Tournament details | |
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Host country | Canada |
Dates | December 26 - January 4 |
Teams | 8 |
Venue(s) | 9 (in 9 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Canada (5th title) |
Runner-up | Soviet Union |
Third place | Czechoslovakia |
Fourth place | United States |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 28 |
Goals scored | 253 (9.04 per match) |
Scoring leader(s) | Doug Weight (21 points) |
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The 1991 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1991 WJHC) was the 15th edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and was held in various communities in Saskatchewan, Canada. Canada won its second consecutive gold medal, and fifth overall, while the Soviet Union won silver, and Czechoslovakia the bronze.
The 1991 tournament was a round-robin format, with the top three teams winning gold, silver and bronze medals respectively.
Norway was relegated to Pool B for 1992.
Eight teams contested the second tier this year in Tychy and Oswiecim Poland from December 27 to January 5. It was played in a simple round robin format, each team playing seven games.
Germany was promoted to Pool A and Denmark was relegated to Pool C for 1992.
Eight teams contested the third tier this year in Belgrade Yugoslavia from December 27 to January 5. It was played in a simple round robin format, each team playing seven games. Greece's national junior team made their debut this year.
North Korea was promoted to Pool B for 1992.