The 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (2006 WJHC) were held in Vancouver, Kelowna and Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. The championships began on December 26, 2005, and finished on January 5, 2006. Games were played at GM Place and Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, the Interior Savings Centre in Kamloops and Prospera Place in Kelowna. Canada was the winner defeating Russia 5–0 in the gold medal game. Total attendance was 325,138 (a new record) spread over 31 games, for an average of 10,488 per game. Top Division Venues Rosters Preliminary round All times are local (UTC−8). Group A Group B Relegation round Final round Bracket Quarterfinals Semifinals Fifth place game Bronze medal game Final Statistics Scoring leaders GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In MinutesSource: IIHF 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 = ShutoutsSource: IIHF Awards Best players selected by the Directorate: Best Goaltender: Tuukka Rask Best Defenceman: Marc Staal Best Forward: Evgeni Malkin Source: IIHF Media All-Stars: MVP: Evgeni Malkin Goaltender: Tuukka Rask Defencemen: Luc Bourdon / Jack Johnson Forwards: Evgeni Malkin / Lauri Tukonen / Steve Downie Source: IIHF Final standings Division I The Division I Championships were played on December 11–17, 2005 in Bled, Slovenia (Group A) and on December 12–18, 2005 in Minsk, Belarus. Group A Group B Division II The Division II Championships were played on December 12–18, 2005 in Bucharest, Romania (Group A) and on January 10–16, 2006 in Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro. Group A Group B Division III The Division III Championship was played on January 3–9, 2006 in Elektrėnai and Kaunas, Lithuania. References External links IIHF official website Official website at www.hockeycanada.ca World Junior Ice Hockey Championships World Junior Ice Hockey Champsionship Ice hockey competitions in Vancouver International ice hockey competitions hosted by Canada World junior championships World Junior Ice Hockey Championships World Junior Ice Hockey Championships World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Sport in Kamloops Sport in Kelowna International ice hockey competitions hosted by Lithuania International ice hockey competitions hosted by Slovakia International ice hockey competitions hosted by Belarus International ice hockey competitions hosted by Romania International ice hockey competitions hosted by Serbia and Montenegro International sports