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World Junior Hockey Championship
What does the World Junior Hockey Championship mean?
What characterizes the World Junior Hockey Championship in ice hockey?
What is the World Junior Hockey Championship for in ice hockey?
The IIHF Ice Hockey World Junior Championships (WJC), commonly known simply as the World Juniors, are an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) for national under-20 ice hockey teams from around the world. They are traditionally held in late December, ending in early January. The tournament usually attracts top hockey players in this age category. However, some NHL teams do not release their top players as the tournament overlaps with the NHL season.
The main tournament features the top ten ranked hockey nations in the world, comprising the ‘Top Division’, from which a world champion is crowned. There are also three lower pools — Divisions I, II and III — that each play separate tournaments playing for the right to be promoted to a higher pool, or face relegation to a lower pool.
The competition’s profile is particularly high in Canada; its stature has been credited to Canada’s strong performance in the tournament (it has won the gold medal eighteen times since its inception), the role of hockey in Canadian culture, along with strong media coverage and fan attendance.