Tournament details | |
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Host country | United States |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
Dates | December 26, 1988 – January 4, 1989 |
Teams | 8 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Soviet Union (8th title) |
Runner-up | Sweden |
Third place | Czechoslovakia |
Fourth place | Canada |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 28 |
Goals scored | 254 (9.07 per game) |
Attendance | 45,934 (1,641 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | Jeremy Roenick (16 points) |
The 1989 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1989 WJHC) was the 13th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was held in Anchorage, Alaska, United States at the Sullivan Arena. The Soviet Union won the gold medal, its eighth, and ultimately final, championship. Sweden won silver, and Czechoslovakia the bronze.