The 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships were held in Vancouver, Kelowna and Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. The championships began on December 26, 2005, and finished on January 5, 2006. Games were played at GM Place and the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, the Interior Savings Centre in Kamloops and Prospera Place in Kelowna. Team Canada was the winner defeating Russia 5–0 in the gold medal game. Total attendance was 325,138 spread over 31 games, for an average of 10,488 per game.
Geoff Platt is a Canadian-Belarusian ice hockey player, currently playing for Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Alexei Nikolayevich Kalyuzhny is a Belarusian former professional ice hockey forward. He last played for HC Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League. He participated at the 2010 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Belarus National men's ice hockey team.
The Belarusian Extraleague, officially formed in 2006, is the top ice hockey league in Belarus. In its past, it has switched several times between being and not being an open league, but for the 2008-2009 season, the Belarus Ice Hockey Federation has decided to open the Belarusian Extraleague, the Belarusian Premier League and the Belarusian junior leagues. Before the season 2018-2019 the Belarusian Extraleague was divided in two leagues: Extraliague A with 8 teams and Extraleague B with 9 teams.
Vladimir Mikhailovich Denisov is a Belarusian professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for SaiPa of the Finnish Liiga. He participated at the 2010 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Belarusian national team.
Mikhail Stefanovich is a Belarusian professional ice hockey player currently under contract with Yunost Minsk of the Belarusian Extraliga (BXL). He was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the fourth round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, and was the 2nd overall pick in the 2009 KHL Junior Draft.
The Junior Hockey League (MHL), sometimes translated as the Minor or Youth Hockey League, is a major junior ice hockey league in Eurasia, founded in 2009. It currently consists of 33 teams from 4 countries. Currently, all teams but one are subsidiaries for their respective KHL or VHL professional counterparts. A player's age cannot be older than 20. The Kharlamov Cup, named after star ice hockey player Valeri Kharlamov, is awarded annually as the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia's official Junior Championship, following a 16-team playoff at the end of the regular season.
Viktor Pavlovich Kostyuchenok is a Belarusian former professional ice hockey defenceman and currently an assistant coach for HC Spartak Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). During a playing career that lasted from 1995 until 2014 he played for multiple teams across Europe.
Alexander Viktorovich Kulakov is a Belarusian professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing for Yunost Minsk of the Belarusian Extraleague (BXL). He previously joined Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod after a lengthy first tenure with HC Dinamo Minsk. He has also competed in the Eastern European Hockey League and the Belarusian Extraliga.
Andrei Leonidovich Stas is a Belarusian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Avangard Omsk in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Kevin Lalande is a Canadian-Belarusian former professional ice hockey goaltender who most notably played in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) for HC Dinamo Minsk.
Sergei Nikolaevich Drozd is a Belarusian professional ice hockey player who participated at the 2010 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Belarus National men's ice hockey team. He currently plays for Yunost Minsk in the Belarusian Extraliga (BXL). He has formerly played for HC Dinamo Minsk in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Kirill Gotovets is a Belarusian ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing for Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He participated at the 2010 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Belarus National men's ice hockey team.
Alexander Kitarov is a Belarusian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for HC Dinamo Minsk in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Lars Haugen is a Norwegian professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently signed to play with EC KAC in the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL).
Konstantin Mikhailovich Zakharov is a Belarusian professional ice hockey right winger. He currently plays for HC Dinamo Minsk of the KHL.
Nikita Ustinenko is a Belarusian professional ice hockey player. He is currently plays for HC Shakhtyor Soligorsk of the Belarusian Extraliga (BXL). He has formerly played with top flight club, HC Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) and the Belarus men's national ice hockey team.
Yevgeni Lisovets is a Belarusian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently plays for Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) and the Belarus men's national ice hockey team.
Kristian Khenkel is a Belarusian professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for Ak Bars Kazan in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Yegor Alexandrovich Sharangovich is a Belarusian professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with HC Dinamo Minsk in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) on loan as a prospect to the New Jersey Devils organization of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the Devils, 141st overall, in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.
