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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.
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  Finland |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Dates | December 26, 1989 – January 4, 1990 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Canada (4th title) |
Runner-up  |  Soviet Union |
Third place  |  Czechoslovakia |
| Fourth place | Finland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 28 |
| Goals scored | 261 (9.32 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Robert Reichel (21 points) |
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 |
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| 1 | 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 |
| December 26, 1989 | Canada | 3 – 2 | United States | Turku |
| December 26, 1989 | Soviet Union | 11 – 0 | Poland | Kerava |
| December 26, 1989 | Sweden | 4 – 3 | Norway | Kauniainen |
| December 26, 1989 | Czechoslovakia | 7 – 1 | Finland | Helsinki |
| December 27, 1989 | Soviet Union | 12 – 2 | Norway | Kauniainen |
| December 27, 1989 | Czechoslovakia | 7 – 1 | United States | Helsinki |
| December 28, 1989 | Canada | 12 – 0 | Poland | Kauniainen |
| December 28, 1989 | Finland | 5 – 2 | Sweden | Turku |
| December 29, 1989 | Canada | 6 – 3 | Norway | Kerava |
| December 29, 1989 | Soviet Union | 3 – 2 | Finland | Turku |
| December 29, 1989 | Czechoslovakia | 11 – 1 | Poland | Kauniainen |
| December 29, 1989 | Sweden | 6 – 5 | United States | Helsinki |
| December 30, 1989 | Czechoslovakia | 13 – 2 | Norway | Kauniainen |
| December 30, 1989 | Soviet Union | 7 – 3 | United States | Helsinki |
| December 31, 1989 | Canada | 3 – 3 | Finland | Helsinki |
| December 31, 1989 | Sweden | 14 – 0 | Poland | Turku |
| January 1, 1990 | Canada | 6 – 4 | Soviet Union | Helsinki |
| January 1, 1990 | Czechoslovakia | 7 – 2 | Sweden | Turku |
| January 1, 1990 | Finland | 8 – 2 | Norway | Helsinki |
| January 1, 1990 | United States | 3 – 2 | Poland | Kerava |
| January 2, 1990 | Soviet Union | 8 – 5 | Czechoslovakia | Helsinki |
| January 2, 1990 | Norway | 6 – 5 | United States | Kerava |
| January 3, 1990 | Sweden | 5 – 4 | Canada | Helsinki |
| January 3, 1990 | Finland | 7 – 1 | Poland | Helsinki |
| January 4, 1990 | Canada | 2 – 1 | Czechoslovakia | Turku |
| January 4, 1990 | Soviet Union | 5 – 5 | Sweden | Helsinki |
| January 4, 1990 | Norway | 7 – 3 | Poland | Turku |
| January 4, 1990 | Finland | 6 – 3 | United States | Helsinki |
| Rank | Player | Country | G | A | Pts |
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| 1 | Robert Reichel | Czechoslovakia | 10 | 11 | 21 |
| 2 | Jaromír Jágr | Czechoslovakia | 5 | 13 | 18 |
| 3 | Dave Chyzowski | Canada | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | Patric Englund | Sweden | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | Bobby Holík | Czechoslovakia | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | Andrei Kovalenko | Soviet Union | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 7 | Vyacheslav Kozlov | Soviet Union | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 8 | Pavel Bure | Soviet Union | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 9 | Daniel Rydmark | Sweden | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 10 | Roman Oksiuta | Soviet Union | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| IIHF Directorate Awards | Media All-Star Team | |
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| Goaltender | Stéphane Fiset | Stéphane Fiset |
| Defencemen | Alexander Godynyuk | Alexander Godynyuk Jiří Šlégr |
| Forwards | Robert Reichel | Dave Chyzowski Jaromír Jágr Robert Reichel |
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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |  |
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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 |
Switzerland was promoted to Pool A and Yugoslavia was relegated to Pool C for 1991.
Pool C was contested by seven teams in Eindhoven Netherlands from March 16 to 25. The South Korean juniors made their debut this year.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |  |
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| 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 |
The Netherlands was promoted to Pool B for 1991.
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