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{{Infobox International Ice Hockey Competition
| tourney_name =IIHF U20 World Championships
| year = 2012
| other_titles =
| image = 2012 WJHC logo.png
| size = 150
| caption =
| country = Canada
| dates = December 26 – January 5
| num_teams = 10
| cities = 2
| winners_other = {{ihj|SWE}}
| count = 2
| second_other = {{ihj|RUS}}
| third_other = {{ihj|CAN}}
| fourth_other = {{ihj|FIN}}
| games = 31
| goals = 230
| attendance = 455342
| scoring_leader = {{flagicon|RUS}} Evgeny Kuznetsov ''(13 points)''
| mvp = {{flagicon|RUS}} Evgeny Kuznetsov
| prevseason = [[2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2011]]
| nextseason = [[2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2013]]
}}
[[File:Sweden WJHC trophy celebration.png|thumb|right|Sweden celebrates with the 2012 World Junior Championship trophy]]
The '''2012 IIHF U20 World Championship''' was the 36th [[World Junior Ice Hockey Championships]] (WJHC). 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. [[Sweden]] defeated defending-champion [[Russia]] 1–0 in overtime to win their first title in [[1981 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|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]].

[[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 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2006]]. The [[United States]] ended up in the relegation round for the first time since [[1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1999]].

==Attendance==
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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tsn.ca/canadian_hockey/story/?id=247776 |title=Alberta to host 2012 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship |publisher=The Sports Network |date=2008-08-28 |accessdate=2011-01-07}}</ref> 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 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2011 tournament]], organizers were flooded with so many entries that their website servers crashed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.edmontonsun.com/sports/columnists/terry_jones/2011/01/05/16777881.html |title=Bigger, better World Juniors in 2012 |work=Edmonton Sun |date=2011-01-05 |accessdate=2011-01-07}}</ref> Organizers were overwhelmed by the response; over 187,000 entries were received for the draw.<ref name="CSDemand">{{cite web |last=Wood |first=Michael |url=http://www.calgarysun.com/news/alberta/2011/01/13/16879756.html |title=Demand for junior hockey ducats outstrips inventory |work=Calgary Sun |date=2011-01-13 |accessdate=2011-01-14}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2011/01/13/calgary-alberta-world-junior-hockey-tickets.html#ixzz1Ayge2P6E |title=2012 World Juniors in Alberta sold out |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |date=2011-01-13 |accessdate=2011-01-14}}</ref> 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.<ref name="CSDemand" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Komarnicki |first=Jamie |url=http://www.calgaryherald.com/sports/Hockey+fans+left+empty+handed+after+World+Juniors+ticket+flub/4105197/story.html |title=Thousands of hockey fans left empty-handed after World Juniors ticket flub |work=Calgary Herald |date=2011-01-14 |accessdate=2011-01-14}}</ref>

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 tickets actually used in its figures.

== Top division ==
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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iihf.com/channels1112/wm20/format.html |title=Top Division format |work=iihf.com |publisher=[[International Ice Hockey Federation|IIHF]] |accessdate=2011-12-31}}</ref>

=== Preliminary round ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Legend
|-
|-bgcolor=#99ff99
| Advance to the Semifinals
|-bgcolor=#ccffcc
| Advance to the Quarterfinals
|-bgcolor=#ffccff
| Advance to the Relegation Round
|}

==== Group A ====
All round robin games held in Calgary, Alberta, at the Scotiabank Saddledome.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=165|Team
!width=40|GP
!width=40|W
!width=40|OTW
!width=40|OTL
!width=40|L
!width=40|GF
!width=40|GA
!width=40|Pts
!width=165|Advanced to
|-bgcolor=#99ff99
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihj|SWE}}
|4||2||2||0||0||26||11||'''10'''||Semifinals
|-bgcolor=#ccffcc
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihj|RUS}}
|4||3||0||1||0||23||5||'''10'''||Quarterfinals
|-bgcolor=#ccffcc
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihj|SVK}}
|4||2||0||0||2||11||17||'''6'''||Quarterfinals
|-bgcolor=#ffccff
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihj|SUI}}
|4||1||0||1||2||12||16||'''4'''||Relegation Round
|-bgcolor=#ffccff
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihj|LAT}}
|4||0||0||0||4||8||31||'''0'''||Relegation Round
|}

All times local (MST/UTC−7)
{{Hockeybox2
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = December 26, 2011
| time = 15:30
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|LAT}}
| score = 4–9
| team2 = '''{{ihj|SWE}}'''
| periods = (2–3, 1–3, 1–3)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/270/IHM270A02_74_4_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 20
| penalties2 = 26
| shots1 = 13
| shots2 = 40
}}
{{Hockeybox2
| bg = #eeffff
| date = December 26, 2011
| time = 20:00
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|SUI}}
| score = 0–3
| team2 = '''{{ihj|RUS}}'''
| periods = (0–1, 0–2, 0–0)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/270/IHM270A04_74_6_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 6
| penalties2 = 6
| shots1 = 40
| shots2 = 30
}}
{{Hockeybox2
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = December 27, 2011
| time = 20:00
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|SVK}}'''
| score = 3–1
| team2 = {{ihj|LAT}}
| periods = (0–0, 1–1, 2–0)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/270/IHM270A06_74_4_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 12
| penalties2 = 8
| shots1 = 45
| shots2 = 26
}}
{{Hockeybox2
| bg = #eeffff
| date = December 28, 2011
| time = 15:30
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|SWE}}'''
| score = 4–3 SO
| team2 = {{ihj|SUI}}
| progression = 1–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 3–2 3–3
| periods = (1–0, 1–1, 1–2) (OT 0–0) (SO: 1–0)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/270/IHM270A08_74_4_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 22
| penalties2 = 12
| shots1 = 54
| shots2 = 27
}}
{{Hockeybox2
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = December 28, 2011
| time = 20:00
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|RUS}}'''
| score = 3–1
| team2 = {{ihj|SVK}}
| periods = (0–1, 1–0, 2–0)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/270/IHM270A10_74_4_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 20
| penalties2 = 2
| shots1 = 40
| shots2 = 32
}}
{{Hockeybox2
| bg = #eeffff
| date = December 29, 2011
| time = 20:00
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|LAT}}
| score = 0–14
| team2 = '''{{ihj|RUS}}'''
| periods = (0–1, 0–6, 0–7)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/270/IHM270A12_74_5_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 10
| penalties2 = 10
| shots1 = 30
| shots2 = 50
}}
{{Hockeybox2
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = December 30, 2011
| time = 15:30
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|SWE}}'''
| score = 9–1
| team2 = {{ihj|SVK}}
| periods = (2–1, 2–0, 5–0)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/270/IHM270A14_74_5_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 20
| penalties2 = 16
| shots1 = 55
| shots2 = 15
}}
{{Hockeybox2
| bg = #eeffff
| date = December 30, 2011
| time = 20:00
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|SUI}}'''
| score = 5–3
| team2 = {{ihj|LAT}}
| periods = (1–0, 2–1, 2–2)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/270/IHM270A16_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 12
| penalties2 = 6
| shots1 = 41
| shots2 = 23
}}
{{Hockeybox2
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = December 31, 2011
| time = 16:00
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|SVK}}'''
| score = 6–4
| team2 = {{ihj|SUI}}
| periods = (1–2, 1–1, 4–1)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/270/IHM270A18_74_5_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 10
| penalties2 = 6
| shots1 = 31
| shots2 = 28
}}
{{Hockeybox2
| bg = #eeffff
| date = December 31, 2011
| time = 20:00
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|RUS}}
| score = 3–4 OT
| team2 = '''{{ihj|SWE}}'''
| periods = (3–0, 0–0, 0–3) (OT: 0–1)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/270/IHM270A20_74_6_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 16
| penalties2 = 4
| shots1 = 26
| shots2 = 55
}}

==== Group B ====
All round robin games held in Edmonton, Alberta, at Rexall Place.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=165|Team
!width=40|GP
!width=40|W
!width=40|OTW
!width=40|OTL
!width=40|L
!width=40|GF
!width=40|GA
!width=40|Pts
!width=165|Advanced to
|- style="background:#99ff99;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihj|CAN}}
|4||4||0||0||0||26||5||'''12'''||Semifinals
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihj|FIN}}
|4||3||0||0||1||19||10||'''9'''||Quarterfinals
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihj|CZE}}
|4||2||0||0||2||12||11||'''6'''||Quarterfinals
|-bgcolor=#ffccff
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihj|USA}}
|4||1||0||0||3||16||15||'''3'''||Relegation Round
|-bgcolor=#ffccff
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihj|DEN}}
|4||0||0||0||4||6||38||'''0'''||Relegation Round
|}

All times local (MST/UTC−7)

{{Hockeybox2
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = December 26, 2011
| time = 13:30
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|FIN}}
| score = 1–8
| team2 = '''{{ihj|CAN}}'''
| periods = (0–2, 1–3, 0–3)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/270/IHM270B01_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 4
| penalties2 = 8
| shots1 = 25
| shots2 = 42
}}
{{Hockeybox2
| bg = #eeffff
| date = December 26, 2011
| time = 18:00
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|DEN}}
| score = 3–11
| team2 = '''{{ihj|USA}}'''
| periods = (2–3, 0–6, 1–2)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/270/IHM270B03_74_4_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 20
| penalties2 = 8
| shots1 = 24
| shots2 = 44
}}
{{Hockeybox2
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = December 27, 2011
| time = 18:00
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|CZE}}'''
| score = 7–0
| team2 = {{ihj|DEN}}
| periods = (1–0, 2–0, 4–0)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/270/IHM270B05_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 8
| penalties2 = 8
| shots1 = 44
| shots2 = 12
}}
{{Hockeybox2
| bg = #eeffff
| date = December 28, 2011
| time = 13:30
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|USA}}
| score = 1–4
| team2 = '''{{ihj|FIN}}'''
| periods = (0–0, 0–1, 1–3)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/270/IHM270B07_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 10
| penalties2 = 8
| shots1 = 39
| shots2 = 27
}}
{{Hockeybox2
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = December 28, 2011
| time = 18:00
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|CAN}}'''
| score = 5–0
| team2 = {{ihj|CZE}}
| periods = (1–0, 2–0, 2–0)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/270/IHM270B09_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 26
| penalties2 = 20
| shots1 = 38
| shots2 = 26
}}
{{Hockeybox2
| bg = #eeffff
| date = December 29, 2011
| time = 18:00
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|DEN}}
| score = 2–10
| team2 = '''{{ihj|CAN}}'''
| periods = (0–4, 0–3, 2–3)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/270/IHM270B11_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 4
| penalties2 = 16
| shots1 = 26
| shots2 = 51
}}
{{Hockeybox2
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = December 30, 2011
| time = 13:30
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|USA}}
| score = 2–5
| team2 = '''{{ihj|CZE}}'''
| periods = (1–1, 1–1, 0–3)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/270/IHM270B13_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 6
| penalties2 = 37
| shots1 = 54
| shots2 = 29
}}
{{Hockeybox2
| bg = #eeffff
| date = December 30, 2011
| time = 18:00
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|FIN}}'''
| score = 10–1
| team2 = {{ihj|DEN}}
| periods = (3–0, 2–1, 5–0)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/270/IHM270B15_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 10
| penalties2 = 12
| shots1 = 59
| shots2 = 25
}}
{{Hockeybox2
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = December 31, 2011
| time = 14:00
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|CZE}}
| score = 0–4
| team2 = '''{{ihj|FIN}}'''
| periods = (0–2, 0–1, 0–1)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/270/IHM270B17_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 16
| penalties2 = 2
| shots1 = 36
| shots2 = 28
}}
{{Hockeybox2
| bg = #eeffff
| date = December 31, 2011
| time = 18:00
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|CAN}}'''
| score = 3–2
| team2 = {{ihj|USA}}
| periods = (3–0, 0–0, 0–2)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/270/IHM270B19_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 12
| penalties2 = 10
| shots1 = 35
| shots2 = 32
}}

=== Relegation round ===
The results from matches between teams from the same group in the preliminary round were carried forward to this round.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Legend
|-
|-bgcolor=#ccffcc
| Advance to the 2013 World Junior Championships
|-bgcolor=#ffccff
| Relegated to Division I A for 2013
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=165|Team
!width=40|GP
!width=40|W
!width=40|OTW
!width=40|OTL
!width=40|L
!width=40|GF
!width=40|GA
!width=40|Pts
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihj|USA}}
|3||3||0||0||0||25||6||'''9'''
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihj|SUI}}
|3||1||1||0||1||10||8||'''5'''
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihj|LAT}}
|3||0||1||0||2||7||18||'''2'''
|- bgcolor=#ffccff
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihj|DEN}}
|3||0||0||2||1||7||17||'''2'''
|}

All times local (MST/UTC−7)
{{Hockeybox2
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = January 2, 2012
| time = 11:00
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|SUI}}'''
| score = 4–3 OT
| team2 = {{ihj|DEN}}
| periods = (2–2, 1–1, 0–0) (OT: 1–0 )
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/270/IHM270521_74_4_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 12
| penalties2 = 4
| shots1 = 36
| shots2 = 35
}}
{{Hockeybox2
| bg = #eeffff
| date = January 3, 2012
| time = 11:00
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|USA}}'''
| score = 12–2
| team2 = {{ihj|LAT}}
| periods = (4–0, 7–1, 1–1)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/270/IHM270524_74_4_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 6
| penalties2 = 18
| shots1 = 58
| shots2 = 29
}}
{{Hockeybox2
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = January 4, 2012
| time = 11:00
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|LAT}}'''
| score = 2–1 OT
| team2 = {{ihj|DEN}}
| progression = 0–1 1–1 2–1
| periods = (0–1, 1–0, 0–0) (OT: 1–0 )
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/270/IHM270527_74_5_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 2
| penalties2 = 2
| shots1 = 31
| shots2 = 23
}}
{{Hockeybox2
| bg = #eeffff
| date = January 4, 2012
| time = 15:00
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|SUI}}
| score = 1–2
| team2 = '''{{ihj|USA}}'''
| periods = (1–2, 0–0, 0–0)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/270/IHM270528_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 10
| penalties2 = 6
| shots1 = 22
| shots2 = 42
}}

=== Final round ===

==== Quarterfinals ====
{{Hockeybox2
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = January 2, 2012
| time = 15:00
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|FIN}}'''
| score = 8–5
| team2 = {{ihj|SVK}}
| periods = (2–2, 4–1, 2–2)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/270/IHM270322_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 8
| penalties2 = 51
| shots1 = 38
| shots2 = 29
}}
{{Hockeybox2
| bg = #eeffff
| date = January 2, 2012
| time = 19:00
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|RUS}}'''
| score = 2–1 OT
| team2 = {{ihj|CZE}}
| periods = (0–0, 1–1, 0–0) (OT: 1–0)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/270/IHM270323_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 4
| penalties2 = 2
| shots1 = 45
| shots2 = 39
}}

==== Semifinals ====
{{Hockeybox2
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = January 3, 2012
| time = 15:00
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|SWE}}'''
| score = 3–2 SO
| team2 = {{ihj|FIN}}
| periods = (0–1, 0–1, 2–0) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 2–1)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/270/IHM270225_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 0
| penalties2 = 16
| shots1 = 58
| shots2 = 24
}}
{{Hockeybox2
| bg = #eeffff
| date = January 3, 2012
| time = 19:00
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|CAN}}
| score = 5–6
| team2 = '''{{ihj|RUS}}'''
| periods = (0–2, 1–3, 4–1)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/270/IHM270226_74_5_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 55
| penalties2 = 16
| shots1 = 56
| shots2 = 24
}}

==== Fifth place game ====
{{Hockeybox2
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = January 4, 2012
| time = 19:00
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|CZE}}'''
| score = 5–2
| team2 = {{ihj|SVK}}
| periods = (3–0, 1–1, 1–1)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/270/IHM270129_74_2_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 6
| penalties2 = 18
| shots1 = 46
| shots2 = 31
}}

==== Bronze medal game ====
{{Hockeybox2
| bg = #FFDAB9
| date = January 5, 2012
| time = 13:30
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|CAN}}'''
| score = 4–0
| team2 = {{ihj|FIN}}
| periods = (1–0, 2–0, 1–0)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/270/IHM270130_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 8
| penalties2 = 16
| shots1 = 44
| shots2 = 27
}}

==== Final ====
{{Hockeybox2
| bg = #F7F6A8
| date = January 5, 2012
| time = 18:00
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|SWE}}'''
| score = 1–0 OT
| team2 = {{ihj|RUS}}
| progression =
| periods = (0–0, 0–0, 0–0) (OT: 1–0)
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/270/IHM270131_74_5_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 4
| penalties2 = 8
| shots1 = 58
| shots2 = 17
}}

===Final standings===
{{col-begin}}
{{col-3}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!width=15|
!width=200|Team
|- style="background:#f7f6a8;"
| style="text-align:center; height:23px;"| {{Gold01}} ||align=left| {{ihj|SWE}}
|- style="background:#dce5e5;"
| style="text-align:center; height:23px;"| {{Silver02}} ||align=left| {{ihj|RUS}}
|- style="background:#ffdab9;"
| style="text-align:center; height:23px;"| {{Bronze03}} ||align=left| {{ihj|CAN}}
|-
| 4th ||align=left| {{ihj|FIN}}
|-
| 5th ||align=left| {{ihj|CZE}}
|-
| 6th ||align=left| {{ihj|SVK}}
|-
| 7th ||align=left| {{ihj|USA}}
|-
| 8th ||align=left| {{ihj|SUI}}
|-
| 9th ||align=left| {{ihj|LAT}}
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fcf;"
| 10th ||align=left| {{ihj|DEN}}
|}
{{col-3}}
{{winners|ih|2012 Junior Ice Hockey World Champions|SWE|Second}}
{{col-3}}
[[File:Canada 2012 WJHC bronze team photo.png|thumb|right|Canada poses for a team photo after winning the bronze medal]]
{{col-end}}

=== Gold medal celebration ===
Sweden's gold medal win was their first since [[1981 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|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]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gp.se/sport/1.820927-smakronorna-hyllades-av-6-000 |title=Småkronorna hyllades av 6 000 |work=Göteborgs-Posten |last=Larson |first=Patrik |language=Swedish |date=2012-01-07 |accessdate=2012-03-23}}</ref>

== Division I ==
{{Main|2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I}}

===Division I A===
The Division I A tournament was played in [[Garmisch-Partenkirchen]], [[Germany]], from 11 to 17 December 2011.<ref>[http://www.iihf.com/channels1112/wm20-ia/statistics.html Division I A statistics]</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=165|Team
!width=40|GP
!width=40|W
!width=40|OTW
!width=40|OTL
!width=40|L
!width=40|GF
!width=40|GA
!width=40|Pts
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihj|GER}}
|5||5||0||0||0||34||9||'''15'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihj|BLR}}
|5||3||0||1||1||21||10||'''10'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihj|NOR}}
|5||3||0||0||2||19||13||'''9'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihj|SLO}}
|5||1||2||0||2||16||12||'''7'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihj|AUT}}
|5||1||0||1||3||11||26||'''4'''
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihj|GBR}}
|5||0||0||0||5||6||37||'''0'''
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| style="background:#ccffcc;"|Promoted to the 2013 Top Division
| style="background:#ffcccc;"|Relegated to the 2013 Division I B
|}

===Division I B===
The Division I B tournament was played in [[Tychy]], [[Poland]], from 12 to 18 December 2011.<ref>[http://www.iihf.com/channels1112/wm20-ib/statistics.html Division I B statistics]</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=165|Team
!width=40|GP
!width=40|W
!width=40|OTW
!width=40|OTL
!width=40|L
!width=40|GF
!width=40|GA
!width=40|Pts
|-style="background-color: #ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihj|FRA}}
|5||4||0||0||1||19||6||'''12'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihj|KAZ}}
|5||3||0||1||1||9||7||'''10'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihj|ITA}}
|5||2||1||0||2||14||9||'''8'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihj|POL}}
|5||2||0||1||2||16||12||'''7'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihj|CRO}}
|5||2||0||0||3||12||25||'''6'''
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihj|JPN}}
|5||0||1||0||4||9||20||'''2'''
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| style="background:#ccffcc;"|Promoted to the 2013 Division I A
| style="background:#ffcccc;"|Relegated to the 2013 Division II A
|}

==Division II==
{{Main|2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II}}

===Division II A===
The Division II A tournament was played in [[Donetsk]], [[Ukraine]], from 12 to 18 December 2011.<ref>[http://www.iihf.com/channels1112/wm20-iia/statistics.html Division II A statistics]</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=165|Team
!width=40|GP
!width=40|W
!width=40|OTW
!width=40|OTL
!width=40|L
!width=40|GF
!width=40|GA
!width=40|Pts
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihj|UKR}}
|5||3||2||0||0||24||10||'''13'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihj|LTU}}
|5||3||0||2||0||19||11||'''11'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihj|HUN}}
|5||2||1||0||2||24||15||'''8'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihj|ESP}}
|5||2||0||0||3||14||22||'''6'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihj|NED}}
|5||1||1||0||3||9||23||'''5'''
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihj|KOR}}
|5||0||0||2||3||9||18||'''2'''
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| style="background:#ccffcc;"|Promoted to the 2013 Division I B
| style="background:#ffcccc;"|Relegated to the 2013 Division II B
|}

===Division II B===
The Division II B tournament was played in [[Tallinn]], [[Estonia]], from 10 to 16 December 2011.<ref>[http://www.iihf.com/channels1112/wm20-iib/statistics.html Division II B statistics]</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=165|Team
!width=40|GP
!width=40|W
!width=40|OTW
!width=40|OTL
!width=40|L
!width=40|GF
!width=40|GA
!width=40|Pts
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihj|ROU}}
|5||5||0||0||0||44||9||'''15'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihj|EST}}
|5||4||0||0||1||51||14||'''12'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihj|SRB}}
|5||3||0||0||2||18||26||'''9'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihj|BEL}}
|5||1||1||0||3||17||23||'''5'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihj|AUS}}
|5||1||0||0||4||12||36||'''3'''
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihj|MEX}}
|5||0||0||1||4||5||39||'''1'''
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| style="background:#ccffcc;"|Promoted to the 2013 Division II A
| style="background:#ffcccc;"|Relegated to the 2013 Division III
|}

==Division III==
{{Main|2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III}}

The Division III tournament was played in [[Dunedin]], [[New Zealand]], from 16 to 22 January 2012.<ref>[http://www.iihf.com/channels1112/wm20-iii/statistics.html Division III statistics]</ref> Although originally scheduled to participate, [[North Korea]] withdrew from the tournament for unspecified reasons.<ref name=pullout>{{cite web |url=http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/article/dpr-korea-doesnt-travel.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=955&cHash=b0d2a85fba |title=DPR Korea doesn’t travel |date=2011-04-11 |publisher=IIHF |accessdate=2011-04-11}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=165|Team
!width=40|GP
!width=40|W
!width=40|OTW
!width=40|OTL
!width=40|L
!width=40|GF
!width=40|GA
!width=40|Pts
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihj|ISL}}
|4||4||0||0||0||30||2||'''12'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihj|CHN}}
|4||3||0||0||1||26||10||'''9'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihj|NZL}}
|4||2||0||0||2||19||14||'''6'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihj|BUL}}
|4||1||0||0||3||7||19||'''3'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihj|TUR}}
|4||0||0||0||4||1||38||'''0'''
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| style="background:#ccffcc;"|promoted to the 2013 Division II B
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.iihf.com/channels1112/wm20/schedule.html Official website]

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{{succession box |
before = [[2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2011 World Juniors]] |
after = [[2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2013 World Juniors]] |
title = [[IIHF World U20 Championship|World Junior Ice Hockey Championships]] |
years = 2012 See also: ''[[2012 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2012 World Championships]] ''
}}
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