The IIHF World Junior Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation for national under-20 ice hockey teams from around the world. The 'Top Division' features the top ten ranked hockey nations in the world. After each tournament, the Directorate of the IIHF selects the Best Goaltender, Best Defenceman, and Best Forward of the tournament. Winners of these awards, along with the countries they represent, are shown below from the first official tournament in 1977 until present.
Year Best Goaltender Best Defenceman Best Forward Note 1977 Jan Hrabák Viacheslav Fetisov Dale McCourt Podnieks, p. 20. 1978 Alexander Tyznych Viacheslav Fetisov Wayne Gretzky Podnieks, p. 35. 1979 Pelle Lindbergh Alexei Kasatonov Vladimir Krutov Podnieks, p. 51. 1980 Jari Paavola Reijo Ruotsalainen Vladimir Krutov Podnieks, p. 63. 1981 Lars Eriksson Miloslav Horava Patrik Sundström Podnieks, p. 76. 1982 Mike Moffat Gord Kluzak Petri Skriko Podnieks, p. 90. 1983 Dominik Hašek Ilya Byakin Tomas Sandström Podnieks, p. 106. 1984 Alan Perry Alexei Gusarov Raimo Helminen Podnieks, p. 121. 1985 Craig Billington Vesa Salo Michal Pivonka Podnieks, p. 135. 1986 Evgeny Belosheikin Mikhail Tatarinov Jim Sandlak Podnieks, p. 150. 1987 Markus Ketterer Calle Johansson Robert Kron Podnieks, p. 165. 1988 Jimmy Waite Teppo Numminen Alexander Mogilny Podnieks, p. 180. 1989 Alexei Ivashkin Ricard Persson Pavel Bure Podnieks, p. 194. 1990 Stéphane Fiset Alexander Godynyuk Robert Reichel Podnieks, p. 207. 1991 Pauli Jaks Jiří Šlégr Eric Lindros Podnieks, p. 222. 1992 Mike Dunham Darius Kasparaitis Michael Nylander Podnieks, p. 238. 1993 Manny Legacé Janne Grönvall Peter Forsberg Podnieks, p. 253. 1994 Jamie Storr Kenny Jönsson Niklas Sundström Podnieks, p. 269. 1995 Yevgeni Tarasov Bryan McCabe Marty Murray Podnieks, p. 282. 1996 José Théodore Mattias Öhlund Jarome Iginla Podnieks, p. 297. 1997 Marc Denis Joe Corvo Alexei Morozov Podnieks, p. 312. 1998 David Aebischer Pavel Skrbek Olli Jokinen Podnieks, p. 328. 1999 Roberto Luongo Vitali Vishnevsky Maxim Afinogenov 2000 Rick DiPietro Alex Riazantsev Milan Kraft 2001 Tomáš Duba Rostislav Klesla Pavel Brendl 2002 Kari Lehtonen Igor Knyazev Mike Cammalleri 2003 Marc-André Fleury Joni Pitkänen Igor Grigorenko 2004 Al Montoya Sami Lepistö Zach Parise 2005 Marek Schwarz Dion Phaneuf Alexander Ovechkin 2006 Tuukka Rask Marc Staal Evgeni Malkin 2007 Carey Price Erik Johnson Alexei Cherepanov 2008 Steve Mason Drew Doughty Viktor Tikhonov 2009 Jacob Markström Erik Karlsson John Tavares 2010 Benjamin Conz Alex Pietrangelo Jordan Eberle 2011 Jack Campbell Ryan Ellis Brayden Schenn 2012 Petr Mrázek Brandon Gormley Yevgeni Kuznetsov 2013 John Gibson Jacob Trouba Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 2014 Oscar Dansk Rasmus Ristolainen Filip Forsberg 2015 Denis Godla Vladislav Gavrikov Max Domi 2016 Linus Söderström Zach Werenski Jesse Puljujärvi 2017Felix SandströmThomas ChabotKirill Kaprizov2018Filip GustavssonRasmus DahlinCasey Mittelstadt2019Pyotr KochetkovAlexander RomanovRyan Poehling2020Joel HoferRasmus SandinAlexis Lafrenière2021Devon LeviTopi NiemeläTim Stützle2022Jesper WallstedtKasper PuutioMason McTavish2023Adam GajanDavid JiříčekConnor Bedard2024Hugo HävelidAxel Sandin PellikkaCutter Gauthier2025Petteri RimpinenAxel Sandin PellikkaRyan Leonard2026Love HärenstamAdam JiříčekAnton Frondell
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