The 1984 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1984 WJHC) was the eighth edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. It was held from December 25, 1983, to January 3, 1984, in Norrköping and Nyköping, Sweden. The Soviet Union won its second consecutive gold medal and sixth overall. Finland won silver and Czechoslovakia bronze.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Sweden |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | December 25, 1983 – January 3, 1984 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Soviet Union (6th title) |
Runner-up  |  Finland |
Third place  |  Czechoslovakia |
| Fourth place |  Canada |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 28 |
| Goals scored | 271 (9.68 per game) |
| Attendance | 32,384 (1,157 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Raimo Helminen (24 points) |
Pool A
editThe 1984 tournament was a round-robin format, with the top three teams winning gold, silver and bronze medals respectively.
Final standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union
|
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 17 | +33 | 13 |
| 2 | Finland
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7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 21 | +23 | 12 |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia
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7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 24 | +27 | 10 |
| 4 | Canada
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7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 17 | +22 | 9 |
| 5 | Sweden
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7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 6 |
| 6 |  United States
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7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 4 |
| 7 |  West Germany
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7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 54 | −42 | 2 |
| 8 |  Switzerland
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7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 72 | −56 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Switzerland was relegated to Pool B for the 1985 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
Results
edit| December 25, 1983 | Canada | 2 – 4 (1–3, 0–1, 1–0) | Finland | Nyköping |
| December 25, 1983 | Switzerland | 2 – 14 (1–7, 0–6, 1–1) | Soviet Union | Norrköping |
| December 25, 1983 | Czechoslovakia | 6 – 1 (1–1, 2–0, 3–0) | West Germany | Nyköping |
| December 25, 1983 | Sweden | 4 – 1 (0–0, 3–0, 1–1) | United States | Norrköping |
| December 26, 1983 | United States | 2 – 5 (0–3, 2–2, 0–0) | Canada | Nyköping |
| December 26, 1983 | Sweden | 5 – 2 (3–0, 0–0, 2–0) | Switzerland | Norrköping |
| December 26, 1983 | West Germany | 1 – 9 (0–3, 0–3, 1–3) | Soviet Union | Norrköping |
| December 26, 1983 | Finland | 8 – 7 (3–3, 4–2, 2–1) | Czechoslovakia | Norrköping |
| December 28, 1983 | Canada | 12 – 0 (1–0, 7–0, 4–0) | Switzerland | Norrköping |
| December 28, 1983 | Soviet Union | 3 – 1 (2–0, 0–0, 1–1) | Finland | Nyköping |
| December 28, 1983 | Sweden | 11 – 2 (7–1, 3–1, 1–0) | West Germany | Nyköping |
| December 28, 1983 | Czechoslovakia | 10 – 1 (4–0, 3–1, 3–0) | United States | Norrköping |
| December 29, 1983 | West Germany | 0 – 7 (0–1, 0–5, 0–1) | Canada | Nyköping |
| December 28, 1983 | Czechoslovakia | 13 – 2 (3–0, 2–1, 8–1) | Switzerland | Nyköping |
| December 29, 1983 | Finland | 4 – 1 (0–0, 1–1, 3–0) | Sweden | Norrköping |
| December 29, 1983 | United States | 4 – 7 (3–3, 1–1, 0–3) | Soviet Union | Norrköping |
| December 31, 1983 | Canada | 6 – 2 (0–1, 3–1, 3–0) | Sweden | Norrköping |
| December 31, 1983 | Soviet Union | 6 – 4 (5–0, 0–1, 1–3) | Czechoslovakia | Nyköping |
| December 31, 1983 | Switzerland | 3 – 4 (1–1, 1–1, 1–2) | West Germany | Norrköping |
| December 31, 1983 | United States | 2 – 7 (0–0, 2–3, 0–4) | Finland | Nyköping |
| January 2, 1984 | Canada | 3 – 3 (0–0, 3–1, 0–0) | Soviet Union | Norrköping |
| January 2, 1984 | Switzerland | 4 – 12 (3-4, 1–4, 0–4) | Finland | Nyköping |
| January 2, 1984 | Sweden | 2 – 5 (1–2, 0–0, 1–3) | Czechoslovakia | Nyköping |
| January 2, 1984 | West Germany | 2 – 10 (0–5, 2–5, 0–0) | United States | Norrköping |
| January 3, 1984 | Czechoslovakia | 6 – 4 (1–2, 1–1, 4–1) | Canada | Nyköping |
| January 3, 1984 | Finland | 8 – 2 (1–0, 5–0, 2–2) | West Germany | Nyköping |
| January 3, 1984 | Soviet Union | 8 – 2 (1–1, 4–0, 3–1) | Sweden | Norrköping |
| January 3, 1984 | Switzerland | 3 – 12 (1–2, 0–5, 2–5) | United States | Norrköping |
Scoring leaders
edit| Rank | Player | Country | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raimo Helminen | Finland |
11 | 13 | 24 |
| 2 | Petr Rosol | Czechoslovakia |
10 | 5 | 15 |
| 3 | Aleksandr Chernykh | Soviet Union |
7 | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | Vladimír Kameš | Czechoslovakia |
8 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | Russ Courtnall | Canada |
7 | 6 | 13 |
| 6 | Nikolai Borschevsky | Soviet Union |
6 | 7 | 13 |
| 7 | Esa Tikkanen | Finland |
8 | 4 | 12 |
| 8 | Esa Keskinen | Finland |
4 | 8 | 12 |
| 9 | Libor Dolana | Czechoslovakia |
7 | 4 | 11 |
| 10 | Sergei Nemchinov | Soviet Union |
5 | 6 | 11 |
Tournament awards
edit| IIHF Directorate Awards | Media All-Star Team | |
|---|---|---|
| Goaltender | Allan Perry |
Evgeny Belosheikin
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| Defencemen | Alexei Gusarov |
Alexei Gusarov František Musil
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| Forwards | Raimo Helminen |
Petr Rosol Raimo Helminen Nikolai Borschevsky
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Pool B
editThe second tier was contested from March 19–25, in Caen, 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.
Preliminary round
editGroup A
edit| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Austria
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 6 |
 Norway
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 4 |
 France
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 2 |
 Romania
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 27 | −18 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Norway | 11 – 2 (4–0, 3–0, 4–2) | Romania | Caen |
| France | 4 – 5 (1–2, 3–2, 0–1) | Austria | Caen |
| Romania | 2 – 4 (1–1, 1–0, 0–3) | Austria | Caen |
| France | 3 – 7 (3–5, 0–2, 0–0) | Norway | Caen |
| Norway | 4 – 6 (1–1, 0–3, 3–2) | Austria | Caen |
| France | 12 – 5 (3–1, 5–2, 4–2) | Romania | Caen |
Group B
edit| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Poland
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 5 |
 Japan
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 4 |
 Netherlands
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 3 |
 Denmark
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 19 | −15 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Poland | 8 – 4 (4–0, 4–2, 0–2) | Netherlands | Caen |
| Japan | 10 – 1 (2–1, 6–0, 2–0) | Denmark | Caen |
| Netherlands | 6 - 6 (3–1, 1-4, 2–1) | Japan | Caen |
| Poland | 6 – 2 (3-1, 1–1, 2–0) | Denmark | Caen |
| Denmark | 1 – 3 | Netherlands | Caen |
| Japan | 6 - 6 (1–1, 4–3, 1–2) | Poland | Caen |
Final Round
edit- Promotion Group
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Poland
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 5 | 4–2 | 6–6 | 5–4 | ||
| Austria
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 4 | 2–4 | 5–3 | 6–4 | ||
| Japan
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 6–6 | 3–5 | 5–3 | ||
| Norway
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 0 | 4–5 | 4–6 | 3–5 |
Source: [citation needed]
Poland was promoted to Pool A for 1985.
- Relegation Group
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 6 | 6–4 | 3–1 | 3–1 | ||
| France
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 4 | 4–6 | 12–5 | 5–2 | ||
| Romania
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 2 | 1–3 | 5–12 | 5–3 | ||
| Denmark
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 0 | 1–3 | 2–5 | 3–5 |
Source: [citation needed]
Denmark was Demoted to Pool C for 1985.
Pool C
editThis year, Pool C used the same format as Pool B. It was played in Varese Italy from March 25 to 31. Seven countries participated along with a second Italian team that received no official ranking. British and Spanish junior teams made their debut this year.
- Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 5 | 3–3 | 6–2 | 10–1 | ||
| Bulgaria
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 5 | 3–3 | 5–3 | 5–0 | ||
| Belgium
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 2 | 2–6 | 3–5 | 4–2 | ||
| Italy B
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 0 | 1–10 | 0–5 | 2–4 |
Source: [citation needed]
- Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 8 | +22 | 5 | 2–2 | 12–4 | 16–2 | ||
| Spain
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 5 | 2–2 | 7–3 | 5–4 | ||
| Great Britain
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 24 | −10 | 2 | 4–12 | 3–7 | 7–5 | ||
| Australia
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 28 | −17 | 0 | 2–16 | 4–5 | 5–7 |
Source: [citation needed]
Final Round
edit- Promotion Group
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Italy
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 5 | 3–1 | 8–5 | 2–2 | ||
| Bulgaria
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 3 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 10–3 | ||
| Hungary
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 3 | 5–8 | 3–3 | 10–4 | ||
| Spain
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 22 | −13 | 1 | 2–2 | 3–10 | 4–10 |
Source: [citation needed]
Italy was promoted to Pool B for 1985.
- Consolation Group
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Belgium
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 6 | 9–2 | 8–3 | 4–2 | ||
| Great Britain
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 4 | 2–9 | 7–5 | 6–3 | ||
| Australia
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 2 | 3–8 | 5–7 | 5–1 | ||
| Italy B
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 0 | 2–4 | 3–6 | 1–5 |
Source: [citation needed]
References
edit- Podnieks, Andrew (1998). Red, White, and Gold: Canada at the World Junior Championships 1974–1999. ECW Press. ISBN 1-55022-382-8.
- 1984 World Junior Hockey Championships at TSN
- Results at passionhockey.com