The 1991 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships was the 55th such event sanctioned by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), and at the same time served as the 66th and last Ice Hockey European Championships. Teams representing 25 countries participated in several levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for group placements in the 1992 competition.
The 1987 Ice Hockey World Championships was the 52nd such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was also the 63rd European Championships. Teams representing 28 countries participated in four levels of competition.
The 1976 Ice Hockey World Championships were the 43rd Ice Hockey World Championships and the 54th European Championships in ice hockey. The tournament took place in Poland from 8 to 25 April, and the games were played in Katowice. Eight teams took part in the main tournament, with each team first playing each other once. The four best teams then took part in a medal play off, and the teams placed 5–8 took part in a relegation play-off. The teams took the results from the first round through to the second round with them.
The 1976 IIHF European U19 Championship was the ninth playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships.
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.
The 1980 IIHF European U18 Championship was the thirteenth playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships.
The 1982 IIHF European U18 Championship was the fifteenth playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships.
The 1983 IIHF European U18 Championship was the sixteenth playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships.
The 1984 IIHF European U18 Championship was the seventeenth playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships.
The 1985 IIHF European U18 Championship was the eighteenth playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships.
The 1987 IIHF European U18 Championship was the twentieth playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships.
The 1988 IIHF European U18 Championship was the twenty-first playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships.
The 1989 IIHF European U18 Championship was the twenty-second playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships.
The 1990 IIHF European U18 Championship was the twenty-third playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships.
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.
The 1993 IIHF European U18 Championship was the twenty-sixth playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships.
The 1994 IIHF European U18 Championship was the twenty-seventh playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships.
The 1995 IIHF European U18 Championship was the twenty-eighth playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships.
The 1996 IIHF European U18 Championship was the twenty-ninth playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships.
The 1997 IIHF European U18 Championship was the thirtieth playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships.
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Finland 
Poland 
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Soviet Union 
Sweden 
Switzerland 
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