IIHF announces award winners, media all-star team and MVP for the 2022 World Juniors

The 2022 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship came to a close in Edmonton on Saturday night with a thrilling overtime win in the gold medal game for Canada.

Mason McTavish saved the day, making a goal-line clearance with the Finns only inches away from taking home the gold. Shortly after, Columbus Blue Jackets prospect Kent Johnson scored the overtime winner to give Canada their second gold medal in the last three tournaments.

As they do every year following the gold medal game, the International Ice Hockey Federation announced the award winners, media all-star team and MVP of the tournament.

After finishing the tournament with seventeen points, one point away from tying the Canadian record for most points in a single World Junior Championship, captain Mason McTavish was named MVP, as well as Best Forward and to the media all-star team.

Let's take a look at the tournament directorate awards and the media all-star team.

Tournament Directorate Awards

Best Goaltender: Jesper Wallstedt (Sweden)
Best Defenceman: Kasper Puutio (Finland)
Best Forward: Mason McTavish (Canada)

Media All-Star Team

Goalie: Jesper Wallstedt (Sweden)
Defenceman: Emil Andrae (Sweden)
Defenceman: Olen Zellweger (Canada)
Forward: Joakim Kemell (Finland)
Forward: Mason McTavish (Canada)
Forward: Jan Mysak (Czechia)

We're now 127 days until the start of the 2023 World Junior Championship in Halifax (Nova Scotia) and Moncton (New Brunswick). Several players from this tournament will return, including projected first overall pick in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, Connor Bedard.

Source: IIHF

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