In the 11th edition of the International ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship, the U.S. earned a fourth place finish with a 4-3-0 (W-L-T) in Piestany, Czechoslovakia.
Team USA was captained by forward Scott Young, who was named to the tournament all-star team alongside U.S. defenseman Brian Leetch.
DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT |
---|---|---|
Dec. 26 | Finland | L, 1-4 |
Dec. 27 | Czechoslovakia | W, 8-2 |
Dec. 29 | Poland | W, 15-2 |
Dec. 30 | Switzerland | W, 12-6 |
Jan. 1 | Canada | L, 2-6 |
Jan. 2 | Soviet Union | W, 4-2 |
Jan. 4 | Sweden | L, 0-8 |
RANK | COUNTRY | RECORD | POINTS |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Finland | 5-1-1 | 11 |
2. | Czechoslovakia | 5-2-0 | 10 |
3. | Sweden | 4-2-1 | 9 |
4. | United States | 4-3-0 | 8 |
5. | Poland | 1-6-0 | 2 |
6. | Switzerland | 0-7-0 | 0 |
* Canada and the Soviet Union were disqualified from the final standings.