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 robin
Group A
Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 7 |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 4 |
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4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 3 |
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4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 0 |
December 26, 1996 | United States ![]() | 4 – 0 | ![]() | Geneva |
December 26, 1996 | Czech Republic ![]() | 8 – 2 | ![]() | Morges |
December 27, 1996 | Canada ![]() | 4 – 1 | ![]() | Geneva |
December 27, 1996 | Czech Republic ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() | Morges |
December 28, 1996 | Canada ![]() | 4 – 4 | ![]() | Geneva |
December 29, 1996 | Switzerland ![]() | 6 – 2 | ![]() | Geneva |
December 29, 1996 | United States ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() | Geneva |
December 30, 1996 | Canada ![]() | 4 – 1 | ![]() | Geneva |
December 31, 1996 | Canada ![]() | 3 – 3 | ![]() | Geneva |
December 31, 1996 | United States ![]() | 8 – 0 | ![]() | Geneva |
Group B
Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 7 |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 6 |
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 |
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4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
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4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 33 | 0 |
December 26, 1996 | Russia ![]() | 4 – 3 | ![]() | Geneva |
December 26, 1996 | Finland ![]() | 7 – 0 | ![]() | Morges |
December 27, 1996 | Slovakia ![]() | 4 – 1 | ![]() | Geneva |
December 27, 1996 | Russia ![]() | 12 – 0 | ![]() | Morges |
December 28, 1996 | Finland ![]() | 4 – 2 | ![]() | Morges |
December 29, 1996 | Slovakia ![]() | 7 – 4 | ![]() | Morges |
December 29, 1996 | Russia ![]() | 4 – 2 | ![]() | Morges |
December 30, 1996 | Sweden ![]() | 7 – 2 | ![]() | Morges |
December 31, 1996 | Finland ![]() | 4 – 3 | ![]() | Morges |
December 31, 1996 | Russia ![]() | 0 – 0 | ![]() | Morges |
Relegation round
Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 0 |
December 29, 1996 | Switzerland ![]() | 6 – 2 | ![]() | Geneva |
December 30, 1996 | Sweden ![]() | 7 – 2 | ![]() | Morges |
January 2, 1997 | Switzerland ![]() | 6 – 1 | ![]() | Morges |
January 2, 1997 | Sweden ![]() | 8 – 2 | ![]() | Morges |
January 3, 1997 | Switzerland ![]() | 6 – 2 | ![]() | Morges |
January 3, 1997 | Germany ![]() | 7 – 0 | ![]() | Morges |
Medal Rounds
Quarter finals | Semi finals | Final | |||||||||||
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7 | B1 | ![]() |
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B3 | ![]() |
2 | SF1 | ![]() |
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SF2 | ![]() |
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QF2 | ![]() |
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B2 | ![]() |
2 | A1 | ![]() |
5 | Third place | |||||||
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3 | QF1 | ![]() |
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QF2 | ![]() |
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Quarterfinals
January 1, 1997 | Canada ![]() | 7 – 2 (0-0, 3-1, 4-1) | ![]() | 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) | ![]() | Geneva |
Semifinals
January 3, 1997 | Canada ![]() | 3 – 2 (1-1, 0-1, 2-0) | ![]() | 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) | ![]() | Geneva |
Bronze Medal Game
4 January 1997 | ![]() ![]() | 4-1 (2-0, 1-1, 1-0) | ![]() | Vernets Arena Attendance: 855 |
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Gold Medal Game
4 January 1997 | ![]() ![]() | 2-0 (0-0, 1-0, 1-0) | ![]() ![]() | Vernets Arena Attendance: 4,269 |
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23 | Shots | 35 |
Final standings
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Scoring leaders
Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts |
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Mike York | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Tomi Kallio | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
Erik Rasmussen | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
Rastislav Pavlikovský | ![]() | 7 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
Alexei Morozov | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
Niko Kapanen | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Alexei Kolkounov | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Ľubomír Vaic | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
Sergei Samsonov | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
Marián Hossa | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
Mark Parrish | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
Player | Country | MINS | GAA |
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Denis Khlopotnov | ![]() | 180 | 0.33 |
Brian Boucher | ![]() | 357.13 | 1.51 |
Marc Denis | ![]() | 419.52 | 1.86 |
David Aebischer | ![]() | 300 | 2.00 |
Adam Svoboda | ![]() | 428.27 | 2.66 |
Tournament awards
IIHF Directorate Awards | Media All-Star Team | |
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Goaltender | ![]() | ![]() |
Defencemen | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
Forwards | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 15 | 13 | 4 - 1 | 1 - 1 | 7 - 5 | 3 - 1 | 4 - 0 | 11 - 3 | 9 - 4 | ||
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7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 19 | 11 | 1 - 4 | 4 - 3 | 5 - 5 | 2 - 1 | 4 - 3 | 9 - 1 | 3 - 2 | ||
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7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 1 - 1 | 3 - 4 | 5 - 4 | 4 - 3 | 1 - 1 | 3 - 2 | 5 - 1 | ||
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7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 23 | 7 | 5 - 7 | 5 - 5 | 4 - 5 | 2 - 2 | 3 - 3 | 5 - 1 | 9 - 0 | ||
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7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 18 | 7 | 1 - 3 | 1 - 2 | 3 - 4 | 2 - 2 | 4 - 3 | 8 - 1 | 7 - 3 | ||
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7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 0 - 4 | 3 - 4 | 1 - 1 | 3 - 3 | 3 - 4 | 6 - 1 | 8 - 0 | ||
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7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 44 | 2 | 3 - 11 | 1 - 9 | 2 - 3 | 1 - 5 | 1 - 8 | 1 - 6 | 5 - 2 | ||
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7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 46 | 0 | 4 - 9 | 2 - 3 | 1 - 5 | 0 - 9 | 3 - 7 | 0 - 8 | 2 - 5 |
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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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 7 - 2 | 8 - 0 | 11 - 0 | ||
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 - 7 | 4 - 2 | 7 - 0 | ||
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 - 8 | 2 - 4 | 4 - 0 | ||
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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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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 6 - 2 | 6 - 2 | 10 - 2 | ||
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 2 - 6 | 9 - 0 | 16 - 2 | ||
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 2 - 6 | 0 - 9 | 6 - 3 | ||
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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
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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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 4 | 6 | 10 - 1 | 15 - 1 | 20 - 2 | ||
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 - 10 | 3 - 1 | 13 - 1 | ||
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 1 - 15 | 1 - 3 | 7 - 2 | ||
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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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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 7 | 6 | 8 - 3 | 12 - 3 | 18 - 1 | ||
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 3 - 8 | 9 - 4 | 10 - 0 | ||
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 3 - 12 | 4 - 9 | 6 - 2 | ||
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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.