2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

2020 IIHF World Junior Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Czech Republic
Venue(s)	Ostravar Aréna and Werk Arena (in 2 host cities)
Dates	26 December 2019 – 5 January 2020
Teams	10
Final positions
Champions	Canada (18th title)
Runner-up	Russia
Third place	Sweden
Fourth place	Finland
Tournament statistics
Games played	31
Goals scored	202 (6.52 per game)
Attendance	173,474 (5,596 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Samuel Fagemo (13 points)
MVP	Alexis Lafrenière
Official website
www.iihf.com
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The 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (2020 WJC) was the 44th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. It began on 26 December 2019, and ended with the gold medal game being played on 5 January 2020.^[1][2] Canada defeated Russia 4–3 to win the gold medal and their 18th world junior hockey championship. This marks the fourth time that the Czech Republic hosted the WJHC.

On April 16, 2018, it was announced that Ostrava and Třinec, in the Moravian-Silesian Region in the northeast corner of the Czech Republic, would be the host cities.^[3] It is the second time that Ostrava has been the primary host of the tournament and the first time that Třinec is hosting in any capacity. Ostrava has also twice co-hosted the senior Ice Hockey World Championships.