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World Junior Championship Tournament Awards

Through the 2024 tournament, five players have been named Most Valuable Player of an IIHF World Junior Championship, 14 have received Directorate Awards as best player in their respective position and 35 have been selected to a Media All-Star Team.

Most Valuable Player

Year Player Position
2021 Trevor Zegras Forward
2019 Ryan Poehling Forward
2018 Casey Mittelstadt Forward
2013 John Gibson Goaltender
2004 Zach Parise Forward

Directorate Award

YEAR NAME POSITION
2024 Cutter Gauthier Best Forward
2019 Ryan Poehling Best Forward
2018 Casey Mittelstadt Best Forward
2016 Zach Werenski Best Defenseman
2013 John Gibson Best Goaltender
Jacob Trouba Best Defenseman
2011 Jack Campbell Best Goaltender
2007 Erik Johnson Best Defenseman
2004 Al Montoya Best Goaltender
Zach Parise Best Forward
2000 Rick DiPietro Best Goaltender
1997 Joseph Corvo Best Defenseman
1992 Mike Dunham Best Goaltender
1984 Alan Perry Best Goaltender

Media All-Star Team

YEAR NAME POSITION
2024 Cutter Gauthier Forward
Lane Hutson Defense
2023 Logan Cooley Forward
2021 Trevor Zegras Forward
2019 Ryan Poehling Forward
2018 Kieffer Bellows Forward
Casey Mittelstadt Forward
2017 Clayton Keller Forward
Charlie McAvoy Defenseman
2016 Auston Matthews Forward
Zach Werenski Defenseman
2013 John Gibson Goaltender
Jacob Trouba Defenseman
Jake McCabe Defenseman
John Gaudreau Forward
2011 Jack Campbell Goaltender
2010 John Carlson Defenseman
Derek Stepan Forward
2008 James van Riemsdyk Forward
2007 Patrick Kane Forward
Erik Johnson Defenseman
2006 Jack Johnson Defenseman
2005 Ryan Suter Defenseman
2004 Al Montoya Goaltender
Zach Parise Forward
2000 Rick DiPietro Goaltender
1999 Brian Gionta Forward
1997 Brian Boucher Goaltender
Michael York Forward
1992 Mike Dunham Goaltender
Peter Ferraro Forward
1991 Scott Lachance Defenseman
1989 Jeremy Roenick  Forward
1987 Scott Young Forward
Brian Leetch Defenseman