1982 IIHF European U18 Championship

The 1982 IIHF European U18 Championship was the fifteenth playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships.

Group A

Played in Ängelholm and Tyringe, Sweden from March 29 to April 4, 1982.

First round

Group 1

Poland should have participated in this group but withdrew, instead a Swedish under 17 team took their place, not participating in the championship competition. They lost to the Soviets 8-3, Finland 5-4, and beat Switzerland 9-0.[1]

Team URS FIN SUI GF/GA Points
1.  Soviet Union 6:3 8:1 14:04 4
2.  Finland 3:6 4:2 07:08 2
3.   Switzerland 1:8 2:4 03:12 0
Group 2
Team SWE TCH FRG FRA GF/GA Points
1.  Sweden 3:2 6:1 23:1 32:04 6
2.  Czechoslovakia 2:3 5:1 24:2 31:06 4
3.  West Germany 1:6 1:5 3:3 05:14 1
4.  France 1:23 2:24 3:3 06:50 1

Final round

Championship round
Team SWE TCH URS FIN GF/GA Points
1.  Sweden (3:2) 5:3 7:5 15:10 6
2.  Czechoslovakia (2:3) 7:3 8:3 17:09 4
3.  Soviet Union 3:5 3:7 (6:3) 12:15 2
4.  Finland 5:7 3:8 (3:6) 11:21 0
Placing round
Team SUI FRG FRA GF/GA Points
1.   Switzerland 2:2 11:3 13:05 3
2.  West Germany 2:2 (3:3) 05:05 2
3.  France 3:11 (3:3) 06:14 1
  • The Swedish under 17 team beat the West Germans 7-2 and the French 18-2.

Poland were relegated to Group B for 1983.

Tournament Awards

Group B

Played in Sofia, Bulgaria from March 17–24, 1982

First round

Group 1
Team AUT NED ROM ITA GF/GA Points
1.  Austria 5:3 12:1 3:5 20:09 4
2.  Netherlands 3:5 3:2 8:5 14:12 4
3.  Romania 1:12 2:3 8:3 11:18 2
4.  Italy 5:3 5:8 3:8 13:19 2
Group 2
Team NOR DEN BUL YUG GF/GA Points
1.  Norway 4:1 7:1 21:0 32:02 6
2.  Denmark 1:4 1:1 4:2 06:07 3
3.  Bulgaria 1:7 1:1 6:2 08:10 3
4.  Yugoslavia 0:21 2:4 2:6 04:31 0

Final round

Championship round
Team NOR AUT NED DEN GF/GA Points
1.  Norway 9:3 4:3 (4:1) 17:07 6
2.  Austria 3:9 (5:3) 4:0 12:12 4
3.  Netherlands 3:4 (3:5) 7:2 13:11 2
4.  Denmark (1:4) 0:4 2:7 03:15 0
Placing round
Team ROM BUL ITA YUG GF/GA Points
1.  Romania 6:3 (8:3) 10:2 24:08 6
2.  Bulgaria 3:6 5:5 (6:2) 14:13 3
3.  Italy (3:8) 5:5 7:4 15:17 3
4.  Yugoslavia 2:10 (2:6) 4:7 08:23 0

Norway were promoted to Group A, and Yugoslavia were relegated to Group C, for 1983.

Group C

Played in Durham, England, United Kingdom from March 18–25, 1982

Team HUN ESP GBR GF/GA Points
1.  Hungary 11:6
4:6 		8:4
6:6 		29:22 5
2.  Spain 6:11
6:4 		6:5
4:5 		22:25 4
3.  Great Britain 4:8
6:6 		5:6
5:4 		20:24 3

Hungary was promoted to Group B for 1983.

References

  1. ^ Poland withdraws
  • Complete results
  • Duplacey, James (1998). Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League. Total Sports. pp. 530–2. ISBN 0-8362-7114-9.
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