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1990 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

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The 1990 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1990 WJHC) was the 14th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was held mainly in Helsinki, Finland. Canada won the gold medal, its fourth world junior championship, while the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia won silver and bronze, respectively.

1990 IIHF World U20 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Finland
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
DatesDecember 26, 1989 – January 4, 1990
Teams10
Final positions
Champions  Canada (4th title)
Runner-up  Soviet Union
Third place  Czechoslovakia
Fourth place Finland
Tournament statistics
Games played28
Goals scored261 (9.32 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Czechoslovakia Robert Reichel (21 points)
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Final standings

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The 1990 tournament was a round-robin format, with the top three teams winning gold, silver and bronze medals respectively.

Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1   Canada 7 5 1 1 36 18 +18 11
2   Soviet Union 7 5 1 1 50 23 +27 11
3   Czechoslovakia 7 5 2 0 51 17 +34 10
4   Finland 7 4 2 1 32 21 +11 9
5   Sweden 7 4 2 1 38 29 +9 9
6   Norway 7 2 5 0 25 51 −26 4
7   United States 7 1 6 0 22 37 −15 2
8   Poland 7 0 7 0 7 65 −58 0
Source: Hockey Canada

Poland was relegated to Pool B for 1991.

Results

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December 26, 1989Canada  3 – 2  United StatesTurku
December 26, 1989Soviet Union  11 – 0  PolandKerava
December 26, 1989Sweden  4 – 3  NorwayKauniainen
December 26, 1989Czechoslovakia  7 – 1  FinlandHelsinki
December 27, 1989Soviet Union  12 – 2  NorwayKauniainen
December 27, 1989Czechoslovakia  7 – 1  United StatesHelsinki
December 28, 1989Canada  12 – 0  PolandKauniainen
December 28, 1989Finland  5 – 2  SwedenTurku
December 29, 1989Canada  6 – 3  NorwayKerava
December 29, 1989Soviet Union  3 – 2  FinlandTurku
December 29, 1989Czechoslovakia  11 – 1  PolandKauniainen
December 29, 1989Sweden  6 – 5  United StatesHelsinki
December 30, 1989Czechoslovakia  13 – 2  NorwayKauniainen
December 30, 1989Soviet Union  7 – 3  United StatesHelsinki
December 31, 1989Canada  3 – 3  FinlandHelsinki
December 31, 1989Sweden  14 – 0  PolandTurku
January 1, 1990Canada  6 – 4  Soviet UnionHelsinki
January 1, 1990Czechoslovakia  7 – 2  SwedenTurku
January 1, 1990Finland  8 – 2  NorwayHelsinki
January 1, 1990United States  3 – 2  PolandKerava
January 2, 1990Soviet Union  8 – 5  CzechoslovakiaHelsinki
January 2, 1990Norway  6 – 5  United StatesKerava
January 3, 1990Sweden  5 – 4  CanadaHelsinki
January 3, 1990Finland  7 – 1  PolandHelsinki
January 4, 1990Canada  2 – 1  CzechoslovakiaTurku
January 4, 1990Soviet Union  5 – 5  SwedenHelsinki
January 4, 1990Norway  7 – 3  PolandTurku
January 4, 1990Finland  6 – 3  United StatesHelsinki

Scoring leaders

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Rank Player Country G A Pts
1 Robert Reichel   Czechoslovakia 10 11 21
2 Jaromír Jágr   Czechoslovakia 5 13 18
3 Dave Chyzowski   Canada 9 4 13
4 Patric Englund   Sweden 9 2 11
5 Bobby Holík   Czechoslovakia 6 5 11
6 Andrei Kovalenko   Soviet Union 5 6 11
7 Vyacheslav Kozlov   Soviet Union 4 7 11
8 Pavel Bure   Soviet Union 7 3 10
9 Daniel Rydmark   Sweden 3 7 10
10 Roman Oksiuta   Soviet Union 7 2 9

Tournament awards

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IIHF Directorate Awards Media All-Star Team
Goaltender   Stéphane Fiset   Stéphane Fiset
Defencemen   Alexander Godynyuk   Alexander Godynyuk
  Jiří Šlégr
Forwards   Robert Reichel   Dave Chyzowski
  Jaromír Jágr
  Robert Reichel

Pool B

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Eight teams contested the second tier this year in Bad Tölz West Germany from March 26 to April 4. It was played in a simple round robin format, each team playing seven games.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts                
1    Switzerland 7 6 1 0 48 14 +34 12 3–0 8–4 7–1 4–6 9–2 6–1 11–0
2   West Germany 7 6 1 0 35 12 +23 12 0–3 5–2 4–2 5–2 4–0 11–1 6–2
3   Japan 7 4 2 1 38 33 +5 9 4–8 2–5 5–3 5–4 9–2 6–4 7–7
4   Denmark 7 2 3 2 26 31 −5 6 1–7 2–4 3–5 6–2 4–4 5–5 5–4
5   France 7 3 4 0 39 30 +9 6 6–4 2–5 4–5 2–6 11–2 4–5 10–3
6   Austria 7 2 4 1 20 43 −23 5 2–9 0–4 2–9 4–4 2–11 3–2 7–4
7   Romania 7 2 4 1 27 39 −12 5 1–6 1–11 4–6 5–5 5–4 2–3 9–4
8   Yugoslavia 7 0 6 1 24 55 −31 1 0–11 2–6 7–7 4–5 3–10 4–7 4–9
Source: [citation needed]

Switzerland was promoted to Pool A and Yugoslavia was relegated to Pool C for 1991.

Pool C

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Pool C was contested by seven teams in Eindhoven Netherlands from March 16 to 25. The South Korean juniors made their debut this year.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts              
1   Netherlands 6 5 1 0 40 17 +23 10 3–4 4–3 6–2 11–4 7–2 9–2
2   North Korea 6 4 1 1 27 14 +13 9 4–3 3–1 4–4 10–1 2–3 4–2
3   Italy 6 4 2 0 34 11 +23 8 3–4 1–3 6–1 6–0 7–1 11–2
4   Bulgaria 6 3 2 1 26 30 −4 7 2–6 4–4 1–6 7–6 3–2 9–6
5   South Korea 6 2 4 0 24 40 −16 4 4–11 1–10 0–6 6–7 6–4 7–2
6   Great Britain 6 2 4 0 18 30 −12 4 2–7 3–2 1–7 2–3 4–6 6–5
7   Hungary 6 0 6 0 19 46 −27 0 2–9 2–4 2–11 6–9 2–7 5–6
Source: [citation needed]

The Netherlands was promoted to Pool B for 1991.

References

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  • Podnieks, Andrew (1998). Red, White, and Gold: Canada at the World Junior Championships 1974–1999. ECW Press. ISBN 1-55022-382-8.
  • 1990 World Junior Hockey Championships at TSN
  • Results at Passionhockey.com
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