The Junior Ice Hockey World Championship in 1979 was the third edition of the World Championship in the under-20 age group (U20) by the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF. It took place from December 20, 1978 to January 3, 1979 in Karlstad and Karlskoga in Sweden . For the first time there was also a B World Junior Championship, which was played from March 5th to 9th, 1979 in Caen , France .
The Soviet Union team became junior world champions for the third time . The team from Norway was relegated, and Switzerland became B world champion and promoted to the A group .
World Championship
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Eight teams took part in the tournament. The last of the previous year, Switzerland, was replaced by Norway. The eight teams played in the preliminary round in two groups of four. The two best teams in each group qualified for the medal round. The four remaining teams played off the relegated team in the relegation round. In the relegation round, the teams' games against the opponent from the preliminary round were taken over.
Preliminary round
Group gold
December 27, 1978
Canada Canada
1: 3 (0: 0, 1: 2, 0: 1)
Finland Finland
Karlstad
December 27, 1978
Sweden Sweden
5: 2 (3: 0, 1: 1, 1: 1)
Germany Federal Republic Germany
Karlstad
December 28, 1978
Germany Federal Republic Germany
2: 6 (0: 2, 1: 2, 1: 2)
Canada Canada
Karlstad
December 28, 1978
Finland Finland
1: 2 (0: 1, 1: 1, 0: 0)
Sweden Sweden
Karlskoga
December 30, 1978
Sweden Sweden
1: 0 (0: 0, 1: 0, 0: 0)
Canada Canada
Karlskoga
December 30, 1978
Finland Finland
7: 1 (2: 1, 2: 0, 3: 0)
Germany Federal Republic Germany
Karlskoga
Pl
country
Sp
S.
U
N
Gates
Points
1.
Sweden Sweden
3
3
0
0
0 8: 3
6-0
2.
Finland Finland
3
2
0
1
11: 4
4: 2
3.
Canada Canada
3
1
0
2
0 7: 5
2: 4
4th
Germany BR BR Germany
3
0
0
3
0 5:18
0: 6
Group blue
December 27, 1978
Soviet Union 1955 Soviet Union
17: 0 (6: 0, 1: 0, 10: 0)
Norway Norway
Karlskoga
December 27, 1978
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
3: 2 (2: 1, 0: 1, 1: 0)
United States United States
Karlskoga
December 28, 1978
United States United States
1: 7 (0: 3, 1: 4, 0: 0)
Soviet Union 1955 Soviet Union
Karlskoga
December 28, 1978
Norway Norway
4: 6 (2: 1, 2: 4, 0: 1)
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
Karlstad
December 30, 1978
Soviet Union 1955 Soviet Union
9: 1 (3: 1, 5: 0, 1: 0)
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
Karlstad
December 30, 1978
Norway Norway
1: 7 (1: 1, 0: 5, 0: 1)
United States United States
Karlstad
Relegation round
December 31, 1978
Canada Canada
10: 1 (4: 0, 3: 1, 3: 0)
Norway Norway
Karlstad
December 31, 1978
United States United States
8: 6 (2: 1, 3: 2, 3: 3)
Germany Federal Republic Germany
Karlskoga
2nd January 1979
Canada Canada
6: 3 (1: 0, 4: 3, 1: 0)
United States United States
Karlskoga
2nd January 1978
Norway Norway
0: 6 (0: 3, 0: 2, 0: 1)
Germany Federal Republic Germany
Karlstad
Pl
country
Sp
S.
U
N
Gates
Points
5.
Canada Canada
3
3
0
0
22: 6
6-0
6th
United States United States
3
2
0
1
18:13
4: 2
7th
Germany BR BR Germany
3
1
0
2
14:14
2: 4
8th.
Norway Norway
3
0
0
3
0 2:23
0: 6
Medal round
December 31, 1978
Soviet Union 1955 Soviet Union
4: 2 (1: 0, 1: 2, 2: 0)
Finland Finland
Karlstad
December 31, 1978
Sweden Sweden
1: 1 (0: 0, 0: 1, 1: 0)
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
Karlskoga
2nd January 1979
Finland Finland
2: 5 (2: 2, 0: 2, 0: 1)
Sweden Sweden
Karlstad
2nd January 1979
Soviet Union 1955 Soviet Union
2: 2 (1: 1, 1: 1, 0: 0)
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
Karlskoga
3rd January 1979
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
6: 5 (1: 1, 3: 2, 2: 2)
Finland Finland
Karlskoga
3rd January 1979
Sweden Sweden
5: 7 (2: 2, 2: 2, 1: 3)
Soviet Union 1955 Soviet Union
Karlstad
Pl
country
Sp
S.
U
N
Gates
Points
1.
Soviet Union 1955 USSR
3
2
1
0
13: 9
5: 1
2.
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
3
1
2
0
0 9: 8
4: 2
3.
Sweden Sweden
3
1
1
1
11:10
3: 3
4th
Finland Finland
3
0
0
3
0 9:15
0: 6
Best scorer
Abbreviations: Sp = games, T = goals, V = assists , pts = points, SM = penalty minutes; Fat: tournament best
Final placements
Pl
team
1
Soviet Union 1955 USSR
2
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
3
Sweden Sweden
4th
Finland Finland
5
Canada Canada
6th
United States United States
7th
Germany BR BR Germany
8th
Norway Norway
Title, promotion and relegation
World Champion USSR Soviet Union 1955
Andrei Andreyev , Anatoli Antipov , Alexander Gerasimov , Vladimir Gerasimov , Viktor Gluschenkow , Vladimir Golowkow , Sergei Karpov , Alexei Kassatonow , Vladimir Krutov , Valery Krylov , Gennadi Kurd , Igor Larionov , Nikolai Maslov , Vyacheslav Rjanow , Dmitry Saprykin , Andrei Sidorenko , Yuri Strakhov , Anatoli Tarasow , Nikolai Varyanov , Yuri Woschakow Coaching staff: Vitali Dawydow , Vadim Sakharov
Silver Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
Juraj Bakoš , František Černý , Ivan Černý , Miroslav Fryčer , Jaroslav Horský , January Hrabák , Ján Jaško , Vladimír Jeřábek , Arnold Kadlec , Jiří Lála , Igor Liba , Pavol Norovský , Dušan Pašek , Antonín PLANOVSKY , dárius rusnák , Pavel Setikovský , Peter Slanina , Anton Šťastný , Vlastimil Vajčner , Ondřej Weissman Coaching staff: Ladislav Horský , Pavel Wohl
Bronze Sweden Sweden
Björn Åkerblom , Mikael Andersson , Siverth Andersson , Jan-Åke Danielson , Thomas Eriksson , Göran Henriksson , Tomas Jonsson , Lars Karlsson , Thomas Kärrbrandt , Pelle Lindbergh , Håkan Loob , Tommy Mörth , Mats Näslund , Ove Olsson , Jan Remmelg , Tommy Samuelsson , Conny Silfverberg , Per Sjölander , Håkan Södergren , Thomas Steen Trainers:
Relegated:
Norway Norway
Newcomers:
Switzerland Switzerland
Awards
Player trophies
All-Star Team
B world championship
Group B was played from March 5-9, 1979 in Caen, France.
Preliminary round
Group A
March 5th 1979
France France
3: 1 (1: 0, 1: 1, 1: 0)
Austria Austria
Caen
March 5th 1979
Poland Poland
23: 2 (8: 0, 6: 2, 9: 0)
Belgium Belgium
Caen
March 6, 1979
France France
9: 2 (2: 2, 5: 0, 2: 0)
Belgium Belgium
Caen
March 6, 1979
Poland Poland
9-00
Austria Austria
Caen
March 8, 1979
Austria Austria
10: 3 (6: 1, 2: 0, 2: 2)
Belgium Belgium
Caen
March 8, 1979 9:00 p.m.
France France
10: 5 (1: 2, 5: 1, 4: 2)
Poland Poland
Caen
Pl
Gates
Pt
1.
France France
22: 8
6-0
2.
Poland 1944 Poland
37:12
4: 2
3.
Austria Austria
11:15
2: 4
4th
Belgium Belgium
0 7:42
0: 6
Group B
March 5th 1979
Switzerland Switzerland
10: 4 (3: 1, 4: 1, 3: 2)
Netherlands Netherlands
Caen
March 5th 1979
Italy Italy
0: 30
Denmark Denmark
Caen
March 6, 1979
Switzerland Switzerland
8: 2 (4: 1, 1: 0, 3: 1)
Denmark Denmark
Caen
March 6, 1979
Netherlands Netherlands
7: 40
Italy Italy
Caen
March 8, 1979
Denmark Denmark
3: 0 (1: 0, 1: 0, 1: 0)
Netherlands Netherlands
Caen
March 8, 1979
Switzerland Switzerland
9: 1 (2: 0, 5: 1, 2: 0)
Italy Italy
Caen
Placement games
Game for 7th place
March 9, 1979
Italy Italy
17: 2
Belgium Belgium
Caen
Play for 5th place
March 9, 1979
Austria Austria
6: 5
Netherlands Netherlands
Caen
3rd place match
March 9, 1979
Poland Poland
6: 5 a.d.
Denmark Denmark
Caen
final
March 9, 1979
France France
4: 5 n.V. (0: 2, 2: 0, 2: 2, 0: 1)
Switzerland Switzerland
Caen
Final placement of the B-WM
Pl
team
1
Switzerland Switzerland
2
France France
3
Poland 1944 Poland
4th
Denmark Denmark
5
Austria Austria
6th
Netherlands Netherlands
7th
Italy Italy
8th
Belgium Belgium
Player trophies
The best scorer was Peter Schlagenhauf with 17 points (13 goals, 4 assists).
Ascent and descent
Promoted to the A group:
Switzerland Switzerland
Relegated from the A group:
Norway Norway
See also
Web links
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