1981 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

IIHF World U20 Championship 1981 West Germany December 27, 1980 –January 2, 1981 8 6 6 ihj SWE 1 FIN URS TCH 20 207 FRG Dieter Hegen 11 1980 1982 The 1981 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1981 WJHC) was the fifth edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was held from December 27, 1980, until January 2, 1981. The tournament was held in Füssen, West Germany. Sweden won the gold medal, while Finland won the silver, and the Soviet Union bronze. Pool A The 1981 tournament divided participants into two divisions of four teams, each playing three games. The top two teams in each division advanced to the A division in the medal round, while the bottom two were placed in a B division. Each division played another round robin. The top three teams in the A division won the gold, silver and bronze medals. Teams that faced each other in the first round had their results carried over to the medal rounds. Final standings This is the aggregate standings, ordered according to final placing. The four teams in the A division in the medal round were ranked one through four, while the four teams in the B division were ranked five through eight regardless of overall record. main WDL QR 2 y SWE SWE FIN FIN URS URS TCH TCH y FRG FRG USA USA CAN CAN AUT AUT 4 1 0 25 11 3 1 1 29 18 3 0 2 36 14 1 3 1 34 21 3 0 2 29 24 2 0 3 19 27 1 1 3 26 25 0 0 5 9 67 #F7F6A8 1ST #DCE5E5 2ND #FFDAB9 3RD red1 R complete Hockey Canada AUT was relegated to Pool B for the 1982 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Preliminary round Gold group main WDL Q n 2 y URS URS TCH TCH CAN CAN AUT AUT 3 0 0 31 5 1 1 1 25 12 1 1 1 17 11 0 0 3 6 51 #ccffcc A A complete Hockey Canada #eee December 27, 1980 TCH 3 – 3 CAN (1–0, 0–2, 2–1) Kaufbeuren #eff December 27, 1980 URS 19 – 1 AUT (7–0, 8–0, 4–1) Augsburg #eee December 28, 1980 URS 7 – 3 CAN (3–1, 3–0, 1–2) Landsberg #eff December 28, 1980 TCH 21 – 4 AUT (6–1, 6–3, 9–0) Füssen #eee December 30, 1980 CAN 11 – 1 AUT Landsberg #eff December 30, 1980 URS 5 – 1 TCH (2–1, 0–0, 3–0) Füssen Blue group main WDL Q n 2 y SWE SWE FIN FIN FRG FRG USA USA 3 0 0 19 6 2 0 1 17 9 1 0 2 13 17 0 0 3 5 22 #ccffcc A A complete Hockey Canada #eee December 27, 1980 FRG 3 – 7 SWE (2–3, 0–2, 1–2) Füssen #eff December 27, 1980 FIN 8 – 1 USA (0–0, 5–1, 3–0) Landsberg #eee December 28, 1980 FRG 6 – 8 FIN (1–3, 3–4, 2–1) Oberstdorf #eff December 28, 1980 SWE 10 – 2 USA (0–1, 6–1, 4–0) Augsburg #eee December 30, 1980 SWE 2 – 1 FIN (0–1, 2–0, 0–0) Kempten #eff December 30, 1980 FRG 4 – 2 USA Kaufbeuren Consolation round Results from any games played during the preliminary round were carried forward to the consolation round. main WDL R n 2 y FRG FRG USA USA CAN CAN AUT AUT 3 0 0 20 9 2 0 1 16 9 1 0 2 20 15 0 0 3 4 27 red1 R complete Hockey Canada #eee December 31, 1980 USA 7 – 3 CAN (2–1, 2–2, 3–0) Landsberg #eff December 31, 1980 FRG 9 – 1 AUT (1–0, 5–0, 3–1) Füssen #eee January 2, 1981 FRG 7 – 6 CAN (5–2, 2–3, 0–1) Kaufbeuren #eff January 2, 1981 USA 7 – 2 AUT (2–0, 2–1, 3–1) Füssen Championship round Results from any games played during the preliminary round were carried forward to the championship round. main WDL n 2 y SWE SWE FIN FIN URS URS TCH TCH 2 1 0 8 6 1 1 1 13 11 1 0 2 10 10 0 2 1 10 14 #f7f6a8 1ST #dce5e5 2ND #ffdab9 3RD complete Hockey Canada #eee December 31, 1980 FIN 6 – 3 URS (2–0, 3–1, 1–2) Kaufbeuren #eff December 31, 1980 SWE 3 – 3 TCH (0–1, 2–1, 1–1) Oberstdorf #eee January 2, 1981 SWE 3 – 2 URS (2–1, 1–1, 0–0) Augsburg 2700 #eff January 2, 1981 TCH 6 – 6 FIN (2–2, 1–2, 3–2) Landsberg Scoring leaders RankPlayerCountryG GoalsA AssistsPts Points 1 Dieter Hegen FRG 8 1 9 2 Dale Hawerchuk CAN 5 4 9 Vladimir Svitek TCH 5 4 9 Ari Lähteenmäki FIN 5 4 9 Bobby Carpenter USA 5 4 9 6 Håkan Nordin SWE 2 7 9 7 Jan Vodila TCH 5 3 8 8 Patrik Sundström SWE 7 0 7 9 Pekka Järvelä FIN 5 2 7 10 Klaus Götsch FRG 4 3 7 Tournament awards IIHF Directorate Awards Media All-Star Team Goaltender SWE Lars Eriksson SWE Lars Eriksson Defencemen TCH Miloslav Hořava SWE Håkan NordinTCH Miloslav Hořava Forwards SWE Patrik Sundström SWE Jan ErixonSWE Patrik SundströmFIN Ari Lähteenmäki Pool B The second tier was contested from March 23–29, in Strasbourg, France. Eight teams were divided into two round robin groups where the top two, and bottom two, graduated to meet their respective opponents in a final round robin. Results between competitors who migrated together were carried forward. Yugoslavia made their debut, replacing Hungary. Preliminary round Group A main WDL Q n 2 y SUI SUI NED NED DEN DEN YUG YUG 3 0 0 25 4 2 0 1 9 13 1 0 2 10 15 0 0 3 8 20 #ccffcc A A complete #eee NED DEN 3 – 2 (1–1, 2–0, 0–1) Strasbourg #eff SUI YUG 7 – 3 (2–0, 1–2, 4–1) Strasbourg #eee SUI DEN 8 – 1 (1–1, 3–0, 4–0) Strasbourg #eff NED YUG 6 – 1 (2–1, 1–0, 3–0) Strasbourg #eee SUI NED 10 – 0 (5–0, 3–0, 2–0) Strasbourg #eff DEN YUG 7 – 4 (1–1, 1–1, 5–2) Strasbourg Group B main WDL Q n 2 y NOR NOR POL POL ITA ITA FRA FRA 2 1 0 20 13 2 0 1 25 11 1 1 1 13 20 0 0 3 10 24 #ccffcc A A complete #eee NOR ITA 5 – 5 (0–1, 3–1, 2–3) Strasbourg #eff FRA POL 4 – 8 (2–3, 2–2, 0–3) Strasbourg #eee POL ITA 12 – 1 (4–0, 4–0, 4–1) Strasbourg #eff FRA NOR 3 – 9 (0–4, 2–2, 1–3) Strasbourg #eee NOR POL 6 – 5 (0–3, 2–1, 4–1) Strasbourg #eff FRA ITA 3 – 7 (2–2, 3–0, 2–1) Strasbourg Consolation round Results from any games played during the preliminary round were carried forward to the consolation round. main WDL n 2 y DEN DEN YUG YUG ITA ITA FRA FRA 3 0 0 19 11 1 1 1 16 14 1 0 2 11 16 0 1 2 13 18 complete #eee FRA DEN 6 – 7 (0–2, 5–1, 1–4) Strasbourg #eff ITA YUG 3 – 8 (0–2, 2–2, 1–4) Strasbourg #eee FRA YUG 4 – 4 (1–2, 0–2, 3–0) Strasbourg #eff DEN ITA 5 – 1 (0–0, 2–1, 3–0) Strasbourg Promotion round Results from any games played during the preliminary round were carried forward to the promotion round. main WDL Q n 2 y SUI SUI NOR NOR POL POL NED NED 2 1 0 19 6 2 1 0 18 10 1 0 2 14 11 0 0 3 1 25 #ccffcc A complete SUI was promoted to Pool A for the 1982 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. #eee NOR NED 8 – 1 (2–1, 5–0, 1–0) Strasbourg #eff SUI POL 5 – 2 (2–0, 2–1, 1–1) Strasbourg #eee NED POL 0 – 7 (0–2, 0–2, 0–3) Strasbourg #eff SUI NOR 4 – 4 (0–0, 3–1, 1–3) Strasbourg Scoring leaders RankPlayerCountryG GoalsA AssistsPts Points 1 Murajica Pajič YUG 10 1 11 2 Alfred Lüthl SUI 7 4 11 3 Martin Pavlu ITA 5 6 11 4 Stanislaw Szpreglewski POL 9 0 9 5 Beat Eggimann SUI 5 4 9 6 Guy Ireland FRA 5 3 8 References Podnieks Andrew Red, White, and Gold: Canada at the World Junior Championships 1974–1999 1998 ECW Press 1-55022-382-8 registration https://archive.org/details/redwhitegoldcana0000podn 1977–81 World Junior Hockey Championships at TSN Results at passionhockey.com Category:World Junior Ice Hockey Championships World Junior Ice Hockey Championships World Junior Ice Hockey Championships 1981 Category:1980–81 in West German ice hockey Category:1980 in ice hockey Category:Ice hockey in Bavaria World Junior Ice Hockey Championships World Junior Ice Hockey Championships World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Category:Sports competitions in Bavaria World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Category:Sports competitions in Strasbourg Category:1980s in Strasbourg Category:1980–81 in French ice hockey Category:International ice hockey competitions hosted by France