2014 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

2014 IIHF World U20 Championship
Tournament details
Host nation	Sweden
Dates	December 26, 2013 – January 5, 2014
Teams	10
Venue(s)	Malmö Arena and Malmö Isstadion (in 1 host city)
Champions	Finland (3 titles)
Tournament statistics
Games played	31
Goals scored	202  (6.52 per game)
Attendance	144,268  (4,654 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Teuvo Teräväinen (15 points)
MVP	Filip Forsberg

The 2014 IIHF World Junior Championship (formerly called the IIHF U20 World Championship) was the 38th World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (WJHC), hosted in Malmö, Sweden. The 13,700-seat Malmö Arena was the main venue, with the smaller Malmö Isstadion the secondary venue. It began on December 26, 2013, and ended with the gold medal game on January 5, 2014.

Finland defeated host team Sweden in the final 3–2 in overtime and won their first gold medal since 1998, as well as their third gold medal in total. It was also their first medal in the tournament since 2006. Sweden earned their second consecutive silver medal, their ninth silver medal in total, as well as their third consecutive medal in the tournament.

For the first time since 1979–81, Canada failed to capture a medal for the second consecutive year by losing the bronze medal game 2–1 to Russia, who captured the team's fourth consecutive medal at the tournament. The 2014 tournament marked the first time since 1998 that all three medalists were European teams.

A total of 144,268 spectators attended the 31 games, setting a new attendance record for IIHF World Junior Championship tournaments hosted in Europe. 12,023 spectators attended the gold medal game, setting a new record for a single IIHF World Junior Championship game in Europe.

Format

A change in format was implemented for the Top Division. The four best ranked teams from each group of the preliminary round advanced to the quarterfinals, while the last placed teams from each group played a relegation round in a best of three format to determine the relegated team. This format was last used in 2002, except the current tournament will not incorporate playoff games to determine places five through eight.

Player eligibility

A player is eligible to play in the 2014 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships if:

• the player is of male gender;
• the player was born at the earliest in 1994, and at the latest, in 1999;
• 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 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.

Top Division

Preliminary round

	Team qualified to Quarterfinals
	Team will play in Relegation round

Group A

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Canada	4	3	0	1	0	19	12	+7	10
United States	4	3	0	0	1	21	7	+14	9
Czech Republic	4	1	1	0	2	9	13	−4	5
Slovakia	4	1	0	0	3	16	16	0	3
Germany	4	1	0	0	3	7	24	−17	3

26 December 2013 13:30

Germany

2–7 (2–4, 0–2, 0–1)

Canada

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	6 min
	24	Shots	30

26 December 2013 17:30

Czech Republic

1–5 (0–2, 0–2, 1–1)

United States

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	24	Shots	33

27 December 2013 15:00

Slovakia

9–2 (3–0, 3–1, 3–1)

Germany

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	28	Shots	21

28 December 2013 13:30

United States

6–3 (2–0, 1–2, 3–1)

Slovakia

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	10 min
	47	Shots	30

28 December 2013 17:30

Canada

4–5 SO (1–1, 0–1, 3–2) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–2)

Czech Republic

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	12 min
	29	Shots	29

29 December 2013 15:00

Germany

0–8 (0–2, 0–4, 0–2)

United States

Game reference
	45 min	Penalties	8 min
	15	Shots	53

30 December 2013 13:30

Czech Republic

0–3 (0–1, 0–2, 0-0)

Germany

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	8 min
	40	Shots	34

30 December 2013 17:30

Canada

5–3 (1–1, 1–2, 3–0)

Slovakia

Game reference
	22 min	Penalties	10 min
	49	Shots	22

31 December 2013 13:30

Slovakia

1–4 (0–2, 1–2, 0–0)

Czech Republic

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	33 min
	32	Shots	28

31 December 2013 17:30

United States

2–3 (0–0, 1–1, 1–2)

Canada

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	6 min
	26	Shots	24

Group B

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Sweden	4	4	0	0	0	22	7	+15	12
Finland	4	2	0	1	1	14	10	+4	7
Russia	4	2	0	0	2	21	8	+13	6
Switzerland	4	1	1	0	2	11	17	−6	5
Norway	4	0	0	0	4	3	29	−26	0

26 December 2013 15:00

Norway

0–11 (0–5, 0–5, 0–1)

Russia

Game reference
	18 min	Penalties	8 min
	14	Shots	35

26 December 2013 19:00

Switzerland

3–5 (2–3, 0–0, 1–2)

Sweden

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	12 min
	33	Shots	36

27 December 2013 17:30

Finland

5–1 (1–0, 3–0, 1–1)

Norway

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	8 min
	48	Shots	29

28 December 2013 15:00

Sweden

4–2 (1–1, 2–0, 1–1)

Finland

Game reference
	16 min	Penalties	20 min
	30	Shots	20

28 December 2013 19:00

Russia

7–1 (2–1, 3–0, 2–0)

Switzerland

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	34 min
	34	Shots	26

29 December 2013 17:30

Norway

0–10 (0–3, 0–3, 0–4)

Sweden

Game reference
	16 min	Penalties	12 min
	13	Shots	45

30 December 2013 15:00

Russia

1–4 (1–0, 0–3, 0–1)

Finland

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	29	Shots	31

30 December 2013 19:00

Switzerland

3–2 (0–1, 1–0, 2–1)

Norway

Game reference
	16 min	Penalties	14 min
	38	Shots	26

31 December 2013 14:00

Sweden

3–2 (2–0, 0–1, 1–1)

Russia

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	20 min
	32	Shots	35

31 December 2013 18:00

Finland

3–4 SO (1–1, 1–2, 1–0) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1)

Switzerland

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	14 min
	40	Shots	34

Relegation round

The relegation round was a best-of-three series. Norway lost two games and was relegated to Division I for 2015.

January 2, 2014 11:00

Germany

0–3 (0–0, 0–3, 0–0)

Norway

Game reference
	35 min	Penalties	4 min
	29	Shots	24

January 3, 2014 16:00

Norway

3–4 (1–2, 2–0, 0–2)

Germany

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	31 min
	32	Shots	41

January 5, 2014 12:00

Germany

3–1 (1–0, 1–0, 1–1)

Norway

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	10 min
	26	Shots	35

Playoff round

Quarterfinals

2 January 2014 12:00

United States

3–5 (3–2, 0–2, 0–1)

Russia

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	30 min
	33	Shots	25

2 January 2014 14:30

Finland

5–3 (1–1, 1–2, 3–0)

Czech Republic

Game reference
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	34	Shots	23

2 January 2014 17:00

Canada

4–1 (1–0, 1–1, 2–0)

Switzerland

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	6 min
	23	Shots	20

2 January 2014 19:30

Sweden

6–0 (2–0, 2–0, 2–0)

Slovakia

Game reference
	18 min	Penalties	22 min
	40	Shots	18

Semifinals

4 January 2014 15:00

Sweden

2–1 (1–0, 0–0, 1–1)

Russia

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	10 min
	21	Shots	27

4 January 2014 19:00

Canada

1–5 (0–0, 1–3, 0–2)

Finland

Game reference
	30 min	Penalties	10 min
	24	Shots	23

Bronze medal game

5 January 2014 15:00

Canada

1–2 (0–2, 0–0, 1–0)

Russia

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	31	Shots	32

Final

5 January 2014 19:00

Sweden

2–3 OT (0–1, 1–1, 1–0) (OT: 0–1)

Finland

Game reference
	4 min	Penalties	12 min
	37	Shots	31

Final standings

	Team
1 !	Finland
1 !	Sweden
1 !	Russia
4th	Canada
5th	United States
6th	Czech Republic
7th	Switzerland
8th	Slovakia
9th	Germany
10th	Norway

Note that due to the lack of playoff games for determining the spots 5–8, these spots were determined by the regulation round records for each team.

Division I

Main article: 2014 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I

Division I A

The Division I A tournament was played in Sanok, Poland, from 15 to 21 December 2013.

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Denmark	5	5	0	0	0	20	10	+10	15
Latvia	5	4	0	0	1	23	7	+16	12
Belarus	5	3	0	0	2	23	14	+9	9
Austria	5	2	0	0	3	10	14	−4	6
Slovenia	5	0	1	0	4	11	28	−17	2
Poland	5	0	0	1	4	6	20	−14	1

Promoted to the 2015 Top Division

Relegated to the 2015 Division I B

Division I B

The Division I B tournament was played in Dumfries, Great Britain, from 9 to 15 December 2013.

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Italy	5	3	2	0	0	20	14	+6	13
Kazakhstan	5	4	0	0	1	28	16	+12	12
France	5	2	0	2	1	15	16	−1	8
Ukraine	5	2	0	0	3	11	15	−4	6
Japan	5	0	0	0	5	17	23	−6	0
Great Britain (DQ)	5	1	1	1	2	13	20	−7	6

Promoted to the 2015 Division I A

Relegated to the 2015 Division II A

Team Great Britain was disqualified due to use of an ineligible player and was relegated to the 2015 Division II A.

Division II

Main article: 2014 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II

Division II A

The Division II A tournament was played in Miskolc, Hungary, from 15 to 21 December 2013.

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Hungary	5	5	0	0	0	34	7	+27	15
Lithuania	5	3	1	0	1	21	14	+7	11
Netherlands	5	3	0	1	1	22	18	+4	10
Estonia	5	2	0	0	3	11	19	−8	6
Romania	5	1	0	0	4	8	20	−12	3
Croatia	5	0	0	0	5	8	26	−18	0

Promoted to the 2015 Division I B

Relegated to the 2015 Division II B

Division II B

The Division II B tournament was played in Jaca, Spain, from 11 to 17 January 2014.

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
South Korea	5	5	0	0	0	41	12	+29	15
Spain	5	4	0	0	1	19	11	+8	12
Serbia	5	3	0	0	2	15	15	0	9
Australia	5	1	1	0	3	12	19	−7	5
Iceland	5	1	0	1	3	20	17	+3	4
China	5	0	0	0	5	9	40	−31	0

Promoted to the 2015 Division II A

Relegated to the 2015 Division III

Division III

Main article: 2014 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III

The Division III tournament was played in İzmir, Turkey, from 12 to 18 January 2014.

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Belgium	5	5	0	0	0	37	3	+34	15
New Zealand	5	4	0	0	1	29	6	+23	12
Mexico	5	2	1	0	2	16	11	+5	8
Turkey	5	2	0	1	2	10	24	−14	7
South Africa	5	0	1	0	4	7	26	−19	2
Bulgaria	5	0	0	1	4	4	33	−29	1

Promoted to the 2015 Division II B

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