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2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
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| 2005 IIHF World U20 Championship |
| Tournament details |
| Host nation |
 United States |
| Dates |
December 25 - January 4 |
| Teams |
10 |
| Venue(s) |
2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Champions |
 Canada (11 titles) |
| Tournament statistics |
| Games played |
31 |
| Goals scored |
205 (6.61 per game) |
| Attendance |
193,256 (6,234 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) |
Patrice Bergeron (13 points) |
The 2005 World Junior (Under 20) Ice Hockey Championships was held between December 25, 2004 and January 4, 2005 at the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, North Dakota and at the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, United States. Canada was the winner. North American teams, and to a lesser extent some European teams as well, greatly benefited from the 2004–05 NHL lockout. Several players who would have otherwise been playing professional hockey in the National Hockey League (and thus unable to participate in the Championships), were able to participate in the tournament. As a likely result, some games ended with some of the most lop-sided scores in the tournament's history.
Rosters
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Championship Results
Preliminary Round
Group A
- Schedule
Group B
- Schedule
Relegation Round
Note: Matches  Switzerland 5–0  Belarus and  Slovakia 5–0  Germany from the Preliminary Round are included as well since these results carry forward
- Schedule
Germany and Belarus are relegated to Division I for the 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
Final Round
- Schedule
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Fifth place game
Bronze Medal game
Gold Medal game
Scoring leaders
Goaltending leaders
Awards
All-Star Team
Goaltender:  Marek Schwarz
Defense:  Dion Phaneuf,  Ryan Suter
Forwards:  Alexander Ovechkin, Patrice Bergeron, Jeff Carter
Most Valuable Player
Patrice Bergeron
Division I
The Division I Championships were held December 13-December 19, 2004 in Sheffield, United Kingdom (Group A) and in Narva, Estonia (Group B)
Final Standings
Group A
Leading scorer: Mathis Olimb, Norway (4 goals, 5 assists; 9 points)
Group B
Leading scorer: Anze Kopitar, Slovenia (10 goals, 3 assists; 13 points)
Norway and Latvia advance to the 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships while the United Kingdom and Estonia are relegated to Division II.
Division II
The Division II Championships were held January 3-January 9, 2005 in Bucharest, Romania (Group A) and December 13-December 19, 2004 in Puigcerdà, Spain (Group B)
Group A
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