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]
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| 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 edit
- 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 edit
- ^ a b "Soviet Union". National Teams of Ice Hockey. Archived from the original on 2016-05-14. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
- ^ 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.