List of IIHF World Junior Championship media All-Star teams

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United States v Germany: Quarterfinals - 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship
United States v Germany: Quarterfinals - 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship. Source: Getty

The IIHF World Junior Championship (WJC), or World Juniors, is an annual ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) for national under-20 teams. Held from late December to early January, it features the top ten hockey nations in the 'Top Division,' competing for the championship. Teams in the lower divisions (I, II, and III) also participate, aiming for promotion or to avoid relegation.

Canada has won 20 gold medals since the event's inception in 1977. Nearly half of the tournaments have been hosted in Canada, with the rest held in Europe and the U.S. The United States is the current champion, having defeated Sweden in the 2024 edition in Gothenburg, Sweden.

List of IIHF World Junior Championship media All-Star teams

The IIHF World Junior Championship Media All-Star Team is a recognition given annually to the top-performing players in each position. After each championship, the media selects one goaltender, two defensemen, and three forwards based on their performances during the event. This tradition has been in place since the first official tournament in 1977.

The IIHF World Junior Championship Media All-Star Team selections began in 1977, with the Soviet Union’s Alexander Tyzhnykh being the first goaltender chosen. The most recent All-Star Team in 2024 featured Sweden’s Hugo Hävelid as the goaltender. Over the years, Canada has had the most players selected overall. Countries like Finland, Sweden, and the Soviet Union/Russia have also had significant representation. Meanwhile, nations like Switzerland and Slovakia have had fewer selections.

YearGoaltenderDefencemenForwards
1977Alexander TyzhnykhViacheslav FetisovRisto SiltanenDale McCourtIgor RomashinBengt Gustafsson
1978Alexander TyzhnykhViacheslav FetisovRisto SiltanenWayne GretzkyAnton ŠťastnýMats Näslund
1979Pelle LindberghAlexei KasatonovIvan ČernýVladimir KrutovThomas SteenAnatoli Tarasov
1980Jari PaavolaReijo RuotsalainenTomas JonssonVladimir KrutovIgor LarionovHåkan Loob
1981Lars ErikssonMiloslav HoravaHåkan NordinPatrik SundströmJan ErixonAri Lähteenmäki
1982Mike MoffatPetri SkrikoIlya ByakinGord KluzakVladimir RuzickaMike Moller
1983Matti RautiainenIlya ByakinSimo SaarinenTomas SandströmGerman VolginVladimír Růžička
1984Evgeny BelosheikinAlexei GusarovFrantisek MusilRaimo HelminenPetr RosolNikolai Borschevsky
1985Timo LehkonenBobby DollasMikhail TatarinovMichal PivoňkaEsa TikkanenMikko Makela
1986Yevgeni BelosheikinMikhail TatarinovSylvain CôtéMichal PivoňkaShayne CorsonIgor Vyazmikin
1987Sam LindståhlBrian LeetchJiří LátalScott YoungUlf DahlénJuraj Jurík
1988Jimmy WaiteTeppo NumminenGreg HawgoodAlexander MogilnyTheoren FleurySergei Fedorov
1989Alexei IvashkinRicard PerssonMilan TichýPavel BureJeremy RoenickNiklas Eriksson
1990Stéphane FisetJiří ŠlégrAlexander GodynyukRobert ReichelDave ChyzowskiJaromir Jagr
1991Pauli JaksScott LachanceDmitri YushkevichEric LindrosMartin RučinskýMike Craig
1992Mike DunhamScott NiedermayerJanne GronvallAlexei KovalevPeter FerraroMichael Nylander
1993Manny LegaceKenny JönssonBrent TullyPeter ForsbergPaul KariyaMarkus Näslund
1994Evgeni RyabchikovKenny JönssonKimmo TimonenNiklas SundströmDavid VýbornýValeri Bure
1995Igor KarpenkoBryan McCabeAnders ErikssonJason AllisonMarty MurrayÉric Dazé
1996José TheodoreMattias ÖhlundNolan BaumgartnerJarome IginlaAlexei MorozovJohan Davidsson
1997Brian BoucherChris PhillipsMark StreitChristian DubéSergei SamsonovMike York
1998David AebischerAndrei MarkovPierre HedinOlli JokinenEero SomervuoriMaxim Balmochnykh
1999Roberto LuongoVitaly VishnevskiyBrian CampbellMaxim BalmochnykhDaniel TkaczukBrian Gionta
2000Rick DiPietroMathieu BironAlexander RyazantsevMilan KraftEvgeny MuratovAlexei Tereshchenko
2001Ari AhonenRostislav KleslaTuukka MäntyläJason SpezzaPavel BrendlJani Rita
2002Pascal LeclaireJay BouwmeesterIgor KnyazevMichael CammalleriMarek SvatošStanislav Chistov
2003Marc-André FleuryCarlo ColaiacovoJoni PitkänenYuri TrubachevIgor GrigorenkoScottie Upshall
2004Al MontoyaSami LepistöDion PhaneufJeff CarterZach PariseValtteri Filppula
2005Marek SchwarzDion PhaneufRyan SuterPatrice BergeronJeff CarterAlexander Ovechkin
2006Tuukka RaskLuc BourdonJack JohnsonSteve DownieEvgeni MalkinLauri Tukonen
2007Carey PriceKris LetangErik JohnsonJonathan ToewsAlexei CherepanovPatrick Kane
2008Steve MasonDrew DoughtyVictor HedmanPatrik BerglundViktor TikhonovJames van Riemsdyk
2009Jaroslav JanusErik KarlssonP. K. SubbanJohn TavaresCody HodgsonNikita Filatov
2010Benjamin ConzAlex PietrangeloJohn CarlsonJordan EberleNino NiederreiterDerek Stepan
2011Jack CampbellRyan EllisDmitri OrlovBrayden SchennRyan JohansenEvgeny Kuznetsov
2012Petr MrazekBrandon GormleyOscar KlefbomEvgeny KuznetsovMax FribergMikael Granlund
2013John GibsonJacob TroubaJake McCabeRyan Nugent-HopkinsFilip ForsbergJohnny Gaudreau
2014Juuse SarosRasmus RistolainenNikita ZadorovAnthony ManthaFilip ForsbergTeuvo Teräväinen
2015Denis GodlaGustav ForslingJosh MorrisseyConnor McDavidSam ReinhartMax Domi
2016Linus SöderströmOlli JuoleviZach WerenskiJesse PuljujärviPatrik LaineAuston Matthews
2017Ilya SamsonovThomas ChabotCharlie McAvoyKirill KaprizovAlexander NylanderClayton Keller
2018Filip GustavssonRasmus DahlinCale MakarKieffer BellowsCasey MittelstadtFilip Zadina
2019Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenAlexander RomanovErik BrännströmGrigori DenisenkoPhilipp KurashevRyan Poehling
2020Joel HoferRasmus SandinAlexander RomanovSamuel FagemoBarrett HaytonAlexis Lafrenière
2021Devon LeviBowen ByramVille HeinolaTrevor ZegrasDylan CozensTim Stützle
2022Jesper WallstedtOlen ZellwegerEmil AndraeMason McTavishJoakim KemellJan Myšák
2023Tomáš SuchánekDavid JiříčekLudvig JanssonLogan CooleyJiří KulichConnor Bedard
2024Hugo HävelidLane HutsonTheo LindsteinCutter GauthierJiří KulichJonathan Lekkerimäki

FAQs on List of IIHF World Junior Championship media All-Star teams

A. The IIHF was formed on May 15, 1908, 116 years ago.

A. The first season was in 1974 (unofficial), and it became official in 1977.

A. The tournament will be held in Ottawa, Canada.

A. The championship will take place from December 26, 2024, to January 5, 2025.

A. The 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship will be held in Minnesota, USA, at Saint Paul’s Xcel Energy Center and the 3M Arena.

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