1979 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Sweden |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Dates | 27 December 1978 – 3 January 1979 |
Teams | 8 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Soviet Union (3rd title) |
Runner-up | Czechoslovakia |
Third place | Sweden |
Fourth place | Finland |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 22 |
Goals scored | 171 (7.77 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | Vladimir Krutov (14 points) |
The 1979 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1979 WJHC) was the third edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was held from 27 December 1978 until 3 January 1979. The tournament was held in Karlstad and Karlskoga, Sweden. The Soviet Union won its third consecutive gold medal, while Czechoslovakia won the silver, and Sweden the bronze.
Pool A
The 1979 tournament divided participants into two divisions of four teams, each playing three games. The top two teams in each division advanced to the championship round, while the bottom two were placed in the consolation round. Each division played another round robin. The top three teams in the championship round won the gold, silver and bronze medals. In the consolation round, the results between teams that faced each other in the preliminary round carried over.
Final standings
This is the aggregate standings, ordered according to final placing. The four teams in the championship round were ranked one through four, while the four teams in the consolation round were ranked five through eight regardless of overall record.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Soviet Union | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 11 | +35 | 11 |
2 | Czechoslovakia | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 8 |
3 | Sweden | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 9 |
4 | Finland | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 4 |
5 | Canada | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 6 |
6 | United States | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 4 |
7 | West Germany | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 26 | −9 | 2 |
8 | Norway | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 46 | −40 | 0 |
Norway was relegated to Pool B for the 1980 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
Preliminary round
Gold group
Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Sweden | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 |
Finland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 4 |
Canada | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 2 |
West Germany | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 0 |
27 December 1978 | Canada | 1 – 3 (0–0, 1–2, 0–1) | Finland | Karlstad |
27 December 1978 | Sweden | 5 – 2 (3–0, 1–1, 1–1) | West Germany | Karlstad |
28 December 1978 | West Germany | 2 – 6 (0–2, 1–2, 1–2) | Canada | Karlstad |
28 December 1978 | Finland | 1 – 2 (0–1, 1–1, 0–0) | Sweden | Karlskoga |
30 December 1978 | Sweden | 1 – 0 (0–0, 1–0, 0–0) | Canada | Karlskoga |
30 December 1978 | Finland | 7 – 1 (2–1, 2–0, 3–0) | West Germany | Karlskoga |
Blue group
Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | +31 | 6 |
Czechoslovakia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 4 |
United States | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 2 |
Norway | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 30 | −25 | 0 |
27 December 1978 | Soviet Union | 17 – 0 (6–0, 1–0, 10–0) | Norway | Karlskoga |
27 December 1978 | Czechoslovakia | 3 – 2 (2–1, 0–1, 1–0) | United States | Karlskoga |
28 December 1978 | United States | 1 – 7 (0–3, 1–4, 0–0) | Soviet Union | Karlskoga |
28 December 1978 | Norway | 4 – 6 (2–1, 2–4, 0–1) | Czechoslovakia | Karlstad |
30 December 1978 | Soviet Union | 9 – 1 (3–1, 5–0, 1–0) | Czechoslovakia | Karlstad |
30 December 1978 | Norway | 1 – 7 (1–1, 0–5, 0–1) | United States | Karlstad |
Consolation round
Results from any games played during the preliminary round were carried forward to the consolation round.
Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6 | +16 | 6 |
United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 4 |
West Germany | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 2 |
Norway | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 23 | −21 | 0 |
31 December 1978 | Canada | 10 – 1 (4–0, 3–1, 3–0) | Norway | Karlstad |
31 December 1978 | United States | 8 – 6 (2–1, 3–2, 3–3) | West Germany | Karlskoga |
2 January 1979 | Canada | 6 – 3 (1–0, 4–3, 1–0) | United States | Karlskoga |
2 January 1978 | Norway | 0 – 6 (0–3, 0–2, 0–1) | West Germany | Karlstad |
Championship round
Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 5 |
Czechoslovakia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 4 |
Sweden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 3 |
Finland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 0 |
31 December 1978 | Soviet Union | 4 – 2 (1–0, 1–2, 2–0) | Finland | Karlstad |
31 December 1978 | Sweden | 1 – 1 (0–0, 0–1, 1–0) | Czechoslovakia | Karlskoga |
2 January 1979 | Finland | 2 – 5 (2–2, 0–2, 0–1) | Sweden | Karlstad |
2 January 1979 | Soviet Union | 2 – 2 (1–1, 1–1, 0–0) | Czechoslovakia | Karlskoga |
3 January 1979 | Czechoslovakia | 6 – 5 (1–1, 3–2, 2–2) | Finland | Karlskoga |
3 January 1979 | Sweden | 5 – 7 (2–2, 2–2, 1–3) | Soviet Union | Karlstad |
Scoring leaders
Rank | Player | Country | G | A | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Vladimir Krutov | Soviet Union | 8 | 6 | 14 |
2 | Anatoli Tarasov | Soviet Union | 5 | 5 | 10 |
3 | Vyacheslav Ryanov | Soviet Union | 6 | 3 | 9 |
4 | Georg Holzmann | West Germany | 4 | 4 | 8 |
5 | Alexander Gerasimov | Soviet Union | 2 | 6 | 8 |
6 | Andrei Andreyev | Soviet Union | 6 | 1 | 7 |
7 | Aaron Broten | United States | 4 | 3 | 7 |
8 | Jarmo Makitalo | Finland | 4 | 3 | 7 |
9 | Ján Jaško | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 4 | 7 |
10 | Alexei Kasatonov | Soviet Union | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Anton Šťastný | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Tournament awards
IIHF Directorate Awards | Media All-Star Team | |
---|---|---|
Goaltender | Pelle Lindbergh | Pelle Lindbergh |
Defencemen | Alexei Kasatonov | Alexei Kasatonov Ivan Černý |
Forwards | Vladimir Krutov | Thomas Steen Anatoli Tarasov Vladimir Krutov |
Pool B
A second tier of the World Junior Championship was contested in Caen, France, from 5 to 9 March 1979. Two groups of four played round robins, followed by placement games where 1st played 1st, etc.. This is the first year a B pool was contested for the under 20s.
Preliminary round
Group A
Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 8 | +14 | 6 |
Poland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 12 | +25 | 4 |
Austria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 2 |
Belgium | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 42 | −35 | 0 |
France | 3 – 1 (1–0, 1–1, 1–0) | Austria |
Poland | 23 – 2 (8–0, 6–2, 9–0) | Belgium |
France | 9 – 2 (2–2, 5–0, 2–0) | Belgium |
Poland | 9 – 0 | Austria |
Austria | 10 – 3 (6–1, 2–0, 2–2) | Belgium |
France | 10 – 5 (1–2, 5–1, 4–2) | Poland |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Switzerland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 7 | +20 | 6 |
Denmark | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 2 |
Italy | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 19 | −14 | 0 |
Switzerland | 10 – 4 (3–1, 4–1, 3–2) | Netherlands |
Italy | 0 – 3 | Denmark |
Switzerland | 8 – 2 (4–1, 1–0, 3–1) | Denmark |
Netherlands | 7 – 4 | Italy |
Denmark | 3 – 0 (1–0, 1–0, 1–0) | Netherlands |
Switzerland | 9 – 1 (2–0, 5–1, 2–0) | Italy |
Final round
7th place game
Italy | 17 – 2 | Belgium |
5th place game
Austria | 6 – 5 | Netherlands |
3rd place game
Poland | 6 – 5 OT | Denmark |
1st place game
France | 4 – 5 OT (0–2, 2–0, 2–2, 0–1) | Switzerland |
Switzerland was promoted to Pool A for the 1980 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
References
- Podnieks, Andrew (1998). Red, White, and Gold: Canada at the World Junior Championships 1974–1999. ECW Press. ISBN 1-55022-382-8.
- 1977–81 World Junior Hockey Championships at TSN
- Results at passionhockey.com
- Stats at eliteprospects.com
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