2021 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

2021 IIHF World Junior Championship
Tournament details
Host country Canada
CityEdmonton
Venue(s)Rogers Place (in 1 host city)
DatesDecember 25, 2020 – January 5, 2021
Teams10
Final positions
Champions  United States (5th title)
Runner-up  Canada
Third place  Finland
Fourth place Russia
Tournament statistics
Games played28
Goals scored176 (6.29 per game)
Scoring leader(s)United States Trevor Zegras (18 points)
MVPUnited States Trevor Zegras
Official website
www.iihf.com
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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.

Background

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]

Top Division

Venue

Edmonton
Rogers Place
Capacity: 18,347

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

  • Canada Adam Bloski
  • Canada Michael Campbell
  • Canada Alexandre Garon
  • Canada Olivier Gouin
  • Canada Kyle Kowalski
  • Canada Guillaume Labonté
  • Canada Mike Langin
  • Canada Fraser Lawrence
  • Canada Kevin Maille
  • Canada Mathieu Menniti
  • Canada Mark Pearce
  • Canada Brett Roeland
  • Canada Carter Sandlak
  • Canada Tyson Stewart

Linesmen

  • Canada Guillaume Brunelle
  • Canada Maxime Chaput
  • Canada Jonathan Deschamps
  • Canada Deion Foster
  • Canada Adam Harris
  • Canada Brett Mackey
  • Canada Kelsey Mahoney
  • Canada Matthew Mannella
  • Canada Michael McGowan
  • Canada Ben O'Quinn
  • Canada Nathan Vanoosten
  • Canada 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
Group B

Rosters

Main article: 2021 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships rosters

Preliminary round

All times are local (Mountain Standard Time – UTC-7).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: IIHF
(H) Host
December 25, 2020
12:00		Switzerland 0–1
(0–0, 0–0, 0–1)		 SlovakiaRogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 0
Game reference
Thibault FattonGoaliesŠimon LatkóczyReferees:
Canada Fraser Lawrence
Canada Carter Sandlak
Linesmen:
Canada Maxime Chaput
Canada Adam Harris
0–154:17 – Faith (Nemec, Mrázik)
12 minPenalties18 min
28Shots32
December 25, 2020
16:00		Germany 3–5
(0–2, 2–3, 1–0)		 FinlandRogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 0
Game reference
Arno TiefenseeGoaliesKari PiiroinenReferees:
Canada Kyle Kowalski
Canada Tyson Stewart
Linesmen:
Canada Brett Mackey
Canada Matthew Mannella
0–103:38 – Lundell (Hatakka, Hirvonen)
0–219:48 – Räty (Nikkanen, Heinola)
0–321:39 – Pyyhtiä (Kokkonen, Räty)
Dubé (Volek) (PP) – 25:341–3
Stützle (Peterka, Elias) – 30:352–3
2–431:53 – Niemelä (Simontaival)
2–533:51 – Nikkanen (Pärssinen, Niemelä) (PP)
Elias (Stützle) – 48:133–5
6 minPenalties14 min
22Shots50
December 26, 2020
16:00		Germany 2–16
(1–4, 0–7, 1–5)		 CanadaRogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 0
Game reference
Arno Tiefensee
Jonas Gahr		GoaliesDevon Levi
Dylan Garand		Referees:
Canada Adam Bloski
Canada Mark Pearce
Linesmen:
Canada Guillaume Brunelle
Canada Kelsey Mahoney
0–101:54 – Guhle (Quinn, Barron)
0–207:27 – Mercer (SH)
Peterka (Elias, Alberg) (PP) – 13:121–2
1–314:20 – Tomasino
1–419:58 – Krebs (Cozens, McMichael) (PP)
1–522:40 – Mercer (Tomasino, Drysdale)
1–625:36 – Suzuki (Mercer)
1–726:40 – Newhook (Cozens)
1–830:59 – Newhook (Cozens)
1–933:01 – Tomasino (Barron, Mercer)
1–1038:14 – Cozens
1–1139:51 – Krebs (Byram, Perfetti)
1–1240:37 – Cozens (McMichael, Perfetti) (PP)
1–1344:33 – Cozens (Newhook, Holloway)
1–1445:02 – Pelletier (Byram, Byfield)
1–1546:24 – Harley (Perfetti, Krebs)
1–1646:38 – McMichael (SH)
Elias (Peterka, Gnyp) (PP) – 59:422–16
8 minPenalties33 min
15Shots44
December 27, 2020
12:00		Finland 4–1
(1–1, 1–0, 2–0)		  SwitzerlandRogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 0
Game reference
Roope TaponenGoaliesThibault FattonReferees:
Canada Alendre Garon
Canada Kevin Maille
Linesmen:
Canada Adam Harris
Canada Ben O'Quinn
0–103:44 – Biasca (Fust, Allenspach) (PP)
Lundell (Simontaival) – 04:201–1
Pärssinen (Niemelä, Lambert) (PP) – 24:352–1
Räty (Lambert, Niemelä) (PP) – 50:413–1
Simontaival (Hirvonen, Lundell) (PP) – 56:494–1
12 minPenalties10 min
43Shots14
December 27, 2020
16:00		Slovakia 1–3
(0–1, 0–0, 1–2)		 CanadaRogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 0
Game reference
Samuel HlavajGoaliesDevon LeviReferees:
Canada Mike Langin
Canada Tyson Stewart
Linesmen:
Canada Jonathan Deschamps
Canada Matthew Mannella
0–104:08 – Spence (Tomasino, Mercer)
0–256:25 – Tomasino (Cozens)
Chromiak (Faith, Nemec) (PP, EA) – 58:361–2
1–359:47 – Quinn (ENG)
4 minPenalties6 min
18Shots23
December 28, 2020
19:30		Slovakia 3–4 OT
(1–1, 2–2, 0–0)
(OT: 0–1)		 GermanyRogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 0
Game reference
Šimon LatkóczyGoaliesFlorian BuglReferees:
Canada Mathieu Menniti
Canada Brett Roeland
Linesmen:
Canada Brett Mackey
Canada Tarrington Wyonzek
0–105:39 – Stützle (Elias, Gnyp)
Mrázik (Golian) (SH) – 10:071–1
Myklukha (Kolenič, Eliaš) – 23:102–1
2–228:13 – Stützle (Gnyp, Bugl) (PP)
Mrázik (Nemec, Jellúš) (PP) – 34:413–2
3–339:14 – Elias (Gnyp, Peterka) (PP)
3–464:01 – Zimmermann (Peterka, Stützle) (PP)
14 minPenalties6 min
25Shots32
December 29, 2020
16:00		Canada 10–0
(1–0, 4–0, 5–0)		  SwitzerlandRogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 0
Game reference
Devon LeviGoaliesNoah PatenaudeReferees:
Canada Alexandre Garon
Canada Fraser Lawrence
Linesmen:
Canada Brett Mackey
Canada Nathan Vanoosten
Tomasino (Byfield, Quinn) – 01:301–0
Cozens (Perfetti, McMichael) (PP) – 21:402–0
Pelletier (Zary, Byfield) – 28:023–0
Suzuki (Byfield, Newhook) (PP) – 33:444–0
McMichael (Cozens) – 37:535–0
Byfield (Drysdale, Suzuki) (PP) – 45:166–0
Byfield (Quinn, Pelletier) – 48:077–0
Perfetti (Krebs, Newhook) – 49:098–0
Guhle (Korczak, Krebs) – 53:289–0
Pelletier (Byfield) – 55:3510–0
12 minPenalties22 min
52Shots15
December 30, 2020
12:00		Finland 6–0
(1–0, 2–0, 3–0)		 SlovakiaRogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 0
Game reference
Kari PiiroinenGoaliesSamuel HlavajReferees:
Canada Adam Bloski
Canada Kevin Maille
Linesmen:
Canada Deion Foster
Canada Michael McGowan
Lundell (Simontaival, Hirvonen – 08:571–0
Niemelä (Lundell) (EA) – 26:092–0
Simontaival (Lundell, Niemelä) – 28:353–0
Hatakka (Hirvonen) – 46:104–0
Helenius (Korhonen, Petman) – 47:275–0
Helenius (Korhonen) – 53:496–0
6 minPenalties10 min
50Shots12
December 30, 2020
16:00		Switzerland 4–5
(0–3, 0–1, 4–1)		 GermanyRogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 0
Game reference
Thibault FattonGoaliesFlorian BuglReferees:
Canada Guillaume Labonte
Canada Mark Pearce
Linesmen:
Canada Guillaume Brunelle
Canada Maxime Chaput
0–104:38 – Peterka (Stützle, Elias)
0–209:08 – Stützle (Elias, Peterka)
0–317:16 – Peterka (Stützle, Alberg) (PP2)
0–433:19 – Stützle (Peterka) (PP)
Delemont (Allenspach, Canonica) – 49:591–4
Daehler – 50:552–4
2–557:39 – Peterka (Stützle) (ENG)
Meier (Allenspach) (PP, EA) – 58:143–5
Knak (Meier, Baragano) (PP, EA) – 59:364–5
16 minPenalties37 min
35Shots25
December 31, 2020
16:00		Canada 4–1
(1–0, 2–0, 1–1)		 FinlandRogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 0
Game reference
Devon LeviGoaliesKari PiiroinenReferees:
Canada Michael Campbell
Canada Mike Langin
Linesmen:
Canada Jonathan Deschamps
Canada Ben O'Quinn
Cozens – 03:491–0
Holloway (Pelletier, Schneider) – 26:542–0
Krebs (Byram, Zary) – 32:583–0
3–145:05 – Lambert (Niemelä, Pärssinen) (PP)
Cozens (ENG) – 58:434–1
2 minPenalties10 min
40Shots19

Group B

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: IIHF
December 25, 2020
19:30		Russia 5–3
(1–1, 3–0, 1–2)		 United StatesRogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 0
Game reference
Yaroslav AskarovGoaliesSpencer Knight
Dustin Wolf		Referees:
Canada Olivier Gouin
Canada Brett Roeland
Linesmen:
Canada Ben O'Quinn
Canada Nathan Vanoosten
Ponomaryov (Knyazev, Kirsanov) – 08:071–0
1–114:01 – York (Caufield, Boldy)
Bardakov (Groshev) – 23:122–1
Ponomaryov – 31:083–1
Safonov – 32:154–1
4–249:57 – Farinacci (Helleson, Brink)
4–357:42 – Zegras (York) (PP, EA)
Chinakhov (Amirov, Khusnutdinov) (ENG) – 59:395–3
8 minPenalties2 min
24Shots26
December 26, 2020
12:00		Sweden 7–1
(1–1, 3–0, 3–0)		 Czech RepublicRogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 0
Game reference
Hugo AlnefeltGoaliesNick MalíkReferees:
Canada Michael Campbell
Canada Guillaume Labonté
Linesmen:
Canada Jonathan Deschamps
Canada Tarrington Wyonzek
0–110:14 – Myšák (Pytlík, Teplý)
Costmar (Söderström, Johansson) – 10:461–1
Sundsvik (Holmström, Broberg) (PP) – 29:082–1
Heineman (Broberg, Björnfot) (SH) – 31:553–1
Niederbach (Broberg, Söderblom) – 36:054–1
Söderblom (Raymond, Söderström) (PP) – 45:045–1
Bjerselius (Björnfot, Nybeck) – 52:226–1
Gunler (Söderström, Holmström) (PP) – 57:377–1
10 minPenalties12 min
41Shots25
December 26, 2020
19:30		United States 11–0
(1–0, 6–0, 4–0)		 AustriaRogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 0
Game reference
Dustin WolfGoaliesSebastian Wraneschitz
Jakob Brandner		Referees:
Canada Mike Langin
Canada Mathieu Menniti
Linesmen:
Canada Deion Foster
Canada Michael McGowan
Helleson (Turcotte, Zegras) – 15:311–0
Zegras (Turcotte, Kaliyev) – 24:352–0
Farinacci (Johnson, Berard) – 25:033–0
Brisson (Sanderson) (PP) – 28:054–0
Zegras (Turcotte) – 31:595–0
Boldy (Beniers, Faber) – 34:156–0
Boldy (Kaliyev, York) (PP) – 38:247–0
Berard (Farinacci) – 42:258–0
Brisson (Kleven, Moynihan) – 43:079–0
Boldy (Zegras, Moynihan) – 45:5210–0
Colangelo (Faber, Berard) – 49:4511–0
4 minPenalties29 min
73Shots10
December 27, 2020
19:30		Czech Republic 2–0
(0–0, 1–0, 1–0)		 RussiaRogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 0
Game reference
Lukáš PaříkGoaliesYaroslav AskarovReferees:
Canada Olivier Gouin
Canada Kyle Kowalski
Linesmen:
Canada Maxime Chaput
Canada Kelsey Mahoney
Koffer (Rychlovský) – 36:381–0
Lang – 45:072–0
20 minPenalties4 min
29Shots30
December 28, 2020
16:00		Austria 0–4
(0–1, 0–2, 0–1)		 SwedenRogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 0
Game reference
Sebastian WraneschitzGoaliesHugo AlnefeltReferees:
Canada Guillaume Labonte
Canada Kevin Maille
Linesmen:
Canada Guillaume Brunelle
Canada Michael McGowan
0–117:45 – Gunler (Johansson, Holmström) (PP)
0–224:36 – Niederbach (Söderström, Raymond) (PP)
0–330:57 – Gunler (Holmström, Berglund)
0–452:37 – Raymond (Holtz, Sundsvik)
8 minPenalties0 min
6Shots65
December 29, 2020
12:00		United States 7–0
(0–0, 3–0, 4–0)		 Czech RepublicRogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 0
Game reference
Spencer KnightGoaliesLukáš Pařík
Nick Malik		Referees:
Canada Michael Campbell
Canada Carter Sandlak
Linesmen:
Canada Matthew Mannella
Canada Ben O'Quinn
Brink (Berard) – 25:331–0
Zegras (Thrun) – 33:302–0
Brink (Beniers, Johnson) – 35:563–0
Zegras (Faber, York) (EA) – 46:034–0
Kaliyev (York, Zegras) (PP) – 48:185–0
Caufield (Zegras, York) (PP) – 50:226–0
Boldy (Zegras, Caufield) (PP) – 51:227–0
4 minPenalties24 min
32Shots22
December 29, 2020
19:30		Austria 1–7
(0–4, 1–0, 0–3)		 RussiaRogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 0
Game reference
Jakob BrandnerGoaliesArtur AkhtyamovReferees:
Canada Adam Bloski
Canada Mark Pearce
Linesmen:
Canada Jonathan Deschamps
Canada Deion Foster
0–104:40 – Amirov (PS)
0–206:11 – Podkolzin (Bychkov, Chistyakov)
0–313:44 – Podkolzin (Knyazev, Amirov)
0–416:19 – Khusnutdinov (Podkolzin, Bychkov)
Peeters (Kasper) – 27:381–4
1–541:46 – Knyazev (Afanasyev, Khusnutdinov) (PP)
1–657:44 – Afanasyev (Abramov, Gritsyuk)
1–758:29 – Gritsyuk (Afanasyev, Bychkov)
4 minPenalties14 min
18Shots50
December 30, 2020
19:30		Russia 4–3 OT
(2–1, 0–1, 1–1)
(OT: 1–0)		 SwedenRogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 0
Game reference
Yaroslav AskarovGoaliesJesper WallstedtReferees:
Canada Brett Roeland
Canada Carter Sandlak
Linesmen:
Canada Adam Harris
Canada Tarrington Wyonzek
Afanasyev (Abramov, Gritsyuk) – 07:281–0
1–114:33 – Costmar (Gunler, Holmström)
Amirov (Podkolzin, Khusnutdinov) (PP) – 19:142–1
2–235:59 – Holtz (Sundsvik, Andrae)
Kirsanov (Knyazev, Amirov) (PP) – 49:463–2
3–359:00 – Gunler (Holtz, Söderström) (EA)
Khusnutdinov (Amirov, Chistyakov) (PP) – 64:544–3
10 minPenalties8 min
35Shots36
December 31, 2020
12:00		Czech Republic 7–0
(0–0, 3–0, 4–0)		 AustriaRogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 0
Game reference
Nick MalikGoaliesSebastian WraneschitzReferees:
Canada Alexandre Garon
Canada Kyle Kowalski
Linesmen:
Canada Deion Foster
Canada Michael McGowan
Kubíček (Vitouch, Novák) – 26:211–0
Lang (Haš, Svozil) – 32:052–0
Lang (Myšák, Kubíček) – 38:113–0
Přikryl (Mužík, Beránek) – 39:274–0
Novák (Raška, Jiříček) – 41:395–0
Jiříček (Vitouch, Novák) – 56:456–0
Myšák (Lang, Teplý) – 59:347–0
0 minPenalties2 min
61Shots15
December 31, 2020
19:30		Sweden 0–4
(0–2, 0–2, 0–0)		 United StatesRogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 0
Game reference
Hugo AlnefeltGoaliesSpencer KnightReferees:
Canada Olivier Gouin
Canada Tyson Stewart
Linesmen:
Canada Kelsey Mahoney
Canada Nathan Vanoosten
0–101:09 – Helleson (Farinacci, Brink)
0–203:58 – Zegras (Faber)
0–322:00 – Johnson (Zegras, Turcotte)
0–423:55 – Turcotte (Kaliyev, Zegras)
4 minPenalties2 min
27Shots37

Playoff round

Winning teams will be reseeded for the semi-finals in accordance with the following ranking:[18]

  1. higher position in the group
  2. higher number of points
  3. better goal difference
  4. higher number of goals scored for
  5. better seeding coming into the tournament (final placement at the 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships).
Rank Team Group Pos Pts GD GF Seed
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

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsGold 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)		 GermanyRogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 0
Game reference
Yaroslav AskarovGoaliesFlorian BuglReferees:
Canada Kyle Kowalski
Canada Mathieu Menniti
Linesmen:
Canada Adam Harris
Canada Brett Mackey
Ponomaryov (Chistyakov, Bardakov) (SH) – 09:061–0
Bashkirov (Afanasyev, Gritsyuk) – 28:272–0
2–143:24 – Elias
10 minPenalties4 min
27Shots19
January 2, 2021
13:30		Finland 3–2
(0–2, 1–0, 2–0)		 SwedenRogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 0
Game reference
Kari PiiroinenGoaliesHugo AlnefeltReferees:
Canada Olivier Gouin
Canada Mike Langin
Linesmen:
Canada Matthew Mannella
Canada Ben O'Quinn
0–114:28 – Raymond (Johansson)
0–216:05 – Söderblom (Raymond) (PP)
Nikkanen (Viro, Lambert) – 25:321–2
Lundell (Heinola) (PP) – 51:042–2
Hirvonen (Petman) – 59:353–2
20 minPenalties16 min
31Shots24
January 2, 2021
17:00		Canada 3–0
(2–0, 0–0, 1–0)		 Czech RepublicRogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 0
Game reference
Devon LeviGoaliesNick MalikReferees:
Canada Fraser Lawrence
Canada Tyson Stewart
Linesmen:
Canada Maxime Chaput
Canada Kelsey Mahoney
Cozens (McMichael) – 08:221–0
Byram (Krebs, Cozens) – 11:392–0
McMichael (Guhle, Krebs) (ENG) – 57:113–0
2 minPenalties2 min
25Shots29
January 2, 2021
20:30		United States 5–2
(1–0, 2–1, 2–1)		 SlovakiaRogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 0
Game reference
Spencer KnightGoaliesŠimon LatkóczyReferees:
Canada Guillaume Labonte
Canada Mark Pearce
Linesmen:
Canada Guillaume Brunelle
Canada Tarrington Wyonzek
Kaliyev (Boldy, Zegras) (PP) – 10:441–0
Farinacci (Johnson, Berard) – 31:552–0
Caufield (Zegras) (PP2) – 36:533–0
3–138:32 – Kašlík (Nemec, Kolenič)
3–249:50 – Sojka (Kňažko) (PP)
Farinacci (Brink) – 55:464–2
Beniers (Brink) (ENG) – 58:365–2
18 minPenalties10 min
43Shots18

Semifinals

January 4, 2021
16:00		Canada 5–0
(3–0, 1–0, 1–0)		 RussiaRogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 0
Game reference
Devon LeviGoaliesYaroslav AskarovReferees:
Canada Olivier Gouin
Canada Brett Roeland
Linesmen:
Canada Jonathan Deschamps
Canada Ben O'Quinn
Newhook (Schneider, Quinn) – 00:591–0
McMichael (Pelletier, Cozens) – 10:332–0
Perfetti (Byram, Cozens) (PP) – 15:053–0
Schneider (Suzuki, Mercer) – 24:094–0
Cozens (Pelletier) (ENG) – 58:315-0
4 minPenalties8 min
35Shots28
January 4, 2021
19:30		United States 4–3
(1–1, 2–0, 1–2)		 FinlandRogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 0
Game reference
Spencer KnightGoaliesKari PiiroinenReferees:
Canada Michael Campbell
Canada Carter Sandlak
Linesmen:
Canada Nathan Vanoosten
Canada Tarrington Wynozek
Turcotte (Kaliyev, Faber) – 12:391–0
1–114:06 – Simontaival (Puutio, Heinola) (PP)
Farinacci (Lacombe) – 35:532–1
Boldy (Zegras, Caufield) (PP) – 37:003–1
3–251:38 – Simontaival (Puutio, Helenius)
3–356:17 – Hirvonen (Lundell, Heinola) (PP)
Kaliyev (Turcotte, Sanderson) – 58:444–3
10 minPenalties4 min
26Shots36

Bronze medal game

January 5, 2021
15:30		Finland 4–1
(0–1, 1–0, 3–0)		 RussiaRogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 0
Game reference
Kari PiiroinenGoaliesYaroslav AskarovReferees:
Canada Michael Campbell
Canada Kyle Kowalski
Linesmen:
Canada Maxime Chaput
Canada Ben O'Quinn
0–106:03 – Safonov (Groshev)
Lundell (Niemelä, Mäntykivi) – 25:051–1
Petman (Viro, Helenius) – 41:132–1
Lundell (ENG) – 58:323–1
Pärssinen (Pyyhtiä) (ENG) – 59:474–1
4 minPenalties6 min
32Shots29

Final

January 5, 2021
19:30		Canada 0–2
(0–1, 0–1, 0–0)		 United StatesRogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 0
Game reference
Devon LeviGoaliesSpencer KnightReferees:
Canada Olivier Gouin
Canada Carter Sandlak
Linesmen:
Canada Jonathan Deschamps
Canada Nathan Vanoosten
0–113:25 – Turcotte (Helleson, Zegras)
0–220:32 – Zegras (Kaliyev)
2 minPenalties2 min
34Shots21

Statistics

Scoring leaders

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM
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

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)

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

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SA = Shots against; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF

Awards

Source: IIHF

Source: IIHF

Final standings

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
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Division I

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 II

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]

Group B

The tournament would have been held in Belgrade, Serbia, from February 8 to 14, 2021.[21]

Division III

The tournament would have been held in Mexico City, Mexico, from January 10 to 17, 2021,[21] but was cancelled.[19][20]

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