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1986 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

The 1986 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1986 WJHC) was the tenth edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was held from December 26, 1985, until January 4, 1986. It was held mainly in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The Soviet Union won the gold medal, its seventh championship, Canada won silver and the United States won bronze. The bronze was the first medal for the Americans in the tournament's history.

1986 IIHF World U20 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Canada
Venue(s)15 (in 15 host cities)
DatesDecember 26, 1985 – January 4, 1986
Teams8
Final positions
Champions  Soviet Union (7th title)
Runner-up  Canada
Third place  United States
Fourth place Czechoslovakia
Tournament statistics
Games played28
Goals scored246 (8.79 per game)
Attendance154,172 (5,506 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Canada Shayne Corson (14 points)
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Final standings

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The 1986 tournament was a round-robin format, with the top three teams winning gold, silver and bronze medals respectively.

Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1   Soviet Union 7 7 0 0 42 14 +28 14
2   Canada 7 5 2 0 54 21 +33 10
3   United States 7 4 3 0 35 26 +9 8
4   Czechoslovakia 7 4 3 0 30 20 +10 8
5   Sweden 7 4 3 0 26 23 +3 8
6   Finland 7 3 4 0 31 23 +8 6
7    Switzerland 7 1 6 0 19 54 −35 2
8   West Germany 7 0 7 0 9 65 −56 0
Source: Hockey Canada

West Germany was relegated to Pool B for 1987.

Results

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December 26, 1985Canada  12–1   SwitzerlandHamilton
December 26, 1985Soviet Union  7–3  United StatesLondon
December 26, 1985Sweden  2–0  FinlandOrillia
December 26, 1985Czechoslovakia  9–3  West GermanyNewmarket
December 27, 1985Canada  18–2  West GermanyKitchener
December 27, 1985Finland  9–2   SwitzerlandSt. Catharines
December 27, 1985Soviet Union  6–1  SwedenOshawa
December 27, 1985United States  5–2  CzechoslovakiaHamilton
December 29, 1985Canada  5–2  United StatesHamilton
December 29, 1985Soviet Union  7–3   SwitzerlandGuelph
December 29, 1985Sweden  3–2  CzechoslovakiaStratford
December 29, 1985Finland  7–2  West GermanyToronto
December 30, 1985Canada  9–2  SwedenHamilton
December 30, 1985Czechoslovakia  7–2   SwitzerlandDundas
December 30, 1985Soviet Union  10–0  West GermanyKitchener
December 30, 1985Finland  7–5  United StatesOshawa
January 1, 1986Canada  6–5  FinlandToronto
January 1, 1986Soviet Union  4–3  CzechoslovakiaLondon
January 1, 1986United States  4–1  West GermanyHamilton
January 1, 1986Sweden  7–1   SwitzerlandOakville
January 2, 1986Soviet Union  4–1  CanadaHamilton
January 2, 1986Czechoslovakia  2–0  FinlandBrantford
January 2, 1986Sweden  10–0  West GermanyHalton Hills
January 2, 1986United States  11–3   SwitzerlandNiagara Falls
January 4, 1986Czechoslovakia  5–3  CanadaHamilton
January 4, 1986United States  5–1  SwedenHamilton
January 4, 1986Switzerland  7–1  West GermanyBrantford
January 4, 1986Soviet Union  4–3  FinlandHamilton

Scoring leaders

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Rank Player Country G A Pts
1 Shayne Corson   Canada 7 7 14
2 Joe Murphy   Canada 4 10 14
3 Valeri Kamensky   Soviet Union 7 6 13
4 Joe Nieuwendyk   Canada 7 5 12
4 Jim Sandlak   Canada 7 5 12
4 Radek Ťoupal   Czechoslovakia 7 5 12
7 Stephen Leach   United States 6 5 11
8 Jiří Kučera   Czechoslovakia 5 5 10
8 Michal Pivoňka   Czechoslovakia 5 5 10
8 Igor Vyazmikin   Soviet Union 5 5 10

Tournament awards

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IIHF Directorate Awards Media All-Star Team
Goaltender   Yevgeni Belosheikin   Yevgeni Belosheikin
Defencemen   Mikhail Tatarinov   Sylvain Côté
  Mikhail Tatarinov
Forwards   Jim Sandlak   Michal Pivoňka
  Shayne Corson
  Igor Vyazmikin

Pool B

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Eight teams contested the second tier this year in Klagenfurt Austria from March 13 to 22. It was played in a simple round robin format, each team playing seven games.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts                
1   Poland 7 6 1 0 46 17 +29 12 4–3 12–1 4–2 3–0 8–9 9–2 6–0
2   Norway 7 5 1 1 54 18 +36 11 3–4 10–6 4–4 8–0 12–0 4–3 13–1
3   Austria 7 5 2 0 42 35 +7 10 1–12 6–10 4–3 6–5 8–0 9–3 8–2
4   Romania 7 3 2 2 32 28 +4 8 2–4 4–4 3–4 7–5 6–5 4–4 6–2
5   Japan 7 3 4 0 35 31 +4 6 0–3 0–8 5–6 5–7 6–5 7–2 12–0
6   Netherlands 7 3 4 0 30 43 −13 6 9–8 0–12 0–8 5–6 5–6 4–2 7–1
7   Italy 7 1 5 1 26 40 −14 3 2–9 3–4 3–9 4–4 2–7 2–4 10–3
8   Bulgaria 7 0 7 0 9 62 −53 0 0–6 1–13 2–8 2–6 0–12 1–7 3–10
Source: [citation needed]

Poland was promoted to Pool A and Bulgaria was relegated to Pool C for 1987.

Pool C

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This tournament was played in Gap, France, from March 21 to 27. China made its debut in the junior tournament.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts            
1   France 5 4 0 1 52 13 +39 9 4–4 14–2 11–4 10–2 13–1
2   Denmark 5 3 0 2 29 16 +13 8 4–4 10–4 4–2 7–2 4–4
3   Great Britain 5 3 2 0 20 32 −12 6 2–14 4–10 6–4 4–2 4–2
4   China 5 2 3 0 23 27 −4 4 4–11 2–4 4–6 6–4 7–2
5   Hungary 5 1 4 0 16 32 −16 2 2–10 2–7 2–4 4–6 6–5
6   Belgium 5 0 4 1 14 34 −20 1 1–13 4–4 2–4 2–7 5–6
Source: [citation needed]

France was promoted to Pool B for 1987.

References

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  • Podnieks, Andrew (1998). Red, White, and Gold: Canada at the World Junior Championships 1974–1999. ECW Press. ISBN 1-55022-382-8.
  • 1986 World Junior Hockey Championships at TSN Archived 2008-12-31 at the Wayback Machine
  • Results at Passionhockey.com
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