1983 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The 1983 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1983 WJHC) was the seventh edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was held in Leningrad, Soviet Union between December 26, 1982, and January 4, 1983. The host Soviet team won the tournament with a perfect 7–0 record.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Soviet Union |
| Dates | December 26, 1982 – January 4, 1983 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  | Soviet Union (5th title) |
Runner-up  |  Czechoslovakia |
Third place  | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
| Fourth place |  Sweden |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 28 |
| Goals scored | 257 (9.18 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Vladimír Růžička (20 points) |
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Pool A
The tournament was a round-robin format, with the top three teams winning gold, silver and bronze medals respectively.
Final standings
| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Soviet Union | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 15 | 14 |
 | Czechoslovakia | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 22 | 11 |
 | Canada | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 24 | 9 |
| 4 | Sweden | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 23 | 8 |
| 5 |  United States | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 29 | 6 |
| 6 |  Finland | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 29 | 6 |
| 7 |  West Germany | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 46 | 2 |
| 8 |  Norway | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 69 | 0 |
Norway was relegated to Pool B for the 1984 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
Results
| December 26, 1982 | Canada | 4 – 0 (0–0, 3–0, 1–0) | West Germany | Leningrad |
| December 26, 1982 | Soviet Union | 10 – 1 (4–0, 3–1, 3–0) | Norway | Leningrad |
| December 26, 1982 | Sweden | 4 – 6 (0–0, 2–2, 2-4) | Finland | Leningrad |
| December 26, 1982 | Czechoslovakia | 6 – 4 (3–0, 3–1, 0–3) | United States | Leningrad |
| December 27, 1982 | Canada | 4 – 2 (2–2, 1–0, 1–0) | United States | Leningrad |
| December 27, 1982 | Soviet Union | 4 – 3 (1–0, 2–2, 1–1) | Czechoslovakia | Leningrad |
| December 27, 1982 | Sweden | 4 – 3 | West Germany | Leningrad |
| December 27, 1982 | Finland | 10 – 2 (3–0, 3–0, 4–2) | Norway | Leningrad |
| December 29, 1982 | Canada | 6 – 3 (3–1, 1–1, 2–1) | Finland | Leningrad |
| December 29, 1982 | Soviet Union | 12 – 2 | West Germany | Leningrad |
| December 29, 1982 | Czechoslovakia | 9 – 2 (3–2, 2–0, 4–0) | Norway | Leningrad |
| December 29, 1982 | United States | 1 – 4 (0–0, 0–1, 1–3) | Sweden | Leningrad |
| December 30, 1982 | Soviet Union | 7 – 3 (3–0, 3–1, 1–2 | Canada | Leningrad |
| December 30, 1982 | Czechoslovakia | 4 – 2 (1–0, 2–1, 1–1) | Sweden | Leningrad |
| December 30, 1982 | West Germany | 4 - 2 (1-0, 1–0, 2–2) | Norway | Leningrad |
| December 30, 1982 | Finland | 2 – 4 (0–2, 0–1, 1–2) | United States | Leningrad |
| January 1, 1983 | Czechoslovakia | 7 – 7 (1–1, 6–5, 0–1) | Canada | Leningrad |
| January 1, 1983 | Finland | 9 – 1 (1–0, 5–1, 3–0) | West Germany | Leningrad |
| January 1, 1983 | Sweden | 15 – 3 (1–1, 6–2, 8–0) | Norway | Leningrad |
| January 1, 1983 | Soviet Union | 5 – 3 (1–0, 2–1, 2–2) | United States | Leningrad |
| January 2, 1983 | Sweden | 5 – 2 (3–0, 1–1, 1–1) | Canada | Leningrad |
| January 2, 1983 | Soviet Union | 7 – 2 (0–1, 3–1, 4–0) | Finland | Leningrad |
| January 2, 1983 | Czechoslovakia | 9 – 0 (2–0, 6–0, 1–0) | West Germany | Leningrad |
| January 2, 1983 | United States | 8 – 3 (3–2, 3–0, 2–1) | Norway | Leningrad |
| January 4, 1983 | Canada | 13 – 0 (5–0, 6–0, 2–0) | Norway | Leningrad |
| January 4, 1983 | Soviet Union | 5 – 1 (1–1, 2–0, 2–0) | Sweden | Leningrad |
| January 4, 1983 | Czechoslovakia | 5 – 3 (2–1, 2–0, 1–2) | Finland | Leningrad |
| January 4, 1983 | United States | 6 – 5 (1–3, 1–2, 4–0) | West Germany | Leningrad |
Scoring leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimír Růžička | Czechoslovakia | 12 | 8 | 20 |
| 2 | Herman Volgin | Soviet Union | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | Tomas Sandström | Sweden | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 4 | Oleg Starkov | Soviet Union | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | Dave Andreychuk | Canada | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | Sergei Kharin | Soviet Union | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | Jali Wahlsten | Finland | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 8 | Mario Lemieux | Canada | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 9 | Leonid Trukhno | Soviet Union | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 10 | Petr Klima | Czechoslovakia | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Tournament awards
| IIHF Directorate Awards | Media All-Star Team | |
|---|---|---|
| Goaltender | Dominik Hašek | Matti Rautianen |
| Defencemen | Ilya Byakin | Ilya Byakin Simo Saarinen |
| Forwards | Tomas Sandström | Vladimír Růžička Tomas Sandström Herman Volgin |
Pool B
The second tier was contested from March 14 to 20, in Anglet, 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.
Group A
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 4 |
 Austria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 4 |
 Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 4 |
 Italy | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 30 | 0 |
| Austria | 8 – 4 (3–1, 4–0, 1–3) | Netherlands | Anglet |
| Japan | 12 – 2 (2–0, 6–1, 4–1) | Italy | Anglet |
| Japan | 4 – 5 (2–4, 0–1, 2–0) | Netherlands | Anglet |
| Italy | 3 – 7 (2–3, 1–2, 0–2) | Austria | Anglet |
| Austria | 3 – 6 (2–3, 0–1, 1–2) | Japan | Anglet |
| Netherlands | 11 – 6 (5–1, 6–3, 0–2) | Italy | Anglet |
Group B
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Switzerland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 6 |
 Poland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 4 |
 France | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 2 |
 Denmark | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 0 |
| Switzerland | 6 – 2 (3–1, 0–1, 3–0) | Poland | Anglet |
| France | 11 – 3 (4–2, 3–1, 4–0) | Denmark | Anglet |
| Denmark | 2 – 10 (1–2, 0–2, 1-6) | Poland | Anglet |
| France | 5 – 6 (1–2, 3–1, 1–3) | Switzerland | Anglet |
| Switzerland | 10 – 1 (1–0, 4–0, 5–1) | Denmark | Anglet |
| France | 3 – 6 (0–1, 0–4, 3–1) | Poland | Anglet |
Relegation round
Results from any games played during the preliminary round were carried forward to the relegation round.
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 5 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 22 | 3 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 21 | 3 |
| Italy | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 19 | 1 |
Italy was relegated to Pool C for the 1984 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
| Netherlands | 6 – 6 | Denmark | Anglet |
| France | 3 – 3 | Italy | Anglet |
| Denmark | 5 – 4 (2–0, 1–1, 2–3) | Italy | Anglet |
| France | 10 – 3 (2–2, 8–1, 0–0) | Netherlands | Anglet |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 4 |
| Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| Poland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 4 |
| Austria | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 0 |
Switzerland was promoted to Pool A for the 1984 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
| Japan | 3 – 5 (0–2, 1–1, 2–2) | Poland | Anglet |
| Switzerland | 6 – 2 (1–2, 3–0, 2–0) | Austria | Anglet |
| Poland | 6 – 3 | Austria | Anglet |
| Switzerland | 1 – 4 (1–2, 0–1, 0–1) | Japan | Anglet |
Scoring leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christophe Ville | France | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2 | Franck Ganis | France | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | Marian Guzy | Poland | 8 | 1 | 9 |
Pool C
A double round robin (each team played each other twice) was played in Bucharest, Romania from March 3 to 9. This was the first year of a 'C' pool, and it marked the debut of junior teams from Romania, Bulgaria, and Australia.
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Romania | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 9 | 12 |
 Bulgaria | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 6 |
 Hungary | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 30 | 6 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 0 |
Romania was promoted to Pool B for the 1984 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
| Hungary | 3 – 1 (1–1, 2–0, 0–0) | Bulgaria | Bucharest |
| Romania | 10 – 2 (3–0, 4–1, 3–1) | Australia | Bucharest |
| Australia | 1 – 3 | Bulgaria | Bucharest |
| Romania | 9 – 3 (3–0, 3–0, 3–3) | Hungary | Bucharest |
| Hungary | 7 – 5 (1–2, 1–1, 5–2) | Australia | Bucharest |
| Romania | 4 – 1 (0–0, 1–0, 3–1) | Bulgaria | Bucharest |
| Bulgaria | 4 – 2 (3-1, 1–1, 0–0) | Hungary | Bucharest |
| Romania | 10 – 1 | Australia | Bucharest |
| Bulgaria | 4 – 0 (1–0, 2–0, 1–0) | Australia | Bucharest |
| Romania | 8 – 0 (4–0, 1–0, 3–0) | Hungary | Bucharest |
| Australia | 3 – 6 (1–3, 1–0, 1–3) | Hungary | Bucharest |
| Romania | 8 – 2 (5–0, 2–2, 1–0) | Bulgaria | Bucharest |
References
- "1983 IIHF World Junior Championship". Hockey Canada. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
- "IIHF World Junior Championship All-Star Teams". Hockey Canada. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
- "WJHC History - 1983". TSN.ca. CTVglobemedia. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
- Results at passionhockey.com
- Full player statistics at eliteprospects.com
