1980 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Finland |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Dates | December 27, 1979 – January 2, 1980 |
Teams | 8 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Soviet Union (4th title) |
Runner-up | Finland |
Third place | Sweden |
Fourth place | Czechoslovakia |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 20 |
Goals scored | 178 (8.9 per game) |
Attendance | 60,784 (3,039 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | Vladimir Krutov (11 points) |
The 1980 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1980 WJHC) was the fourth edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was held from December 27, 1979, until January 2, 1980. The tournament was held in Helsinki, Finland. The Soviet Union won its fourth consecutive gold medal, while Finland won the silver, and Sweden the bronze.
Pool A
[edit]The 1980 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 won the gold, silver and bronze medals. Teams that faced each other in the first round had their results carried over to the final rounds.
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Soviet Union | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 9 | +15 | 10 |
2 | Finland | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 8 | +21 | 8 |
3 | Sweden | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 5 |
4 | Czechoslovakia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 4 |
5 | Canada | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 6 |
6 | West Germany | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 28 | −13 | 4 |
7 | United States | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 3 |
8 | Switzerland | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 47 | −34 | 0 |
Switzerland was relegated to Pool B for the 1981 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
Preliminary round
[edit]Gold group
[edit]Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 6 |
Finland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 4 | +18 | 4 |
Canada | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 2 |
Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 34 | −28 | 0 |
December 27, 1979 | Finland | 2 – 1 (1–0, 0–1, 1–0) | Canada | Helsinki |
December 27, 1979 | Soviet Union | 6 – 0 (1–0, 3–0, 2–0) | Switzerland | Helsingin Jäähalli |
December 28, 1979 | Soviet Union | 8 – 5 (4–1, 1–3, 3–1) | Canada | Vantaa |
December 28, 1979 | Finland | 19 – 1 (6–0, 6–0, 7–1) | Switzerland | Helsinki |
December 30, 1979 | Canada | 9 – 5 (4–1, 2–2, 3–2) | Switzerland | Vantaa |
December 30, 1979 | Finland | 1 – 2 (0–1, 0–0, 1–1) | Soviet Union | Helsinki |
Blue group
[edit]Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 5 |
Czechoslovakia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 4 |
West Germany | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 2 |
United States | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 1 |
December 27, 1979 | United States | 3 – 7 (1–1, 1–1, 1–5) | Czechoslovakia | Vantaa |
December 27, 1979 | Sweden | 5 – 1 (1–0, 2–1, 2–0) | West Germany | Vantaa |
December 28, 1979 | Sweden | 5 – 5 (3–1, 2–2, 0–2) | United States | Vantaa |
December 28, 1979 | Czechoslovakia | 13 – 4 (5–1, 5–1, 3–2) | West Germany | Vantaa |
December 30, 1979 | West Germany | 5 – 2 (3–0, 0–2, 2–0) | United States | Helsingin Jäähalli |
December 30, 1979 | Sweden | 10 – 4 (3–1, 4–0, 3–3) | Czechoslovakia | Helsinki |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 6 |
West Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 |
United States | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 2 |
Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 22 | −10 | 0 |
January 1, 1980 | Canada | 4 – 2 (0–0, 3–2, 1–0) | United States | Helsingin Jäähalli |
January 1, 1980 | West Germany | 4 – 2 (2–1, 1–0, 1–1) | Switzerland | Vantaa |
January 2, 1980 | Canada | 6 – 1 (1–0, 4–0, 1–1) | West Germany | Helsinki |
January 2, 1980 | United States | 9 – 5 (1–1, 4–2, 4–2) | Switzerland | Vantaa |
Championship round
[edit]Results from any games played during the preliminary round were carried forward to the championship round.
Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 6 |
Finland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 4 |
Sweden | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 2 |
Czechoslovakia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 20 | −12 | 0 |
January 1, 1980 | Finland | 3 – 2 (0–1, 3–0, 0–1) | Sweden | Helsinki |
January 1, 1980 | Soviet Union | 6 – 2 (0–1, 1–1, 5–0) | Czechoslovakia | Helsinki |
January 2, 1980 | Finland | 4 – 2 (1–1, 1–1, 2–0) | Czechoslovakia | Helsingin Jäähalli |
January 2, 1980 | Soviet Union | 2 – 1 (0–1, 2–0, 0–0) | Sweden | Helsingin Jäähalli |
Scoring leaders
[edit]Rank | Player | Country | G | A | Pts |
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1 | Vladimir Krutov | Soviet Union | 7 | 4 | 11 |
2 | Jari Kurri | Finland | 4 | 7 | 11 |
3 | Håkan Loob | Sweden | 7 | 2 | 9 |
4 | Ján Vodila | Czechoslovakia | 6 | 2 | 8 |
5 | Kari Jalonen | Finland | 3 | 5 | 8 |
6 | Dusan Pasek | Czechoslovakia | 6 | 1 | 7 |
7 | Reijo Ruotsalainen | Finland | 4 | 3 | 7 |
8 | Dino Ciccarelli | Canada | 5 | 1 | 6 |
9 | Ari Lahteenmäki | Finland | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Scott Carlston | United States | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Tournament awards
[edit]IIHF Directorate Awards | Media All-Star Team | |
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Goaltender | Jari Paavola | Jari Paavola |
Defencemen | Reijo Ruotsalainen | Tomas Jonsson Reijo Ruotsalainen |
Forwards | Vladimir Krutov | Håkan Loob Igor Larionov Vladimir Krutov |
Pool B
[edit]The second tier of the World Junior Championship was contested in Klagenfurt, Austria from March 7 to 13, 1980. Eight teams were divided into two groups of four that played a round robin, followed by placement games against the respective team in the other group. The Hungarian team made their first appearance this year.
Preliminary round
[edit]Group A
[edit]Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Austria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 6 | +23 | 6 |
Norway | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 7 | +15 | 4 |
Denmark | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 2 |
Hungary | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 44 | −35 | 0 |
Norway | 6 – 2 (3–1, 2–0, 1–1) | Denmark |
Austria | 19 – 3 (10–1, 6–0, 3–2) | Hungary |
Austria | 8 – 2 | Denmark |
Hungary | 3 – 15 | Norway |
Denmark | 10 – 3 | Hungary |
Austria | 2 – 1 | Norway |
Group B
[edit]Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Poland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6 | +21 | 6 |
Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 4 |
Italy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 2 |
France | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 29 | −21 | 0 |
France | 2 – 8 (2–4, 0–1, 0–3) | Italy |
Poland | 5 – 3 (4–2, 1–1, 0–0) | Netherlands |
Poland | 12 – 2 | France |
Italy | 1 – 4 | Netherlands |
France | 4 – 9 | Netherlands |
Poland | 10 – 1 | Italy |
Final round
[edit]7th place game
[edit]France | 11 – 2 | Hungary |
5th place game
[edit]Denmark | 4 – 2 | Italy |
3rd place game
[edit]Norway | 6 – 3 | Netherlands |
1st place game
[edit]Austria | 4 – 3 | Poland |
Austria was promoted to Pool A for the 1981 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
Scoring leaders
[edit]Rank | Player | Country | G | A | Pts |
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1 | Petter Thoresen | Norway | 9 | 2 | 11 |
2 | Thomas Cijan | Austria | 7 | 2 | 9 |
3 | Peter Raffl | Austria | 8 | 0 | 8 |
4 | Fred Homburg | Netherlands | 6 | 2 | 8 |
5 | Marek Bomba | Poland | 3 | 5 | 8 |
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
- World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
- 1979–80 in Finnish ice hockey
- International ice hockey competitions hosted by Finland
- December 1979 sports events in Europe
- January 1980 sports events in Europe
- Sport in Vantaa
- International sports competitions in Helsinki
- 1970s in Helsinki
- 1980s in Helsinki
- March 1980 sports events in Europe
- International ice hockey competitions hosted by Austria
- Sports competitions in Klagenfurt
- 1979–80 in Austrian ice hockey