1979 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Dates | 27 December 1978 – 3 January 1979 |
Teams | 8 |
Final positions | |
Champions ![]() | ![]() |
Runner-up ![]() | ![]() |
Third place ![]() | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 22 |
Goals scored | 171 (7.77 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | ![]() |
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
[edit]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
[edit]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 |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 11 | +35 | 11 |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 8 |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 9 |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 4 |
5 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 6 |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 4 |
7 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 26 | −9 | 2 |
8 | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 46 | −40 | 0 |
Norway was relegated to Pool B for the 1980 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
Preliminary round
[edit]Gold group
[edit]Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 0 |
27 December 1978 | Canada ![]() | 1 – 3 (0–0, 1–2, 0–1) | ![]() | Karlstad |
27 December 1978 | 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
[edit]Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | +31 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 30 | −25 | 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
[edit]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 |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6 | +16 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 23 | −21 | 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
[edit]Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 5 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 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
[edit]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 | Alexander Gerasimov | ![]() |
2 | 6 | 8 |
6 | Andrei Andreyev | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 7 |
7 | Aaron Broten | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 7 |
8 | Jarmo Makitalo | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 7 |
9 | Ján Jaško | ![]() |
3 | 4 | 7 |
10 | Alexei Kasatonov | ![]() |
3 | 4 | 7 |
Anton Šťastný | ![]() |
3 | 4 | 7 |
Tournament awards
[edit]IIHF Directorate Awards | Media All-Star Team | |
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Goaltender | ![]() |
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Defencemen | ![]() |
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Forwards | ![]() |
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Pool B
[edit]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
[edit]Group A
[edit]Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 8 | +14 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 12 | +25 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 42 | −35 | 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
[edit]Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 7 | +20 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 19 | −14 | 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
[edit]7th place game
[edit]Italy ![]() | 17 – 2 | ![]() |
5th place game
[edit]Austria ![]() | 6 – 5 | ![]() |
3rd place game
[edit]Poland ![]() | 6 – 5 OT | ![]() |
1st place game
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
- World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
- Sports competitions in Karlskoga
- International ice hockey competitions hosted by Sweden
- 1978–79 in Swedish ice hockey
- December 1978 sports events in Europe
- January 1979 sports events in Europe
- Sports competitions in Karlstad
- March 1979 sports events in Europe
- Sport in Caen
- International ice hockey competitions hosted by France
- 1978–79 in French ice hockey