The 1991 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1991 WJHC) was the 15th edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and was held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Canada won its second consecutive gold medal, and fifth overall, while the Soviet Union won silver, and Czechoslovakia the bronze.
Final standings[]
The 1991 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 | 40 | 18 | 11 |
 |
 Soviet Union
|
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 15 | 11 |
 |
 Czechoslovakia
|
7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 19 | 10 |
| 4 |  United States of America
|
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 19 | 9 |
| 5 |  Finland
|
7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 30 | 7 |
| 6 |  Sweden
|
7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 29 | 6 |
| 7 |  Switzerland
|
7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 2 |
| 8 |  Norway
|
7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 75 | 0 |
Norway was relegated to Pool B for 1992.
Results[]
| December 26, 1990 | |||
 Canada
|
6 – 0 |  Switzerland
|
Saskatoon |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 26, 1990 | |||
 Czechoslovakia
|
11 – 3 |  Norway
|
Rosetown |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 26, 1990 | |||
 Finland
|
8 – 5 |  Sweden
|
Saskatoon |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 26, 1990 | |||
 Soviet Union
|
4 – 2 |  United States
|
Prince Albert |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 27, 1990 | |||
| Canada
|
4 – 4 | United States
|
Saskatoon |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 27, 1990 | |||
| Sweden
|
4 – 3 | Czechoslovakia
|
Regina |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 28, 1990 | |||
| Finland
|
7 – 1 | Switzerland
|
Moose Jaw |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 28, 1990 | |||
| Soviet Union
|
13 – 0 | Norway
|
Saskatoon |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 29, 1990 | |||
| Canada
|
10 – 1 | Norway
|
Regina |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 29, 1990 | |||
| Soviet Union
|
5 – 1 | Sweden
|
Saskatoon |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 29, 1990 | |||
| Czechoslovakia
|
10 – 0 | Switzerland
|
Kindersley |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 29, 1990 | |||
| United States
|
6 – 3 | Finland
|
North Battleford |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 30, 1990 | |||
| Canada
|
7 – 4 | Sweden
|
Regina |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 30, 1990 | |||
| Czechoslovakia
|
5 – 1 | United States
|
Saskatoon |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 1990 | |||
| Finland
|
10 – 2 | Norway
|
Saskatoon |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 1990 | |||
| Soviet Union
|
10 – 1 | Switzerland
|
Yorkton |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 1991 | |||
| Canada
|
5 – 1 | Finland
|
Saskatoon |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 1991 | |||
| United States
|
19 – 1 | Norway
|
Regina |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 1991 | |||
| Sweden
|
6 – 1 | Switzerland
|
Saskatoon |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 1991 | |||
| Soviet Union
|
5 – 3 | Czechoslovakia
|
Regina |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2, 1991 | |||
| Czechoslovakia
|
6 – 5 | Canada
|
Saskatoon |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2, 1991 | |||
| United States
|
5 – 2 | Sweden
|
Humboldt |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 3, 1991 | |||
| Soviet Union
|
5 – 5 | Finland
|
Regina |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 3, 1991 | |||
| Switzerland
|
2 – 1 | Norway
|
Saskatoon |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 4, 1991 | |||
| Canada
|
3 – 2 | Soviet Union
|
Saskatoon |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 4, 1991 | |||
| Sweden
|
10 – 0 | Norway
|
Prince Albert |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 4, 1991 | |||
| Czechoslovakia
|
6 – 1 | Finland
|
Saskatoon |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 4, 1991 | |||
| United States
|
8 – 0 | Switzerland
|
Regina |
|---|---|---|---|
Leading scorers[]
| GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Weight |
11 | 10 | 21 | ||
| Eric Lindros |
6 | 11 | 17 | ||
| Pavel Bure |
12 | 3 | 15 | ||
| Martin Ručínský |
9 | 5 | 14 | ||
| Žigmund Pálffy |
7 | 6 | 13 |
Tournament all-stars[]
- Goaltender
Pauli Jaks - Defence Dmitry Yushkevich
- Defence Scott Lachance
- Forward Mike Craig
- Forward Eric Lindros
- Forward Martin Ručínský
Team Photos[]
References[]
- Podnieks, Andrew (1998). Red, White, and Gold: Canada at the World Junior Championships 1974–1999. ECW Press. ISBN 1-55022-382-8.
- 1991 World Junior Hockey Championships at TSN
| Preceded by 1990 World Juniors |
World Junior Ice Hockey Championships See also: 1991 World Championships |
Succeeded by 1992 World Juniors |