The 1977 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1977 WJHC) were held between December 22, 1976, and January 2, 1977, in Banská Bystrica and Zvolen, Czechoslovakia. The Soviet team won the tournament with a perfect 7–0 record.[1] This was the fourth edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship, but the first to be included in official IIHF records.[2] Canada was represented by the 1976 Memorial Cup champions St. Catharines Fincups with eight additions from other OHA teams,[3] but the other seven nations were represented by teams of their top under-20 players.[4] The tournament was expanded to eight teams, with West Germany and Poland making their debut.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Czechoslovakia |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | December 22, 1976 – January 2, 1977 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Soviet Union (1st title) |
Runner-up  |  Canada |
Third place  | Czechoslovakia |
| Fourth place |  Finland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 28 |
| Goals scored | 251 (8.96 per game) |
| Attendance | 53,172 (1,899 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Dale McCourt (18 points) |
Final standings edit
The tournament was a round-robin format, with each team playing each of the other seven teams once each.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union
|
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 19 | +32 | 14 |
| 2 | Canada
|
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 20 | +30 | 11 |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia
|
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 9 |
| 4 | Finland
|
7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 8 |
| 5 |  Sweden
|
7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 6 |
| 6 |  West Germany
|
7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 33 | −15 | 4 |
| 7 |  United States
|
7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 45 | −20 | 3 |
| 8 |  Poland
|
7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 58 | −46 | 1 |
While not relegated, Poland did have the opportunity to play a challenge against Switzerland for inclusion in the 1978 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, but declined.[5]
Results edit
| December 22, 1976 | United States | 3 – 6 (2–3, 0–0, 1–3) | Finland | Banská Bystrica |
| December 23, 1976 | Czechoslovakia | 0 – 4 (0–0, 0–2, 0–2) | Soviet Union | Banská Bystrica |
| December 23, 1976 | Poland | 0 – 14 (0–3, 0–5, 0–6) | Canada | Banská Bystrica |
| December 23, 1976 | Sweden | 5 – 4 (1–2, 1–0, 3–2) | Finland | Zvolen |
| December 23, 1976 | United States | 3 – 4 (1–2, 0–2, 2–0) | West Germany | Zvolen |
| December 25, 1976 | West Germany | 1 – 4 | Finland | Banská Bystrica |
| December 25, 1976 | United States | 8 – 5 | Sweden | Banská Bystrica |
| December 25, 1976 | Canada | 4 – 4 | Czechoslovakia | Zvolen |
| December 25, 1976 | Soviet Union | 10 – 1 (3–0, 3–1, 4–0) | Poland | Zvolen |
| December 26, 1976 | Czechoslovakia | 8 – 2 (2–1, 3–0, 3–1) | West Germany | Banská Bystrica |
| December 26, 1976 | Poland | 2 – 2 | United States | Banská Bystrica |
| December 26, 1976 | Canada | 6 – 4 (2–1, 2–2, 2–1) | Finland | Zvolen |
| December 26, 1976 | Sweden | 2 – 4 (0–1, 2–3, 0–0) | Soviet Union | Zvolen |
| December 28, 1976 | Canada | 5 – 3 | Sweden | Banská Bystrica |
| December 28, 1976 | Soviet Union | 2 – 1 (1–0, 1–1, 0–0) | West Germany | Banská Bystrica |
| December 28, 1976 | Finland | 8 – 2 (2–1, 3–0, 3–1) | Poland | Zvolen |
| December 28, 1976 | United States | 2 – 5 (1–1, 1–2, 0–2) | Czechoslovakia | Zvolen |
| December 29, 1976 | West Germany | 1 – 9 (0–2, 1–2, 0–5) | Canada | Banská Bystrica |
| December 29, 1976 | Sweden | 6 – 5 (2–1, 1–3, 3–1) | Poland | Zvolen |
| December 30, 1976 | Soviet Union | 15 – 5 (6–1, 6–1, 3–3) | United States | Banská Bystrica |
| December 30, 1976 | Czechoslovakia | 2 – 3 (1–0, 1–3, 0–0) | Finland | Zvolen |
| January 1, 1977 | Finland | 6 – 10 (0–3, 2–3, 4–4) | Soviet Union | Banská Bystrica |
| January 1, 1977 | Poland | 0 – 9 (0–3, 0–2, 0–4) | Czechoslovakia | Banská Bystrica |
| January 1, 1977 | Canada | 8 – 2 (3–2, 2–0, 3–0) | United States | Zvolen |
| January 1, 1977 | West Germany | 0 – 5 (0–1, 0–4, 0–0) | Sweden | Zvolen |
| January 2, 1977 | Czechoslovakia | 4 – 2 (2–0, 0–0, 2–2) | Sweden | Banská Bystrica |
| January 2, 1977 | Soviet Union | 6 – 4 (6–0, 0–0, 0–4) | Canada | Zvolen |
| January 2, 1977 | West Germany | 9 – 2 (3–0, 5–1, 1–1) | Poland | Zvolen |
Scoring leaders edit
| Rank | Player | Country | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dale McCourt | Canada |
10 | 8 | 18 |
| 2 | John Anderson | Canada |
11 | 5 | 16 |
| 3 | Igor Romashin | Soviet Union |
6 | 6 | 12 |
| 4 | Juha Jyrkkiö | Finland |
7 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | Aleksei Frolikov | Soviet Union |
6 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | Erkki Laine | Finland |
5 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | Joe Contini | Canada |
4 | 5 | 9 |
| Gerd Truntschka | West Germany |
4 | 5 | 9 | |
| 9 | Dave Hunter | Canada |
6 | 2 | 8 |
| Jaroslav Korbela | Czechoslovakia |
6 | 2 | 8 |
Tournament awards edit
| IIHF Directorate Awards | Media All-Star Team | |
|---|---|---|
| Goaltender | Jan Hrabák |
Alexander Tyzhnykh
|
| Defencemen | Viacheslav Fetisov |
Viacheslav Fetisov Risto Siltanen
|
| Forwards | Dale McCourt |
Dale McCourt Igor Romashin Bengt-Åke Gustafsson
|
References edit
- ^ "1977 World Junior Championship". Hockey Canada. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
- ^ "IIHF World U20 Championships". IIHF. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
- ^ 1977 team Canada roster
- ^ "IIHF World Junior Championship History". Hockey Canada. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
- ^ 1978 Qualification
- "IIHF World Junior Championship All-Star Teams". Hockey Canada. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
- "WJHC History - 1977–1981". TSN.ca. CTVglobemedia. Archived from the original on 2010-12-21. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
- "Championnat du monde 1977 des moins de 20 ans". Retrieved 2011-10-19.