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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | |
| Venues | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | December 25, 1997 – January 3, 1998 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-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 | |
The1998 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1998 WJHC) were held inHelsinki andHämeenlinna,Finland. The championships began on December 25, 1997, and finished on January 3, 1998. Home teamFinland was the winner, defeatingRussia 2–1 in the gold medal game, thanks to the goaltending ofMika Noronen and the overtime heroics ofNiklas Hagman.Switzerland defeated theCzech Republic 4–3 to capture the bronze medal, their first and only medal in theIce 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 the2016 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.
All times are local. (Eastern European Time –UTC+2)
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | |||||||||||
| 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 – 1GWS (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 |
| 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 | Mika Noronen | ||
| 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 |
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| January 3, 1998 16:00 | United States | 4–3 (1–2, 2–0, 1–1) | Hämeenlinna |
| January 3, 1998 15:00 | 4 – 3GWS (2–0, 0–2, 1–1, 0–0, 2–0) | Hartwall Arena,Helsinki |
| 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 | |||||||||
| 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 the1999 World Juniors
| Rank | Country |
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| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 | |
| 8 | |
| 9 | |
| 10 |
| 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 |
| IIHF Directorate Awards | Media All-Star Team | |
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| Goaltender | ||
| Defencemen | ||
| Forwards |
The second tier was held inSosnowiec andTychyPoland, 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.
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 for1999.
| Norway | 6–4 |
| Norway | 3 – 4 ot |
| Norway | 4–1 |
Japan lost two games to one and was relegated to Pool C for1999.
Played inTallinn andKohtla-JärveEstonia from December 28 to January 1.
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Denmark was promoted to Pool B, and
Romania was relegated to Pool D for1999.
Played inKaunas andElektrenaiLithuania from December 30 to January 3.
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Lithuania was promoted to Pool C for1999.