2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
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The 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (2007 WJHC) was the 2007 edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
and was held in Mora and Leksand
, Sweden
between December 26, 2006 and January 5, 2007. The venues were FM Mattsson Arena
in Mora, and Ejendals Arena
in Leksand. The total attendance was a significant drop off from the 325,000-plus visitors at the previous World Juniors in British Columbia
, Canada
.
For 2007, the tournament round-robin format was changed from previous years, to resemble more closely the format used in the National Hockey League
. Teams would receive three points for a win in regulation, while teams winning in overtime would receive two points. Teams losing in overtime would receive one point. During the round-robin portion of the tournament, a five-minute four-on-four sudden-victory overtime would be played, while the knockout games and the gold medal game would use full-strength ten- and twenty-minute sudden-victory overtimes, respectively. If the game remained tied after overtime, an NHL-style shootout (with three skaters instead of five, as per other international competitions) would be held.
Team Canada
won its third consecutive gold medal, capping an undefeated tournament with a 4-2 victory over Russia
in the gold medal game. The world championship for Canada was also their first on European ice in a decade; the Canadians had not won a World Junior gold medal in Europe since 1997 in Geneva, Switzerland, when they defeated the United States
in the gold medal game.
Canadian goaltender Carey Price
was named tournament MVP, garnering a 1.14 goals-against average.
Schedule
All times local (UTC +1)
Schedule
All times local (UTC +1)
Note: Matches 2–4 and 4–1 from the Preliminary Round (both on Dec 27th, 2006) are included as well since these results carry forward
Schedule
All times local (UTC +1)
Semi Finals
Note: Bye Teams will be the home team, but due to Canada being the home team in the first meeting, USA was the home team for their semi final game.
5th Place Playoff
Bronze Medal Game
Gold Medal Game
All-star team
IIHF best player awards
, Denmark
. Group B was played at Torre Pellice
, Italy
:
All times local
is promoted to Pool A and is relegated to Division II for the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
All times local
is promoted to Pool A and is relegated to Division II for the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
, Romania
from December 11, 2006 through December 17, 2006. Group B was played at Elektrėnai
, Lithuania
from December 10, 2006 through December 16, 2006:
All times local
is promoted to Division I and is relegated to Division III for the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
Serbia and Montenegro.
All times local
is promoted to Division I and is relegated to Division III for the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
in Ankara
, Turkey
from January 8, 2007 through January 14, 2007:
All times local
and are promoted to Division II for the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The International Ice Hockey Federation World Under 20 Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation for national under-20 ice hockey teams from around the world...
and was held in Mora and Leksand
Leksand
Leksand is a locality and the seat of Leksand Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 5,861 inhabitants in 2005.- Sport :Leksand is famous for the Leksands IF ice hockey team. Leksand is also home to the Leksands Baseball and Softball Club, one of the oldest and more successful baseball clubs...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
between December 26, 2006 and January 5, 2007. The venues were FM Mattsson Arena
FM Mattsson Arena
FM Mattsson Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Mora, Sweden. The capacity of the arena is 4,500 and it was built in 1967. It is the home arena of the Mora IK ice hockey team. Together with Ejendals Arena in Leksand, it hosted the 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.-External...
in Mora, and Ejendals Arena
Ejendals Arena
Tegera Arena is an arena in Leksand, Sweden primarily used for ice hockey, and is the home arena of Leksands IF. It opened in 2005 and holds 7,650 people. The arena was host to the 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships together with FM Mattsson Arena in Mora. The following season, the 2007 4...
in Leksand. The total attendance was a significant drop off from the 325,000-plus visitors at the previous World Juniors in British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
For 2007, the tournament round-robin format was changed from previous years, to resemble more closely the format used in the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
. Teams would receive three points for a win in regulation, while teams winning in overtime would receive two points. Teams losing in overtime would receive one point. During the round-robin portion of the tournament, a five-minute four-on-four sudden-victory overtime would be played, while the knockout games and the gold medal game would use full-strength ten- and twenty-minute sudden-victory overtimes, respectively. If the game remained tied after overtime, an NHL-style shootout (with three skaters instead of five, as per other international competitions) would be held.
Team Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
won its third consecutive gold medal, capping an undefeated tournament with a 4-2 victory over Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
in the gold medal game. The world championship for Canada was also their first on European ice in a decade; the Canadians had not won a World Junior gold medal in Europe since 1997 in Geneva, Switzerland, when they defeated the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in the gold medal game.
Canadian goaltender Carey Price
Carey Price
Carey Price is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League . Price was the Canadiens' first round selection in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft...
was named tournament MVP, garnering a 1.14 goals-against average.
Group A
| Team | GP | W | L | OTW | OTL | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 12 | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 7 | |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 6 | |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 5 | |
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 0 |
Schedule
All times local (UTC +1)
Group B
| Team | GP | W | L | OTW | OTL | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 12 | |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 6 | |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 6 | |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 3 | |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 3 |
Schedule
All times local (UTC +1)
Relegation Round
| Team | GP | W | L | OTW | OTL | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 9 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 3 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 3 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 3 |
Note: Matches 2–4 and 4–1 from the Preliminary Round (both on Dec 27th, 2006) are included as well since these results carry forward
Schedule
All times local (UTC +1)
Final Round
Quarter FinalsSemi Finals
Note: Bye Teams will be the home team, but due to Canada being the home team in the first meeting, USA was the home team for their semi final game.
5th Place Playoff
Bronze Medal Game
Gold Medal Game
Scoring leaders
| Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikko Lehtonen Mikko Lehtonen (ice hockey b. 1987) Mikko Kristian Lehtonen is a Finnish ice hockey winger currently playing for Severstal Cherepovets of the Kontinental Hockey League.-Playing career:... |
6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +1 | 0 | |
| Perttu Lindgren Perttu Lindgren Perttu Lindgren is a professional ice hockey player.He is 6 ft tall, weighs 185 lb, shoots left and plays center... |
6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | +1 | 8 | |
| Erik Johnson Erik Johnson Erik Robert Johnson is an American ice hockey defenseman playing for the Colorado Avalanche in the National Hockey League . He was formerly with the St Louis Blues. Johnson, the number one overall pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, was drafted by the Blues from the U.S... |
7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +3 | 16 | |
| Patrick Kane Patrick Kane Patrick Timothy Kane, Jr. is an American professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League . The Blackhawks selected him with the first overall pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.-Minor and junior:Kane attended the St... |
7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +2 | 4 | |
| Alexei Cherepanov Alexei Cherepanov Alexei Andreyevich Cherepanov was a Russian professional ice hockey winger who played for Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League . The New York Rangers of the National Hockey League drafted Cherepanov with their first selection, seventeenth overall, in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft... |
6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +2 | 2 | |
| Oskar Osala Oskar Osala Oskar Osala is a Finnish professional ice hockey Left Wing currently playing with the HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk of the Kontinental Hockey League.-Playing career:He started his career with Vaasa-based Sport... |
6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +2 | 4 | |
| Felix Schütz Felix Schütz Felix Schütz is a German professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Cologne Sharks of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga .-Playing career:... |
6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +2 | 8 | |
| Vladimír Sobotka Vladimír Sobotka Vladimír Sobotka is a Czech professional ice hockey center currently playing for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:... |
6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +2 | 12 | |
| Alexander Bumagin Alexander Bumagin Alexander Bumagin is a Russian professional ice hockey player who currently plays with Metallurg Novokuznetsk in the Kontinental Hockey League . He was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the 5th round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.-Playing career:Bumagin played in Togliatti for two seasons... |
6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +1 | 16 | |
| Jonathan Toews Jonathan Toews Jonathan Bryan Toews is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who plays for and is captain of the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League . He is currently the youngest captain in the NHL, having been appointed in 2008.... |
6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +1 | 12 |
Goaltending leaders
(Minimum 60 minutes played)| Player | Country | MINS | GA | Sv% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carey Price Carey Price Carey Price is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League . Price was the Canadiens' first round selection in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft... |
370:00 | 7 | .9609 | 1.14 | 2 | |
| Semyon Varlamov | 358:12 | 9 | .9338 | 1.51 | 2 | |
| Jeff Frazee Jeff Frazee Jeff Frazee is an American professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently playing for the Albany Devils in the American Hockey League... |
313:16 | 9 | .9388 | 1.72 | 0 | |
| Joel Gistedt Joel Gistedt Joel Alf Ivar Gistedt is a professional Swedish ice hockey goaltender. He is currently playing for the Swedish team Rögle BK of the Allsvenskan... |
275:34 | 9 | .9118 | 1.96 | 0 | |
| Branislav Konrad Branislav Konrád Branislav Konrád is a Slovak professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing with HC Slovan Bratislava in the Slovak Extraliga. He has previously played with HK Nitra.-External links:... |
269:59 | 11 | .9060 | 2.44 | 1 |
Tournament awards
Most Valuable Player Carey PriceCarey Price
Carey Price is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League . Price was the Canadiens' first round selection in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft...
All-star team
- Goaltender:
Carey PriceCarey PriceCarey Price is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League . Price was the Canadiens' first round selection in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft... - Defencemen:
Erik JohnsonErik JohnsonErik Robert Johnson is an American ice hockey defenseman playing for the Colorado Avalanche in the National Hockey League . He was formerly with the St Louis Blues. Johnson, the number one overall pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, was drafted by the Blues from the U.S...
, Kristopher LetangKristopher LetangKristopher Allen Letang is a French Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League . He played junior in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League for three seasons, during which time he was selected 62nd overall by the Penguins... - Forwards:
Alexei CherepanovAlexei CherepanovAlexei Andreyevich Cherepanov was a Russian professional ice hockey winger who played for Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League . The New York Rangers of the National Hockey League drafted Cherepanov with their first selection, seventeenth overall, in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft...
, Patrick KanePatrick KanePatrick Timothy Kane, Jr. is an American professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League . The Blackhawks selected him with the first overall pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.-Minor and junior:Kane attended the St...
, Jonathan ToewsJonathan ToewsJonathan Bryan Toews is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who plays for and is captain of the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League . He is currently the youngest captain in the NHL, having been appointed in 2008....
IIHF best player awards
- Goaltender: Carey PriceCarey PriceCarey Price is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League . Price was the Canadiens' first round selection in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft...
- Defenceman: Erik JohnsonErik JohnsonErik Robert Johnson is an American ice hockey defenseman playing for the Colorado Avalanche in the National Hockey League . He was formerly with the St Louis Blues. Johnson, the number one overall pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, was drafted by the Blues from the U.S...
- Forward: Alexei CherepanovAlexei CherepanovAlexei Andreyevich Cherepanov was a Russian professional ice hockey winger who played for Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League . The New York Rangers of the National Hockey League drafted Cherepanov with their first selection, seventeenth overall, in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft...
Final standings
| Team | |
|---|---|
| 4th | |
| 5th | |
| 6th | |
| 7th | |
| 8th | |
| 9th | |
| 10th |
Division I
The following teams took part in the Division I tournament, that was held from December 11, 2006 through December 17, 2006. Group A was played at OdenseOdense
The city of Odense is the third largest city in Denmark.Odense City has a population of 167,615 and is the main city of the island of Funen...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. Group B was played at Torre Pellice
Torre Pellice
Torre Pellice is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 45 km southwest of Turin. It is crossed by the Pellice river....
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
:
Group A
| Team | GP | W | L | OTW | OTL | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 12 | |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 13 | 12 | |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 12 | |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 6 | |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 3 | |
| 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 0 |
All times local
is promoted to Pool A and is relegated to Division II for the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The 2008 IIHF World U20 Championship, or, as it is commonly referred to in Canada as the 2008 World Juniors and the United States, the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships is the 2008 edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships...
Group B
| Team | GP | W | L | OTW | OTL | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 11 | |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 10 | |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 9 | |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 7 | |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 5 | |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 3 |
All times local
is promoted to Pool A and is relegated to Division II for the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The 2008 IIHF World U20 Championship, or, as it is commonly referred to in Canada as the 2008 World Juniors and the United States, the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships is the 2008 edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships...
Division II
The following teams will take part in the Division II tournament. Group A was played at Miercurea-CiucMiercurea-Ciuc
Miercurea-Ciuc is the county seat of Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania, and is situated in the Olt River valley.The city administers three villages:* Ciba / Csiba...
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
from December 11, 2006 through December 17, 2006. Group B was played at Elektrėnai
Elektrenai
Elektrėnai is a city of about 14,000 inhabitants in Lithuania; since 2000 it is the capital of the Elektrėnai municipality. It is situated between the two largest cities in Lithuania – Vilnius and Kaunas.-Name:Elektrėnai is the Lithuanian name of the city...
, Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
from December 10, 2006 through December 16, 2006:
Group A
| Team | GP | W | L | OTW | OTL | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 12 | 15 | |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 11 | |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 10 | |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 30 | 6 | |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 35 | 3 | |
| 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 32 | 0 |
All times local
is promoted to Division I and is relegated to Division III for the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The 2008 IIHF World U20 Championship, or, as it is commonly referred to in Canada as the 2008 World Juniors and the United States, the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships is the 2008 edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships...
Group B
Note: has been entered in place of Serbia and Montenegro.| Team | GP | W | L | OTW | OTL | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 14 | |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 10 | |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 14 | 8 | |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 4 | |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 37 | 3 | |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 34 | 3 |
All times local
is promoted to Division I and is relegated to Division III for the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The 2008 IIHF World U20 Championship, or, as it is commonly referred to in Canada as the 2008 World Juniors and the United States, the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships is the 2008 edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships...
Division III
The following teams took part in the Division III tournament, which was played at the Ankara Ice PalaceAnkara Ice Palace
Ankara Ice Palace is an indoor ice skating and ice hockey arena located in the Bahçelievler neighborhood of Ankara, Turkey. It was opened in 1989 and has a capacity of about 1,150 people....
in Ankara
Ankara
Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
from January 8, 2007 through January 14, 2007:
| Team | GP | W | L | OTW | OTL | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 12 | 14 | |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 12 | 13 | |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 8 | |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 27 | 7 | |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 31 | 3 | |
| 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 45 | 0 |
All times local
and are promoted to Division II for the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The 2008 IIHF World U20 Championship, or, as it is commonly referred to in Canada as the 2008 World Juniors and the United States, the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships is the 2008 edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships...
See also
- 2007 in ice hockey2007 in ice hockey-National Hockey League:*2007 Stanley Cup: The Anaheim Ducks defeated the Ottawa Senators in five games to capture their first Stanley Cup. The Ducks became the first California based team to win the Cup, and the first Pacific Coast team since the Victoria Cougars in the 1925 Stanley Cup...
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