The 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (2005 WJC) was held between December 25, 2004, and January 4, 2005, at the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and at the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, United States. Canada won the gold medal. Jim Johannson oversaw administration of the event on behalf of USA Hockey. Venues Rosters Top Division Preliminary round Group A Group B Relegation round Note: Matches 5–0 and 5–0 from the preliminary round are included as well since these results carry forward. and are relegated to Division I for the 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Final round Bracket Quarterfinals Semifinals Fifth place game Bronze medal game Gold medal game Scoring leaders GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In MinutesSource: IIHF.com Goaltending leaders (minimum 40% team's total ice time) TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF.com Awards All-Star Team Goaltender: Marek Schwarz Defense: Dion Phaneuf, Ryan Suter Forwards: Alexander Ovechkin, Patrice Bergeron, Jeff Carter Most Valuable Player Patrice Bergeron Final standings Division I The Division I Championships were played on December 13–19, 2004 in Sheffield, United Kingdom (Group A), and Narva, Estonia (Group B). Group A Leading scorer: Mathis Olimb, Norway (4 goals, 5 assists; 9 points). Group B Leading scorer: Anže Kopitar, Slovenia (10 goals, 3 assists; 13 points). Division II The Division II Championships were played on January 3–9, 2005 in Bucharest, Romania (Group A), and on December 13–19, 2004 in Puigcerdà, Spain (Group B). Group A Group B Leading scorer: Park Woo-Sang, (12 goals, 8 assists; 20 points). Division III The Division III Championship was played on January 10–16, 2005 in Mexico City, Mexico. References External links Team Canada World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Sports in Grand Forks, North Dakota World 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships World Junior Ice Hockey Championships World Junior Ice Hockey Championship World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Ice hockey competitions in North Dakota Ice hockey competitions in Minnesota Sports in Thief River Falls, Minnesota International ice hockey competitions hosted by the United Kingdom International ice hockey competitions hosted by Estonia Sport in Narva World Junior Championship World Junior Championship Sports competitions in Sheffield World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, 2005 World Junior Championship World Junior Championship