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IIHF Men's Junior Under 20 World Hockey Championships
World Championships Photo The 1999 World Junior Hockey Championships in Winnipeg, Canada saw the host team battle the Russians for the gold. The Canadians; coming off their worst ever finish the previous year, thrilled the hometown crowd as it cruised to the finals by blowing out Kazakhstan 12-2, then trouncing Sweden 6-1. The Russians, however, faced a much more daunting path to finals. They narrowly edged Finland 3-2 in overtime in the quarter-finals, then squeaked passed the Slovakians. The Russians held a 3-0 lead at the halfway mark, but saw the Slovaks close to 3-2 by the end of the second; which is how the game ended. The Russians came out strong against the Canadians in the finals, peppering Canadian goaltender Roberto Luongo with 14 first period shots compared to Canada's four. Luongo almost pulled Canada through the first period without a blemish, but Artem Tchoubarov scored in the last minute of the period. The teams traded goals in the second period and the Canadians drew even in the third, despite being heavily outshot again. Early in overtime, the Russians finally were rewarded for outplaying the Canadians, as Tchoubarov scored his second of the game on their fortieth shot, giving Russia the gold medal. In defeat, Roberto Luongo's outstanding netminding was still recognized as he was named the tournaments best goalkeeper. Russian forward Maxim Afinogeuenov, who had two points in the gold medal game, was named the top forward while teammate Vitali Vichneyski was awarded the top defenseman honours.

1999 Winnipeg Summary
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Rank Country Games Wins Losses Ties Points GDF GF GA
1 Russia 7 6 1 0 12      
2 Canada 7 4 2 1 9      
3 Slovakia 6 4 1 1 9      
4 Sweden 6 4 2 0 8      
5 Finland 6 3 3 0 6      
6 Kazakhstan 6 1 4 1 3      
7 Czech Republic 6 3 3 0 6      
8 USA 6 3 3 0 6      
9 Switzerland 6 1 5 0 2      
10 Belarus 6 0 5 1 1      

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