1980 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Finland |
| Dates | December 27, 1979 – January 2, 1980 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Soviet Union (4th title) |
Runner-up  | Finland |
Third place  |  Sweden |
| Fourth place |  Czechoslovakia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 178 (8.9 per match) |
| Attendance | 60,784 (3,039 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Vladimir Krutov (11 points) |
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The 1980 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1980 WJHC) was the fourth edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships 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.
Contents
1 Pool A
1.1 Final standings
1.2 Preliminary round
1.2.1 Gold group
1.2.2 Blue group
1.3 Consolation round
1.4 Championship round
1.5 Scoring leaders
1.6 Tournament awards
2 Pool B
2.1 Preliminary round
2.1.1 Group A
2.1.2 Group B
2.2 Final round
2.2.1 7th place game
2.2.2 5th place game
2.2.3 3rd place game
2.2.4 1st place game
2.3 Scoring leaders
3 References
Pool A
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
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.
| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Soviet Union | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 10 |
 | Finland | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 8 |
 | Sweden | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 15 | 5 |
| 4 | Czechoslovakia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 27 | 4 |
| 5 |  Canada | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 18 | 6 |
| 6 |  West Germany | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 4 |
| 7 |  United States | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 26 | 3 |
| 8 |  Switzerland | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 47 | 0 |
Switzerland was relegated to Pool B for the 1981 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
Preliminary round
Gold group
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 6 |
| Finland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 4 |
| Canada | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 2 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 34 | 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
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 5 |
| Czechoslovakia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 4 |
| West Germany | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 2 |
| United States | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 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
Results from any games played during the preliminary round were carried forward to the consolation round.
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 6 |
| West Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 4 |
| United States | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 2 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 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
Results from any games played during the preliminary round were carried forward to the championship round.
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| Finland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 2 |
| Czechoslovakia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 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
| Rank | Player | Country | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimir Krutov | Soviet Union | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2 | Jari Kurri | Finland | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 3 | Håkan Loob | Sweden | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | Jan 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
| IIHF Directorate Awards | Media All-Star Team | |
|---|---|---|
| Goaltender | Jari Paavola | Jari Paavola |
| Defencemen | Reijo Ruotsalainen | Tomas Jonsson Reijo Ruotsalainen |
| Forwards | Vladimir Krutov | Håkan Loob Igor Larionov Vladimir Krutov |
Pool B
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
Group A
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Austria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 6 |
 Norway | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 4 |
 Denmark | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 2 |
 Hungary | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 44 | 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
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Poland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 6 |
 Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 4 |
 Italy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 2 |
 France | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 29 | 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
7th place game
| France | 11 – 2 | Hungary |
5th place game
| Denmark | 4 – 2 | Italy |
3rd place game
| Norway | 6 – 3 | Netherlands |
1st place game
| Austria | 4 – 3 | Poland |
Austria was promoted to Pool A for the 1981 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
Scoring leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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