1984 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Sweden |
| Dates | December 25, 1983 – January 3, 1984 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Soviet Union (6th title) |
Runner-up  |  Finland |
Third place  |  Czechoslovakia |
| Fourth place |  Canada |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 28 |
| Goals scored | 271 (9.68 per match) |
| Attendance | 32,384 (1,157 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Raimo Helminen (24 points) |
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The 1984 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1984 WJHC) was the eighth edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. It was held from December 25, 1983, to January 3, 1984, in Norrköping and Nyköping, Sweden. The Soviet Union won its second consecutive gold medal and sixth overall. Finland won silver and Czechoslovakia bronze.
Pool A[]
The 1984 tournament was a round-robin format, with the top three teams winning gold, silver and bronze medals respectively.
Final standings[]
| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Soviet Union |
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 17 | 13 |
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Finland |
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 21 | 12 |
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Czechoslovakia |
7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 24 | 10 |
| 4 | Canada |
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 17 | 9 |
| 5 | Sweden |
7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 28 | 6 |
| 6 |  United States |
7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 38 | 4 |
| 7 |  West Germany |
7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 54 | 2 |
| 8 |  Switzerland |
7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 72 | 2 |
Switzerland was relegated to Pool B for the 1985 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
Results[]
| December 25, 1983 | Canada | 2 – 4 (1–3, 0–1, 1–0) | Finland | Nyköping |
| December 25, 1983 | Switzerland | 2 – 14 (1–7, 0–6, 1–1) | Soviet Union | Norrköping |
| December 25, 1983 | Czechoslovakia | 6 – 1 (1–1, 2–0, 3–0) | West Germany | Nyköping |
| December 25, 1983 | Sweden | 4 – 1 (0–0, 3–0, 1–1) | United States | Norrköping |
| December 26, 1983 | United States | 2 – 5 (0–3, 2–2, 0–0) | Canada | Nyköping |
| December 26, 1983 | Sweden | 5 – 2 (3–0, 0–0, 2–0) | Switzerland | Norrköping |
| December 26, 1983 | West Germany | 1 – 9 (0–3, 0–3, 1–3) | Soviet Union | Norrköping |
| December 26, 1983 | Finland | 8 – 7 (3–3, 4–2, 2–1) | Czechoslovakia | Norrköping |
| December 28, 1983 | Canada | 12 – 0 (1–0, 7–0, 4–0) | Switzerland | Norrköping |
| December 28, 1983 | Soviet Union | 3 – 1 (2–0, 0–0, 1–1) | Finland | Nyköping |
| December 28, 1983 | Sweden | 11 – 2 (7–1, 3–1, 1–0) | West Germany | Nyköping |
| December 28, 1983 | Czechoslovakia | 10 – 1 (4–0, 3–1, 3–0) | United States | Norrköping |
| December 29, 1983 | West Germany | 0 – 7 (0–1, 0–5, 0–1) | Canada | Nyköping |
| December 28, 1983 | Czechoslovakia | 13 – 2 (3–0, 2–1, 8–1) | Switzerland | Nyköping |
| December 29, 1983 | Finland | 4 – 1 (0–0, 1–1, 3–0) | Sweden | Norrköping |
| December 29, 1983 | United States | 4 – 7 (3–3, 1–1, 0–3) | Soviet Union | Norrköping |
| December 31, 1983 | Canada | 6 – 2 (0–1, 3–1, 3–0) | Sweden | Norrköping |
| December 31, 1983 | Soviet Union | 6 – 4 (5–0, 0–1, 1–3) | Czechoslovakia | Nyköping |
| December 31, 1983 | Switzerland | 3 – 4 (1–1, 1–1, 1–2) | West Germany | Norrköping |
| December 31, 1983 | United States | 2 – 7 (0–0, 2–3, 0–4) | Finland | Nyköping |
| January 2, 1984 | Canada | 3 – 3 (0–0, 3–1, 0–0) | Soviet Union | Norrköping |
| January 2, 1984 | Switzerland | 4 – 12 (3-4, 1–4, 0–4) | Finland | Nyköping |
| January 2, 1984 | Sweden | 2 – 5 (1–2, 0–0, 1–3) | Czechoslovakia | Nyköping |
| January 2, 1984 | West Germany | 2 – 10 (0–5, 2–5, 0–0) | United States | Norrköping |
| January 3, 1984 | Czechoslovakia | 6 – 4 (1–2, 1–1, 4–1) | Canada | Nyköping |
| January 3, 1984 | Finland | 8 – 2 (1–0, 5–0, 2–2) | West Germany | Nyköping |
| January 3, 1984 | Soviet Union | 8 – 2 (1–1, 4–0, 3–1) | Sweden | Norrköping |
| January 3, 1984 | Switzerland | 3 – 12 (1–2, 0–5, 2–5) | United States | Norrköping |
Scoring leaders[]
| Rank | Player | Country | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raimo Helminen | Finland |
11 | 13 | 24 |
| 2 | Petr Rosol | Czechoslovakia |
10 | 5 | 15 |
| 3 | Aleksandr Chernykh | Soviet Union |
7 | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | Vladimír Kameš | Czechoslovakia |
8 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | Russ Courtnall | Canada |
7 | 6 | 13 |
| 6 | Nikolai Borschevsky | Soviet Union |
6 | 7 | 13 |
| 7 | Esa Tikkanen | Finland |
8 | 4 | 12 |
| 8 | Esa Keskinen | Finland |
4 | 8 | 12 |
| 9 | Czechoslovakia |
7 | 4 | 11 | |
| 10 | Sergei Nemchinov | Soviet Union |
5 | 6 | 11 |
Tournament awards[]
| IIHF Directorate Awards | Media All-Star Team | |
|---|---|---|
| Goaltender | |
Evgeny Belosheikin
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| Defencemen | Alexei Gusarov |
Alexei Gusarov František Musil
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| Forwards | Raimo Helminen |
Petr Rosol Raimo Helminen Nikolai Borschevsky
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Pool B[]
The second tier was contested from March 19–25, in Caen, 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.
Preliminary round[]
Group A[]
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Austria |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 6 |
 Norway |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 4 |
 France |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 2 |
 Romania |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 27 | 0 |
| Norway | 11 – 2 (4–0, 3–0, 4–2) | Romania | Caen |
| France | 4 – 5 (1–2, 3–2, 0–1) | Austria | Caen |
| Romania | 2 – 4 (1–1, 1–0, 0–3) | Austria | Caen |
| France | 3 – 7 (3–5, 0–2, 0–0) | Norway | Caen |
| Norway | 4 – 6 (1–1, 0–3, 3–2) | Austria | Caen |
| France | 12 – 5 (3–1, 5–2, 4–2) | Romania | Caen |
Group B[]
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Poland |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 5 |
 Japan |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 4 |
 Netherlands |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 3 |
 Denmark |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 0 |
| Poland | 8 – 4 (4–0, 4–2, 0–2) | Netherlands | Caen |
| Japan | 10 – 1 (2–1, 6–0, 2–0) | Denmark | Caen |
| Netherlands | 6 - 6 (3–1, 1-4, 2–1) | Japan | Caen |
| Poland | 6 – 2 (3-1, 1–1, 2–0) | Denmark | Caen |
| Denmark | 1 – 3 | Netherlands | Caen |
| Japan | 6 - 6 (1–1, 4–3, 1–2) | Poland | Caen |
Final Round[]
- Promotion Group
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
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| Poland
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 4 - 2 | 6 - 6 | 5 - 4 | ||
| Austria
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 - 4 | 5 - 3 | 6 - 4 | ||
| Japan
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 6 - 6 | 3 - 5 | 5 - 3 | ||
| Norway
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 4 - 5 | 4 - 6 | 3 - 5 |
Poland was promoted to Pool A for 1985.
- Relegation Group
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
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| Netherlands
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 - 4 | 3 - 1 | 3 - 1 | ||
| France
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 - 6 | 12 - 5 | 5 - 2 | ||
| Romania
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 1 - 3 | 5 - 12 | 5 - 3 | ||
| Denmark
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1 - 3 | 2 - 5 | 3 - 5 |
Denmark was Demoted to Pool C for 1985.
Pool C[]
This year, Pool C used the same format as Pool B. It was played in Varese Italy from March 25 to 31. Seven countries participated along with a second Italian team that received no official ranking. British and Spanish junior teams made their debut this year.
- Group A
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | 
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| Hungary
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 3 - 3 | 6 - 2 | 10 - 1 | ||
| Bulgaria
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 3 - 3 | 5 - 3 | 5 - 0 | ||
| Belgium
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 2 - 6 | 3 - 5 | 4 - 2 | ||
| ItalyB
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1 - 10 | 0 - 5 | 2 - 4 |
- Group B
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
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| Italy
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 2 - 2 | 12 - 4 | 16 - 2 | ||
| Spain
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 - 2 | 7 - 3 | 5 - 4 | ||
| Great Britain
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 2 | 4 - 12 | 3 - 7 | 7 - 5 | ||
| Australia
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 0 | 2 - 16 | 4 - 5 | 5 - 7 |
Final Round[]
- Promotion Group
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
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| Italy
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 - 1 | 8 - 5 | 2 - 2 | ||
| Bulgaria
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 - 3 | 3 - 3 | 10 - 3 | ||
| Hungary
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 5 - 8 | 3 - 3 | 10 - 4 | ||
| Spain
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 2 - 2 | 3 - 10 | 4 - 10 |
Italy was promoted to Pool B for 1985.
- Consolation Group
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
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| Belgium
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 9 - 2 | 8 - 3 | 4 - 2 | ||
| Great Britain
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 2 - 9 | 7 - 5 | 6 - 3 | ||
| Australia
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 3 - 8 | 5 - 7 | 5 - 1 | ||
| ItalyB
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 2 - 4 | 3 - 6 | 1 - 5 |
References[]
- Podnieks, Andrew (1998). Red, White, and Gold: Canada at the World Junior Championships 1974–1999. ECW Press. ISBN 1-55022-382-8.
- 1984 World Junior Hockey Championships at TSN
- Results at passionhockey.com
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