1985 IIHF World Junior Championship - Helsinki/Turku, Finland
Helsinki, Turku Finland | Dec. 23-Jan. 1
The U.S. National Junior Team finished in sixth place with a 2-5-0 (W-L-T) record at the 1985 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship in Helsinki and Turku, Finland.
Team USA was led by a trio of future U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame members, including Brian Leetch (2008 inductee), Craig Janney (2016 inductee) and Mike Richter (2008 inductee).
Team USA Results | 2-5-0 (W-L-T)
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT |
|---|---|---|
| Dec. 23 | Czechoslovakia | L, 1-9 |
| Dec. 25 | Finland | L, 4-7 |
| Dec. 26 | Soviet Union | L, 2-4 |
| Dec. 28 | Canada | L, 5-7 |
| Dec. 29 | West Germany | W, 2-1 |
| Dec. 31 | Poland | W, 6-2 |
| Jan. 1 | Sweden | L, 3-7 |
Final 1985 IIHF WJC Rankings
| RANK | COUNTRY | RECORD | POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Canada | 5-0-2 | 12 |
| 2. | Czechoslovakia | 5-0-2 | 12 |
| 3. | Soviet Union | 5-2-0 | 10 |
| 4. | Finland | 4-1-0 | 10 |
| 5. | Sweden | 3-4-0 | 6 |
| 6. | United States | 2-5-0 | 4 |
| 7. | West Germany | 0-6-1 | 1 |
| 8. | Poland | 0-6-1 | 1 |