1998 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

3–2
(0–0, 1–1, 2–1)

Hartwall Arena, Helsinki
Attendance: 9,000 (approx.)

Mika Noronen

Goalies

Referee:

Ulf Radbjer
Linesmen:

Allen Stensland

Kent Thuden

	0–1	30:02 - Ward
Kauppinen (Vallin, Kalto) - 33:01	1–1
Somervuori (Jokinen) (PP) - 47:27	2–1
	2–2	51:39 - Dumont (Tkaczuk)
Hagman (Somervuori, Jokinen) - 56:20	3–2

10 min

Penalties

21 min

Shots

December 25, 1997
15:00

2–1

December 26, 1997
18:30

4–0
(2–0, 1–0, 1–0)

Hartwall Arena, Helsinki
Attendance: 2,523

Johan Holmqvist

Goalies

Roberto Luongo

Referee:

Rami Savolainen
Linesmen:

Allen Stensland

Dino Casgrande

Nilson (Forsander) (PP) - 6:56	1–0
Hedin - 17:32	2–0
D. Sedin (H. Sedin) - 22:55	3–0
Cannerheim (Nilson) - 46:45	4–0

14 min

Penalties

20 min

December 26, 1997
18:30

5–0

December 27, 1997
15:00

1–9

December 28, 1997
15:00

5–0
(2–0, 3–0, 0–0)

Hartwall Arena, Helsinki
Attendance: 7,500 (approx.)

Goalies

Adam Svoboda, Vlastimil Lakosil (15:46 second)

Referee:

Scott Hansen
Linesmen:

Alfred Hascher

Kent Thuden

Holden (Corso) - 10:10	1–0
Cooke (Sarich) (PP) - 11:10	2–0
Tanguay (McLean) - 26:45	3–0
McLean (Tanguay, Brewer) (SH) - 30:40	4–0
Holden (Corso) - 38:05	5–0

12 min

Penalties

14 min

December 28, 1997
18:30

3–4

December 29, 1997
18:30

0–8

December 30, 1997
15:00

2–0
(0–0, 1–0, 1–0)

Hartwall Arena, Helsinki
Attendance: 8,933

Goalies

Björn Leonhardt

Referee:

Ulf Radbjer
Linesmen:

Dino Casagrande

Nadir Mandioni

Bradley (Cooke, Lecavalier) -28:05	1–0
Lecavalier (Bradley) - 54:59	2–0

Shots

December 30, 1997
18:30

5–5

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Russia	4	3	0	1	22	6	+16	7
Switzerland	4	2	1	1	14	8	+6	5
United States	4	2	2	0	17	12	+5	4
Kazakhstan	4	1	3	0	8	29	−21	2
Slovakia	4	1	3	0	9	15	−6	2

Source: Hockey Canada

December 25, 1997
15:00

12–1

December 25, 1997
15:00

6–3

December 26, 1997
15:00

2–8

December 26, 1997
15:00

1–3

December 27, 1997
18:30

3–3

December 28, 1997
15:00

5–2

December 28, 1997
18:30

2–3

December 29, 1997
18:30

7–0

December 30, 1997
15:00

4–0

December 30, 1997
18:30

4–1

Final round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Russia

Canada

QF1

Russia

QF2

Czech Republic

SF1

Russia

SF2

Finland

QF3

Finland

Bronze medal game

QF4

Switzerland

Switzerland

SF1

Switzerland

Sweden

SF2

Quarterfinals

December 31, 1997
15:00

2–1 (OT)
(1–0, 0–0, 0–1, 1–0)

Hämeenlinna
Attendance: 2,877

Denis Khlopotnov

Goalies

Referee:

Rami Savolainen
Linesmen:

Riku Peltonen

Kent Thuden

Vlasenkov (Lyashenko) - 18:01	1-0
	1-1	42:31 - Tkaczuk (Willsie, Blanchard)
Afinogenov (Balmochnykh) - 69:21	2-1

Shots

December 31, 1997
15:00

14–1
(6–1, 5–0, 3–0)

December 31, 1997
18:30

2 – 1 GWS
(0–0, 0–0, 1–1, 0–0, 5–4)

December 31, 1997
18:30

4–1
(0–0, 3–0, 1–1)

Semifinals

January 1, 1998
16:00

5–1
(0–0, 3–1, 2–0)

January 1, 1998
20:00

1–2
(0–1, 0–0, 1–1)


David Aebischer	Goalies	Jean-Marc Pelletier

Placement games

January 2, 1998
15:00

0–3
(0–1, 0–1, 0–1)

Goalies

Referee:

Petr Bolina
Linesmen:

Riku Peltonen

Nadir Mandioni

	0-1	5:59 - York (Mottau) (PP)
	0-2	39:31 - Dusbabek (Mara)
	0-3	59:25 - Farkas (EN)

12 min

Penalties

8 min

Shots

January 2, 1998
18:30

5–1
(1–0, 2–0, 2–1)

7th place game

January 3, 1998
12:00

3–6
(0–2, 0–2, 3–2)

Hämeenlinna
Attendance: 169

Mathieu Garon, Roberto Luongo (14:00 second)

Goalies

Roman Krivomazov

Referee:

Petr Bolina
Linesmen:

Vyacheslav Bulanov
Dariusz Sudol

	0-1	3:45 - Troshchinsky (Antropov)
	0-2	13:14 - Alexandrov (Troshchinsky, Antropov) (PP)
	0-3	31:47 - Troshchinsky (Alexandrov, Novopashin) (SH)
	0-4	34:00 - Troshchinsky (Antropov)
Holden (Blanchard) (PP) - 47:25	1-4
Holden (Ference, Corso) (PP) - 50:10	2-4
	2-5	58:21 - Komissarov (Ksandopulo)
	2-6	59:20 - Rifel (EN)
Tkaczuk (Willsie, Brewer) - 59:57	3-6

19 min

Penalties

20 min

Shots

5th place game

January 3, 1998
16:00

4–3
(1–2, 2–0, 1–1)

Bronze medal game

January 3, 1998
15:00

4 – 3 GWS
(2–0, 0–2, 1–1, 0–0, 2–0)

Gold medal game

January 3, 1998
18:30

2–1 (OT)
(0–0, 0–1, 1–0, 1–0)

Russia

Hartwall Arena, Helsinki
Attendance: 13,655

Mika Noronen

Goalies

Denis Khlopotnov

	0–1	37:10 − Vlassenkov
Puistola (PP) - 43:25	1–1
Hagman (Jokinen, Petriläinen) - 73:41	2–1

Shots

Relegation round

January 1, 1998

0–9
(0–1, 0–4, 0–4)

January 3, 1998

8–3
(0–1, 3–2, 5–0)