Tournament details | |
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Host country | Soviet Union |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Dates | December 27, 1973 – January 6, 1974 |
Teams | 6 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Soviet Union |
Runner-up | Finland |
Third place | Canada |
Fourth place | Sweden |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 15 |
Goals scored | 135 (9 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | Roland Eriksson (9 points) |
The 1974 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships were held in Leningrad, Soviet Union between December 27, 1973, and January 6, 1974. The host Soviet team won the tournament with a perfect 5–0 record.[1] This was the first 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 Peterborough Petes, while the other five nations were represented by teams of their top under-20 players.[3]