The U.S. National Junior Team reached the bronze-medal game for the second consecutive International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship at the 2006 event in Vancouver, Kamloops and Kelowna, Canada. There, the U.S. fell to Finland, 4-2, and finished with a 3-3-1 (W-L-T) record.
Team USA was captained by Kevin Porter and saw three players -- Phil Kessel, Chris Bourque and Bobby Ryan -- finish in the top 10 in tournament scoring. Kessel tallied a tournament-high 10 assists and 11 points while Bourque led all skaters with seven goals. Goaltender Cory Schneider finished fifth among goaltenders with a 2.67 goals against average and .912 save percentage.
DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT |
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Dec. 26 | Norway | W, 11-2 |
Dec. 28 | Finland | W, 6-5 |
Dec. 30 | Switzerland | T, 2-2 |
Dec. 31 | Canada | L, 2-3 |
Jan. 2 | Czech Republic Quarterfinals |
W, 2-1 |
Jan. 3 | Russia Semifinals |
L, 1-5 |
Jan. 5 | Finland Bronze Medal Game |
L, 2-4 |
RANK | COUNTRY |
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1. | Canada |
2. | Russia |
3. | Finland |
4. | United States |
5. | Sweden |
6. | Czech Republic |
7. | Switzerland |
8. | Slovakia |
9. | Latvia |
10. | Norway |