1988 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

The 1988 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 12th edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and was held in Moscow, Soviet Union. Canada and the Soviet Union won the gold and silver medals respectively as the two nations redeemed themselves following their mutual disqualification in the 1987 tournament as a result of the Punch-up in Piestany. Finland won the bronze medal.

Final standings
The 1988 tournament was a round-robin format, with the top three teams winning gold, silver and bronze medals respectively.

Poland was relegated to Pool B for 1989.

Tournament all-stars

 * 🇨🇦 Jimmy Waite
 * 🇫🇮 Teppo Numminen
 * 🇨🇦 Greg Hawgood
 * 🇨🇦 Theoren Fleury
 * Alexander Mogilny
 * Petr Hrbek