1991 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Venue(s) | 9 (in 9 host cities) |
Dates | December 26 – January 4 |
Teams | 8 |
Final positions | |
Champions ![]() | ![]() |
Runner-up ![]() | ![]() |
Third place ![]() | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 28 |
Goals scored | 253 (9.04 per game) |
Attendance | 137,067 (4,895 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | ![]() |
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.
Final standings
The 1991 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 |
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7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 18 | 11 |
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7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 15 | 11 |
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7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 19 | 10 |
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7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 19 | 9 |
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7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 30 | 7 |
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7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 29 | 6 |
7 | ![]() |
7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 2 |
8 | ![]() |
7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 75 | 0 |
Norway was relegated to Pool B for 1992.
Results
December 26, 1990 | Canada ![]() | 6 – 0 | ![]() | Saskatoon |
December 26, 1990 | Czechoslovakia ![]() | 11 – 3 | ![]() | Rosetown |
December 26, 1990 | Finland ![]() | 8 – 5 | ![]() | Saskatoon |
December 26, 1990 | Soviet Union ![]() | 4 – 2 | ![]() | Prince Albert |
December 27, 1990 | Canada ![]() | 4 – 4 | ![]() | Saskatoon |
December 27, 1990 | Sweden ![]() | 4 – 3 | ![]() | Regina |
December 28, 1990 | Finland ![]() | 7 – 1 | ![]() | Moose Jaw |
December 28, 1990 | Soviet Union ![]() | 13 – 0 | ![]() | Saskatoon |
December 29, 1990 | Canada ![]() | 10 – 1 | ![]() | Regina |
December 29, 1990 | Soviet Union ![]() | 5 – 1 | ![]() | Saskatoon |
December 29, 1990 | Czechoslovakia ![]() | 10 – 0 | ![]() | Kindersley |
December 29, 1990 | United States ![]() | 6 – 3 | ![]() | North Battleford |
December 30, 1990 | Canada ![]() | 7 – 4 | ![]() | Regina |
December 30, 1990 | Czechoslovakia ![]() | 5 – 1 | ![]() | Saskatoon |
December 31, 1990 | Finland ![]() | 10 – 2 | ![]() | Saskatoon |
December 31, 1990 | Soviet Union ![]() | 10 – 1 | ![]() | Yorkton |
January 1, 1991 | Canada ![]() | 5 – 1 | ![]() | Saskatoon |
January 1, 1991 | United States ![]() | 19 – 1 | ![]() | Regina |
January 1, 1991 | Sweden ![]() | 6 – 1 | ![]() | Saskatoon |
January 1, 1991 | Soviet Union ![]() | 5 – 3 | ![]() | Regina |
January 2, 1991 | Czechoslovakia ![]() | 6 – 5 | ![]() | Saskatoon |
January 2, 1991 | United States ![]() | 5 – 2 | ![]() | Humboldt |
January 3, 1991 | Soviet Union ![]() | 5 – 5 | ![]() | Regina |
January 3, 1991 | Switzerland ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() | Saskatoon |
January 4, 1991 | Canada ![]() | 3 – 2 | ![]() | Saskatoon |
January 4, 1991 | Sweden ![]() | 10 – 0 | ![]() | Prince Albert |
January 4, 1991 | Czechoslovakia ![]() | 6 – 1 | ![]() | Saskatoon |
January 4, 1991 | United States ![]() | 8 – 0 | ![]() | Regina |
Scoring leaders
Rank | Player | Country | G | A | Pts |
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1 | Doug Weight | ![]() |
5 | 14 | 19 |
2 | Eric Lindros | ![]() |
6 | 11 | 17 |
3 | Pavel Bure | ![]() |
12 | 3 | 15 |
4 | Martin Ručínský | ![]() |
9 | 5 | 14 |
5 | Žigmund Pálffy | ![]() |
7 | 6 | 13 |
6 | Marko Jantunen | ![]() |
3 | 10 | 13 |
7 | Trent Klatt | ![]() |
6 | 6 | 12 |
8 | Ted Drury | ![]() |
5 | 7 | 12 |
9 | Vyacheslav Kozlov | ![]() |
3 | 9 | 12 |
10 | Mike Craig | ![]() |
6 | 5 | 11 |
10 | Michael Nylander | ![]() |
6 | 5 | 11 |
10 | Vesa Viitakoski | ![]() |
6 | 5 | 11 |
Tournament awards
IIHF Directorate Awards | Media All-Star Team | |
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Defencemen | ![]() |
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Forwards | ![]() |
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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
Rank | Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | ![]() |
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7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 15 | 13 | 5 - 3 | 2 - 2 | 7 - 4 | 9 - 1 | 8 - 1 | 11 - 2 | 7 - 2 | ||
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7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 17 | 12 | 3 - 5 | 5 - 4 | 7 - 2 | 6 - 3 | 10 - 0 | 14 - 0 | 8 - 3 | ||
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7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 19 | 10 | 2 - 2 | 4 - 5 | 4 - 4 | 13 - 3 | 7 - 1 | 5 - 1 | 7 - 3 | ||
4 | ![]() |
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 22 | 9 | 4 - 7 | 2 - 7 | 4 - 4 | 7 - 0 | 4 - 2 | 6 - 1 | 7 - 1 | ||
5 | ![]() |
7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 43 | 5 | 1 - 9 | 3 - 6 | 3 - 13 | 0 - 7 | 3 - 3 | 4 - 2 | 9 - 3 | ||
6 | ![]() |
7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 43 | 3 | 1 - 8 | 0 - 10 | 1 - 7 | 2 - 4 | 3 - 3 | 6 - 3 | 3 - 8 | ||
7 | ![]() |
7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 48 | 2 | 2 - 11 | 0 - 14 | 1 - 5 | 1 - 6 | 2 - 4 | 3 - 6 | 4 - 2 | ||
8 | ![]() |
7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 45 | 2 | 2 - 7 | 3 - 8 | 3 - 7 | 1 - 7 | 3 - 9 | 8 - 3 | 2 - 4 |
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
Rank | Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | ![]() |
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1 | ![]() |
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 18 | 12 | 4 - 3 | 1 - 9 | 4 - 2 | 5 - 2 | 10 - 1 | 6 - 1 | 20 - 0 | ||
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7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 11 | 12 | 3 - 4 | 6 - 2 | 5 - 2 | 5 - 1 | 8 - 1 | 9 - 0 | 21 - 1 | ||
3 | ![]() |
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 77 | 21 | 11 | 9 - 1 | 2 - 6 | 5 - 2 | 7 - 7 | 13 - 2 | 8 - 2 | 33 - 1 | ||
4 | ![]() |
7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 20 | 8 | 2 - 4 | 2 - 5 | 2 - 5 | 3 - 2 | 5 - 1 | 9 - 3 | 22 - 0 | ||
5 | ![]() |
7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 55 | 28 | 7 | 2 - 5 | 1 - 5 | 7 - 7 | 2 - 3 | 8 - 2 | 9 - 5 | 26 - 1 | ||
6 | ![]() |
7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 48 | 4 | 1 - 10 | 1 - 8 | 2 - 13 | 1 - 5 | 2 - 8 | 5 - 3 | 22 - 1 | ||
7 | ![]() |
7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 46 | 2 | 1 - 6 | 0 - 9 | 2 - 8 | 3 - 9 | 5 - 9 | 3 - 5 | 14 - 0 | ||
8 | ![]() |
7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 158 | 0 | 0 - 20 | 1 - 21 | 1 - 33 | 0 - 22 | 1 - 26 | 1 - 22 | 0 - 14 |
North Korea was promoted to Pool B for 1992.
References
- Podnieks, Andrew (1998). Red, White, and Gold: Canada at the World Junior Championships 1974–1999. ECW Press. ISBN 1-55022-382-8.
- 1991 World Junior Hockey Championships at TSN
- Results at Passionhockey.com
- Sport in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
- World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
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