1981 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

The 1981 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1981 WJHC) was the fifth edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was held from December 27, 1980, until January 2, 1981. The tournament was held in Füssen, West Germany. Sweden won the gold medal, while Finland won the silver, and the Soviet Union bronze.

1981 IIHF World U20 Championship
Tournament details
Host country West Germany
DatesDecember 27, 1980 –
January 2, 1981
Teams8
Venue(s)6 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Sweden (1st title)
Runner-up  Finland
Third place  Soviet Union
Fourth place Czechoslovakia
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored207 (10.35 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Dieter Hegen
(11 points)
1980
1982

Pool A

The 1981 tournament divided participants into two divisions of four teams, each playing three games. The top two teams in each division advanced to the A division in the medal round, while the bottom two were placed in a B division. Each division played another round robin. The top three teams in the A division won the gold, silver and bronze medals. Teams that faced each other in the first round had their results carried over to the medal rounds.

Final standings

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

Rank Team GP W L T GF GA Pts
 Sweden540125119
 Finland531129187
 Soviet Union532036146
4 Czechoslovakia511334215
5 West Germany532029246
6 United States523019274
7 Canada513126253
8 Austria50509670

 Austria was relegated to Pool B for the 1982 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Gold group

Team GP W L T GF GA Pts
 Soviet Union33003156
 Czechoslovakia311125123
 Canada311117113
 Austria30306510
December 27, 1980Czechoslovakia 3 – 3
(1–0, 0–2, 2–1)
 CanadaKaufbeuren
December 27, 1980Soviet Union 19 – 1
(7–0, 8–0, 4–1)
 AustriaAugsburg
December 28, 1980Soviet Union 7 – 3
(3–1, 3–0, 1–2)
 CanadaLandsberg
December 28, 1980Czechoslovakia 21 – 4
(6–1, 6–3, 9–0)
 AustriaFüssen
December 30, 1980Canada 11 – 1 AustriaLandsberg
December 30, 1980Soviet Union 5 – 1
(2–1, 0–0, 3–0)
 CzechoslovakiaFüssen

Blue group

Team GP W L T GF GA Pts
 Sweden33001966
 Finland32101794
 West Germany312013172
 United States30305220
December 27, 1980West Germany 3 – 7
(2–3, 0–2, 1–2)
 SwedenFüssen
December 27, 1980Finland 8 – 1
(0–0, 5–1, 3–0)
 United StatesLandsberg
December 28, 1980West Germany 6 – 8
(1–3, 3–4, 2–1)
 FinlandOberstdorf
December 28, 1980Sweden 10 – 2
(0–1, 6–1, 4–0)
 United StatesAugsburg
December 30, 1980Sweden 2 – 1
(0–1, 2–0, 0–0)
 FinlandKempten
December 30, 1980West Germany 4 – 2 United StatesKaufbeuren

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
 West Germany33002096
 United States32101694
 Canada312020152
 Austria30304270
December 31, 1980United States 7 – 3
(2–1, 2–2, 3–0)
 CanadaLandsberg
December 31, 1980West Germany 9 – 1
(1–0, 5–0, 3–1)
 AustriaFüssen
January 2, 1981West Germany 7 – 6
(5–2, 2–3, 0–1)
 CanadaKaufbeuren
January 2, 1981United States 7 – 2
(2–0, 2–1, 3–1)
 AustriaFüssen

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
 Sweden3201865
 Finland311113113
 Soviet Union312010102
 Czechoslovakia301210142
December 31, 1980Finland 6 – 3
(2–0, 3–1, 1–2)
 Soviet UnionKaufbeuren
December 31, 1980Sweden 3 – 3
(0–1, 2–1, 1–1)
 CzechoslovakiaOberstdorf
January 2, 1981Sweden 3 – 2
(2–1, 1–1, 0–0)
 Soviet UnionAugsburg
Attendance: 2700
January 2, 1981Czechoslovakia 6 – 6
(2–2, 1–2, 3–2)
 FinlandLandsberg

Scoring leaders

Rank Player Country G A Pts
1Dieter Hegen West Germany819
2Dale Hawerchuk Canada549
Vladimir Svitek Czechoslovakia549
Ari Lähteenmäki Finland549
Bobby Carpenter United States549
6Håkan Nordin Sweden279
7Jan Vodila Czechoslovakia538
8Patrik Sundström Sweden707
9Pekka Järvelä Finland527
10Klaus Götsch West Germany437

Tournament awards

IIHF Directorate AwardsMedia All-Star Team
Goaltender Lars Eriksson Lars Eriksson
Defencemen Miloslav Hořava Håkan Nordin
Miloslav Hořava
Forwards Patrik Sundström Jan Erixon
Patrik Sundström
Ari Lähteenmäki

Pool B

The second tier was contested from March 23–29, in Strasbourg, France. Eight teams were divided into two round robin groups where the top two, and bottom two, graduated to meet their respective opponents in a final round robin. Results between competitors who migrated together were carried forward. Yugoslavia made their debut, replacing Hungary.

Group A

Team GP W L T GF GA Pts
  Switzerland33002546
 Netherlands32109134
 Denmark312010152
 Yugoslavia30308200
Netherlands 3 – 2
(1–1, 2–0, 0–1)
 DenmarkStrasbourg
Switzerland  7 – 3
(2–0, 1–2, 4–1)
 YugoslaviaStrasbourg
Switzerland  8 – 1
(1–1, 3–0, 4–0)
 DenmarkStrasbourg
Netherlands 6 – 1
(2–1, 1–0, 3–0)
 YugoslaviaStrasbourg
Switzerland  10 – 0
(5–0, 3–0, 2–0)
 NetherlandsStrasbourg
Denmark 7 – 4
(1–1, 1–1, 5–2)
 YugoslaviaStrasbourg

Group B

Team GP W L T GF GA Pts
 Norway320120135
 Poland321025114
 Italy311113203
 France303010240
Norway 5 – 5
(0–1, 3–1, 2–3)
 ItalyStrasbourg
France 4 – 8
(2–3, 2–2, 0–3)
 PolandStrasbourg
Poland 12 – 1
(4–0, 4–0, 4–1)
 ItalyStrasbourg
France 3 – 9
(0–4, 2–2, 1–3)
 NorwayStrasbourg
Norway 6 – 5
(0–3, 2–1, 4–1)
 PolandStrasbourg
France 3 – 7
(2–2, 3–0, 2–1)
 ItalyStrasbourg

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
 Denmark330019116
 Yugoslavia311116143
 Italy312011162
 France302113181
France 6 – 7
(0–2, 5–1, 1–4)
 DenmarkStrasbourg
Italy 3 – 8
(0–2, 2–2, 1–4)
 YugoslaviaStrasbourg
France 4 – 4
(1–2, 0–2, 3–0)
 YugoslaviaStrasbourg
Denmark 5 – 1
(0–0, 2–1, 3–0)
 ItalyStrasbourg

Promotion round

Results from any games played during the preliminary round were carried forward to the promotion round.

Team GP W L T GF GA Pts
  Switzerland32011965
 Norway320118105
 Poland312014112
 Netherlands30301250

  Switzerland was promoted to Pool A for the 1982 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Norway 8 – 1
(2–1, 5–0, 1–0)
 NetherlandsStrasbourg
Switzerland  5 – 2
(2–0, 2–1, 1–1)
 PolandStrasbourg
Netherlands 0 – 7
(0–2, 0–2, 0–3)
 PolandStrasbourg
Switzerland  4 – 4
(0–0, 3–1, 1–3)
 NorwayStrasbourg

Scoring leaders

Rank Player Country G A Pts
1Murajica Pajič Yugoslavia10111
2Alfred Lüthl  Switzerland7411
3Martin Pavlu Italy5611
4Stanislaw Szpreglewski Poland909
5Beat Eggimann  Switzerland549
6Guy Ireland France538

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
  • Results at passionhockey.com
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