# 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

The 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (2007 WJHC) was the 2007 edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship 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. The total attendance was a significant drop off from the 325,000-plus visitors at the previous World Juniors in British Columbia, Canada.
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 now earned three points for a win in regulation, while teams winning in overtime would still receive two points. Teams losing in overtime would receive one point, and teams losing in regulation get none. 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.
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 (GAA).

## Top Division
### Venues

| Ejendals Arena Capacity: 7,650 | FM Mattsson Arena Capacity: 4,500 |
| Sweden – Leksand | Sweden – Mora |

### Preliminary round

All times local (UTC+1).

#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Canada | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 12 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Sweden (H) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | United States | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Germany | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 5 | Relegation round |
| 5 | Slovakia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 0 | Relegation round |
Game reference :
| Giebe 13:45 (PP) Müller 61:51 | Goals | Mueller 48:56 (PP) |
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| Goals | Bourdon 14:22 (PP) Marchand 19:12 (PP) |
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| Mikúš 11:52 (PP2) Korenko 25:41 (PP) | Goals | Ondruschka 03:08 Schütz 08:08 Kramer 43:23 Gawlik 44:13 (PP) |
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| Mihalík 15:13 Mikula 19:33 (PP) Mikúš 34:56 (PP) | Goals | Berglund 04:42 Omark 16:59 Hjalmarsson 21:40 (PP) Johansson 44:15 (PP) Hörnqvist 48:41 Lindqvist 49:05 |
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| Schütz 32:26 (PP2) | Goals | Russell 07:04 Downie 34:42 (PP) Russell 50:34 |
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| Kane 06:51 J. Johnson 14:45 (PP) Kane 24:15 E. Johnson 29:00 (PP) Mueller 41:36 van Riemsdyk 56:07 | Goals | Mikus 49:46 |
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| Lindqvist 03:25 (PP) Isaksson 26:42 Sundström 52:05 | Goals | Fischer 21:23 (PP2) |
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| Russell 05:36 Russell 08:52 (PP2) Downie 33:05 (PP) | Goals |
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| Kane 31:50 Stoa 33:25 J. Johnson 63:16 (PP) | Goals | Thuresson 27:11 (SH) Pettersson 59:46 |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Russia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 12 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Finland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Switzerland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 3 | Relegation round |
| 5 | Belarus | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 3 | Relegation round |
* 1 2 Finland 6–2 Czech Republic
* 1 2 Switzerland 4–1 Belarus
Game reference :
| Stefanovich 06:45 (PP2) Ilin 45:20 (PP) S. Kostitsyn 48:18 (SH) Stefanovich 52:57 | Goals | Komarov 19:57 (PP) Lehtonen 30:45 (PP) Lehtonen 59:27 |
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| Svoboda 10:05 (PP) Sobotka 55:38 (PP) | Goals | Cherepanov 22:01 (PP) Loginov 23:43 Bumagin 45:54 |
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| Šimek 28:59 (SH) Lemm 29:31 Weber 40:27 (PP) Šimek 50:46 | Goals | Stas 18:31 (SH) |
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| Osala 20:20 Laakso 22:03 Lehtonen 23:45 Laakso 47:17 (PP) Komarov 47:47 Enlund 52:21 (SH) | Goals | Sobotka 12:39 (PP) Káňa 27:58 |
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| Zubov 24:28 (PP) Bumagin 35:01 (PP) Makarov 41:29 (SH) Ryasensky 48:18 Anisimov 54:22 (PP) Voinov 59:34 | Goals |
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| Shurko 27:08 | Goals | Valentenko 04:30 Buravchikov 12:37 Vasyunov 17:13 Musatov 26:07 Ryasensky 37:27 (PP) Buravchikov 55:16 |
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| Osala 08:08 (PP) Osala 13:39 (PP) Lindgren 32:23 (PP2) Laakso 59:00 (PP2) | Goals |
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| Frolík 17:29 (SH) Svoboda 46:38 (PP2) | Goals | Filin 38:01 |
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| Zubov 11:28 (PP) Cherepanov 14:26 (PP) Zubov 26:42 (PP2) Churilov 30:19 Cherepanov 47:01 (PP2) | Goals |
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| Bürgler 19:51 Jacquemet 23:20 | Goals | Voráček 02:09 (PP) Káňa 04:52 Bartoň 17:16 Hanzal 45:03 (SH) |

### Relegation round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 7 | Switzerland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 9 | |
| 8 | Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 3 | |
| 9 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 3 | 2008 Division I |
| 10 | Belarus | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 3 | 2008 Division I |
* 1 2 3 Slovakia 3 Pts, +7 GD; Germany 3 Pts, 0 GD; Belarus 3 Pts, –7 GD
Game reference :
| Steinmann 19:41 (PP) Šimek 49:34 (PP) | Goals | Korenko 28:10 (PP2) |
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| Schütz 11:08 (PP) | Goals | Komarov 35:56 Stefanovich 51:58 (PP) Stefanovich 59:17 |
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| Goals | Buc 04:58 Mikúš 12:06 (SH) Bartánus 14:21 (PP) Marcinko 29:03 (PP) Šinkovič 30:54 Mikúš 32:01 (PP) Záborský 39:52 Bližňák 51:25 Konrád 59:33 (PP) |
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| Schütz 05:48 Schütz 17:35 Braun 44:03 | Goals | Grossmann 16:05 (PP) Friedli 18:13 Šimek 22:57 (PP) Bykov 34:13 Froidevaux 55:41 |

### Final round
#### Bracket

| Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Gold Medal Game | Gold Medal Game | Gold Medal Game |
| | | | B1 | Russia | 4 | | | |
| A2 | Sweden | 5 | A2 | Sweden | 2 | | | |
| B3 | Czech Republic | 1 | | | | B1 | Russia | 2 |
| | | | | | | A1 | Canada | 4 |
| | | | A1 | Canada (GWS) | 2 |
| B2 | Finland | 3 | A3 | United States | 1 |
| A3 | United States | 6 | | | | Bronze Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game |
| | | | | | | A2 | Sweden | 1 |
| | | | | | | A3 | United States | 2 |

#### Quarterfinals

Game reference :
| Isaksson 01:18 Sundström 13:09 Omark 29:02 Johansson 32:17 Johansson 53:11 | Goals | Sobotka 18:27 (PP) |
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| Joensuu 26:38 Osala 30:01 Osala 41:38 (PP) | Goals | E. Johnson 11:28 Kane 22:11 Skille 40:23 (PP) Mueller 47:53 (PP2) Lewis 49:00 (PP2) J. Johnson 59:40 (PP2) |

#### Semifinals

Note: Bye teams will usually be the home team, but due to Canada being the home team in the first meeting, USA was the home team for their semifinal game.

#### Fifth place game

Game reference :
| Frolík 09:56 Frolík 13:23 (PP) Hanzal 22:43 (PP) Frolík 26:25 Sobotka 38:42 Kudělka 49:34 (PP2) | Goals | Lindgren 17:22 (PP) Lehtonen 38:05 (PP) |

#### Final
### Statistics
#### Scoring leaders

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| 1 | Erik Johnson | United States | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +3 | 16 |
| 1 | Mikko Lehtonen | Finland | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +1 | 0 |
| 3 | Perttu Lindgren | Finland | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | +1 | 8 |
| 4 | Patrick Kane | United States | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +2 | 4 |
| 5 | Alexei Cherepanov | Russia | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +2 | 2 |
| 5 | Oskar Osala | Finland | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +2 | 4 |
| 5 | Felix Schütz | Germany | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +2 | 8 |
| 8 | Vladimír Sobotka | Czech Republic | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +2 | 12 |
| 9 | Alexander Bumagin | Russia | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +1 | 16 |
| 10 | Jonathan Toews | Canada | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +1 | 12 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes

#### Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO |
| 1 | Carey Price | Canada | 370:00 | 7 | 1.14 | 179 | 96.09 | 2 |
| 2 | Jeff Frazee | United States | 313:16 | 9 | 1.72 | 147 | 93.88 | 0 |
| 3 | Semyon Varlamov | Russia | 358:12 | 9 | 1.51 | 136 | 93.38 | 2 |
| 4 | Joel Gistedt | Sweden | 275:34 | 9 | 1.96 | 102 | 91.18 | 0 |
| 5 | Sebastian Stefaniszin | Germany | 299:00 | 14 | 2.81 | 153 | 90.85 | 0 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SA = Shots against; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts

### Awards

* Best players selected by the Directorate:
** Best Goaltender: Carey Price
** Best Defenceman: Erik Johnson
** Best Forward: Alexei Cherepanov
** MVP: Carey Price
* Media All-Stars:
** Goaltender: Carey Price
** Defencemen: Erik Johnson / Kris Letang
** Forwards: Alexei Cherepanov / Jonathan Toews / Patrick Kane

### Final standings

| | Team |
| | Canada |
| | Russia |
| | United States |
| 4th | Sweden |
| 5th | Czech Republic |
| 6th | Finland |
| 7th | Switzerland |
| 8th | Slovakia |
| 9th | Germany |
| 10th | Belarus |

## Division I

The Division I Championships were played on December 11–17, 2006 in Odense, Denmark (Group A) and Torre Pellice, Italy (Group B).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Denmark | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 12 | Promoted to the 2008 Top Division |
| 2 | Latvia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 13 | +16 | 12 | |
| 3 | Ukraine | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 12 | |
| 4 | Poland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 6 | |
| 5 | Slovenia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 3 | |
| 6 | Estonia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 25 | −20 | 0 | Relegated to the 2008 Division II |
All times local

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 11 | Promoted to the 2008 Top Division |
| 2 | Austria | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 10 | |
| 3 | Great Britain | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 9 | |
| 4 | France | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 7 | |
| 5 | Norway | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 5 | |
| 6 | Italy | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 3 | Relegated to the 2008 Division II |
All times local

## Division II

The Division II Championships were played on December 11–17, 2006 in Miercurea-Ciuc, Romania (Group A) and on December 10–16, 2006 in Elektrėnai, Lithuania (Group B).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Hungary | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 12 | +40 | 15 | Promoted to the 2008 Division I |
| 2 | Romania | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 11 | |
| 3 | Croatia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 10 | |
| 4 | Spain | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 30 | −14 | 6 | |
| 5 | Iceland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 35 | −22 | 3 | |
| 6 | Australia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 32 | −21 | 0 | Relegated to the 2008 Division III |
All times local

### Group B

Note: Serbia was entered in place of Serbia and Montenegro.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Lithuania | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 7 | +23 | 14 | Promoted to the 2008 Division I |
| 2 | Netherlands | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 13 | +17 | 11 | |
| 3 | Japan | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 14 | +17 | 10 | |
| 4 | South Korea | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 4 | |
| 5 | Mexico | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 37 | −30 | 3 | |
| 6 | Serbia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 34 | −22 | 3 | Relegated to the 2008 Division III |
All times local

## Division III

The Division III Championship was played on January 8–14, 2007 at the Ankara Ice Palace in Ankara, Turkey.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | China | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 12 | +25 | 14 | Promoted to the 2008 Division II |
| 2 | Belgium | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 12 | +26 | 13 | Promoted to the 2008 Division II |
| 3 | New Zealand | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 8 | |
| 4 | Armenia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 7 | |
| 5 | Turkey | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 31 | −22 | 3 | |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 45 | −32 | 0 | |
All times local