2009 IIHF World Junior Championships
Dec. 26, 2008 - Jan 5, 2009
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
The IIHF World Junior Championships, a 10-team tournament that showcases the world's best hockey players under the age of 20, will be held from Dec. 26 - Jan. 5 in Ottawa. This year's event features six Blues prospects. Track their tournament progress each day right here at stlouisblues.com.
Tournament Highlights
- Aaron Palushaj is named Team USA's player of the game after scoring a natural hat trick to help defeat Russia, 5-1 in the final tune-up game before the tournament begins.
- Simon Hjalmarsson scores a goal and adds two assists in a 10-1 win over Latvia.
- Aaron Palushaj tallies 4 points (2 goals, 2 assists) in a 12-0 win for Team USA over Kazakhstan. Ian Cole added a goal and 2 assists.
- Alex Pietrangelo and Brett Sonne will compete with Team Canada for a gold medal against Simon Hjalmarsson and Team Sweden.
- Blues prospects Alex Pietrangelo and Brett Sonne earn gold medals with Team Canada as they defeated Team Sweden Jan. 5 to claim the championship. It marks the 5th consecutive year that Canada has won the gold.
| Name |
Position |
Team |
GP |
G |
A |
P |
+/- |
PIM |
| Ian Cole |
Defense |
USA |
6 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
| Cade Fairchild |
Defense |
USA |
6 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
-3 |
2 |
| Simon Hjalmarsson |
Right Wing |
Sweden |
5 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
+7 |
4 |
| Aaron Palushaj |
Right Wing |
USA |
6 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
+2 |
10 |
| Alex Pietrangelo |
Defense |
Canada |
6 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
+1 |
0 |
| Brett Sonne |
Center |
Canada |
6 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
+2 |
0 |
