We’ll have to wait until this year’s World Junior Championship ends to determine its place in hockey lore, but the previous two times that lockouts made the top under-20 players in the world available for the tournament, they were classics. And they produced Canada’s best two entries. With that in mind, here are THN’s choices as the top 10 teams in WJC history.

1. Canada, 2005
Thanks to the lockout, 17-year-old Sidney Crosby was complemented by the likes of Patrice Bergeron, Ryan Getzlaf, Corey Perry and Dion Phaneuf (inset). Canada outscored opponents 32-5 in the round-robin before overpowering and dismantling Russia 6-1 in the final. Nine players from that team have won Stanley Cups.
2. Soviet Union, 1989
If it hadn’t lost a game en route to the gold, this may have been the best team ever. Its plus-37 goal differential is the highest ever. Featuring a lineup with Pavel Bure, judged by THN to be the best player ever in this event, Alex Mogilny and Sergei Fedorov, the Soviets were an offensive juggernaut in Alaska.

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