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| 1998 IIHF World U20 Championship
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| Tournament details
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| Host nation
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 Finland
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| Dates
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December 25 - January 3
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| Teams
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10
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| Venue(s)
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2 (in 2 host cities)
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| Champions
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 Finland (2 titles)
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| Tournament statistics
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| Games played
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34
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| Goals scored
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219 (6.44 per game)
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| Attendance
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139,680 (4,108 per game)
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| Scoring leader(s)
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 Jeff Farkas
Olli Jokinen
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The 1998 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1998 WJHC) were held in Helsinki and Hämeenlinna, Finland. The championships began on December 25, 1997 and finished on January 3, 1998. Home team Finland was the winner, defeating Russia 2-1 in the gold medal game, thanks to the goaltending of Mika Noronen and the overtime heroics of Niklas Hagman. Switzerland defeated the Czech Republic 4-3 to capture the bronze medal, their first and only medal in the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
Canada had its five-year title streak broken with its worst placing to date (8th). Canada would miss out on gold seven years in a row before beginning their 2005-2009 streak of five straight championships. It was the only tournament from 1993 to 2012 in which Canada failed to medal.
This tournament attracted 139,680 fans to 34 games for an average of 4,108 per game. This set a record for the highest-attended World Junior tournament in Europe until the 2016 tournament, which was also held in Finland, had 215,225 spectators.[1]
Championship results
Pool A
Group A
Group B
Final round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Placement games
7th place game
5th place game
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Relegation round
Germany lost the two game total goal series 17-3 and was relegated for the 1999 World Juniors
Final ranking
Pool B
The second tier was held in Sosnowiec and Tychy Poland, from December 28 to January 4. Two groups of four played round robins, and then the top three played each of the top three teams from the other group. All scores carried forward except the results against the lone eliminated team from each group.
Preliminary round
- Group A
| Team
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GP
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W
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L
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T
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GF
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GA
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PTS
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|
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|
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| Hungary
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3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
9 |
4 |
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3 - 2 |
2 - 2 |
5 - 5
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| Latvia
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3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
15 |
10 |
4 |
2 - 3 |
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5 - 2 |
8 - 5
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| France
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3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
9 |
3 |
2 - 2 |
2 - 5 |
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8 - 2
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| Japan
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3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
12 |
21 |
1 |
5 - 5 |
5 - 8 |
2 - 8 |
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- Group B
| Team
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GP
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W
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L
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T
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GF
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GA
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PTS
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|
|
|
|
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| Poland
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3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
13 |
11 |
4 |
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7 - 3 |
1 - 4 |
5 - 4
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| Ukraine
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3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
13 |
10 |
3 |
3 - 7 |
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2 - 2 |
8 - 1
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| Belarus
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3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
3 |
4 - 1 |
2 - 2 |
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0 - 3
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| Norway
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3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
13 |
2 |
4 - 5 |
1 - 8 |
3 - 0 |
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Final round
| Rank
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Team
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GP
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W
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L
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T
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GF
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GA
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PTS
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| 1 |
Belarus
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5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
22 |
8 |
9 |
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2 - 2 |
4 - 1 |
3 - 1 |
8 - 0 |
5 - 4
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| 2 |
Ukraine
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5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
23 |
12 |
7 |
2 - 2 |
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3 - 7 |
5 - 1 |
4 - 1 |
9 - 1
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| 3 |
Poland
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5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
24 |
13 |
6 |
1 - 4 |
7 - 3 |
|
2 - 3 |
8 - 0 |
6 - 3
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| 4 |
Latvia
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5 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
12 |
15 |
4 |
1 - 3 |
1 - 5 |
3 - 2 |
|
2 - 3 |
5 - 2
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| 5 |
Hungary
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5 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
24 |
3 |
0 - 8 |
1 - 4 |
0 - 8 |
3 - 2 |
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2 - 2
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| 6 |
France
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5 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
12 |
27 |
1 |
4 - 5 |
1 - 9 |
3 - 6 |
2 - 5 |
2 - 2 |
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Belarus was promoted to Pool A for 1999.
Relegation round
Japan lost two games to one and was relegated to Pool C for 1999.
Pool C
Played in Tallinn and Kohtla-Järve Estonia from December 28 to January 1.
Preliminary round
- Group A
| Team
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GP
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W
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L
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T
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GF
|
GA
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PTS
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|
|
|
|
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| Italy
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3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
20 |
6 |
5 |
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4 - 4 |
11 - 1 |
5 - 1
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| Austria
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3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
18 |
6 |
5 |
4 - 4 |
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8 - 1 |
6 - 1
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| Estonia
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3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
20 |
2 |
1 - 11 |
1 - 8 |
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3 - 1
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| Great Britain
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3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
14 |
0 |
1 - 5 |
1 - 6 |
1 - 3 |
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- Group B
| Team
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GP
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W
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L
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T
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GF
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GA
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PTS
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|
|
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|
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| Denmark
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3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
26 |
8 |
6 |
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5 - 4 |
8 - 1 |
13 - 3
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| Slovenia
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3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
15 |
8 |
4 |
4 - 5 |
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4 - 1 |
7 - 2
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| Croatia
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3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
14 |
2 |
1 - 8 |
1 - 4 |
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4 - 2
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| Romania
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3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
24 |
0 |
3 - 13 |
2 - 7 |
2 - 4 |
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Placement games
Denmark was promoted to Pool B, and Romania was relegated to Pool D for 1999.
Pool D
Played in Kaunas and Elektrenai Lithuania from December 30 to January 3.
Preliminary round
- Group A
| Team
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GP
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W
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L
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T
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GF
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GA
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PTS
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|
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| Netherlands
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3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
58 |
4 |
6 |
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7 - 1 |
19 - 2 |
32 - 1
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| Spain
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3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
18 |
9 |
4 |
1 - 7 |
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6 - 2 |
11 - 0
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| Bulgaria
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3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
17 |
29 |
2 |
2 - 19 |
2 - 6 |
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13 - 4
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| Turkey
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3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
56 |
0 |
1 - 32 |
0 - 11 |
4 - 13 |
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- Group B
| Team
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GP
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W
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L
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T
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GF
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GA
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PTS
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|
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| Lithuania
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3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
33 |
2 |
6 |
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5 - 1 |
14 - 0 |
14 - 1
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| Yugoslavia
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3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
23 |
7 |
4 |
1 - 5 |
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13 - 0 |
9 - 2
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| Mexico
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3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
28 |
2 |
0 - 14 |
0 - 13 |
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3 - 1
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| South Africa
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3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
26 |
0 |
1 - 14 |
2 - 9 |
1 - 3 |
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Placement games
Lithuania was promoted to Pool C for 1999.
References
External links
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