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The 50th World Hockey Championships, held in Helsinki and Turku, Finland from April 26 to May 14, 1997. Top three teams (*) in each group after preliminary round-robin advance to the medal round. Bottom three from each group play in the relegation round. Top two teams from the medal round advance to the best-of-three championship round.
Final Round Robin Standings
| GROUP A | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Czech Republic | 4-1-0 | 8 | 18 | 9 |
| *Finland | 4-1-0 | 8 | 25 | 9 |
| *Russia | 3-1-1 | 7 | 19 | 16 |
| Slovakia | 1-3-1 | 3 | 10 | 14 |
| France | 1-4-0 | 2 | 13 | 26 |
| Germany | 1-4-0 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| GROUP B | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Sweden | 4-0-1 | 9 | 20 | 8 |
| *Canada | 3-1-1 | 7 | 23 | 11 |
| *United States | 3-2-0 | 6 | 14 | 15 |
| Latvia | 1-2-2 | 4 | 18 | 17 |
| Italy | 1-3-1 | 3 | 12 | 21 |
| Norway | 0-4-1 | 1 | 7 | 22 |
Medal Round
| W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 4-1-0 | 8 | 17 | 9 |
| Canada | 3-2-0 | 6 | 13 | 14 |
| Russia | 2-2-1 | 5 | 13 | 13 |
| Czech Republic | 2-3-0 | 4 | 13 | 11 |
| Finland | 2-3-0 | 4 | 12 | 12 |
| United States | 1-3-1 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
Relegation Round
| W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 4-1-0 | 8 | 29 | 14 |
| Italy | 3-1-1 | 7 | 23 | 13 |
| Slovakia | 3-2-0 | 6 | 15 | 13 |
| France | 2-3-0 | 4 | 12 | 23 |
| Germany | 2-3-0 | 4 | 8 | 17 |
| Norway | 0-3-1 | 1 | 8 | 14 |
Bronze Medal Game
| Czech Republic 4 | Russia 3 |
Championship (best of three)
| Sweden 3 | Canada 2 |
| Canada 3 | Sweden 1 |
| Canada 2 | Sweden 1 |
Leading Scorers
| Gm | G | A | Pts | PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vladimir Vujtek, Czech Repub. | 8 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| Martin Prochazka, Czech Repub. | 9 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 |
| Michael Nylander, Sweden | 11 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 |
| Pavel Patera, Czech Repub. | 9 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 |
| Roger Dube, France | 8 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
| Olegs Znarkos, Latvia | 8 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 |
| Bruno Zarrillo, Italy | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
| Gaetano Orlando, Italy | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 |
| Harius Vitolins, Latvia | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
| Travis Green, Canada | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 |
World All-Star Teams
(Selected by media)
First Team: G— Tommy Salo, Sweden; D— Teppo Numminen, Finland and Rob Blake, Canada; F— Michael Nylander, Sweden; Vladimir Vujtek, Czech Republic and Martin Prochazka, Czech Republic.
Second Team: G— Sean Burke, Canada; D— Mattius Ohlund, Sweden and Marcus Ragnarsson, Sweden; F— Saku Koivu, Finland; Alexander Korolyuk, Russia and Alexander Prokopiev, Russia.
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