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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Canada |
| Venue(s) | Air Canada Centre Bell Centre (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | December 26, 2014 – January 5, 2015 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  | Canada (16th title) |
Runner-up  |  Russia |
Third place  |  Slovakia |
| Fourth place |  Sweden |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 30 |
| Goals scored | 176 (5.87 per game) |
| Attendance | 366,370 (12,212 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Sam Reinhart (11 points) |
| MVP | Denis Godla |
| Official website | |
| 2015 World Juniors | |
The 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 39th edition of Ice Hockey World Junior Championship, played from December 26, 2014 to January 5, 2015. It was co-hosted by Toronto, Ontario, and Montreal, Quebec, Canada,[1][2][3] and organized by Hockey Canada, Hockey Quebec, the Ontario Hockey Federation, the Montreal Canadiens, Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment and Evenko.[4] Games were split between Air Canada Centre in Toronto and Bell Centre in Montreal, with Montreal hosting Group A matches and two quarter finals, and Toronto hosting Group B, along with the relegation games, two quarter finals, along with the semi-finals, bronze medal, and gold medal games.[5][6]
After failing to medal at the previous two editions of the tournament, Canada beat Russia in the final to win the gold medal, marking Canada's first medal at the World Juniors since 2012, and Canada's first gold since 2009. Slovakia defeated Sweden in the bronze medal game to win their second-ever medal. Germany finished tenth overall and was relegated to Division I-A for the 2016 tournament. Slovak goaltender Denis Godla was named the tournament's most valuable player, while Sam Reinhart of Canada was the scoring leader with 11 points.
- ^ 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship official website
- ^ 2015 Top Division statistics
- ^ "Canada to host more tourneys". International Ice Hockey Federation. May 9, 2010. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
- ^ "Heading to hockey’s meccas" Archived June 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, IIHF.com. June 20, 2013
- ^ "Montreal and Toronto to host 2015, 2017 world junior championships", Canadian Press, June 20, 2013
- ^ The Gazette (Montreal), "World Junior Championship is coming to town" Archived June 25, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Brenda Branswell, June 20, 2013