Soviet Union men's national junior ice hockey team

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Soviet Union
CCCP text logo.svg
Most points Pavel Bure (39)
IIHF codeURS
First international
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 6-2 Finland  Flag of Finland.svg
(Leningrad, Soviet Union; December 27, 1973)
Biggest win
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 19-1 Austria  Flag of Austria.svg
(Augsburg, Germany; December 27, 1980)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 7-0 Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
(Winnipeg, Manitoba; December 26, 1981
IIHF World U20 Championship
Appearances15 (first in 1977 )
Best result Gold medal world centered-2.svg Gold: 8 (9) – (1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1992)
Medal record
IIHF World U20 Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1977 Czechoslovakia Soviet Union
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1978 Canada Soviet Union
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1979 Sweden Soviet Union
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1980 Finland Soviet Union
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1983 Soviet Union Soviet Union
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1984 Sweden Soviet Union
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1986 Canada Soviet Union
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1989 USA Soviet Union
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1992 Germany CIS
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1988 Soviet Union Soviet Union
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1990 Finland Soviet Union
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1991 Canada Soviet Union
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1981 West Germany Soviet Union
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1985 Finland Soviet Union

The Soviet Union men's national under 20 ice hockey team was the national under-20 ice hockey team in the Soviet Union. The team represented the Soviet Union at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World U20 Championship. [1] The team has won eleven gold medals (first three unofficial, once more as CIS), three silver medals, and two bronze medals at the World U20 Championships. [1]

At the 1987 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, the team was disqualified as a result of the Punch-up in Piestany versus the Canada men's national junior ice hockey team. Soviet administrator Yuri Korolev expressed regret that the incident occurred but did not admit any guilt. He felt that the game should have been finished instead of both teams being disqualified from the tournament. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Soviet Union". National Teams of Ice Hockey. Archived from the original on 2016-05-14. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
  2. Joyce, Gare (2006). When the Lights Went Out: How One Brawl Ended Hockey's Cold War and Changed the Game. Canada: Anchor Canada. p. 213. ISBN   978-0-385-66275-8 via Google Books.