1998 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
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Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Placement games
7th place game
5th place game
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Relegation round
lost the two game total goal series 17-3 and was relegated for the 1999 World Juniors1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
-Quarterfinals:-Semifinals:-5th place game:-Bronze medal game:-Gold medal game:-Final ranking:-Scoring leaders:-Pool B:Played at Szekesfehervar and Dunaujvaros, Hungary from December 27 to January 3. Two groups of four played round robins, and then the top three played each of the top three teams...
Final ranking
| Rank | Country |
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Scoring leaders
| Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts |
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| Jeff Farkas Jeff Farkas Jeffrey Thomas Farkas is a retired American professional ice hockey center. He was drafted in the third round, 57th overall, by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft.... |
7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
| Olli Jokinen Olli Jokinen Olli Jokinen is a Finnish professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League . He was initially drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in 1997, third overall after Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau. He was the captain of the Florida Panthers from 2003... |
7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| Eero Somervuori Eero Somervuori Eero Somervuori is a Finnish ice hockey forward. He is currently playing for Brynäs IF in the Swedish Elitserien. He has won the Finnish Championship twice, in 1996/97 with Jokerit and 2004/05 with Kärpät.... |
7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| Ladislav Nagy Ladislav Nagy Ladislav Nagy is a Slovak professional hockey player who plays for HC Lev Poprad of the KHL.- Playing career :Nagy, who is of Hungarian descent, was drafted 177th overall in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft by the St. Louis Blues. Nagy had played in the Slovak Extraliga as a junior prior to being drafted... |
6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | |
| Brian Gionta Brian Gionta Brian Joseph Gionta is an American professional ice hockey player and captain of the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League , and is the second American-born captain of the Canadiens and its first sole American-born captain... |
7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| Timo Vertala | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Marián Hossa Marian Hossa Marián Hossa is a Slovak professional ice hockey player who currently plays for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League . Hossa was drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft; after playing for the Senators, he played for the Atlanta Thrashers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and... |
6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Marcus Nilson Marcus Nilson Marcus Nilson is a Swedish professional ice hockey player currently playing for Djurgårdens IF of the Elitserien.-Playing career:... |
7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| Andrej Podkonický Andrej Podkonicky Andrej Podkonický is a Slovak ice hockey player, currently playing for HC Bílí Tygři Liberec.Podkonický was drafteed 196th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft... |
6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| Maxim Balmochnykh Maxim Balmochnykh Maxim Vasilievich Balmochnykh is a Russian professional ice hockey winger currently playing for HC Dinamo Minsk in Kontinental Hockey League.-Playing career :... |
7 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
Tournament awards
All-star team- Goaltender:
David AebischerDavid AebischerDavid Aebischer , is a Swiss professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the St. John's IceCaps of the American Hockey League . Before returning to North America in 2011 Aebischer had spent four seasons with HC Lugano of the Nationalliga A in Switzerland. He has also played for the... - Defencemen:
Pierre HedinPierre HedinPierre Hedin is a Swedish professional ice hockey player currently playing for Södertälje SK of Elitserien.- Career statistics :-External links:...
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Andrei Markov - Forwards: Maxim BalmochnykhMaxim BalmochnykhMaxim Vasilievich Balmochnykh is a Russian professional ice hockey winger currently playing for HC Dinamo Minsk in Kontinental Hockey League.-Playing career :...
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Olli JokinenOlli JokinenOlli Jokinen is a Finnish professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League . He was initially drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in 1997, third overall after Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau. He was the captain of the Florida Panthers from 2003...
, Eero SomervuoriEero SomervuoriEero Somervuori is a Finnish ice hockey forward. He is currently playing for Brynäs IF in the Swedish Elitserien. He has won the Finnish Championship twice, in 1996/97 with Jokerit and 2004/05 with Kärpät....
Pool B
The second tier was held in SosnowiecSosnowiec
Sosnowiec is a city in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie in southern Poland, near Katowice. It is one of the central districts of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - a metropolis with a combined population of over two million people located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Brynica river .It is situated in...
and Tychy
Tychy
Tychy is a city in Silesia, Poland, approximately south of Katowice. Situated on the southern edge of the Upper Silesian industrial district, the city borders Katowice to the north, Mikołów to the west, Bieruń to the east and Kobiór to the south...
Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, from December 28 to January 4. Two groups of four played round robins, and then the top three played each of the top three teams from the other group. All scores carried forward except the results against the lone eliminated team from each group.
Preliminary round
Group A| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |  |
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| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 - 2 | 2 - 2 | 5 - 5 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 - 3 | 5 - 2 | 8 - 5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 - 2 | 2 - 5 | 8 - 2 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 21 | 1 | 5 - 5 | 5 - 8 | 2 - 8 |
Group B
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |  |
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| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 7 - 3 | 1 - 4 | 5 - 4 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 - 7 | 2 - 2 | 8 - 1 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 - 1 | 2 - 2 | 0 - 3 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 4 - 5 | 1 - 8 | 3 - 0 |
Final round
| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | |
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| 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 2 - 2 | 4 - 1 | 3 - 1 | 8 - 0 | 5 - 4 | ||
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 2 - 2 | 3 - 7 | 5 - 1 | 4 - 1 | 9 - 1 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 1 - 4 | 7 - 3 | 2 - 3 | 8 - 0 | 6 - 3 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 1 - 3 | 1 - 5 | 3 - 2 | 2 - 3 | 5 - 2 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 3 | 0 - 8 | 1 - 4 | 0 - 8 | 3 - 2 | 2 - 2 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 27 | 1 | 4 - 5 | 1 - 9 | 3 - 6 | 2 - 5 | 2 - 2 | ||
was promoted to Pool A for 1999
1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
-Quarterfinals:-Semifinals:-5th place game:-Bronze medal game:-Gold medal game:-Final ranking:-Scoring leaders:-Pool B:Played at Szekesfehervar and Dunaujvaros, Hungary from December 27 to January 3. Two groups of four played round robins, and then the top three played each of the top three teams...
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Relegation round
lost two games to one and was relegated to Pool C for 19991999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
-Quarterfinals:-Semifinals:-5th place game:-Bronze medal game:-Gold medal game:-Final ranking:-Scoring leaders:-Pool B:Played at Szekesfehervar and Dunaujvaros, Hungary from December 27 to January 3. Two groups of four played round robins, and then the top three played each of the top three teams...
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Preliminary round
Group A| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |  |
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| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 4 - 4 | 11 - 1 | 5 - 1 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 4 - 4 | 8 - 1 | 6 - 1 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 1 - 11 | 1 - 8 | 3 - 1 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1 - 5 | 1 - 6 | 1 - 3 |
Group B
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |  |
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| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 5 - 4 | 8 - 1 | 13 - 3 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 4 - 5 | 4 - 1 | 7 - 2 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 1 - 8 | 1 - 4 | 4 - 2 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 3 - 13 | 2 - 7 | 2 - 4 |
Placement games
- 7th place: 7 - 5
- 5th place: 3 - 2
- 3rd place: 4 - 2
- 1st Place: 6 - 4
was promoted to Pool B, and was relegated to Pool D for 1999
1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
-Quarterfinals:-Semifinals:-5th place game:-Bronze medal game:-Gold medal game:-Final ranking:-Scoring leaders:-Pool B:Played at Szekesfehervar and Dunaujvaros, Hungary from December 27 to January 3. Two groups of four played round robins, and then the top three played each of the top three teams...
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Preliminary round
Group A| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |  |
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| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 4 | 6 | 7 - 1 | 19 - 2 | 32 - 1 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 1 - 7 | 6 - 2 | 11 - 0 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 29 | 2 | 2 - 19 | 2 - 6 | 13 - 4 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 56 | 0 | 1 - 32 | 0 - 11 | 4 - 13 |
Group B
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |  |
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| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 6 | 5 - 1 | 14 - 0 | 14 - 1 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 1 - 5 | 13 - 0 | 9 - 2 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 2 | 0 - 14 | 0 - 13 | 3 - 1 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 1 - 14 | 2 - 9 | 1 - 3 |
Placement games
- 7th place: 11 - 0
- 5th place: 6 - 4
- 3rd place: 9 - 0
- 1st Place: 6 - 3
was promoted to Pool C for 1999
1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
-Quarterfinals:-Semifinals:-5th place game:-Bronze medal game:-Gold medal game:-Final ranking:-Scoring leaders:-Pool B:Played at Szekesfehervar and Dunaujvaros, Hungary from December 27 to January 3. Two groups of four played round robins, and then the top three played each of the top three teams...
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External links
- Statistics and results from Hockey Canada
- http://hockey365.celeonet.fr/hockeyarchives/U-20_1998.htm