Host country Germany Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities) Runner-up Sweden | Teams 8 Champions CIS (1st title) | |
Dates December 26 - January 4 | ||
The 1992 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1992 WJHC) was the 16th edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and was held from December 26, 1991, until January 4, 1992. It was held in Füssen and Kaufbeuren, Germany. The Commonwealth of Independent States won gold, while Sweden won silver, and the United States took home the bronze medal.
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Final standings
The 1992 tournament was a round-robin format, with the top three teams winning gold, silver and bronze medals respectively.
The day the tournament began, the Soviet Union formally dissolved. In the week that followed the team continued to play as the Soviet Union, but on January 1, 1992, the team was renamed the Commonwealth of Independent States. Two players on that team were from new nations that were not part of the commonwealth, Sergejs Žoltoks and Sandis Ozoliņš
Switzerland was relegated to Pool B for 1993.
Tournament all-stars
Pool B
Eight teams contested the second tier this year in Tychy and Oswiecim Poland from December 27 to January 5. It was played in a simple round robin format, each team playing seven games. This tournament offered a rather improbable result; four of the eight teams finished tied for first. In head-to-head results, Japan and Poland had 4 points each, Norway and France 2 each, so Japan's victory over Poland on the penultimate day gave them the tournament victory, and France's victory over Norway on the same day gave them third place.
Japan was promoted to Pool A and North Korea was relegated to Pool C for 1993.
Pool C
Pool C was contested by nine teams from December 28, to January 4, in Marino and Rome Italy. In the first round the nine teams were divided into three groups of three. The second round pitted the three first place teams against each other, likewise for the second place teams. Greece was disqualified for using an ineligible player, so they did not participate in the final round.
Preliminary Round
Final Round
Italy was promoted to Pool B for 1993.
Yugoslavia 1 - 1 Bulgaria