The 2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 41st edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship (WJC or WM20).2017 Top Division statistics The main tournament was co-hosted by the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec and Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.TSN, , Hockey Canada, June 20, 2013 This was the 14th championship that Canada had hosted. Montreal and Toronto also jointly hosted the 2015 edition.CTV News, "Montreal and Toronto to host 2015, 2017 world junior championships", Canadian Press, June 20, 2013 The tournament consisted of 30 games between 10 nations.IIHF, "Heading to hockey’s meccas", June 20, 2013
Group A preliminary games, as well as the medal rounds, were hosted by the Bell Centre in Montreal. The Air Canada Centre in Toronto hosted preliminaries in Group B, including the host country of Canada.The Gazette (Montreal), "World Junior Championship is coming to town" , Brenda Branswell, June 20, 2013 The tournament also initiated several year-long celebrations, the 375th anniversary of Montreal's founding; the 100th anniversary of the National Hockey League's founding in Montreal; 24H de Montreal, "Le Championnat junior à Montréal en 2015 et 2017", Mathieu Boulay, June 24, 2013 the 100th anniversary of Hockey Canada's origins; the 50th anniversary of Montreal's Expo 67; the 150th anniversary of Canadian confederation; and the 100th anniversary of the Toronto Maple Leafs.CBC News, "Montreal, Toronto to co-host junior hockey worlds in 2015, 2017", Canadian Press, June 20, 2013 The Maple Leafs had planned to make the WJHC the centrepiece of their 100th-anniversary celebrations.Calgary Herald, "Montreal and Toronto to host 2015 and 2017 world junior hockey championships", Bill Beacon, June 20, 2013
The event was organized by Hockey Canada, Hockey Québec, Ontario Hockey Federation, Montreal Canadiens, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment and Evenko. Montreal and Quebec provided C$1 million and C$2 million in funding, respectively, for both the 2015 and 2017 editions.
For the first time in the history of the event, the defending champion (Finland) had to compete in the relegation round. Latvia was relegated to Division I-A for 2018 by merit of their tenth-place finish.
Player eligibility A player was eligible to play in the 2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships if: the player was of male gender; the player was born at the earliest in 1997, and at the latest, in 2002; the player was a citizen in the country he represented; the player was under the jurisdiction of a national association that was a member of the IIHF.
If a player who has never played in IIHF-organized competition wishes to switch national eligibility, he must have played in competitions for two consecutive years in the new country without playing in another country, as well as show his move to the new country's national association with an international transfer card. In case the player has previously played in IIHF-organized competition but wishes to switch national eligibility, he must have played in competitions for four consecutive years in the new country without playing in another country, he must show his move to the new country's national association with an international transfer card, as well as be a citizen of the new country. A player may only switch national eligibility once.
Top Division
Venues Montreal Toronto Bell CentreCapacity: 21,288 Air Canada CentreCapacity: 18,800
Match officials The International Ice Hockey Federation selected 12 referees and 10 linesmen to officiate during the tournament:
Referees Tobias Björk Darcy Burchell Jan Hribik Jozef Kubus Mark Lemelin Marcus Linde Marian Rohatsch Anssi Salonen Brett Sheva Maxim Sidorenko Robin Šír Daniel Stricker
Linesmen Jimmy Dahmen Jake Davis Nicolas Fluri Dmitry Golyak Henrik Haurum Lukas Kohlmuller Yakov Paley Libor Suchanek Sakari Suominen Nathan Vanoosten
Rosters
Format The four best ranked teams from each group of the preliminary round advanced to the quarterfinals, while the last-placed team from both groups played a relegation round in a best-of-three format to determine the relegated team.
Preliminary round
All times are local. (Eastern Standard Time – UTC−5)
Group A
Group B
Relegation round
Note: was relegated to the 2018 Division I A
Playoff round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bronze medal game
Final
Statistics
Scoring leaders
PosPlayerCountryGPGAPts+/−PIM 1 Kirill Kaprizov 7 9 3 12 +7 2 2 Alexander Nylander 7 5 7 12 +7 0 3 Clayton Keller 7 3 8 11 +3 2 4 Thomas Chabot 7 4 6 10 +4 8 5 Dylan Strome 7 3 7 10 +1 0 6 Mikhail Vorobyev 7 0 10 10 +6 4 7 Joel Eriksson Ek 7 6 3 9 +8 4 8 Colin White 7 7 1 8 +5 4 9 Mathew Barzal 7 3 5 8 +4 4 9 Jordan Greenway 7 3 5 8 +3 2GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties in minutesSource: IIHF
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
PosPlayerCountryTOIGAGAASv%SO 1 Veini Vehviläinen 317:57 8 1.51 93.10 1 2 Ilya Samsonov 370:11 13 2.11 92.97 2 3 Kasper Krog 165:00 9 3.27 91.96 0 4 Tyler Parsons 330:00 12 2.18 91.67 0 5 Felix Sandström 359:50 13 2.17 91.45 0TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = ShutoutsSource: IIHF
Tournament awards Reference: Most Valuable Player Defenceman: Thomas Chabot
All-star team Goaltender: Ilya Samsonov Defencemen: Thomas Chabot, Charlie McAvoy Forwards: Kirill Kaprizov, Alexander Nylander, Clayton Keller
IIHF best player awards Goaltender: Felix Sandström Defenceman: Thomas Chabot Forward: Kirill Kaprizov
Final standings
Division I
Group A The Division I A tournament was held in Bremerhaven, Germany, from December 11 to 17, 2016.2017 Division I A official website2017 Division I A statistics
Group B The Division I B tournament was held in Budapest, Hungary, from December 11 to 17, 2016.2017 Division I B official website2017 Division I B statistics The hosts, entering as the bottom seed, won promotion for the second year in a row.
Division II
Group A The Division II A tournament was held in Tallinn, Estonia, from December 11 to 17, 2016.2017 Division II A official website2017 Division II A statistics
Group B The Division II B tournament was held in Logroño, Spain, from January 7 to 13, 2017.2017 Division II B official website2017 Division II B statistics
Division III
The Division III tournament was held in Dunedin, New Zealand, from January 16 to 22, 2017.2017 Division III official website2017 Division III statistics Turkey defeated China to achieve promotion to Division II. Chinese Taipei returned to play for the first time since 2011, losing all but their final game.
Group
See also 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship when Toronto & Montreal co-hosted 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships when Calgary & Edmonton co-hosted 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships when Saskatoon & Regina co-hosted 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships when Ottawa hosted
References
External links Official website of IIHF