The 1980 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1980 WJHC) was the 4th edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and was held from December 27, 1979 until January 2, 1980. The tournament was held in Helsinki, Finland. The Soviet Union won its fourth consecutive gold medal, while Finland won the silver, and Sweden the bronze.
Tournament format[]
The 1980 tournament divided participants into two divisions of four teams, each playing three games. The top two teams in each division advanced to the A division in the medal round, while the bottom two were placed in a B division. Each division played another round robin. The top three teams in the A division won the gold, silver and bronze medals. Teams that faced each other in the first round had their results carried over to the medal rounds.
Overall standings[]
This is the aggregate standings, ordered according to final placing. The four teams in the A division in the medal round were ranked one through four, while the four teams in the B division were ranked five through eight regardless of overall record.
| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
 Soviet Union
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 9 |
 |
 Finland
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 8 |
 |
 Sweden
|
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 15 |
| 4 |  Czechoslovakia
|
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 27 |
| 5 |  Canada
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 18 |
| 6 |  Federal Republic of Germany
|
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 28 |
| 7 |  United States of America
|
5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 26 |
| 8 |  Switzerland
|
5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 47 |
Switzerland was relegated to Pool B for 1981.
Preliminary round[]
- Gold Division
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 6 |
| Finland
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 4 |
| Canada
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 2 |
| Switzerland
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 34 | 0 |
| December 27, 1979 | |||
| Finland
|
3 – 1 | Canada
|
Helsinki |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 27, 1979 | |||
| Soviet Union
|
6 – 0 | Switzerland
|
Higin Jaahalli |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 28, 1979 | |||
| Soviet Union
|
8 – 5 | Canada
|
Vantaa |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 28, 1979 | |||
| Finland
|
19 – 1 | Switzerland
|
Helsinki |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 30, 1979 | |||
| Canada
|
9 – 5 | Switzerland
|
Vantaa |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 30, 1979 | |||
| Soviet Union
|
2 – 1 | Finland
|
Helsinki |
|---|---|---|---|
- Blue Division
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 5 |
| Czechoslovakia
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 4 |
| Federal Republic of Germany
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 2 |
| United States of America
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 1 |
| December 27, 1979 | |||
| Czechoslovakia
|
7 – 3 | United States of America
|
Vantaa |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 27, 1979 | |||
| Sweden
|
5 – 1 | Federal Republic of Germany
|
Vantaa |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 28, 1979 | |||
| Sweden
|
5 – 5 | United States of America
|
Vantaa |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 28, 1979 | |||
| Czechoslovakia
|
13 – 4 | Federal Republic of Germany
|
Vantaa |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 30, 1979 | |||
| Federal Republic of Germany
|
5 – 2 | United States of America
|
Higin Jaahalli |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 30, 1979 | |||
| Sweden
|
10 – 4 | Czechoslovakia
|
Helsinki |
|---|---|---|---|
Medal round[]
- Championship round
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| Finland
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| Sweden
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 2 |
| Czechoslovakia
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 0 |
| January 1, 1980 | |||
| Finland
|
3 – 2 | Sweden
|
Helsinki |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 1980 | |||
| Soviet Union
|
6 – 2 | Czechoslovakia
|
Helsinki |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2, 1980 | |||
| Finland
|
4 – 2 | Czechoslovakia
|
Higin Jaahalli |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2, 1980 | |||
| Soviet Union
|
2 – 1 | Sweden
|
Higin Jaahalli |
|---|---|---|---|
- Consolation round
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 6 |
| Federal Republic of Germany
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 4 |
| United States of America
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 2 |
| Switzerland
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 0 |
| January 1, 1980 | |||
| Canada
|
4 – 2 | United States of America
|
Higin Jaahalli |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 1980 | |||
| Federal Republic of Germany
|
4 – 2 | Switzerland
|
Vantaa |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2, 1980 | |||
| Canada
|
6 – 1 | Federal Republic of Germany
|
Helsinki |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2, 1980 | |||
| United States of America
|
9 – 5 | Switzerland
|
Vantaa |
|---|---|---|---|
Leading scorers[]
| GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vladimir Krutov |
7 | 4 | 11 | ||
 Jari Kurri |
4 | 7 | 11 | ||
 Hakan Loob |
7 | 2 | 9 | ||
 Jan Vodila |
6 | 2 | 8 | ||
| Kari Jalonen |
3 | 5 | 8 |
Tournament all-stars[]
- Goaltender
Jari Paavola - Defence Reijo Ruotsalainen
- Defence Tomas Jonsson
- Forward Igor Larionov
- Forward Hakan Loob
- Forward Vladimir Krutov
References[]
- Podnieks, Andrew (1998). Red, White, and Gold: Canada at the World Junior Championships 1974–1999. ECW Press. ISBN 1-55022-382-8.
- 1977–81 World Junior Hockey Championships at TSN
| Preceded by 1979 World Juniors |
World Junior Ice Hockey Championships See also: 1980 Olympics |
Succeeded by 1981 World Juniors |