The 1975 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships were between December 26, 1974, and January 5, 1975, in several venues in Winnipeg and Brandon in Canada and in Minneapolis, Bloomington, and Fargo in the United States. The Soviet team won the tournament with a perfect 5–0 record.[1] This was the second edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship, but the results are not included in official IIHF records.[2] Canada was represented by an all-star team from just the Western Canada Hockey League, while the other five nations were represented by teams of all their top under-20 players.[3]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries |  Canada United States |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Dates | December 27, 1974 – January 5, 1975 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Soviet Union |
Runner-up  | Canada |
Third place  |  Sweden |
| Fourth place |  Czechoslovakia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 95 (6.33 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Boris Chuchin Dag Bredberg (8 points) |
Final standings edit
The tournament was a round-robin format, with each team playing each of the other five teams once each.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 8 | +14 | 10 |
| 2 | Canada
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 10 | +17 | 8 |
| 3 | Sweden
|
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 5 |
| 4 | Czechoslovakia
|
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 4 |
| 5 |  Finland
|
5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 3 |
| 6 | United States
|
5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 28 | −19 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Results edit
| Finland | 1 – 4 | Soviet Union |
| Canada | 10 – 2 (2–0, 6–1, 2–1) | Sweden |
| Czechoslovakia | 1 – 1 | Finland |
| Canada | 9 – 3 | United States |
| Soviet Union | 5 – 1 (2–0, 3–1, 0–0) | Czechoslovakia |
| Sweden | 7 – 3 (2–0, 1–1, 4–2) | United States |
| Canada | 2 – 1 | Finland |
| Canada | 3 – 0 (2–0, 0–0, 1–0) | Czechoslovakia |
| Soviet Union | 3 – 1 (1–0, 2–1, 0–0) | United States |
| Sweden | 5 – 3 (3–2, 0–0, 2–1) | Finland |
| Soviet Union | 6 – 2 (0–0, 2–2, 4–0) | Sweden |
| United States | 0 – 5 | Czechoslovakia |
| Canada | 3 – 4 (1–2, 0–2, 2–0) | Soviet Union |
| Finland | 4 – 2 | United States |
| Sweden | 2 – 2 (1–1, 0–1, 1–0) | Czechoslovakia |
Scoring leaders edit
| Rank | Player | Country | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boris Chuchin | Soviet Union |
4 | 4 | 8 |
| Dag Bredberg | Sweden |
4 | 4 | 8 | |
| 3 | Dale McMullin | Canada |
3 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 | Vladimir Kucherenko | Soviet Union |
0 | 8 | 8 |
| 5 | Emil Meszáros | Sweden |
4 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Kent Nilsson | Sweden |
4 | 2 | 6 |
| Bryan Trottier | Canada |
4 | 2 | 6 | |
| 8 | Mel Bridgman | Canada |
4 | 1 | 5 |
| Viktor Khatulev | Soviet Union |
4 | 1 | 5 | |
| 10 | Mark Davidson | Canada |
3 | 2 | 5 |
| Peter Šťastný | Czechoslovakia |
3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Matti Hagman | Finland |
3 | 2 | 5 |
Tournament awards edit
| Best Players | All-Star Team | |
|---|---|---|
| Goaltender | Ed Staniowski |
Vladimir Myshkin
|
| Defencemen | Sergei Babinov |
Richard Lapointe Viktor Kucherenko
|
| Forwards | Viktor Khatulev |
Dale McMullin Viktor Khatulev Boris Alexandrov
|
References edit
- ^ "1975 World Junior Championship". Hockey Canada. Retrieved May 27, 2008.
- ^ "IIHF World U20 Championships". IIHF. Retrieved May 27, 2008.
- ^ "IIHF World Junior Championship History". Hockey Canada. Retrieved May 27, 2008.
- "Matches internationaux des moins de 20 ans 1974/75". Retrieved 2011-10-18.