1998 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Dates | December 25, 1997 – January 3, 1998 |
Teams | 10 |
Final positions | |
Champions ![]() | ![]() |
Runner-up ![]() | ![]() |
Third place ![]() | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 34 |
Goals scored | 219 (6.44 per game) |
Attendance | 139,680 (4,108 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | ![]() |
The 1998 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1998 WJHC) were held in Helsinki and Hämeenlinna, Finland. The championships began on December 25, 1997, and finished on January 3, 1998. Home team Finland was the winner, defeating Russia 2–1 in the gold medal game, thanks to the goaltending of Mika Noronen and the overtime heroics of Niklas Hagman. Switzerland defeated the Czech Republic 4–3 to capture the bronze medal, their first and only medal in the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship.
Canada had its five-year title streak broken with its worst placing to date (8th). Canada would miss out on gold seven years in a row before beginning their 2005–2009 streak of five straight championships. It was the only tournament from 1993 to 2012 in which Canada failed to medal.
This tournament attracted 139,680 fans to 34 games for an average of 4,108 per game. This set a record for the highest-attended World Junior tournament in Europe until the 2016 tournament, which was also held in Finland, attracted 215,225 spectators.[1]
The playoff round was expanded to eight teams, with group leaders not getting a bye to the semifinals.
Championship results
[edit]All times are local. (Eastern European Time – UTC+2)
Pool A
[edit]Group A
[edit]Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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![]() | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 7 |
![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 5 |
![]() | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 4 |
![]() | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 4 |
![]() | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 24 | −23 | 0 |
December 25, 1997 18:30 | Finland ![]() | 3–2 (0–0, 1–1, 2–1) | ![]() | Hartwall Arena, Helsinki Attendance: 9,000 (approx.) |
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Mika Noronen | Goalies | Mathieu Garon | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 21 min | |||||||||||||||
38 | Shots | 18 |
December 25, 1997 15:00 | Czech Republic ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Hämeenlinna |
December 26, 1997 18:30 | Sweden ![]() | 4–0 (2–0, 1–0, 1–0) | ![]() | Hartwall Arena, Helsinki Attendance: 2,523 |
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Johan Holmqvist | Goalies | Roberto Luongo | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 20 min | ||||||||||||
December 26, 1997 18:30 | Finland ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() | Hämeenlinna |
December 27, 1997 15:00 | Germany ![]() | 1–9 | ![]() | Hartwall Arena, Helsinki |
December 28, 1997 15:00 | Canada ![]() | 5–0 (2–0, 3–0, 0–0) | ![]() | Hartwall Arena, Helsinki Attendance: 7,500 (approx.) |
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Mathieu Garon | Goalies | Adam Svoboda, Vlastimil Lakosil (15:46 second) | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||
December 28, 1997 18:30 | Sweden ![]() | 3–4 | ![]() | Hartwall Arena, Helsinki |
December 29, 1997 18:30 | Germany ![]() | 0–8 | ![]() | Hartwall Arena, Helsinki |
December 30, 1997 15:00 | Canada ![]() | 2–0 (0–0, 1–0, 1–0) | ![]() | Hartwall Arena, Helsinki Attendance: 8,933 |
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Mathieu Garon | Goalies | Björn Leonhardt | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||
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26 | Shots | 17 |
December 30, 1997 18:30 | Czech Republic ![]() | 5–5 | ![]() | Hartwall Arena, Helsinki |
Group B
[edit]Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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![]() | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 6 | +16 | 7 |
![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 5 |
![]() | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 4 |
![]() | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 29 | −21 | 2 |
![]() | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 2 |
December 25, 1997 15:00 | Russia ![]() | 12–1 | ![]() | Hämeenlinna |
December 25, 1997 15:00 | Slovakia ![]() | 6–3 | ![]() | Hartwall Arena, Helsinki |
December 26, 1997 15:00 | Kazakhstan ![]() | 2–8 | ![]() | Hartwall Arena, Helsinki |
December 26, 1997 15:00 | Slovakia ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Hämeenlinna |
December 27, 1997 18:30 | Switzerland ![]() | 3–3 | ![]() | Hartwall Arena, Helsinki |
December 28, 1997 15:00 | Kazakhstan ![]() | 5–2 | ![]() | Hämeenlinna |
December 28, 1997 18:30 | United States ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | Hämeenlinna |
December 29, 1997 18:30 | Switzerland ![]() | 7–0 | ![]() | Hämeenlinna |
December 30, 1997 15:00 | Russia ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Hämeenlinna |
December 30, 1997 18:30 | United States ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Hämeenlinna |
Final round
[edit]Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
B1 | ![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||
A4 | ![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||
QF1 | ![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||
QF2 | ![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||
A2 | ![]() | 4 | ||||||||||||
B3 | ![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||
SF1 | ![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||
SF2 | ![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||
A1 | ![]() | 14 | ||||||||||||
B4 | ![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||
QF3 | ![]() | 2 | Bronze medal game | |||||||||||
QF4 | ![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||
B2 | ![]() | 2 | SF1 | ![]() | 4 | |||||||||
A3 | ![]() | 1 | SF2 | ![]() | 3 |
Quarterfinals
[edit]December 31, 1997 15:00 | Russia ![]() | 2–1 (OT) (1–0, 0–0, 0–1, 1–0) | ![]() | Hämeenlinna Attendance: 2,877 |
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Denis Khlopotnov | Goalies | Mathieu Garon | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||
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21 | Shots | 18 |
December 31, 1997 15:00 | Finland ![]() | 14–1 (6–1, 5–0, 3–0) | ![]() | Hartwall Arena, Helsinki |
December 31, 1997 18:30 | Switzerland ![]() | 2 – 1 GWS (0–0, 0–0, 1–1, 0–0, 5–4) | ![]() | Hartwall Arena, Helsinki |
December 31, 1997 18:30 | Czech Republic ![]() | 4–1 (0–0, 3–0, 1–1) | ![]() | Hämeenlinna |
Semifinals
[edit]January 1, 1998 16:00 | Russia ![]() | 5–1 (0–0, 3–1, 2–0) | ![]() | Hartwall Arena, Helsinki |
January 1, 1998 20:00 | Switzerland ![]() | 1–2 (0–1, 0–0, 1–1) | ![]() | Hartwall Arena, Helsinki |
David Aebischer | Goalies | Jean-Marc Pelletier | ||
Placement games
[edit]January 2, 1998 15:00 | Canada ![]() | 0–3 (0–1, 0–1, 0–1) | ![]() | Hämeenlinna |
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Mathieu Garon | Goalies | Jean-Marc Pelletier | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||
15 | Shots | 40 |
January 2, 1998 18:30 | Sweden ![]() | 5–1 (1–0, 2–0, 2–1) | ![]() | Hämeenlinna |
7th place game
[edit]January 3, 1998 12:00 | Canada ![]() | 3–6 (0–2, 0–2, 3–2) | ![]() | Hämeenlinna Attendance: 169 |
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Mathieu Garon, Roberto Luongo (14:00 second) | Goalies | Roman Krivomazov | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() Dariusz Sudol | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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19 min | Penalties | 20 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | Shots | 17 |
5th place game
[edit]January 3, 1998 16:00 | United States ![]() | 4–3 (1–2, 2–0, 1–1) | ![]() | Hämeenlinna |
Bronze medal game
[edit]January 3, 1998 15:00 | ![]() ![]() | 4 – 3 GWS (2–0, 0–2, 1–1, 0–0, 2–0) | ![]() | Hartwall Arena, Helsinki |
Gold medal game
[edit]January 3, 1998 18:30 | ![]() ![]() | 2–1 (OT) (0–0, 0–1, 1–0, 1–0) | ![]() ![]() | Hartwall Arena, Helsinki Attendance: 13,655 |
Mika Noronen | Goalies | Denis Khlopotnov | |||||||||
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45 | Shots | 26 |
Relegation round
[edit]January 1, 1998 | Germany ![]() | 0–9 (0–1, 0–4, 0–4) | ![]() | Hartwall Arena, Helsinki |
January 3, 1998 | Slovakia ![]() | 8–3 (0–1, 3–2, 5–0) | ![]() | Hartwall Arena, Helsinki |
Germany lost the two game total goal series 17–3 and was relegated for the 1999 World Juniors
Final ranking
[edit]Rank | Country |
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10 | ![]() |
Scoring leaders
[edit]Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts |
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Jeff Farkas | ![]() | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
Olli Jokinen | ![]() | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
Eero Somervuori | ![]() | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
Ladislav Nagy | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
Brian Gionta | ![]() | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
Marián Hossa | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Timo Vertala | ![]() | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Andrej Podkonický | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
Marcus Nilson | ![]() | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
Maxim Balmochnykh | ![]() | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
Kamil Piroš | ![]() | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
Tournament awards
[edit]IIHF Directorate Awards | Media All-Star Team | |
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Goaltender | ![]() | ![]() |
Defencemen | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
Forwards | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pool B
[edit]The second tier was held in Sosnowiec and Tychy Poland, 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
[edit]- Group A
Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 4 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 5–5 | ||
![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 4 | 2–3 | 5–2 | 8–5 | ||
![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 3 | 2–2 | 2–5 | 8–2 | ||
![]() | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 1 | 5–5 | 5–8 | 2–8 |
- Group B
Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 4 | 7–3 | 1–4 | 5–4 | ||
![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 3 | 3–7 | 2–2 | 8–1 | ||
![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | ||
![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 2 | 4–5 | 1–8 | 3–0 |
Final round
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 8 | +14 | 9 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 8–0 | 5–4 | ||
2 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 7 | 2–2 | 3–7 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 9–1 | ||
3 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 13 | +11 | 6 | 1–4 | 7–3 | 2–3 | 8–0 | 6–3 | ||
4 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 4 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 5–2 | ||
5 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 24 | −18 | 3 | 0–8 | 1–4 | 0–8 | 3–2 | 2–2 | ||
6 | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 27 | −15 | 1 | 4–5 | 1–9 | 3–6 | 2–5 | 2–2 |
Belarus was promoted to Pool A for 1999.
Relegation round
[edit]Norway ![]() | 6–4 | ![]() |
Norway ![]() | 3 – 4 ot | ![]() |
Norway ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
Japan lost two games to one and was relegated to Pool C for 1999.
Pool C
[edit]Played in Tallinn and Kohtla-Järve Estonia from December 28 to January 1.
Preliminary round
[edit]- Group A
Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 5 | 4–4 | 11–1 | 5–1 | ||
![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 5 | 4–4 | 8–1 | 6–1 | ||
![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 2 | 1–11 | 1–8 | 3–1 | ||
![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 0 | 1–5 | 1–6 | 1–3 |
- Group B
Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 8 | +18 | 6 | 5–4 | 8–1 | 13–3 | ||
![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 4 | 4–5 | 4–1 | 7–2 | ||
![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 2 | 1–8 | 1–4 | 4–2 | ||
![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 24 | −17 | 0 | 3–13 | 2–7 | 2–4 |
Placement games
[edit]- 7th place:
Great Britain 7 – 5
Romania
- 5th place:
Croatia 3 – 2
Estonia
- 3rd place:
Slovenia 4 – 2
Austria
- 1st Place:
Denmark 6 – 4
Italy
Denmark was promoted to Pool B, and
Romania was relegated to Pool D for 1999.
Pool D
[edit]Played in Kaunas and Elektrenai Lithuania from December 30 to January 3.
Preliminary round
[edit]- Group A
Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 4 | +54 | 6 | 7–1 | 19–2 | 32–1 | ||
![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 4 | 1–7 | 6–2 | 11–0 | ||
![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 29 | −12 | 2 | 2–19 | 2–6 | 13–4 | ||
![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 56 | −51 | 0 | 1–32 | 0–11 | 4–13 |
- Group B
Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | +31 | 6 | 5–1 | 14–0 | 14–1 | ||
![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 7 | +16 | 4 | 1–5 | 13–0 | 9–2 | ||
![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 28 | −25 | 2 | 0–14 | 0–13 | 3–1 | ||
![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 26 | −22 | 0 | 1–14 | 2–9 | 1–3 |
Placement games
[edit]- 7th place:
South Africa 11 – 0
Turkey
- 5th place:
Mexico 6 – 4
Bulgaria
- 3rd place:
Yugoslavia 9 – 0
Spain
- 1st Place:
Lithuania 6 – 3
Netherlands
Lithuania was promoted to Pool C for 1999.
References
[edit]- ^ Merk, Martin (2016-01-06). "215225 fans in Helsinki". WorldJunior2016.com. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
External links
[edit]- Statistics and results from Hockey Canada
- http://www.passionhockey.com/hockeyarchives/U-20_1998.htm
- Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press.