Tournament details | |
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Host country | Soviet Union |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Dates | December 26, 1987 – January 4, 1988 |
Teams | 8 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Canada (3rd title) |
Runner-up | Soviet Union |
Third place | Finland |
Fourth place | Czechoslovakia |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 28 |
Goals scored | 247 (8.82 per game) |
Attendance | 46,220 (1,651 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | Alexander Mogilny (18 points) |
The 1988 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 12th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was held in Moscow, Soviet Union. Canada and the Soviet Union won the gold and silver medals respectively as the two nations redeemed themselves following their mutual disqualification in the 1987 tournament as a result of the Punch-up in Piestany. Finland won the bronze medal.