1982 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

Last updated

1982 IIHF World U20 Championship
Tournament details
Host countriesFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
DatesDecember 22, 1981 –
January 2, 1982
Teams8
Venue(s)15 (in 15 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Gold medal blank.svg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (1st title)
Runner-up  Silver medal blank.svg Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Third place  Bronze medal blank.svg Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Fourth placeFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Tournament statistics
Games played28
Goals scored282 (10.07 per game)
Attendance86,941 (3,105 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Finland.svg Raimo Summanen
(16 points)
  1981
1983  

The 1982 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1982 WJHC) was the sixth edition Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was held from December 22, 1981, until January 2, 1982. The tournament was hosted by the United States in various cities across the state of Minnesota with some games also played in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario.

Contents

Canada won their first gold medal at the World Juniors, while Czechoslovakia and Finland won silver and bronze, respectively. Meanwhile, the Soviet Union finished fourth, marking the only time they played an entire World Juniors tournament and failed to win a medal (the USSR was disqualified in 1987). The host United States featuring future hall of famers John Vanbiesbrouck, Chris Chelios, and Phil Housley, finished sixth.

Pool A

The 1982 tournament was a round-robin format, with the top three teams winning gold, silver and bronze medals respectively.

Final standings

PosTeamPldWLDGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 76014514+3113
2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 75114417+2711
3Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 75204729+1810
4Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 74304225+178
5Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 74304226+168
6Flag of the United States.svg  United States 7250283464
7Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 71601956372
8Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 70701581660
Source: [ citation needed ]

Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland was relegated to Pool B for the 1983 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Results

December 22, 1981 Finland  Flag of Finland.svg1 – 5
(0–3, 1–1, 0–1)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba
December 22, 1981 Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg17 – 0
(5–0, 4–0, 8–0)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Kenora, Ontario
December 22, 1981 Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg12 – 3Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Duluth
December 22, 1981 United States  Flag of the United States.svg4 – 6
(1–4, 2–0, 1–2)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Duluth
December 23, 1981 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg3 – 2
(0–1, 1–0, 2–1)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Winnipeg, Manitoba
December 23, 1981 Finland  Flag of Finland.svg14 – 2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Brandon, Manitoba
December 23, 1981 United States  Flag of the United States.svg8 – 1Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Duluth
December 23, 1981 Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg2 – 3
(2-2, 0–0, 0–1)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Duluth
December 26, 1981 Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg0 – 7
(0–2, 0–1, 0–4)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba
21Shots36
December 26, 1981 United States  Flag of the United States.svg6 – 3
(3–0, 2–2, 1–1)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Grand Rapids
December 26, 1981 Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg5 – 1
(1–1, 3–0, 1–0)
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Brainerd
December 26, 1981 Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg5 – 1
(2–0, 2–0, 1–1)
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Virginia
December 27, 1981 United States  Flag of the United States.svg4 – 5
(2–0, 1–4, 1–1)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Bloomington
December 27, 1981 Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg6 – 4
(1–2, 5–0, 0–2)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Bloomington
December 27, 1981 Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg11 – 4Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland International Falls
December 27, 1981 West Germany  Flag of Germany.svg4 – 8Flag of Finland.svg  Finland St. Cloud
December 29, 1981 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg11 – 3
(4–0, 4–2, 3–1)
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Bloomington
December 29, 1981 Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg16 – 0
(7–0, 5–0, 4–0)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Bloomington
December 29, 1981 United States  Flag of the United States.svg0 – 7
(0–5, 0–1, 0–1)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Bloomington
December 30, 1981 Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg6 – 9
(1–3, 2–2, 3–4)
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Burnsville
December 31, 1981 West Germany  Flag of Germany.svg1 – 7
(0–3, 1–1, 0–3)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia New Ulm
December 31, 1981 Finland  Flag of Finland.svg6 – 3
(0–1, 4–1, 2–1)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Bloomington
December 31, 1981 United States  Flag of the United States.svg2 – 4
(0–3, 1–1, 1–0)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Bloomington
January 1, 1982 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg11 – 1
(4–0, 3–1, 4–0)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Minneapolis
January 2, 1982 West Germany  Flag of Germany.svg6 – 5
(3–2, 0–2, 3–1)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Mankato
January 2, 1982 Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg2 – 7
(0–0, 0–4, 2–3)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Bloomington
January 2, 1982 United States  Flag of the United States.svg4 – 8Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Bloomington
January 2, 1982 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg3 – 3
(1–1, 0–1, 2–1)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Rochester

Scoring leaders

RankPlayerCountryGAPts
1 Raimo Summanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 7916
2 Petri Skriko Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 8715
3 Risto Jalo Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 7815
4 Mike Moller Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 5914
5 Anatoli Semenov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 5813
6 Marc Habscheid Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 6612
7 Scott Arniel Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 5611
8 Bruce Eakin Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4711
9 Oleg Starkov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 3811
10 Magnus Roupé Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 7310

Tournament awards

IIHF Directorate Awards Media All-Star Team
Goaltender Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Moffat Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Moffat
Defencemen Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gord Kluzak Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gord Kluzak
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Ilya Byakin
Forwards Flag of Finland.svg Petri Skriko Flag of Finland.svg Petri Skriko
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vladimír Růžička
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Moller

Pool B

Pool B was played on March 16–20, in Heerenveen in the Netherlands. Two groups of four played round robins, with placement games pitting the respective finishers against each other. Japan made their debut, replacing absent Poland.

Preliminary round

Group A

TeamPldWLDGFGAGDPts
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 33001910+96
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 32101812+64
Flag of France.svg  France 3120121422
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 3030922130
Source: [ citation needed ]
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg7 – 3Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia Heerenveen
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg4 – 3Flag of France.svg  France Heerenveen
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg9 – 5Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia Heerenveen
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg9 – 3Flag of France.svg  France Heerenveen
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg6 – 2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Heerenveen
France  Flag of France.svg6 – 1Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia Heerenveen

Group B

TeamPldWLDGFGAGDPts
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 3300156+96
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3210168+84
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 302161371
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3021616101
Source: [ citation needed ]
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg4 – 2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Heerenveen
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg2 – 2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Heerenveen
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg6 – 2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Heerenveen
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg9 – 2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Heerenveen
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg5 – 2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Heerenveen
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg5 – 2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Heerenveen

Final round

7th place game

Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg6 – 3
(2–2, 2–0, 3–1)
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia Heerenveen

5th place game

France  Flag of France.svg6 – 2
(3–0, 1–1, 2–1)
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Heerenveen

3rd place game

Japan  Flag of Japan.svg6 – 4
(2–2, 2–2, 2–0)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Heerenveen

1st place game

Norway  Flag of Norway.svg3 – 2
(2–1, 1–1, 0–0)
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Heerenveen

Flag of Norway.svg  Norway was promoted to Pool A for the 1983 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Scoring leaders

RankPlayerCountryGAPts
1 Wolfgang Kocher Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 729
2 Erik Lodberg Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 606
3 Jean-Francois Beaudoing Flag of France.svg  France 426
Motoki Ebina Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 426
Finn Juhl Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 426
6 Franck Ganis Flag of France.svg  France 336
Toshiyuki Sakai Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 336
Herbert Keckeis Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 336
9 Milos Piperski Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 505

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ice hockey at the 1984 Winter Olympics</span> 1984 edition of the ice hockey tournament during the Olympic Winter Games

The men's ice hockey tournament at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, was the 15th Olympic Championship. The Soviet Union won its sixth gold medal. Games were held mostly in the arena portion of the Olympic Hall Zetra, with some played in the arena portion of the Skenderija Olympic Hall.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1987 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships</span>

The 1987 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 11th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was held in Piešťany, Trenčín, Nitra, and Topoľčany, Czechoslovakia. Finland captured its first World Junior gold medal, Czechoslovakia took silver, and Sweden the bronze. The tournament is most remembered, however, for how the medals were allocated.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships</span>

The 2012 IIHF U20 World Championship was the 36th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. It was hosted in Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It began on December 26, 2011, and ended with the gold medal game played in Calgary on January 5, 2012. Sweden defeated defending-champion Russia 1–0 in overtime to win their first title in 31 years. Russian forward Evgeny Kuznetsov was named MVP of the tournament. Denmark was relegated to Division I and Germany was promoted to the 2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1983 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships</span> 1983 edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

The 1983 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the seventh edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was held in Leningrad, Soviet Union between December 26, 1982, and January 4, 1983. The host Soviet team won the tournament with a perfect 7–0 record.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships</span>

The 2011 IIHF World U20 Championship, commonly referred to as the 2011 World Junior Hockey Championships, was the 35th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was hosted by the United States. The games were played in Western New York, at HSBC Arena in Buffalo and Niagara University's Dwyer Arena in Lewiston. Russia won the gold medal with a 5–3 victory over Canada in the championship game, after completing the biggest comeback in the WJHC history; being down 3–0 after two periods, the Russians scored five goals in the third period to capture their first WJHC gold medal since 2003. The host team, the United States, won the bronze medal with a 4–2 win over Sweden.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1988 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships</span>

The 1988 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 12th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was held in Moscow, Soviet Union. Canada and the Soviet Union won the gold and silver medals respectively as the two nations redeemed themselves following their mutual disqualification in the 1987 tournament as a result of the Punch-up in Piestany. Finland won the bronze medal.

The 1985 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the ninth edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was held mainly in Turku and Helsinki, Finland. Canada won the gold medal, its second championship, Czechoslovakia silver and the Soviet Union bronze.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1990 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships</span>

The 1990 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 14th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was held mainly in Helsinki, Finland. Canada won the gold medal, its fourth world junior championship, while the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia won silver and bronze, respectively.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1991 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships</span>

The 1991 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 15th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was held in various communities in Saskatchewan, Canada. Canada won its second consecutive gold medal, and fifth overall, while the Soviet Union won silver, and Czechoslovakia the bronze.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1993 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships</span>

The 1993 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 17th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was held in Gävle, Sweden. Canada won the gold medal, its sixth championship, while Sweden won silver, and the combined team of the Czech Republic and Slovakia won bronze. Peter Forsberg of Sweden scored a tournament record 31 points, while teammate Markus Näslund's 13 goals also set a tournament record.

The 1994 Ice Hockey World Junior Championship was the 18th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was held in Ostrava and Frydek-Mistek, Czech Republic. Canada won the gold medal for the second consecutive year, and its seventh overall, while Sweden won silver, and Russia the bronze.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1995 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships</span> 1995 edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

The 1995 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 19th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was hosted in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada with games held throughout central Alberta. The host Canadians won their third straight gold medal, and its eighth overall, while Russia won silver, and Sweden the bronze.

The 1978 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the second edition Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was held from December 22, 1977, until January 3, 1978. The tournament was held in Canada, mainly in Montreal and Quebec City. The Soviet Union won its second consecutive gold medal, while Sweden won the silver, and Canada the bronze.

The 1979 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships 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.

The 1980 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the fourth edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was held from December 27, 1979, until January 2, 1980. The tournament was held in Helsinki, Finland. The Soviet Union won its fourth consecutive gold medal, while Finland won the silver, and Sweden the bronze.

The 1981 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the fifth edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was held from December 27, 1980, until January 2, 1981. The tournament was held in Füssen, West Germany. Sweden won the gold medal, while Finland won the silver, and the Soviet Union bronze.

The 1984 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the eighth edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. It was held from December 25, 1983, to January 3, 1984, in Norrköping and Nyköping, Sweden. The Soviet Union won its second consecutive gold medal and sixth overall. Finland won silver and Czechoslovakia bronze.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1986 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships</span>

The 1986 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the tenth edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was held from December 26, 1985, until January 4, 1986. It was held mainly in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The Soviet Union won the gold medal, its seventh championship, Canada won silver and the United States won bronze. The bronze medal was the first for the Americans in tournament history.

The 1989 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 13th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was held in Anchorage, Alaska, United States at the Sullivan Arena. The Soviet Union won the gold medal, its eighth, and ultimately final, championship. Sweden won silver, and Czechoslovakia the bronze.

The 1992 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 16th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was held from December 26, 1991, until January 4, 1992. It was held in Füssen and Kaufbeuren, Germany. The Commonwealth of Independent States won gold, while Sweden won silver, and the United States took home the bronze medal.

References