The juniors' ice hockey world championship in 1983 was the seventh edition of the world championship in the under-20 age group (U20) by the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF. The Soviet Union team became junior world champions for the fifth time .
The A-World Championship took place from December 26, 1982 to January 4, 1983 in Leningrad , Soviet Union . The B World Championship was held from March 14th to 20th, 1983 in Anglet , France . For the first time a C-group was played, it was played from March 3rd to 9th 1983 in Bucharest , Romania . A total of 20 teams took part in the tournaments.
World Championship
The world championship took place in the Soviet city of Leningrad . U20 world champion became the host team of the USSR . The team from Norway was relegated and replaced by promoted Switzerland .
mode
Players under 20 years of age (U-20) were allowed. Eight teams took part, each of which competed once against each group opponent in a common group. World champion became the group winner. The last was relegated to the B World Championship.
Games and final table
Pl.
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Canada
Sweden
United States
Finland
Germany BR
Norway
Sp
S.
U
N
Gates
Points
1.
Soviet Union USSR
4: 3
7: 3
5: 1
5: 3
7: 2
12: 0
10: 1
7th
7th
0
0
50:13
14: 0
2.
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
3: 4
7: 7
4: 2
6: 4
5: 3
9-0
9: 2
7th
5
1
1
43:22
11: 3
3.
Canada Canada
3: 7
7: 7
2: 5
4: 2
6: 3
4-0
13: 0
7th
4th
1
2
39:24
0 9: 5
4th
Sweden Sweden
1: 5
2: 4
5: 2
4: 1
4: 6
4: 2
15: 3
7th
4th
0
3
35:23
0 8: 6
5.
United States United States
3: 5
4: 6
2: 4
1: 4
4: 2
6: 5
8: 3
7th
3
0
4th
28:29
0 6: 8
6th
Finland Finland
2: 7
3: 5
3: 6
6: 4
2: 4
9: 1
10: 2
7th
3
0
4th
25:29
0 6: 8
7th
Germany BR BR Germany
0:12
0: 9
0: 4
2: 4
5: 6
1: 9
4: 2
7th
1
0
6th
12:46
0 2:12
8th.
Norway Norway
1:10
2: 9
0:13
3:15
3: 8
2:10
2: 4
7th
0
0
7th
13:69
0 0:14
Best scorer
Abbreviations: Sp = games, T = goals, V = assists , pts = points, SM = penalty minutes; Fat: tournament best
Title, promotion and relegation
World Champion USSR Soviet Union
Sergei Ageikin , Ilya Bjakin , Igor Boldin , Svyatoslav Chalisow , Sergei Charin , Sergei Goloschumow , Sergei Gorbunov , Andrei Karpin , Andrei Martemjanow , Andrei Matyzin , Sergei Nemchinov , Arkadi Obukhov , Sergei Pryakhin , Yevgeny Schtepa , Valeri Shyriaiev , Oleg Starkov , Vladimir Tjurikow , Leonid Truchno , Alexander Tschornych , German Wolgin Coaching staff: Anatoli Kostryukov , Igor Tusik
Silver Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
Miroslav Bláha , Roman Božek , Milan Černý , Libor Dolana , Václav Fürbacher , Dominik Hasek , Ernest Hornák , Miloš Hrubeš , Jiří Jiroutek , Jiri Jonak , Vladimír Kames , Petr Klima , Ludvik Kopecký , Lumír Kotala , Jaromír Látal , Frantisek Musil , Kamil Prachař , Petr Rosol , Vladimír Růžička , Antonín Stavjaňa Coaching staff: František Pospíšil , Václav Červený
Bronze Canada Canada
Dave Andreychuk , Paul Boutilier , Joe Cirella , Paul Cyr , Dale Derkatch , Mike Eagles , Pat Flatley , Gary Leeman , Mario Lemieux , Mark Morrison , James Patrick , Mike Sands , Brad Shaw , Gordon Sherven , Tony Tanti , Larry Trader , Sylvain Turgeon , Pat Verbeek , Mike Vernon , Steve Yzerman Trainers: Dave King
Relegated:
Norway Norway
Newcomers:
Switzerland Switzerland
Awards
Player trophies
All-Star Team
B world championship
in Anglet, France
Preliminary round
Group A
team
AUT
JPN
NED
ITA
Gates
Pt.
1. Japan Japan
6: 3
4: 5
12: 2
22:10
4: 2
2. Austria Austria
3: 6
8: 4
7: 3
18:13
4: 2
3. Netherlands Netherlands
5: 4
4: 8
11: 6
20:18
4: 2
4. Italy Italy
2:12
3: 7
6:11
11:30
0: 6
Group B
team
SUI
POLE
FRA
DAN
Gates
Pt.
1. Switzerland Switzerland
6: 2
6: 5
10: 1
22: 8
6-0
2. Poland Poland
2: 6
6: 3
10: 2
18:11
4: 2
3. France France
5: 6
3: 6
11: 3
19:15
2: 4
4. Denmark Denmark
1:10
2:10
3:11
6:31
0: 6
Championship and relegation round
Championship round for places 1–4
team
SUI
JPN
POLE
AUT
Gates
Pt.
1. Switzerland
Switzerland
1: 4
(6: 2)
6: 2
13: 8
4: 2
2. Japan
Japan
4: 1
3: 5
(6: 3)
13: 9
4: 2
3. Poland
Poland
(2: 6)
5: 3
6: 3
13:11
4: 2
4. Austria
Austria
2: 6
(3: 6)
3: 6
8:18
0: 6
Relegation round to place 5-8
team
FRA
NED
DAN
ITA
Gates
Pt.
1. France
France
10: 3
(11: 3)
3: 3
24: 9
5: 1
2. Netherlands
Netherlands
3:10
6: 6
(11: 6)
20:22
3: 3
3. Denmark
Denmark
(3:11)
6: 6
5: 4
14:21
3: 3
4. Italy
Italy
3: 3
(6:11)
4: 5
13:19
1: 5
Final placements
Pl.
team
1
Switzerland Switzerland
2
Japan Japan
3
Poland Poland
4th
Austria Austria
5
France France
6th
Netherlands Netherlands
7th
Denmark Denmark
8th
Italy Italy
Moved up and down
Promoted to the A group:
Switzerland Switzerland
Relegated from the A group:
Norway Norway
Relegated to the C group:
Italy Italy
Moving up to the B group:
Romania 1965 Romania
Top scorer
Awards
Player trophies
C world championship
in Bucharest, Romania
Games and final table
team
ROME
BUL
HUN
OUT
Gates
Pt.
1. Romania Romania 1965
4: 1
9: 3
10: 2
49: 9
12: 0
2. Bulgaria Bulgaria 1971
2: 8
1: 3
4: 1
16:18
0 6: 6
3. Hungary Hungary
0: 8
2: 4
7: 5
21:30
0 6: 6
4. Australia Australia
1:10
0: 4
3: 6
12:41
0 0:12
Normal font 1st round, italics 2nd round
Moved up and down
Moving up to the B group:
Romania 1965 Romania
Relegated from group B:
Italy Italy
Awards
Player trophies
Web links
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