The U.S. National Junior Team registered a 4-3-0 (W-L-T) record and a fifth place finish at the 1998 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship in Helsinki and Hameenlinna, Finland.
Team USA was captained by Mike York and included the tournament's leading scorer, Jeff Farkas, who registered six goals and four assists for 10 points.
DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT |
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Dec. 25 | Slovakia | L, 3-6 |
Dec. 26 | Kazakhstan | W, 8-2 |
Dec. 28 | Russia | L, 2-3 |
Dec. 30 | Switzerland | W, 4-1 |
Dec. 31 | Czech Republic Quarterfinals |
L, 1-4 |
Jan. 2 | Canada Placement Round |
W, 3-0 |
Jan. 3 | Sweden Fifth Place Game |
W, 4-3 |
RANK | COUNTRY | RECORD* |
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1. | Finland | 5-1-0-0-1 |
2. | Russia | 4-1-0-1-1 |
3. | Switzerland | 2-2-0-2-1 |
4. | Czech Republic | 3-0-1-2-1 |
5. | United States | 4-0-0-3-0 |
6. | Sweden | 3-0-1-3-0 |
7. | Kazakhstan | 2-0-0-5-0 |
8. | Canada | 2-0-1-4-0 |
9. | Slovakia | 3-0-0-3-0 |
10. | Germany | 0-0-0-6-0 |
*Win-Overtime Win-Overtime Loss-Loss-Tie