1981 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

The 1981 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 5th edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and was held from December 27, 1980 until January 2, 1981. The tournament was held in Fussen, West Germany. Sweden won the gold medal, while Finland won the silver, and the Soviet Union bronze.

Tournament format

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.

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, 1980
team1 = SWE
score = 7 – 3
team2 = FRG
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Fussenhockeybox
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date = December 27, 1980
team1 = FIN
score = 8 – 1
team2 = USA
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Landsberghockeybox
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date = December 28, 1980
team1 = FIN
score = 8 – 6
team2 = FRG
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Obertsdorfhockeybox
bg = #ffffff
date = December 28, 1980
team1 = SWE
score = 10 – 2
team2 = USA
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Augsburghockeybox
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date = December 30, 1980
team1 = SWE
score = 2 – 1
team2 = FIN
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Kemptenhockeybox
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date = December 30, 1980
team1 = FRG
score = 4 – 2
team2 = USA
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Kaufbeuren

Medal round

;Championship round

Tournament all-stars

* "Goaltender" flagicon|SWE Lars Eriksson
* "Defence" flagicon|TCH Miloslav Horava
* "Defence" flagicon|SWE Hakan Nordin
* "Forward" flagicon|FIN Ari Lahteenmaki
* "Forward" flagicon|SWE Patrik Sundstrom
* "Forward" flagicon|SWE Jan Erixon

References

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