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1991 IIHF World Junior Championship - Saskatoon, Canada

Saskatoon, Canada | Dec. 26-Jan. 4

The U.S. National Junior Team collected a 4-2-1 (W-L-T) record to earn a fourth place finish at the 1991 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship in Saskatoon, Canada.

Doug Weight became the second U.S. player ever to lead the tournament in scoring when he registered a U.S. single-tournament record 14 assists and 19 points. Defenseman Scott Lachance became the fourth U.S. player ever to be named to the event's All-Tournament Team.


Team USA Results | 4-2-1 (W-L-T)

DATE OPPONENT RESULT
Dec. 26 Soviet Union L, 2-4
Dec. 27 Canada T, 4-4
Dec. 29 Finland W, 6-3
Dec. 30 Czechoslovakia L, 1-5
Jan. 1 Norway W, 19-1
Jan. 2 Sweden W, 5-2
Jan. 4 Switzerland W, 8-0

1991 U.S. Roster

Captained by Ted Drury, Team USA included two future U.S. Hockey Hall of Famers:

Keith Tkachuk, Doug Weight

1991 U.S. Statistics

Doug Weight tallied a U.S. single-tournament record 14 assists and 19 points


Final 1991 IIHF WJC Rankings

RANK COUNTRY RECORD POINTS
1. Canada 5-1-1 11
2. Soviet Union 5-1-1 11
3. Czechoslovakia 5-2-0 10
4. United States 4-2-1 9
5. Finland 3-3-1 7
6. Sweden 3-4-0 6
7. Switzerland 1-6-0 2
8. Norway 0-7-0 0