1989 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The 1989 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1989 WJHC) was the 13th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was held in Anchorage, Alaska, United States. The Soviet Union won the gold medal, its eighth, and ultimately final, championship. Sweden won silver, and Czechoslovakia the bronze.
Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Dates | December 26 – January 4 |
Teams | 8 |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions ![]() | ![]() |
Runner-up ![]() | ![]() |
Third place ![]() | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 28 |
Goals scored | 254 (9.07 per match) |
Attendance | 45,934 (1,641 per match) |
Scoring leader(s) | ![]() (16 points) |
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Final standings
The 1989 tournament was a round-robin format, with the top three teams winning gold, silver and bronze medals respectively.
Rank | Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
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7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 14 | 12 |
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7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 14 | 12 |
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7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 19 | 9 |
4 | ![]() |
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 23 | 9 |
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7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 25 | 7 |
6 | ![]() |
7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 37 | 5 |
7 | ![]() |
7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 56 | 2 |
8 | ![]() |
7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 66 | 0 |
West Germany was relegated to Pool B for 1990.
Results
December 26, 1988 | Canada ![]() | 7 – 1 | ![]() | Eagle River |
December 26, 1988 | Sweden ![]() | 5 – 3 | ![]() | Anchorage |
December 26, 1988 | Soviet Union ![]() | 15 – 0 | ![]() | Anchorage |
December 26, 1988 | Finland ![]() | 5 – 5 | ![]() | Anchorage |
December 27, 1988 | Czechoslovakia ![]() | 7 – 1 | ![]() | Anchorage |
December 27, 1988 | Soviet Union ![]() | 4 – 2 | ![]() | Anchorage |
December 28, 1988 | Canada ![]() | 7 – 4 | ![]() | Anchorage |
December 28, 1988 | Sweden ![]() | 6 – 2 | ![]() | Anchorage |
December 29, 1988 | Canada ![]() | 5 – 1 | ![]() | Anchorage |
December 29, 1988 | Soviet Union ![]() | 3 – 2 | ![]() | Anchorage |
December 29, 1988 | Finland ![]() | 9 – 3 | ![]() | Eagle River |
December 29, 1988 | Czechoslovakia ![]() | 11 – 1 | ![]() | Eagle River |
December 30, 1988 | Soviet Union ![]() | 10 – 0 | ![]() | Anchorage |
December 30, 1988 | United States ![]() | 5 – 1 | ![]() | Anchorage |
December 31, 1988 | Sweden ![]() | 5 – 4 | ![]() | Anchorage |
December 31, 1988 | Finland ![]() | 5 – 3 | ![]() | Anchorage |
January 1, 1989 | Canada ![]() | 2 – 2 | ![]() | Anchorage |
January 1, 1989 | Soviet Union ![]() | 9 – 3 | ![]() | Eagle River |
January 1, 1989 | Sweden ![]() | 9 – 1 | ![]() | Eagle River |
January 1, 1989 | United States ![]() | 15 – 3 | ![]() | Anchorage |
January 2, 1989 | Czechoslovakia ![]() | 5 – 3 | ![]() | Anchorage |
January 2, 1989 | United States ![]() | 12 – 4 | ![]() | Anchorage |
January 3, 1989 | Canada ![]() | 4 – 3 | ![]() | Anchorage |
January 3, 1989 | Sweden ![]() | 9 – 0 | ![]() | Anchorage |
January 4, 1989 | Soviet Union ![]() | 7 – 2 | ![]() | Anchorage |
January 4, 1989 | Norway ![]() | 4 – 2 | ![]() | Eagle River |
January 4, 1989 | Czechoslovakia ![]() | 7 – 2 | ![]() | Eagle River |
January 4, 1989 | Sweden ![]() | 3 – 1 | ![]() | Anchorage |
Scoring leaders
Rank | Player | Country | G | A | Pts |
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1 | Jeremy Roenick | ![]() | 8 | 8 | 16 |
2 | Mike Modano | ![]() | 6 | 9 | 15 |
3 | Pavel Bure | ![]() | 8 | 6 | 14 |
4 | Josef Beránek | ![]() | 4 | 9 | 13 |
5 | Alexander Mogilny | ![]() | 7 | 5 | 12 |
6 | Sergei Fedorov | ![]() | 4 | 8 | 12 |
7 | Robert Cimetta | ![]() | 7 | 4 | 11 |
8 | Petri Aaltonen | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 10 |
8 | John Leclair | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 10 |
10 | Teemu Selänne | ![]() | 5 | 5 | 10 |
10 | Andrei Sidorov | ![]() | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Tournament awards
IIHF Directorate Awards | Media All-Star Team | |
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Goaltender | ![]() | ![]() |
Defencemen | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
Forwards | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Qualification for Pool B
Because Denmark had used an ineligible player in last year's Pool C, a special challenge was played with Italy (who had come second). The games were played in Canazei, Italy.[1]
December 18, 1988 | Denmark ![]() | 4 – 3 | ![]() |
December 20, 1988 | Denmark ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() |
Pool B
Eight teams contested the second tier this year in Chamonix, France from March 19 to 28. It was played in a simple round robin format, each team playing seven games.
- Standings
Rank | Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | ![]() |
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7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 20 | 14 | 9 - 1 | 13 - 4 | 7 - 2 | 6 - 5 | 5 - 3 | 4 - 2 | 5 - 3 | ||
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7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 19 | 12 | 1 - 9 | 2 - 0 | 9 - 5 | 13 - 1 | 3 - 1 | 8 - 1 | 9 - 2 | ||
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7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 31 | 8 | 4 - 13 | 0 - 2 | 5 - 1 | 2 - 5 | 6 - 3 | 9 - 5 | 6 - 2 | ||
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7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 34 | 8 | 2 - 7 | 5 - 9 | 1 - 5 | 8 - 4 | 6 - 2 | 5 - 4 | 5 - 3 | ||
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7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 40 | 8 | 5 - 6 | 1 - 13 | 5 - 2 | 4 - 8 | 6 - 3 | 11 - 3 | 10 - 5 | ||
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7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 31 | 3 | 3 - 5 | 1 - 3 | 3 - 6 | 2 - 6 | 3 - 6 | 4 - 4 | 7 - 1 | ||
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7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 42 | 3 | 2 - 4 | 1 - 8 | 5 - 9 | 4 - 5 | 3 - 11 | 4 - 4 | 6 - 1 | ||
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7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 48 | 0 | 3 - 5 | 2 - 9 | 2 - 6 | 3 - 5 | 5 - 10 | 1 - 7 | 1 - 6 |
Poland was promoted to Pool A and the Netherlands was relegated to Pool C for 1990.
Pool C
This five team tournament was a round robin played in Basingstoke, Great Britain from March 16 to 22.
- Standings
Rank | Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | ![]() |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 2 - 2 | 7 - 5 | 5 - 2 | 7 - 5 | ||
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 - 2 | 7 - 4 | 6 - 6 | 7 - 2 | ||
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 4 | 5 - 7 | 4 - 7 | 5 - 4 | 3 - 2 | ||
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4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 2 - 5 | 6 - 6 | 4 - 5 | 3 - 3 | ||
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4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 5 - 7 | 2 - 7 | 2 - 3 | 3 - 3 | ||
References
- Podnieks, Andrew (1998). Red, White, and Gold: Canada at the World Junior Championships 1974–1999. ECW Press. ISBN 1-55022-382-8.
- 1989 World Junior Hockey Championships at TSN
- "Championnats du monde juniors 1989 de hockey sur glace". www.passionhockey.com.