2021_World_Junior_Ice_Hockey_Championships
2021 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
2021 edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
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][2][3] 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.
Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  Canada |
| City | Edmonton |
| Venue(s) | Rogers Place (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | December 25, 2020 – January 5, 2021 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  United States (5th title) |
Runner-up  | Canada |
Third place  |  Finland |
| Fourth place |  Russia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 28 |
| Goals scored | 176 (6.29 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Trevor Zegras (18 points) |
| MVP | Trevor Zegras |
| Website | www.iihf.com |
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On December 6, 2018, it was announced that Edmonton and Red Deer, in the province of Alberta, would be the host cities.[4] 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),[5] 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.[6][7]
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.[8]
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.[9] 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.[10]
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.[11]
Nine German players were quarantined under COVID-19 protocols through the first two games due to positive tests prior to the tournament.[12] No new COVID-19 positives were detected within the bubble through the conclusion of the tournament.[13]
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.[14]
Venue
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Match officials
The following officials were assigned by the IIHF to officiate the 2021 World Junior Championships.[15] All officials are Canadian due to restrictions from COVID-19 pandemic on travel and ease of getting officials on site.[16]
Referees
Adam Bloski- Michael Campbell
- Alexandre Garon
- Olivier Gouin
- Kyle Kowalski
- Guillaume Labonté
- Mike Langin
- Fraser Lawrence
- Kevin Maille
- Mathieu Menniti
- Mark Pearce
- Brett Roeland
- Carter Sandlak
- Tyson Stewart
Linesmen
- Guillaume Brunelle
- Maxime Chaput
- Jonathan Deschamps
- Deion Foster
- Adam Harris
- Brett Mackey
- Kelsey Mahoney
- Matthew Mannella
- Michael McGowan
- Ben O'Quinn
- Nathan Vanoosten
- Tarrington Wyonzek
Seeding
The seedings in the preliminary round are based on the 2020 tournament's final standings using the serpentine system. The IIHF announced the groups on January 5, 2020, with Austria being promoted from Division I A after winning the 2020 Division I A Tournament.[17]
- Group A
- Canada (1)
Finland (4)
Switzerland (5)
Slovakia (8)
Germany (9)
- Group B
Russia (2)
Sweden (3)
United States (6)
Czech Republic (7)
Austria (11-Promoted)
Rosters
Main article: 2021 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships rosters
Preliminary round
All times are local (Mountain Standard Time – UTC-7).
Group A
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Canada (H) |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4 | +29 | 12 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Finland |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Germany |
4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 28 | −14 | 5 | |
| 4 |  Slovakia |
4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Switzerland |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 0 |
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| December 25, 2020 12:00 | Switzerland | 0–1 (0–0, 0–0, 0–1) | Slovakia | Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 0 |
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| Thibault Fatton | Goalies | Šimon Latkóczy | Referees: Fraser Lawrence Carter Sandlak Linesmen: Maxime Chaput Adam Harris | ||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 18 min | |||
| 28 | Shots | 32 | |||
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| December 25, 2020 16:00 | Germany | 3–5 (0–2, 2–3, 1–0) | Finland | Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 0 |
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| Arno Tiefensee | Goalies | Kari Piiroinen | Referees: Kyle Kowalski Tyson Stewart Linesmen: Brett Mackey Matthew Mannella | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| December 26, 2020 16:00 | Germany | 2–16 (1–4, 0–7, 1–5) | Canada | Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 0 |
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| Arno Tiefensee Jonas Gahr | Goalies | Devon Levi Dylan Garand | Referees: Adam Bloski Mark Pearce Linesmen: Guillaume Brunelle Kelsey Mahoney | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 33 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Shots | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| December 27, 2020 12:00 | Finland | 4–1 (1–1, 1–0, 2–0) | Switzerland | Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 0 |
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| Roope Taponen | Goalies | Thibault Fatton | Referees: Alendre Garon Kevin Maille Linesmen: Adam Harris Ben O'Quinn | ||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||
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| December 27, 2020 16:00 | Slovakia | 1–3 (0–1, 0–0, 1–2) | Canada | Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 0 |
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| Samuel Hlavaj | Goalies | Devon Levi | Referees: Mike Langin Tyson Stewart Linesmen: Jonathan Deschamps Matthew Mannella | |||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||
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| December 28, 2020 19:30 | Slovakia | 3–4 OT (1–1, 2–2, 0–0) (OT: 0–1) | Germany | Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 0 |
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| Šimon Latkóczy | Goalies | Florian Bugl | Referees: Mathieu Menniti Brett Roeland Linesmen: Brett Mackey Tarrington Wyonzek | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Shots | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| December 29, 2020 16:00 | Canada | 10–0 (1–0, 4–0, 5–0) | Switzerland | Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 0 |
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| Devon Levi | Goalies | Noah Patenaude | Referees: Alexandre Garon Fraser Lawrence Linesmen: Brett Mackey Nathan Vanoosten | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 22 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 52 | Shots | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| December 30, 2020 12:00 | Finland | 6–0 (1–0, 2–0, 3–0) | Slovakia | Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 0 |
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| Kari Piiroinen | Goalies | Samuel Hlavaj | Referees: Adam Bloski Kevin Maille Linesmen: Deion Foster Michael McGowan | |||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 50 | Shots | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| December 30, 2020 16:00 | Switzerland | 4–5 (0–3, 0–1, 4–1) | Germany | Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 0 |
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| Thibault Fatton | Goalies | Florian Bugl | Referees: Guillaume Labonte Mark Pearce Linesmen: Guillaume Brunelle Maxime Chaput | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 37 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 35 | Shots | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| December 31, 2020 16:00 | Canada | 4–1 (1–0, 2–0, 1–1) | Finland | Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 0 |
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| Devon Levi | Goalies | Kari Piiroinen | Referees: Michael Campbell Mike Langin Linesmen: Jonathan Deschamps Ben O'Quinn | ||||||||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||
| 40 | Shots | 19 | |||||||||||||||
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Group B
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | United States |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 5 | +20 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Russia |
4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 8 | |
| 3 |  Sweden |
4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 7 | |
| 4 |  Czech Republic |
4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 6 | |
| 5 |  Austria |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 29 | −28 | 0 |
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Source: IIHF
| December 25, 2020 19:30 | Russia | 5–3 (1–1, 3–0, 1–2) | United States | Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 0 |
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| Yaroslav Askarov | Goalies | Spencer Knight Dustin Wolf | Referees: Olivier Gouin Brett Roeland Linesmen: Ben O'Quinn Nathan Vanoosten | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Shots | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| December 26, 2020 12:00 | Sweden | 7–1 (1–1, 3–0, 3–0) | Czech Republic | Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 0 |
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| Hugo Alnefelt | Goalies | Nick Malík | Referees: Michael Campbell Guillaume Labonté Linesmen: Jonathan Deschamps Tarrington Wyonzek | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 41 | Shots | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| December 26, 2020 19:30 | United States | 11–0 (1–0, 6–0, 4–0) | Austria | Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 0 |
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| Dustin Wolf | Goalies | Sebastian Wraneschitz Jakob Brandner | Referees: Mike Langin Mathieu Menniti Linesmen: Deion Foster Michael McGowan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 29 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 73 | Shots | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| December 27, 2020 19:30 | Czech Republic | 2–0 (0–0, 1–0, 1–0) | Russia | Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 0 |
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| Lukáš Pařík | Goalies | Yaroslav Askarov | Referees: Olivier Gouin Kyle Kowalski Linesmen: Maxime Chaput Kelsey Mahoney | |||||
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| 20 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||
| 29 | Shots | 30 | ||||||
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| December 28, 2020 16:00 | Austria | 0–4 (0–1, 0–2, 0–1) | Sweden | Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 0 |
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| Sebastian Wraneschitz | Goalies | Hugo Alnefelt | Referees: Guillaume Labonte Kevin Maille Linesmen: Guillaume Brunelle Michael McGowan | |||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 0 min | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Shots | 65 | ||||||||||||
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| December 29, 2020 12:00 | United States | 7–0 (0–0, 3–0, 4–0) | Czech Republic | Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 0 |
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| Spencer Knight | Goalies | Lukáš Pařík Nick Malik | Referees: Michael Campbell Carter Sandlak Linesmen: Matthew Mannella Ben O'Quinn | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 24 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | Shots | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| December 29, 2020 19:30 | Austria | 1–7 (0–4, 1–0, 0–3) | Russia | Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 0 |
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| Jakob Brandner | Goalies | Artur Akhtyamov | Referees: Adam Bloski Mark Pearce Linesmen: Jonathan Deschamps Deion Foster | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Shots | 50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| December 30, 2020 19:30 | Russia | 4–3 OT (2–1, 0–1, 1–1) (OT: 1–0) | Sweden | Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 0 |
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| Yaroslav Askarov | Goalies | Jesper Wallstedt | Referees: Brett Roeland Carter Sandlak Linesmen: Adam Harris Tarrington Wyonzek | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 35 | Shots | 36 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| December 31, 2020 12:00 | Czech Republic | 7–0 (0–0, 3–0, 4–0) | Austria | Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 0 |
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| Nick Malik | Goalies | Sebastian Wraneschitz | Referees: Alexandre Garon Kyle Kowalski Linesmen: Deion Foster Michael McGowan | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 0 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 61 | Shots | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| December 31, 2020 19:30 | Sweden | 0–4 (0–2, 0–2, 0–0) | United States | Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 0 |
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| Hugo Alnefelt | Goalies | Spencer Knight | Referees: Olivier Gouin Tyson Stewart Linesmen: Kelsey Mahoney Nathan Vanoosten | |||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||||||||||||
| 27 | Shots | 37 | ||||||||||||
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Playoff round
Winning teams will be reseeded for the semi-finals in accordance with the following ranking:[18]
- 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).
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| Rank | Team | Group | Pos | Pts | GD | GF | Seed |
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| 1 | Canada | A | 1 | 12 | +29 | 33 | 1 |
| 2 | United States | B | 1 | 9 | +20 | 25 | 6 |
| 3 | Finland | A | 2 | 9 | +8 | 16 | 4 |
| 4 | Russia | B | 2 | 8 | +7 | 16 | 2 |
| 5 | Sweden | B | 3 | 7 | +5 | 14 | 3 |
| 6 | Germany | A | 3 | 5 | −14 | 14 | 9 |
| 7 | Czech Republic | B | 4 | 6 | –4 | 10 | 7 |
| 8 | Slovakia | A | 4 | 4 | –8 | 5 | 8 |
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Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold Medal Game | ||||||||
| January 2 – Edmonton | ||||||||||
2B Russia | 2 | |||||||||
| January 4 – Edmonton | ||||||||||
3A Germany | 1 | |||||||||
1 Canada | 5 | |||||||||
| January 2 – Edmonton | ||||||||||
4 Russia | 0 | |||||||||
2A Finland | 3 | |||||||||
| January 5 – Edmonton | ||||||||||
3B Sweden | 2 | |||||||||
1 Canada | 0 | |||||||||
| January 2 – Edmonton | ||||||||||
2 United States | 2 | |||||||||
1A Canada | 3 | |||||||||
| January 4 – Edmonton | ||||||||||
4B Czech Republic | 0 | |||||||||
2 United States | 4 | |||||||||
| January 2 – Edmonton | ||||||||||
3 Finland | 3 | Bronze Medal Game | ||||||||
1B United States | 5 | |||||||||
| January 5 – Edmonton | ||||||||||
4A Slovakia | 2 | |||||||||
3 Finland | 4 | |||||||||
4 Russia | 1 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
| January 2, 2021 10:00 | Russia | 2–1 (1–0, 1–0, 0–1) | Germany | Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 0 |
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| Yaroslav Askarov | Goalies | Florian Bugl | Referees: Kyle Kowalski Mathieu Menniti Linesmen: Adam Harris Brett Mackey | ||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||
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| January 2, 2021 13:30 | Finland | 3–2 (0–2, 1–0, 2–0) | Sweden | Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 0 |
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| Kari Piiroinen | Goalies | Hugo Alnefelt | Referees: Olivier Gouin Mike Langin Linesmen: Matthew Mannella Ben O'Quinn | ||||||||||||||
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| 20 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||||||||||||||
| 31 | Shots | 24 | |||||||||||||||
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| January 2, 2021 17:00 | Canada | 3–0 (2–0, 0–0, 1–0) | Czech Republic | Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 0 |
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| Devon Levi | Goalies | Nick Malik | Referees: Fraser Lawrence Tyson Stewart Linesmen: Maxime Chaput Kelsey Mahoney | ||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||
| 25 | Shots | 29 | |||||||||
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| January 2, 2021 20:30 | United States | 5–2 (1–0, 2–1, 2–1) | Slovakia | Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 0 |
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| Spencer Knight | Goalies | Šimon Latkóczy | Referees: Guillaume Labonte Mark Pearce Linesmen: Guillaume Brunelle Tarrington Wyonzek | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 18 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 43 | Shots | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Semifinals
| January 4, 2021 16:00 | Canada | 5–0 (3–0, 1–0, 1–0) | Russia | Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 0 |
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| Devon Levi | Goalies | Yaroslav Askarov | Referees: Olivier Gouin Brett Roeland Linesmen: Jonathan Deschamps Ben O'Quinn | ||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||
| 35 | Shots | 28 | |||||||||||||||
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| January 4, 2021 19:30 | United States | 4–3 (1–1, 2–0, 1–2) | Finland | Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 0 |
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| Spencer Knight | Goalies | Kari Piiroinen | Referees: Michael Campbell Carter Sandlak Linesmen: Nathan Vanoosten Tarrington Wynozek | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Shots | 36 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Bronze medal game
| January 5, 2021 15:30 | Finland | 4–1 (0–1, 1–0, 3–0) | Russia | Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 0 |
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| Kari Piiroinen | Goalies | Yaroslav Askarov | Referees: Michael Campbell Kyle Kowalski Linesmen: Maxime Chaput Ben O'Quinn | ||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||
| 32 | Shots | 29 | |||||||||||||||
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Final
| January 5, 2021 19:30 | Canada | 0–2 (0–1, 0–1, 0–0) | United States | Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 0 |
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| Devon Levi | Goalies | Spencer Knight | Referees: Olivier Gouin Carter Sandlak Linesmen: Jonathan Deschamps Nathan Vanoosten | |||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||||||
| 34 | Shots | 21 | ||||||
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Statistics
Scoring leaders
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| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
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| 1 | Trevor Zegras | United States | 7 | 7 | 11 | 18 | +9 | 0 |
| 2 | Dylan Cozens | Canada | 7 | 8 | 8 | 16 | +11 | 6 |
| 3 | Anton Lundell | Finland | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +7 | 4 |
| 4 | Tim Stützle | Germany | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | −4 | 8 |
| 5 | John-Jason Peterka | Germany | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | –5 | 2 |
| 6 | Florian Elias | Germany | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −2 | 4 |
| 7 | Connor McMichael | Canada | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +8 | 4 |
| 8 | Arthur Kaliyev | United States | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +9 | 4 |
| 8 | Peyton Krebs | Canada | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +8 | 4 |
| 8 | Alex Turcotte | United States | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +8 | 2 |
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GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
More information Pos, Player ...
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Devon Levi | Canada | 398:07 | 5 | 0.75 | 139 | 96.40 | 3 |
| 2 | Spencer Knight | United States | 332:15 | 9 | 1.63 | 149 | 93.96 | 3 |
| 3 | Šimon Latkóczy | Slovakia | 183:54 | 8 | 2.61 | 102 | 92.16 | 1 |
| 4 | Kari Piiroinen | Finland | 357:57 | 13 | 2.18 | 152 | 91.45 | 1 |
| 5 | Yaroslav Askarov | Russia | 360:11 | 15 | 2.50 | 174 | 91.38 | 0 |
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TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SA = Shots against; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF
Awards
- Best players selected by the directorate:
- Best Goaltender: Devon Levi
- Best Defenceman: Topi Niemelä
- Best Forward: Tim Stützle
- Best Goaltender:
Source: IIHF
- Media All-Stars:
- MVP: Trevor Zegras
- Goaltender: Devon Levi
- Defencemen: Bowen Byram / Ville Heinola
- Forwards: Trevor Zegras / Dylan Cozens / Tim Stützle
- MVP:
Source: IIHF
Final standings
More information Pos, Grp ...
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | United States |
7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 10 | +26 | 18 | Champions |
| 2 | A | Canada (H) |
7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 6 | +35 | 18 | Runners-up |
| 3 | A | Finland |
7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 15 | Third place |
| 4 | B | Russia |
7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 11 | Fourth place |
| 5 | B | Sweden |
5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 7 | Eliminated in Quarterfinals |
| 6 | A | Germany |
5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 30 | −15 | 5 | |
| 7 | B | Czech Republic |
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 6 | |
| 8 | A | Slovakia |
5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 4 | |
| 9 | A | Switzerland |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 0 | Eliminated in Preliminary round |
| 10 | B | Austria |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 29 | −28 | 0 |
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Division I, II, and III tournaments were cancelled.[19][20]
Group A
The tournament would have been held in Hørsholm, Denmark, from December 13 to 19, 2020.[21]
Group B
The tournament would have been held in Tallinn, Estonia, from February 10 to 17, 2021.[21]
Division I, II, and III tournaments were cancelled.[19][20]
Group A
The tournament would have been held in Brașov, Romania, from February 8 to 14, 2021.[21]
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.[21]
The tournament would have been held in Mexico City, Mexico, from January 10 to 17, 2021,[21] but was cancelled.[19][20]
Bulgaria
Chinese Taipei
Israel – Relegated from Division II B
Mexico
South Africa
Turkey
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