2005 World Junior Final: Canada In A Walk

Canada has completed perhaps its most spectacular performance ever in international hockey.

A second-period barrage blew open Tuesday's gold medal game, as Canada cruised to a 6-1 win over Russia and won the 2005 World Junior Hockey Championship.

The NHL lockout benefited Canada more than any other team. In a normal hockey year, top 19-year-olds like Patrice Bergeron and Jeff Carter would have been playing in the NHL and unavailable for the junior tournament. The powerhouse roster put on quite a show, but its series of one-sided victories did not always make for exciting or dramatic hockey.

The Canadians finished with six wins in six games and dominated both ends of the ice. Over the course of the tournament, they outscored the opposition by a total of 41-7, and allowed an average of just 12 shots on goal per game. Read more...