1991 IIHF European U18 Championship

The 1991 IIHF European U18 Championship was the twenty-fourth playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships. The Soviets, playing for the last time as a unified nation, placed 2nd, and the Germans, playing for the first time as a unified nation, placed 5th (despite allowing 61 goals in 6 games).

Group A

Played April 4–11 in Spišská Nová Ves and Prešov Czechoslovakia.

First round

Group 1
Team FIN SWE NOR FRA GF/GA Points
1.  Finland 5:2 14:0 8:0 27:2 6
2.  Sweden 2:5 19:2 12:2 33:9 4
3.  Norway 0:14 2:19 9:0 11:33 2
4.  France 0:8 2:12 0:9 2:29 0
Group 2
Team TCH URS GER POL GF/GA Points
1.  Czechoslovakia 3:3 7:0 13:1 23:4 5
2.  Soviet Union 3:3 10:1 10:4 23:8 5
3.  Germany 0:7 1:10 5:4 6:21 2
4.  Poland 1:13 4:10 4:5 9:28 0

Final round

Championship round
Team TCH URS FIN SWE GER NOR GF/GA Points
1.  Czechoslovakia (3:3) 8:1 5:1 (7:0) 14:2 43:7 9
2.  Soviet Union (3:3) 5:4 5:0 (10:1) 9:1 32:9 9
3.  Finland 1:8 4:5 (5:2) 15:0 (14:0) 39:21 6:
4.  Sweden 1:5 0:5 (2:5) 19:3 (19:2) 41:20 4
5.  Germany (0:7) (1:10) 0:15 3:19 9:5 13:57 2
6.  Norway 2:14 1:9 (0:14) (2:19) 6:9 11:65 0
7th place
 Poland 6:2
(2:1, 2:1, 2:0)		 8:3
(2:1, 3:2, 3:0)		  France

France was relegated to Group B for 1992. The Soviet Union competed for the last time, Russia assumed their spot in Group A, while Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Belarus, and the Ukraine, all began competing in Group C in 1993. Kazakhstan also began competing in 1993, but they participated in the Asian Junior Championships.

Tournament Awards

Group B

Played March 23–30 in Jaca Spain. The hosts were winless until they beat the Dutch on the final day, avoiding relegation.

First round

Group 1
Team SUI YUG AUT ESP GF/GA Points
1.   Switzerland 5:2 6:2 6:2 17:6 6
2.  Yugoslavia 2:5 6:2 8:1 16:8 4
3.  Austria 2:6 2:6 6:1 10:13 2
4.  Spain 2:6 1:8 1:6 4:20 0
Group 2
Team ITA DEN ROM NED GF/GA Points
1.  Italy 3:1 9:1 4:1 16:3 6
2.  Denmark 1:3 5:3 12:0 18:6 4
3.  Romania 1:9 3:5 7:3 11:17 2
4.  Netherlands 1:4 0:12 3:7 4:23 0

Final round

Championship round
Team SUI YUG DEN ITA GF/GA Points
1.   Switzerland (5:2) 8:0 9:0 22:2 6
2.  Yugoslavia (2:5) 3:5 6:4 11:14 2
3.  Denmark 0:8 5:3 (1:3) 6:14 2
4.  Italy 0:9 4:6 (3:1) 7:16 2
Placing round
Team AUT ROM ESP NED GF/GA Points
1.  Austria 6:2 (6:1) 13:6 25:9 6
2.  Romania 2:6 5:1 (7:3) 14:10 4
3.  Spain (1:6) 1:5 5:3 7:14 2
4.  Netherlands 6:13 (3:7) 3:5 12:25 0

Switzerland was promoted to Group A and the Netherlands was relegated to Group C, for 1992.

Group C

Played March 7–10, 1991 in Sofia Bulgaria.

Team GBR BUL HUN BEL GF/GA Points
1.  Great Britain 4:3 11:1 13:1 28:5 6
2.  Bulgaria 3:4 5:4 21:1 29:9 4
3.  Hungary 1:11 4:5 13:0 18:16 2
4.  Belgium 1:13 1:21 0:13 2:47 0

Great Britain was promoted to Group B for 1992.

References

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