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1988 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | IIHF World U20 Championship |
| year | 1988 |
| image | WJC_1988_logo.gif |
| size | 200px |
| country | Soviet Union |
| dates | December 26, 1987 – January 4, 1988 |
| num_teams | 8 |
| cities | 1 |
| venues | 1 |
| type | ihj |
| winners | Canada |
| count | 3 |
| second | Soviet Union |
| third | Finland |
| fourth | Czechoslovakia |
| games | 28 |
| goals | 247 |
| attendance | 46220 |
| scoring_leader | USSR Alexander Mogilny |
| points | 18 |
| prevseason | [1987](1987-world-junior-ice-hockey-championships) |
| nextseason | [1989](1989-world-junior-ice-hockey-championships) |
The 1988 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 12th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was held in Moscow, Soviet Union. Canada and the Soviet Union won the gold and silver medals respectively as the two nations redeemed themselves following their mutual disqualification in the 1987 tournament as a result of the Punch-up in Piestany. Finland won the bronze medal.
Final standings
The 1988 tournament was a round-robin format, with the top three teams winning gold, silver and bronze medals respectively.
Poland was relegated to Pool B for 1989.
Results
Scoring leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander Mogilny | 9 | 9 | 18 | |
| 2 | Thomas Sjögren | 6 | 9 | 15 | |
| 3 | Ola Rosander | 9 | 5 | 14 | |
| 3 | Sergei Fedorov | 6 | 6 | 12 | |
| 5 | Janne Ojanen | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
| 6 | Robert Reichel | 3 | 8 | 11 | |
| 6 | Tero Toivola | 3 | 8 | 11 | |
| 8 | Jeremy Roenick | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| 9 | Petr Pavlas | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| 10 | Greg Hawgood | 1 | 8 | 9 |
Tournament awards
| IIHF Directorate Awards | Media All-Star Team | Goaltender | Defencemen | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Jimmy Waite | CAN Jimmy Waite | |||
| FIN Teppo Numminen | CAN Greg Hawgood | |||
| FIN Teppo Numminen | ||||
| URS Alexander Mogilny | URS Alexander Mogilny | |||
| CAN Theoren Fleury | ||||
| TCH Petr Hrbek |
Pool B
Eight teams contested the second tier this year in Sapporo Japan from March 12 to 21. It was played in a simple round robin format, each team playing seven games.
;Standings
Norway was promoted to Pool A and Austria was relegated to Pool C for 1989.
Pool C
Eight teams contested the third tier this year in Belluno and Feltre, Italy from March 18 to 27. It was played in a simple round robin format, each team playing seven games. The North Korean juniors debuted this year.
;Standings
Denmark was initially promoted to Pool B for 1989, however because they used an ineligible player, a challenge series with Italy was played the following December to determine promotion.
References
- 1988 World Junior Hockey Championships at TSN
- http://www.passionhockey.com/hockeyarchives/U-20_1988.htm
References
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