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.
| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 Canada
|
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 16 | 13 |
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 Soviet Union
|
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 18 | 12 |
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 Finland
|
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 20 | 11 |
| 4 |  Czechoslovakia
|
7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 23 | 7 |
| 5 |  Sweden
|
7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 24 | 7 |
| 6 |  United States of America
|
7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 46 | 2 |
| 7 |  West Germany
|
7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 47 | 2 |
| 8 |  Poland
|
7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 53 | 2 |
Poland was relegated to Pool B for 1989.
Results[]
| December 26, 1987 | |||
 Canada
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4 – 2 |  Sweden
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| December 26, 1987 | |||
 Soviet Union
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6 – 4 |  Czechoslovakia
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| December 26, 1987 | |||
 Finland
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6 – 0 |  West Germany
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| December 26, 1987 | |||
 Poland
|
4 – 3 |  United States
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| December 28, 1987 | |||
| Canada
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4 – 2 | Czechoslovakia
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| December 28, 1987 | |||
| Sweden
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13 – 0 | Poland
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| December 28, 1987 | |||
| Soviet Union
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6 – 2 | Finland
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| December 28, 1987 | |||
| United States
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6 – 4 | West Germany
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|---|---|---|---|
| December 29, 1987 | |||
| Finland
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4 – 4 | Canada
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|---|---|---|---|
| December 29, 1987 | |||
| Sweden
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5 – 1 | West Germany
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|---|---|---|---|
| December 29, 1987 | |||
| Czechoslovakia
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6 – 1 | Poland
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| December 29, 1987 | |||
| Soviet Union
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7 – 3 | United States
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| December 31, 1987 | |||
| Canada
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5 – 4 | United States
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|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 1987 | |||
| Czechoslovakia
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7 – 4 | West Germany
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| December 31, 1987 | |||
| Soviet Union
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4 – 2 | Sweden
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| December 31, 1987 | |||
| Finland
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9 – 1 | Poland
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| January 1, 1988 | |||
| Canada
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3 – 2 | Soviet Union
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| January 1, 1988 | |||
| West Germany
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6 – 3 | Poland
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| January 1, 1988 | |||
| Czechoslovakia
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5 – 5 | Sweden
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| January 1, 1988 | |||
| Finland
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8 – 6 | United States
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| January 3, 1988 | |||
| Canada
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8 – 1 | West Germany
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| January 3, 1988 | |||
| Finland
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5 – 2 | Sweden
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| January 3, 1988 | |||
| Soviet Union
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7 – 2 | Poland
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| January 3, 1988 | |||
| Czechoslovakia
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11 – 1 | United States
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| January 4, 1988 | |||
| Canada
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9 – 1 | Poland
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| January 4, 1988 | |||
| Soviet Union
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12 – 2 | West Germany
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| January 4, 1988 | |||
| Finland
|
2 – 1 | Czechoslovakia
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| January 4, 1988 | |||
| Sweden
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7 – 5 | United States
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|---|---|---|---|
Leading scorers[]
| GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Mogilny |
9 | 9 | 18 | ||
| Tomas Sjoegren |
6 | 9 | 15 | ||
| Ola Rosander |
9 | 5 | 14 | ||
| Sergei Fedorov |
5 | 7 | 12 | ||
| Janne Ojanen |
6 | 5 | 11 |
Tournament all-stars[]
References[]
- Joyce, Gare (2006). When the Lights Went Out. Random House. ISBN 9780385662758.
- Podnieks, Andrew (1998). Red, White, and Gold: Canada at the World Junior Championships 1974–1999. ECW Press. ISBN 1-55022-382-8.
- 1988 World Junior Hockey Championships at TSN
| Preceded by 1987 World Juniors |
World Junior Ice Hockey Championships See also: 1988 Olympics |
Succeeded by 1989 World Juniors |