Global Information2014 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships information
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Sweden |
| City | Malmö |
| Venue(s) | Malmö Arena and Malmö Isstadion (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | December 26, 2013 – January 5, 2014 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Finland (3rd title) |
Runner-up  | Sweden |
Third place  |  Russia |
| Fourth place |  Canada |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 31 |
| Goals scored | 202 (6.52 per game) |
| Attendance | 144,268 (4,654 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Teuvo Teräväinen (15 points) |
| MVP | Filip Forsberg |
| Website | 2014 World Juniors |
The 2014 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (formerly called the IIHF U20 World Championship)[1] was the 38th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship (WJHC), hosted in Malmö, Sweden.[2][3] The 13,700-seat Malmö Arena was the main venue, with the smaller Malmö Isstadion the secondary venue. It began on December 26, 2013, and ended with the gold medal game on January 5, 2014.[4]
Finland defeated host team Sweden in the final 3–2 in overtime and won their first gold medal since 1998, as well as their third gold medal in total. It was also their first medal in the tournament since 2006. Sweden earned their second consecutive silver medal, their ninth silver medal in total, as well as their third consecutive medal in the tournament.
For the first time since 1979–81, Canada failed to capture a medal for the second consecutive year by losing the bronze medal game 1–2 to Russia, who captured the team's fourth consecutive medal at the tournament. The 2014 tournament marked the first time since 1998 that all three medalists were European teams.
A total of 144,268 spectators attended the 31 games, setting a new attendance record for IIHF World Junior Championship tournaments hosted in Europe. 12,023 spectators attended the gold medal game, setting a new record for a single IIHF World Junior Championship game in Europe.[5]
The playoff round was expanded to eight teams (again), with group leaders no longer getting a bye into the semifinals, the first time since the 2002 tournament.
- ^ "World Junior 2013". worldjunior2013.com. Archived from the original on 2013-04-14. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
- ^ 2014 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship official website
- ^ "2014 Top Division statistics". IIHF.
- ^ Pålsson, Fredrik. "World Juniors 2014 to Malmö". EuroHockey.com. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ^ Merk, Martin (2014-01-05). "Malmö sets European records". IIHF. Retrieved 2014-01-05.