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1988 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships


FieldValue
tourney_nameIIHF World U20 Championship
year1988
imageWJC_1988_logo.gif
size200px
countrySoviet Union
datesDecember 26, 1987 – January 4, 1988
num_teams8
cities1
venues1
typeihj
winnersCanada
count3
secondSoviet Union
thirdFinland
fourthCzechoslovakia
games28
goals247
attendance46220
scoring_leaderUSSR Alexander Mogilny
points18
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

RankPlayerCountryGAPts
1Alexander Mogilny9918
2Thomas Sjögren6915
3Ola Rosander9514
3Sergei Fedorov6612
5Janne Ojanen6511
6Robert Reichel3811
6Tero Toivola3811
8Jeremy Roenick549
9Petr Pavlas459
10Greg Hawgood189

Tournament awards

IIHF Directorate AwardsMedia All-Star TeamGoaltenderDefencemenForwards
CAN Jimmy WaiteCAN Jimmy Waite
FIN Teppo NumminenCAN Greg Hawgood
FIN Teppo Numminen
URS Alexander MogilnyURS 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

References

  1. "Championnats du monde juniors 1989 de hockey sur glace".
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