1977 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

1977 IIHF World Junior Championship
Tournament details
Host country Czechoslovakia
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
DatesDecember 22, 1976 –
January 2, 1977
Teams8
Final positions
Champions  Soviet Union (1st title)
Runner-up  Canada
Third place  Czechoslovakia
Fourth place Finland
Tournament statistics
Games played28
Goals scored251 (8.96 per game)
Attendance53,172 (1,899 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Canada Dale McCourt (18 points)
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The 1977 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1977 WJHC) were held between December 22, 1976, and January 2, 1977, in Banská Bystrica and Zvolen, Czechoslovakia. The Soviet team won the tournament with a perfect 7–0 record.[1] This was the fourth edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship, but the first to be included in official IIHF records.[2] Canada was represented by the 1976 Memorial Cup champions St. Catharines Fincups with eight additions from other OHA teams,[3] but the other seven nations were represented by teams of their top under-20 players.[4] The tournament was expanded to eight teams, with West Germany and Poland making their debut.

  1. ^ "1977 World Junior Championship". Hockey Canada. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
  2. ^ "IIHF World U20 Championships". IIHF. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
  3. ^ 1977 team Canada roster
  4. ^ "IIHF World Junior Championship History". Hockey Canada. Retrieved 2008-05-29.