The 1976 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships were between December 26, 1975, and January 1, 1976, in Tampere, Turku, Pori and Rauma Finland. The Soviet team won the tournament with a perfect 4–0 record.[1] This was the third edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship, but the results are not included in official IIHF records.[2] Canada was represented by a club team, the Sherbrooke Castors, while the other four nations were represented by teams of their top under-20 players.[3] The United States did not participate in this tournament, after having competed in the 1974 and 1975 tournaments.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Finland |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Dates | December 26, 1975 – January 1, 1976 |
| Teams | 5 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Soviet Union |
Runner-up  |  Canada |
Third place  |  Czechoslovakia |
| Fourth place | Finland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 78 (7.8 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Valeri Evstifeev (8 points) |
Final standings
editThe tournament was a round-robin format, with each team playing each of the other four teams once each.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| 2 |  Canada
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 27 | −15 | 4 |
| 3 |  Czechoslovakia
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 |  Finland
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 2 |
| 5 |  Sweden
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 2 |
Source: Hockey Canada
Results
edit| Finland | 1 – 4 (1–1, 0–2, 0–1) | Canada |
| Soviet Union | 3 – 2 (0–2, 2–0, 1–0) | Czechoslovakia |
| Sweden | 17 – 1 (3–1, 9–0, 5–0) | Canada |
| Sweden | 2 – 5 (2–2, 0–2, 0–1) | Soviet Union |
| Finland | 0 – 2 (0–1, 0–0, 0–1) | Czechoslovakia |
| Finland | 4 – 6 (0–4, 0–0, 4–2) | Soviet Union |
| Canada | 5 – 4 (0–1, 1–2, 4–1) | Czechoslovakia |
| Czechoslovakia | 4 – 2 (3–0, 0–2, 1–0) | Sweden |
| Finland | 7 – 2 (2–0, 1–2, 4–0) | Sweden |
| Soviet Union | 5 – 2 (1–0, 1–0, 3–2) | Canada |
Scoring leaders
edit| Rank | Player | Country | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valeri Evstifeev | Soviet Union |
4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | Karel Holý | Czechoslovakia |
5 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Valeri Bragin | Soviet Union |
4 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Sergei Prdgortsev | Soviet Union |
2 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Matti Forss | Finland |
4 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Björn Johansson | Sweden |
3 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Josef Lukác | Czechoslovakia |
2 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | Peter Marsh | Canada |
4 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Thomas Gradin | Sweden |
3 | 1 | 4 |
| Hannu Helander | Finland |
3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Anders Håkansson | Sweden |
3 | 1 | 4 |
Tournament awards
edit| Best Players | All-Star Team | |
|---|---|---|
| Goaltender | Sergei Babariko |
Pavol Švárny
|
| Defencemen | Vasili Pervukhin |
Vassili Pervukhin Björn Johansson
|
| Forwards | Valeri Evstifeev |
Peter Marsh Karel Holý Valeri Evstifeev
|
References
edit- ^ "1976 World Junior Championship". Hockey Canada. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
- ^ "IIHF World U20 Championships". IIHF. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
- ^ "IIHF World Junior Championship History". Hockey Canada. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
- "Matches internationaux des moins de 20 ans 1975/76". Retrieved 2011-10-18.