2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

2012 IIHF U20 World Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Canada
City	Calgary, Edmonton
Venue(s)	Scotiabank Saddledome and Rexall Place (in 2 host cities)
Dates	December 26, 2011 – January 5, 2012
Teams	10
Final positions
Champions	Sweden (2nd title)
Runner-up	Russia
Third place	Canada
Fourth place	Finland
Tournament statistics
Games played	31
Goals scored	230 (7.42 per game)
Attendance	455,342 (14,688 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Evgeny Kuznetsov (13 points)
MVP	Evgeny Kuznetsov
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The 2012 IIHF U20 World Championship (commonly known as the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships) was the 36th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. It was hosted in Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It began on December 26, 2011, and ended with the gold medal game played in Calgary on January 5, 2012.^[1] Sweden defeated defending-champion Russia 1–0 in overtime to win their first title in 31 years. Russian forward Evgeny Kuznetsov was named MVP of the tournament. Denmark was relegated to Division I and Germany was promoted to the 2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Canada missed the final for the first time in 11 years when they lost 6–5 against Russia in a semifinal in which Canada were down 6–1 halfway through the third period. However, the Canadians extended their consecutive medal streak at the tournament to 14 (5 gold, 6 silver, 3 bronze) with a 4–0 victory over Finland in the bronze medal game. The fourth-place finish for Finland was their best result in the tournament since 2006. The United States ended up in the relegation round for the first time since 1999.