2021 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
2021 IIHF World Junior Championship | |
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Tournament details | |
Host nation | ![]() |
Dates | December 25, 2020 – January 5, 2021 |
Teams | 10 |
Venue(s) | Rogers Place (in 1 host city) |
Champions | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 28 |
Goals scored | 176 (6.29 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | ![]() |
MVP | ![]() |
The 2021 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (2021 WJHC) were the 45th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. It began on December 25, 2020, and ended with the gold medal game on January 5, 2021.[1] This marked the 16th time that Canada hosted the WJIHC. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, it was hosted in a "bubble" behind closed doors in Edmonton, Alberta, with no spectators admitted for any game.
Background
On December 6, 2018, it was announced that Edmonton and Red Deer, in the province of Alberta, would be the host cities. It was the third time Edmonton has hosted the tournament, after previously hosting in 1995 and 2012, and the first to use Rogers Place as a venue.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the IIHF cancelled all lower-division U20 championships on September 17, 2020 (thus there was no promotion or relegation), and announced that the top division tournament would be hosted solely by Edmonton using a "bubble" strategy similar to what was used for the NHL's 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs in Edmonton and Toronto. This decision resulted in the elimination of Red Deer as the secondary host city of the 2021 tournament. All games were held behind closed doors with no outside spectators. It was subsequently announced that Edmonton and Red Deer would host the 2022 tournament, and that Gothenburg, Sweden would be shifted from 2022 to 2024.
On October 19, 2020, the full schedule for the tournament was announced, with play beginning on Christmas for the first time since the 2004–05 edition.
On November 25, 2020, Hockey Canada suspended its selection camp and quarantined all players for 14 days (retroactive to November 23) due to two positive COVID-19 tests among participants. Swedish head coach Tomas Montén, along with two assistant leaders and players William Eklund, Karl Henriksson, William Wallinder, and Albin Grewe from the Swedish preliminary roster, were forced to leave the team after testing positive for COVID-19 too close to the beginning of the championship.
Team Canada captain Kirby Dach sustained an injury in Canada's pre-tournament game against Russia, and was ruled out for the rest of the tournament.
Nine German players were quarantined under COVID-19 protocols through the first two games due to positive tests prior to the tournament. No new COVID-19 positives were detected within the bubble through the conclusion of the tournament.
Blackhawks prospect and 2020 first rounder and Team Germany forward Lukas Reichel was unable to make the tournament after he tested positive with COVID-19
Preliminary round
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
1 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4 | 29 | 12 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 9 | |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 28 | −14 | 5 | |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 4 | |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 0 |
December 25, 2020 12:00 |
Switzerland ![]() |
0–1 (0–0, 0–0, 0–1) |
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Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 0 |
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12 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||
28 | Shots | 32 |
December 25, 2020 16:00 |
Germany ![]() |
3–5 (0–2, 2–3, 1–0) |
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Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 0 |
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6 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||
22 | Shots | 50 |
December 26, 2020 16:00 |
Germany ![]() |
2–16 (1–4, 0–7, 1–5) |
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Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 0 |
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8 min | Penalties | 33 min | ||
15 | Shots | 44 |
December 27, 2020 12:00 |
Finland ![]() |
4–1 (1–1, 1–0, 2–0) |
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Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 0 |
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12 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
43 | Shots | 14 |
December 27, 2020 16:00 |
Slovakia ![]() |
1–3 (0–1, 0–0, 1–2) |
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Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 0 |
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4 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
18 | Shots | 23 |
December 28, 2020 19:30 |
Slovakia ![]() |
3–4 OT (1–1, 2–2, 0–0) (OT: 0–1) |
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Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 0 |
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14 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
25 | Shots | 32 |
December 29, 2020 16:00 |
Canada ![]() |
10–0 (1–0, 4–0, 5–0) |
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Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 0 |
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12 min | Penalties | 22 min | ||
52 | Shots | 15 |
December 30, 2020 12:00 |
Finland ![]() |
6–0 (1–0, 2–0, 3–0) |
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Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 0 |
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6 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
50 | Shots | 12 |
December 30, 2020 16:00 |
Switzerland ![]() |
4–5 (0–3, 0–1, 4–1) |
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Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 0 |
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16 min | Penalties | 37 min | ||
35 | Shots | 25 |
December 31, 2020 16:00 |
Canada ![]() |
4–1 (1–0, 2–0, 1–1) |
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Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 0 |
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2 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
40 | Shots | 19 |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
1 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 20 | 9 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 8 | |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 7 | |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 6 | |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 29 | −28 | 0 |
December 25, 2020 19:30 |
Russia ![]() |
5–3 (1–1, 3–0, 1–2) |
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Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 0 |
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8 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||
24 | Shots | 26 |
December 26, 2020 12:00 |
Sweden ![]() |
7–1 (1–1, 3–0, 3–0) |
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Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 0 |
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10 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
41 | Shots | 25 |
December 26, 2020 19:30 |
United States ![]() |
11–0 (1–0, 6–0, 4–0) |
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Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 0 |
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4 min | Penalties | 29 min | ||
73 | Shots | 10 |
December 27, 2020 19:30 |
Czech Republic ![]() |
2–0 (0–0, 1–0, 1–0) |
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Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 0 |
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20 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||
29 | Shots | 30 |
December 28, 2020 16:00 |
Austria ![]() |
0–4 (0–1, 0–2, 0–1) |
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Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 0 |
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8 min | Penalties | 0 min | ||
6 | Shots | 65 |
December 29, 2020 12:00 |
United States ![]() |
7–0 (0–0, 3–0, 4–0) |
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Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 0 |
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4 min | Penalties | 24 min | ||
32 | Shots | 22 |
December 29, 2020 19:30 |
Austria ![]() |
1–7 (0–4, 1–0, 0–3) |
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Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 0 |
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4 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||
18 | Shots | 50 |
December 30, 2020 19:30 |
Russia ![]() |
4–3 OT (2–1, 0–1, 1–1) (OT: 1–0) |
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Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 0 |
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10 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
35 | Shots | 36 |
December 31, 2020 12:00 |
Czech Republic ![]() |
7–0 (0–0, 3–0, 4–0) |
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Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 0 |
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0 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||
61 | Shots | 15 |
December 31, 2020 19:30 |
Sweden ![]() |
0–4 (0–2, 0–2, 0–0) |
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Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 0 |
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4 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||
27 | Shots | 37 |
Playoff round
Winning teams will be reseeded for the semi-finals in accordance with the following ranking:[2]
- higher position in the group
- higher number of points
- better goal difference
- higher number of goals scored for
- better seeding coming into the tournament (final placement at the 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships).
Rank | Team | Group | Pos | Pts | GD | GF | Seed |
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1 | ![]() |
A | 1 | 12 | +29 | 33 | 1 |
2 | ![]() |
B | 1 | 9 | +20 | 25 | 6 |
3 | ![]() |
A | 2 | 9 | +8 | 16 | 4 |
4 | ![]() |
B | 2 | 8 | +7 | 16 | 2 |
5 | ![]() |
B | 3 | 7 | +5 | 14 | 3 |
6 | ![]() |
A | 3 | 5 | −14 | 14 | 9 |
7 | ![]() |
B | 4 | 6 | –4 | 10 | 7 |
8 | ![]() |
A | 4 | 4 | –8 | 5 | 8 |
Quarterfinals
January 2, 2021 10:00 |
Russia ![]() |
2–1 (1–0, 1–0, 0–1) |
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Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 0 |
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10 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||
27 | Shots | 19 |
January 2, 2021 13:30 |
Finland ![]() |
3–2 (0–2, 1–0, 2–0) |
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Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 0 |
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20 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||
31 | Shots | 24 |
January 2, 2021 17:00 |
Canada ![]() |
3–0 (2–0, 0–0, 1–0) |
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Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 0 |
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2 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||
25 | Shots | 29 |
January 2, 2021 20:30 |
United States ![]() |
5–2 (1–0, 2–1, 2–1) |
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Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 0 |
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18 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
43 | Shots | 18 |
Semifinals
January 4, 2021 16:00 |
Canada ![]() |
5–0 (3–0, 1–0, 1–0) |
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Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 0 |
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4 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
35 | Shots | 28 |
January 4, 2021 19:30 |
United States ![]() |
4–3 (1–1, 2–0, 1–2) |
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Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 0 |
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10 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||
26 | Shots | 36 |
Bronze medal game
January 5, 2021 15:30 |
Finland ![]() |
4–1 (0–1, 1–0, 3–0) |
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Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 0 |
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4 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
32 | Shots | 29 |
Gold medal game
January 5, 2021 19:30 |
Canada ![]() |
0–2 (0–1, 0–1, 0–0) |
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Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 0 |
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2 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||
34 | Shots | 21 |
Division I
Division I, II, and III games have been cancelled.[3][4]
Group A
The tournament would have been held in Hørsholm, Denmark, from December 13 to 19, 2020.[5]
Belarus
Denmark
Hungary – Promoted from Division I B
Kazakhstan – Relegated from Top Division
Latvia
Norway
Group B
The tournament would have been held in Tallinn, Estonia, from February 10 to 17, 2021.[5]
Estonia
France
Japan – Promoted from Division II A
Poland
Slovenia – Relegated from Division I A
Ukraine
Division II
Division I, II, and III games have been cancelled.[3][4]
Group A
The tournament would have been held in Brașov, Romania, from February 8 to 14, 2021.[5]
Great Britain
Italy – Relegated from Division I B
Lithuania
Romania
South Korea – Promoted from Division II B
Spain
Group B
The tournament would have been held in Belgrade, Serbia, from February 8 to 14, 2021.[5]
Belgium
China
Croatia
Iceland – Promoted from Division III
Netherlands
Serbia – Relegated from Division II A
Division III
The tournament would have been held in Mexico City, Mexico, from January 10 to 17, 2021.,[5] but have been cancelled.[3][4]
Bulgaria
Chinese Taipei
Israel – Relegated from Division II B
Mexico
South Africa
Turkey
References
- ↑ "Schedule". https://hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/team-canada/men/junior/2020-21/world-championship/stats/schedule#!.
- ↑ "Tournament Format". https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2021/wm20/tournamentinfo/22687/tournament-info.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "World Juniors schedule is here", 19 October 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "How the World Juniors Bubble works", 14 December 2020.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 "World Championships – World Men U20". IIHF. https://www.iihf.com/en/tournaments?tournamentType=WM20&selectedSeason=2021&tournamentCategory=worlds.
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