2007 World Junior Championship The 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships ( " 2007 WJHC " ) was the 2007 edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships 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 would receive three points for a win in regulation , while teams winning in overtime would receive two points . Teams losing in overtime would receive one point . 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 . Team 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 . All times local ( UTC + 1 ) All times local ( UTC + 1 ) Championship Results . Relegation Round . " Note : Matches " 2 – 4 " and " 4 – 1 " from the Preliminary Round ( both on Dec 27th , 2006 ) are included as well since these results carry forward " All times local ( UTC + 1 ) " Note : Bye Teams will be the home team , but due to Canada being the home team in the first meeting , USA was the home team for their semi final game . " Division I . The following teams took part in the Division I tournament , that was held from December 11 , 2006 through December 17 , 2006 . Group A was played at Odense , Denmark . Group B was played at Torre Pellice , Italy : Group A . All times local " is promoted to Pool A and is relegated to Division II for the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships " Group B . All times local " is promoted to Pool A and is relegated to Division II for the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships " Division II . The following teams will take part in the Division II tournament . Group A was played at Miercurea - Ciuc , Romania from December 11 , 2006 through December 17 , 2006 . Group B was played at Elektrėnai , Lithuania from December 10 , 2006 through December 16 , 2006 : Group A . All times local " is promoted to Division I and is relegated to Division III for the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships " Group B . " Note : has been entered in place of . " All times local " is promoted to Division I and is relegated to Division III for the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships " Division III . The following teams took part in the Division III tournament , which was played at the Ankara Ice Palace in Ankara , Turkey from January 8 , 2007 through January 14 , 2007 : All times local " and are promoted to Division II for the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships "