1997 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
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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 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.
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 | ![]() | Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva |
December 26, 1996 | Czech Republic ![]() | 8 – 2 | ![]() | Morges |
December 27, 1996 | Canada ![]() | 4 – 1 (1-1, 1-0, 2-0) | ![]() | Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva Attendance: 850 |
Marc Denis | Goalies | Kai Fischer | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||
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34 | Shots | 22 |
December 27, 1996 | Czech Republic ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() | Morges |
December 28, 1996 | Canada ![]() | 4 – 4 (2-2, 1-0, 1-2) | ![]() | Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva Attendance: 2,769 |
Marc Denis | Goalies | Brian Boucher | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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32 | Shots | 26 |
December 29, 1996 | Switzerland ![]() | 6 – 2 | ![]() | Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva |
December 29, 1996 | United States ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() | Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva |
December 30, 1996 | Canada ![]() | 4 – 1 (0-1, 2-0, 2-0) | ![]() | Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva Attendance: 3,353 |
Marc Denis | Goalies | David Aebischer | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||
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35 | Shots | 21 |
December 31, 1996 | Canada ![]() | 3 – 3 (1-1, 1-1, 1-1) | ![]() | Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva Attendance: 515 |
Marc Denis | Goalies | Adam Svoboda | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||
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29 | Shots | 22 |
December 31, 1996 | United States ![]() | 8 – 0 | ![]() | Patinoire des Vernets, 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 | ![]() | Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva |
December 26, 1996 | Finland ![]() | 7 – 0 | ![]() | Morges |
December 27, 1996 | Slovakia ![]() | 4 – 1 | ![]() | Patinoire des Vernets, 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 | ![]() | Patinoire des Vernets, 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 |
Poland was relegated for the 1998 World Junior Championships.
Medal Rounds[]
Quarter finals | Semi finals | Final | ||||||||||||
QF1 | ![]() | 3 | ||||||||||||
A2 | ![]() | 7 | B1 | ![]() | 2 | |||||||||
B3 | ![]() | 2 | SF1 | ![]() | 2 | |||||||||
SF2 | ![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||
QF2 | ![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||
B2 | ![]() | 2 | A1 | ![]() | 5 | |||||||||
A3 | ![]() | 3 | Third place | |||||||||||
QF1 | ![]() | 4 | ||||||||||||
QF2 | ![]() | 1 |
Quarterfinals[]
January 1, 1997 | Canada ![]() | 7 – 2 (0-0, 3-1, 4-1) | ![]() | Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva Attendance: 1,101 |
Marc Denis | Goalies | Stanislav Petrik | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | ![]() | Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva |
Semifinals[]
January 3, 1997 | Canada ![]() | 3 – 2 (1-1, 0-1, 2-0) | ![]() | Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva Attendance: 1,976 |
Marc Denis | Goalies | Radmir Faizov | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||
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27 | Shots | 28 |
January 3, 1997 | United States ![]() | 5 – 2 (2–2, 1–0, 2–0) | ![]() | Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva |
5th place game[]
January 3, 1997 | Finland ![]() | 6 – 4 (4–1, 0–1, 2–2) | ![]() | Morges |
Bronze Medal Game[]
4 January 1997 | ![]() ![]() | 4-1 (2-0, 1-1, 1-0) | ![]() | Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva Attendance: 855 |
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Gold Medal Game[]
4 January 1997 | ![]() ![]() | 2-0 (0-0, 1-0, 1-0) | ![]() ![]() | Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva Attendance: 4,269 |
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23 | Shots | 35 |
Final standings[]
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4th | ![]() |
5th | ![]() |
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9th | ![]() |
10th | ![]() |
Poland was relegated for the 1998 World Juniors
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 |
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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 |
Brad Isbister | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Christian Dubé | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Cameron Mann | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Marek Melenovský | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
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6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
Ondrej Kratena | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Ville Nieminen | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 5 | 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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Defencemen | ![]() |
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Forwards | ![]() |
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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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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 | ||
6 | ![]() |
7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 0 - 4 | 3 - 4 | 1 - 1 | 3 - 3 | 3 - 4 | 6 - 1 | 8 - 0 | ||
7 | ![]() |
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 |
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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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
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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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
Estonia was promoted to Pool C for 1998.
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[]
- World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
- 1996–97 in Swiss ice hockey
- International ice hockey competitions hosted by Switzerland
- December 1996 sports events in Europe
- January 1997 sports events in Europe
- Sports competitions in Geneva
- 20th century in Geneva
- Morges
- Sports competitions in Kyiv
- 1990s in Kyiv
- International ice hockey competitions hosted by Ukraine
- 1996–97 in Ukrainian ice hockey
- 1996–97 in Bulgarian ice hockey
- Sports competitions in Sofia
- 1990s in Sofia
- International ice hockey competitions hosted by Bulgaria
- Miercurea Ciuc
- International ice hockey competitions hosted by Romania
- 1996–97 in Romanian ice hockey