List of IIHF World Junior Championship Directorate award winners
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 (1977) until present.
Footnotes
- ^ Podnieks, p. 20.
- ^ Podnieks, p. 35.
- ^ Podnieks, p. 51.
- ^ Podnieks, p. 63.
- ^ Podnieks, p. 76.
- ^ Podnieks, p. 90.
- ^ Podnieks, p. 106.
- ^ Podnieks, p. 121.
- ^ Podnieks, p. 135.
- ^ Podnieks, p. 150.
- ^ Podnieks, p. 165.
- ^ Podnieks, p. 180.
- ^ Podnieks, p. 194.
- ^ Podnieks, p. 207.
- ^ Podnieks, p. 222.
- ^ Podnieks, p. 238.
- ^ Podnieks, p. 253.
- ^ Podnieks, p. 269.
- ^ Podnieks, p. 282.
- ^ Podnieks, p. 297.
- ^ Podnieks, p. 312.
- ^ Podnieks, p. 328.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "IIHF Directorate Awards". Hockey Canada. 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
- ^ "Canada's Mason sweeps awards". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2008-01-05. Archived from the original on 2011-05-26. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
- ^ "Tavares named MVP". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
- ^ "Brayden Schenn sweeps honours". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2011-01-05. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
- ^ "Kuznetsov named U20 MVP". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2012-01-05. Archived from the original on 2012-01-11. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
- ^ "Forsberg named MVP". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2014-01-05.
- ^ "World juniors 2015 live: Canada wins gold at world juniors after beating Russia". National Post. 2015-01-05.
- ^ "Puljujarvi MVP, Best Forward". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2016-01-05. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
- ^ "Best Players Selected by the Directorate". International Ice Hockey Federation. January 5, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
- ^ "Lekkerimaki named MVP". International Ice Hockey Federation. January 5, 2024. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
References
- Podnieks, Andrew (1998), Red, White, and Gold: Canada at the World Junior Championships 1974-1999, ECW Press, ISBN 1-55022-382-8
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- Soviet Union 1974 (unofficial)
- Canada 1975 (unofficial)
- Finland 1976 (unofficial)
- Czechoslovakia 1977
- Canada 1978
- Sweden 1979
- Finland 1980
- West Germany 1981
- United States/Canada 1982
- Soviet Union 1983
- Sweden 1984
- Finland 1985
- Canada 1986
- Czechoslovakia 1987
- Soviet Union 1988
- United States 1989
- Finland 1990
- Canada 1991
- Germany 1992
- Sweden 1993
- Czech Republic 1994
- Canada 1995
- United States 1996
- Switzerland 1997
- Finland 1998
- Canada 1999
- Sweden 2000
- Russia 2001
- Czech Republic 2002
- Canada 2003
- Finland 2004
- United States 2005
- Canada 2006
- Sweden 2007
- Czech Republic 2008
- Canada 2009
- Canada 2010
- United States 2011
- Canada 2012
- Russia 2013
- Sweden 2014
- Canada 2015
- Finland 2016
- Canada 2017
- United States 2018
- Canada 2019
- Czech Republic 2020
- Canada 2021
- Canada 2022
- Canada 2023
- Sweden 2024
- Canada 2025
- United States 2026
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