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WJHC History (Gold) 2009 LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainHockey Canada World Junior Hockey Championship History197781 * 1982 * 1983 * 1984 * 1985 * 1986 * 1987 * 1988 * 19891990 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1994 * 1995 * 1996 * 1997 * 1998 * 19992000 * 2001 * 2002 * 2003 * 2004 * 2005 * 2006 * 2007 * 2008 * 20092009 Ottawa OntarioCanada captured its fifth straight World Junior Hockey Championship gold with a 51 victory over Team Sweden in front of a record crowd on Monday night Canadian netminder Dustin Tokarski saved his best performance of the championship for the final turning aside 39 shots in the win While he was shaky at times during the tournament the native of Watson SK was sharp against SwedenTokarskis play coupled with steady pressure from Canada on Swedens goaltender Jacob Markstrom were the difference Markstrom looked rattled during the game and there were several runins with Canadian players Head coach Pat Quinns decision to go with Tokarski in the final was met with some skepticism following rough starts against the United States and then Russia in the semifinal game I knew I had to come out better tonight and I think I did that Tokarski told TSN after making the gamePat Quinn was smart Dustin Tokarskis pedigree is phenomenal said TSNs Pierre McGuire You think about being the Memorial Cup MVP and when he needed to be at his best he was in the gold medal game The attendance for the game was announced at 20380 a single game record for the WJHC and the five straight gold medals equals a Canadian record for the tournament (199397)Theres nothing like this John Tavares told TSN before the medal presentation Theres nothing like it at all Listen to these fans Thats five CanadaTavares was named most valuable player and top forward for the tournament and made a strong case to be the top pick in the 2009 NHL Entry draft with his performance in Ottawa Canada will go looking for a record setting sixth straight gold in the 2010 tournament to be held in Saskatoon and Regina Team Canada ScoringPlayerGPGAPtsCody Hodgson651116John Tavares68715Jordan Eberle66 7 13PK Subban6 3 6 9 Zach Boychuk6 4 3 7 Tyler Ennis63 4 7 Chris Di Domenico62 5 7 Ryan Ellis6 1 6 7 Jamie Benn6 4 2 6 Evander Kane6 2 4 6 Angelo Esposito6 2 1 4 Alex Pietrangelo6 1 2 3 Brett Sonne6 1 2 3 Patrice Cormier6 1 2 3 Thomas Hickey 6 0 3 3 Stefan Della Rovere6 1 1 2 Tyler Myers6 1 0 1 Cody Goloubef6 0 1 1 Keith Aulie6 0 1 1 Colten Teubert6 0 0 0 Dustin Tokarski6 0 0 0 Chet Pickard6 0 0 0 Team Canada Goalte...