1979 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
Tournament details | |
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Host country |
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Dates |
27 December 1978 – 3 January 1979 |
Teams | 8 |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions ![]() |
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Runner-up ![]() |
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Third place ![]() |
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Fourth place |
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Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 22 |
Goals scored | 171 (7.77 per match) |
Scoring leader(s) |
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The 1979 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1979 WJHC) was the third edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships 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.
Rank | Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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![]() | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 11 | 11 |
![]() | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 23 | 8 |
![]() | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 9 |
4 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 19 | 4 |
5 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 6 |
6 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 23 | 4 |
7 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 26 | 2 |
8 | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 46 | 0 |
Norway was relegated to Pool B for the 1980 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
Preliminary round
Gold group
Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 4 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 0 |
27 December 1978 | Canada ![]() | 1 – 3 (0–0, 1–2, 0–1) | ![]() | Karlstad |
27 December1978 | Sweden ![]() | 5 – 2 (3–0, 1–1, 1–1) | ![]() | Karlstad |
28 December 1978 | West Germany ![]() | 2 – 6 (0–2, 1–2, 1–2) | ![]() | Karlstad |
28 December 1978 | Finland ![]() | 1 – 2 (0–1, 1–1, 0–0) | ![]() | Karlskoga |
30 December 1978 | Sweden ![]() | 1 – 0 (0–0, 1–0, 0–0) | ![]() | Karlskoga |
30 December 1978 | Finland ![]() | 7 – 1 (2–1, 2–0, 3–0) | ![]() | Karlskoga |
Blue group
Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 6 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 4 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 2 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 0 |
27 December 1978 | Soviet Union ![]() | 17 – 0 (6–0, 1–0, 10–0) | ![]() | Karlskoga |
27 December 1978 | Czechoslovakia ![]() | 3 – 2 (2–1, 0–1, 1–0) | ![]() | Karlskoga |
28 December 1978 | United States ![]() | 1 – 7 (0–3, 1–4, 0–0) | ![]() | Karlskoga |
28 December 1978 | Norway ![]() | 4 – 6 (2–1, 2–4, 0–1) | ![]() | Karlstad |
30 December 1978 | Soviet Union ![]() | 9 – 1 (3–1, 5–0, 1–0) | ![]() | Karlstad |
30 December 1978 | Norway ![]() | 1 – 7 (1–1, 0–5, 0–1) | ![]() | Karlstad |
Consolation round
Results from any games played during the preliminary round were carried forward to the consolation round.
Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 6 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 4 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 2 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 |
31 December 1978 | Canada ![]() | 10 – 1 (4–0, 3–1, 3–0) | ![]() | Karlstad |
31 December 1978 | United States ![]() | 8 – 6 (2–1, 3–2, 3–3) | ![]() | Karlskoga |
2 January 1979 | Canada ![]() | 6 – 3 (1–0, 4–3, 1–0) | ![]() | Karlskoga |
2 January 1978 | Norway ![]() | 0 – 6 (0–3, 0–2, 0–1) | ![]() | Karlstad |
Championship round
Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 5 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 3 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 0 |
31 December 1978 | Soviet Union ![]() | 4 – 2 (1–0, 1–2, 2–0) | ![]() | Karlstad |
31 December 1978 | Sweden ![]() | 1 – 1 (0–0, 0–1, 1–0) | ![]() | Karlskoga |
2 January 1979 | Finland ![]() | 2 – 5 (2–2, 0–2, 0–1) | ![]() | Karlstad |
2 January 1979 | Soviet Union ![]() | 2 – 2 (1–1, 1–1, 0–0) | ![]() | Karlskoga |
3 January 1979 | Czechoslovakia ![]() | 6 – 5 (1–1, 3–2, 2–2) | ![]() | Karlskoga |
3 January 1979 | Sweden ![]() | 5 – 7 (2–2, 2–2, 1–3) | ![]() | Karlstad |
Scoring leaders
Rank | Player | Country | G | A | Pts |
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1 | Vladimir Krutov | ![]() | 8 | 6 | 14 |
2 | Anatoli Tarasov | ![]() | 5 | 5 | 10 |
3 | Vyacheslav Ryanov | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 9 |
4 | Georg Holzmann | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 8 |
5 | Aleksander Gerasimov | ![]() | 2 | 6 | 8 |
6 | Andrei Andreyev | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 7 |
7 | Aaron Broten | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 7 |
8 | Jarmo Makitalo | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 7 |
9 | Jan Jasko | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 7 |
10 | Alexei Kasatonov | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Anton Stastny | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Tournament awards
IIHF Directorate Awards | Media All-Star Team | |
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Defencemen | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
Forwards | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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 20's.
Preliminary round
Group A
Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 6 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 12 | 4 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 2 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 42 | 0 |
France ![]() | 3 – 1 (1–0, 1–1, 1–0) | ![]() |
Poland ![]() | 23 – 2 (8–0, 6–2, 9–0) | ![]() |
France ![]() | 9 – 2 (2–2, 5–0, 2–0) | ![]() |
Poland ![]() | 9 – 0 | ![]() |
Austria ![]() | 10 – 3 (6–1, 2–0, 2–2) | ![]() |
France ![]() | 10 – 5 (1–2, 5–1, 4–2) | ![]() |
Group B
Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 6 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 2 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 0 |
Switzerland ![]() | 10 – 4 (3–1, 4–1, 3–2) | ![]() |
Italy ![]() | 0 – 3 | ![]() |
Switzerland ![]() | 8 – 2 (4–1, 1–0, 3–1) | ![]() |
Netherlands ![]() | 7 – 4 | ![]() |
Denmark ![]() | 3 – 0 (1–0, 1–0, 1–0) | ![]() |
Switzerland ![]() | 9 – 1 (2–0, 5–1, 2–0) | ![]() |
Final round
7th place game
Italy ![]() | 17 – 2 | ![]() |
5th place game
Austria ![]() | 6 – 5 | ![]() |
3rd place game
Poland ![]() | 6 – 5 OT | ![]() |
1st place game
France ![]() | 4 – 5 OT (0–2, 2–0, 2–2, 0–1) | ![]() |
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