1978 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

The 1978 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1978 WJHC) was the second edition Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was held from December 22, 1977, until January 3, 1978. The tournament was held in Canada, mainly in Montreal and Quebec City. The Soviet Union won its second consecutive gold medal, while Sweden won the silver, and Canada the bronze.

1978 IIHF World U20 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Canada
DatesDecember 22, 1977 –
January 3, 1978
Teams8
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Soviet Union (2nd title)
Runner-up  Sweden
Third place  Canada
Fourth place Czechoslovakia
Tournament statistics
Matches played25
Goals scored248 (9.92 per match)
Attendance41,681 (1,667 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Wayne Gretzky
(17 points)
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1979 →

Final standings

The 1978 tournament divided participants into two divisions of four teams, each playing three games. The top two teams in each division advanced to the medal round (Group A), while the bottom two were placed in Group B. Each division played another round robin. The top two teams in the medal round played a one-game final for the gold medal.

This is the aggregate standings, ordered according to final placing. The four teams in the medal round (Group A) were ranked one through four, while the four teams in Group B were ranked five through eight regardless of overall record.

Rank Team GP W L T GF GA Pts
 Soviet Union7610501612
 Sweden732227248
 Canada642036188
4 Czechoslovakia623121315
5 United States642041308
6 Finland632145257
7 West Germany615020332
8  Switzerland60607700

  Switzerland was relegated to Pool B for the 1979 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Preliminary round

Gold group
Team GP W L T GF GA Pts
 Sweden32011885
 Soviet Union321031114
 Finland311126153
  Switzerland30303440
December 22, 1977Soviet Union 18 – 1
(4–0, 5–0, 9–1)		  SwitzerlandCornwall, Ontario
December 22, 1977Sweden 4 – 4
(1–2, 1–1, 2–1)		 FinlandChicoutimi, Quebec
December 23, 1977Sweden 6 – 3
(2–0, 3–1, 1–2)		 Soviet UnionQuebec City, Quebec
December 23, 1977Switzerland  1 – 18
(0–4, 1–7, 0–7)		 FinlandChicoutimi, Quebec
December 26, 1977Sweden 8 – 1
(3–0, 3–0, 2–1)		  SwitzerlandCornwall, Ontario
December 26, 1977Soviet Union 10 – 4
(3–1, 3–2, 4–1)		 FinlandMontreal, Quebec

Blue group
Team GP W L T GF GA Pts
 Canada33002366
 Czechoslovakia321016184
 United States312016182
 West Germany30308210
December 22, 1977Canada 6 – 3
(2–1, 1–2, 3–0)		 United StatesMontreal, Quebec
December 22, 1977Czechoslovakia 5 – 4
(2–0, 2–3, 1–1)		 West GermanyQuebec City, Quebec
December 23, 1977Canada 8 – 0
(4–0, 4–0, 0–0)		 West GermanyCornwall, Ontario
December 23, 1977United States 5 – 8
(1–1, 1–7, 3–0)		 CzechoslovakiaHull, Quebec
December 25, 1977Canada 9 – 3
(4–2, 2–1, 3–0)		 CzechoslovakiaMontreal, Quebec
December 25, 1977West Germany 4 – 8
(1–1, 1–4, 2–3)		 United StatesHull, Quebec

Championship round

Group B
Team GP W L T GF GA Pts
 United States330025126
 Finland321019104
 West Germany312012122
  Switzerland30304260
December 28, 1977Finland 4 – 1 West GermanyChicoutimi, Quebec
December 28, 1977United States 11 – 1  SwitzerlandCornwall, Ontario
December 31, 1977Finland 9 – 1  SwitzerlandCornwall, Ontario
December 31, 1977United States 6 – 5 West GermanyHull, Quebec
January 1, 1978Finland 6 – 8 United StatesHull, Quebec
January 1, 1978West Germany 6 – 2  SwitzerlandCornwall, Ontario

Group A
Team GP W L T GF GA Pts
 Soviet Union33001436
 Sweden31117113
 Canada312013122
 Czechoslovakia30215131
December 28, 1977Canada 2 – 3
(2–0, 0–2, 0–1)		 Soviet UnionQuebec City, Quebec
December 28, 1977Sweden 1 – 1
(0-1, 0-0, 1-0)		 CzechoslovakiaMontreal, Quebec
December 31, 1977Canada 6 – 3
(1–1, 1–1, 4–1)		 CzechoslovakiaMontreal, Quebec
December 31, 1977Soviet Union 5 – 0
(1–0, 1–0, 3–0)		 SwedenQuebec City, Quebec
January 1, 1978Canada 5 – 6
(2–2, 0–2, 3–2)		 SwedenMontreal, Quebec
January 1, 1978Czechoslovakia 1 – 6
(1–2, 0–0, 0–4)		 Soviet UnionQuebec City, Quebec

Gold medal game
January 3, 1978 Soviet Union 5 – 2
(2–1, 2–1, 1–0)		 Sweden Montreal, Quebec

Scoring leaders
Rank Player Country G A Pts
1Wayne Gretzky Canada8917
2Viktor Shkurdyuk Soviet Union10616
3Sergei Makarov Soviet Union8715
4Bobby Crawford United States4913
5Jorma Sevon Finland7512
Mark Green United States7512
7Timo Susi Finland7310
Rainer Risku Finland7310
Gerd Truntschka West Germany7310
10Wayne Babych Canada5510

Tournament awards
IIHF Directorate AwardsMedia All-Star Team
Goaltender Alexander Tyzhnykh Alexander Tyzhnykh
Defencemen Viacheslav Fetisov Viacheslav Fetisov
Risto Siltanen
Forwards Wayne Gretzky Anton Šťastný
Wayne Gretzky
Mats Näslund

References
  • Podnieks, Andrew (1998). Red, White, and Gold: Canada at the World Junior Championships 1974–1999. ECW Press. ISBN 1-55022-382-8.
  • 1977–81 World Junior Hockey Championships at TSN
  • "Championnat du monde 1978 des moins de 20 ans". Retrieved 2011-11-02.
  • Statistical leaders at eliteprospects.com
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