1976 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
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The 1976 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships were between December 26, 1975, and January 1, 1976, in Tampere, Turku, Pori and Rauma Finland. The Soviet team won the tournament with a perfect 4–0 record.[1] This was the third edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship, but the results are not included in official IIHF records.[2] Canada was represented by a club team, the Sherbrooke Castors, while the other four nations were represented by teams of their top under-20 players.[3] The United States did not participate in this tournament, after having competed in the 1974 and 1975 tournaments.
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | Finland |
Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
Dates | December 26, 1975 – January 1, 1976 |
Teams | 5 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Soviet Union |
Runner-up | Canada |
Third place | Czechoslovakia |
Fourth place | Finland |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 10 |
Goals scored | 78 (7.8 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | Valeri Evstifeev (8 points) |
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