1978 IIHF European U18 Championship

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The 1978 IIHF European U18 Championship was the eleventh playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships. This year's tournaments offered spectacular finishes in both Group A and Group B. In Group B's championship game, the Italians led with three minutes to play before the French tied it at two. Overtime was played in two five-minute halves, both teams scored once, and finally team Italy won in a shootout. [1]

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As great as that was, it still did not compare to the drama that Alpo Suhonen's Finnish team provided in winning Group A. Coming into the final game on January 2 in Helsinki, both Finland and the USSR had won all four previous games. Additionally, in the games that counted in the round robin final, they had both won by a combined total of eight to three. Coming into their last game, since a tie could not be settled by any rule, they would have to play overtime. It was decided that if there was a tie, they would play one full period, and then the second period (if still needed) would be sudden death. [2] " Tom Ratschunas, writing for "Total Hockey", stated that, "The overtime stage of the game with the Soviets is still the mother of all extended playing time in Finnish hockey." [2] The Finns tied the game at three with just a few minutes left in regulation. Twice they tied it up in the first overtime, the second goal coming with just twenty seconds left. Just one minute and forty-two seconds into the second overtime, Jari Kurri scored on Dmitri Saprykhin to make the hosts victorious. [2] An interesting side note to the Finnish triumph was that they played without their top defenceman, Reijo Ruotsalainen because he was chosen to play in the World Juniors, which were unfortunately played at the same time in Montreal.

Group A

Played in Helsinki and Vantaa, Finland from December 27, 1977, to January 2, 1978.

First round

Group 1
TeamFINSWESUINORGF/GAPoints
1. Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2:110:711:123:96
2. Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1:27:214:022:44
3. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 7:102:76:515:222
4. Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1:110:145:66:310
Group 2
TeamURSTCHPOLFRGGF/GAPoints
1. Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 3:08:113:124:26
2. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 0:38:213:121:64
3. Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1:82:85:38:192
4. Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1:131:133:55:320

Final round

Championship round
TeamFINURSSWETCHGF/GAPoints
1. Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 6:5 2o.t.(2:1)6:214:86
2. Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 5:6 2o.t.5:3(3:0)13:94
3. Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (1:2)3:54:28:92
4. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 2:6(0:3)2:44:130

Final Game Summary

January 2, 1978 Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg5 – 6 2ot
(2–1, 1–1, 0–1, 2–2, 0–1)		Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Ice Hall, Helsinki
Attendance: 7 604
Shashov   4:32
Funikov 12:57
Funikov 37:12
Popikhin 73:53
Popikhin 78:17		Goals19:59 Kurri
39:09 Lepistö
46:43 Huikari
76:46 Laine
79:49 Huikari
81:42 Kurri
Placing round
TeamPOLSUIFRGNORGF/GAPoints
1. Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 4:3(5:3)6:315:96
2. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 3:410:7(6:5)19:164
3. Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany (3:5)7:102:112:162
4. Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 3:6(5:6)1:29:140

Norway was relegated to Group B for 1979.

Tournament Awards

Group B

Played from March 1–5, 1978.

First round

Group 1

Played in Den Bosch, Netherlands.

TeamITAYUGNEDDENGF/GAPoints
1. Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3:25:46:714:134
2. Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 2:34:23:19:64
3. Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 4:52:42:08:92
4. Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 7:61:30:28:112
Group 2

Played in Deurne, Belgium

TeamFRAROMAUTBELGF/GAPoints
1. Flag of France.svg  France 4:46:110:120:85
2. Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 4:45:512:121:104
3. Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1:65:516:022:113
4. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1:101:120:162:380

Placing round

7th place Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg15:2
(5:1, 5:0, 5:1)		Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
5th place Austria  Flag of Austria.svg5:3
(0:1, 0:0, 5:2)		Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
3rd place Romania  Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg7:5 o.t.
(1:2, 3:2, 1:1, 2:0)		Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
Final Italy  Flag of Italy.svg4:3 s.o.
(0:0, 2:1, 0:1, 1:1, 1:0)		Flag of France.svg  France

Italy was promoted to Group A, and Belgium was relegated to Group C, for 1979.

Group C

Played in Sofia Bulgaria from January 20–26, 1979.

TeamHUNBULESPGF/GAPoints
1. Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2:2
6:5		8:1
5:5		21:136:2
2. Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 2:2
5:6		9:2
1:3		17:133:5
3. Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain 1:8
5:5		2:9
3:1		11:233:5

Hungary was promoted to Group B for 1979.

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