Back بطولة العالم لهوكى الجليد للناشئين 1982 ARZ Mistrovství světa juniorů v ledním hokeji 1982 Czech Eishockey-Weltmeisterschaft der Junioren 1982 German Jääkiekon nuorten maailmanmestaruuskilpailut 1982 Finnish Championnat du monde junior de hockey sur glace 1982 French 1982-es U20-as jégkorong-világbajnokság Hungarian Junior-VM i ishockey 1982 NB Чемпионат мира по хоккею с шайбой среди молодёжных команд 1982 Russian Juniorvärldsmästerskapet i ishockey 1982 Swedish Молодіжний чемпіонат світу з хокею із шайбою 1982 Ukrainian
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries |  United States Canada |
| Venue(s) | 15 (in 15 host cities) |
| Dates | December 22, 1981 – January 2, 1982 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  | Canada (1st title) |
Runner-up  |  Czechoslovakia |
Third place  |  Finland |
| Fourth place |  Soviet Union |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 28 |
| Goals scored | 282 (10.07 per game) |
| Attendance | 86,941 (3,105 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Raimo Summanen (16 points) |
The 1982 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1982 WJHC) was the sixth edition Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was held from December 22, 1981, until January 2, 1982. The tournament was hosted by the United States in various cities across the state of Minnesota with some games also played in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario.
Canada won their first gold medal at the World Juniors, while Czechoslovakia and Finland won silver and bronze, respectively. Meanwhile, the Soviet Union finished fourth, marking the only time they played an entire World Juniors tournament and failed to win a medal (the USSR was disqualified in 1987). The host United States featuring future hall of famers John Vanbiesbrouck, Chris Chelios, and Phil Housley, finished sixth.