1986 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
International ice hockey competition
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The 1986 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1986 WJHC) was the tenth edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was held from December 26, 1985, until January 4, 1986. It was held mainly in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The Soviet Union won the gold medal, its seventh championship, Canada won silver and the United States won bronze. The bronze was the first medal for the Americans in the tournament's history.
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  Canada |
| Venues | 15 (in 15 host cities) |
| Dates | December 26, 1985 – January 4, 1986 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Soviet Union (7th title) |
Runners-up  | Canada |
Third place  |  United States |
| Fourth place |  Czechoslovakia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 28 |
| Goals scored | 246 (8.79 per game) |
| Attendance | 154,172 (5,506 per game) |
| Scoring leader | Shayne Corson (14 points) |
Final standings
The 1986 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 |
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| 1 | Soviet Union |
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 14 | +28 | 14 |
| 2 | Canada |
7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 21 | +33 | 10 |
| 3 | United States |
7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 8 |
| 4 | Czechoslovakia |
7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 8 |
| 5 |  Sweden |
7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 8 |
| 6 |  Finland |
7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 6 |
| 7 |  Switzerland |
7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 54 | −35 | 2 |
| 8 |  West Germany |
7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 65 | −56 | 0 |
West Germany was relegated to Pool B for 1987.
Results
| December 26, 1985 | Canada | 12–1 | Switzerland | Hamilton |
| December 26, 1985 | Soviet Union | 7–3 | United States | London |
| December 26, 1985 | Sweden | 2–0 | Finland | Orillia |
| December 26, 1985 | Czechoslovakia | 9–3 | West Germany | Newmarket |
| December 27, 1985 | Canada | 18–2 | West Germany | Kitchener |
| December 27, 1985 | Finland | 9–2 | Switzerland | St. Catharines |
| December 27, 1985 | Soviet Union | 6–1 | Sweden | Oshawa |
| December 27, 1985 | United States | 5–2 | Czechoslovakia | Hamilton |
| December 29, 1985 | Canada | 5–2 | United States | Hamilton |
| December 29, 1985 | Soviet Union | 7–3 | Switzerland | Guelph |
| December 29, 1985 | Sweden | 3–2 | Czechoslovakia | Stratford |
| December 29, 1985 | Finland | 7–2 | West Germany | Toronto |
| December 30, 1985 | Canada | 9–2 | Sweden | Hamilton |
| December 30, 1985 | Czechoslovakia | 7–2 | Switzerland | Dundas |
| December 30, 1985 | Soviet Union | 10–0 | West Germany | Kitchener |
| December 30, 1985 | Finland | 7–5 | United States | Oshawa |
| January 1, 1986 | Canada | 6–5 | Finland | Toronto |
| January 1, 1986 | Soviet Union | 4–3 | Czechoslovakia | London |
| January 1, 1986 | United States | 4–1 | West Germany | Hamilton |
| January 1, 1986 | Sweden | 7–1 | Switzerland | Oakville |
| January 2, 1986 | Soviet Union | 4–1 | Canada | Hamilton |
| January 2, 1986 | Czechoslovakia | 2–0 | Finland | Brantford |
| January 2, 1986 | Sweden | 10–0 | West Germany | Halton Hills |
| January 2, 1986 | United States | 11–3 | Switzerland | Niagara Falls |
| January 4, 1986 | Czechoslovakia | 5–3 | Canada | Hamilton |
| January 4, 1986 | United States | 5–1 | Sweden | Hamilton |
| January 4, 1986 | Switzerland | 7–1 | West Germany | Brantford |
| January 4, 1986 | Soviet Union | 4–3 | Finland | Hamilton |
Scoring leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | G | A | Pts |
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| 1 | Shayne Corson | Canada | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Joe Murphy | Canada | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| 3 | Valeri Kamensky | Soviet Union | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | Joe Nieuwendyk | Canada | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | Jim Sandlak | Canada | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | Radek Ťoupal | Czechoslovakia | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 7 | Stephen Leach | United States | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 8 | Jiří Kučera | Czechoslovakia | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 8 | Michal Pivoňka | Czechoslovakia | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 8 | Igor Vyazmikin | Soviet Union | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Tournament awards
| IIHF Directorate Awards | Media All-Star Team | |
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| Goaltender | Yevgeni Belosheikin | Yevgeni Belosheikin |
| Defencemen | Mikhail Tatarinov | Sylvain Côté Mikhail Tatarinov |
| Forwards | Jim Sandlak | Michal Pivoňka Shayne Corson Igor Vyazmikin |
Pool B
Eight teams contested the second tier this year in Klagenfurt Austria from March 13 to 22. 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 |  |
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| 1 | Poland |
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 17 | +29 | 12 | 4–3 | 12–1 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 8–9 | 9–2 | 6–0 | ||
| 2 | Norway |
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 18 | +36 | 11 | 3–4 | 10–6 | 4–4 | 8–0 | 12–0 | 4–3 | 13–1 | ||
| 3 | Austria |
7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 35 | +7 | 10 | 1–12 | 6–10 | 4–3 | 6–5 | 8–0 | 9–3 | 8–2 | ||
| 4 | Romania |
7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 8 | 2–4 | 4–4 | 3–4 | 7–5 | 6–5 | 4–4 | 6–2 | ||
| 5 | Japan |
7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 6 | 0–3 | 0–8 | 5–6 | 5–7 | 6–5 | 7–2 | 12–0 | ||
| 6 | Netherlands |
7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 43 | −13 | 6 | 9–8 | 0–12 | 0–8 | 5–6 | 5–6 | 4–2 | 7–1 | ||
| 7 | Italy |
7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 40 | −14 | 3 | 2–9 | 3–4 | 3–9 | 4–4 | 2–7 | 2–4 | 10–3 | ||
| 8 | Bulgaria |
7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 62 | −53 | 0 | 0–6 | 1–13 | 2–8 | 2–6 | 0–12 | 1–7 | 3–10 |
Poland was promoted to Pool A and Bulgaria was relegated to Pool C for 1987.
Pool C
This tournament was played in Gap, France, from March 21 to 27. China made its debut in the junior tournament.
- Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |  |
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| 1 | France |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 13 | +39 | 9 | 4–4 | 14–2 | 11–4 | 10–2 | 13–1 | ||
| 2 | Denmark |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 16 | +13 | 8 | 4–4 | 10–4 | 4–2 | 7–2 | 4–4 | ||
| 3 | Great Britain |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 32 | −12 | 6 | 2–14 | 4–10 | 6–4 | 4–2 | 4–2 | ||
| 4 | China |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 4 | 4–11 | 2–4 | 4–6 | 6–4 | 7–2 | ||
| 5 | Hungary |
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 32 | −16 | 2 | 2–10 | 2–7 | 2–4 | 4–6 | 6–5 | ||
| 6 | Belgium |
5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 34 | −20 | 1 | 1–13 | 4–4 | 2–4 | 2–7 | 5–6 |
References
- Podnieks, Andrew (1998). Red, White, and Gold: Canada at the World Junior Championships 1974–1999. ECW Press. ISBN 1-55022-382-8.
- 1986 World Junior Hockey Championships at TSN Archived 2008-12-31 at the Wayback Machine
- Results at Passionhockey.com