1990 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The 1990 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 14th edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships 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.
Final standings
The 1990 tournament was a round-robin format, with the top three teams winning gold, silver and bronze medals respectively.
| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
 Canada
|
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 18 | 11 |
 |
 Soviet Union
|
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 23 | 11 |
 |
 Czechoslovakia
|
7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 17 | 10 |
| 4 |  Finland
|
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 21 | 9 |
| 5 |  Sweden
|
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 29 | 9 |
| 6 |  Norway
|
7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 51 | 4 |
| 7 |  United States
|
7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 37 | 2 |
| 8 |  Poland
|
7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 65 | 0 |
Poland was relegated to Pool B for 1991.
Results
| December 26, 1989 | Canada | 3 – 2 |  United States | Turku |
| December 26, 1989 | Soviet Union | 11 – 0 | Poland | Kerava |
| December 26, 1989 | Sweden | 4 – 3 | Norway | Kauniainen |
| December 26, 1989 | Czechoslovakia | 7 – 1 | Finland | Helsinki |
| December 27, 1989 | Soviet Union | 12 – 2 | Norway | Kauniainen |
| December 27, 1989 | Czechoslovakia | 7 – 1 | United States | Helsinki |
| December 28, 1989 | Canada | 12 – 0 | Poland | Kauniainen |
| December 28, 1989 | Finland | 5 – 2 | Sweden | Turku |
| December 29, 1989 | Canada | 6 – 3 | Norway | Kerava |
| December 29, 1989 | Soviet Union | 3 – 2 | Finland | Turku |
| December 29, 1989 | Czechoslovakia | 11 – 1 | Poland | Kauniainen |
| December 29, 1989 | Sweden | 6 – 5 | United States | Helsinki |
| December 30, 1989 | Czechoslovakia | 13 – 2 | Norway | Kauniainen |
| December 30, 1989 | Soviet Union | 7 – 3 | United States | Helsinki |
| December 31, 1989 | Canada | 3 – 3 | Finland | Helsinki |
| December 31, 1989 | Sweden | 14 – 0 | Poland | Turku |
| January 1, 1990 | Canada | 6 – 4 | Soviet Union | Helsinki |
| January 1, 1990 | Czechoslovakia | 7 – 2 | Sweden | Turku |
| January 1, 1990 | Finland | 8 – 2 | Norway | Helsinki |
| January 1, 1990 | United States | 3 – 2 | Poland | Kerava |
| January 2, 1990 | Soviet Union | 8 – 5 | Czechoslovakia | Helsinki |
| January 2, 1990 | Norway | 6 – 5 | United States | Kerava |
| January 3, 1990 | Sweden | 5 – 4 | Canada | Helsinki |
| January 3, 1990 | Finland | 7 – 1 | Poland | Helsinki |
| January 4, 1990 | Canada | 2 – 1 | Czechoslovakia | Turku |
| January 4, 1990 | Soviet Union | 5 – 5 | Sweden | Helsinki |
| January 4, 1990 | Norway | 7 – 3 | Poland | Turku |
| January 4, 1990 | Finland | 6 – 3 | United States | Helsinki |
Leading scorers
| GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Reichel |
10 | 11 | 21 | ||
| Jaromir Jagr |
5 | 13 | 18 | ||
| David Chyzowski |
9 | 4 | 13 | ||
| Patric Englund |
9 | 2 | 11 | ||
| Bobby Holik |
6 | 5 | 11 |
Tournament all-stars
- Goaltender
Stephane Fiset - Defence
Alexander Godynyuk - Defence
Jiri Slegr - Forward Dave Chyzowski
- Forward Jaromir Jagr
- Forward Robert Reichel
References
- Podnieks, Andrew (1998). Red, White, and Gold: Canada at the World Junior Championships 1974–1999. ECW Press. ISBN 1-55022-382-8.
- 1990 World Junior Hockey Championships at TSN