1979 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
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Blue group
| Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 0 |
Consolation round
Results from any games played during the preliminary round were carried forward to the consolation round.| Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 |
Championship round
| Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 0 |
Leading scorers
| Rank | Player | Country | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimir Krutov Vladimir Krutov Vladimir Yevgenyevich Krutov born June 1, 1960) is a former Soviet hockey forward. Together with Igor Larionov and Sergei Makarov, he was part of the famed KLM Line... |
8 | 6 | 14 | |
| 2 | Anatoli Tarasov Anatoli Tarasov Anatoli Vladimirovitch Tarasov was an ice hockey coach, styled by Encyclopædia Britannica "the father of Russian hockey", who established the Soviet Union as "the dominant force in international competition"... |
5 | 5 | 10 | |
| 3 | Vjatcheslav Rjanov | 6 | 3 | 9 | |
| 4 | Georg Holzmann | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| 5 | Alexander Gerasimov Alexander Gerasimov Alexander Mikhaylovich Gerasimov was a leading proponent of Socialist Realism in the visual arts, and painted Joseph Stalin and other Soviet leaders.... |
2 | 6 | 8 |
Tournament awards
| IIHF Directorate Awards | Media All-Star Team | |
| Goaltender |  Pelle LindberghPelle Lindbergh Per-Eric Göran "Pelle" Lindbergh was a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender who played parts of five seasons in the National Hockey League for the Philadelphia Flyers.-Playing career:... |
Pelle Lindbergh |
| Defencemen |  Alexei KasatonovAlexei Kasatonov Alexei Viktorovich Kasatonov is a retired ice hockey defenceman, a long-time member of the Soviet Union national team.On the international stage, Kasatonov won two golds and one silver in the Olympics, and five golds in the World Championships... |
Alexei Kasatonov Ivan Černý |
| Forwards | Vladimir Krutov Vladimir Krutov Vladimir Yevgenyevich Krutov born June 1, 1960) is a former Soviet hockey forward. Together with Igor Larionov and Sergei Makarov, he was part of the famed KLM Line... |
Thomas Steen Thomas Steen Thomas Steen is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player and coach. Steen is the current city councillor for the Winnipeg ward of Elmwood-East Kildonan. Steen played professional ice hockey in the Elitserien, National Hockey League and Deutsche Eishockey Liga.-Hockey career:Steen was born... Anatoli TarasovAnatoli Tarasov Anatoli Vladimirovitch Tarasov was an ice hockey coach, styled by Encyclopædia Britannica "the father of Russian hockey", who established the Soviet Union as "the dominant force in international competition"... Vladimir Krutov |
Pool B
A second tier of the World Junior Championshp was contested in CaenCaen
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from March 5 to 9, 1979. Two groups of four played round robins, followed by placement games where 1st played 1st, etc.. This is the first year a B pool was contested for the under 20's.
Group A
| Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 12 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 42 | 0 |
Group B
| Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 0 |
7th place game
5th place game
3rd place game
1st place game
was promoted to Pool A for the 1980 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships1980 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
-Leading scorers:-Tournament awards:-Pool B:The second tier of the World Junior Championship was contested in Klagenfurt, Austria from March 7 to 13, 1980. Eight teams were divided into two groups of four that played a round robin, followed by placement games against the respective team in the...
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