| Year: | 1991 |
| Country: | Canada |
| Dates: | December 26, 1990 – January 4, 1991 |
| Num Teams: | 8 |
| Venues: | 9 |
| Cities: | 9 |
| Type: | ihj |
| Winners: | Canada |
| Count: | 5 |
| Second: | Soviet Union |
| Third: | Czechoslovakia |
| Fourth: | United States |
| Games: | 28 |
| Goals: | 253 |
| Attendance: | 137067 |
| Points: | 19 |
| Nextseason: | 1992 |
The 1991 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1991 WJHC) was the 15th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was held in various communities in Saskatchewan, Canada. Canada won its second consecutive gold medal, and fifth overall, while the Soviet Union won silver, and Czechoslovakia the bronze.[1]
The 1991 tournament was a round-robin format, with the top three teams winning gold, silver and bronze medals respectively.
Norway was relegated to Pool B for 1992.
| width=30 | Rank | width=150 | Player | Country | width=20 | width=20 | width=30 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 14 | 19 | |||||||
| 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | |||||||
| 3 | 12 | 3 | 15 | |||||||
| 4 | 9 | 5 | 14 | |||||||
| 5 | 7 | 6 | 13 | |||||||
| 6 | 3 | 10 | 13 | |||||||
| 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | |||||||
| 8 | 5 | 7 | 12 | |||||||
| 9 | 3 | 9 | 12 | |||||||
| 10 | 6 | 5 | 11 | |||||||
| 10 | 6 | 5 | 11 | |||||||
| 10 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Media All-Star Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goaltender | Pauli Jaks | ||
| Defencemen | Dmitry Yushkevich Scott Lachance | ||
| Forwards |  Mike Craig Eric LindrosMartin Ručinský |
Eight teams contested the second tier in Tychy and Oswiecim Poland from December 27 to January 5. It was played in a simple round robin format, each team playing seven games.
Eight teams contested the third tier in Belgrade Yugoslavia from December 27 to January 5. It was played in a simple round robin format, each team playing seven games. Greece's national junior team made their debut this year.