Soviet Union men's national junior ice hockey team

The Soviet Union men's national under 20 ice hockey team was the national under-20 ice hockey team in the Soviet Union. The team represented the Soviet Union at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World U20 Championship.^[1] The team has won eleven gold medals (first three unofficial, once more as CIS), three silver medals, and two bronze medals at the World U20 Championships.^[1]

Soviet Union

Most points	Pavel Bure (39)
IIHF code	URS
First international
Soviet Union 6-2 Finland  (Leningrad, Soviet Union; December 27, 1973)
Biggest win
Soviet Union 19-1 Austria  (Augsburg, Germany; December 27, 1980)
Biggest defeat
Canada 7-0 Soviet Union  (Winnipeg, Manitoba; December 26, 1981
IIHF World U20 Championship
Appearances	15 (first in 1977)
Best result	Gold: 8 (9) – (1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1992)

Medal record
IIHF World U20 Championship
	1977 Czechoslovakia	Soviet Union
	1978 Canada	Soviet Union
	1979 Sweden	Soviet Union
	1980 Finland	Soviet Union
	1983 Soviet Union	Soviet Union
	1984 Sweden	Soviet Union
	1986 Canada	Soviet Union
	1989 USA	Soviet Union
	1992 Germany	CIS
	1988 Soviet Union	Soviet Union
	1990 Finland	Soviet Union
	1991 Canada	Soviet Union
	1981 West Germany	Soviet Union
	1985 Finland	Soviet Union

At the 1987 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, the team was disqualified as a result of the Punch-up in Piestany versus the Canada men's national junior ice hockey team. Soviet administrator Yuri Korolev expressed regret that the incident occurred but did not admit any guilt. He felt that the game should have been finished instead of both teams being disqualified from the tournament.^[2]

World Junior Championships

• 1974 –  Gold (Unofficial tournament)
• 1975 –  Gold (Unofficial tournament)
• 1976 –  Gold (Unofficial tournament)
• 1977 –  Gold
• 1978 –  Gold
• 1979 –  Gold
• 1980 –  Gold
• 1981 –  Bronze
• 1982 – 4th place
• 1983 –  Gold
• 1984 –  Gold
• 1985 –  Bronze
• 1986 –  Gold
• 1987 – Disqualified
• 1988 –  Silver
• 1989 –  Gold
• 1990 –  Silver
• 1991 –  Silver
• 1992 –  Gold (as  Commonwealth of Independent States)

References

1. "Soviet Union". National Teams of Ice Hockey. Archived from the original on 2016-05-14. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
2. Joyce, Gare (2006). When the Lights Went Out: How One Brawl Ended Hockey's Cold War and Changed the Game. Canada: Anchor Canada. p. 213. ISBN 978-0-385-66275-8 – via Google Books.