| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Finland |
| Dates | December 26 - January 4 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |
 Canada (4th title) |
Runner-up  |
 Soviet Union |
Third place  |
 Czechoslovakia |
| Fourth place |  Finland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 28 |
| Goals scored | 261 (9.32 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) |  Robert Reichel (21 points) |
The 1990 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1990 WJHC) was the 14th edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and was held mainly in Helsinki, Finland. Canada won the gold medal, its fourth world junior championship, while the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia won silver and bronze, respectively.
Final standings[]
The 1990 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 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 18 | 11 |
 |
Soviet Union
|
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 23 | 11 |
 |
Czechoslovakia
|
7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 17 | 10 |
| 4 | Finland
|
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 21 | 9 |
| 5 |  Sweden
|
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 29 | 9 |
| 6 |  Norway
|
7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 51 | 4 |
| 7 |  United States of America
|
7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 37 | 2 |
| 8 |  Poland
|
7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 65 | 0 |
Poland was relegated to Pool B for 1991.
Results[]
| December 26, 1989 | |||
| Canada
|
3 – 2 | United States of America
|
Turku |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 26, 1989 | |||
| Soviet Union
|
11 – 0 | Poland
|
Kerava |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 26, 1989 | |||
| Sweden
|
4 – 3 | Norway
|
Kauniainen |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 26, 1989 | |||
| Czechoslovakia
|
7 – 1 | Finland
|
Helsinki |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 27, 1989 | |||
| Soviet Union
|
12 – 2 | Norway
|
Kauniainen |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 27, 1989 | |||
| Czechoslovakia
|
7 – 1 | United States of America
|
Helsinki |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 28, 1989 | |||
| Canada
|
12 – 0 | Poland
|
Kauniainen |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 28, 1989 | |||
| Finland
|
5 – 2 | Sweden
|
Turku |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 29, 1989 | |||
| Canada
|
6 – 3 | Norway
|
Kerava |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 29, 1989 | |||
| Soviet Union
|
3 – 2 | Finland
|
Turku |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 29, 1989 | |||
| Czechoslovakia
|
11 – 1 | Poland
|
Kauniainen |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 29, 1989 | |||
| Sweden
|
6 – 5 | United States of America
|
Helsinki |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 30, 1989 | |||
| Czechoslovakia
|
13 – 2 | Norway
|
Kauniainen |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 30, 1989 | |||
| Soviet Union
|
7 – 3 | United States of America
|
Helsinki |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 1989 | |||
| Canada
|
3 – 3 | Finland
|
Helsinki |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 1989 | |||
| Sweden
|
14 – 0 | Poland
|
Turku |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 1990 | |||
| Canada
|
6 – 4 | Soviet Union
|
Helsinki |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 1990 | |||
| Czechoslovakia
|
7 – 2 | Sweden
|
Turku |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 1990 | |||
| Finland
|
8 – 2 | Norway
|
Helsinki |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 1990 | |||
| United States of America
|
3 – 2 | Poland
|
Kerava |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2, 1990 | |||
| Soviet Union
|
8 – 5 | Czechoslovakia
|
Helsinki |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2, 1990 | |||
| Norway
|
6 – 5 | United States of America
|
Kerava |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 3, 1990 | |||
| Sweden
|
5 – 4 | Canada
|
Helsinki |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 3, 1990 | |||
| Finland
|
7 – 1 | Poland
|
Helsinki |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 4, 1990 | |||
| Canada
|
2 – 1 | Czechoslovakia
|
Turku |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 4, 1990 | |||
| Soviet Union
|
2 – 2 | Sweden
|
Helsinki |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 4, 1990 | |||
| Norway
|
7 – 3 | Poland
|
Turku |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 4, 1990 | |||
| Finland
|
6 – 3 | United States of America
|
Helsinki |
|---|---|---|---|
Leading scorers[]
| GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Reichel |
10 | 11 | 21 | ||
| Jaromír Jágr |
5 | 13 | 18 | ||
 David Chyzowski |
9 | 4 | 13 | ||
 Patric Englund |
9 | 2 | 11 | ||
| Bobby Holík |
6 | 5 | 11 |
Tournament all-stars[]
- Goaltender
Stéphane Fiset - Defence Alexander Godynyuk
- Defence Jiří Šlégr
- Forward Dave Chyzowski
- Forward Jaromír Jágr
- Forward Robert Reichel
References[]
- Podnieks, Andrew (1998). Red, White, and Gold: Canada at the World Junior Championships 1974–1999. ECW Press. ISBN 1-55022-382-8.
- 1990 World Junior Hockey Championships at TSN
| Preceded by 1989 World Juniors |
World Junior Ice Hockey Championships See also: 1990 World Championships |
Succeeded by 1991 World Juniors |
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