The 1994 Ice Hockey World Junior Championship (1994 WJC) was the 18th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was held in Ostrava and Frýdek-Místek, Czech Republic.

The 1994 tournament was a round-robin format, with the top three teams winning gold, silver and bronze medals respectively.

Eight teams contested the second tier this year in Bucharest, Romania from December 27 to January 5.

A Qualification tournament was played in Nitra and Nové Zámky, Slovakia, from November 1 to 7.

Latvia and  Slovakia won the right to participate in Pool C. Eight teams were divided into two round robin groups, with placement games to follow (1st played 1st, etc.).