The Junior Ice Hockey World Championship in 1978 was the second edition of the World Championship in the under-20 age group (U20) by the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF. It took place from December 22, 1977 to January 3, 1978 in the Canadian cities of Chicoutimi , Cornwall , Hull , Québec and Montreal .
In contrast to the previous year, Canada competed with a U20 national team, including the only 16-year-old Wayne Gretzky , who was the best striker of the tournament. Nevertheless, the USSR team became junior world champions for the second time . The team from Switzerland was relegated.
mode Players under 20 years of age (U-20) were allowed. Eight teams took part. Poland as the last of the previous year should play a relegation against Switzerland, but waived. The eight teams were divided into two groups of four each. The two best teams in each group qualified for the championship round. At the request of Canadian television, a final was then held between the first and second placed. The four remaining teams played in the relegation round from a relegated in 1979 newly introduced group B.
Preliminary round Group A
22nd December 1977
Soviet Union 1955
18: 1 (4: 0, 5: 0, 9: 1)
Switzerland
Cornwall
22nd December 1977
Sweden
4: 4 (1: 2, 1: 1, 2: 1)
Finland
Chicoutimi
23rd December 1977
Sweden
6: 3 (2: 0, 3: 1, 1: 2)
Soviet Union 1955
Quebec City
23rd December 1977
Switzerland
1:18 (0: 4, 1: 7, 0: 7)
Finland
Chicoutimi
December 26, 1977
Sweden
8: 1 (3: 0, 3: 0, 2: 1)
Switzerland
Cornwall
December 26, 1977
Soviet Union 1955
10: 4 (3: 1, 3: 2, 4: 1)
Finland
Montreal
Pl
country
S.
U
N
Gates
Points
1.
Sweden Sweden
2
1
0
18: 8
5: 1
2.
Soviet Union 1955 USSR
2
0
1
31:11
4: 2
3.
Finland Finland
1
1
1
24:15
3: 3
4th
Switzerland Switzerland
0
0
3
0 3:44
0: 6
Group B
22nd December 1977
Canada
6: 3 (2: 1, 1: 2, 3: 0)
United States
Montreal
22nd December 1977
Czechoslovakia
5: 4 (2: 0, 2: 3, 1: 1)
Germany Federal Republic
Quebec City
23rd December 1977
Canada
8: 0 (4: 0, 4: 0, 0: 0)
Germany Federal Republic
Cornwall
23rd December 1977
United States
5: 8 (1: 1, 1: 7, 3: 0)
Czechoslovakia
Hull
December 25, 1977
Canada
9: 3 (4: 2, 2: 1, 3: 0)
Czechoslovakia
Montreal
December 25, 1977
Germany Federal Republic
4: 8 (1: 1, 1: 4, 2: 3)
United States
Hull
Pl
country
S.
U
N
Gates
Points
1.
Canada Canada
3
0
0
23: 6
6-0
2.
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
2
0
1
16:18
4: 2
3.
United States United States
1
0
2
16:18
2: 4
4th
Germany Federal Republic BR Germany
0
0
3
0 8:21
0: 6
Relegation round
December 28, 1977
Finland
4: 1 (0: 0, 2: 0, 2: 1)
Germany Federal Republic
Chicoutimi
December 28, 1977
United States
11: 1 (4: 0, 5: 1, 2: 0)
Switzerland
Cornwall
December 31, 1977
Finland
9: 1 (4: 0, 5: 0, 0: 1)
Switzerland
Cornwall
December 31, 1977
United States
6: 5 (2: 2, 1: 3, 3: 0)
Germany Federal Republic
Hull
January 1, 1978
Finland
6: 8 (1: 5, 4: 1, 1: 2)
United States
Hull
January 1, 1978
Germany Federal Republic
6: 2 (1: 0, 3: 0, 2: 2)
Switzerland
Cornwall
Pl
country
S.
U
N
Gates
Points
5.
United States
3
0
0
25:12
6-0
6th
Finland
2
1
0
19:10
4: 2
7th
Germany Federal Republic
1
0
2
12:12
2: 4
8th.
Switzerland
0
0
3
0 4:26
0: 6
Final round
December 28, 1977
Canada
2: 3 (2: 0, 0: 2, 0: 1)
Soviet Union 1955
Quebec City
December 28, 1977
Sweden
1: 1 (0: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0)
Czechoslovakia
Montreal
December 31, 1977
Canada
6: 3 (1: 1, 1: 1, 4: 1)
Czechoslovakia
Montreal
December 31, 1977
Soviet Union 1955
5: 0 (1: 0, 1: 0, 3: 0)
Sweden
Quebec City
January 1, 1978
Canada
5: 6 (2: 2, 0: 2, 3: 2)
Sweden
Montreal
January 1, 1978
Czechoslovakia
1: 6 (1: 2, 0: 0, 0: 4)
Soviet Union 1955
Quebec City
Pl
country
S.
U
N
Gates
Points
1.
Soviet Union 1955
3
0
0
14: 3
6-0
2.
Sweden
1
1
1
0 7:11
3: 3
3.
Canada
1
0
2
13:12
2: 4
4th
Czechoslovakia
0
1
2
0 5:13
1: 5
final
January 3, 1978
Soviet Union 1955 USSR
5: 2 (2: 1, 2: 1, 1: 0)
Sweden
Montreal
Final placements
Pl
country
1
Soviet Union 1955
2
Sweden
3
Canada
4th
Czechoslovakia
5
United States
6th
Finland
7th
Germany BR
8th
Switzerland
Medalist
World Champion USSR Soviet Union 1955
Vyacheslav Fetisov , Alexander Gerasimov , Alexander Guryev , Pawel Jesowskich , Alexei Kassatonow , Alexander Kozhevnikov , Sergei Makarov , Konstantin Makarzew , Sergei Mylnikov , Nikolai Narimanow , Sergei Paramonov , Vyacheslav Rjanow , Viktor Schkurdjuk , Sergei Starikov , Vladimir Zubkov , Anatoly Tarasov , Sergei Tukmatschew , Alexander Tyschnych , Nikolai Varyanov , Juri Woschakow Coaching staff: Vitaly Dawydow , Vadim Sakharov
Silver Sweden Sweden
Mikael Andersson , Bo Ericson , Jan Eriksson , Bengt-Åke Gustafsson , Mats Hallin , Göran Henriksson , Dan Hermansson , Tomas Jonsson , Thomas Kärrbrandt , Pelle Lindbergh , Christer Löwdahl , Mats Näslund , Gunnar Persson , Ulf Rådbjer , Tommy Samuelsson , Claes-Henrik Silfver , Conny Silfverberg , Ulf Skoglund , Thomas Steen , Anders Wallin , Ulf Zetterström Trainers:
Bronze Canada Canada
Wayne Babych , Tim Bernhardt , Patrick Daley , Curt Fraser , Mike Gartner , Wayne Gretzky , Craig Hartsburg , Willie Huber , Al Jensen , Brad Marsh , Brad McCrimmon , Tony McKegney , Rick Paterson , Rob Ramage , Bobby Smith , Stan Smyl , Steve Tambellini , Rick Vaive , Ryan Walter , Brian Young Trainer: Ernie McLean
Score evaluation and awards Best scorer Abbreviations: Sp = games, T = goals, V = assists , pts = points, +/- = plus / minus , SM = penalty minutes; Fat: tournament best
Abbreviations: Sp = games, T = goals, V = assists , pts = points, SM = penalty minutes; Fat: tournament best
Player trophies
All-Star Team literature Müller, Stephan: International Ice Hockey Encyclopedia 1904-2005 / BoD GmbH Norderstedt, 2005 ISBN 3-8334-4189-5 , p. 243 See also Web links
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