1997 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The 1997 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships 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 five goals and five assists for ten points.
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Dates | December 26 – January 4 |
Teams | 10 |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions ![]() | ![]() |
Runner-up ![]() | ![]() |
Third place ![]() | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 31 |
Goals scored | 204 (6.58 per match) |
Attendance | 31,336 (1,011 per match) |
Scoring leader(s) | ![]() (10 points) |
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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); defencemen Mark Streit (Switzerland) and Chris Phillips (Canada); and goaltender Brian Boucher (United States).
Notable future National Hockey League (NHL) stars that played in this year's tournament included Joe Thornton (Canada), Daniel Brière (Canada) and Marián Hossa (Slovakia).
Round robinEdit
Group AEdit
Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
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United States | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 7 |
Canada | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 |
Czech Republic | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 4 |
Switzerland | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 3 |
Germany | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 0 |
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 BEdit
Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
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Russia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 7 |
Finland | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 6 |
Slovakia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 |
Sweden | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
Poland | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 33 | 0 |
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 roundEdit
Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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Switzerland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 6 |
Sweden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 4 |
Germany | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 2 |
Poland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 0 |
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 RoundsEdit
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 |
QuarterfinalsEdit
January 1, 1997 | Canada | 7 – 2 (0-0, 3-1, 4-1) | Slovakia | Geneva |
Marc Denis | Goalies | Stanislav Petrik | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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31 | Shots | 39 |
January 1, 1997 | Czech Republic | 3 – 2 GWS (0–1, 1–0, 1–1, 0-0, 3-1) | Finland | Geneva |
SemifinalsEdit
January 3, 1997 | Canada | 3 – 2 (1-1, 0-1, 2-0) | Russia | Geneva |
Marc Denis | Goalies | Radmir Faizov | |||||||||||||||
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27 | Shots | 28 |
January 3, 1997 | United States | 5 – 2 (2–2, 1–0, 2–0) | Czech Republic | Geneva |
5th place gameEdit
January 3, 1997 | Finland | 6 – 4 (4–1, 0–1, 2–2) | Slovakia | Morges |
Bronze Medal GameEdit
4 January 1997 | Russia | 4-1 (2-0, 1-1, 1-0) | Czech Republic | Vernets Arena Attendance: 855 |
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Gold Medal GameEdit
4 January 1997 | Canada | 2-0 (0-0, 1-0, 1-0) | United States | Vernets Arena Attendance: 4,269 |
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23 | Shots | 35 |
Final standingsEdit
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Canada | |
United States | |
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 leadersEdit
Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts |
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Mike York | United States | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Tomi Kallio | Finland | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
Erik Rasmussen | United States | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
Rastislav Pavlikovský | 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 |
Ľubomír Vaic | Slovakia | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
Sergei Samsonov | Russia | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
Marián Hossa | Slovakia | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
Mark Parrish | United States | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
Goaltending leadersEdit
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
Player | Country | MINS | GAA |
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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 |
Tournament awardsEdit
IIHF Directorate Awards | Media All-Star Team | |
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Goaltender | Marc Denis | Brian Boucher |
Defencemen | Joe Corvo | Chris Phillips Mark Streit |
Forwards | Alexei Morozov | Christian Dubé Sergei Samsonov Michael York |
Pool BEdit
This tournament was played in Kyiv Ukraine, from December 27 to January 5.
- Standings
Rank | Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | |||||||||
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1 | Kazakhstan | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 15 | 13 | 4 - 1 | 1 - 1 | 7 - 5 | 3 - 1 | 4 - 0 | 11 - 3 | 9 - 4 | ||
2 | Latvia | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 19 | 11 | 1 - 4 | 4 - 3 | 5 - 5 | 2 - 1 | 4 - 3 | 9 - 1 | 3 - 2 | ||
3 | France | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 1 - 1 | 3 - 4 | 5 - 4 | 4 - 3 | 1 - 1 | 3 - 2 | 5 - 1 | ||
4 | Norway | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 23 | 7 | 5 - 7 | 5 - 5 | 4 - 5 | 2 - 2 | 3 - 3 | 5 - 1 | 9 - 0 | ||
5 | Ukraine | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 18 | 7 | 1 - 3 | 1 - 2 | 3 - 4 | 2 - 2 | 4 - 3 | 8 - 1 | 7 - 3 | ||
6 | Japan | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 0 - 4 | 3 - 4 | 1 - 1 | 3 - 3 | 3 - 4 | 6 - 1 | 8 - 0 | ||
7 | Hungary | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 44 | 2 | 3 - 11 | 1 - 9 | 2 - 3 | 1 - 5 | 1 - 8 | 1 - 6 | 5 - 2 | ||
8 | Italy | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 46 | 0 | 4 - 9 | 2 - 3 | 1 - 5 | 0 - 9 | 3 - 7 | 0 - 8 | 2 - 5 |
Kazakhstan was promoted to Pool A, and Italy was relegated to Pool C, for 1998.
Pool CEdit
Played in Gheorgheni and Miercurea Ciuc, Romania from December 30 to January 3.
Preliminary RoundEdit
- Group A
Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | |||||
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Belarus | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 7 - 2 | 8 - 0 | 11 - 0 | ||
Great Britain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 - 7 | 4 - 2 | 7 - 0 | ||
Austria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 - 8 | 2 - 4 | 4 - 0 | ||
Croatia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 - 11 | 0 - 7 | 0 - 4 |
- Group B
Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | |||||
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Slovenia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 6 - 2 | 6 - 2 | 10 - 2 | ||
Denmark | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 2 - 6 | 9 - 0 | 16 - 2 | ||
Romania | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 2 - 6 | 0 - 9 | 6 - 3 | ||
Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 2 - 10 | 2 - 16 | 3 - 6 |
Placement GamesEdit
- 7th place: Croatia 5 - 3 Netherlands
- 5th place: Austria 3 - 1 Romania
- 3rd place: Denmark 5 - 4 Great Britain
- 1st Place: Belarus 8 - 2 Slovenia
Belarus was promoted to Pool B, and Netherlands was relegated to Pool D for 1998.
Pool DEdit
Played in Sofia Bulgaria from December 30 to January 3.
Preliminary RoundEdit
- Group A
Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | |||||
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Lithuania | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 4 | 6 | 10 - 1 | 15 - 1 | 20 - 2 | ||
Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 - 10 | 3 - 1 | 13 - 1 | ||
Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 1 - 15 | 1 - 3 | 7 - 2 | ||
Mexico | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 2 - 20 | 1 - 13 | 2 - 7 |
- Group B
Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | |||||
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Estonia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 7 | 6 | 8 - 3 | 12 - 3 | 18 - 1 | ||
FR Yugoslavia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 3 - 8 | 9 - 4 | 10 - 0 | ||
Israel | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 3 - 12 | 4 - 9 | 6 - 2 | ||
South Africa | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 1 - 18 | 0 - 10 | 2 - 6 |
Placement GamesEdit
- 7th place: South Africa 5 - 3 Mexico
- 5th place: Israel 7 - 3 Bulgaria
- 3rd place: FR Yugoslavia 4 - 1 Spain
- 1st Place: Estonia 8 - 4 Lithuania
External linksEdit
- 1997 World Junior Hockey Championships at TSN.ca
- Complete details in French at Passionhockey.com
- Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press.