2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

The 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (2007 WJHC) was the 2007 edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was held in Mora and Leksand, Sweden between December 26, 2006 and January 5, 2007. The venues were FM Mattsson Arena in Mora, and Ejendals Arena in Leksand. The total attendance was a significant drop off from the 325,000-plus visitors at the previous World Juniors in British Columbia, Canada.

2007 IIHF World U20 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Sweden
Dates26 December – 5 January
Teams10
Venue(s)Ejendals Arena and
FM Mattsson Arena (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Canada (13th title)
Runner-up  Russia
Third place  United States
Fourth place Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored173 (5.58 per match)
Attendance63,493 (2,048 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Erik Johnson
Mikko Lehtonen
(10 points)
MVP Carey Price
2006
2008

For 2007, the tournament round-robin format was changed from previous years to resemble more closely the format used in the National Hockey League. Teams would receive three points for a win in regulation, while teams winning in overtime would receive two points. Teams losing in overtime would receive one point. During the round-robin portion of the tournament, a five-minute, four-on-four sudden-victory overtime would be played, while the knockout games and the gold medal game would use full-strength, ten- and twenty-minute sudden-victory overtimes, respectively. If the game remained tied after overtime, an NHL-style shootout (with three skaters instead of five, as per other international competitions) would be held.

Team Canada won its third consecutive gold medal, capping an undefeated tournament with a 4–2 victory over Russia in the gold medal game. The world championship for Canada was also their first on European ice in a decade; the Canadians had not won a World Junior gold medal in Europe since 1997 in Geneva, Switzerland, when they defeated the United States in the gold medal game.

Canadian goaltender Carey Price was named tournament MVP, garnering a 1.14 goals against average (GAA).[1][2]

Top Division

Venues

Ejendals Arena
Capacity: 7,650
FM Mattsson Arena
Capacity: 4,500
 SwedenLeksand  SwedenMora

Preliminary round

All times local (UTC+1).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada 4 4 0 0 0 14 4 +10 12 Semifinals
2  Sweden (H) 4 2 0 1 1 11 9 +2 7 Quarterfinals
3  United States 4 1 1 1 1 13 11 +2 6
4  Germany 4 1 1 0 2 8 9 1 5 Relegation round
5  Slovakia 4 0 0 0 4 6 19 13 0
Source: IIHF
(H) Host.
26 December 2006
15:00
Germany 2–1 OT
(1–0, 0–0, 0–1)
(OT: 1–0)
 United StatesEjendals Arena, Leksand
Attendance: 2,462
26 December 2006
19:00
Sweden 0–2
(0–1, 0–1, 0–0)
 CanadaEjendals Arena, Leksand
Attendance: 7,650

27 December 2006
19:00
Slovakia 2–4
(1–2, 1–0, 0–2)
 GermanyEjendals Arena, Leksand
Attendance: 495
27 December 2006
19:30
Canada 6–3
(2–0, 1–2, 3–1)
 United StatesFM Mattsson Arena, Mora
Attendance: 3,539

28 December 2006
19:30
Slovakia 3–6
(2–2, 1–1, 0–3)
 SwedenFM Mattsson Arena, Mora
Attendance: 4,037

29 December 2006
19:00
Germany 1–3
(0–1, 1–1, 0–1)
 CanadaEjendals Arena, Leksand
Attendance: 1,284

30 December 2006
17:00
United States 6–1
(2–0, 2–0, 2–1)
 SlovakiaEjendals Arena, Leksand
Attendance: 789
30 December 2006
17:00
Sweden 3–1
(1–0, 1–1, 1–0)
 GermanyFM Mattsson Arena, Mora
Attendance: 3,801

31 December 2006
13:00
Canada 3–0
(2–0, 1–0, 0–0)
 SlovakiaEjendals Arena, Leksand
Attendance: 1,434
31 December 2006
17:00
United States 3–2 OT
(0–0, 2–1, 0–1)
(OT: 1–0)
 SwedenEjendals Arena, Leksand
Attendance: 4,297

Group B

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Russia 4 4 0 0 0 20 3 +17 12 Semifinals
2  Finland 4 2 0 0 2 13 11 +2 6[lower-alpha 1] Quarterfinals
3  Czech Republic 4 2 0 0 2 10 12 2 6[lower-alpha 1]
4   Switzerland 4 1 0 0 3 6 15 9 3[lower-alpha 2] Relegation round
5  Belarus 4 1 0 0 3 7 15 8 3[lower-alpha 2]
Source: IIHF
Notes:
  1. Finland 6–2 Czech Republic
  2. Switzerland 4–1 Belarus
26 December 2006
15:00
Belarus 4–3
(1–1, 0–1, 3–1)
 FinlandFM Mattsson Arena, Mora
Attendance: 1,002
26 December 2006
19:00
Czech Republic 2–3
(1–0, 0–2, 1–1)
 RussiaFM Mattsson Arena, Mora
Attendance: 1,065

27 December 2006
16:00
Switzerland  4–1
(0–1, 2–0, 2–0)
 BelarusFM Mattsson Arena, Mora
Attendance: 954

28 December 2006
16:00
Finland 6–2
(0–1, 3–1, 3–0)
 Czech RepublicFM Mattsson Arena, Mora
Attendance: 1,458
28 December 2006
19:00
Russia 6–0
(0–0, 2–0, 4–0)
  SwitzerlandEjendals Arena, Leksand
Attendance: 481

29 December 2006
17:00
Belarus 1–6
(0–3, 1–2, 0–1)
 RussiaFM Mattsson Arena, Mora
Attendance: 956

30 December 2006
13:00
Finland 4–0
(2–0, 1–0, 1–0)
  SwitzerlandFM Mattsson Arena, Mora
Attendance: 1,154
30 December 2006
13:00
Czech Republic 2–1
(1–0, 0–1, 1–0)
 BelarusEjendals Arena, Leksand
Attendance: 401

31 December 2006
13:00
Russia 5–0
(2–0, 2–0, 1–0)
 FinlandFM Mattsson Arena, Mora
Attendance: 1,004
31 December 2006
17:00
Switzerland  2–4
(1–3, 1–0, 0–1)
 Czech RepublicFM Mattsson Arena, Mora
Attendance: 716

Relegation round

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
7   Switzerland 3 3 0 0 0 11 5 +6 9
8  Slovakia 3 1 0 0 2 12 6 +6 3[lower-alpha 1]
9  Germany 3 1 0 0 2 8 10 2 3[lower-alpha 1] 2008 Division I
10  Belarus 3 1 0 0 2 4 14 10 3[lower-alpha 1]
Source: IIHF
Notes:
  1. Slovakia 3 Pts, +7 GD; Germany 3 Pts, 0 GD; Belarus 3 Pts, –7 GD
2 January 2007
16:00
Switzerland  2–1
(1–0, 0–1, 1–0)
 SlovakiaFM Mattsson Arena, Mora
Attendance: 869

3 January 2007
16:00
Germany 1–3
(1–0, 0–1, 0–2)
 BelarusFM Mattsson Arena, Mora
Attendance: 701

4 January 2007
16:00
Belarus 0–9
(0–3, 0–4, 0–2)
 SlovakiaFM Mattsson Arena, Mora
Attendance: 514
4 January 2007
19:30
Germany 3–5
(2–2, 0–2, 1–1)
  SwitzerlandFM Mattsson Arena, Mora
Attendance: 702

Bracket

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals     Final
                           
        B1  Russia 4  
  A2  Sweden 5     QF1  Sweden 2    
  B3  Czech Republic 1         SF1  Russia 2
      SF2  Canada 4
        A1  Canada (GWS) 2    
  B2  Finland 3     QF2  United States 1   Third place
  A3  United States 6    Sweden 1
   United States 2

Quarterfinals

2 January 2007
19:30
Sweden 5–1
(2–1, 2–0, 1–0)
 Czech RepublicEjendals Arena, Leksand
Attendance: 3,313

2 January 2007
19:30
Finland 3–6
(0–1, 2–1, 1–4)
 United StatesFM Mattsson Arena, Mora
Attendance: 1,456

Semifinals

Note: Bye Teams will be the home team, but due to Canada being the home team in the first meeting, USA was the home team for their semifinal game.

3 January 2007
16:00
United States 1–2 GWS
(0–0, 1–0, 0–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
 CanadaEjendals Arena, Leksand
Attendance: 2,376

3 January 2007
19:30
Russia 4–2
(2–1, 1–0, 1–1)
 SwedenEjendals Arena, Leksand
Attendance: 5,354

Fifth place game

4 January 2007
19:30
Czech Republic 6–2
(2–1, 3–1, 1–0)
 FinlandEjendals Arena, Leksand
Attendance: 369

Bronze medal game

5 January 2007
16:00
Sweden 1–2
(0–1, 1–1, 0–0)
 United StatesEjendals Arena, Leksand
Attendance: 3,635

Final

5 January 2007
19:30
Russia 2–4
(0–3, 2–1, 0–0)
 CanadaEjendals Arena, Leksand
Attendance: 5,223

Scoring leaders

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM
1Erik Johnson United States74610+316
1Mikko Lehtonen Finland64610+10
3Perttu Lindgren Finland62810+18
4Patrick Kane United States7549+24
5Alexei Cherepanov Russia6538+22
5Oskar Osala Finland6538+24
5Felix Schütz Germany6538+28
8Vladimír Sobotka Czech Republic6448+212
9Alexander Bumagin Russia6268+116
10Jonathan Toews Canada6437+112

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
1Carey Price Canada370:0071.1417996.092
2Jeff Frazee United States313:1691.7214793.880
3Semyon Varlamov Russia358:1291.5113693.382
4Joel Gistedt Sweden275:3491.9610291.180
5Sebastian Stefaniszin Germany299:00142.8115390.850

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SA = Shots Against; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts

Awards

Final standings

Team
 Canada
 Russia
 United States
4th Sweden
5th Czech Republic
6th Finland
7th  Switzerland
8th Slovakia
9th Germany
10th Belarus

Division I

The following teams took part in the Division I tournament, that was held from December 11, 2006 through December 17, 2006. Group A was played at Odense, Denmark. Group B was played at Torre Pellice, Italy:

Group A

Team GP W L OTW OTL GF GA PTS
 Denmark 54100231112
 Latvia 54100291312
 Ukraine 5410015912
 Poland 5230014216
 Slovenia 5140012193
 Estonia 505005250

All times local

December 11, 2006
13:15
Estonia 06 Latvia
December 11, 2006
16:45
Ukraine 21 Slovenia
December 11, 2006
20:15
Poland 14 Denmark
December 12, 2006
13:15
Slovenia 41 Estonia
December 12, 2006
16:45
Latvia 72 Poland
December 12, 2006
20:15
Denmark 42 Ukraine
December 14, 2006
13:15
Estonia 36 Poland
December 14, 2006
16:45
Latvia 45 Ukraine
December 14, 2006
20:15
Denmark 42 Slovenia
December 15, 2006
13:15
Poland 04 Ukraine
December 15, 2006
16:45
Slovenia 27 Latvia
December 15, 2006
20:15
Denmark 71 Estonia
December 17, 2006
13:15
Slovenia 35 Poland
December 17, 2006
16:45
Ukraine 20 Estonia
December 17, 2006
20:15
Latvia 54 Denmark

 Denmark is promoted to Pool A and  Estonia is relegated to Division II for the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

Group B

Team GP W L OTW OTL GF GA PTS
 Kazakhstan 5311014911
 Austria 53101181510
 Great Britain 5320015139
 France 5220115177
 Norway 5131015145
 Italy 514008173

All times local

December 11, 2006
13:00
France 14 Kazakhstan
December 11, 2006
16:30
Great Britain 43 Norway
December 11, 2006
20:30
Austria 51 Italy
December 12, 2006
13:00
Norway 43 (OT) France
December 12, 2006
16:30
Kazakhstan 32 (OT) Austria
December 12, 2006
20:30
Italy 31 Great Britain
December 14, 2006
13:00
Norway 23 Austria
December 14, 2006
16:30
Great Britain 42 France
December 14, 2006
20:30
Kazakhstan 41 Italy
December 15, 2006
13:00
France 63 Austria
December 15, 2006
16:30
Kazakhstan 03 Great Britain
December 15, 2006
20:30
Italy 14 Norway
December 17, 2006
13:00
Austria 53 Great Britain
December 17, 2006
16:30
Norway 23 Kazakhstan
December 17, 2006
20:30
Italy 23 France

 Kazakhstan is promoted to Pool A and  Italy is relegated to Division II for the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

Division II

The following teams took part in the Division II tournament. Group A was played at Miercurea-Ciuc, Romania from December 11, 2006 through December 17, 2006. Group B was played at Elektrėnai, Lithuania from December 10, 2006 through December 16, 2006:

Group A

Team GP W L OTW OTL GF GA PTS
 Hungary 55000521215
 Romania 53110231311
 Croatia 53101231610
 Spain 5230016306
 Iceland 5140013353
 Australia 5050011320

All times local

December 11, 2006
13:30
Croatia 61 Australia
December 11, 2006
17:00
Iceland 34 Spain
December 11, 2006
20:30
Romania 28 Hungary
December 12, 2006
13:30
Australia 13 Iceland
December 12, 2006
17:00
Hungary 124 Spain
December 12, 2006
20:30
Croatia 34 (OT) Romania
December 14, 2006
13:30
Hungary 115 Australia
December 14, 2006
17:00
Croatia 86 Iceland
December 14, 2006
20:30
Romania 61 Spain
December 15, 2006
13:30
Iceland 117 Hungary
December 15, 2006
17:00
Spain 16 Croatia
December 15, 2006
20:30
Australia 16 Romania
December 17, 2006
13:30
Spain 63 Australia
December 17, 2006
17:00
Hungary 40 Croatia
December 17, 2006
20:30
Romania 50 Iceland

 Hungary is promoted to Division I and  Australia is relegated to Division III for the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

Group B

Note:  Serbia has been entered in place of  Serbia and Montenegro.

Team GP W L OTW OTL GF GA PTS
 Lithuania 5401030714
 Netherlands 53002301310
 Japan 5212031148
 South Korea 5130113184
 Mexico 514007373
 Serbia 5140012343

All times local

December 10, 2006
13:00
South Korea 34 (OT) Japan
December 10, 2006
16:30
Netherlands 91 Mexico
December 10, 2006
20:00
Lithuania 81 Serbia
December 11, 2006
13:00
Netherlands 52 South Korea
December 11, 2006
16:30
Japan 81 Serbia
December 11, 2006
20:00
Mexico 09 Lithuania
December 13, 2006
13:00
Japan 111 Mexico
December 13, 2006
16:30
South Korea 45 Serbia
December 13, 2006
20:00
Netherlands 34 (OT) Lithuania
December 14, 2006
13:00
Mexico 04 South Korea
December 14, 2006
16:30
Serbia 18 Netherlands
December 14, 2006
20:00
Lithuania 53 Japan
December 16, 2006
13:00
Serbia 45 Mexico
December 16, 2006
16:30
South Korea 04 Lithuania
December 16, 2006
20:00
Japan 54 (OT) Netherlands

 Lithuania is promoted to Division I and  Serbia is relegated to Division III for the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

Division III

The following teams took part in the Division III tournament, which was played at the Ankara Ice Palace in Ankara, Turkey from January 8, 2007 through January 14, 2007:

Team GP W L OTW OTL GF GA PTS
 China 54010371214
 Belgium 54001381213
 New Zealand 5221022188
 Armenia 5220126277
 Turkey 514009313
 Bulgaria 5050013450

All times local

January 8, 2007
13:00
New Zealand 65 (OT) Armenia
January 8, 2007
16:30
Belgium 91 Bulgaria
January 8, 2007
20:00
Turkey 06 China
January 9, 2007
13:00
China 153 Bulgaria
January 9, 2007
16:30
Armenia 47 Belgium
January 9, 2007
20:00
New Zealand 26 Turkey
January 11, 2007
13:00
China 74 Armenia
January 11, 2007
16:30
New Zealand 15 Belgium
January 11, 2007
20:00
Turkey 42 Bulgaria
January 12, 2007
13:00
Belgium 45 (OT) China
January 12, 2007
16:30
Bulgaria 28 New Zealand
January 12, 2007
20:00
Armenia 42 Turkey
January 14, 2007
13:00
Bulgaria 59 Armenia
January 14, 2007
16:30
Turkey 113 Belgium
January 14, 2007
20:00
China 41 New Zealand

 China and  Belgium are promoted to Division II for the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

See also

Preceded by
2006 World Juniors
World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

See also: 2007 World Championships
Succeeded by
2008 World Juniors

References

  1. TSN (2007-01-05). "Canada beats Russia in Gold Medal Game". tsn.ca. Archived from the original on 2007-01-08. Retrieved 2007-01-05.
  2. International Ice Hockey Federation (2007-01-05). "Goalkeepers" (PDF). iihf.com. Retrieved 2007-01-05.
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