The 2010 World Junior Hockey Championships (2010 WJHC), was the 34th edition of Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. The tournament was hosted by Saskatoon and Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, from December 26, 2009, to January 5, 2010.2010 Top Division statistics Saskatoon had hosted the tournament once before, in 1991. The medal round, as well as all Canada's preliminary round games, took place in Saskatoon at the Credit Union Centre. The arena underwent renovations and upgrades before the 2010 tournament, including an increase in capacity. Other games were played at the Brandt Centre in Regina, which also received upgrades. In addition, pre-tournament exhibition games were held in other towns and cities throughout the province as well as Calgary, Alberta. In the gold medal match, the United States to win their second gold medal and first since 2004, after defeated the pre-tournament favourites and host country Canada 6–5 in overtime on a goal by John Carlson.
Other host candidates Initially, Switzerland was chosen to host the tournament, but later withdrew.
Three bid groups submitted letters of intent to host the 2010 tournament prior to the February 1, 2008, deadline: Joint bid by Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Moncton, New Brunswick; Joint bid by Saskatoon and Regina, Saskatchewan; and Joint bid by Winnipeg and Brandon, Manitoba
All three bid groups formally placed their bids before the April 1, 2008, deadline and made their final presentations to the selection committee in Toronto on June 9–10, 2008.
On July 7, 2008, Hockey Canada and the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) announced Saskatoon and Regina have been chosen to host the tournament. This was Saskatchewan's first successful bid in five recent attempts, after failing to land the 1999, 2003, 2006 and 2009 tournaments.
Venues Credit Union CentreCapacity: 14,705 Brandt CentreCapacity: 7,000 – Saskatoon – Regina
Top division
The lowest-ranked teams in the top division are relegated to Division I for the following year's tournament.
Rosters
Preliminary round
Ten teams were divided into two groups of five, each of which play in a single round-robin format. The winner of each group proceeded directly to the tournament semifinals, with the second- and third-place finishers advancing to the quarterfinals. The remaining four teams participated in the relegation round to determine which teams will be relegated to Division I the following year.
Group A
All times are local (Central Time Zone – UTC−6).
Group B
All times are local (Central Time Zone – UTC−6).
Relegation round Results from any games that were played during the preliminary round were carried forward to the relegation round.
All times are local (Central Time Zone – UTC−6).
Final round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
5th place playoff
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Top 10 scorers PosPlayerCountryGPGA Pts +/-PIM 1 Derek Stepan 7 4 10 14 +9 4 2 Jordan Eberle 6 8 5 13 +3 4 3 Taylor Hall 6 6 6 12 +3 0 4 Jerry D'Amigo 7 6 6 12 +7 0 5 Alex Pietrangelo 6 3 9 12 +9 14 6 André Petersson 6 8 3 11 +8 4 7 Nino Niederreiter 7 6 4 10 -2 10 8 Kirill Petrov 6 4 6 10 +7 6 9 Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson 6 3 7 10 +6 2 9 Anton Rödin 6 3 7 10 +4 2
Top 10 goalscorers PosPlayerCountryGPGShotsSG%PPGSHG 1 Jordan Eberle 6 8 25 32.00 4 0 1 André Petersson 6 8 17 47.06 2 1 3 Roberts Bukarts 6 6 25 24.00 3 0 3 Taylor Hall 6 6 21 28.57 2 0 3 Richard Pánik 6 6 32 18.75 3 0 6 Jerry D'Amigo 7 6 23 26.09 0 1 6 Chris Kreider 7 6 25 24.00 3 0 6 Nino Niederreiter 7 6 26 23.08 2 0 9 Konstantin Komarek 6 5 12 41.67 4 0 9 Anton Lander 6 5 18 27.78 0 0
Goaltending leaders (minimum 40% team's total ice time)
PosPlayerCountryMINSGASv%GAASO 1 Igor Bobkov 343:05 14 93.00 2.45 1 2 Jacob Markström 298:50 11 92.72 2.21 0 3 Mike Lee 263:56 11 90.76 2.50 0 4 Jake Allen 291:23 10 90.20 2.06 2 5 Benjamin Conz 428:10 34 89.31 4.76 0
Tournament awards
Most Valuable Player Jordan Eberle
All-star team
Goaltender: Benjamin Conz Defencemen: Alex Pietrangelo, John Carlson Forwards: Jordan Eberle, Derek Stepan, Nino Niederreiter
IIHF best player awards
Goaltender: Benjamin Conz Defenceman: Alex Pietrangelo Forward: Jordan Eberle
Final standings Team 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Relegated to the 2011 Division I
IIHF broadcasting rights Country Broadcaster TSN* TSN2 RDS Czech Television Eurosport 2 MTV3 NTV Plus Sport STV SVT NHL Network
Division I
Group A The Division I Group A tournament was played in Megève and Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, France, from December 14 to December 20, 2009.2010 Division I Group A statistics
Group B The Division I Group B tournament was played in Gdańsk, Poland, from December 14 to December 20, 2009.2010 Division I Group B statistics
Division II
Group A The Division II Group A tournament was played in Debrecen, Hungary, from December 13 to December 19, 2009.2010 Division II Group A statistics
Group B The Division II Group B tournament was played in Narva, Estonia, from December 12 to December 18, 2009.2010 Division II Group B statistics
Division III
The Division III tournament was played in Istanbul, Turkey, from January 4 to January 10, 2010.
Group
See also 2010 World U-17 Hockey Challenge 2010 Victoria Cup
References
External links Official website of IIHF