The 1987 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1987 WJHC) was the 11th edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and was held in Piešťany, Trenčín, Nitra, and Topoľčany, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia). Finland captured its first World Junior gold medal. Czechoslovakia captured the silver, and Sweden the bronze. The tournament though is most remembered, however, for how Sweden ended up with the bronze (and Canada ended up with no medal); see the next section for more details.
Read more about 1987 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships: Punch-up in Piestany, Final Standings, Results, Leading Scorers, Tournament All-stars, Pool B, Pool C
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