1997 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships
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The 1997 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships was the 61st such event sanctioned by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Teams representing 36 countries participated in several levels of competition, while three other teams competed in an exhibition tournament to gain experience before joining on an official basis in the 1998 competition. The competition also served as qualifications for group placements in the 1998 competition.
The top Championship Group tournament took place in Finland from 26 April to 14 May 1997, with matches played in Helsinki, Tampere and Turku. Twelve teams took part, with the first round being split into two teams of six, and the six best teams going to a further group stage. Canada beat Sweden in the final game, best of three, where they won 2–1 in games, and became world champions for the 21st time.
World Championship Group A (Finland)
First round
Group 1
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Group 2
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Second Round 1–6 Place
Teams that had played each other in the first round carried those results forward. First and second place played off for gold, third and fourth for bronze. Script error: No such module "sports table".
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Consolation Round 7–12 Place
Teams that had played each other in the first round carried those results forward. Last place was not relegated to Group B, instead they had to play against three qualifiers from Group B for the last two openings in the 1998 Group A tournament. This was Germany's lowest finish since 1965.[1] Script error: No such module "sports table". Norway was sent to 1998 Group A Qualifier. Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox
Final round
Match for third place
Final
World Championship Group B (Poland)
Played 12–21 April in Katowice (Spodek) and Sosnowiec (Stadion Zimowy).[2] With the announcement that Group A would be expanding from twelve to sixteen nations, Group B would also undergo significant changes. The winner and next year's host (Switzerland) were promoted. In addition, the remaining three best teams would win the opportunity to play in a qualifying tournament against the last place team from Group A, where the top two would be included in the Group A tournament.[1] Script error: No such module "sports table". Belarus, as winner, was promoted to Group A. Switzerland, as host, was also promoted to Group A. Kazakhstan, Austria, and Poland were all promoted to the Qualifying tournament for Group A, along with Norway. No one was relegated. Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox
World Championship Group C (Estonia)
Played 22–28 March in Tallinn and Kohtla-Järve. Along with the expansion of Group A, a provision was made to allow the best "Far East" team to qualify directly. Beginning in 1999 there would be a tournament to decide who that would be. But for now, the top placing "Far East" hockey nation was able to proceed directly from Group C to Group A. For this year, as well, promotion to Group B was available to the top three European teams, and there was no relegation.[1]
First round
Group 1
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Group 2
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Final Round 21–24 Place
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Consolation Round 25–28 Place
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World Championship Group D (Andorra)
Played 7–14 April in Canillo. With Group A expansion, four nations were promoted to Group C.
First round
Group 1
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Group 2
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Final Round 29–32 Place
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Consolation Round 33–36 Place
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Unofficial Group E
Three men's teams that were going to be included in Group D in 1998 played a tournament in Ankara Turkey from 19 to 24 February 1997.[1] Script error: No such module "sports table".
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Ranking and statistics
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Tournament Awards
- Best players selected by the directorate:
- Media All-Star Team:
- Goaltender: Template:Flagicon Tommy Salo
- Defence: Template:Flagicon Rob Blake, Template:Flagicon Teppo Numminen
- Forwards: Template:Flagicon Michael Nylander, Template:Flagicon Martin Procházka, Template:Flagicon Vladimír Vůjtek
Final standings
The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:
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| Script error: No such module "sort". | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic |
| 4 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia |
| 5 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland |
| 6 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| 7 | File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia |
| 8 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
| 9 | File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia |
| 10 | File:Flag of France.svg France |
| 11 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany |
| 12 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway |
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Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
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| Template:Flagicon Martin Procházka | 9 | 7 | 7 | 14 | +10 | 4 | F |
| Template:Flagicon Vladimír Vůjtek | 8 | 7 | 7 | 14 | +11 | 31 | F |
| Template:Flagicon Michael Nylander | 11 | 6 | 5 | 11 | +1 | 6 | F |
| Template:Flagicon Pavel Patera | 9 | 3 | 8 | 11 | +8 | 4 | F |
| Template:Flagicon Roger Dubé | 8 | 7 | 3 | 10 | −10 | 2 | F |
| Template:Flagicon Oleg Znaroks | 8 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −4 | 6 | F |
| Template:Flagicon Gates Orlando | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | −1 | 14 | F |
| Template:Flagicon Bruno Zarrillo | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | −1 | 4 | F |
| Template:Flagicon Harijs Vītoliņš | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −3 | 4 | F |
| Template:Flagicon Travis Green | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +2 | 12 | F |
Source: [1]
Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.
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| Template:Flagicon Jarmo Myllys | 357 | 10 | 1.68 | .938 | 1 |
| Template:Flagicon Artūrs Irbe | 300 | 10 | 2.00 | .930 | 1 |
| Template:Flagicon Roman Čechmánek | 479 | 17 | 2.13 | .929 | 0 |
| Template:Flagicon Maxim Mikhailovsky | 359 | 12 | 2.01 | .929 | 0 |
| Template:Flagicon Mike Rosati | 239 | 12 | 3.01 | .925 | 0 |
Source: [2]
IIHF Hall of Fame induction
The inaugural IIHF Hall of Fame induction ceremony was held during the 1997 World Championships, with 31 members inducted.
- Austria: Walter Wasservogel[3]
- Belgium: Paul Loicq[4]
- Canada: Father David Bauer,[5] Gordon Juckes,[5] Robert Lebel,[5] Vic Lindquist,[5] Seth Martin,[5] Harry Sinden[5]
- Czech Republic: Vlastimil Bubník,[6] Jaroslav Drobný,[7] Vladimír Kostka,[8] Václav Nedomanský,[9] Vladimír Zábrodský[10]
- Finland: Urpo Ylönen[11]
- France: Louis Magnus[12]
- Germany: Erich Kühnhackl,[13] Günther Sabetzki[14]
- Great Britain: Bunny Ahearne[15]
- Russia: Vsevolod Bobrov,[16] Alexander Ragulin,[17] Andrei Starovoytov,[18] Anatoly Tarasov,[19] Vladislav Tretiak[20]
- Sweden: Arne Grunander,[21] Anders Hedberg,[22] Sven Tumba[23]
- Switzerland: Bibi Torriani[24]
- United States: Walter A. Brown,[25] Bill Cleary,[26] Gerry Cosby,[27] John Mayasich[28]
See also
Citations
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References
- Official IIHF Pool A website (via Internet Archive)
- Official IIHF Pool B website (via Internet Archive)
- Complete results
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