1985 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The 1985 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1985 WJHC) was the ninth edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was held mainly in Turku and Helsinki, Finland. Canada won the gold medal, its second championship, Czechoslovakia silver and the Soviet Union bronze.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Finland |
| Dates | December 23 – January 1 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada (2nd title) |
Runner-up  |  Czechoslovakia |
Third place  |  Soviet Union |
| Fourth place | Finland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 28 |
| Goals scored | 230 (8.21 per match) |
| Attendance | 61,023 (2,179 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Esa Keskinen (20 points) |
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Final standings
The 1985 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 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 14 | 12 |
 | Czechoslovakia |
7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 12 |
 | Soviet Union |
7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 17 | 10 |
| 4 | Finland |
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 20 | 10 |
| 5 |  Sweden |
7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 26 | 6 |
| 6 |  United States |
7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 37 | 4 |
| 7 |  West Germany |
7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 44 | 1 |
| 8 |  Poland |
7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 59 | 1 |
Results
| December 23, 1984 | Canada | 8 – 2 | Sweden | Helsinki |
| December 23, 1984 | Soviet Union | 10 – 0 | Poland | Vantaa |
| December 23, 1984 | Finland | 9 – 0 | West Germany | Turku |
| December 23, 1984 | Czechoslovakia | 9 – 1 | United States | Turku |
| December 25, 1984 | Canada | 12 – 1 | Poland | Turku |
| December 25, 1984 | Soviet Union | 12 – 1 | West Germany | Vantaa |
| December 25, 1984 | Czechoslovakia | 4 – 3 | Sweden | Helsinki |
| December 25, 1984 | Finland | 7 – 4 | United States | Turku |
| December 26, 1984 | Canada | 6 – 0 | West Germany | Helsinki |
| December 26, 1984 | Czechoslovakia | 6 – 2 | Poland | Espoo |
| December 26, 1984 | Finland | 5 – 3 | Sweden | Turku |
| December 26, 1984 | Soviet Union | 4 – 2 | United States | Turku |
| December 28, 1984 | Canada | 7 – 5 | United States | Turku |
| December 28, 1984 | Soviet Union | 5 – 1 | Sweden | Turku |
| December 28, 1984 | Czechoslovakia | 7 – 3 | West Germany | Vantaa |
| December 28, 1984 | Finland | 11 – 2 | Poland | Helsinki |
| December 29, 1984 | Canada | 5 – 0 | Soviet Union | Turku |
| December 29, 1984 | Sweden | 11 – 0 | Poland | Turku |
| December 29, 1984 | Czechoslovakia | 1 – 1 | Finland | Helsinki |
| December 29, 1984 | United States | 2 – 1 | West Germany | Helsinki |
| December 31, 1984 | Finland | 4 – 4 | Canada | Helsinki |
| December 31, 1984 | Sweden | 5 – 1 | West Germany | Turku |
| December 31, 1984 | Czechoslovakia | 3 – 1 | Soviet Union | Turku |
| December 31, 1984 | United States | 6 – 2 | Poland |
| January 1, 1985 | Canada | 2 – 2 | Czechoslovakia | Helsinki |
| January 1, 1985 | Poland | 3 – 3 | West Germany | Vantaa |
| January 1, 1985 | Soviet Union | 6 – 5 | Finland | Helsinki |
| January 1, 1985 | Sweden | 7 – 3 | United States | Vantaa |
Scoring leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esa Keskinen | Finland | 6 | 14 | 20 |
| 2 | Esa Tikkanen | Finland | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| 3 | Brian Bradley | Canada | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 4 | Peter Andersson | Sweden | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| 5 | Mikko Mäkelä | Finland | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| 6 | Michal Pivoňka | Czechoslovakia | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 7 | Adam Creighton | Canada | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 8 | Sergei Novosyolov | Soviet Union | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 9 | Alexander Semak | Soviet Union | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 10 | Ravil Khaidarov | Soviet Union | 6 | 3 | 9 |
Tournament awards
| IIHF Directorate Awards | Media All-Star Team | |
|---|---|---|
| Goaltender | Craig Billington | Timo Lehkonen |
| Defencemen | Vesa Salo | Bobby Dollas Mikhail Tatarinov |
| Forwards | Michal Pivoňka | Michal Pivoňka Esa Tikkanen Mikko Mäkelä |
Pool B
Eight teams contested the second tier this year in Sapporo Japan from March 15 to 24. It was played in a simple round robin format, each team playing seven games.
- Standings
| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |  |
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| 1 | Switzerland |
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 22 | 14 | 5 - 4 | 5 - 3 | 20 - 7 | 6 - 1 | 7 - 1 | 8 - 6 | 7 -0 | ||
| 2 | Netherlands |
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 14 | 11 | 4 - 5 | 4 - 4 | 8 - 1 | 5 - 1 | 7 - 1 | 7 - 1 | 12 - 1 | ||
| 3 | Japan |
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 23 | 9 | 3 - 5 | 4 - 4 | 10 - 3 | 3 - 1 | 5 - 2 | 3 - 5 | 6 - 3 | ||
| 4 | Austria |
7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 53 | 7 | 7 - 20 | 1 - 8 | 3 - 10 | 5 - 5 | 3 - 2 | 7 - 6 | 4 - 2 | ||
| 5 | Norway |
7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 28 | 5 | 1 - 6 | 1 - 5 | 1 - 3 | 5 - 5 | 1 - 2 | 7 - 1 | 7 - 6 | ||
| 6 | Italy |
7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 28 | 4 | 1 - 7 | 1 - 7 | 2 - 5 | 2 - 3 | 2 - 1 | 5 - 3 | 1 - 2 | ||
| 7 | Romania |
7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 42 | 3 | 6 - 8 | 1 - 7 | 5 - 3 | 6 - 7 | 1 - 7 | 3 - 5 | 5 - 5 | ||
| 8 | France |
7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 42 | 3 | 0 - 7 | 1 - 12 | 3 - 6 | 2 - 4 | 6 - 7 | 2 - 1 | 5 - 5 |
Switzerland was promoted to Pool A and France was relegated to Pool C for 1986.
Pool C
This tournament took place in Belgium from February 22 to 27. It was played in Brussels, Heist-op-den-Berg, Liège, Geel, Deurne and Antwerp.
- Standings
| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |  |
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| 1 | Bulgaria |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 3 - 2 | 11 - 9 | 5 - 1 | 4 - 1 | 5 - 4 | ||
| 2 | Hungary |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 12 | 8 | 2 - 3 | 6 - 1 | 10 - 2 | 11 - 2 | 6 - 4 | ||
| 3 | Belgium |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 27 | 5 | 9 - 11 | 1 - 6 | 5 - 5 | 11 - 1 | 6 - 4 | ||
| 4 | Denmark [A] |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 24 | 5 | 1 - 5 | 2 - 10 | 5 - 5 | 8 - 1 | 4 - 3 | ||
| 5 | Great Britain |
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 37 | 2 | 1 - 4 | 2 - 11 | 1 - 11 | 1 - 8 | 5 - 3 | ||
| 6 | Spain |
5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 26 | 0 | 4 - 5 | 4 - 6 | 4 - 6 | 3 - 4 | 3 - 5 | ||
Bulgaria was promoted to Pool B for 1986.
^ A. While Total Hockey lists Denmark in their standings, passionhockey.com states that this was a Netherlands team that does not count in the standings. The IIHF encyclopedia does not include Denmark in the 1985 standings.
References
- Podnieks, Andrew (1998). Red, White, and Gold: Canada at the World Junior Championships 1974–1999. ECW Press. ISBN 1-55022-382-8.
- 1985 World Junior Hockey Championships at TSN
- Results at Passionhockey.com
- Duplacey, James (1998). Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League. Total Sports. ISBN 0-8362-7114-9.
