1986 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

1986 IIHF World U20 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Canada
Venue(s)15 (in 15 host cities)
DatesDecember 26, 1985 – January 4, 1986
Teams8
Final positions
Champions  Soviet Union (7th title)
Runner-up  Canada
Third place  United States
Fourth place Czechoslovakia
Tournament statistics
Games played28
Goals scored246 (8.79 per game)
Attendance154,172 (5,506 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Canada Shayne Corson (14 points)
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The 1986 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1986 WJHC) was the tenth edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was held from December 26, 1985, until January 4, 1986. It was held mainly in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The Soviet Union won the gold medal, its seventh championship, Canada won silver and the United States won bronze. The bronze was the first medal for the Americans in the tournament's history.