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 |  Switzerland |
| Dates | December 26 – January 4 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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) | Mike York (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 robin
Group A
| 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 | Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva |
| December 26, 1996 | Czech Republic | 8 – 2 | Germany | Morges |
| December 27, 1996 | Canada | 4 – 1 (1-1, 1-0, 2-0) | Germany | Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva Attendance: 850 |
| Marc Denis | Goalies | Kai Fischer | Referee: Peter AnderssonLinesmen: Hans Baker Stefan Danielsson | ||||||||||||||
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| 34 | Shots | 22 | |||||||||||||||
| December 27, 1996 | Czech Republic | 1 – 1 | Switzerland | Morges |
| December 28, 1996 | Canada | 4 – 4 (2-2, 1-0, 1-2) | United States | Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva Attendance: 2,769 |
| Marc Denis | Goalies | Brian Boucher | Referee: Pekka HaajanenLinesmen: Stefan Danielsson Pavel Halas | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 32 | Shots | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 29, 1996 | Switzerland | 6 – 2 | Germany | Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva |
| December 29, 1996 | United States | 2 – 1 | Czech Republic | Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva |
| December 30, 1996 | Canada | 4 – 1 (0-1, 2-0, 2-0) | Switzerland | Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva Attendance: 3,353 |
| Marc Denis | Goalies | David Aebischer | Referee: Frantisek Rejhar Linesmen: Stefan Danielsson Milan Misek | ||||||||||||||
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| 35 | Shots | 21 | |||||||||||||||
| December 31, 1996 | Canada | 3 – 3 (1-1, 1-1, 1-1) | Czech Republic | Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva Attendance: 515 |
| Marc Denis | Goalies | Adam Svoboda | Referee: Peter Andersson Linesmen:  Grzegorz Dzięciołowski Pavel Helas | |||||||||||||||||
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| 29 | Shots | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
| December 31, 1996 | United States | 8 – 0 | Germany | Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva |
Group B
| 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 | Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva |
| December 26, 1996 | Finland | 7 – 0 | Poland | Morges |
| December 27, 1996 | Slovakia | 4 – 1 | Sweden | Patinoire des Vernets, 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 |
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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 | Patinoire des Vernets, 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 |
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| A2 | Canada |
7 | B1 | Russia |
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| B3 | Slovakia |
2 | SF1 | Canada |
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| SF2 | United States |
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| QF2 | Czech Republic |
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| B2 | Finland |
2 | A1 | United States |
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| A3 | Czech Republic |
3 | QF1 | Russia |
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| QF2 | Czech Republic |
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Quarterfinals
| January 1, 1997 | Canada | 7 – 2 (0-0, 3-1, 4-1) | Slovakia | Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva Attendance: 1,101 |
| Marc Denis | Goalies | Stanislav Petrik | Referee: Alex Dell Linesmen: Oswald Christian Pavel Halas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva |
Semifinals
| January 3, 1997 | Canada | 3 – 2 (1-1, 0-1, 2-0) | Russia | Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva Attendance: 1,976 |
| Marc Denis | Goalies | Radmir Faizov | Referee: Henrik Andersson Linesmen: Stefan Danielsson Pavel Halas | ||||||||||||||
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| 27 | Shots | 28 | |||||||||||||||
| January 3, 1997 | United States | 5 – 2 (2–2, 1–0, 2–0) | Czech Republic | Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva |
Bronze Medal Game
| 4 January 1997 |  Russia | 4-1 (2-0, 1-1, 1-0) | Czech Republic | Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva Attendance: 855 |
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Gold Medal Game
| 4 January 1997 |  Canada | 2-0 (0-0, 1-0, 1-0) | United States  | Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva Attendance: 4,269 |
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| Referee: Frantisek Rejhar Linesmen: Stefan Danielsson Pavel Halas | ||||||||
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| 23 | Shots | 35 | ||||||
Final standings
| Team | |
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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 leaders
| 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 |
| Brad Isbister | Canada | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Christian Dubé | Canada | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Cameron Mann | Canada | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Marek Melenovský | Czech Republic | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Boris Lingemann | Germany | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Ondrej Kratena | Czech Republic | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Ville Nieminen | Finland | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
Goaltending leaders
(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 awards
| 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 B
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 C
Played in Gheorgheni and Miercurea Ciuc, Romania from December 30 to January 3.
Preliminary Round
- 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 Games
- 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 D
Played in Sofia Bulgaria from December 30 to January 3.
Preliminary Round
- 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
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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 Games
- 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 links
- 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.
References
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