Men's Ice Hockey World Championship 1997

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	Winner: Canada

The 61st A World Championship in ice hockey was from 26 April to 14 May 1997 in the three Finnish cities Helsinki , Tampere and Turku discharged. The other tournaments took place in Poland , Estonia and Andorra . A total of 36 teams took part in the world championships, three more played in the unofficial E-World championship.

The main venue for the A group was the capital Helsinki. The Canadian national team won their 21st world title. In the final, they met the Swedish national team , which the North Americans lost 7-2 in the preliminary round. In the first final game the Swedes won 3-2, then the Canadians turned the duel, defeated the Scandinavians in the two following games and became world champions. The bronze medal went to the defending champion Czech Republic , who defeated Russia in the game for third place. As the last of the relegation round, the Norwegian national team had to go to the qualifying round for the tournament the following year .

Overview

competition	place	date	sub- contractor	viewers total	Games	O
A world championship	Helsinki , Tampere , Turku	Apr. 26, 1997 - May 14, 1997	12	498,683	52	9,590
B world championship	Katowice , Sosnowiec	Apr 12, 1997 - Apr 21, 1997	8th		28
C world championship	Tallinn , Kohtla-Järve	22 Mar 1997 - March 28 1997	8th		20th
D world championship	Canillo	0Apr 7, 1997 - Apr 14, 1997	8th		20th
E-WM (unofficial)	Ankara	0Nov 5, 1995 - Nov 6, 1995 0	3		6th

mode

Compared to the previous year , there was an extensive mode change in the A group. The preliminary round was still played in two groups with six teams each, but then the field was divided into a final round and a relegation round with six teams each.

Since an increase in the A group from 12 to 16 teams was planned for the following World Cup , there were special promotion and relegation rules in 1997. Although the B group winner rose directly to the A group, the last of this year's A group did not relegate directly, but was given the opportunity to qualify again with the second, fourth and fifth placed in the B group to qualify for the A-WM.

The third place in the B group, Switzerland , did not take part in this qualification, but rose straight away. The reason was that the world federation generally guaranteed the host country of the A group a place in the title fights, regardless of which group the team played in before. The sixteenth place on the grid at the following World Championships - again a novelty - should be kept free for a representative from the "Far East" until 2004 . The aim was to sustainably promote ice hockey in this region. The teams from this region met in the run-up to the World Cup for a qualifying tournament, the winners of which were allowed to take part in the A-World Cup. In the following years, the C-group team Japan repeatedly managed to secure a place at the A-World Cup. The losers of the Far Eastern qualification played according to their classification at the respective world championships.

The C and D groups played with eight teams each this year. The three teams that did not qualify for the D group played an additional tournament in the Turkish capital, Ankara , which was unofficially known as the E group.

A world championship

IIHF World Championship 1997
Number of nations	12
World Champion	Canada
silver	Sweden
bronze	Czech Republic
Relegated	Norway
Venue (s)	Helsinki , Tampere & Turku , Finland
opening	April 26, 1997
Endgame	May 14, 1997
spectator	498,683 (9,590 per game)
Gates	302 (5.81 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Tommy Salo
Best defender	Rob Blake
Best striker	Michael Nylander
Top scorer	Vladimír Vůjtek Martin Procházka (14 points)

Attendees

The tournament was attended by the eleven best teams from the previous year's World Cup as well as the winners of the previous year's B group:

10 from Europe	Germany	Finland (hosts)	France	Italy
	Latvia (promoted from group B)	Norway	Russia	Sweden
	Slovakia		Czech Republic (defending champion)
2 from North America	Canada		United States

mode

Souvenir from the 1997 World Cup in Finland

The 21-day world championship tournament is divided into four phases - preliminary round, final round, relegation round and final.

The 12 teams play according to their world ranking placement initially into two groups of six teams, a preliminary round ( Preliminary Round ). Two points are awarded for a win and one point for a draw. There is no point if you lose. In the event of a tie between two teams, the direct comparison decides. If more than two teams are tied, these criteria decide:

1. Number of points from matches between teams with the same points against each other
2. better goal difference from the games against each other,
3. Number of goals from the games against each other
4. Points, goal difference and goals against the next-better, non-tied team (if possible),
5. Results against the team that is better but not tied (if possible),
6. Placement in the IIHF world rankings in 1996.

The three best teams in each preliminary group qualify for the final round ( Qualification Round ). The nations on the other places contest the relegation round .

In the final round, the teams from a common preliminary group do not meet again, but the results of the preliminary round games against each other are also evaluated in the intermediate round. Thus, each team plays three more tournament games in this round. The two best teams of the final round qualify for the final series ( best-of-three ), while the teams in third and fourth place play off the bronze rank.

In the relegation round, the six teams play three more games against the teams of the other group of the preliminary round, taking the preliminary round results with them. The worst team has to secure a place in the A group again in a qualifying tournament the following year.

Venues

Helsinki	Helsinki Turku Tampere World Championship venues	Tampere	Turku
Hartwall Areena Capacity: 13,506		Tampereen jäähalli Capacity: 7,600	Elysée Arena Capacity: 11,820

Preliminary round

Group A

April 26, 1997 5:00 p.m.

Czech Republic M. Procházka (45:33) R. Šimíček (56:07)

2: 1 (0: 0, 0: 1, 2: 0)

Germany M. Lüdemann (31:02)

Hartwall Areena, Helsinki spectators: 12,862

April 26, 1997 9:00 p.m.

Finland M. Strömberg (1:54) O. Jokinen (17:21) K. Nurminen (25:24) O. Jokinen (35:40) P. Varis (51:49) K. Nurminen (52:39)

6: 1 (2: 0, 2: 1, 2: 0)

France R. Dubé (37:12)

Hartwall Areena, Helsinki spectators: 13,163

April 27, 1997 5:00 p.m.

Russia

2: 2 (1: 0, 0: 2, 1: 0)

Slovakia

Hartwall Areena, Helsinki spectators: 12,919

April 27, 1997 9:00 p.m.

Czech Republic

2: 1 (1: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0)

Finland

Hartwall Areena, Helsinki spectators: 13,279

April 28, 1997

Slovakia

5: 3 (1: 2, 4: 0, 0: 1)

France

Hartwall Areena, Helsinki spectators: 12,911

April 28, 1997

Germany

1: 5 (0: 0, 1: 2, 0: 2)

Russia

Hartwall Areena, Helsinki spectators: 12,865

April 29, 1997

Germany

0: 6 (0: 2, 0: 2, 0: 2)

Finland

Hartwall Areena, Helsinki spectators: 13,243

April 30, 1997

Czech Republic

3: 1 (0: 0, 2: 0, 1: 1)

Slovakia

Hartwall Areena, Helsinki spectators: 12,786

April 30, 1997

Russia

5: 4 (2: 0, 2: 3, 1: 1)

France

Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Spectators: 12,708

May 1, 1997

Czech Republic

2: 3 (2: 1, 0: 1, 0: 1)

Russia

Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Spectators: 13,004

May 2, 1997

Finland

5: 2 (1: 0, 1: 1, 3: 1)

Slovakia

Hartwall Areena, Helsinki spectators: 13,367

May 2, 1997

France

2: 1 (1: 0, 1: 0, 0: 1)

Germany

Hartwall Areena, Helsinki spectators: 13.205

May 3, 1997

Russia

4: 7 (2: 2, 2: 1, 0: 4)

Finland

Hartwall Areena, Helsinki spectators: 13,290

May 3, 1997

Slovakia

0: 1 (0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1)

Germany

Hartwall Areena, Helsinki spectators: 12,946

May 3, 1997

France

3: 9 (3: 2, 0: 3, 0: 4)

Czech Republic

Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Spectators: 12,806

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Czech Republic	5	4th	0	1	18: 09	8: 2
2.	Finland	5	4th	0	1	25: 09	8: 2
3.	Russia	5	3	1	1	19:16	7: 3
4th	Slovakia	5	1	1	3	10:14	3: 7
5.	France	5	1	0	4th	13:26	2: 8
6th	Germany	5	1	0	4th	04:15	2: 8

Group B

April 26, 1997 4:00 p.m.

Canada

7: 0 (3: 0, 4: 0, 0: 0)

Norway

Elysée Arena, Turku spectators: 4,800

April 26, 1997 8:00 p.m.

Sweden

5: 3 (1: 1, 3: 2, 1: 0)

Italy

Elysée Arena, Turku spectators: 4,390

April 27, 1997 4:00 p.m.

United States

5: 4 (2: 1, 2: 0, 1: 3)

Latvia

Elysée Arena, Turku Spectators: 5,914

April 27, 1997 8:00 p.m.

Sweden

7: 2 (2: 0, 2: 0, 3: 2)

Canada

Elysée Arena, Turku spectators: 10,000

April 28, 1997 4:00 p.m.

Latvia

4: 5 (1: 0, 3: 2, 0: 3)

Italy

Elysée Arena, Turku Spectators: 3,506

April 28, 1997 8:00 p.m.

Norway

1: 3 (1: 2, 0: 0, 0: 1)

United States

Elysée Arena, Turku spectators: 3,450

April 29, 1997 7:30 p.m.

Norway

1: 4 (1: 0, 0: 2, 0: 2)

Sweden

Elysée Arena, Turku Spectators: 3,882

April 30, 1997 4:00 p.m.

United States

4: 2 (0: 1, 1: 0, 3: 1)

Italy

Elysée Arena, Turku spectators: 5,600

April 30, 1997 8:00 p.m.

Canada

3: 3 (0: 1, 1: 2, 2: 0)

Latvia

Elysée Arena, Turku spectators: 4,310

May 1, 1997 7:30 p.m.

Canada

5: 1 (1: 0, 1: 0, 3: 1)

United States

Elysée Arena, Turku spectators: 11,565

May 2, 1997 4:00 p.m.

Italy

2: 2 (2: 0, 0: 0, 0: 2)

Norway

Elysée Arena, Turku Spectators: 3,657

May 2, 1997 8:00 p.m.

Sweden

1: 1 (0: 0, 0: 0, 1: 1)

Latvia

Elysée Arena, Turku spectators: 4,470

May 3, 1997 2:00 p.m.

Italy

0: 6 (0: 2, 0: 3, 0: 1)

Canada

Elysée Arena, Turku Spectators: 5,250

May 3, 1997 5:30 p.m.

United States

1: 3 (0: 1, 0: 0, 1: 2)

Sweden

Elysée Arena, Turku Spectators: 8,367

May 3, 1997 9:00 p.m.

Latvia

6: 3 (2: 1, 4: 0, 0: 2)

Norway

Elysée Arena, Turku spectators: 4,879

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Sweden	5	4th	1	0	20: 08	9: 1
2.	Canada	5	3	1	1	23:11	7: 3
3.	United States	5	3	0	2	14:15	6: 4
4th	Latvia	5	1	2	2	18:17	4: 6
5.	Italy	5	1	1	3	12:21	3: 7
6th	Norway	5	0	1	4th	07:22	1: 9

Relegation round

(the points from the direct comparisons of the preliminary round have been adopted)

May 6, 1997

Slovakia

2: 1 (0: 1, 1: 0, 1: 0)

Norway

Tampereen jäähalli, Tampere spectators: 1,000

May 6, 1997

Latvia

8: 0 (4: 0, 3: 0, 1: 0)

Germany

Tampereen jäähalli, Tampere spectators: 2,500

May 7, 1997

Italy

5: 2 (0: 1, 3: 1, 2: 0)

Germany

Tampereen jäähalli, Tampere spectators: 1,500

May 7, 1997

Norway

3: 4 (0: 1, 3: 1, 0: 2)

France

Tampereen jäähalli, Tampere spectators: 1,000

May 8, 1997

Italy

3: 4 (2: 2, 1: 1, 0: 1)

Slovakia

Tampereen jäähalli, Tampere spectators: 6,355

May 8, 1997

Latvia

6: 2 (1: 1, 2: 1, 3: 0)

France

Tampereen jäähalli, Tampere spectators: 6,300

May 9, 1997

Germany

4: 2 (0: 0, 0: 1, 4: 1)

Norway

Tampereen jäähalli, Tampere spectators: 2,000

May 10, 1997

Slovakia

4: 5 (2: 2, 1: 2, 1: 1)

Latvia

Tampereen jäähalli, Tampere spectators: 7,300

May 10, 1997

France

1: 8 (0: 3, 0: 2, 1: 3)

Italy

Tampereen jäähalli, Tampere spectators: 5,875

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Latvia	5	4th	0	1	29:14	8: 2
2.	Italy	5	3	1	1	23:13	7: 3
3.	Slovakia	5	3	0	2	15:13	6: 4
4th	France	5	2	0	3	12:23	4: 6
5.	Germany	5	2	0	3	08:17	4: 6
6th	Norway	5	0	1	4th	11:18	1: 9

Final round

(the points from the direct comparisons of the preliminary round have been adopted)

May 5, 1997 4:00 p.m.

Czech Republic V. Vůjtek (35:48) V. Vůjtek (41:53) J. Dopita (42:31)

3: 4 (0: 1, 1: 3, 2: 0)

USA B. Beers (2:35) T. Donato (25:37) C. Marinucci (31:47) T. Donato (36:44)

Hartwall Areena, Helsinki spectators: 13,149

May 5, 1997 8:00 p.m.

Sweden A. Carlsson (58:18)

1: 4 (0: 1, 0: 1, 1: 2)

Russia A. Morozov (9:47) A. Yashin (39:03) A. Prokopjew (40:30) A. Barkow (46:20)

Hartwall Areena, Helsinki spectators: 13,262

May 6, 1997 4:00 p.m.

Finland

0: 1 (0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1)

Canada J. Friesen (56:32)

Hartwall Areena, Helsinki spectators: 13,298

May 6, 1997 8:00 p.m.

Russia A. Morosow (53:49)

1: 1 (0: 0, 0: 1, 1: 0)

USA M. McInnis (37:02)

Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Spectators: 13,197

May 7, 1997 4:00 p.m.

Canada R. Zamuner (2:34) R. Zamuner (14:01) D. Sweeney (50:41)

3: 5 (2: 2, 0: 1, 1: 2)

Czech Republic V. Vůjtek (7:00) M. Procházka (8:38) V. Vůjtek (28:55) V. Vůjtek (40:57) R. Vlach (48:29)

Hartwall Areena, Helsinki spectators: 13,111

May 7, 1997 8:00 p.m.

Sweden J. Höglund (5:30) P. Eklund (11:11) M. Nylander (35:04) J. Jönsson (38:31) N. Falk (43:53)

5: 2 (2: 0, 2: 2, 1: 0)

Finland V. Peltonen (27:59) V. Peltonen (33:50)

Hartwall Areena, Helsinki spectators: 13,328

May 8, 1997 7:00 p.m.

Czech Republic

0: 1 (0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1)

Sweden J. Jönsson (51:44)

Hartwall Areena, Helsinki spectators: 13,173

May 9, 1997 4:00 p.m.

Canada K. Primeau (14:18) T. Green (46:26)

2: 1 (1: 0, 0: 1, 1: 0)

Russia W. Buzayev (31:33)

Hartwall Areena, Helsinki spectators: 13,147

May 9, 1997 8:00 p.m.

United States

0: 2 (0: 0, 0: 1, 0: 1)

Finland A. Aalto (22:47) T. Numminen (40:49)

Hartwall Areena, Helsinki spectators: 13,230

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Sweden	5	4th	0	1	17: 09	8: 2
2.	Canada	5	3	0	2	13:14	6: 4
3.	Russia	5	2	1	2	13:13	5: 5
4th	Czech Republic	5	2	0	3	12:12	4: 6
5.	Finland	5	2	0	3	12:12	4: 6
6th	United States	5	1	1	3	07:14	3: 7

A total of 84 penalty minutes were awarded in the game between Canada and the Czech Republic plus two match penalties per team after a fight shortly before the end of the game. As a result, Owen Nolan , Shean Donovan and Jiří Šlégr and Robert Lang were suspended for the following game.

3rd place match

May 10, 1997 4:00 p.m.

Russia A. Koroljuk (14:44) A. Yashin (40:58) A. Prokopjew (48:49)

3: 4 (1: 2, 0: 1, 2: 1)

Czech Republic R. Vlach (10:24) V. Vůjtek (12:21) M. Procházka (26:45) J. Dopita (58:10)

Hartwall Areena, Helsinki spectators: 13,249

final

The final was played in best-of-three mode.

May 11, 1997 5:00 p.m.

Sweden J. Höglund (15:20) N. Sundblad (35:47) M. Thuresson (56:05)

3: 2 (1: 1, 1: 0, 1: 1) Stand: 1: 0

Canada M. Recchi (10:54) A. Carter (59:20)

Hartwall Areena, Helsinki spectators: 13,220

May 13, 1997 8:00 p.m.

Sweden P. Eklund (30:56)

1: 3 (0: 0, 1: 2, 0: 1) Stand: 1: 1

Canada G. Sanderson (29:11) A. Carter (38:09) M. Recchi (47:32)

Hartwall Areena, Helsinki spectators: 13,316

May 14, 1997 8:00 p.m.

Sweden M. Nylander (58:43)

1: 2 (0: 1, 0: 1, 1: 0) Stand: 1: 2

Canada D. Evason (18:39) O. Nolan (21:56)

Hartwall Areena, Helsinki spectators: 13,181

Best scorer

Source: iihf.com
Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, PIM = penalty minutes; Fat: tournament best

player	team	GP	G	A.	Pts	PIM
Vladimír Vůjtek	Czech Republic	8th	7th	7th	14th	31
Martin Procházka	Czech Republic	9	7th	7th	14th	4th
Pavel Patera	Czech Republic	9	3	8th	11	4th
Michael Nylander	Sweden	11	6th	5	11	6th
Roger Dubé	France	8th	7th	3	10	2
Oļegs Znaroks	Latvia	8th	3	7th	10	6th
Bruno Zarrillo	Italy	8th	5	4th	9	4th
Gaetano Orlando	Italy	8th	5	4th	9	14th
Harijs Vītoliņš	Latvia	8th	4th	5	9	4th
Travis Green	Canada	11	3	6th	9	12
Aleksandrs Kerčs	Latvia	8th	4th	4th	8th	6th
Christian Pouget	France	8th	2	6th	8th	29
Alexander Barkow	Russia	9	3	5	8th	27
Alexander Prokopyev	Russia	9	3	5	8th	6th
Sergejs Čudinovs	Latvia	8th	4th	3	7th	6th
Mika Nieminen	Finland	8th	4th	3	7th	2
Aleksandrs Beļavskis	Latvia	8th	3	4th	7th	4th
Maurizio Mansi	Italy	8th	3	4th	7th	2
Mario Chitaroni	Italy	8th	2	5	7th	6th
Owen Nolan	Canada	10	4th	3	7th	31
Jörgen Jönsson	Sweden	11	5	2	7th	6th
Jonas Höglund	Sweden	11	4th	3	7th	4th
Jeff Friesen	Canada	11	3	4th	7th	16
Marcus Thuresson	Sweden	11	1	6th	7th	2
Sergejs Žoltoks	Latvia	5	3	3	6th	2

Best goalkeeper

Source: iihf.com
Abbreviations: GP = games, TOI = ice age (in minutes), GA = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , SVS = shots saved, Sv% = shots saved (in%), GAA = goals conceded; Fat: tournament best

player	team	GP	TOI	GA	ATM	SVS	Sv%
Jarmo Myllys	Finland	6th	357: 29	10	1.68	152	93.83
Artūrs Irbe	Latvia	5	300: 00	10	2.00	132	92.96
Maxim Mikhailovsky	Russia	6th	358: 47	12	2.01	156	92.86
Roman Čechmánek	Czech Republic	8th	478: 50	17th	2.13	223	92.92
Tommy Salo	Sweden	10	596: 41	20th	2.01	245	92.45
Sean Burke	Canada	11	608: 31	22nd	2.17	266	92.36
Chris Terreri	United States	6th	357: 06	16	2.69	189	92.20
Jaromír Dragan	Slovakia	7th	329: 48	13	2.37	131	90.97
Mike Rosati	Italy	4th	238: 52	12	3.01	148	92.50
Joseph Heiss	Germany	5	278: 53	15th	3.23	147	90.74
Steve Allman	Norway	5	235: 48	11	2.80	85	88.54
David Delfino	Italy	4th	237: 46	15th	3.79	130	89.66
Olaf Koelzig	Germany	4th	198: 29	13	3.93	106	89.08
François Gravel	France	8th	378: 19	31	4.92	183	85.51
Robert Schistad	Norway	5	240: 26	20th	4.99	111	84.73

Final placements

Pl.	team
1	Canada
2	Sweden
3	Czech Republic
4th	Russia
5	Finland
6th	United States
7th	Latvia
8th	Italy
9	Slovakia
10	France
11	Germany
12	Norway

Title, promotion and relegation

World Champion Canada

Sean Burke , Bryan McCabe , Steve Chiasson , Chris Gratton , Jarome Iginla , Geoff Sanderson , Rick Tabaracci , Rob Blake , Travis Green , Jeff Friesen , Rob Zamuner , Bob Errey , Cory Cross , Mark Recchi , Dean Evason , Keith Primeau , Owen Nolan , Don Sweeney , Anson Carter , Joël Bouchard , Shean Donovan , Chris Pronger Coaching staff: Andy Murray , Mike Johnston , Wayne Cashman , Rob Cookson

Silver Sweden

Tommy Salo , Johan Hedberg , Mikael Sandberg - Magnus Svensson , Tommy Albelin , Marcus Ragnarsson , Mattias Öhlund , Mattias Norström , Roger Johansson , Ronnie Sundin - Michael Nylander , Jörgen Jönsson , Jonas Höglund , Marcus Thuresson , Per Eklund , Nichlas Falk , Magnus Arvedson , Niklas Sundblad , Stefan Nilsson , Anders Carlsson , Per Svartvadet , Niklas Andersson , Johan Lindbom Coaching staff: Kent Forsberg , Tommy Tomth

Bronze Czech Republic

Milan Hnilička , Roman Čechmánek , Martin Prusek - Frantisek Kaberle , Libor Procházka , Ladislav Benýšek , Jiří Šlégr , Vlastimil Kroupa , Jiří Veber , Jiří Vykoukal - Viktor Ujčík , Jiri Dopita , Richard Žemlička , David Výborný , Robert Reichel , Robert Lang , Vladimír Vůjtek , Pavel Patera , Martin Procházka , Roman Šimíček , Rostislav Vlach , David Moravec , Ondřej Kratěna Coaching staff: Ivan Hlinka , Slavomír Lener , Vladimír Martinec

Relegated:	Norway	according to qualification
Newcomers:	Belarus	Direct climbers
	Switzerland	as A World Cup host
	Kazakhstan	according to qualification
	Austria	according to qualification
	Japan	as representative of the Far East

Awards

Player trophies

Award	player	team
Best goalkeeper	Tommy Salo	Sweden
Best defender	Rob Blake	Canada
Best striker	Michael Nylander	Sweden

First all-star team

Attack:	Vladimír Vůjtek - Michael Nylander - Martin Procházka
Defense:	Rob Blake - Teppo Numminen
Goal:	Tommy Salo
Trainer:	Kent Forsberg

Second all-star team

Attack:	Alexander Koroljuk - Saku Koivu - Alexander Prokopjew
Defense:	Mattias Öhlund - Marcus Ragnarsson
Goal:	Sean Burke
Trainer:	Curt Lindström

B world championship

B World Championship 1997
Number of nations	7th
B world champion	Belarus
Venue (s)	Katowice & Sosnowiec , Poland
opening	April 12, 1997
Endgame	April 21, 1997
Gates	214 (7.64 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Vitaly Jeremejew
Best defender	Tom Searle
Best striker	Andrei Skabelka
Top scorer	Andrej Skabelka (12 points)

The group B tournament was played in Katowice and Sosnowiec, Poland . The Belarusian national team prevailed with seven wins from seven games and qualified directly for the A group of the following year.

Venues

Katowice	Katowice Sosnowiec World Championship venues	Sosnowiec
Spodek Capacity: 7,776		Zimowy w Sosnowcu Stadium Capacity: 4,000

Games

April 12, 1997 4:00 p.m.

Switzerland

8: 3 (3: 1, 4: 0, 1: 2)

Netherlands

Spodek, Katowice spectators: 300

April 12, 1997 4:00 p.m.

Austria

3: 5 (0: 2, 1: 3, 2: 0)

Kazakhstan

Zimowy Stadium, Sosnowiec Spectators: 400

April 12, 1997 8:00 p.m.

Great Britain

3: 4 (2: 1, 0: 1, 1: 2)

Poland

Spodek, Katowice spectators: 7,000

April 12, 1997 8:00 p.m.

Belarus

9: 3 (3: 0, 2: 0, 4: 3)

Denmark

Zimowy Stadium, Sosnowiec Spectators: 300

April 13, 1997 4:00 p.m.

Denmark

4: 6 (1: 2, 0: 4, 3: 0)

Switzerland

Spodek, Katowice spectators: 1,825

April 13, 1997 4:00 p.m.

Great Britain

2: 4 (1: 1, 0: 3, 1: 0)

Kazakhstan

Zimowy Stadium, Sosnowiec Spectators: 400

April 13, 1997 8:00 p.m.

Netherlands

2: 2 (0: 2, 1: 0, 1: 0)

Austria

Spodek, Katowice spectators: 400

April 13, 1997 8:00 p.m.

Poland

2: 7 (0: 2, 0: 4, 2: 1)

Belarus

Zimowy Stadium, Sosnowiec Spectators: 3,500

April 15, 1997 4:00 p.m.

Austria

3: 1 (1: 0, 1: 0, 1: 1)

Denmark

Spodek, Katowice spectators: 250

April 15, 1997 4:00 p.m.

Kazakhstan

3: 4 (0: 0, 1: 2, 2: 2)

Belarus

Zimowy Stadium, Sosnowiec Spectators: 400

April 15, 1997 8:00 p.m.

Switzerland

0: 0 (0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 0)

Poland

Spodek, Katowice spectators: 5,500

April 15, 1997 8:00 p.m.

Great Britain

8: 2 (4: 0, 3: 1, 1: 1)

Netherlands

Zimowy Stadium, Sosnowiec Spectators: 200

April 16, 1997 4:00 p.m.

Great Britain

9: 1 (1: 1, 5: 0, 3: 0)

Denmark

Spoedek, Katowice

April 16, 1997 4:00 p.m.

Switzerland

2: 5 (2: 3, 0: 1, 0: 1)

Kazakhstan

Zimowy Stadium, Sosnowiec Spectators: 300

April 16, 1997 8:00 p.m.

Poland

4: 6 (1: 1, 3: 1, 0: 4)

Austria

Spodek, Katowice spectators: 6,000

April 18, 1997 4:00 p.m.

Austria

2: 2 (0: 1, 1: 1, 1: 0)

Great Britain

Spodek, Katowice spectators: 600

April 16, 1997 8:00 p.m.

Netherlands

2:10 (0: 4, 1: 2, 1: 4)

Belarus

Zimowy Stadium, Sosnowiec Spectators: 200

April 18, 1997 4:00 p.m.

Switzerland

5: 6 (3: 2, 2: 1, 0: 3)

Belarus

Zimowy Stadium, Sosnowiec Spectators: 350

April 18, 1997 8:00 p.m.

Denmark

4: 6 (3: 0, 1: 4, 0: 2)

Netherlands

Spodek, Katowice spectators: 2,225

April 18, 1997 8:00 p.m.

Kazakhstan

3: 3 (3: 0, 0: 1, 0: 2)

Poland

Zimowy Stadium, Sosnowiec Spectators: 3,000

April 20, 1997 4:00 p.m.

Belarus

6: 4 (1: 0, 5: 0, 0: 4)

Austria

Spodek, Katowice spectators: 600

April 20, 1997 4:00 p.m.

Kazakhstan

6: 4 (3: 2, 1: 0, 2: 2)

Denmark

Zimowy Stadium, Sosnowiec Spectators: 200

April 20, 1997 8:00 p.m.

Netherlands

3: 1 (1: 0, 0: 1, 2: 0)

Poland

Spodek, Katowice spectators: 6,500

April 20, 1997 8:00 p.m.

Great Britain

2: 3 (0: 1, 1: 2, 1: 0)

Switzerland

Zimowy Stadium, Sosnowiec Spectators: 400

April 21, 1997 4:00 p.m.

Austria

2: 2 (0: 0, 0: 0, 2: 2)

Switzerland

Spodek, Katowice spectators: 400

April 21, 1997 4:00 p.m.

Kazakhstan

5: 3 (0: 1, 1: 2, 4: 0)

Netherlands

Zimowy Stadium, Sosnowiec Spectators: 100

April 21, 1997 8 p.m.

Poland

5: 2 (2: 0, 2: 1, 1: 1)

Denmark

Spodek, Katowice spectators: 6,500

April 21, 1997 8:00 p.m.

Belarus

6: 2 (1: 0, 4: 1, 1: 1)

Great Britain

Zimowy Stadium, Sosnowiec Spectators: 350

Closing table

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Belarus	7th	7th	0	0	48:21	14: 00
2.	Kazakhstan	7th	5	1	1	31:21	11: 03
3.	Switzerland	7th	3	2	2	26:22	08: 06
4th	Austria	7th	2	3	2	22:22	07: 07
5.	Poland	7th	2	2	3	19:24	06: 08
6th	Great Britain	7th	2	1	4th	28:22	05: 09
7th	Netherlands	7th	2	1	4th	21:38	05: 09
8th.	Denmark	7th	0	0	7th	19:44	00:14

Best scorer

Source: iihf.com
Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, PIM = penalty minutes; Fat: tournament best

player	team	GP	G	A.	Pts	PIM
Andrei Skabelka	Belarus	7th	7th	5	12	2
Aljaksandr Andryjeuski	Belarus	7th	5	7th	12	8th
Viktor Karachun	Belarus	7th	6th	5	11	4th
David Livingston	Netherlands	7th	7th	3	10	6th
Ronny Larsen	Denmark	7th	7th	3	10	12
Tommie Hartogs	Netherlands	7th	6th	4th	10	6th
Andrei Raiski	Kazakhstan	7th	5	5	10	16
Andrei Kawaljou	Belarus	7th	4th	5	9	16
Gian-Marco Crameri	Switzerland	7th	5	3	8th	2

Best goalkeeper

Source: iihf.com
Abbreviations: GP = games, TOI = ice age (in minutes), GA = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , SVS = shots saved, Sv% = shots saved (in%), GAA = goals conceded; Fat: tournament best

player	team	GP	TOI	GA	ATM	SVS	Sv%
Vitaly Jeremejew	Kazakhstan	6th	349: 21	17th	2.92	182	91.46
Renato Tosio	Switzerland	5	300: 00	12	2.40	92	88.46
Claus Dalpiaz	Austria	7th	368: 35	18th	2.93	151	89.35
Alyaksandr Shumidub	Belarus	4th	200: 00	11	3.30	96	89.72
Andrzej Hanisz	Poland	5	263: 02	15th	3.42	133	89.86
Stephen Foster	United Kingdom	4th	199: 01	12	3.62	101	89.38
Honore Loos	Netherlands	4th	217: 28	19th	5.24	121	86.43
Jan Jensen	Denmark	5	183: 43	20th	6.53	123	86.01
Ernst Andersen	Denmark	6th	235: 46	24	6.11	120	83.33

Ascent and descent

B-World Champion 1997:	Belarus
Promoted to the A group:	Belarus (direct promoters), Switzerland (direct promoters as A World Cup hosts), Kazakhstan (after qualification ), Austria (after qualification )
Participants in the qualification for the A group:	Kazakhstan, Austria, Poland
Relegated from the A group:	Norway (according to qualification )
Relegated to the C group:	no relegation
Newcomers from the C group:	Ukraine, Slovenia, Estonia

Awards

Player trophies

Award	player	team
Best goalkeeper	Vitaly Jeremejew	Kazakhstan
Best defender	Tom Searle	Austria
Best striker	Andrei Skabelka	Belarus

Top scorer

Andrej Skabelka (7 goals, 5 assists)

All-Star Team

Attack:	Andrej Skabelka - Wadsim Bekbulatau - Aljaksandr Andryjeuski
Defense:	Vladimir Antipin - Tom Searle
Goal:	Claus Dalpiaz

C world championship

The C group was held in the Estonian cities of Tallinn and Kohtla-Järve .

Preliminary round

Group A

March 22, 1997

Japan

3: 0 (1: 0, 2: 0, 0: 0)

Lithuania

Linnahall , Tallinn

March 22, 1997

Estonia

5: 5 (1: 3, 0: 0, 4: 2)

Hungary

Linnahall, Tallinn

March 23, 1997

Hungary

5: 0 (1: 0, 3: 0, 1: 0)

Lithuania

Linnahall, Tallinn

March 23, 1997

Estonia

2: 2 (0: 0, 2: 1, 0: 1)

Japan

Linnahall, Tallinn

March 25, 1997

Japan

6: 1 (2: 1, 2: 0, 2: 0)

Hungary

Linnahall, Tallinn

March 25, 1997

Estonia

11: 5 (5: 0, 2: 3, 4: 2)

Lithuania

Linnahall, Tallinn

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Japan	3	2	1	0	11: 03	5: 1
2.	Estonia	3	1	2	0	18:12	4: 2
3.	Hungary	3	1	1	1	11:11	3: 3
4th	Lithuania	3	0	0	3	05:19	0: 6

Group B

March 22, 1997

Ukraine

7: 1 (4: 0, 3: 0, 0: 1)

People's Republic of China

Kohtla-Järve jäähall, Kohtla-Järve

March 22, 1997

Slovenia

5: 0 (0: 0, 4: 0, 1: 0)

Romania

Kohtla-Järve jäähall, Kohtla-Järve

March 23, 1997

Ukraine

7: 0 (1: 0, 2: 0, 4: 0)

Romania

Kohtla-Järve jäähall, Kohtla-Järve

March 23, 1997

Slovenia

11: 1 (4: 1, 3: 0, 4: 0)

People's Republic of China

Kohtla-Järve jäähall, Kohtla-Järve

March 25, 1997

Romania

6: 5 (5: 3, 0: 0, 1: 2)

People's Republic of China

Kohtla-Järve jäähall, Kohtla-Järve

March 25, 1997

Ukraine

3: 2 (0: 1, 0: 1, 3: 0)

Slovenia

Kohtla-Järve jäähall, Kohtla-Järve

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Ukraine	3	3	0	0	17: 03	6-0
2.	Slovenia	3	2	0	1	18: 04	4: 2
3.	Romania	3	1	0	2	06:17	2: 4
4th	People's Republic of China	3	0	0	3	07:24	0: 6

Placement round for places 5–8

(direct comparisons of the preliminary round have been adopted)

March 27, 1997

Hungary

7: 3 (2: 0, 3: 1, 2: 2)

People's Republic of China

Kohtla-Järve jäähall, Kohtla-Järve

March 27, 1997

Romania

7: 3 (4: 2, 1: 1, 2: 0)

Lithuania

Kohtla-Järve jäähall, Kohtla-Järve

March 28, 1997

People's Republic of China

6: 3 (1: 1, 2: 1, 3: 1)

Lithuania

Kohtla-Järve jäähall, Kohtla-Järve

March 28, 1997

Hungary

0: 2 (0: 1, 0: 1, 0: 0)

Romania

Kohtla-Järve jäähall, Kohtla-Järve

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Romania	3	3	0	0	15: 08	6-0
2.	Hungary	3	2	0	1	12: 05	4: 2
3.	People's Republic of China	3	1	0	2	14:16	2: 4
4th	Lithuania	3	0	0	3	06:18	0: 6

Final round for places 1–4

(direct comparisons of the preliminary round have been adopted)

March 27, 1997

Japan

1: 4 (0: 1, 0: 0, 1: 3)

Slovenia

Linnahall, Tallinn

March 27, 1997

Estonia

1: 2 (0: 1, 0: 1, 1: 0)

Ukraine

Linnahall, Tallinn

March 28, 1997

Ukraine

2: 2 (0: 0, 2: 0, 0: 2)

Japan

Linnahall, Tallinn

March 28, 1997

Estonia

3: 3 (1: 0, 2: 2, 0: 1)

Slovenia

Linnahall, Tallinn

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Ukraine	3	2	1	0	7: 5	5: 1
2.	Slovenia	3	1	1	1	9: 7	3: 3
3.	Estonia	3	0	2	1	6: 7	2: 4
4th	Japan	3	0	2	1	5: 8	2: 4

Final placement of the C-WM

RF	team
1	Ukraine
2	Slovenia
3	Estonia
4th	Japan
5	Romania
6th	Hungary
7th	People's Republic of China
8th	Lithuania

Ascent and descent

C world champion 1997:	Ukraine
Direct promoters to the A group:	Japan (as representative of the Far East)
Moving up to the B group:	Ukraine, Slovenia, Estonia
Relegated from group B:	no relegation
Relegated to the D group:	no relegation
Newcomers to the C group:	Croatia South Korea Spain Yugoslavia

Awards

Player trophies

Award	player	team
Best goalkeeper	Jiro Nihei	Japan
Best defender	Andrei Ovchinikov	Ukraine
Best striker	Igor Osipenkov	Estonia

Top scorer

Tomaž Vnuk (6 goals, 2 assists)

D world championship

Group D of the World Cup was hosted by the hosting Spanish Ice Hockey Federation in Canillo , Andorra . The venue was the Palau de gel d'Andorra , which can seat a maximum of 675 spectators. The Croatian national ice hockey team won the D World Championship . The top scorer of the tournament was the Croatian player Gennadi Gorbatschow with seven goals and four assists.

Preliminary round

Group A

April 7, 1997

Croatia

7: 2 (3: 0, 2: 0, 2: 2)

Australia

Palau de gel d'Andorra , Canillo

April 8, 1997

South Korea

4: 1 (3: 0, 1: 1, 0: 0)

Belgium

Palau de gel d'Andorra, Canillo

April 10, 1997

Belgium

4: 2 (1: 1, 3: 1, 0: 0)

Australia

Palau de gel d'Andorra, Canillo

April 10, 1997

Croatia

2: 0 (1: 0, 1: 0, 0: 0)

South Korea

Palau de gel d'Andorra, Canillo

April 11, 1997

South Korea

8: 5 (5: 2, 2: 1, 1: 2)

Australia

Palau de gel d'Andorra, Canillo

April 11, 1997

Croatia

1: 2 (0: 1, 1: 0, 0: 1)

Belgium

Palau de gel d'Andorra, Canillo

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Croatia	3	2	0	1	10: 04	4: 2
2.	South Korea	3	2	0	1	12: 08	4: 2
3.	Belgium	3	2	0	1	07: 07	4: 2
4th	Australia	3	0	0	3	09:19	0: 6

Group B

April 7, 1997

Spain

4: 5 (0: 3, 2: 0, 2: 2)

Bulgaria

Palau de gel d'Andorra, Canillo

April 8, 1997

Yugoslavia

4: 3 (3: 0, 0: 2, 1: 1)

Israel

Palau de gel d'Andorra, Canillo

April 10, 1997

Spain

7: 3 (3: 1, 2: 2, 2: 0)

Israel

Palau de gel d'Andorra, Canillo

April 10, 1997

Yugoslavia

2: 2 (0: 1, 1: 1, 1: 0)

Bulgaria

Palau de gel d'Andorra, Canillo

April 11, 1997

Bulgaria

3: 4 (1: 1, 1: 0, 1: 3)

Israel

Palau de gel d'Andorra, Canillo

April 11, 1997

Spain

6: 5 (2: 1, 2: 1, 2: 3)

Yugoslavia

Palau de gel d'Andorra, Canillo

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Spain	3	2	0	1	17:13	4: 2
2.	Yugoslavia	3	1	1	1	11:11	3: 3
3.	Bulgaria	3	1	1	1	10:10	3: 3
4th	Israel	3	1	0	2	10:14	2: 4

Placement round for places 5–8

(direct comparisons of the preliminary round have been adopted)

April 13, 1997

Bulgaria

3: 3 (3: 0, 0: 0, 0: 3)

Australia

Palau de gel d'Andorra, Canillo

April 13, 1997

Belgium

3: 5 (2: 1, 0: 2, 1: 2)

Israel

Palau de gel d'Andorra, Canillo

April 14, 1997

Israel

3: 8 (0: 3, 1: 4, 2: 1)

Australia

Palau de gel d'Andorra, Canillo

April 14, 1997

Belgium

2: 4 (0: 2, 0: 0, 2: 2)

Bulgaria

Palau de gel d'Andorra, Canillo

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Israel	3	2	0	1	12:14	4: 2
2.	Australia	3	1	1	1	13:10	3: 3
3.	Bulgaria	3	1	1	1	10: 09	3: 3
4th	Belgium	3	1	0	2	09:11	2: 4

Final round for places 1–4

(direct comparisons of the preliminary round have been adopted)

April 13, 1997

Spain

3: 4 (2: 2, 0: 2, 1: 0)

Croatia

Palau de gel d'Andorra, Canillo

April 13, 1997

Yugoslavia

0: 5 (0: 1, 0: 3, 0: 1)

South Korea

Palau de gel d'Andorra, Canillo

April 14, 1997

Croatia

2: 2 (0: 0, 0: 1, 2: 1)

Yugoslavia

Palau de gel d'Andorra, Canillo

April 14, 1997

Spain

1: 2 (0: 0, 1: 1, 0: 1)

South Korea

Palau de gel d'Andorra, Canillo

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Croatia	3	2	1	0	08: 05	5: 1
2.	South Korea	3	2	0	1	07: 03	4: 2
3.	Spain	3	1	0	2	10:11	2: 4
4th	Yugoslavia	3	0	1	2	07:13	1: 5

Final placement of the D-WM

rank	team
1	Croatia
2	South Korea
3	Spain
4th	Yugoslavia
5	Israel
6th	Australia
7th	Bulgaria
8th	Belgium

Ascent and descent

D-World Champion 1997:	Croatia
Newcomers to the C group:	Croatia South Korea Spain Yugoslavia
Relegated from the C group:	no relegation
Relegated from the D group:	no relegation
Newcomers to the D group:	South Africa New Zealand Turkey

Unofficial E-World Championship

The tournament in Ankara, Turkey, unofficially known as the E-World Championship, was won by the South African national team. All three tournament participants were set for the D-World Championship of the following year.

Games

February 19, 1997

Turkey

1:14 (-: -, -: -, - :-)

South Africa

Ankara

February 20, 1997

Turkey

7: 9 (-: -, -: -, - :-)

New Zealand

Ankara

February 21, 1997

South Africa

4: 4 (-: -, -: -, - :-)

New Zealand

Ankara

February 22, 1997

South Africa

5: 1 (-: -, -: -, - :-)

New Zealand

Ankara

February 23, 1997

Turkey

4: 9 (-: -, -: -, - :-)

New Zealand

Ankara

February 24, 1997

Turkey

2:13 (-: -, -: -, - :-)

South Africa

Ankara

Closing table

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	South Africa	4th	3	1	0	36: 08	7: 1
2.	New Zealand	4th	2	1	1	23:20	5: 3
3.	Turkey	4th	0	0	4th	14:45	0: 8

literature

• Stephan Müller: International Ice Hockey Encyclopaedia: 1904 - 2005 . Books on Demand, Norderstedt, Germany 2005, ISBN 978-3-8334-4189-9 , pp. 131-133 .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Match report ( Memento from February 14, 1998 in the Internet Archive )
2. ^ Match report ( Memento from February 14, 1998 in the Internet Archive )
3. ^ Match report ( Memento from February 14, 1998 in the Internet Archive )
4. ^ Match report ( Memento from February 14, 1998 in the Internet Archive )
5. ^ Match report ( Memento from February 14, 1998 in the Internet Archive )
6. ^ Match report ( Memento from February 14, 1998 in the Internet Archive )
7. ^ Match report ( Memento from February 14, 1998 in the Internet Archive )
8. ^ Match report ( Memento from February 14, 1998 in the Internet Archive )
9. ^ Match report ( Memento from February 14, 1998 in the Internet Archive )
10. ^ Match report ( Memento from February 14, 1998 in the Internet Archive )
11. ^ Match report ( Memento from February 14, 1998 in the Internet Archive )
12. ^ Match report ( Memento from February 14, 1998 in the Internet Archive )
13. ^ Match report ( Memento from February 14, 1998 in the Internet Archive )
14. ^ Match report ( Memento from February 14, 1998 in the Internet Archive )
15. ^ Match report ( Memento from February 14, 1998 in the Internet Archive )
16. ^ Match report ( Memento from February 14, 1998 in the Internet Archive )
17. ^ Match report ( Memento from February 14, 1998 in the Internet Archive )
18. ^ Match report ( Memento from February 14, 1998 in the Internet Archive )
19. ^ Match report ( Memento from February 14, 1998 in the Internet Archive )
20. ^ Match report ( Memento from February 14, 1998 in the Internet Archive )
21. ^ Match report ( Memento from February 14, 1998 in the Internet Archive )
22. ^ Match report ( Memento from February 14, 1998 in the Internet Archive )
23. ↑ iihf.com, IIHF MEDIA RELEASE May 8, 1997 at 15.30 ( Memento from February 14, 1998 in the Internet Archive )
24. ^ Match report ( Memento from February 14, 1998 in the Internet Archive )
25. ↑ World Senior Championship Pool A Finland 1997 - Topscorer Statistics ( Memento from February 15, 1998 in the Internet Archive )
26. ↑ World Senior Championship Pool A Finland 1997 -GOALKEEPER STATISTIC ( Memento from February 14, 1998 in the Internet Archive )
27. ↑ iihf.com, World Senior Championship Pool B Poland 1997 ( Memento from February 14, 1998 in the Internet Archive )
28. ^ Match report ( Memento from February 14, 1998 in the Internet Archive )
29. ^ Match report ( Memento from February 14, 1998 in the Internet Archive )
30. ^ Match report ( Memento from February 14, 1998 in the Internet Archive )
31. ^ Match report ( Memento from February 14, 1998 in the Internet Archive )
32. ^ Match report ( Memento from February 14, 1998 in the Internet Archive )
33. ^ Match report ( Memento from February 14, 1998 in the Internet Archive )
34. ^ Match report ( Memento from February 14, 1998 in the Internet Archive )
35. ^ Match report ( Memento from February 14, 1998 in the Internet Archive )
36. ^ Match report ( Memento from February 14, 1998 in the Internet Archive )
37. ^ Match report ( Memento from February 14, 1998 in the Internet Archive )
38. ^ Match report ( Memento from February 14, 1998 in the Internet Archive )
39. ^ Match report ( Memento from February 14, 1998 in the Internet Archive )
40. ^ Match report ( Memento from February 14, 1998 in the Internet Archive )
41. ^ Match report ( Memento from February 14, 1998 in the Internet Archive )
42. ^ Match report ( Memento from February 14, 1998 in the Internet Archive )
43. ^ Match report ( Memento from February 14, 1998 in the Internet Archive )
44. ^ Match report ( Memento from February 14, 1998 in the Internet Archive )
45. ^ Match report ( Memento from February 14, 1998 in the Internet Archive )
46. ^ Match report ( Memento from February 14, 1998 in the Internet Archive )
47. ^ Match report ( Memento from February 14, 1998 in the Internet Archive )
48. ^ Match report ( Memento from February 14, 1998 in the Internet Archive )
49. ^ Match report ( Memento from February 14, 1998 in the Internet Archive )
50. ^ Match report ( Memento from February 14, 1998 in the Internet Archive )
51. ^ Match report ( Memento from February 14, 1998 in the Internet Archive )
52. ^ Match report ( Memento from February 14, 1998 in the Internet Archive )
53. ^ Match report ( Memento from February 14, 1998 in the Internet Archive )
54. ^ Match report ( Memento from February 14, 1998 in the Internet Archive )
55. ↑ World Senior Championship Pool B - Topscorer Statistics ( Memento from February 15, 1998 in the Internet Archive )
56. ↑ World Senior Championship Pool B - Goalkeeper Statistics ( Memento of February 14, 1998 in the Internet Archive )
57. ↑ ^{a b} S. Müller; P. 132
58. ↑ S. Müller; P. 133

See also

• Junior Ice Hockey World Championship 1997
• 1997 Women's Ice Hockey World Championship

Web links

• World Senior Championship Pool A Finland 1997 ( Memento from February 14, 1998 in the Internet Archive )
• World Senior Championship Pool A, April 26th - May 14th 1997, Tampere, Helsinki, Finland at hokej.sfrp.cz
• Championnats du monde 1997 Mondial A (du 26 avril au 14 may 1997 à Helsinki et Turku, Finlande) at hockeyarchives.info (french)