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.
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  |
| Dates | December 26 – January 5 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Venue(s) | Ejendals Arena and FM Mattsson Arena (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
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Runner-up  |  |
Third place  |  |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 31 |
| Goals scored | 173 (5.58 per match) |
| Attendance | 63,493 (2,048 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) |  |
| MVP | |
← 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]
Venues
| Ejendals Arena Capacity: 7,650 |
FM Mattsson Arena Capacity: 4,500 |
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Championship results
Preliminary round
Group A
| Team | GP | W | L | OTW | OTL | GF | GA | PTS |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 12 |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 6 |
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4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
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4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 0 |
- Schedule
All times local (UTC +1)
| December 26, 2006 15:00 | Germany | 2–1 (OT) | | Ejendals Arena Attendance: 2462 (Cap. 7,600) |
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| December 26, 2006 19:00 | Sweden | 0–2 | | Ejendals Arena Attendance: 7650 (Cap. 7,600) |
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| December 27, 2006 19:00 | Slovakia | 2–4 | | Ejendals Arena Attendance: 495 (Cap. 7,600) |
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| December 27, 2006 19:30 | Canada | 6–3 | | FM Mattsson Arena Attendance: 3539 (Cap. 4,500) |
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| December 28, 2006 19:30 | Slovakia | 3–6 | | FM Mattsson Arena Attendance: 4037 (Cap. 4,500) |
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| December 29, 2006 19:00 | Germany | 1–3 | | Ejendals Arena Attendance: 1284 (Cap. 7,600) |
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| December 30, 2006 17:00 | United States | 6–1 | | Ejendals Arena Attendance: 789 (Cap. 7,600) |
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| December 30, 2006 17:00 | Sweden | 3–1 | | FM Mattsson Arena Attendance: 3801 (Cap. 4,500) |
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| December 31, 2006 13:00 | Canada | 3–0 | | Ejendals Arena Attendance: 1434 (Cap. 7,600) |
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| December 31, 2006 17:00 | United States | 3–2 (OT) | | Ejendals Arena Attendance: 4,297 (Cap. 7,600) |
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Group B
| Team | GP | W | L | OTW | OTL | GF | GA | PTS |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 12 |
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 6 |
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 6 |
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4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 3 |
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4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 3 |
- Schedule
All times local (UTC +1)
| December 26, 2006 15:00 | Belarus | 4–3 | | FM Mattsson Arena Attendance: 1,002 (Cap. 4,500) |
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| December 26, 2006 19:00 | Czech Republic | 2–3 | | FM Mattsson Arena Attendance: 1,065 (Cap. 4,500) |
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| December 27, 2006 16:00 | Switzerland | 4–1 | | FM Mattsson Arena Attendance: 954 (Cap. 4,500) |
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| December 28, 2006 16:00 | Finland | 6–2 | | FM Mattsson Arena Attendance: 1,458 (Cap. 4,500) |
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| December 28, 2006 19:00 | Russia | 6–0 | | Ejendals Arena Attendance: 481 (Cap. 7,600) |
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| December 29, 2006 17:00 | Belarus | 1–6 | | FM Mattsson Arena Attendance: 956 (Cap. 4,500) |
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| December 30, 2006 13:00 | Finland | 4–0 | | FM Mattsson Arena Attendance: 1154 (Cap. 4,500) |
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| December 30, 2006 13:00 | Czech Republic | 2–1 | | Ejendals Arena Attendance: 401 (Cap. 7,600) |
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| December 31, 2006 13:00 | Russia | 5–0 | | FM Mattsson Arena Attendance: 1004 (Cap. 4,500) |
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| December 31, 2006 17:00 | Switzerland | 2–4 | | FM Mattsson Arena Attendance: 716 (Cap. 4,500) |
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Relegation round
| Team | GP | W | L | OTW | OTL | GF | GA | PTS |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 9 |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 3 |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 3 |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 3 |
Note: Matches
- Schedule
All times local (UTC +1)
| January 2, 2007 16:00 | Switzerland | 2–1 | | FM Mattsson Arena Attendance: 869 (Cap. 4,500) |
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| January 3, 2007 16:00 | Germany | 1–3 | | FM Mattsson Arena Attendance: 701 (Cap. 4,500) |
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| January 4, 2007 16:00 | Belarus | 0–9 | | FM Mattsson Arena Attendance: 514 (Cap. 4,500) |
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| January 4, 2007 19:30 | Germany | 3–5 | | FM Mattsson Arena Attendance: 702 (Cap. 4,500) |
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Final round
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- Quarterfinals
| January 2, 2007 19:30 | Sweden | 5–1 | | Ejendals Arena Attendance: 3,313 (Cap. 7,600) |
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| January 2, 2007 19:30 | Finland | 3–6 | | FM Mattsson Arena Attendance: 1,456 (Cap. 4,500) |
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- 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 semi final game.
| January 3, 2007 16:00 | Canada | 2–1 (SO) | | Ejendals Arena Attendance: 2,376 (Cap. 7,600) |
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| January 3, 2007 19:45 | Sweden | 2–4 | | Ejendals Arena Attendance: 5,354 (Cap. 7,600) |
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- 5th place playoff
| January 4, 2007 19:30 | Czech Republic | 6–2 | | Ejendals Arena Attendance: 369 (Cap. 7,600) |
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- Bronze medal game
| January 5, 2007 16:00 | Sweden | 1–2 | | Ejendals Arena Attendance: 3,635 (Cap. 7,600) |
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- Gold medal game
| January 5, 2007 19:30 | Canada | 4–2 | | Ejendals Arena Attendance: 5223 (Cap. 7,600) |
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Scoring leaders
| Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM[3] |
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| Mikko Lehtonen | | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +1 | 0 |
| Perttu Lindgren | | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | +1 | 8 |
| Erik Johnson | | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +3 | 16 |
| Patrick Kane | | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +2 | 4 |
| Alexei Cherepanov | | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +2 | 2 |
| Oskar Osala | | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +2 | 4 |
| Felix Schütz | | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +2 | 8 |
| Vladimír Sobotka | | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +2 | 12 |
| Alexander Bumagin | | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +1 | 16 |
| Jonathan Toews | | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +1 | 12 |
Goaltending leaders
(Minimum 60 minutes played)
| Player | Country | MINS | GA | Sv% | GAA | SO[2] |
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| Carey Price | | 370:00 | 7 | .9609 | 1.14 | 2 |
| Semyon Varlamov | | 358:12 | 9 | .9338 | 1.51 | 2 |
| Jeff Frazee | | 313:16 | 9 | .9388 | 1.72 | 0 |
| Joel Gistedt | | 275:34 | 9 | .9118 | 1.96 | 0 |
| Branislav Konrád | | 269:59 | 11 | .9060 | 2.44 | 1 |
Tournament awards
- Most Valuable Player[1]
- All-star team[1]
- Goaltender:
- Defencemen:
- Forwards:
- IIHF best player awards[1]
- Goaltender:
- Defenceman:
- Forward:
Final standings
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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 |
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 12 |
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 13 | 12 |
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 12 |
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5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 6 |
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5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 3 |
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5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 0 |
All times local
| December 11, 2006 13:15 | Estonia | 0–6 | |
| December 11, 2006 16:45 | Ukraine | 2–1 | |
| December 11, 2006 20:15 | Poland | 1–4 | |
| December 12, 2006 13:15 | Slovenia | 4–1 | |
| December 12, 2006 16:45 | Latvia | 7–2 | |
| December 12, 2006 20:15 | Denmark | 4–2 | |
| December 14, 2006 13:15 | Estonia | 3–6 | |
| December 14, 2006 16:45 | Latvia | 4–5 | |
| December 14, 2006 20:15 | Denmark | 4–2 | |
| December 15, 2006 13:15 | Poland | 0–4 | |
| December 15, 2006 16:45 | Slovenia | 2–7 | |
| December 15, 2006 20:15 | Denmark | 7–1 | |
| December 17, 2006 13:15 | Slovenia | 3–5 | |
| December 17, 2006 16:45 | Ukraine | 2–0 | |
| December 17, 2006 20:15 | Latvia | 5–4 | |
Group B
| Team | GP | W | L | OTW | OTL | GF | GA | PTS |
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 11 |
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5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 10 |
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 9 |
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5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 7 |
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5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 5 |
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5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 3 |
All times local
| December 11, 2006 13:00 | France | 1–4 | |
| December 11, 2006 16:30 | Great Britain | 4–3 | |
| December 11, 2006 20:30 | Austria | 5–1 | |
| December 12, 2006 13:00 | Norway | 4–3 (OT) | |
| December 12, 2006 16:30 | Kazakhstan | 3–2 (OT) | |
| December 12, 2006 20:30 | Italy | 3–1 | |
| December 14, 2006 13:00 | Norway | 2–3 | |
| December 14, 2006 16:30 | Great Britain | 4–2 | |
| December 14, 2006 20:30 | Kazakhstan | 4–1 | |
| December 15, 2006 13:00 | France | 6–3 | |
| December 15, 2006 16:30 | Kazakhstan | 0–3 | |
| December 15, 2006 20:30 | Italy | 1–4 | |
| December 17, 2006 13:00 | Austria | 5–3 | |
| December 17, 2006 16:30 | Norway | 2–3 | |
| December 17, 2006 20:30 | Italy | 2–3 | |
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 |
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 12 | 15 |
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 11 |
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5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 10 |
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5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 30 | 6 |
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5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 35 | 3 |
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5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 32 | 0 |
All times local
| December 11, 2006 13:30 | Croatia | 6–1 | |
| December 11, 2006 17:00 | Iceland | 3–4 | |
| December 11, 2006 20:30 | Romania | 2–8 | |
| December 12, 2006 13:30 | Australia | 1–3 | |
| December 12, 2006 17:00 | Hungary | 12–4 | |
| December 12, 2006 20:30 | Croatia | 3–4 (OT) | |
| December 14, 2006 13:30 | Hungary | 11–5 | |
| December 14, 2006 17:00 | Croatia | 8–6 | |
| December 14, 2006 20:30 | Romania | 6–1 | |
| December 15, 2006 13:30 | Iceland | 1–17 | |
| December 15, 2006 17:00 | Spain | 1–6 | |
| December 15, 2006 20:30 | Australia | 1–6 | |
| December 17, 2006 13:30 | Spain | 6–3 | |
| December 17, 2006 17:00 | Hungary | 4–0 | |
| December 17, 2006 20:30 | Romania | 5–0 | |
Group B
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| Team | GP | W | L | OTW | OTL | GF | GA | PTS |
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 14 |
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5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 10 |
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 14 | 8 |
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5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 4 |
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5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 37 | 3 |
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5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 34 | 3 |
All times local
| December 10, 2006 13:00 | South Korea | 3–4 (OT) | |
| December 10, 2006 16:30 | Netherlands | 9–1 | |
| December 10, 2006 20:00 | Lithuania | 8–1 | |
| December 11, 2006 13:00 | Netherlands | 5–2 | |
| December 11, 2006 16:30 | Japan | 8–1 | |
| December 11, 2006 20:00 | Mexico | 0–9 | |
| December 13, 2006 13:00 | Japan | 11–1 | |
| December 13, 2006 16:30 | South Korea | 4–5 | |
| December 13, 2006 20:00 | Netherlands | 3–4 (OT) | |
| December 14, 2006 13:00 | Mexico | 0–4 | |
| December 14, 2006 16:30 | Serbia | 1–8 | |
| December 14, 2006 20:00 | Lithuania | 5–3 | |
| December 16, 2006 13:00 | Serbia | 4–5 | |
| December 16, 2006 16:30 | South Korea | 0–4 | |
| December 16, 2006 20:00 | Japan | 5–4 (OT) | |
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 |
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 12 | 14 |
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5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 12 | 13 |
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5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 8 |
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5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 27 | 7 |
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5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 31 | 3 |
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5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 45 | 0 |
All times local
| January 8, 2007 13:00 | New Zealand | 6–5 (OT) | |
| January 8, 2007 16:30 | Belgium | 9–1 | |
| January 8, 2007 20:00 | Turkey | 0–6 | |
| January 9, 2007 13:00 | China | 15–3 | |
| January 9, 2007 16:30 | Armenia | 4–7 | |
| January 9, 2007 20:00 | New Zealand | 2–6 | |
| January 11, 2007 13:00 | China | 7–4 | |
| January 11, 2007 16:30 | New Zealand | 1–5 | |
| January 11, 2007 20:00 | Turkey | 4–2 | |
| January 12, 2007 13:00 | Belgium | 4–5 (OT) | |
| January 12, 2007 16:30 | Bulgaria | 2–8 | |
| January 12, 2007 20:00 | Armenia | 4–2 | |
| January 14, 2007 13:00 | Bulgaria | 5–9 | |
| January 14, 2007 16:30 | Turkey | 1–13 | |
| January 14, 2007 20:00 | China | 4–1 | |
See also
| Preceded by 2006 World Juniors |
World Junior Ice Hockey Championships See also: 2007 World Championships |
Succeeded by 2008 World Juniors |
References
- 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.
- International Ice Hockey Federation (2007-01-05). "Goalkeepers" (PDF). iihf.com. Retrieved 2007-01-05.
- International Ice Hockey Federation (2007-01-05). "Scoring leaders" (PDF). iihf.com. Retrieved 2007-01-05.