| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries |  United States.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
| Venue(s) | 15 (in 15 host cities) |
| Dates | December 22, 1981 – January 2, 1982 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  | Canada (1st title) |
Runner-up  |  Czechoslovakia |
Third place  |  Finland |
| Fourth place |  Soviet Union |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 28 |
| Goals scored | 282 (10.07 per game) |
| Attendance | 86,941 (3,105 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Raimo Summanen (16 points) |
The 1982 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1982 WJHC) was the sixth edition Ice Hockey World Junior Championship 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. Meanwhile, the Soviet Union finished fourth, marking the only time they played an entire World Juniors tournament and failed to win a medal (the USSR was disqualified in 1987). The host United States featuring future hall of famers John Vanbiesbrouck, Chris Chelios, and Phil Housley, finished sixth.
Pool A
The 1982 tournament was a round-robin format, with the top three teams winning gold, silver and bronze medals respectively.
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada |
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 14 | +31 | 13 |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia |
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 17 | +27 | 11 |
| 3 | Finland |
7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 29 | +18 | 10 |
| 4 | Soviet Union |
7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 8 |
| 5 |  Sweden |
7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 26 | +16 | 8 |
| 6 | United States |
7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 34 | −6 | 4 |
| 7 |  West Germany |
7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 56 | −37 | 2 |
| 8 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland |
7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 81 | −66 | 0 |
Switzerland was relegated to Pool B for the 1983 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
Results
| December 22, 1981 | Finland | 1 – 5 (0–3, 1–1, 0–1) | Canada | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| December 22, 1981 | Sweden | 17 – 0 (5–0, 4–0, 8–0) | Switzerland | Kenora, Ontario |
| December 22, 1981 | Soviet Union | 12 – 3 | West Germany | Duluth |
| December 22, 1981 | United States | 4 – 6 (1–4, 2–0, 1–2) | Czechoslovakia | Duluth |
| December 23, 1981 | Canada | 3 – 2 (0–1, 1–0, 2–1) | 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 | Soviet Union | 2 – 3 (2-2, 0–0, 0–1) | Czechoslovakia | Duluth |
| December 26, 1981 | Soviet Union | 0 – 7 (0–2, 0–1, 0–4) | Canada | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 21 | Shots | 36 | ||
| December 26, 1981 | United States | 6 – 3 (3–0, 2–2, 1–1) | Switzerland | Grand Rapids |
| December 26, 1981 | Sweden | 5 – 1 (1–1, 3–0, 1–0) | West Germany | Brainerd |
| December 26, 1981 | Czechoslovakia | 5 – 1 (2–0, 2–0, 1–1) | Finland | Virginia |
| December 27, 1981 | United States | 4 – 5 (2–0, 1–4, 1–1) | Canada | Bloomington |
| December 27, 1981 | Sweden | 6 – 4 (1–2, 5–0, 0–2) | Czechoslovakia | Bloomington |
| December 27, 1981 | Soviet Union | 11 – 4 | Switzerland | International Falls |
| December 27, 1981 | West Germany | 4 – 8 | Finland | St. Cloud |
| December 29, 1981 | Canada | 11 – 3 (4–0, 4–2, 3–1) | West Germany | Bloomington |
| December 29, 1981 | Czechoslovakia | 16 – 0 (7–0, 5–0, 4–0) | Switzerland | Bloomington |
| December 29, 1981 | United States | 0 – 7 (0–5, 0–1, 0–1) | Soviet Union | Bloomington |
| December 30, 1981 | Sweden | 6 – 9 (1–3, 2–2, 3–4) | Finland | Burnsville |
| December 31, 1981 | West Germany | 1 – 7 (0–3, 1–1, 0–3) | Czechoslovakia | New Ulm |
| December 31, 1981 | Finland | 6 – 3 (0–1, 4–1, 2–1) | Soviet Union | Bloomington |
| December 31, 1981 | United States | 2 – 4 (0–3, 1–1, 1–0) | Sweden | Bloomington |
| January 1, 1982 | Canada | 11 – 1 (4–0, 3–1, 4–0) | Switzerland | Minneapolis |
| January 2, 1982 | West Germany | 6 – 5 (3–2, 0–2, 3–1) | Switzerland | Mankato |
| January 2, 1982 | Sweden | 2 – 7 (0–0, 0–4, 2–3) | Soviet Union | Bloomington |
| January 2, 1982 | United States | 4 – 8 | Finland | Bloomington |
| January 2, 1982 | Canada | 3 – 3 (1–1, 0–1, 2–1) | Czechoslovakia | Rochester |
Scoring leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raimo Summanen | Finland | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| 2 | Petri Skriko | Finland | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 3 | Risto Jalo | Finland | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 4 | Mike Moller | Canada | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 5 | Anatoli Semenov | Soviet Union | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 6 | Marc Habscheid | Canada | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 7 | Scott Arniel | Canada | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 8 | Bruce Eakin | Canada | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 9 | Oleg Starkov | Soviet Union | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 10 | Magnus Roupé | Sweden | 7 | 3 | 10 |
Tournament awards
| IIHF Directorate Awards | Media All-Star Team | |
|---|---|---|
| Goaltender | Mike Moffat | Mike Moffat |
| Defencemen | Gord Kluzak | Gord Kluzak Ilya Byakin |
| Forwards | Petri Skriko | Petri Skriko Vladimír Růžička Mike Moller |
Pool B
Pool B was played on March 16–20, in Heerenveen in the Netherlands. Two groups of four played round robins, with placement games pitting the respective finishers against each other. Japan made their debut, replacing absent Poland.
Preliminary round
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Austria |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 6 |
 Denmark |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 4 |
 France |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 2 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 22 | −13 | 0 |
| Denmark | 7 – 3 | Yugoslavia | Heerenveen |
| Austria | 4 – 3 | France | Heerenveen |
| Austria | 9 – 5 | Yugoslavia | Heerenveen |
| Denmark | 9 – 3 | France | Heerenveen |
| Austria | 6 – 2 | Denmark | Heerenveen |
| France | 6 – 1 | Yugoslavia | Heerenveen |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Norway |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 6 |
 Japan |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 4 |
 Italy |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 1 |
 Netherlands |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 1 |
| Norway | 4 – 2 | Japan | Heerenveen |
| Netherlands | 2 – 2 | Italy | Heerenveen |
| Norway | 6 – 2 | Italy | Heerenveen |
| Japan | 9 – 2 | Netherlands | Heerenveen |
| Japan | 5 – 2 | Italy | Heerenveen |
| Norway | 5 – 2 | Netherlands | Heerenveen |
Final round
7th place game
| Netherlands | 6 – 3 (2–2, 2–0, 3–1) | Yugoslavia | Heerenveen |
5th place game
| France | 6 – 2 (3–0, 1–1, 2–1) | Italy | Heerenveen |
3rd place game
| Japan | 6 – 4 (2–2, 2–2, 2–0) | Denmark | Heerenveen |
1st place game
| Norway | 3 – 2 (2–1, 1–1, 0–0) | Austria | Heerenveen |
Norway was promoted to Pool A for the 1983 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
Scoring leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolfgang Kocher | Austria | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | Erik Lodberg | Denmark | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Jean-Francois Beaudoing | France | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Motoki Ebina | Japan | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| Finn Juhl | Denmark | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| 6 | Franck Ganis | France | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Toshiyuki Sakai | Japan | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Herbert Keckeis | Austria | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| 9 | Milos Piperski | Yugoslavia | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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
- Results at passionhockey.com
