing and marketing. Based on increasing attendances for countries repeatedly hosting the event, the popularity of the tournament seems to be growing in other nations as well.

Canada typically hosted the tournament every three to four years, consistently selling out Team Canada games, offering large profit guarantees to Hockey Canada and the IIHF. Canada is expected to host the tournament every second year starting in 2015 due to the significantly greater following the tournament has in Canada compared to other participating countries. Originally, Switzerland was selected to host the WJHC in 2010, but withdrew. Buffalo, New York, USA hosted the tournament in 2011.

The tournament offers one of the most prestigious stages for young hockey players, able to significantly boost a player's value for upcoming NHL Entry Drafts.

===Punch-up in Piestany===
{{main|Punch-up in Piestany}}
One of the most infamous incidents in WJC history occurred in 1987 in Piestany, [[Czechoslovakia]], where a bench-clearing brawl occurred between [[Canada]] and the [[Soviet Union]]. It began when the Soviet Union's Pavel Kostichkin took a two-handed slash at Canadian player Theoren Fleury. The Soviet Union's Evgeny Davydov then came off the bench, eventually leading to both benches emptying. The officials, unable to break up the fight, left the ice and eventually tried shutting off the arena lights, but the brawl lasted for 20 minutes before the IIHF declared the game null and void. A 35-minute emergency meeting was held, resulting in the delegates voting 7–1 (the sole dissenter was Canadian Dennis McDonald) to eject both teams from the tournament. The Canadian team chose to leave rather than stay for the end-of-tournament dinner, from which the Soviet team was banned.

While the Soviets were out of medal contention, Canada was playing for the gold medal, and were leading 4–2 at the time of the brawl. The gold medal ultimately went to Finland, hosts Czechoslovakia took the silver and Sweden, who had previously been eliminated from medal contention, was awarded the bronze.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/sports/hockey/general-20/punch-up-in-piestany.html|title= Punch-up in Piestany|accessdate= 2009-01-07|work= CBC Digital Archives|publisher= Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|date= 1987-01-04}}</ref>

==Medalists==
{{main|List of IIHF World Under-20 Championship medalists}}

==Participating countries==
Sweden, Finland and Canada have participated in all 34 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships as well as the 3 unofficial World Junior Hockey Championships although Canada and Soviet Union nearly were relegated to Pool B (now Division I) as punishment for the [[Punch-up in Piestany]] in 1988. USSR/CIS/Russia, Czechoslovakia/Czech-Republic, and the United States have mainly participated at the top level. When Czechoslovakia peacefully split in 1993, the Czech Republic remained in Pool A but Slovakia (Slovak Republic) was placed in Pool C (now Division II). In 1995, Slovakia became a main participant of the World Junior Hockey Championships and won bronze in 1999. Starting with the 1996 tournament, competition was increased from an 8 round robin to the current 10 team format. Since then, Switzerland has been a main participant. West Germany competed frequently from 1977 and since the reunification in 1990 the united Germany has continued that trend. Before the format change in 1996, Austria, Denmark, Norway, Poland and Switzerland made brief appearances. After regaining their independence in the early 1990s, Latvia has made several appearances, along with Belarus, Kazakhstan and Ukraine. These teams had to start from the bottom division in the early 1990s. France and Japan have so far made one appearance each at the World Junior Hockey Championships.

== Player eligibility ==
A player is eligible to play in the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships if:<ref name="Main requirements for eligibility">{{cite web |url=http://www.iihf.com/fileadmin/user_upload/PDF/The_IIHF/2012-2014_IIHF_Statutes_and_Bylaws.pdf |title=IIHF statues and bylaws |publisher=[[International Ice Hockey Federation|IIHF]] |accessdate=2014-01-01}}</ref>
* the player is of male gender;
* the player has his 20th birthday in the year of the tournament's ending (i.e. 1994 for 2014 tournament), and at latest, the fifth year after the tournament's ending (i.e. 1999 for 2014 tournament);
* the player is a citizen in the country he represents;
* the player is under the jurisdiction of a national association that is a member of the [[International Ice Hockey Federation|IIHF]].

If a player who has never played in IIHF-organized competition wishes to switch national eligibility, he must have played in competitions for two consecutive years in the new country without playing in another country, as well as show his move to the new country's national association with an international transfer card. In case the player has previously played in IIHF-organized competition but wishes to switch national eligibility, he must have played in competitions for four consecutive years in the new country without playing in another country, he must show his move to the new country's national association with an international transfer card, as well as be a citizen of the new country. A player may only switch national eligibility once.<ref name="Requirements for switching national eligibility">{{cite web |url=http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/iihf-eligibility.html |title=IIHF Eligibility |publisher=[[International Ice Hockey Federation|IIHF]] |accessdate=2014-01-01}}</ref>

==Tournament awards==
At the conclusion of each tournament, the Directorate of the IIHF presents awards to the Top Goalie, Forward and Defenceman of the tournament. The media attending the event select an All-Star team separately from this.
{{main|List of IIHF World Under 20 Championship Directorate award winners}}
{{main|List of IIHF World Under 20 Championship Media All-Star Teams}}

==See also==
*[[Ice Hockey World Championships]]
*[[IIHF World U18 Championship]]
*[[IIHF World Ranking]]
*[[World Junior A Challenge]]
*[[World U-17 hockey challenge]]
*[[2007 Super Series]]

==Notes==
{{reflist}}
;General references
*{{cite web |url= http://www.iihf.com|title= International Ice Hockey Federation|accessdate= 2009-01-07}}
*{{cite web |url= http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/57536|title= Mens National Junior U-20 Team|accessdate=2009-01-07|publisher= [[Hockey Canada]]}}
*{{cite web |url= http://www.tsn.ca/world_jrs/|title= World Juniors|accessdate= 2009-01-07|publisher= tsn.ca}}
*{{cite book |title= International ice hockey encyclopaedia 1904 – 2005|last= Müller|first= Stephan|year= 2005|publisher= Books on Demand|location= Norderstedt|isbn= 978-3-8334-4189-9}}

==External links==
*[http://www.quanthockey.com/wjc-u20/en/records/wjc-u20-players-all-time-points-leaders.html IIHF World U20 all-time leading scorers] at quanthockey.com
*[http://www.worldjuniors2008.com www.worldjuniors2008.com] - 2008 IIHF World U20 Championship - Pardubice, Liberec, Czech republic
*[http://www.iihf.com/archive/archive.htm Result archive] - Full results for men's, women's and junior championships since 1999 and medalists for all tournaments.
*[http://www.passionhockey.com/hockeyarchives/archives.htm#a1997 Complete archive] of all IIHF tournaments in French at passionhockey.com.

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