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1997 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

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1997 IIHF World U20 Championship
Tournament details
Host nation  Switzerland
Dates December 26 - January 4
Teams 10
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
Champions  Canada (10 titles)
Tournament statistics
Games played 31
Goals scored 204  (6.58 per game)
Attendance 31,336  (1,011 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of United States Mike York

The 1997 IIHF World U20 Championship 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
 United States 4 3 0 1 18 5 7
 Canada 4 2 0 2 15 9 6
 Czech Republic 4 1 1 2 13 8 4
 Switzerland 4 1 2 1 8 11 3
 Germany 4 0 4 0 5 26 0
December 26, 1996 United States  4 – 0
  Switzerland Geneva
December 26, 1996 Czech Republic  8 – 2
  Germany Morges
December 27, 1996 Canada  4 – 1
  Germany Geneva
December 27, 1996 Czech Republic  1 – 1
  Switzerland Morges
December 28, 1996 Canada  4 – 4
  United States Geneva
December 29, 1996 Switzerland  6 – 2
  Germany Geneva
December 29, 1996 United States  2 – 1
  Czech Republic Geneva
December 30, 1996 Canada  4 – 1
  Switzerland Geneva
December 31, 1996 Canada  3 – 3
  Czech Republic Geneva
December 31, 1996 United States  8 – 0
  Germany Geneva

Group B[]

Team GP W L T GF GA PTS
 Russia 4 3 0 1 20 5 7
 Finland 4 3 1 0 17 9 6
 Slovakia 4 2 2 0 17 13 4
 Sweden 4 1 2 1 10 10 3
 Poland 4 0 4 0 6 33 0
December 26, 1996 Russia  4 – 3
  Slovakia Geneva
December 26, 1996 Finland  7 – 0
  Poland Morges
December 27, 1996 Slovakia  4 – 1
  Sweden Geneva
December 27, 1996 Russia  12 – 0
  Poland Morges
December 28, 1996 Finland  4 – 2
  Sweden Morges
December 29, 1996 Slovakia  7 – 4
  Poland Morges
December 29, 1996 Russia  4 – 2
  Finland Morges
December 30, 1996 Sweden  7 – 2
  Poland Morges
December 31, 1996 Finland  4 – 3
  Slovakia Morges
December 31, 1996 Russia  0 – 0
  Sweden Morges

Relegation round[]

Team GP W L T GF GA Pts
 Switzerland 3 3 0 0 18 5 6
 Sweden 3 2 1 0 17 10 4
 Germany 3 1 2 0 11 14 2
 Poland 3 0 3 0 3 20 0
December 29, 1996 Switzerland  6 – 2
  Germany Geneva
December 30, 1996 Sweden  7 – 2
  Poland Morges
January 2, 1997 Switzerland  6 – 1
  Poland Morges
January 2, 1997 Sweden  8 – 2
  Germany Morges
January 3, 1997 Switzerland  6 – 2
  Sweden Morges
January 3, 1997 Germany  7 – 0
  Poland Morges

 Poland was relegated for the 1998 World Junior Championships.

Medal Rounds[]

  Quarter finals     Semi finals     Final
                           
      QF1   Canada 3  
  A2   Canada 7     B1   Russia 2    
  B3   Slovakia 2         SF1   Canada 2
      SF2   United States 0
      QF2   Czech Republic 2    
  B2   Finland 2     A1   United States 5   Third place
  A3   Czech Republic 3   QF1   Russia 4
  QF2   Czech Republic 1

Quarterfinals[]

January 1, 1997 Canada  7 – 2
(0–0, 3–1, 4–1) 		 Slovakia Geneva
January 1, 1997 Czech Republic  3 – 2 SO
(0–1, 1–0, 1–1, 0-0, 3-1) 		 Finland Geneva

Semifinals[]

January 3, 1997 Canada  3 – 2
(1–1, 0–1, 2–0) 		 Russia Geneva
January 3, 1997 United States  5 – 2
(2–2, 1–0, 2–0) 		 Czech Republic Geneva

5th place game[]

January 3, 1997 Finland  6 – 4
(4–1, 0–1, 2–2) 		 Slovakia Morges

Bronze Medal Game[]

4 January 1997 1 Russia  4-1
(2-0, 1-1, 1-0) 		 Czech Republic Vernets Arena
Attendance: 855

Gold Medal Game[]

4 January 1997 1 Canada  2-0
(0-0, 1-0, 1-0) 		 United States 1 Vernets Arena
Attendance: 4,269

Final standings[]

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

 Poland was relegated for the 1998 World Juniors

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 Flag of Kazakhstan Flag of Latvia Flag of France Flag of Norway Flag of Ukraine Flag of Japan Flag of Hungary Flag of Italy
1  Kazakhstan 7 6 0 1 39 15 13 4 - 1 1 - 1 7 - 5 3 - 1 4 - 0 11 - 3 9 - 4
2  Latvia 7 5 1 1 28 19 11 1 - 4 4 - 3 5 - 5 2 - 1 4 - 3 9 - 1 3 - 2
3  France 7 4 1 2 22 16 10 1 - 1 3 - 4 5 - 4 4 - 3 1 - 1 3 - 2 5 - 1
4  Norway 7 2 2 3 33 23 7 5 - 7 5 - 5 4 - 5 2 - 2 3 - 3 5 - 1 9 - 0
5  Ukraine 7 3 3 1 26 18 7 1 - 3 1 - 2 3 - 4 2 - 2 4 - 3 8 - 1 7 - 3
6  Japan 7 2 3 2 24 17 6 0 - 4 3 - 4 1 - 1 3 - 3 3 - 4 6 - 1 8 - 0
7  Hungary 7 1 6 0 14 44 2 3 - 11 1 - 9 2 - 3 1 - 5 1 - 8 1 - 6 5 - 2
8  Italy 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 Flag of Belarus Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of Austria Flag of Croatia
 Belarus 3 3 0 0 26 2 6 7 - 2 8 - 0 11 - 0
 Great Britain 3 2 1 0 13 9 4 2 - 7 4 - 2 7 - 0
 Austria 3 1 2 0 6 12 2 0 - 8 2 - 4 4 - 0
 Croatia 3 0 3 0 0 22 0 0 - 11 0 - 7 0 - 4
Group B
Team GP W L T GF GA PTS Flag of Slovenia Flag of Denmark Flag of Romania Flag of Netherlands
 Slovenia 3 3 0 0 22 6 6 6 - 2 6 - 2 10 - 2
 Denmark 3 2 1 0 27 8 4 2 - 6 9 - 0 16 - 2
 Romania 3 1 2 0 8 18 2 2 - 6 0 - 9 6 - 3
 Netherlands 3 0 3 0 7 32 0 2 - 10 2 - 16 3 - 6

Placement Games[]

 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 Flag of Lithuania Flag of Spain Flag of Bulgaria Flag of Mexico
 Lithuania 3 3 0 0 45 4 6 10 - 1 15 - 1 20 - 2
 Spain 3 2 1 0 17 12 4 1 - 10 3 - 1 13 - 1
 Bulgaria 3 1 2 0 9 20 2 1 - 15 1 - 3 7 - 2
 Mexico 3 0 3 0 5 40 0 2 - 20 1 - 13 2 - 7
Group B
Team GP W L T GF GA PTS Flag of Estonia Flag of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Flag of Israel Flag of South Africa
 Estonia 3 3 0 0 38 7 6 8 - 3 12 - 3 18 - 1
 Yugoslavia 3 2 1 0 22 12 4 3 - 8 9 - 4 10 - 0
 Israel 3 1 2 0 13 23 2 3 - 12 4 - 9 6 - 2
 South Africa 3 0 3 0 3 34 0 1 - 18 0 - 10 2 - 6

Placement Games[]

 Estonia was promoted to Pool C for 1998.

External links[]

References[]


World Junior Championships
IIHF World U20 Championship (1974-)

Soviet Union 1974 - Canada 1975 - Finland 1976 - Czechoslovakia 1977 - Canada 1978 - Sweden 1979 - Finland 1980 - West Germany 1981 - United States 1982 - Soviet Union 1983 - Sweden 1984 - Finland 1985 - Canada 1986 - Czechoslovakia 1987 - Soviet Union 1988 - United States 1989 - Finland 1990 - Canada 1991 - Germany 1992 - Sweden 1993 - Czech Republic 1994 - Canada 1995 - United States 1996 - Switzerland 1997 - Finland 1998 - Canada 1999 - Sweden 2000 - Russia 2001 - Czech Republic 2002 - Canada 2003 - Finland 2004 - United States 2005 - Canada 2006 - Sweden 2007 - Czech Republic 2008 - Canada 2009 - Canada 2010 - United States 2011 - Canada 2012 - Russia 2013 - Sweden 2014 - Canada 2015 - Finland 2016

IIHF World U18 Championship (1999-)

Germany 1999 - Switzerland 2000 - Finland 2001 - Slovakia 2002 - Russia 2003 - Belarus 2004 - Czech Republic 2005 - Sweden 2006 - Finland 2007 - Russia 2008 - United States 2009 - Belarus 2010 - Germany 2011 - Czech Republic 2012 - Russia 2013 - Finland 2014 = Switzerland 2015 - United States 2016

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