1986 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

The 1986 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1986 WJHC) was the tenth edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships 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 silver and the United States bronze. The bronze medal was the first for the Americans in tournament history.

Final standings
The 1986 tournament was a round-robin format, with the top three teams winning gold, silver and bronze medals respectively.

West Germany was relegated to Pool B for 1987.

Pool B
Eight teams contested the second tier this year in Klagenfurt Austria from March 13 to 22. It was played in a simple round robin format, each team playing seven games.

Poland was promoted to Pool A and Bulgaria was relegated to Pool C for 1987.
 * Standings

Pool C
This tournament was played in Gap, France, from March 21 to 27. China made its debut in the junior tournament.

France was promoted to Pool B for 1987.
 * Standings