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1980 IIHF World Junior Championship - Helsinki, Finland

Helsinki, Finland | Dec. 27-Jan.2

The U.S. National Junior Team went 1-3-1 (W-L-T) and finished in seventh place at the 1980 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship in Helsinki, Finland.


Team USA Results | 1-5-1 (W-L-T)

DATE OPPONENT RESULT
Dec. 27 Czechoslovakia L, 3-7
Dec. 28 Sweden T, 5-5
Dec. 30 West Germany L, 2-5
Jan. 1 Canada
Relegation
L, 2-4
Jan. 2 Switzerland
Relegation
W, 9-5

1980 U.S. Roster

Team USA was led by future U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame inductee John Vanbiesbrouck

1980 U.S. Statistics

Thirteen players registered a point, highlighted by Scott Carlston's six points


Final 1980 IIHF WJC Rankings

RANK COUNTRY RECORD POINTSS
1. Soviet Union 5-0-0 10
2. Finland 4-1-0 8
3. Sweden 2-2-1 5
4. Czechoslovakia 2-3-0 4
5. Canada 3-2-0 6
6. West Germany 2-3-0 4
7. United States 1-3-1 3
8. Switzerland 0-5-0 0