The 1990 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1990 WJHC) was the 14th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was held mainly in Helsinki, Finland. Canada won the gold medal, its fourth world junior championship, while the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia won silver and bronze, respectively.
Final standings
The 1990 tournament was a round-robin format, with the top three teams winning gold, silver and bronze medals respectively.
| Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
L
|
D
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
| 1
|
.svg.png) Canada
|
7
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
36
|
18
|
+18
|
11
|
| 2
|
 Soviet Union
|
7
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
50
|
23
|
+27
|
11
|
| 3
|
 Czechoslovakia
|
7
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
51
|
17
|
+34
|
10
|
| 4
|
 Finland
|
7
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
32
|
21
|
+11
|
9
|
| 5
|
 Sweden
|
7
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
38
|
29
|
+9
|
9
|
| 6
|
 Norway
|
7
|
2
|
5
|
0
|
25
|
51
|
−26
|
4
|
| 7
|
 United States
|
7
|
1
|
6
|
0
|
22
|
37
|
−15
|
2
|
| 8
|
 Poland
|
7
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
7
|
65
|
−58
|
0
|
Poland was relegated to Pool B for 1991.
Results
| December 26, 1989 | Soviet Union | 11 – 0 | Poland | Kerava |
| December 26, 1989 | Czechoslovakia | 7 – 1 | Finland | Helsinki |
| December 27, 1989 | Soviet Union | 12 – 2 | Norway | Kauniainen |
| December 29, 1989 | Soviet Union | 3 – 2 | Finland | Turku |
| December 29, 1989 | Czechoslovakia | 11 – 1 | Poland | Kauniainen |
| December 30, 1989 | Czechoslovakia | 13 – 2 | Norway | Kauniainen |
| January 1, 1990 | Finland | 8 – 2 | Norway | Helsinki |
| January 2, 1990 | Soviet Union | 8 – 5 | Czechoslovakia | Helsinki |
| January 3, 1990 | Finland | 7 – 1 | Poland | Helsinki |
| January 4, 1990 | Norway | 7 – 3 | Poland | Turku |
Scoring leaders
Tournament awards
|
IIHF Directorate Awards |
Media All-Star Team
|
| Goaltender
|
Stéphane Fiset |
Stéphane Fiset
|
| Defencemen
|
Alexander Godynyuk |
Alexander Godynyuk
Jiří Šlégr
|
| Forwards
|
Robert Reichel |
Dave Chyzowski
Jaromír Jágr
Robert Reichel
|
Pool B
Eight teams contested the second tier this year in Bad Tölz West Germany from March 26 to April 4. It was played in a simple round robin format, each team playing seven games.
- Standings
| Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
L
|
D
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
| 1
|
Switzerland
|
7
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
48
|
14
|
+34
|
12
|
|
|
3–0
|
8–4
|
7–1
|
4–6
|
9–2
|
6–1
|
11–0
|
| 2
|
West Germany
|
7
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
35
|
12
|
+23
|
12
|
|
0–3
|
|
5–2
|
4–2
|
5–2
|
4–0
|
11–1
|
6–2
|
| 3
|
Japan
|
7
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
38
|
33
|
+5
|
9
|
|
4–8
|
2–5
|
|
5–3
|
5–4
|
9–2
|
6–4
|
7–7
|
| 4
|
Denmark
|
7
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
26
|
31
|
−5
|
6
|
|
1–7
|
2–4
|
3–5
|
|
6–2
|
4–4
|
5–5
|
5–4
|
| 5
|
France
|
7
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
39
|
30
|
+9
|
6
|
|
6–4
|
2–5
|
4–5
|
2–6
|
|
11–2
|
4–5
|
10–3
|
| 6
|
Austria
|
7
|
2
|
4
|
1
|
20
|
43
|
−23
|
5
|
|
2–9
|
0–4
|
2–9
|
4–4
|
2–11
|
|
3–2
|
7–4
|
| 7
|
Romania
|
7
|
2
|
4
|
1
|
27
|
39
|
−12
|
5
|
|
1–6
|
1–11
|
4–6
|
5–5
|
5–4
|
2–3
|
|
9–4
|
| 8
|
Yugoslavia
|
7
|
0
|
6
|
1
|
24
|
55
|
−31
|
1
|
|
0–11
|
2–6
|
7–7
|
4–5
|
3–10
|
4–7
|
4–9
|
|
Source:
Switzerland was promoted to Pool A and Yugoslavia was relegated to Pool C for 1991.
Pool C
Pool C was contested by seven teams in Eindhoven Netherlands from March 16 to 25. The South Korean juniors made their debut this year.
- Standings
| Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
L
|
D
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1
|
Netherlands
|
6
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
40
|
17
|
+23
|
10
|
|
|
3–4
|
4–3
|
6–2
|
11–4
|
7–2
|
9–2
|
| 2
|
North Korea
|
6
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
27
|
14
|
+13
|
9
|
|
4–3
|
|
3–1
|
4–4
|
10–1
|
2–3
|
4–2
|
| 3
|
Italy
|
6
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
34
|
11
|
+23
|
8
|
|
3–4
|
1–3
|
|
6–1
|
6–0
|
7–1
|
11–2
|
| 4
|
Bulgaria
|
6
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
26
|
30
|
−4
|
7
|
|
2–6
|
4–4
|
1–6
|
|
7–6
|
3–2
|
9–6
|
| 5
|
South Korea
|
6
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
24
|
40
|
−16
|
4
|
|
4–11
|
1–10
|
0–6
|
6–7
|
|
6–4
|
7–2
|
| 6
|
Great Britain
|
6
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
18
|
30
|
−12
|
4
|
|
2–7
|
3–2
|
1–7
|
2–3
|
4–6
|
|
6–5
|
| 7
|
Hungary
|
6
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
19
|
46
|
−27
|
0
|
|
2–9
|
2–4
|
2–11
|
6–9
|
2–7
|
5–6
|
|
Source:
The Netherlands was promoted to Pool B for 1991.
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