The 21st World Ice Hockey Championship among youth teams was held in the Swiss cities of Geneva and Walrus from December 26, 1996 to January 4, 1997 . The victory was won by the hockey team of Canada , in the final with a score 2-0 defeating the US team . Bronze medals went to the Russian team .
| Youth Ice Hockey World Championship 1997 | |
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| 1997 IIHF World Junior U20 Championship | |
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| Tournament Details | |
| Country |  Switzerland |
| Cities | Geneva , Walrus |
| Time spending | December 26, 1996 - January 4, 1997 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Top places | |
 Champion |  Canada(10th title) |
 Second place |  USA |
 Third place |  Russia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 31 |
| Goals scored | 204 (6.58 per game) |
| Attendance | 31 336 (1011 per game) |
| Bombardier (s) |  York, Mike(10 points) |
Content
- 1 Participating Teams
- 2 preliminary round
- 2.1 Group A
- 2.2 Group B
- 3 playoffs
- 3.1 Quarter Final
- 3.2 Semifinal
- 3.3 Match for 5th place
- 3.4 Match for 3rd place
- 3.5 Final
- 4 comforting round
- 5 Rating and statistics
- 5.1 Final position of teams
- 5.2 Top scorers
- 5.3 Awards
- 6 References
Participating Teams
10 national teams took part in the championship - eight from Europe , two from North America .
- Europe
Czech Republic *
Slovakia *
Switzerland Γ
Russia *
Sweden *
Germany *
Finland *
Poland ^
- North America
Canada *
USA *
- * = 9 teams automatically qualified for the top division at the end of the 1996 World Cup^ = The team moved to the top division following the results of group B of the 1996 World CupΓ = Qualified as the owners of the championship
Preliminary Round
Group A
| Team | AND | AT | P | N | GZ | GP | ABOUT |
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| USA | four | 3 | 0 | one | eighteen | 5 | 7 |
| Canada | four | 2 | 0 | 2 | fifteen | 9 | 6 |
| Czech | four | one | one | 2 | 13 | 8 | four |
| Switzerland | four | one | 2 | one | 8 | eleven | 3 |
| Germany | four | 0 | four | 0 | 5 | 26 | 0 |
| December 26, 1996 | USA | 4 - 0 | Switzerland | Geneva |
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| December 26, 1996 | Czech | 8 - 2 | Germany | Walrus |
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| December 27, 1996 | Canada | 4 - 1 | Germany | Geneva |
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| December 27, 1996 | Czech | eleven | Switzerland | Walrus |
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| December 28, 1996 | Canada | 4 - 4 | USA | Geneva |
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| December 29, 1996 | Switzerland | 6 - 2 | Germany | Geneva |
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| December 29, 1996 | USA | 2 - 1 | Czech | Geneva |
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| December 30, 1996 | Canada | 4 - 1 | Switzerland | Geneva |
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| December 31, 1996 | Canada | 3 - 3 | Czech | Geneva |
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| December 31, 1996 | USA | 8 - 0 | Germany | Geneva |
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Group B
| Team | AND | AT | P | N | GZ | GP | ABOUT |
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| Russia | four | 3 | 0 | one | twenty | 5 | 7 |
| Finland | four | 3 | one | 0 | 17 | 9 | 6 |
| Slovakia | four | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 13 | four |
| Sweden | four | one | 2 | one | 10 | 10 | 3 |
| Poland | four | 0 | four | 0 | 6 | 33 | 0 |
| December 26, 1996 | Russia | 4 - 3 | Slovakia | Geneva |
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| December 26, 1996 | Finland | 7 - 0 | Poland | Geneva |
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| December 27, 1996 | Slovakia | 4 - 1 | Sweden | Geneva |
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| December 27, 1996 | Russia | 12 - 0 | Poland | Walrus |
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| December 28, 1996 | Finland | 4 - 2 | Sweden | Walrus |
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| December 29, 1996 | Slovakia | 7 - 4 | Poland | Walrus |
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| December 29, 1996 | Russia | 4 - 2 | Finland | Walrus |
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| December 30, 1996 | Sweden | 7 - 2 | Poland | Walrus |
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| December 31, 1996 | Finland | 4 - 3 | Slovakia | Walrus |
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| December 31, 1996 | Russia | 0 - 0 | Sweden | Walrus |
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Playoffs
| Quarter final | Semifinal | ||||||||||||
| QF1 | Canada | 3 | |||||||||||
| A2 | Canada | 7 | B1 | Russia | 2 | The final | |||||||
| B3 | Slovakia | 2 | SF1 | Canada | 2 | ||||||||
| Sf2 | USA | 0 | |||||||||||
| QF2 | Czech | 2 | |||||||||||
| B2 | Finland | 2 | A1 | USA | 5 | Match for 3rd place | |||||||
| A3 | Czech | 3 | QF1 | Russia | four | ||||||||
| QF2 | Czech | one | |||||||||||
Quarter Final
| January 1, 1997 | Canada | 7 - 2 (0β0, 3β1, 4β1) | Slovakia | Geneva |
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| January 1, 1997 | Czech | 3 - 2 Blvd. (0β1, 1β0, 1β1, 0-0, 3-1) | Finland | Geneva |
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Semifinal
| January 3, 1997 | Canada | 3 - 2 (1β1, 0β1, 2β0) | Russia | Geneva |
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| January 3, 1997 | USA | 5 - 2 (2β2, 1β0, 2β0) | Czech | Geneva |
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5th Place Match
| January 3, 1997 | Finland | 6 - 4 (4β1, 0β1, 2β2) | Slovakia | Walrus |
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3rd place match
| January 4, 1997 | Russia | 4-1 | Czech | Vernets arena Attendance: 855 |
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| Alexey Morozov 6:23 (SH) Alexey Kolkunin 15:10 (PP) Oleg Kvasha 22:33 Sergey Samsonov 49:04 | Marek Melenowski 36:47 | |||
Final
| January 4, 1997 | Canada | 2-0 | USA | Vernets arena Attendance: 4,269 |
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| Boyd Devereaux 28:38 Brad Isbister 43:09 | ||||
Consolation Round
| National team | AND | AT | P | N | SHZ | SHP | ABOUT |
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| Switzerland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | eighteen | 5 | 6 |
| Sweden | 3 | 2 | one | 0 | 17 | 10 | four |
| Germany | 3 | one | 2 | 0 | eleven | fourteen | 2 |
| Poland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | twenty | 0 |
results
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Poland dropped out to Group B.
Rating and Statistics
Team Summary
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| four | Czech |
| 5 | Finland |
| 6 | Slovakia |
| 7 | Switzerland |
| 8 | Sweden |
| 9 | Germany |
| 10 | Poland |
Top scorers
| Player | A country | AND | G | P | ABOUT |
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| Mike york | USA | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Tomi Kallio | Finland | 6 | 5 | four | 9 |
| Eric Rasmussen | USA | 6 | four | 5 | 9 |
| Rastislav Pavlikowski | Slovakia | 7 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Alexey Morozov | Russia | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Niko Kapanen | Finland | 6 | four | four | 8 |
| Alexey Kolkunov | Russia | 6 | four | four | 8 |
| Sergey Samsonov | Russia | 6 | 6 | one | 7 |
| Marian Gossa | Slovakia | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Mark Parrish | USA | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
Rewards
The best players selected by IIHF Directorate
- Goalkeeper: Mark Denis
- Defender: Joe Corvo
- Attack: Alexey Morozov
All-Star Team Selected by Media
- Goalkeeper: Brian Boucher
- Defenders: Chris Phillips - Mark Straight
- Forwards: Sergey Samsonov - Christian Dube - Mike york