Best World Junior Team since '05

[ChiefWiggum]

We all know how good the 2005 Canadian Junior team was. What was the best team since then? This team may or may not have won gold and it may be a team of any nationality. The 2013 Sweden team comes to mind for me.

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[JoeyBeans]

2007

 

[ViD]

Russia 2011 for character

Top 3 players are NHL superstars as well

 

[WarriorofTime]

USA in '13.

 

[XokkeyGuy]

Russia 2011 for character

Top 3 players are NHL superstars as well

I would like to add russias team from last year next to that one for the character (2016). If they would have taken that gold medal home I'm sure they would have been equal to that 2011-team style-wise.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Canada '15

 

[TimeZone]

Sweden '13

Canada '15

Come to mind.

 

[Bixby Snyder]

USA in '13.

This.

 

[BB88]

I thought we Finns had a pretty good forward group with
Laine, Pulju, Aho, Rantanen, Saarela, Hintz, then Juolevi on defense.

Outside of Juolevi our defense was weak so I don't know if they belong to this thread.

 

[snipes]

I had a thread in the History of Hockey, there was good discussion for anyone interested:

http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=2164447

 

[Cootsfanclub]

USA 13' had the most well rounded team and probably the best tournament for a goalie of a winning team.

Canada 15' is brought up but I don't think the forward core, which is pretty much the best of the last decade, makes up for the less than great D/goaltending.

Finland in 14 was a good team as well.

 

[Quinning]

Canada '15 was unstoppable.

Will always have a fondness for 2009 though, Tavares/Hodgson/Eberle with Subban and Ellis. Clutch as can be

Say what you will about Hodgson but he was lights out