2007 IIHF World U18 Championships
The 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships was an ice hockey tournament held in Rauma and Tampere, Finland. The championships began on April 11, 2007 and finished on April 22, 2007. Games were played at Äijänsuo Arena in Rauma and Tampere Ice Stadium in Tampere. Russia defeated the United States 6–5 in the final to claim the gold medal, while Sweden defeated Canada 8–3 to capture the bronze medal.
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  Finland |
| Dates | 11–22 April 2007 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Russia (3rd title) |
Runner-up  |  United States |
Third place  |  Sweden |
| Fourth place | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 31 |
| Goals scored | 210 (6.77 per match) |
| Attendance | 53,312 (1,720 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) | James van Riemsdyk Colin Wilson (12 points) |
| MVP | James van Riemsdyk |
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Top Division
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Canada |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8 | +16 | 11 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Russia |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | United States |
4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 7 | |
| 4 |  Germany |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 3 | Relegation round |
| 5 |  Latvia |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 26 | −20 | 0 |
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| 12 April 2007 16:00 | Canada | 7–3 (3–1, 2–1, 2–1) | Germany | Äijänsuo Arena, Rauma Attendance: 1,490 |
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| 12 April 2007 19:30 | Russia | 5–3 (1–1, 1–1, 3–1) | United States | Äijänsuo Arena, Rauma Attendance: 1,639 |
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| 13 April 2007 16:00 | Germany | 1–9 (0–5, 1–2, 0–2) | United States | Äijänsuo Arena, Rauma Attendance: 1,244 |
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| 13 April 2007 19:30 | Russia | 6–3 (2–0, 2–2, 2–1) | Latvia | Äijänsuo Arena, Rauma Attendance: 1,370 |
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| 14 April 2007 16:00 | Latvia | 1–9 (0–4, 0–2, 1–3) | Canada | Äijänsuo Arena, Rauma Attendance: 1,156 |
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| 15 April 2007 15:00 | Germany | 1–3 (0–0, 0–1, 1–2) | Russia | Äijänsuo Arena, Rauma Attendance: 2,031 |
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| 15 April 2007 18:30 | United States | 2–3 GWS (0–0, 2–1, 0–1) OT: (0–0) SO: (0–1) | Canada | Äijänsuo Arena, Rauma Attendance: 2,631 |
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| 16 April 2007 16:00 | Latvia | 2–3 (0–2, 2–0, 0–1) | Germany | Äijänsuo Arena, Rauma Attendance: 1,008 |
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| 17 April 2007 16:00 | United States | 8–0 (4–0, 1–0, 3–0) | Latvia | Äijänsuo Arena, Rauma Attendance: 2,032 |
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| 17 April 2007 19:30 | Canada | 5–2 (1–1, 3–1, 1–0) | Russia | Äijänsuo Arena, Rauma Attendance: 2,568 |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Sweden |
4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 8 | Semifinals |
| 2 |  Slovakia |
4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 |  Switzerland |
4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Czech Republic |
4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 5 | Relegation round |
| 5 | Finland (H) |
4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 4 |
| 11 April 2007 17:30 | Sweden | 2–1 GWS | Finland | Äijänsuo Arena, Rauma Attendance: 4,323 |
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| 12 April 2007 15:00 | Czech Republic | 4–2 | Switzerland | Tampere Ice Stadium, Tampere Attendance: 1,535 |
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| 13 April 2007 16:00 | Sweden | 3–6 | Slovakia | Tampere Ice Stadium, Tampere Attendance: 1,298 |
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| 13 April 2007 19:30 | Switzerland | 5–1 | Finland | Tampere Ice Stadium, Tampere Attendance: 2,702 |
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| 14 April 2007 15:00 | Slovakia | 2–3 GWS | Czech Republic | Tampere Ice Stadium, Tampere Attendance: 1,648 |
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| 15 April 2007 15:00 | Switzerland | 0–2 | Sweden | Tampere Ice Stadium, Tampere Attendance: 1,890 |
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| 15 April 2007 18:30 | Finland | 4–2 | Czech Republic | Tampere Ice Stadium, Tampere Attendance: 4,220 |
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| 16 April 2007 15:00 | Slovakia | 0–4 | Switzerland | Tampere Ice Stadium, Tampere Attendance: 1,401 |
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| 17 April 2007 16:00 | Czech Republic | 0–3 | Sweden | Tampere Ice Stadium, Tampere Attendance: 918 |
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| 17 April 2007 19:30 | Finland | 0–1 | Slovakia | Tampere Ice Stadium, Tampere Attendance: 2,590 |
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Relegation round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
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| 7 | Finland (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 9 | |
| 8 | Germany |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 6 | |
| 9 | Czech Republic |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 3 | 2008 Division I |
| 10 | Latvia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 0 |
| 19 April 2007 15:00 | Czech Republic | 4–1 (1–0, 2–0, 1–1) | Latvia | Äijänsuo Arena, Rauma Attendance: 979 |
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| 19 April 2007 18:30 | Germany | 3–4 (1–2, 2–1, 0–1) | Finland | Äijänsuo Arena, Rauma Attendance: 1,405 |
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| 20 April 2007 15:00 | Germany | 6–3 (1–2, 2–1, 3–0) | Czech Republic | Äijänsuo Arena, Rauma Attendance: 731 |
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| 20 April 2007 18:30 | Latvia | 3–6 (0–1, 2–2, 1–3) | Finland | Äijänsuo Arena, Rauma Attendance: 1,238 |
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Bracket
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| A1 | Canada |
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| B2 | Slovakia |
2 | A3 | United States (GWS) |
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| A2 | Russia (OT) |
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| B3 | Switzerland |
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Quarterfinals
| 19 April 2007 15:00 | Russia | 4–3 OT (2–1, 0–0, 1–2) OT: (1–0) | Switzerland | Tampere Ice Stadium, Tampere Attendance: 724 |
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| Vadim Zhelobnyuk | Goalies | Robert Mayer | Referee: Travis Smith Linesmen: František Kalivoda Felix Winnekens | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | Shots | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 April 2007 18:30 | Slovakia | 2–7 (1–2, 1–3, 0–2) | United States | Tampere Ice Stadium, Tampere Attendance: 1,204 |
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| 24 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||
| 21 | Shots | 51 | |||
Semifinals
| 20 April 2007 15:00 | Sweden | 4–5 (0–0, 2–3, 2–2) | Russia | Tampere Ice Stadium, Tampere Attendance: 955 |
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| Mark Owuya | Goalies | Vadim Zhelobnyuk Alexander Pechursky | Referee: Kyle Rehman Linesmen: František Kalivoda Felix Winnekens | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Shots | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 April 2007 18:30 | Canada | 3–4 GWS (0–1, 3–1, 0–1) OT: (0–0) SO: (0–1) | United States | Tampere Ice Stadium, Tampere Attendance: 1,505 |
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| 31 | Shots | 45 | |||
Fifth place game
| 21 April 2007 18:30 | Switzerland | 1–4 (0–0, 0–1, 1–3) | Slovakia | Tampere Ice Stadium, Tampere Attendance: 416 |
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| 6 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||
| 28 | Shots | 28 | |||
Bronze medal game
| 22 April 2007 14:00 | Canada | 3–8 (0–2, 2–1, 1–5) | Sweden | Tampere Ice Stadium, Tampere Attendance: 2,182 |
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| Trevor Cann Braden Holtby | Goalies | Mark Owuya | Referee: Vladimír Baluška Linesmen: František Kalivoda Alexander Pavlovič | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Shots | 55 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Final
| 22 April 2007 18:00 | United States | 5–6 (3–2, 1–2, 1–2) | Russia | Tampere Ice Stadium, Tampere Attendance: 2,279 |
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| Josh Unice | Goalies | Alexander Pechursky Vadim Zhelobnyuk | Referee: Kyle Rehman Linesmen: Fredrik Carlman Antti Orelma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | Shots | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scoring leaders
| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
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| 1 | James van Riemsdyk | United States | 7 | 5 | 7 | 12 | +2 | 4 |
| 1 | Colin Wilson | United States | 7 | 5 | 7 | 12 | +3 | 4 |
| 3 | Jordan Schroeder | United States | 7 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +3 | 0 |
| 4 | Steven Stamkos | Canada | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | +2 | 8 |
| 5 | Adam Bezák | Slovakia | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +4 | 6 |
| 5 | Nikita Filatov | Russia | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +4 | 6 |
| 5 | Simon Hjalmarsson | Sweden | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +8 | 4 |
| 8 | Alexei Cherepanov | Russia | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Jamie Arniel | Canada | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +3 | 10 |
| 10 | Mikael Backlund | Sweden | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO |
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| 1 | Robert Mayer | Switzerland | 304:15 | 11 | 2.17 | 145 | 92.41 | 1 |
| 2 | Jaroslav Janus | Slovakia | 267:37 | 14 | 3.14 | 177 | 92.09 | 0 |
| 3 | Juha Metsola | Finland | 198:38 | 7 | 2.11 | 86 | 91.86 | 0 |
| 4 | Trevor Cann | Canada | 366:10 | 18 | 2.95 | 219 | 91.78 | 0 |
| 5 | Mark Owuya | Sweden | 345:00 | 13 | 2.26 | 143 | 90.91 | 2 |
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SA = Shots Against; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF
Awards
- Best players selected by the Directorate:
- Best Goaltender: Josh Unice
- Best Defenceman: Kevin Shattenkirk
- Best Forward: James van Riemsdyk
- Best Goaltender:
Source: IIHF
- Media All-Stars:
- Goaltender: Josh Unice
- Defensemen: Victor Hedman / Kevin Shattenkirk
- Forwards: Alexei Cherepanov / Steven Stamkos / James van Riemsdyk
- MVP: James van Riemsdyk
- Goaltender:
Source: IIHF
Final standings
| Rk. | Team |
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 | Russia |
 | United States |
 | Sweden |
| 4 | Canada |
| 5 | Slovakia |
| 6 | Switzerland |
| 7 | Finland |
| 8 | Germany |
| 9 | Czech Republic |
| 10 | Latvia |
Czech Republic and Latvia are relegated to Division I for the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships.
Division I
Division I consisted of two separate tournaments. The Group A tournament was held between 6 April and 12 April 2007 in Maribor, Slovenia and the Group B tournament was held between 4 April and 10 April 2007 in Sanok, Poland. Belarus and Denmark won the Group A and Group B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to the Championship Division for the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships. While France finished last in Group A and Great Britain last in Group B and were both relegated to Division II for 2007.[1][2]
- Final standings
Division II
Division II consisted of two separate tournaments. The Group A tournament was held between 15 and 21 April 2007 in Miskolc, Hungary and the Group B tournament was held between 12 and 18 March 2006 in Miercurea Ciuc, Romania. Netherlands and Lithuania won the Group A and Group B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to Division I for the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships. While Mexico finished last in Group A and Serbia last in Group B and were both relegated to Division III for 2008.[3][4]
- Final standings
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Division III
The Division III tournament was held between 5 and 11 March 2007 in Beijing, China. Spain and China finished first and second respectively and both gained promotion to Division II for the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships.[5]
- Final standings
Spain — promoted to Division II for 2008
China — promoted to Division II for 2008
Iceland
New Zealand
South Africa
Turkey
References
- "2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Div I Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
- "2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Div I Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
- "2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Div II Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2013-01-02.
- "2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Div II Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2013-01-02.
- "2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Div III". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
- "2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Div IIIQ". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
External links
- Official results and statistics from the International Ice Hockey Federation
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