The 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (2006 WJHC) were held in Vancouver, Kelowna and Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. The championships began on December 26, 2005, and finished on January 5, 2006. Games were played at GM Place and Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, the Interior Savings Centre in Kamloops and Prospera Place in Kelowna. Canada was the winner defeating Russia 5âÂÂ0 in the gold medal game. Total attendance was 325,138 (a new record) spread over 31 games, for an average of 10,488 per game.
All times are local (UTCâÂÂ8).
<small>GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/â = PlusâÂÂminus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes<br>Source: IIHF</small>
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
<small>TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts<br>Source: IIHF</small>
<small>Source: IIHF</small>
<small>Source: IIHF</small>
The Division I Championships were played on December 11âÂÂ17, 2005 in Bled, Slovenia (Group A) and on December 12âÂÂ18, 2005 in Minsk, Belarus.
The Division II Championships were played on December 12âÂÂ18, 2005, in Bucharest, Romania (Group A) and on January 10âÂÂ16, 2006, in Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro.
The Division III Championship was played on January 3âÂÂ9, 2006, in ElektrÃÂnai and Kaunas, Lithuania.