1987 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
Under-20s tournament in Czechoslovakia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1987 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1987 WJHC) was the 11th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was held in Piešťany, Trenčín, Nitra, and Topoľčany, Czechoslovakia. Finland captured its first World Junior gold medal, Czechoslovakia took silver, and Sweden the bronze. The tournament is most remembered, however, for how the medals were allocated.
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Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
Dates | December 26, 1986 – January 4, 1987 |
Teams | 8 |
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Games played | 27 |
Goals scored | 272 (10.07 per game) |
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