1989 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The 1989 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1989 WJHC) was the 13th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was held in Anchorage, Alaska, United States. The Soviet Union won the gold medal, its eighth, and ultimately final, championship. Sweden won silver, and Czechoslovakia the bronze.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  United States |
| Dates | December 26 – January 4 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Soviet Union (8th title) |
Runner-up  |  Sweden |
Third place  |  Czechoslovakia |
| Fourth place | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 28 |
| Goals scored | 254 (9.07 per match) |
| Attendance | 45,934 (1,641 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Jeremy Roenick (16 points) |
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Final standings
The 1989 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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 | Soviet Union |
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 14 | 12 |
 | Sweden |
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 14 | 12 |
 | Czechoslovakia |
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 19 | 9 |
| 4 | Canada |
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 23 | 9 |
| 5 | United States |
7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 25 | 7 |
| 6 |  Finland |
7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 37 | 5 |
| 7 |  Norway |
7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 56 | 2 |
| 8 |  West Germany |
7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 66 | 0 |
West Germany was relegated to Pool B for 1990.
Results
| December 26, 1988 | Canada | 7 – 1 | Norway | Eagle River |
| December 26, 1988 | Sweden | 5 – 3 | Czechoslovakia | Anchorage |
| December 26, 1988 | Soviet Union | 15 – 0 | West Germany | Anchorage |
| December 26, 1988 | Finland | 5 – 5 | United States | Anchorage |
| December 27, 1988 | Czechoslovakia | 7 – 1 | Norway | Anchorage |
| December 27, 1988 | Soviet Union | 4 – 2 | United States | Anchorage |
| December 28, 1988 | Canada | 7 – 4 | West Germany | Anchorage |
| December 28, 1988 | Sweden | 6 – 2 | Finland | Anchorage |
| December 29, 1988 | Canada | 5 – 1 | United States | Anchorage |
| December 29, 1988 | Soviet Union | 3 – 2 | Sweden | Anchorage |
| December 29, 1988 | Finland | 9 – 3 | Norway | Eagle River |
| December 29, 1988 | Czechoslovakia | 11 – 1 | West Germany | Eagle River |
| December 30, 1988 | Soviet Union | 10 – 0 | Norway | Anchorage |
| December 30, 1988 | United States | 5 – 1 | Czechoslovakia | Anchorage |
| December 31, 1988 | Sweden | 5 – 4 | Canada | Anchorage |
| December 31, 1988 | Finland | 5 – 3 | West Germany | Anchorage |
| January 1, 1989 | Canada | 2 – 2 | Czechoslovakia | Anchorage |
| January 1, 1989 | Soviet Union | 9 – 3 | Finland | Eagle River |
| January 1, 1989 | Sweden | 9 – 1 | Norway | Eagle River |
| January 1, 1989 | United States | 15 – 3 | West Germany | Anchorage |
| January 2, 1989 | Czechoslovakia | 5 – 3 | Soviet Union | Anchorage |
| January 2, 1989 | United States | 12 – 4 | Norway | Anchorage |
| January 3, 1989 | Canada | 4 – 3 | Finland | Anchorage |
| January 3, 1989 | Sweden | 9 – 0 | West Germany | Anchorage |
| January 4, 1989 | Soviet Union | 7 – 2 | Canada | Anchorage |
| January 4, 1989 | Norway | 4 – 2 | West Germany | Eagle River |
| January 4, 1989 | Czechoslovakia | 7 – 2 | Finland | Eagle River |
| January 4, 1989 | Sweden | 3 – 1 | United States | Anchorage |
Scoring leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremy Roenick | United States | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 2 | Mike Modano | United States | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| 3 | Pavel Bure | Soviet Union | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | Josef Beránek | Czechoslovakia | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 5 | Alexander Mogilny | Soviet Union | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 6 | Sergei Fedorov | Soviet Union | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 7 | Robert Cimetta | Canada | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | Petri Aaltonen | Finland | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | John Leclair | United States | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 10 | Teemu Selänne | Finland | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 10 | Andrei Sidorov | Soviet Union | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Tournament awards
| IIHF Directorate Awards | Media All-Star Team | |
|---|---|---|
| Goaltender | Alexei Ivashkin | Alexei Ivashkin |
| Defencemen | Ricard Persson | Ricard Persson Milan Tichý |
| Forwards | Pavel Bure | Pavel Bure Niklas Eriksson Jeremy Roenick |
Qualification for Pool B
Because Denmark had used an ineligible player in last year's Pool C, a special challenge was played with Italy (who had come second). The games were played in Canazei, Italy.[1]
| December 18, 1988 | Denmark  | 4 – 3 |  Italy |
| December 20, 1988 | Denmark | 2 – 1 | Italy |
Pool B
Eight teams contested the second tier this year in Chamonix, France from March 19 to 28. 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 | Poland |
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 20 | 14 | 9 - 1 | 13 - 4 | 7 - 2 | 6 - 5 | 5 - 3 | 4 - 2 | 5 - 3 | ||
| 2 | Switzerland |
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 19 | 12 | 1 - 9 | 2 - 0 | 9 - 5 | 13 - 1 | 3 - 1 | 8 - 1 | 9 - 2 | ||
| 3 | Romania |
7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 31 | 8 | 4 - 13 | 0 - 2 | 5 - 1 | 2 - 5 | 6 - 3 | 9 - 5 | 6 - 2 | ||
| 4 | Japan |
7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 34 | 8 | 2 - 7 | 5 - 9 | 1 - 5 | 8 - 4 | 6 - 2 | 5 - 4 | 5 - 3 | ||
| 5 | Yugoslavia |
7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 40 | 8 | 5 - 6 | 1 - 13 | 5 - 2 | 4 - 8 | 6 - 3 | 11 - 3 | 10 - 5 | ||
| 6 | France |
7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 31 | 3 | 3 - 5 | 1 - 3 | 3 - 6 | 2 - 6 | 3 - 6 | 4 - 4 | 7 - 1 | ||
| 7 | Denmark |
7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 42 | 3 | 2 - 4 | 1 - 8 | 5 - 9 | 4 - 5 | 3 - 11 | 4 - 4 | 6 - 1 | ||
| 8 | Netherlands |
7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 48 | 0 | 3 - 5 | 2 - 9 | 2 - 6 | 3 - 5 | 5 - 10 | 1 - 7 | 1 - 6 |
Poland was promoted to Pool A and the Netherlands was relegated to Pool C for 1990.
Pool C
This five team tournament was a round robin played in Basingstoke, Great Britain from March 16 to 22.
- Standings
| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |  |
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| 1 | Austria |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 2 - 2 | 7 - 5 | 5 - 2 | 7 - 5 | ||
| 2 | Italy |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 - 2 | 7 - 4 | 6 - 6 | 7 - 2 | ||
| 3 | North Korea |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 4 | 5 - 7 | 4 - 7 | 5 - 4 | 3 - 2 | ||
| 4 | Great Britain |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 2 - 5 | 6 - 6 | 4 - 5 | 3 - 3 | ||
| 5 | Bulgaria |
4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 5 - 7 | 2 - 7 | 2 - 3 | 3 - 3 | ||
References
- Podnieks, Andrew (1998). Red, White, and Gold: Canada at the World Junior Championships 1974–1999. ECW Press. ISBN 1-55022-382-8.
- 1989 World Junior Hockey Championships at TSN
- "Championnats du monde juniors 1989 de hockey sur glace". www.passionhockey.com.
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