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1997 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

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The 1997 World Junior Hockey Championships were held in Geneva and Morges, Switzerland. The tournament was won by Canada who won their fifth straight tournament title 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 5 goals and 5 assists for 10 points.

The tournament all-star team selected upon the conclussion of the tournament included forwards Mike York (United States), Sergei Samsonov (Russia)), and Christian Dube (Canada). Defensement were Mark Streit (Switzerland), and Chris Phillips (Canada). The goaltender was Brian Boucher (United States).

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

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

Medal Rounds

Bronze Medal Game

[1]

4 January 2007Russia 4-1 Czech RepublicVernets Arena
Attendance: 855
Alexei Morozov 6:23 (SH)
Alexei Kolkunin 15:10 (PP)
Oleg Kvacha 22:33
Sergei Samsonov 49:04		GoalsMarkek Melenovsky 36:47
Gold Medal Game

[2]

4 January 2007Canada 2-0 United StatesVernets Arena
Attendance: 4,269
Boyd Devereaux 28:38
Brad Isbister 43:09		Goals

Final standings

Team
1st place, gold medalist(s) Template:CANjh
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Russia
4th  Czech Republic
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th

References

  1. ^ slam.canoe.ca (Canadian Press): Russians capture bronze with win over Czechs 4 January 1997 (accessed 2008-01-01)
  2. ^ slam.canoe.ca (Toronto Sun): Gritty juniors keep world title TIM WHARNSBY 4 January 1997 (accessed 2008-01-01)
Preceded by World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

See also: 1997 World Championships 		Succeeded by
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