Final Standings
The 1978 tournament divided participants into two divisions of four teams, each playing three games. The top two teams in each division advanced to the medal round (Group A), while the bottom two were placed in Group B. Each division played another round robin. The top two teams in the medal round played a one game final for the gold medal.
This is the aggregate standings, ordered according to final placing. The four teams in the medal round (Group A) were ranked one through four, while the four teams in Group B were ranked five through eight regardless of overall record.
| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 ! | Soviet Union | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 16 | 12 |
| 02 ! | Sweden | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 24 | 9 |
| 03 ! | Canada | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 18 | 8 |
| 4 | Czechoslovakia | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 32 | 4 |
| 5 | United States | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 30 | 8 |
| 6 | Finland | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 25 | 6 |
| 7 | West Germany | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 33 | 2 |
| 8 | Switzerland | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 70 | 0 |
Switzerland was relegated to Pool B for the 1979 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
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