The International Ice Hockey Federation's World Junior Championship is widely considered one of the greatest showcases of talent on the hockey calendar every year. Featuring the world's best players under the age of 20, with many players already drafted by NHL teams and others on their way to being drafted, the World Juniors is one of the best chances to see the superstars of tomorrow.

Over the years, we have seen some incredible individual performances at the World Juniors. The best players tend to elevate their game in front of a global audience.

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However, one player pieced together a body of work at the international tournament that may never be replicated.

Who Is The All-Time Leading Scorer At The World Junior Championship?

Peter Forsberg is the all-time leading scorer at the World Junior Championship, with 42 points over two tournaments.

Following up on his 11-point effort in the 1992 World Juniors, the Swedish forward set the record for most points (31) and assists (24) in a single World Junior Championship tournament in 1993.

For added context, no other player has recorded more than 24 points in a single tournament.

Forsberg earned nearly a third of those points with a ten-point outburst against Japan, setting a record for most points in a single game at the time.

Despite Team Sweden finishing runner-up and earning a silver medal, Forsberg was named the tournament’s best forward.

Here’s the list of players that recorded at least 30 career points at the World Junior Championship.

•    Peter Forsberg, Sweden 42

•    Robert Reichel, Czechoslovakia 40

•    Pavel Bure, USSR 39

•    Connor Bedard, Canada 36

•    Esa Tikkanen, Finland 36

•    Alexander Mogilny, USSR 35

•    Vladimir Ruzicka, Czechoslovakia 34

•    Markus Naslund, Sweden 34

•    Niklas Sundstrom, Sweden 33

•    Esa Keskinen, Finland 32

•    Eric Lindros, Canada 31

•    Petr Rosol, Czechoslovakia 30

How Historic Was Connor Bedard's 2023 World Junior Championship?

With 23 points at the 2023 World Juniors, Connor Bedard re-wrote Team Canada’s record book, surpassing Dale McCourt and Wayne Gretzky for most points in a single tournament.

As a 16-year-old the year prior, Bedard posted 13 points in the tournament, giving him 36 total points, the most ever for a Canadian skater, and currently sits fourth all-time for most points at the World Junior Championship.

Heading into the 2023 NHL Draft, Bedard was projected by most media outlets as the No. 1 overall pick in the draft. If there was any doubt whether another candidate was worthy of the No. 1 pick, those were quickly put to bed after the World Juniors.

With two more years of eligibility to play in the international tournament, Bedard has an opportunity, should he take it, to break Forsberg’s all-time record for most points at the World Junior Championship.

Which American Has The Most Points At The World Junior Championship?

With 27 points, Trevor Zegras is Team USA’s all-time leading scorer at the World Junior Championship. 

The Anaheim Ducks draft pick recorded nine points and the most assists in the 2020 World Juniors.

Zegras followed that up with one of the greatest performances by an American at the 2021 World Junior Championship, finishing with 18 points and helping Team USA to its first gold medal since 2017.

With his performance, Zegras finished the tournament with the most assists (11) and points (18) on his way to being named Most Valuable Player. He came up one point shy of matching Doug Weight’s single-tournament point record (19) for an American at the World Juniors, previously set back in 1991.

Which Russian Has The Most Points At The World Junior Championship?

With 39 points in three World Junior Championship tournaments, Pavel Bure is Russia’s all-time leading scorer in the event, with all of his points coming under the banner of the USSR.

While Alexander Mogilny holds the distinction for the Russian player for most points (19) in a single World Juniors, Bure sits third all-time in that category.

The “Russian Rocket” set the tone in his first World Junior Championship appearance, recording 14 points (eight goals, six assists) in 1989, recording the most goals in the tournament that year.

Bure followed that up with a 10-point effort in 1990 before exploding for 15 points in 1991. With 12 goals, the speedy forward recorded the most goals at the World Junior Championship.

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