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{{Infobox International Ice Hockey Competition
| tourney_name = IIHF World U20 Championship
| year = 1979
| country = Sweden
| dates = 27 December 1978 – 3 January 1979
| num_teams = 8
| venues = 2
| cities = 2
| winners_other = {{ihj|URS}}
| count = 3
| second_other = {{ihj|TCH}}
| third_other = {{ihj|SWE}}
| fourth_other = {{ihj|FIN}}
| games = 22
| goals = 171
| scoring_leader = {{flagicon|URS}} Vladimir Krutov
| points = 14
| prevseason = [[1978 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1978]]
| nextseason = [[1980 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1980]]
}}
The '''1979 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships''' (''1979 WJHC'') was the third edition of the [[World Junior Ice Hockey Championships]] and was held from 27 December 1978 until 3 January 1979. The tournament was held in [[Karlstad]] and [[Karlskoga]], [[Sweden]]. The [[Soviet Union national junior ice hockey team|Soviet Union]] won its third consecutive gold medal, while [[Czechoslovakia men's national junior ice hockey team|Czechoslovakia]] won the silver, and [[Sweden men's national junior ice hockey team|Sweden]] the bronze.

==Pool A==
The 1979 tournament divided participants into two divisions of four teams, each playing three games. The top two teams in each division advanced to the championship round, while the bottom two were placed in the consolation round. Each division played another round robin. The top three teams in the championship round won the gold, silver and bronze medals. In the consolation round, the results between teams that faced each other in the preliminary round carried over.

===Final standings===
''This is the aggregate standings, ordered according to final placing. The four teams in the championship round were ranked one through four, while the four teams in the consolation round were ranked five through eight regardless of overall record.''

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!width=40|Rank
!width=165|Team
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|T|Ties}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}
|- style="background:#f7f6a8;"
| {{Gold1}} ||align=left| {{ihj|URS}} || 6 || 5 || 0 || 1 || 46 || 11 || 11
|-
|- bgcolor="#dce5e5"
| {{Silver2}} ||align=left| {{ihj|TCH}} || 6 || 3 || 1 || 2 || 19 || 23 || 8
|-
|- bgcolor="#ffdab9"
| {{Bronze3}} ||align=left| {{ihj|SWE}} || 6 || 4 || 1 || 1 || 19 || 13 || 9
|-
| 4 ||align=left| {{ihj|FIN}} || 6 || 2 || 4 || 0 || 20 || 19 || 4
|- style="border-top: 2px solid grey;"
| 5 ||align=left| {{ihj|CAN}} || 5 || 3 || 2 || 0 || 23 || 10 || 6
|-
| 6 ||align=left| {{ihj|USA}} || 5 || 2 || 3 || 0 || 21 || 23 || 4
|-
| 7 ||align=left| {{ihj|FRG}} || 5 || 1 || 4 || 0 || 17 || 26 || 2
|- bgcolor="#ffccff"
| 8 ||align=left| {{ihj|NOR}} || 5 || 0 || 5 || 0 || 6 || 46 || 0
|}

''{{ihj|Norway}} was relegated to Pool B for the [[1980 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships]].''

===Preliminary round===

====Gold group====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!width=165|Team
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|T|Ties}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align=left| {{ihj|SWE}} || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 8 || 3 || 6
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align=left| {{ihj|FIN}} || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 11 || 4 || 4
|-
|align=left| {{ihj|CAN}} || 3 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 7 || 6 || 2
|-
|align=left| {{ihj|FRG}} || 3 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 5 || 18 ||0
|}

{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eee
| date = 27 December 1978
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|CAN}}
| score = 1 – 3
| team2 = '''{{ihj|FIN}}'''
| periods = (0–0, 1–2, 0–1)
| stadium = [[Karlstad]]
}}
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eff
| date = 27 December1978
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|SWE}}'''
| score = 5 – 2
| team2 = {{ihj|FRG}}
| periods = (3–0, 1–1, 1–1)
| stadium = [[Karlstad]]
}}
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eee
| date = 28 December 1978
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|FRG}}
| score = 2 – 6
| team2 = '''{{ihj|CAN}}'''
| periods = (0–2, 1–2, 1–2)
| stadium = [[Karlstad]]
}}
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eff
| date = 28 December 1978
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|FIN}}
| score = 1 – 2
| team2 = '''{{ihj|SWE}}'''
| periods = (0–1, 1–1, 0–0)
| stadium = [[Karlskoga]]
}}
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eee
| date = 30 December 1978
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|SWE}}'''
| score = 1 – 0
| team2 = {{ihj|CAN}}
| periods = (0–0, 1–0, 0–0)
| stadium = [[Karlskoga]]
}}
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eff
| date = 30 December 1978
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|FIN}}'''
| score = 7 – 1
| team2 = {{ihj|FRG}}
| periods = (2–1, 2–0, 3–0)
| stadium = [[Karlskoga]]
}}

====Blue group====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!width=165|Team
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|T|Ties}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align=left| {{ihj|URS}} || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 33 || 2 || 6
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align=left| {{ihj|TCH}} || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 10 || 15 || 4
|-
|align=left| {{ihj|USA}} || 3 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 10 || 11 || 2
|-
|align=left| {{ihj|NOR}} || 3 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 5 || 30 || 0
|}

{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eee
| date = 27 December 1978
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|URS}}'''
| score = 17 – 0
| team2 = {{ihj|NOR}}
| periods = (6–0, 1–0, 10–0)
| stadium = [[Karlskoga]]
}}
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eff
| date = 27 December 1978
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|TCH}}'''
| score = 3 – 2
| team2 = {{ihj|USA}}
| periods = (2–1, 0–1, 1–0)
| stadium = [[Karlskoga]]
}}
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eee
| date = 28 December 1978
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|USA}}
| score = 1 – 7
| team2 = '''{{ihj|URS}}'''
| periods = (0–3, 1–4, 0–0)
| stadium = [[Karlskoga]]
}}
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eff
| date = 28 December 1978
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|NOR}}
| score = 4 – 6
| team2 = '''{{ihj|TCH}}'''
| periods = (2–1, 2–4, 0–1)
| stadium = [[Karlstad]]
}}
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eee
| date = 30 December 1978
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|URS}}'''
| score = 9 – 1
| team2 = {{ihj|TCH}}
| periods = (3–1, 5–0, 1–0)
| stadium = [[Karlstad]]
}}
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eff
| date = 30 December 1978
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|NOR}}
| score = 1 – 7
| team2 = '''{{ihj|USA}}'''
| periods = (1–1, 0–5, 0–1)
| stadium = [[Karlstad]]
}}

===Consolation round===
''Results from any games played during the preliminary round were carried forward to the consolation round.''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!width=165|Team
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|T|Ties}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}
|-
|align=left| {{ihj|CAN}} || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 22 || 6 || 6
|-
|align=left| {{ihj|USA}} || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 18 || 13 || 4
|-
|align=left| {{ihj|FRG}} || 3 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 14 || 14 || 2
|- style="background:#ffccff;"
|align=left| {{ihj|NOR}} || 3 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 2 || 23 || 0
|}

{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eee
| date = 31 December 1978
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|CAN}}'''
| score = 10 – 1
| team2 = {{ihj|NOR}}
| periods = (4–0, 3–1, 3–0)
| stadium = [[Karlstad]]
}}
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eff
| date = 31 December 1978
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|USA}}'''
| score = 8 – 6
| team2 = {{ihj|FRG}}
| periods = (2–1, 3–2, 3–3)
| stadium = [[Karlskoga]]
}}
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eee
| date = 2 January 1979
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|CAN}}'''
| score = 6 – 3
| team2 = {{ihj|USA}}
| periods = (1–0, 4–3, 1–0)
| stadium = [[Karlskoga]]
}}
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eff
| date = 2 January 1978
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|NOR}}
| score = 0 – 6
| team2 = '''{{ihj|FRG}}'''
| periods = (0–3, 0–2, 0–1)
| stadium = [[Karlstad]]
}}

===Championship round===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!width=165|Team
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|T|Ties}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}
|- style="background-color: #f7f6a8;"
|align=left| {{ihj|URS}} || 3 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 13 || 9 || 5
|- style="background-color: #dce5e5;"
|align=left| {{ihj|TCH}} || 3 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 9 || 8 || 4
|- style="background-color: #ffdab9;"
|align=left| {{ihj|SWE}} || 3 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 11 || 10 || 3
|-
|align=left| {{ihj|FIN}} || 3 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 9 || 15 || 0
|}

{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eee
| date = 31 December 1978
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|URS}}'''
| score = 4 – 2
| team2 = {{ihj|FIN}}
| periods = (1–0, 1–2, 2–0)
| stadium = [[Karlstad]]
}}
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eff
| date = 31 December 1978
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|SWE}}
| score = 1 – 1
| team2 = {{ihj|TCH}}
| periods = (0–0, 0–1, 1–0)
| stadium = [[Karlskoga]]
}}
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eee
| date = 2 January 1979
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|FIN}}
| score = 2 – 5
| team2 = '''{{ihj|SWE}}'''
| periods = (2–2, 0–2, 0–1)
| stadium = [[Karlstad]]
}}
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eff
| date = 2 January 1979
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|URS}}
| score = 2 – 2
| team2 = {{ihj|TCH}}
| periods = (1–1, 1–1, 0–0)
| stadium = [[Karlskoga]]
}}
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eee
| date = 3 January 1979
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|TCH}}'''
| score = 6 – 5
| team2 = {{ihj|FIN}}
| periods = (1–1, 3–2, 2–2)
| stadium = [[Karlskoga]]
}}
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eff
| date = 3 January 1979
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|SWE}}
| score = 5 – 7
| team2 = '''{{ihj|URS}}'''
| periods = (2–2, 2–2, 1–3)
| stadium = [[Karlstad]]
}}

==Pool B==
A second tier of the World Junior Championship was contested in [[Caen]], France, from 5 to 9 March 1979. Two groups of four played round robins, followed by placement games where 1st played 1st, etc.. This is the first year a B pool was contested for the under 20's.

===Preliminary round===

====Group A====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!width=165|Team
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|T|Ties}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}
|-
|align=left| {{ihj|FRA}} || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 22 || 8 || 6
|-
|align=left| {{ihj|POL}} || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 37 || 12 || 4
|-
|align=left| {{ihj|AUT}} || 3 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 11 || 15 || 2
|-
|align=left| {{ihj|BEL}} || 3 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 7 || 42 || 0
|}
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eee
| date =
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|FRA}}'''
| score = 3 – 1
| team2 = {{ihj|AUT}}
| periods = (1–0, 1–1, 1–0)
}}
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eff
| date =
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|POL}}'''
| score = 23 – 2
| team2 = {{ihj|BEL}}
| periods = (8–0, 6–2, 9–0)
}}
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eee
| date =
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|FRA}}'''
| score = 9 – 2
| team2 = {{ihj|BEL}}
| periods = (2–2, 5–0, 2–0)
}}
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eff
| date =
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|POL}}'''
| score = 9 – 0
| team2 = {{ihj|AUT}}
}}
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eee
| date =
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|AUT}}'''
| score = 10 – 3
| team2 = {{ihj|BEL}}
| periods = (6–1, 2–0, 2–2)
}}
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eff
| date =
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|FRA}}'''
| score = 10 – 5
| team2 = {{ihj|POL}}
| periods = (1–2, 5–1, 4–2)
}}

====Group B====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!width=165|Team
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|T|Ties}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}
|-
|align=left| {{ihj|SUI}} || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 27 || 7 || 6
|-
|align=left| {{ihj|DEN}} || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 8 || 8 || 4
|-
|align=left| {{ihj|NED}} || 3 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 11 || 17 || 2
|-
|align=left| {{ihj|ITA}} || 3 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 5 || 19 || 0
|}
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eee
| date =
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|SUI}}'''
| score = 10 – 4
| team2 = {{ihj|NED}}
| periods = (3–1, 4–1, 3–2)
}}
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eff
| date =
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|ITA}}'''
| score = 0 – 3
| team2 = {{ihj|DEN}}
}}
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eee
| date =
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|SUI}}'''
| score = 8 – 2
| team2 = {{ihj|DEN}}
| periods = (4–1, 1–0, 3–1)
}}
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eff
| date =
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|NED}}'''
| score = 7 – 4
| team2 = {{ihj|ITA}}
}}
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eee
| date =
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|DEN}}'''
| score = 3 – 0
| team2 = {{ihj|NED}}
| periods = (1–0, 1–0, 1–0)
}}
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eff
| date =
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|SUI}}'''
| score = 9 – 1
| team2 = {{ihj|ITA}}
| periods = (2–0, 5–1, 2–0)
}}

===Final round===

====7th place game====
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eee
| date =
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|ITA}}'''
| score = 17 – 2
| team2 = {{ihj|BEL}}
}}

====5th place game====
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eee
| date =
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|AUT}}'''
| score = 6 – 5
| team2 = {{ihj|NED}}
}}

====3rd place game====
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eee
| date =
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|POL}}'''
| score = 6 – 5 [[Overtime (ice hockey)|OT]]
| team2 = {{ihj|DEN}}
}}

====1st place game====
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eee
| date =
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|FRA}}
| score = 4 – 5 OT
| team2 = '''{{ihj|SUI}}'''
| periods = (0–2, 2–0, 2–2, 0–1)
}}
''{{ihj|SUI}} was promoted to Pool A for the [[1980 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships]].''

==References==
* {{cite book |last=Podnieks |first=Andrew |title=Red, White, and Gold: Canada at the World Junior Championships 1974–1999 |year=1998 |publisher=ECW Press |isbn=1-55022-382-8}}
*[http://www.passionhockey.com/hockeyarchives/U-20_1979.htm Results at passionhockey.com]
*[http://www.eliteprospects.com/league.php?leagueid=WJC-20&season=1978 Stats at eliteprospects.com]

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