1978 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

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Template:Infobox international ice hockey competition The 1978 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1978 WJHC) was the second edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was held from December 22, 1977, until January 3, 1978. The tournament was held in Canada, mainly in Montreal and Quebec City. The Soviet Union won its second consecutive gold medal, while Sweden won the silver, and Canada the bronze.

Final standings

The 1978 tournament divided participants into two divisions of four teams, each playing three games. The top two teams in each division advanced to the medal round (Group A), while the bottom two were placed in Group B. Each division played another round robin. The top two teams in the medal round played a one-game final for the gold medal.

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Preliminary round

Gold group

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Blue group

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Championship round

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Group A

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Gold medal game

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Scoring leaders

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1 Wayne Gretzky Template:Ihj 8 9 17
2 Viktor Shkurdyuk Template:Ihj 10 6 16
3 Sergei Makarov Template:Ihj 8 7 15
4 Bobby Crawford Template:Ihj 4 9 13
5 Jorma Sevon Template:Ihj 7 5 12
Mark Green Template:Ihj 7 5 12
7 Timo Susi Template:Ihj 7 3 10
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10 Wayne Babych Template:Ihj 5 5 10

Tournament awards

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References

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