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
Group B
Relegation round
was relegated for the 1998 World Junior Championships.
Medal Rounds
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
5th-place game
Bronze-medal game
Gold-medal game
Final standings Team 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
was relegated for the 1998 World Juniors
Scoring leaders PlayerCountryGPGA 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)
PlayerCountryMINSGAA 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 Marc Denis Brian Boucher Defencemen Joe Corvo Chris Phillips Mark Streit Forwards Alexei Morozov Christian Dubé Sergei Samsonov 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
External links 1997 World Junior Hockey Championships at TSN.ca Complete details in French at Passionhockey.com