2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
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2007 IIHF World U20 Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Flag of Sweden Sweden
Dates December 26 - January 5
Teams 10
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
Champions Flag of Canada Canada (13 titles)
Tournament statistics
Games played 31
Goals scored 173  (5.58 per game)
Attendance 63,493  (2,048 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of the United States Erik Johnson &
Flag of Finland Mikko Lehtonen (10 points)
MVP Flag of Canada Carey Price

The 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships 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.

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.[1][2]

Contents

Championship Results

Preliminary Round

Group A

Team GP W L OTW OTL GF GA PTS
Flag of Canada Canada 4 4 0 0 0 14 4 12
Flag of Sweden Sweden 4 2 1 0 1 11 9 7
Flag of the United States United States 4 1 1 1 1 13 11 6
Flag of Germany Germany 4 1 2 1 0 8 9 5
Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 4 0 4 0 0 6 19 0
Schedule

All times local (UTC +1)

December 26, 2006
15:00
Germany Flag of Germany 2–1 (OT) Flag of the United States United States Ejendals Arena
C. Giebe 13:45 (PP)
M. Müller 61:51 (ES)		 P. Mueller 48:56 (PP)
December 26, 2006
19:00
Sweden Flag of Sweden 0–2 Flag of Canada Canada Ejendals Arena
L. Bourdon 14:22 (PP)
B. Marchand 19:12 (PP)
December 27, 2006
19:00
Slovakia Flag of Slovakia 2–4 Flag of Germany Germany Ejendals Arena
J. Mikus 11:52 (PP2)
M. Korenko 25:41 (PP)		 F. Ondruschka 03:08 (ES)
F. Schütz 08:08 (ES)
R. Kramer 43:23 (ES)
C. Gawlik 44:13 (PP)
December 27, 2006
19:30
Canada Flag of Canada 6–3 Flag of the United States United States FM Mattsson Arena
S. Downie 14:43 (ES)
T. Pyatt 17:33 (PP)
J. Toews 21:55 (PP)
J. Toews 49:13 (PS)
D. Helm 58:17 (ES)
D. Helm 59:03 (EN)		 E. Johnson 22:24 (ES)
M. Carman 26:12 (ES)
B. Sweatt 53:50 (ES)
December 28, 2006
19:30
Slovakia Flag of Slovakia 3–6 Flag of Sweden Sweden FM Mattsson Arena
V. Mihalik 15:13 (ES)
O. Mikula 19:33 (PP)
J. Mikus 34:56 (PP)		 P. Berglund 04:42 (ES)
L. Omark 16:59 (ES)
N. Hjalmarsson 21:40 (PP)
M. Johansson 44:15 (PP)
P. Hornqvist 48:41 (ES)
R. Lindqvist 49:05 (ES)
December 29, 2006
19:00
Germany Flag of Germany 1–3 Flag of Canada Canada Ejendals Arena
F. Schütz 32:26 (PP2) K. Russell 07:04 (ES)
S. Downie 34:42 (PP)
K. Russell 50:34 (ES)
December 30, 2006
17:00
United States Flag of the United States 6–1 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia Ejendals Arena
P. Kane 06:51 (ES)
J. Johnson 14:45 (PP)
P. Kane 24:15 (ES)
E. Johnson 29:00 (PP)
P. Mueller 41:36 (ES)
J. van Riemsdyk 56:07 (ES)		 J. Mikus 49:46 (ES)
December 30, 2006
17:00
Sweden Flag of Sweden 3–1 Flag of Germany Germany FM Mattsson Arena
R. Lindqvist 03:25 (PP)
M. Isaksson 26:42 (ES)
A. Sundström 52:05 (ES)		 C. Fischer 21:23 (PP2)
December 31, 2006
13:00
Canada Flag of Canada 3–0 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia Ejendals Arena
K. Russell 05:36 (ES)
K. Russell 08:52 (PP2)
S. Downie 33:05 (PP)
December 31, 2006
17:00
United States Flag of the United States 3–2 (OT) Flag of Sweden Sweden Ejendals Arena
P. Kane 31:50 (ES)
R. Stoa 33:25 (ES)
J. Johnson 63:16 (PP)		 A. Turesson 27:11 (SH)
F. Pettersson 59:46 (ES)

Group B

Team GP W L OTW OTL GF GA PTS
Flag of Russia Russia 4 4 0 0 0 20 3 12
Flag of Finland Finland 4 2 2 0 0 13 11 6
Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic 4 2 2 0 0 10 12 6
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 4 1 3 0 0 6 15 3
Flag of Belarus Belarus 4 1 3 0 0 7 15 3
Schedule

All times local (UTC +1)

December 26, 2006
15:00
Belarus Flag of Belarus 4–3 Flag of Finland Finland FM Mattsson Arena
M. Stefanovich 06:45 (PP2)
Y. Ilin 45:20 (PP)
S. Kostitsyn 48:18 (SH)
M. Stefanovich 52:57 (ES)		 L. Komarov 19:57 (PP)
M. Lehtonen 30:45 (PP)
M. Lehtonen 59:27 (ES)
December 26, 2006
19:00
Czech Republic Flag of the Czech Republic 2–3 Flag of Russia Russia FM Mattsson Arena
T. Svoboda 10:05 (PP)
V. Sobotka 55:38 (PP)		 A. Cherepanov 22:01 (PP)
A. Loginov 23:43 (ES)
A. Bumagin 45:54 (ES)
December 27, 2006
16:00
Switzerland Flag of Switzerland 4–1 Flag of Belarus Belarus FM Mattsson Arena
J. Simek 28:59 (SH)
F. Lemm 29:31 (ES)
Y. Weber 40:27 (PP)
J. Simek 50:46 (ES)		 A.Stas 18:31 (SH)
December 28, 2006
16:00
Finland Flag of Finland 6–2 Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic FM Mattsson Arena
O. Osala 20:20 (ES)
T. Laakso 22:03 (ES)
M. Lehtonen 23:45 (ES)
T. Laakso 47:17 (PP)
L. Komarov 47:47 (ES)
J. Enlund 52:21 (SH)		 V. Sobotka 12:39 (PP)
T. Kana 27:58 (ES)
December 28, 2006
19:00
Russia Flag of Russia 6–0 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Ejendals Arena
I. Zubov 24:28 (PP)
A. Bumagin 35:01 (PP)
I. Makarov 41:29 (SH)
E. Ryasensky 48:18 (ES)
A. Anisimov 54:22 (PP)
V. Voinov 59:34 (ES)
December 29, 2006
17:00
Belarus Flag of Belarus 1–6 Flag of Russia Russia FM Mattsson Arena
A. Shurko 27:08 (ES) P. Valentenko 04:30 (ES)
V. Buravchikov 12:37 (ES)
A. Vasyunov 17:13 (ES)
I. Musatov 26:07 (ES)
E. Ryasensky 37:27 (PP)
V. Buravchikov 55:16 (ES)
December 30, 2006
13:00
Finland Flag of Finland 4–0 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland FM Mattsson Arena
O. Osala 08:08 (PP)
O. Osala 13:39 (PP)
P. Lindgren 32:23 (PP2)
T. Laakso 59:00 (PP2)
December 30, 2006
13:00
Czech Republic Flag of the Czech Republic 2–1 Flag of Belarus Belarus Ejendals Arena
M. Frolik 17:29 (SH)
T. Svoboda 46:38 (PP2)		 E. Filin 38:01 (ES)
December 31, 2006
13:00
Russia Flag of Russia 5–0 Flag of Finland Finland FM Mattsson Arena
I. Zubov 11:28 (PP)
A. Cherepanov 14:26 (PP)
I. Zubov 26:42 (PP2)
G. Churilov 30:19 (ES)
A. Cherepanov 47:01 (PP2)
December 31, 2006
17:00
Switzerland Flag of Switzerland 2–4 Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic FM Mattsson Arena
D. Burgler 19:51 (ES)
A. Jacquemet 23:20 (ES)		 J. Voracek 02:09 (PP)
T. Kana 04:52 (ES)
J. Barton 17:16 (ES)
M. Hanzal 45:03 (SH)

Relegation Round

Team GP W L OTW OTL GF GA PTS
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 3 3 0 0 0 11 5 9
Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 3 1 2 0 0 12 6 3
Flag of Germany Germany 3 1 2 0 0 8 10 3
Flag of Belarus Belarus 3 1 2 0 0 4 14 3

Note: Matches Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 2–4 Flag of Germany Germany and Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 4–1 Flag of Belarus Belarus from the Preliminary Round (both on Dec 27th, 2006) are included as well since these results carry forward

Schedule

All times local (UTC +1)

January 2, 2007
16:00
Switzerland Flag of Switzerland 2–1 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia FM Mattsson Arena
J. Steinmann 19:41 (PP)
J. Simek 49:34 (PP)		 M. Korenko 28:10 (PP2)
January 3, 2007
16:00
Germany Flag of Germany 1–3 Flag of Belarus Belarus FM Mattsson Arena
F. Schütz 11:08 (PP) N. Komarov 35:56 (ES)
M. Stefanovich 51:58 (PP)
M. Stefanovich 59:17 (ES)
January 4, 2007
16:00
Belarus Flag of Belarus 0–9 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia FM Mattsson Arena
D. Buc 04:58 (ES)
J. Mikus 12:06 (SH)
M. Bartanus 14:21 (PP)
T.Marcinko 29:03 (PP)
J. Sinkovic 30:54 (ES)
J. Mikus 32:01 (PP)
T. Zaborsky 39:52 (ES)
M. Bliznak 51:25 (ES)
B. Konrad 59:33 (PP)
January 4, 2007
19:30
Germany Flag of Germany 3–5 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland FM Mattsson Arena
F. Schütz 05:48 (ES)
F. Schütz 17:35 (ES)
C. Braun 44:03 (ES)		 R. Grossmann 16:05 (PP)
S. Friedli 18:13 (ES)
J. Simek 22:57 (PP)
A. Bykov 34:13 (ES)
E. Froidevaux 55:41 (ES)

Final Round

  Quarter finals     Semi finals     Final
                           
      QF1  Flag of Sweden Sweden 2  
  A2  Flag of Sweden Sweden 5     B1  Flag of Russia Russia 4    
  B3  Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic 1         SF1  Flag of Russia Russia 2
      SF2  Flag of Canada Canada 4
      QF2  Flag of the United States United States 1    
  B2  Flag of Finland Finland 3     A1  Flag of Canada Canada 2   Third place
  A3  Flag of the United States United States 6   QF1  Flag of Sweden Sweden 1
  QF2  Flag of the United States United States 2
Quarter Finals
January 2, 2007
19:30
Sweden Flag of Sweden 5–1 Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic Ejendals Arena
M. Isaksson 01:18 (ES)
A. Sundström 13:09 (ES)
L. Omark 29:02 (ES)
M. Johansson 32:17 (ES)
M. Johansson 53:11 (ES)		 V. Sobotka 18:27 (PP)
January 2, 2007
19:30
Finland Flag of Finland 3–6 Flag of the United States United States FM Mattsson Arena
J. Joensuu 26:38 (ES)
O. Osala 30:01 (ES)
O. Osala 41:38 (PP)		 E. Johnson 11:28 (ES)
P. Kane 22:11 (ES)
J. Skille 40:23 (PP)
P. Mueller 47:53 (PP2)
T. Lewis 49:00 (PP2)
J. Johnson 59:40 (PP2)
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.

January 3, 2007
16:00
Canada Flag of Canada 2–1 (SO) Flag of the United States United States Ejendals Arena
L. Bourdon 52:19 (PP)
J. Toews 70:00 (SO)		 T. Chorney 25:04 (PP)
January 3, 2007
19:45
Sweden Flag of Sweden 2–4 Flag of Russia Russia Ejendals Arena
J. Junland 09:00 (PP)
N. Hjalmarsson 50:54 (PP)		 I. Makarov 16:49 (ES)
A. Cherepanov 18:18 (PP)
A. Anisimov 34:16 (ES)
A. Vasyunov 43:46 (ES)
5th Place Playoff
January 4, 2007
19:30
Czech Republic Flag of the Czech Republic 6–2 Flag of Finland Finland Ejendals Arena
M. Frolik 09:56 (ES)
M. Frolik 13:23 (PP)
M. Hanzal 22:43 (PP)
M. Frolik 26:25 (ES)
V. Sobotka 38:42 (ES)
T. Kudelka 49:34 (PP2)		 P. Lindgren 17:22 (PP)
M. Lehtonen 38:05 (PP)
Bronze Medal Game
January 5, 2007
16:00
Sweden Flag of Sweden 1–2 Flag of the United States United States Ejendals Arena
P. Zackrisson 29:00 (ES) P. Kane 19:55 (ES)
E. Johnson 32:34 (ES)
Gold Medal Game
January 5, 2007
19:30
Canada Flag of Canada 4–2 Flag of Russia Russia Ejendals Arena
A. Cogliano 15:35 (ES)
B. Little 17:29 (PP)
J. Toews 18:02 (PP)
B. Marchand 26:00 (ES)		 P. Valentenko 31:27 (PP)
G. Churilov 39:24 (PP)

Scoring leaders

Player Country GP G A Pts +/- PIM[3]
Mikko Lehtonen Flag of Finland Finland 6 4 6 10 +1 0
Perttu Lindgren Flag of Finland Finland 6 2 8 10 +1 8
Erik Johnson Flag of the United States United States 7 4 6 10 +3 16
Patrick Kane Flag of the United States United States 7 5 4 9 +2 4
Alexei Cherepanov Flag of Russia Russia 6 5 3 8 +2 2
Oskar Osala Flag of Finland Finland 6 5 3 8 +2 4
Felix Schütz Flag of Germany Germany 6 5 3 8 +2 8
Vladimir Sobotka Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic 6 4 4 8 +2 12
Alexander Bumagin Flag of Russia Russia 6 2 6 8 +1 16
Jonathan Toews Flag of Canada Canada 6 4 3 7 +1 12

Goaltending leaders

(Minimum 60 minutes played)

Player Country MINS GA Sv% GAA SO[2]
Carey Price Flag of Canada Canada 370:00 7 .9609 1.14 2
Semen Varlamov Flag of Russia Russia 358:12 9 .9338 1.51 2
Jeff Frazee Flag of the United States United States 313:16 9 .9388 1.72 0
Joel Gistedt Flag of Sweden Sweden 275:34 9 .9118 1.96 0
Branislav Konrad Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 269:59 11 .9060 2.44 1

Tournament awards

Most Valuable Player[1]
All-star team[1]
IIHF best player awards[1]