1991 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Canada |
Venue(s) | 9 (in 9 host cities) |
Dates | December 26, 1990 – January 4, 1991 |
Teams | 8 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Canada (5th title) |
Runner-up | Soviet Union |
Third place | Czechoslovakia |
Fourth place | United States |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 28 |
Goals scored | 253 (9.04 per game) |
Attendance | 137,067 (4,895 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | Doug Weight (19 points) |
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.[1]
Final standings
The 1991 tournament was a round-robin format, with the top three teams winning gold, silver and bronze medals respectively.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Canada | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 18 | +22 | 11 |
2 | Soviet Union | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 15 | +29 | 11 |
3 | Czechoslovakia | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 19 | +25 | 10 |
4 | United States | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 19 | +26 | 9 |
5 | Finland | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 7 |
6 | Sweden | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 6 |
7 | Switzerland | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 48 | −43 | 2 |
8 | Norway | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 75 | −67 | 0 |
Norway was relegated to Pool B for 1992.
Results
December 26, 1990 | Canada | 6 – 0 | Switzerland | Saskatoon |
December 26, 1990 | Czechoslovakia | 11 – 3 | Norway | Rosetown |
December 26, 1990 | Finland | 8 – 5 | Sweden | Saskatoon |
December 26, 1990 | Soviet Union | 4 – 2 | United States | Prince Albert |
December 27, 1990 | Canada | 4 – 4 | United States | Saskatoon |
December 27, 1990 | Sweden | 4 – 3 | Czechoslovakia | Regina |
December 28, 1990 | Finland | 7 – 1 | Switzerland | Moose Jaw |
December 28, 1990 | Soviet Union | 13 – 0 | Norway | Saskatoon |
December 29, 1990 | Canada | 10 – 1 | Norway | Regina |
December 29, 1990 | Soviet Union | 5 – 1 | Sweden | Saskatoon |
December 29, 1990 | Czechoslovakia | 10 – 0 | Switzerland | Kindersley |
December 29, 1990 | United States | 6 – 3 | Finland | North Battleford |
December 30, 1990 | Canada | 7 – 4 | Sweden | Regina |
December 30, 1990 | Czechoslovakia | 5 – 1 | United States | Saskatoon |
December 31, 1990 | Finland | 10 – 2 | Norway | Saskatoon |
December 31, 1990 | Soviet Union | 10 – 1 | Switzerland | Yorkton |
January 1, 1991 | Canada | 5 – 1 | Finland | Saskatoon |
January 1, 1991 | United States | 19 – 1 | Norway | Regina |
January 1, 1991 | Sweden | 6 – 1 | Switzerland | Saskatoon |
January 1, 1991 | Soviet Union | 5 – 3 | Czechoslovakia | Regina |
January 2, 1991 | Czechoslovakia | 6 – 5 | Canada | Saskatoon |
January 2, 1991 | United States | 5 – 2 | Sweden | Humboldt |
January 3, 1991 | Soviet Union | 5 – 5 | Finland | Regina |
January 3, 1991 | Switzerland | 2 – 1 | Norway | Saskatoon |
January 4, 1991 | Canada | 3 – 2 | Soviet Union | Saskatoon |
January 4, 1991 | Sweden | 10 – 0 | Norway | Prince Albert |
January 4, 1991 | Czechoslovakia | 6 – 1 | Finland | Saskatoon |
January 4, 1991 | United States | 8 – 0 | Switzerland | Regina |
Scoring leaders
Rank | Player | Country | G | A | Pts |
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1 | Doug Weight | United States | 5 | 14 | 19 |
2 | Eric Lindros | Canada | 6 | 11 | 17 |
3 | Pavel Bure | Soviet Union | 12 | 3 | 15 |
4 | Martin Ručinský | Czechoslovakia | 9 | 5 | 14 |
5 | Žigmund Pálffy | Czechoslovakia | 7 | 6 | 13 |
6 | Marko Jantunen | Finland | 3 | 10 | 13 |
7 | Trent Klatt | United States | 6 | 6 | 12 |
8 | Ted Drury | United States | 5 | 7 | 12 |
9 | Vyacheslav Kozlov | Soviet Union | 3 | 9 | 12 |
10 | Mike Craig | Canada | 6 | 5 | 11 |
10 | Michael Nylander | Sweden | 6 | 5 | 11 |
10 | Vesa Viitakoski | Finland | 6 | 5 | 11 |
Tournament awards
IIHF Directorate Awards | Media All-Star Team | |
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Goaltender | Pauli Jaks | Pauli Jaks |
Defencemen | Jiří Šlégr | Dmitry Yushkevich Scott Lachance |
Forwards | Eric Lindros | Mike Craig Eric Lindros Martin Ručinský |
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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |||||||||
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1 | Germany | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 15 | +34 | 13 | 5–3 | 2–2 | 7–4 | 9–1 | 8–1 | 11–2 | 7–2 | ||
2 | Poland | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 17 | +36 | 12 | 3–5 | 5–4 | 7–2 | 6–3 | 10–0 | 14–0 | 8–3 | ||
3 | France | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 19 | +23 | 10 | 2–2 | 4–5 | 4–4 | 13–3 | 7–1 | 5–1 | 7–3 | ||
4 | Japan | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 9 | 4–7 | 2–7 | 4–4 | 7–0 | 4–2 | 6–1 | 7–1 | ||
5 | Romania | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 43 | −20 | 5 | 1–9 | 3–6 | 3–13 | 0–7 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 9–3 | ||
6 | Netherlands | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 43 | −27 | 3 | 1–8 | 0–10 | 1–7 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 6–3 | 3–8 | ||
7 | Austria | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 48 | −35 | 2 | 2–11 | 0–14 | 1–5 | 1–6 | 2–4 | 3–6 | 4–2 | ||
8 | Denmark | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 45 | −23 | 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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |||||||||
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1 | North Korea | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 18 | +32 | 12 | 4–3 | 1–9 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 10–1 | 6–1 | 20–0 | ||
2 | Italy | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 11 | +46 | 12 | 3–4 | 6–2 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 8–1 | 9–0 | 21–1 | ||
3 | Yugoslavia | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 77 | 21 | +56 | 11 | 9–1 | 2–6 | 5–2 | 7–7 | 13–2 | 8–2 | 33–1 | ||
4 | Great Britain | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 20 | +25 | 8 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 9–3 | 22–0 | ||
5 | South Korea | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 55 | 28 | +27 | 7 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 7–7 | 2–3 | 8–2 | 9–5 | 26–1 | ||
6 | Bulgaria | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 48 | −14 | 4 | 1–10 | 1–8 | 2–13 | 1–5 | 2–8 | 5–3 | 22–1 | ||
7 | Hungary | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 46 | −18 | 2 | 1–6 | 0–9 | 2–8 | 3–9 | 5–9 | 3–5 | 14–0 | ||
8 | Greece | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 158 | −154 | 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
- ^ Maron, Brandon (2020-12-12). "Canadian Gold: Remembering the 1991 World Junior Championship". theScore.com. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
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