🇳🇴 NORWAY (NOR) Men’s Junior National Ice Hockey Team (1978-)

Norway first joined the World Juniors scene in 1979, ping-ponging between the Top Division and lower pools in the 1980’s and early 1990’s. Norway remained in the lower divisions until promotion in 2005, where they have since returned again in 2010, 2013 and 2023, but have struggled in recent years to maintain any momentum in the Top Division.

IHLC GAMES
Total IHLC Games Played: 8
First IHLC Game: 10-1 loss vs. 🇷🇺 URS, 26 Dec 1982
Latest IHLC Game: 4-1 loss vs. 🇺🇸 USA, 26 Dec 2023
Closest IHLC Game: 4-1 loss vs. 🇺🇸 USA, 26 Dec 2023
Largest IHLC Defeat: 10-0 loss (2 times, latest vs. 🇸🇪 SWE, 29 Dec 2013)

IHLC HOSTING
IHLC Games Hosted: 3
First Game Hosted: 🇨🇭 SUI 3-1 GER  🇩🇪, 08 Nov 2001 (Hamar)
Latest Game Hosted: 🇨🇭 SUI 5-2 GER  🇩🇪, 11 Nov 2001 (Hamar)
Major Tournaments Hosted: none

MAJOR TOURNAMENT RECORDS
Best IIHF World Junior Championship Result: 6th (1: 1990)

COMPETITIVE IHLC RECORDS
🇨🇦 CANADA: 0 wins, 2 losses
🇷🇺 SOVIET UNION: 0 wins, 3 losses
🇸🇪 SWEDEN: 0 wins, 1 loss
🇨🇭 SWITZERLAND: 0 wins, 1 loss
🇺🇸 UNITED STATES: 0 wins, 1 loss

COMPLETE IHLC HISTORY
01. 🇷🇺 URS 10-1 NOR 🇳🇴 – 26 Dec 1982 – WJC – Leningrad 🇷🇺
02. 🇷🇺 URS 10-0 NOR 🇳🇴 – 30 Dec 1988 – WJC – Anchorage 🇺🇸
03. 🇷🇺 URS 12-2 NOR 🇳🇴 – 27 Dec 1989 – WJC – Kauniainen 🇫🇮
04. 🇨🇭 SUI 5-2 NOR 🇳🇴 – 10 Nov 2001 – EX – Hamar 🇳🇴
05. 🇨🇦 CAN 4-0 NOR 🇳🇴 – 29 Dec 2005 – WJC – Vancouver 🇨🇦
06. 🇨🇦 CAN 10-1 NOR 🇳🇴 – 29 Dec 2010 – WJC – Buffalo 🇺🇸
07. 🇸🇪 SWE 10-0 NOR 🇳🇴 – 29 Dec 2013 – WJC – Malmö 🇸🇪
08. 🇺🇸 USA 4-1 NOR 🇳🇴 – 26 Dec 2023 – WJC – Gothenburg 🇸🇪

Photo Credit: 2014 World Junior Championship – IIHF – HHOF – IOC