1991 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

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1991 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
91 WJHC Canada logo.gif
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Venue(s)9 (in 9 host cities)
DatesDecember 26, 1990 – January 4, 1991
Teams8
Final positions
Champions  Gold medal blank.svg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (5th title)
Runner-up  Silver medal blank.svg Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Third place  Bronze medal blank.svg Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Fourth placeFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Tournament statistics
Games played28
Goals scored253 (9.04 per game)
Attendance137,067 (4,895 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of the United States.svg Doug Weight  (19 points)
  1990
1992  

The 1991 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1991 WJHC) 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. [1]

Contents

Final standings

The 1991 tournament was a round-robin format, with the top three teams winning gold, silver and bronze medals respectively.

PosTeamPldWLDGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 75114018+2211
2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 75114415+2911
3Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 75204419+2510
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States 74214519+269
5Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 73313530+57
6Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 73403229+36
7Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 7160548432
8Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 7070875670
Source: [ citation needed ]

Norway was relegated to Pool B for 1992.

Results

December 26, 1990 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg6 – 0Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Saskatoon
December 26, 1990 Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg11 – 3Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Rosetown
December 26, 1990 Finland  Flag of Finland.svg8 – 5Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Saskatoon
December 26, 1990 Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg4 – 2Flag of the United States.svg  United States Prince Albert
December 27, 1990 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg4 – 4Flag of the United States.svg  United States Saskatoon
December 27, 1990 Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg4 – 3Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Regina
December 28, 1990 Finland  Flag of Finland.svg7 – 1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Moose Jaw
December 28, 1990 Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg13 – 0Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Saskatoon
December 29, 1990 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg10 – 1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Regina
December 29, 1990 Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg5 – 1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Saskatoon
December 29, 1990 Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg10 – 0Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Kindersley
December 29, 1990 United States  Flag of the United States.svg6 – 3Flag of Finland.svg  Finland North Battleford
December 30, 1990 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg7 – 4Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Regina
December 30, 1990 Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg5 – 1Flag of the United States.svg  United States Saskatoon
December 31, 1990 Finland  Flag of Finland.svg10 – 2Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Saskatoon
December 31, 1990 Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg10 – 1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Yorkton
January 1, 1991 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg5 – 1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Saskatoon
January 1, 1991 United States  Flag of the United States.svg19 – 1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Regina
January 1, 1991 Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg6 – 1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Saskatoon
January 1, 1991 Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg5 – 3Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Regina
January 2, 1991 Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg6 – 5Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Saskatoon
January 2, 1991 United States  Flag of the United States.svg5 – 2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Humboldt
January 3, 1991 Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg5 – 5Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Regina
January 3, 1991 Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg2 – 1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Saskatoon
January 4, 1991 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg3 – 2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Saskatoon
January 4, 1991 Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg10 – 0Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Prince Albert
January 4, 1991 Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg6 – 1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Saskatoon
January 4, 1991 United States  Flag of the United States.svg8 – 0Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Regina

Scoring leaders

RankPlayerCountryGAPts
1 Doug Weight Flag of the United States.svg  United States 51419
2 Eric Lindros Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 61117
3 Pavel Bure Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 12315
4 Martin Ručinský Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 9514
5 Žigmund Pálffy Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 7613
6 Marko Jantunen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 31013
7 Trent Klatt Flag of the United States.svg  United States 6612
8 Ted Drury Flag of the United States.svg  United States 5712
9 Vyacheslav Kozlov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 3912
10 Mike Craig Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 6511
10 Michael Nylander Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 6511
10 Vesa Viitakoski Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 6511

Tournament awards

IIHF Directorate Awards Media All-Star Team
Goaltender Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Pauli Jaks Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Pauli Jaks
Defencemen Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Šlégr Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Dmitry Yushkevich
Flag of the United States.svg Scott Lachance
Forwards Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Eric Lindros Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Craig
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Eric Lindros
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Ručinský

Pool B

Eight teams contested the second tier in Tychy and Oswiecim Poland from December 27 to January 5. It was played in a simple round robin format, each team playing seven games.

Standings
PosTeamPldWLDGFGAGDPts Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Poland.svg Flag of France.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Romania.svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Denmark.svg
1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 76014915+34135–32–27–49–18–111–27–2
2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 76105317+36123–55–47–26–310–014–08–3
3Flag of France.svg  France 74124219+23102–24–54–413–37–15–17–3
4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 74213422+1294–72–74–47–04–26–17–1
5Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 724123432051–93–63–130–73–34–29–3
6Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 715116432731–80–101–72–43–36–33–8
7Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 716013483522–110–141–51–62–43–64–2
8Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 716022452322–73–83–71–73–98–32–4
Source: [ citation needed ]

Germany was promoted to Pool A and Denmark was relegated to Pool C for 1992.

Pool C

Eight teams contested the third tier in Belgrade Yugoslavia from December 27 to January 5. It was played in a simple round robin format, each team playing seven games. Greece's national junior team made their debut this year.

Standings
PosTeamPldWLDGFGAGDPts Flag of North Korea.svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of South Korea.svg Flag of Bulgaria.svg Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Greece.svg
1Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 76105018+32124–31–94–25–210–16–120–0
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 76105711+46123–46–25–25–18–19–021–1
3Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 75117721+56119–12–65–27–713–28–233–1
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 74304520+2582–42–52–53–25–19–322–0
5Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 73315528+2772–51–57–72–38–29–526–1
6Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 725034481441–101–82–131–52–85–322–1
7Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 716028461821–60–92–83–95–93–514–0
8Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 7070415815400–201–211–330–221–261–220–14
Source: [ citation needed ]

North Korea was promoted to Pool B for 1992.

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References

  1. Maron, Brandon (2020-12-12). "Canadian Gold: Remembering the 1991 World Junior Championship". theScore.com. Retrieved 2024-01-07.