1997 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

1997 IIHF World U20 Championship
Tournament details
Host country   Switzerland
Dates December 26 - January 4
Teams 10
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions   Canada (10th title)
Runner-up   United States
Third place   Russia
Fourth place  Czech Republic
Tournament statistics
Matches played 31
Goals scored 204 (6.58 per match)
Attendance 31,336 (1,011 per match)
Scoring leader(s) United States Mike York
(10 points)
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The 1997 IIHF World U20 Championship were held in Geneva and Morges, Switzerland. The tournament was won by Canada who won their record fifth straight gold medal with a 2-0 victory over the United States in the gold-medal match. Mike York of the United States was the top scorer in the tournament with 5 goals and 5 assists for 10 points.

The tournament all-star team selected upon the conclusion of the tournament included forwards Mike York (United States), Sergei Samsonov (Russia), and Christian Dube (Canada); defensemen Mark Streit (Switzerland), and Chris Phillips (Canada); and goaltender Brian Boucher (United States).

Notable NHL stars that played in this tournament include Joe Thornton (Canada), Danny Briere (Canada), and Marian Hossa (Slovakia).

Round robin

Group A

Team GP W L T GF GA PTS
 United States 43011857
 Canada 42021596
 Czech Republic 41121384
  Switzerland 41218113
 Germany 40405260
December 26, 1996 United States  4 – 0
   Switzerland Geneva
December 26, 1996 Czech Republic  8 – 2
  Germany Morges
December 27, 1996 Canada  4 – 1
  Germany Geneva
December 27, 1996 Czech Republic  1 – 1
   Switzerland Morges
December 28, 1996 Canada  4 – 4
  United States Geneva
December 29, 1996 Switzerland   6 – 2
  Germany Geneva
December 29, 1996 United States  2 – 1
  Czech Republic Geneva
December 30, 1996 Canada  4 – 1
   Switzerland Geneva
December 31, 1996 Canada  3 – 3
  Czech Republic Geneva
December 31, 1996 United States  8 – 0
  Germany Geneva

Group B

Team GP W L T GF GA PTS
 Russia 43012057
 Finland 43101796
 Slovakia 422017134
 Sweden 412110103
 Poland 40406330
December 26, 1996 Russia  4 – 3
  Slovakia Geneva
December 26, 1996 Finland  7 – 0
  Poland Morges
December 27, 1996 Slovakia  4 – 1
  Sweden Geneva
December 27, 1996 Russia  12 – 0
  Poland Morges
December 28, 1996 Finland  4 – 2
  Sweden Morges
December 29, 1996 Slovakia  7 – 4
  Poland Morges
December 29, 1996 Russia  4 – 2
  Finland Morges
December 30, 1996 Sweden  7 – 2
  Poland Morges
December 31, 1996 Finland  4 – 3
  Slovakia Morges
December 31, 1996 Russia  0 – 0
  Sweden Morges

Relegation round

Team GP W L T GF GA Pts
  Switzerland 33001856
 Sweden 321017104
 Germany 312011142
 Poland 30303200
December 29, 1996 Switzerland   6 – 2
  Germany Geneva
December 30, 1996 Sweden  7 – 2
  Poland Morges
January 2, 1997 Switzerland   6 – 1
  Poland Morges
January 2, 1997 Sweden  8 – 2
  Germany Morges
January 3, 1997 Switzerland   6 – 2
  Sweden Morges
January 3, 1997 Germany  7 – 0
  Poland Morges

 Poland was relegated for the 1998 World Junior Championships.

Medal Rounds

  Quarter finals     Semi finals     Final
                           
      QF1   Canada 3  
  A2   Canada 7     B1   Russia 2    
  B3   Slovakia 2         SF1   Canada 2
      SF2   United States 0
      QF2   Czech Republic 2    
  B2   Finland 2     A1   United States 5   Third place
  A3   Czech Republic 3   QF1   Russia 4
  QF2   Czech Republic 1

Quarterfinals

January 1, 1997 Canada  7 – 2
(0–0, 3–1, 4–1)		  Slovakia Geneva
January 1, 1997 Czech Republic  3 – 2 GWS
(0–1, 1–0, 1–1, 0-0, 3-1)		  Finland Geneva

Semifinals

January 3, 1997 Canada  3 – 2
(1–1, 0–1, 2–0)		  Russia Geneva
January 3, 1997 United States  5 – 2
(2–2, 1–0, 2–0)		  Czech Republic Geneva

5th place game

January 3, 1997 Finland  6 – 4
(4–1, 0–1, 2–2)		  Slovakia Morges

Bronze Medal Game

[1]

4 January 1997 Russia  4-1
  Czech Republic Vernets Arena
Attendance: 855

Gold Medal Game

[2]

4 January 1997 Canada  2-0
  United States Vernets Arena
Attendance: 4,269

Final standings

Team
1st  Canada
2nd  United States
3rd  Russia
4th  Czech Republic
5th  Finland
6th  Slovakia
7th   Switzerland
8th  Sweden
9th  Germany
10th  Poland

 Poland was relegated for the 1998 World Juniors

Scoring leaders

Player Country GP G A Pts
Mike York  United States 6 5 5 10
Tomi Kallio  Finland 6 5 4 9
Erik Rasmussen  United States 6 4 5 9
Rastislav Pavlikovsky  Slovakia 7 2 7 9
Alexei Morozov  Russia 6 5 3 8
Niko Kapanen  Finland 6 4 4 8
Alexei Kolkounov  Russia 6 4 4 8
Sergei Samsonov  Russia 6 6 1 7
Marián Hossa  Slovakia 6 5 2 7
Mark Parrish  United States 6 5 2 7

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Player Country MINS GAA
Denis Khlopotnov  Russia 180 0.33
Brian Boucher  United States 357.13 1.51
Marc Denis  Canada 419.52 1.86
David Aebischer   Switzerland 300 2.00
Adam Svoboda  Czech Republic 428.27 2.66
Radmir Faizov  Russia 178.29 2.69
Vesa Toskala  Finland 250 2.88
Robert Borgqvist  Sweden 240 3.00

Pool B

This tournament was played in Kiev Ukraine, from December 27 to January 5.

Standings
Rank Team GP W L T GF GA PTS Kazakhstan Latvia France Norway Ukraine Japan Hungary Italy
1 Kazakhstan 7601391513 4 - 11 - 17 - 53 - 14 - 011 - 39 - 4
2 Latvia 75112819111 - 4 4 - 35 - 52 - 14 - 39 - 13 - 2
3 France 74122216101 - 13 - 4 5 - 44 - 31 - 13 - 25 - 1
4 Norway 7223332375 - 75 - 54 - 5 2 - 23 - 35 - 19 - 0
5 Ukraine 7331261871 - 31 - 23 - 42 - 2 4 - 38 - 17 - 3
6 Japan 7232241760 - 43 - 41 - 13 - 33 - 4 6 - 18 - 0
7 Hungary 7160144423 - 111 - 92 - 31 - 51 - 81 - 6 5 - 2
8 Italy 7070124604 - 92 - 31 - 50 - 93 - 70 - 82 - 5

 Kazakhstan was promoted to Pool A, and  Italy was relegated to Pool C, for 1998.

Pool C

Played in Georgheni, and Miercurea Ciuc Romania from December 30 to January 3.

Preliminary Round

Group A
Team GP W L T GF GA PTS Belarus United Kingdom Austria Croatia
 Belarus 33002626 7 - 28 - 011 - 0
 Great Britain 321013942 - 7 4 - 27 - 0
 Austria 312061220 - 82 - 4 4 - 0
 Croatia 303002200 - 110 - 70 - 4
Group B
Team GP W L T GF GA PTS Slovenia Denmark Romania Netherlands
 Slovenia 33002266 6 - 26 - 210 - 2
 Denmark 321027842 - 6 9 - 016 - 2
 Romania 312081822 - 60 - 9 6 - 3
 Netherlands 303073202 - 102 - 163 - 6

Placement Games

 Belarus was promoted to Pool B, and  Netherlands was relegated to Pool D for 1998.

Pool D

Played in Sofia Bulgaria from December 30 to January 3.

Preliminary Round

Group A
Team GP W L T GF GA PTS Lithuania Spain Bulgaria Mexico
 Lithuania 33004546 10 - 115 - 120 - 2
 Spain 3210171241 - 10 3 - 113 - 1
 Bulgaria 312092021 - 151 - 3 7 - 2
 Mexico 303054002 - 201 - 132 - 7
Group B
Team GP W L T GF GA PTS Estonia Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Israel South Africa
 Estonia 33003876 8 - 312 - 318 - 1
 Yugoslavia 3210221243 - 8 9 - 410 - 0
 Israel 3120132323 - 124 - 9 6 - 2
 South Africa 303033401 - 180 - 102 - 6

Placement Games

 Estonia was promoted to Pool C for 1998.

External links

References

  1. ↑ slam.canoe.ca (Canadian Press): Russians capture bronze with win over Czechs 4 January 1997 (accessed 2008-01-01)
  2. ↑ slam.canoe.ca (Toronto Sun): Gritty juniors keep world title TIM WHARNSBY 4 January 1997 (accessed 2008-01-01)