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1979 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
1979 edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
1979 edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | IIHF World U20 Championship |
| year | 1979 |
| country | Sweden |
| dates | 27 December 1978 – |
| 3 January 1979 | |
| num_teams | 8 |
| venues | 2 |
| cities | 2 |
| type | ihj |
| winners | URS |
| count | 3 |
| second | TCH |
| third | SWE |
| fourth | FIN |
| games | 22 |
| goals | 171 |
| scoring_leader | URS Vladimir Krutov |
| points | 14 |
| prevseason | [1978](1978-world-junior-ice-hockey-championships) |
| nextseason | [1980](1980-world-junior-ice-hockey-championships) |
3 January 1979 The 1979 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1979 WJHC) was the third edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was held from 27 December 1978 until 3 January 1979. The tournament was held in Karlstad and Karlskoga, Sweden. The Soviet Union won its third consecutive gold medal, while Czechoslovakia won the silver, and Sweden the bronze.
Pool A
The 1979 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 round won the gold, silver and bronze medals. In the consolation round, the results between teams that faced each other in the preliminary round carried over.
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.
- was relegated to Pool B for the 1980 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.*
Preliminary round
Gold group
Blue group
Consolation round
Results from any games played during the preliminary round were carried forward to the consolation round.
Championship round
Scoring leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimir Krutov | 8 | 6 | 14 | |
| 2 | Anatoli Tarasov | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| 3 | Vyacheslav Ryanov | 6 | 3 | 9 | |
| 4 | Georg Holzmann | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| 5 | Alexander Gerasimov | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
| 6 | Andrei Andreyev | 6 | 1 | 7 | |
| 7 | Aaron Broten | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| 8 | Jarmo Makitalo | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| 9 | Ján Jaško | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| 10 | Alexei Kasatonov | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Anton Šťastný | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Tournament awards
| IIHF Directorate Awards | Media All-Star Team | Goaltender | Defencemen | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE Pelle Lindbergh | SWE Pelle Lindbergh | |||
| URS Alexei Kasatonov | URS Alexei Kasatonov | |||
| TCH Ivan Černý | ||||
| URS Vladimir Krutov | SWE Thomas Steen | |||
| URS Anatoli Tarasov | ||||
| URS Vladimir Krutov |
Pool B
A second tier of the World Junior Championship was contested in Caen, France, from 5 to 9 March 1979. Two groups of four played round robins, followed by placement games where 1st played 1st, etc.. This is the first year a B pool was contested for the under 20s.
Preliminary round
Group A
Group B
Final round
7th place game
5th place game
3rd place game
1st place game
- was promoted to Pool A for the 1980 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.*
References
- 1977–81 World Junior Hockey Championships at TSN
- Results at passionhockey.com
- Stats at eliteprospects.com
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