Champion team from Canada
The 1982 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1982 WJHC) was the 6th edition World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and was held from December 22, 1981 until January 2, 1982. The tournament was hosted by the United States in various cities across the state of Minnesota with some games also played in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario. Canada won their first gold medal at the World Juniors, while Czechoslovakia and Finland won silver and bronze, respectively.
Final standings[]
The 1982 tournament was a round-robin format, with the top three teams winning gold, silver and bronze medals respectively.
| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
 Canada
|
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 14 | 13 |
 |
 Czechoslovakia
|
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 17 | 11 |
 |
 Finland
|
7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 29 | 10 |
| 4 |  Soviet Union
|
7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 25 | 8 |
| 5 |  Sweden
|
7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 26 | 8 |
| 6 |  United States of America
|
7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 34 | 4 |
| 7 |  Federal Republic of Germany
|
7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 56 | 2 |
| 8 |  Switzerland
|
7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 81 | 0 |
Switzerland was relegated to Pool B for 1983.
Results[]
| December 22, 1981 | |||
| Canada
|
5 – 1 |  Finland
|
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 22, 1981 | |||
 Sweden
|
17 – 0 |  Switzerland
|
Kenora, Ontario |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 22, 1981 | |||
 Soviet Union
|
12 – 3 |  West Germany
|
Duluth |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 22, 1981 | |||
 Czechoslovakia
|
6 – 4 |  United States
|
Duluth |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 23, 1981 | |||
| Canada
|
3 – 2 | Sweden
|
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 23, 1981 | |||
| Finland
|
14 – 2 | Switzerland
|
Brandon, Manitoba |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 23, 1981 | |||
| United States
|
8 – 1 | West Germany
|
Duluth |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 23, 1981 | |||
| Czechoslovakia
|
3 – 2 | Soviet Union
|
Duluth |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 26, 1981 | |||
| Canada
|
7 – 0 | Soviet Union
|
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 26, 1981 | |||
| United States
|
6 – 3 | Switzerland
|
Grand Rapids |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 26, 1981 | |||
| Sweden
|
5 – 1 | West Germany
|
Brainerd |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 26, 1981 | |||
| Czechoslovakia
|
5 – 1 | Finland
|
Virginia |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 27, 1981 | |||
| Canada
|
5 – 4 | United States
|
Bloomington |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 27, 1981 | |||
| Sweden
|
6 – 4 | Czechoslovakia
|
Bloomington |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 27, 1981 | |||
| Soviet Union
|
11 – 1 | Switzerland
|
International Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 27, 1981 | |||
| Finland
|
6 – 4 | West Germany
|
St. Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 29, 1981 | |||
| Canada
|
11 – 3 | West Germany
|
Bloomington |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 29, 1981 | |||
| Czechoslovakia
|
16 – 0 | Switzerland
|
Bloomington |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 29, 1981 | |||
| Soviet Union
|
7 – 0 | United States
|
Bloomington |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 30, 1981 | |||
| Finland
|
9 – 6 | Sweden
|
Burnsville |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 1981 | |||
| Czechoslovakia
|
7 – 1 | West Germany
|
New Ulm |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 1981 | |||
| Finland
|
6 – 3 | Soviet Union
|
Bloomington |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 1981 | |||
| Sweden
|
4 – 2 | United States
|
Bloomington |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 1982 | |||
| Canada
|
11 – 1 | Switzerland
|
Minneapolis |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2, 1982 | |||
| West Germany
|
6 – 5 | Switzerland
|
Mankato |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2, 1982 | |||
| Soviet Union
|
7 – 2 | Sweden
|
Bloomington |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2, 1982 | |||
| Finland
|
8 – 4 | United States
|
Bloomington |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2, 1982 | |||
| Canada
|
3 – 3 | Czechoslovakia
|
Rochester |
|---|---|---|---|
Leading scorers[]
| GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raimo Summanen |
7 | 9 | 16 | ||
| Petri Skriko |
8 | 7 | 15 | ||
| Risto Jalo |
7 | 8 | 15 | ||
| Mike Moller |
5 | 9 | 14 | ||
| Anatoli Semonov |
5 | 8 | 13 |
Tournament all-stars[]
Mike Moffat- Ilya Biakin
- Gord Kluzak
- Mike Moller
- Petri Skriko
- Vladimír Růžička
References[]
- Podnieks, Andrew (1998). Red, White, and Gold: Canada at the World Junior Championships 1974–1999. ECW Press. ISBN 1-55022-382-8.
- 1982 World Junior Hockey Championships at TSN
| Preceded by 1981 World Juniors |
World Junior Ice Hockey Championships See also: 1982 World Championships |
Succeeded by 1983 World Juniors |
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