2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

Infobox International Ice Hockey Competition
tourney_name =IIHF World U20 Championship
year = 2007
other_titles =


size =
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country = Sweden
dates = December 26 - January 5
num_teams = 10
venues = 2
cities = 2
winners = Canada
count = 13
games = 31
goals = 173
attendance = 63493
scoring_leader = flagicon|USA Erik Johnson &
flagicon|FIN Mikko Lehtonen (10 points)
mvp = flagicon|CAN 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.cite web | url = http://www.tsn.ca/world_jrs/news_story/?ID=190989&hubname= | publisher = tsn.ca | accessdate = 2007-01-05 | date = 2007-01-05 | author = TSN | title = Canada beats Russia in Gold Medal Game] cite web | title = Goalkeepers | publisher = iihf.com | author = International Ice Hockey Federation | accessdate = 2007-01-05 | date =2007-01-05 | url = http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments_07/output/w20/hydra.iihf.com/data/iihf/output/xml/96/IHM096Z11_85A_1_0.pdf]

Championship Results

Preliminary Round

Group A

"Note: Matches" ih|SVK 2–4 ih|GER "and" ih|SUI 4–1 ih|BLR "from the Preliminary Round (both on Dec 27th, 2006) are included as well since these results carry forward"

;ScheduleAll times local (UTC +1)

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date = January 2, 2007
16:00
team1 = ih-rt|SUI
score = 2–1
team2 = ih|SVK
goals1 = J. Steinmann 19:41 (PP)
J. Simek 49:34 (PP)
goals2 = M. Korenko 28:10 (PP2)
stadium = FM Mattsson Arena

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bg = #ffffff
date = January 3, 2007
16:00
team1 = ih-rt|GER
score = 1–3
team2 = ih|BLR
goals1 = F. Schütz 11:08 (PP)
goals2 = N. Komarov 35:56 (ES)
M. Stefanovich 51:58 (PP)
M. Stefanovich 59:17 (ES)
stadium = FM Mattsson Arena

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date = January 4, 2007
16:00
team1 = ih-rt|BLR
score = 0–9
team2 = ih|SVK
goals1 =
goals2 = 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)
stadium = FM Mattsson Arena

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bg = #ffffff
date = January 4, 2007
19:30
team1 = ih-rt|GER
score = 3–5
team2 = ih|SUI
goals1 = F. Schütz 05:48 (ES)
F. Schütz 17:35 (ES)
C. Braun 44:03 (ES)
goals2 = 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)
stadium = FM Mattsson Arena

Final Round

6TeamBracket-with 3rd
RD1=Quarter finals
RD2=Semi finals
RD3=Final
group1=
group2=

RD1-seed1=A2
RD1-team1=ih|SWE
RD1-score1=5
RD1-seed2=B3
RD1-team2=ih|CZE
RD1-score2=1

RD1-seed3=B2
RD1-team3=ih|FIN
RD1-score3=3
RD1-seed4=A3
RD1-team4=ih|USA
RD1-score4=6

RD2-seed1=QF1
RD2-team1=ih|SWE
RD2-score1=2
RD2-seed2=B1
RD2-team2=ih|RUS
RD2-score2=4

RD2-seed3=QF2
RD2-team3=ih|USA
RD2-score3=1
RD2-seed4=A1
RD2-team4=CANjh
RD2-score4=2

RD3-seed1=SF1
RD3-team1=ih|RUS
RD3-score1=2
RD3-seed2=SF2
RD3-team2=CANjh
RD3-score2=4

RD3-seed3=QF1
RD3-team3=ih|SWE
RD3-score3=1
RD3-seed4=QF2
RD3-team4=ih|USA
RD3-score4=2

;Quarter Finalshockeybox
bg = #eeeeee
date = January 2, 2007
19:30
team1 = ih-rt|SWE
score = 5–1
team2 = ih|CZE
goals1 = 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)
goals2 = V. Sobotka 18:27 (PP)
stadium = Ejendals Arena

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bg = #ffffff
date = January 2, 2007
19:30
team1 = ih-rt|FIN
score = 3–6
team2 = ih|USA
goals1 = J. Joensuu 26:38 (ES)
O. Osala 30:01 (ES)
O. Osala 41:38 (PP)
goals2 = 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)
stadium = FM Mattsson Arena

;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."hockeybox
bg = #eeeeee
date = January 3, 2007
16:00
team1 = ih-rt|CAN
score = 2–1 (SO)
team2 = ih|USA
goals1 = L. Bourdon 52:19 (PP)
J. Toews 70:00 (SO)
goals2 = T. Chorney 25:04 (PP)
stadium = Ejendals Arena

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bg = #ffffff
date = January 3, 2007
19:45
team1 = ih-rt|SWE
score = 2–4
team2 = ih|RUS
goals1 = J. Junland 09:00 (PP)
N. Hjalmarsson 50:54 (PP)
goals2 = I. Makarov 16:49 (ES)
A. Cherepanov 18:18 (PP)
A. Anisimov 34:16 (ES)
A. Vasyunov 43:46 (ES)
stadium = Ejendals Arena

;5th Place Playoffhockeybox
bg = #eeeeee
date = January 4, 2007
19:30
team1 = ih-rt|CZE
score = 6–2
team2 = ih|FIN
goals1 = 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)
goals2 = P. Lindgren 17:22 (PP)
M. Lehtonen 38:05 (PP)
stadium = Ejendals Arena

;Bronze Medal Gamehockeybox
bg = #eeeeee
date = January 5, 2007
16:00
team1 = ih-rt|SWE
score = 1–2
team2 = ih|USA
goals1 = P. Zackrisson 29:00 (ES)
goals2 = P. Kane 19:55 (ES)
E. Johnson 32:34 (ES)
stadium = Ejendals Arena

;Gold Medal Gamehockeybox
bg = #eeeeee
date = January 5, 2007
19:30
team1 = ih-rt|CAN
score = 4–2
team2 = ih|RUS
goals1 = A. Cogliano 15:35 (ES)
B. Little 17:29 (PP)
J. Toews 18:02 (PP)
B. Marchand 26:00 (ES)
goals2 = P. Valentenko 31:27 (PP)
G. Churilov 39:24 (PP)
stadium = Ejendals Arena

Scoring leaders

All times local

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date = December 11, 2006
13:15
team1 = ih-rt|EST
score = 0–6
team2 = ih|LAT
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium =

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bg = #ffffff
date = December 11, 2006
16:45
team1 = ih-rt|UKR
score = 2–1
team2 = ih|SLO
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium =

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bg = #eeeeee
date = December 11, 2006
20:15
team1 = ih-rt|POL
score = 1–4
team2 = ih|DEN
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium =

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bg = #ffffff
date = December 12, 2006
13:15
team1 = ih-rt|SLO
score = 4–1
team2 = ih|EST
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium =

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bg = #eeeeee
date = December 12, 2006
16:45
team1 = ih-rt|LAT
score = 7–2
team2 = ih|POL
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium =

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bg = #ffffff
date = December 12, 2006
20:15
team1 = ih-rt|DEN
score = 4–2
team2 = ih|UKR
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium =

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bg = #eeeeee
date = December 14, 2006
13:15
team1 = ih-rt|EST
score = 3–6
team2 = ih|POL
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium =

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bg = #ffffff
date = December 14, 2006
16:45
team1 = ih-rt|LAT
score = 4–5
team2 = ih|UKR
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium =

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bg = #eeeeee
date = December 14, 2006
20:15
team1 = ih-rt|DEN
score = 4–2
team2 = ih|SLO
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium =

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bg = #ffffff
date = December 15, 2006
13:15
team1 = ih-rt|POL
score = 0–4
team2 = ih|UKR
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium =

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bg = #eeeeee
date = December 15, 2006
16:45
team1 = ih-rt|SLO
score = 2–7
team2 = ih|LAT
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium =

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bg = #ffffff
date = December 15, 2006
20:15
team1 = ih-rt|DEN
score = 7–1
team2 = ih|EST
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium =

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bg = #eeeeee
date = December 17, 2006
13:15
team1 = ih-rt|SLO
score = 3–5
team2 = ih|POL
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium =

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bg = #ffffff
date = December 17, 2006
16:45
team1 = ih-rt|UKR
score = 2–0
team2 = ih|EST
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium =

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bg = #eeeeee
date = December 17, 2006
20:15
team1 = ih-rt|LAT
score = 5–4
team2 = ih|DEN
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium =

"ih|DEN is promoted to Pool A and ih|EST is relegated to Division II for the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships"

Group B

All times local

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bg = #eeeeee
date = December 10, 2006
13:00
team1 = ih-rt|KOR
score = 3–4 (OT)
team2 = ih|JPN
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium =

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bg = #ffffff
date = December 10, 2006
16:30
team1 = ih-rt|NED
score = 9–1
team2 = ih|MEX
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium =

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bg = #eeeeee
date = December 10, 2006
20:00
team1 = ih-rt|LTU
score = 8–1
team2 = ih|SRB
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium =

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bg = #ffffff
date = December 11, 2006
13:00
team1 = ih-rt|NED
score = 5–2
team2 = ih|KOR
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium =

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bg = #eeeeee
date = December 11, 2006
16:30
team1 = ih-rt|JPN
score = 8–1
team2 = ih|SRB
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium =

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bg = #ffffff
date = December 11, 2006
20:00
team1 = ih-rt|MEX
score = 0–9
team2 = ih|LTU
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium =

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bg = #eeeeee
date = December 13, 2006
13:00
team1 = ih-rt|JPN
score = 11–1
team2 = ih|MEX
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium =

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bg = #ffffff
date = December 13, 2006
16:30
team1 = ih-rt|KOR
score = 4–5
team2 = ih|SRB
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium =

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bg = #eeeeee
date = December 13, 2006
20:00
team1 = ih-rt|NED
score = 3–4 (OT)
team2 = ih|LTU
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium =

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bg = #ffffff
date = December 14, 2006
13:00
team1 = ih-rt|MEX
score = 0–4
team2 = ih|KOR
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium =

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bg = #eeeeee
date = December 14, 2006
16:30
team1 = ih-rt|SRB
score = 1–8
team2 = ih|NED
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium =

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bg = #ffffff
date = December 14, 2006
20:00
team1 = ih-rt|LTU
score = 5–3
team2 = ih|JPN
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium =

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bg = #eeeeee
date = December 16, 2006
13:00
team1 = ih-rt|SRB
score = 4–5
team2 = ih|MEX
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium =

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bg = #ffffff
date = December 16, 2006
16:30
team1 = ih-rt|KOR
score = 0–4
team2 = ih|LTU
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium =

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bg = #eeeeee
date = December 16, 2006
20:00
team1 = ih-rt|JPN
score = 5–4 (OT)
team2 = ih|NED
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium =

"ih|LTU is promoted to Division I and ih|SRB is relegated to Division III for the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships"

Division III

The following teams took part in the Division III tournament, which was played at the Ankara Ice Palace in Ankara, Turkey from January 8, 2007 through January 14, 2007:

All times local

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date = January 8, 2007
13:00
team1 = ih-rt|NZL
score = 6–5 (OT)
team2 = ih|ARM
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium =

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bg = #ffffff
date = January 8, 2007
16:30
team1 = ih-rt|BEL
score = 9–1
team2 = ih|BUL
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium =

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bg = #eeeeee
date = January 8, 2007
20:00
team1 = ih-rt|TUR
score = 0–6
team2 = ih|CHN
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium =

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bg = #ffffff
date = January 9, 2007
13:00
team1 = ih-rt|CHN
score = 15–3
team2 = ih|BUL
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium =

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bg = #eeeeee
date = January 9, 2007
16:30
team1 = ih-rt|ARM
score = 4–7
team2 = ih|BEL
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium =

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bg = #ffffff
date = January 9, 2007
20:00
team1 = ih-rt|NZL
score = 2–6
team2 = ih|TUR
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium =

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bg = #eeeeee
date = January 11, 2007
13:00
team1 = ih-rt|CHN
score = 7–4
team2 = ih|ARM
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium =

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bg = #ffffff
date = January 11, 2007
16:30
team1 = ih-rt|NZL
score = 1–5
team2 = ih|BEL
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium =

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bg = #eeeeee
date = January 11, 2007
20:00
team1 = ih-rt|TUR
score = 4–2
team2 = ih|BUL
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium =

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bg = #ffffff
date = January 12, 2007
13:00
team1 = ih-rt|BEL
score = 4–5 (OT)
team2 = ih|CHN
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium =

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bg = #eeeeee
date = January 12, 2007
16:30
team1 = ih-rt|BUL
score = 2–8
team2 = ih|NZL
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium =

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bg = #ffffff
date = January 12, 2007
20:00
team1 = ih-rt|ARM
score = 4–2
team2 = ih|TUR
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium =

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bg = #eeeeee
date = January 14, 2007
13:00
team1 = ih-rt|BUL
score = 5–9
team2 = ih|ARM
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium =

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bg = #ffffff
date = January 14, 2007
16:30
team1 = ih-rt|TUR
score = 1–13
team2 = ih|BEL
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium =

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bg = #eeeeee
date = January 14, 2007
20:00
team1 = ih-rt|CHN
score = 4–1
team2 = ih|NZL
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium =

"ih|CHN and ih|BEL are promoted to Division II for the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships"

ee also

*2007 in ice hockey

References

External links

* [http://www.iihf.com IIHF Official Site]
* [http://www.worldjuniors2007.com/index_eng.htm Official Site of the 2007 World Junior Championships]