1980 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

The 1980 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 4th edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and was held from December 27, 1979 until January 2, 1980. The tournament was held in Helsinki, Finland. The Soviet Union won its fourth consecutive gold medal, while Finland won the silver, and Sweden the bronze.

Tournament format

The 1980 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.

Overall 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."

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date = December 27, 1979
team1 = TCH
score = 7 – 3
team2 = USA
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team1 = SWE
score = 5 – 1
team2 = FRG
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date = December 28, 1979
team1 = SWE
score = 5 – 5
team2 = USA
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team1 = TCH
score = 13 – 4
team2 = NOR
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date = December 30, 1979
team1 = FRG
score = 5 – 2
team2 = USA
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date = December 30, 1979
team1 = SWE
score = 10 – 4
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stadium = Helsinki

Medal round

;Championship round

Tournament all-stars

* "Goaltender" flagicon|FIN Jari Paavola
* "Defence" flagicon|FIN Reijo Ruotsalainen
* "Defence" flagicon|SWE Tomas Jonsson
* "Forward" flagicon|URS Igor Larionov
* "Forward" flagicon|SWE Hakan Loob
* "Forward" flagicon|URS Vladimir Krutov

References

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* [http://www.tsn.ca/World_jrs/feature/?fid=3224 1977–81 World Junior Hockey Championships] at TSN