| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | |
| Venues | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | December 26, 1993 – January 4, 1994 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 28 |
| Goals scored | 195 (6.96 per game) |
| Attendance | 58,143 (2,077 per game) |
| Scoring leader | |
The1994 Ice Hockey World Junior Championship (1994 WJC) was the 18th edition of theIce Hockey World Junior Championship and was held inOstrava andFrýdek-Místek,Czech Republic. Canada won the gold medal for the second consecutive year, and its seventh overall, whileSweden won silver, andRussia the bronze.
The 1994 tournament was around-robin format, with the top three teams winning gold, silver and bronze medals respectively.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 20 | +19 | 13 | |
| 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 16 | +19 | 12 | |
| 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 11 | |
| 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 8 | |
| 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 6 | |
| 6 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 33 | −13 | 3 | |
| 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 26 | −16 | 2 | |
| 8 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 30 | −20 | 1 |
Switzerland was relegated to Pool B for1995.
| December 26, 1993 | 5 – 1 | Frýdek-Místek |
| December 26, 1993 | 4 – 1 | Ostrava |
| December 26, 1993 | 5 – 1 | Ostrava |
| December 26, 1993 | 5 – 2 | Frýdek-Místek |
| December 27, 1993 | 5 – 2 | Ostrava |
| December 27, 1993 | 3 – 0 | Ostrava |
| December 27, 1993 | 7 – 3 | Frýdek-Místek |
| December 27, 1993 | 1 – 1 | Frýdek-Místek |
| December 29, 1993 | 3 – 3 | Frýdek-Místek |
| December 29, 1993 | 6 – 0 | Frýdek-Místek |
| December 29, 1993 | 6 – 2 | Ostrava |
| December 29, 1993 | 7 – 2 | Ostrava |
| December 30, 1993 | 6 – 3 | Ostrava |
| December 30, 1993 | 6 – 2 | Ostrava |
| December 30, 1993 | 6 – 2 | Frýdek-Místek |
| December 30, 1993 | 4 – 3 | Frýdek-Místek |
| January 1, 1994 | 8 – 3 | Frýdek-Místek |
| January 1, 1994 | 4 – 2 | Ostrava |
| January 1, 1994 | 6 – 4 | Frýdek-Místek |
| January 1, 1994 | 1 – 0 | Ostrava |
| January 2, 1994 | 6 – 4 | Ostrava |
| January 2, 1994 | 2 – 0 | Frýdek-Místek |
| January 2, 1994 | 5 – 3 | Frýdek-Místek |
| January 2, 1994 | 6 – 1 | Ostrava |
| January 4, 1994 | 6 – 4 | Ostrava |
| January 4, 1994 | 3 – 1 | Ostrava |
| January 4, 1994 | 5 – 4 | Frýdek-Místek |
| January 4, 1994 | 7 – 3 | Frýdek-Místek |
| Rank | Player | Country | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niklas Sundström | 4 | 7 | 11 | |
| 2 | Martin Gendron | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
| 3 | Yanick Dubé | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| 4 | Rick Girard | 6 | 3 | 9 | |
| 5 | Mats Lindgren | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| 6 | Jason Allison | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| 6 | Saku Koivu | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| 8 | Petr Sýkora | 6 | 2 | 8 | |
| 9 | Valeri Bure | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| 10 | Kenny Jönsson | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| IIHF Directorate Awards | Media All-Star Team | |
|---|---|---|
| Goaltender | ||
| Defencemen | ||
| Forwards |
Eight teams contested the second tier this year inBucharest,Romania from December 27 to January 5. It was played in a simple round robin format, each team playing seven games.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 10 | +25 | 14 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 7–0 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 9–3 | |||
| 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 15 | +13 | 11 | 3–4 | 6–2 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 6–2 | 3–1 | 3–3 | |||
| 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 1–5 | 2–6 | 1–3 | 5–2 | 4–4 | 3–1 | 7–2 | |||
| 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 26 | −11 | 6 | 0–7 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 5–4 | 1–6 | |||
| 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 5 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–5 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 7–5 | 5–1 | |||
| 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 5 | 2–5 | 2–6 | 4–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 3–3 | |||
| 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 27 | −8 | 4 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 4–5 | 5–7 | 4–3 | 4–3 | |||
| 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 32 | −11 | 4 | 3–9 | 3–3 | 2–7 | 6–1 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 3–4 |
Ukraine was promoted to Pool A and
Romania was relegated to Pool C for1995.
A Qualification tournament was played inNitra andNové Zámky,Slovakia, from November 1 to 7. Games between teams that had played each other in the preliminary round carried forward and counted in the final round.
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 6 | 2–1 | 9–1 | 13–1 | |||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 4 | 1–2 | 6–0 | 6–1 | |||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 2 | 1–9 | 0–6 | 5–1 | |||
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 27 | −18 | 0 | 1–13 | 1–6 | 1–5 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | +17 | 4 | 6–4 | 15–0 | |||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 2 | 4–6 | 12–1 | |||
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 27 | −26 | 0 | 0–15 | 1–12 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 4 | 4–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 | |||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 4 | 3–4 | 6–4 | 7–2 | |||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 3 | 3–2 | 4–6 | 2–2 | |||
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 1 | 1–2 | 2–7 | 2–2 |
Latvia and
Slovakia won the right to participate in Pool C.
Eight teams were divided into two round robin groups, with placement games to follow (1st played 1st, etc.). The tournament took place from December 30 to January 3, inOdense andEsbjerg,Denmark.
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 3 | +52 | 6 | 16–2 | 14–0 | 25–1 | |||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 4 | 2–16 | 6–1 | 8–5 | |||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 22 | −16 | 2 | 0–14 | 1–6 | 5–2 | |||
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 38 | −30 | 0 | 1–25 | 5–8 | 2–5 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 1 | +48 | 6 | 22–0 | 12–1 | 15–0 | |||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 26 | −17 | 4 | 0–22 | 5–4 | 4–0 | |||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 2 | 1–12 | 4–5 | 10–0 | |||
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | −29 | 0 | 0–15 | 0–4 | 0–10 |
Slovakia was promoted to Pool B for1995.