1981 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

Template:Infobox international ice hockey competition The 1981 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1981 WJHC) was the fifth edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was held from December 27, 1980, until January 2, 1981. The tournament was held in Füssen, West Germany. Sweden won the gold medal, while Finland won the silver, and the Soviet Union bronze.

Pool A

The 1981 tournament divided participants into two divisions of four teams, each playing three games. The top two teams in each division advanced to the A division in the medal round, while the bottom two were placed in a B division. Each division played another round robin. The top three teams in the A division won the gold, silver and bronze medals. Teams that faced each other in the first round had their results carried over to the medal rounds.

Final standings

This is the aggregate standings, ordered according to final placing. The four teams in the A division in the medal round were ranked one through four, while the four teams in the B division were ranked five through eight regardless of overall record. Template:Ihj was relegated to Pool B for the 1982 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Consolation round

Results from any games played during the preliminary round were carried forward to the consolation round. Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox

Championship round

Results from any games played during the preliminary round were carried forward to the championship round. Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox

Scoring leaders

Rank	Player	Country	G	A	Pts
1	Dieter Hegen	Template:Ihj	8	1	9
2	Dale Hawerchuk	Template:Ihj	5	4	9
	Vladimir Svitek	Template:Ihj	5	4	9
	Ari Lähteenmäki	Template:Ihj	5	4	9
	Bobby Carpenter	Template:Ihj	5	4	9
6	Håkan Nordin	Template:Ihj	2	7	9
7	Jan Vodila	Template:Ihj	5	3	8
8	Patrik Sundström	Template:Ihj	7	0	7
9	Pekka Järvelä	Template:Ihj	5	2	7
10	Klaus Götsch	Template:Ihj	4	3	7

Tournament awards

	IIHF Directorate Awards	Media All-Star Team
Goaltender	Template:Flagicon Lars Eriksson	Template:Flagicon Lars Eriksson
Defencemen	Template:Flagicon Miloslav Hořava	Template:Flagicon Håkan Nordin Template:Flagicon Miloslav Hořava
Forwards	Template:Flagicon Patrik Sundström	Template:Flagicon Jan Erixon Template:Flagicon Patrik Sundström Template:Flagicon Ari Lähteenmäki

Pool B

The second tier was contested from March 23–29, in Strasbourg, France. Eight teams were divided into two round robin groups where the top two, and bottom two, graduated to meet their respective opponents in a final round robin. Results between competitors who migrated together were carried forward. Yugoslavia made their debut, replacing Hungary.

Consolation round

Results from any games played during the preliminary round were carried forward to the consolation round. Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox

Promotion round

Results from any games played during the preliminary round were carried forward to the promotion round. Template:Ihj was promoted to Pool A for the 1982 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox

Scoring leaders

Rank	Player	Country	G	A	Pts
1	Murajica Pajič	Template:Ihj	10	1	11
2	Alfred Lüthl	Template:Ihj	7	4	11
3	Martin Pavlu	Template:Ihj	5	6	11
4	Stanislaw Szpreglewski	Template:Ihj	9	0	9
5	Beat Eggimann	Template:Ihj	5	4	9
6	Guy Ireland	Template:Ihj	5	3	8

References

• 1977–81 World Junior Hockey Championships at TSN
• Results at passionhockey.com