1978 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The 1978 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1978 WJHC) was the second edition Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was held from December 22, 1977, until January 3, 1978. The tournament was held in Canada, mainly in Montreal and Quebec City. The Soviet Union won its second consecutive gold medal, while Sweden won the silver, and Canada the bronze.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | .svg.png){kind=small} |
| Dates | December 22, 1977 – January 3, 1978 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  |
Runner-up  |  |
Third place  | |
| Fourth place |  |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 25 |
| Goals scored | 248 (9.92 per match) |
| Attendance | 41,681 (1,667 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) | (17 points) |
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Final standings
The 1978 tournament divided participants into two divisions of four teams, each playing three games. The top two teams in each division advanced to the medal round (Group A), while the bottom two were placed in Group B. Each division played another round robin. The top two teams in the medal round played a one-game final for the gold medal.
This is the aggregate standings, ordered according to final placing. The four teams in the medal round (Group A) were ranked one through four, while the four teams in Group B were ranked five through eight regardless of overall record.
| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 16 | 12 |
 | | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 24 | 9 |
 | | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 18 | 8 |
| 4 | | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 32 | 4 |
| 5 |  | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 30 | 8 |
| 6 |  | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 25 | 7 |
| 7 |  | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 33 | 2 |
| 8 |  | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 70 | 0 |
Preliminary round
Gold group
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 11 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 3 |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 0 |
| December 22, 1977 | Soviet Union | 18 – 1 (4–0, 5–0, 9–1) | | Cornwall, Ontario |
| December 22, 1977 | Sweden | 4 – 4 (1–2, 1–1, 2–1) | | Chicoutimi, Quebec |
| December 23, 1977 | Sweden | 6 – 3 (2–0, 3–1, 1–2) | | Quebec City, Quebec |
| December 23, 1977 | Switzerland | 1 – 18 (0–4, 1–7, 0–7) | | Chicoutimi, Quebec |
| December 26, 1977 | Sweden | 8 – 1 (3–0, 3–0, 2–1) | | Cornwall, Ontario |
| December 26, 1977 | Soviet Union | 10 – 4 (3–1, 3–2, 4–1) | | Montreal, Quebec |
Blue group
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 18 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 18 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 0 |
| December 22, 1977 | Canada | 6 – 3 (2–1, 1–2, 3–0) | | Montreal, Quebec |
| December 22, 1977 | Czechoslovakia | 5 – 4 (2–0, 2–3, 1–1) | | Quebec City, Quebec |
| December 23, 1977 | Canada | 8 – 0 (4–0, 4–0, 0–0) | | Cornwall, Ontario |
| December 23, 1977 | United States | 5 – 8 (1–1, 1–7, 3–0) | | Hull, Quebec |
| December 25, 1977 | Canada | 9 – 3 (4–2, 2–1, 3–0) | | Montreal, Quebec |
| December 25, 1977 | West Germany | 4 – 8 (1–1, 1–4, 2–3) | | Hull, Quebec |
Championship round
Group B
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 12 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 0 |
| December 28, 1977 | Finland | 4 – 1 | | Chicoutimi, Quebec |
| December 28, 1977 | United States | 11 – 1 | | Cornwall, Ontario |
| December 31, 1977 | Finland | 9 – 1 | | Cornwall, Ontario |
| December 31, 1977 | United States | 6 – 5 | | Hull, Quebec |
| January 1, 1978 | Finland | 6 – 8 | | Hull, Quebec |
| January 1, 1978 | West Germany | 6 – 2 | | Cornwall, Ontario |
Group A
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 1 |
| December 28, 1977 | Canada | 2 – 3 (2–0, 0–2, 0–1) | | Quebec City, Quebec |
| December 28, 1977 | Sweden | 1 – 1 (0-1, 0-0, 1-0) | | Montreal, Quebec |
| December 31, 1977 | Canada | 6 – 3 (1–1, 1–1, 4–1) | | Montreal, Quebec |
| December 31, 1977 | Soviet Union | 5 – 0 (1–0, 1–0, 3–0) | | Quebec City, Quebec |
| January 1, 1978 | Canada | 5 – 6 (2–2, 0–2, 3–2) | | Montreal, Quebec |
| January 1, 1978 | Czechoslovakia | 1 – 6 (1–2, 0–0, 0–4) | | Quebec City, Quebec |
Scoring leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Gretzky | | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| 2 | Viktor Shkurdyuk | | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 3 | Sergei Makarov | | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | Bobby Crawford | | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 5 | Jorma Sevon | | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| Mark Green | | 7 | 5 | 12 | |
| 7 | Timo Susi | | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Rainer Risku | | 7 | 3 | 10 | |
| Gerd Truntschka | | 7 | 3 | 10 | |
| 10 | Wayne Babych | | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Tournament awards
| IIHF Directorate Awards | Media All-Star Team | |
|---|---|---|
| Goaltender | | |
| Defencemen | | |
| Forwards | | |
References
- Podnieks, Andrew (1998). Red, White, and Gold: Canada at the World Junior Championships 1974–1999. ECW Press. ISBN 1-55022-382-8.
- 1977–81 World Junior Hockey Championships at TSN
- "Championnat du monde 1978 des moins de 20 ans". Retrieved 2011-11-02.
- Statistical leaders at eliteprospects.com
