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1997 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | IIHF World U20 Championship |
| year | 1997 |
| image | 1997 WJHC logo.png |
| size | 75px |
| country | Switzerland |
| dates | December 26, 1996 – January 4, 1997 |
| num_teams | 10 |
| venues | 2 |
| cities | 2 |
| type | ihj |
| winners | Canada |
| count | 10 |
| second | United States |
| third | Russia |
| fourth | Czech Republic |
| games | 31 |
| goals | 204 |
| attendance | 31336 |
| scoring_leader | USA Mike York |
| points | 10 |
| prevseason | [1996](1996-world-junior-ice-hockey-championships) |
| nextseason | [1998](1998-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.
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
Mann - 32:21 Jackman (Dubé) - 43:50 Thornton (Briere, Mann) (PP) - 51:26 Dubé (PP) - 8:52 Brière (Isbister) - 26:24 Schaefer (Mann) - 56:54 4:43 - Farkas (Smith) 40:28 - LaCouture (Boulerice) 55:46 - Young (Poti) Dubé (Isbister) (PP) - 31:32 Thornton (McCauley, Briere) - 43:34 Mann (Doig) - 55:30 Jackman (Mann) (PP) - 28:22 Mann (Dubé) - 55:38 26:33 - Melenovský 59:50 - Burger (Kratena) (SH)
Group B
Relegation round
- was relegated for the 1998 World Junior Championships.*
Medal Rounds
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Quarterfinals
Whitfield (Thornton, Mann) (PP) - 27:35 Schaefer (Dubé, McCauley) (PP) - 38:49 Isbister - 44:51 Devereaux (McCauley) - 49:42 Letowski - 51:50 Dubé (Schaefer) (PP) - 56:28 41:15 - Rieciciar (Handzus, Somik)
Semifinals
Devereaux (McCauley) - 40:49 Devereaux (Larsen, Phillips) - 49:44 29:56 - Gabdulin (Volchkov)
5th-place game
Bronze-medal game
Alexei Kolkunin 15:10 (PP) Oleg Kvasha 22:33 Sergei Samsonov 49:04
Gold-medal game
Final standings
| Team |
|---|
| 4th |
| 5th |
| 6th |
| 7th |
| 8th |
| 9th |
| 10th |
- was relegated for the 1998 World Juniors*
Scoring leaders
| Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Brad Isbister | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Christian Dubé | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Cameron Mann | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Marek Melenovský | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Boris Lingemann | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Goaltender | Defencemen | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Marc Denis | USA Brian Boucher | |||
| USA Joe Corvo | CAN Chris Phillips | |||
| SUI Mark Streit | ||||
| RUS Alexei Morozov | CAN Christian Dubé | |||
| RUS Sergei Samsonov | ||||
| USA Michael York |
Pool B
This tournament was played in Kyiv Ukraine, from December 27 to January 5.
;Standings
- was promoted to Pool A, and 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
;Group B
Placement Games
- 7th place: 5 - 3
- 5th place: 3 - 1
- 3rd place: 5 - 4
- 1st Place: 8 - 2
- was promoted to Pool B, and was relegated to Pool D for 1998.*
Pool D
Played in Sofia Bulgaria from December 30 to January 3.
Preliminary round
;Group A
;Group B
Placement Games
- 7th place: 5 - 3
- 5th place: 7 - 3
- 3rd place: 4 - 1
- 1st Place: 8 - 4
- was promoted to Pool C for 1998.*
References
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