🇨🇦 Canada 2-0 United States 🇺🇸
World Junior Championship Gold Medal Game
Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva 🇨🇭
Saturday, 04 January 1997
BOXSCORE
1st Period
12:20 – 🇨🇦 PEN – McCauley, slashing
15:25 – 🇺🇸 PEN – Young, cross checking
2nd Period
20:34 – 🇨🇦 PEN – Briere, cross checking
28:38 – 🇨🇦 GOAL – Devereaux (Letowski)
30:18 – 🇺🇸 PEN – Peters, interference
34:15 – 🇨🇦 PEN – Schaefer, hooking
3rd Period
43:09 – 🇨🇦 GOAL – Isbister (Briere)
47:56 – 🇺🇸 PEN – Bellefeuille, tripping
GOALTENDERS
W: 🇨🇦 Denis (35-35)
L: 🇺🇸 Boucher (21-23)
SHOTS ON GOAL
🇨🇦 7+9+7 = 23
🇺🇸 10+12+13 = 35
ROSTERS
🇨🇦 Goaltenders: Martin Biron, Marc Denis. Defence: Jason Doig, Hugh Hamilton, Ric Jackman, Chris Phillips, Cory Sarich, Jesse Wallin, Jeff Ware. Forwards: Daniel Brière, Boyd Devereaux, Christian Dubé, Dwayne Hay, Brad Isbister, Brad Larsen, Trevor Letowski, Cameron Mann, Alyn McCauley, Peter Schaefer, Joe Thornton, Trent Whitfield, Shane Willis.
🇺🇸 Goaltenders: Brian Boucher, Robert Esche. Defence: Blake Bellefeuille, Ben Clymer, Joe Corvo, Chris Hajt, Paul Mara, Mike McBain, Dan Peters, Tom Poti. Forwards: Jesse Boulerice, Jeff Farkas, Dan LaCouture, Mark Parrish, Toby Petersen, Erik Rasmussen, Marty Reasoner, Jason Sessa, Ben Simon, Wyatt Smith, Mike York, B.J. Young.
| 🇨🇦 CANADA (C) | vs. | UNITED STATES 🇺🇸 |
| current champion (since 04 Jan 1994) |
Last Title | 02 Jan 1992 |
| 35 | All-Time Wins |
3 |
| 4 wins | Head-To-Head (+ 1 tie) |
1 win |
| First IHLC Meeting (CAN vs. USA) 🇨🇦 CAN 5-2 USA 🇺🇸 – 29 Dec 1985 – WJC – Hamilton 🇨🇦 |
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| Previous IHLC Meeting (CAN vs. USA) 🇨🇦 CAN 4-4 USA 🇺🇸 – 28 Dec 1996 – WJC – Geneva 🇨🇭 |
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| Last IHLC Game 🇨🇦 CAN 3-2 RUS 🇷🇺 – 03 Jan 1997 – WJC – Geneva 🇨🇭 |
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| Next IHLC Game 🇸🇪 SWE 4-3 CAN 🇨🇦 – 20 Dec 1997 – EX – Väsby 🇸🇪 |
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