The 1986 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1986 WJHC) was the 10th edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and was held from December 26, 1985, until January 4, 1986. It was held mainly in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The Soviet Union won the gold medal, its seventh championship, Canada silver and the United States bronze. The bronze medal was the first for the Americans in tournament history.
Final standings[]
The 1986 tournament was a round-robin format, with the top three teams winning gold, silver and bronze medals respectively.
| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
 Soviet Union
|
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 14 | 14 |
 |
 Canada
|
7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 21 | 10 |
 |
 United States of America
|
7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 26 | 8 |
| 4 |  Czechoslovakia
|
7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 20 | 8 |
| 5 |  Sweden
|
7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 23 | 8 |
| 6 |  Finland
|
7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 23 | 6 |
| 7 |  Switzerland
|
7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 54 | 2 |
| 8 |  Federal Republic of Germany
|
7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 65 | 0 |
West Germany was relegated to Pool B for 1987.
Results[]
| December 26, 1985 | |||
 Canada
|
12 – 1 |  Switzerland
|
Hamilton |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 26, 1985 | |||
 Soviet Union
|
7 – 3 |  United States
|
London |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 26, 1985 | |||
 Sweden
|
2 – 0 |  Finland
|
Orillia |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 26, 1985 | |||
 Czechoslovakia
|
9 – 3 |  West Germany
|
Newmarket |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 27, 1985 | |||
| Canada
|
18 – 2 | West Germany
|
Kitchener |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 27, 1985 | |||
| Finland
|
9 – 2 | Switzerland
|
St. Catharines |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 27, 1985 | |||
| Soviet Union
|
6 – 1 | Sweden
|
Oshawa |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 27, 1985 | |||
| United States
|
5 – 2 | Czechoslovakia
|
Hamilton |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 29, 1985 | |||
| Canada
|
5 – 2 | United States
|
Hamilton |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 29, 1985 | |||
| Soviet Union
|
7 – 3 | Switzerland
|
Guelph |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 29, 1985 | |||
| Sweden
|
3 – 2 | Czechoslovakia
|
Stratford |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 29, 1985 | |||
| Finland
|
7 – 2 | West Germany
|
Toronto |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 30, 1985 | |||
| Canada
|
9 – 2 | Sweden
|
Hamilton |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 30, 1985 | |||
| Czechoslovakia
|
7 – 2 | Switzerland
|
Dundas |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 30, 1985 | |||
| Soviet Union
|
10 – 0 | West Germany
|
Kitchener |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 30, 1985 | |||
| Finland
|
7 – 5 | United States
|
Oshawa |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 1986 | |||
| Canada
|
6 – 5 | Finland
|
Toronto |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 1986 | |||
| Soviet Union
|
4 – 3 | Czechoslovakia
|
London |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 1986 | |||
| United States
|
4 – 1 | West Germany
|
Hamilton |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 1986 | |||
| Sweden
|
7 – 1 | Switzerland
|
Oakville |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2, 1986 | |||
| Soviet Union
|
4 – 1 | Canada
|
Hamilton |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2, 1986 | |||
| Czechoslovakia
|
2 – 0 | Finland
|
Brantford |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2, 1986 | |||
| Sweden
|
10 – 0 | West Germany
|
Georgetown |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2, 1986 | |||
| United States
|
11 – 3 | Switzerland
|
Niagara Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 4, 1986 | |||
| Czechoslovakia
|
5 – 3 | Canada
|
Hamilton |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 4, 1986 | |||
| United States
|
5 – 1 | Sweden
|
Hamilton |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 4, 1986 | |||
| Switzerland
|
7 – 1 | West Germany
|
Brantford |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 4, 1986 | |||
| Soviet Union
|
4 – 3 | Finland
|
Hamilton |
|---|---|---|---|
Leading scorers[]
| GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shayne Corson |
7 | 7 | 14 | ||
| Joe Murphy |
4 | 10 | 14 | ||
| Valeri Kamensky |
7 | 6 | 13 | ||
| Jim Sandlak |
5 | 7 | 12 | ||
| Radek Toupal |
5 | 7 | 12 |
Tournament all-stars[]
- Goaltender
Evgeny Belosheikin - Defence Sylvain Côté
- Defence Mikhail Tatarinov
- Forward Shayne Corson
- Forward Igor Viazmikin
- Forward Michal Pivonka
References[]
- Podnieks, Andrew (1998). Red, White, and Gold: Canada at the World Junior Championships 1974–1999. ECW Press. ISBN 1-55022-382-8.
- 1986 World Junior Hockey Championships at TSN
| Preceded by 1985 World Juniors |
World Junior Ice Hockey Championships See also: 1986 World Championships |
Succeeded by 1987 World Juniors |
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