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<h1>World Junior Ice Hockey Championships</h1>
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The <strong>World Junior Ice Hockey Championship</strong>, (<strong>WJHC</strong>, formally the <strong>IIHF World U-20 Hockey Championship</strong>) is an annual event organized by the <a href="/term/International_Ice_Hockey_Federation">International Ice Hockey Federation</a> for national under-20 <a href="/term/Ice_hockey">ice hockey</a> teams from around the world.  It is traditionally held in late December, ending in the beginning of January.<p>

The main tournament features the top ten ranked hockey nations in the world, comprising the "A pool", 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 <a href="/term/Relegation">relegation</a> to a lower pool.  <p>

The <a href="/term/2006_World_Junior_Ice_Hockey_Championships">2006 tournament</a> was held in <a href="/term/Vancouver,_British_Columbia">Vancouver, British Columbia</a>, <a href="/term/Canada">Canada</a>, with the host nation winning the championship. The <a href="/term/2007_World_Junior_Ice_Hockey_Championships">2007 tournament</a> will be held in <a href="/term/Leksand_Municipality">Leksand</a> and <a href="/term/Mora_Municipality">Mora</a>, <a href="/term/Sweden">Sweden</a> from <a href="/term/December_26">December 26</a>, <a href="/term/2006">2006</a> - <a href="/term/January_5">January 5</a>, <a href="/term/2007">2007</a>.<p>

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<li><a href="#History">1&nbsp;History</a></li><li><a href="#Member_nations">2&nbsp;Member nations</a></li><ul class="tabcontlist t2"><li><a href="#A_pool">2.1&nbsp;A pool</a></li><li><a href="#Division_I">2.2&nbsp;Division I</a></li><li><a href="#Division_II">2.3&nbsp;Division II</a></li><li><a href="#Division_III">2.4&nbsp;Division III</a></li></ul><li><a href="#IIHF_World_Junior_Champions">3&nbsp;IIHF World Junior Champions</a></li><li><a href="#List_of_Champions">4&nbsp;List of Champions</a></li><li><a href="#See_also">5&nbsp;See also</a></li><li><a href="#References">6&nbsp;References</a></li><li><a href="#External_links">7&nbsp;External links</a></li></ul>
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<a name="History" id="History"></a><h2>History</h2>
First held in <a href="/term/1974">1974</a> as a relatively obscure tournament, the WJHC's have grown in prestige, particularly in <a href="/term/Canada">Canada</a>, where the tournament ranks as one of the most important on the hockey calendar, and several cities compete for the right to host the tournament, offering large profit guarantees to <a href="/term/Hockey_Canada">Hockey Canada</a>. &#091;<a href="http://www.tsn.ca/world_jrs/news_story/?ID=164709&hubname=world_jrs" target="_blank">link</a>&#093;<p>

One of the most infamous incidents in WJHC history occurred in <a href="/term/1987">1987</a> in <a href="/term/Piestany">Piestany</a>, <a href="/term/Czechoslovakia">Czechoslovakia</a> where a massive bench clearing brawl between Canada and the <a href="/term/Soviet_Union">Soviet Union</a> led to both teams being disqualified from the tournament.  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.  It began when Pavel Kostichkin took a two handed slash at <a href="/term/Theoren_Fleury">Theoren Fleury</a> beginning the melee.  The USSR's Evgeny Davydov was the first player off the bench, leading to both benches clearing.  The officials could not break up the fight so they left the ice and eventually tried turning out the arena lights.  The brawl lasted for 20 minutes.  Afterwards, Soviet hockey official Anatoly Kastriukov claimed a trainer for the Canadian team had fuelled hostilities by coming over to the Soviet bench and pummelling one of their assistant coaches. The Canadians maintained that the Soviets had started the brawl by leaving their bench first.  Neither team was allowed to attend the players' banquet at the end of the tournament.&#091;<a href="http://archives.cbc.ca/IDC-1-41-1984-12742-10/on_this_day/sports/twt" target="_blank">link</a>&#093;<p>

<a name="Member_nations" id="Member_nations"></a><h2>Member nations</h2>
Thirty-nine nations compete annually in four divisions:<p>

<a name="A_pool" id="A_pool"></a><h3>A pool</h3>
The A pool comprises the top ten hockey nations in the world.  For the 2007 tournament, the competitors will be:
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<ul><li> (promoted to A pool from 2006 tournament)</li><li></li><li></li><li></li><li>(promoted to A pool from 2006 tournament)</li></ul></td><td valign=top>
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<a name="Division_I" id="Division_I"></a><h3>Division I</h3>
Twelve teams comprise Division I.  They are broken into two groups, with the winner of each group gaining promotion to the A pool for the following year.  <p>

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<ul><li></li><li></li><li> (promoted to Division I from 2006 tournament)</li><li></li><li> (promoted to Division I from 2006 tournament)</li><li></li></ul></td><td valign=top>
<ul><li></li><li>(relegated to Division I from 2006 tournament)</li><li> (relegated to Division I from 2006 tournament)</li><li></li><li></li><li></li></ul></td></table><p>

<a name="Division_II" id="Division_II"></a><h3>Division II</h3>
Twelve teams comprise Division II.  They are also broken into two groups competing to advance into Division I.<p>

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<ul><li></li><li></li><li> (relegated to Division II from 2006 tournament)</li><li>(promoted to Division II from 2006 tournament)</li><li> (relegated to Division II from 2006 tournament)</li><li></li></ul></td><td valign=top>
<ul><li>(promoted to Division II from 2006 tournament)</li><li></li><li></li><li></li><li></li><li></li></ul></td></table><p>

<a name="Division_III" id="Division_III"></a><h3>Division III</h3>
Division III is made up of five teams.  The top two in each years tournament are promoted to Division II.<p>

<ul><li></li><li></li><li> (relegated to Division III from 2006 tournament)</li><li> (relegated to Division III from 2006 tournament)</li><li></li></ul>
<a name="IIHF_World_Junior_Champions" id="IIHF_World_Junior_Champions"></a><h2>IIHF World Junior Champions</h2>
<table   class="wikitable" border=1 cellspacing=2 cellpadding=2 width=80%><tr  bgcolor="#efefef" align=left>
<th >Year
</th><th >Gold
</th><th >Silver
</th><th >Bronze
</th><th >Venue
</td></tr><tr >
<td >1974
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td ><a href="/term/Saint_Petersburg">Leningrad</a>
</td></tr><tr >
<td >1975
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td >Winnipeg
</td></tr><tr >
<td >1976
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td >Finland
</td></tr><tr >
<td >1977
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td >B. Bystrica/Zvolen
</td></tr><tr >
<td >1978
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td ><a href="/term/Montreal">Montreal</a>
</td></tr><tr >
<td >1979
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td >Karlstad
</td></tr><tr >
<td >1980
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td ><a href="/term/Helsinki">Helsinki</a>, Finland
</td></tr><tr >
<td >1981
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td ><a href="/term/Füssen">Füssen</a>
</td></tr><tr >
<td >1982
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td ><a href="/term/Minnesota">Minnesota</a>
</td></tr><tr >
<td >1983
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td ><a href="/term/Saint_Petersburg">Leningrad</a>
</td></tr><tr >
<td >1984
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td ><a href="/term/Norrkoping">Norrkoping</a>/<a href="/term/Nykoping">Nykoping</a>
</td></tr><tr >
<td >1985
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td >Helsinki/<a href="/term/Turku">Turku</a>
</td></tr><tr >
<td >1986
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td ><a href="/term/Hamilton">Hamilton</a>, Ontario
</td></tr><tr >
<td >1987
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td ><a href="/term/Piestany">Piestany</a>
</td></tr><tr >
<td >1988
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td ><a href="/term/Moscow">Moscow</a>
</td></tr><tr >
<td >1989
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td ><a href="/term/Anchorage,_Alaska">Anchorage, Alaska</a>
</td></tr><tr >
<td >1990
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td >Helsinki/Turku
</td></tr><tr >
<td >1991
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td ><a href="/term/Saskatoon,_Saskatchewan">Saskatoon, Saskatchewan</a>
</td></tr><tr >
<td >1992
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td >Fussen/<a href="/term/Kaufbeuren">Kaufbeuren</a>
</td></tr><tr >
<td >1993
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td ><a href="/term/Gavle">Gavle</a>
</td></tr><tr >
<td >1994
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td >Ostrava/Frydek.Mistek
</td></tr><tr >
<td >1995
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td >Primarily <a href="/term/Red_Deer,_Alberta">Red Deer, Alberta</a>
</td></tr><tr >
<td >1996
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td ><a href="/term/Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a>
</td></tr><tr >
<td >1997
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td ><a href="/term/Geneva">Geneva</a>/<a href="/term/Morges">Morges</a>
</td></tr><tr >
<td >1998
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td >Helsinki/<a href="/term/Hameenlinna">Hameenlinna</a>
</td></tr><tr >
<td >1999
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td ><a href="/term/Winnipeg">Winnipeg</a>
</td></tr><tr >
<td >2000
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td ><a href="/term/Skelleftea">Skelleftea</a>/<a href="/term/Umea">Umea</a>
</td></tr><tr >
<td >2001
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td >Moscow/<a href="/term/Podolsk">Podolsk</a>
</td></tr><tr >
<td ><a href="/term/2002_World_Junior_Ice_Hockey_Championships">2002</a>
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td ><a href="/term/Pardubice">Pardubice</a>/<a href="/term/Hradec_Kralove">Hradec Kralove</a>
</td></tr><tr >
<td ><a href="/term/2003_World_Junior_Ice_Hockey_Championships">2003</a>
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td ><a href="/term/Halifax_Regional_Municipality,_Nova_Scotia">Halifax</a>/<a href="/term/Cape_Breton_Regional_Municipality,_Nova_Scotia">Sydney, Nova Scotia</a>
</td></tr><tr >
<td ><a href="/term/2004_World_Junior_Ice_Hockey_Championships">2004</a>
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td >Helsinki/Hameenlinna
</td></tr><tr >
<td ><a href="/term/2005_World_Junior_Ice_Hockey_Championships">2005</a>
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td ><a href="/term/Grand_Forks,_North_Dakota">Grand Forks, North Dakota</a>/<a href="/term/Thief_River_Falls,_Minnesota">Thief River Falls, Minnesota</a>
</td></tr><tr >
<td ><a href="/term/2006_World_Junior_Ice_Hockey_Championships">2006</a>
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td ><a href="/term/Vancouver">Vancouver</a>/<a href="/term/Kelowna">Kelowna</a>/<a href="/term/Kamloops">Kamloops</a>, <a href="/term/British_Columbia">British Columbia</a>
</td></tr><tr >
<td ><a href="/term/2007_World_Junior_Ice_Hockey_Championships">2007</a>
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td ><a href="/term/Leksand_Municipality">Leksand</a>/<a href="/term/Mora_Municipality">Mora</a>
</td></tr><tr >
<td >2008
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td ><a href="/term/Czech_Republic">Czech Republic</a>
</td></tr><tr >
<td >2009
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td >
</td><td ><a href="/term/Ottawa,_Ontario">Ottawa</a>
</td></tr></table><p>

<a name="List_of_Champions" id="List_of_Champions"></a><h2>List of Champions</h2>
<em>Sorted by Gold</em>
<table   class="wikitable" border=1 cellspacing=2 cellpadding=2><tr  bgcolor="#efefef" align=left>
<th >Nation 
</th><th >Gold 
</th><th >Silver 
</th><th >Bronze 
</th><th >Total
</td></tr><tr >
<td > 
</td><td >12 
</td><td >8 
</td><td >6 
</td><td >26
</td></tr><tr >
<td ><!-- couldn't be displayed-->
<pre><a href="/term/Soviet_Union">USSR</a>
</pre></td><td > 11 
</td><td > 3 
</td><td > 2 
</td><td > 16
</td></tr><tr >
<td >
</td><td > 3 
</td><td > 5 
</td><td > 2 
</td><td > 10
</td></tr><tr >
<td > 
</td><td > 2 
</td><td > 5 
</td><td > 6 
</td><td > 13
</td></tr><tr >
<td > 
</td><td > 2 
</td><td > 0 
</td><td > 1 
</td><td > 3
</td></tr><tr >
<td > 
</td><td > 1 
</td><td > 5 
</td><td > 6 
</td><td > 12
</td></tr><tr >
<td > 
</td><td > 1 
</td><td > 1 
</td><td > 2 
</td><td > 4
</td></tr><tr >
<td > 
</td><td > 1 
</td><td > 0 
</td><td > 0 
</td><td > 1
</td></tr><tr >
<td ><!-- couldn't be displayed-->
<pre><a href="/term/Czechoslovakia">Czechoslovakia</a>
</pre></td><td > 0 
</td><td > 5 
</td><td > 6 
</td><td > 11
</td></tr><tr >
<td >
</td><td > 0 
</td><td > 0 
</td><td > 1 
</td><td > 1
</td></tr><tr >
<td > 
</td><td > 0 
</td><td > 0 
</td><td > 1 
</td><td > 1
</td></tr><tr >
</tr></table><p>

<a name="See_also" id="See_also"></a><h2>See also</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/term/Ice_Hockey_World_Championships">Ice Hockey World Championships</a></li><li><a href="/term/IIHF_World_U18_Championships">IIHF World U18 Championships</a></li><li><a href="/term/IIHF_World_Ranking">IIHF World Ranking</a></li><li><a href="/term/World_U-17_hockey_challenge">World U-17 hockey challenge</a></li></ul>
<a name="References" id="References"></a><h2>References</h2>
<ul><li>&#091;<a href="http://www.iihf.com/hockey/tournam/tournaments.htm#" target="_blank">IIHF official site</a>&#093;</li><li>&#091;<a href="http://www.hockeycanada.ca/3/5/6/7/index1.shtml" target="_blank">Hockey Canada's WJHC page</a>&#093;</li><li>&#091;<a href="http://www.tsn.ca/world_jrs/" target="_blank">tsn.ca WJHC page</a>&#093;</li></ul>
<a name="External_links" id="External_links"></a><h2>External links</h2>
<ul><li>&#091;<a href="http://www.iihf.com/archive/archive.htm" target="_blank">Result archive</a>&#093; - Full results for men's, women's and junior championships since 1999 and medalists for all tournaments.</li><li>&#091;<a href="http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Dugout/4128/49INTERNATIONAL.html" target="_blank">Hockey Almanac</a>&#093;</li><li>Müller, Stephan : International Ice Hockey Encyclopedia 1904-2005 / BoD GmbH Norderstedt, 2005 <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/3/opentopiacom-20" target="_blank">ISBN 3</a>-8334-4189-5</li></ul><p>

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