1977 IIHF European U18 Championship

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The 1977 IIHF European U18 Championship was the tenth playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships. With the creation of the World Junior Hockey Championships, which used players under the age of 20, the European championships adjusted the age limitation to being under 18.

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Group A

Played in Bremerhaven, West Germany from April 1–10, 1977. Romania was to participate but withdrew (and forfeited) in the aftermath of the earthquake that hit the area in March of that year. [1]

TeamSWETCHURSFINSUIFRGPOLGF/GAPoints
1. Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 4:05:28:113:215:113:158:712
2. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 0:45:310:115:310:19:149:1310
3. Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2:53:514:26:47:317:049:198
4. Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1:81:102:1411:28:38:131:386
5. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 2:133:154:62:112:28:521:523
6. Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1:151:103:73:82:24:314:453
7. Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1:131:90:171:85:83:411:590

Romania, after withdrawing, was relegated to Group B for 1978.

Tournament Awards

Group B

Played in Bilbao and San Sebastián, Spain from March 30 to April 4, 1977.

First round

Group 1
TeamYUGDENFRAESPGF/GAPoints
1. Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 4:27:210:221:66
2. Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2:412:310:124:84
3. Flag of France.svg  France 2:73:126:211:212
4. Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain 2:101:102:65:260
Group 2
TeamNORAUTITANEDGF/GAPoints
1. Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 6:36:13:215:66
2. Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 3:63:28:514:134
3. Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:62:33:26:112
4. Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2:35:82:39:140

Placing round

7th place Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg7:3
(4:0, 2:1, 1:2)
Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain
5th place Italy  Flag of Italy.svg4:3 o.t.
(1:1, 2:1, 0:1, 1:0)
Flag of France.svg  France
3rd place Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg5:2
(2:1, 1:1, 2:0)
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Final Norway  Flag of Norway.svg4:1
(0:0, 1:1, 3:0)
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia

Norway was promoted to group A, and Spain was relegated to the new Group C, for 1978.

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