1985 IIHF World U20 Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |
 Finland
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| Dates | December 23 – January 1 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
Champions 
|
 Canada (2nd title)
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Runner-up 
|
 Czechoslovakia
|
Third place 
|
 Soviet Union
|
| Fourth place |
Finland
|
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 28 |
| Goals scored | 230 (8.21 per match) |
| Attendance | 61,023 (2,179 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) |
Esa Keskinen (20 points) |
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The 1985 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1985 WJHC) was the ninth edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and was held mainly in Turku and Helsinki, Finland. Canada won the gold medal, its second championship, Czechoslovakia silver and the Soviet Union bronze.
The 1985 tournament was a round-robin format, with the top three teams winning gold, silver and bronze medals respectively.
Poland was relegated to Pool B for 1986.
Eight teams contested the second tier this year in Sapporo Japan from March 15 to 24. It was played in a simple round robin format, each team playing seven games.
Switzerland was promoted to Pool A and France was relegated to Pool C for 1986.
This tournament took place in Belgium from February 22 to 27. It was played in Brussels, Heist-op-den-Berg, Liège, Geel, Deurne and Antwerp.
Bulgaria was promoted to Pool B for 1986.
^ A. While Total Hockey lists Denmark in their standings, passionhockey.com states that this was a Netherlands team that does not count in the standings. The IIHF encyclopedia does not include Denmark in the 1985 standings.
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