1981 IIHF European U18 Championship

The 1981 IIHF European U18 Championship was the fourteenth playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships.

Group A

Played in Minsk, Belorussian SSR, USSR from April 2–8, 1981.

First round

Group 1

Team	TCH	SWE	SUI	POL	GF/GA	Points
1.   Czechoslovakia		4:4	13:0	21:0	38:04	5
2.   Sweden	4:4		9:2	20:3	33:09	5
3.    Switzerland	0:13	2:9		7:2	09:24	2
4.   Poland	0:21	3:20	2:7		05:48	0

Group 2

Team	URS	FIN	FRG	AUT	GF/GA	Points
1.   Soviet Union		9:2	17:2	17:0	43:04	6
2.   Finland	2:9		10:1	10:2	22:12	4
3.   West Germany	2:17	1:10		2:0	05:27	2
4.   Austria	0:17	2:10	0:2		02:29	0

Final round

Championship round

Team	URS	TCH	SWE	FIN	GF/GA	Points
1.   Soviet Union		3:3	10:1	(9:2)	22:06	5
2.   Czechoslovakia	3:3		(4:4)	4:3	11:10	4
3.   Sweden	1:10	(4:4)		5:1	10:15	3
4.   Finland	(2:9)	3:4	1:5		06:18	0

Placing round

Team	SUI	POL	FRG	AUT	GF/GA	Points
1.    Switzerland		(7:2)	2:2	7:2	16:06	5
2.   Poland	(2:7)		4:2	4:0	10:09	4
3.   West Germany	2:2	2:4		(2:0)	06:06	3
4.   Austria	2:7	0:4	(0:2)		02:13	0

Austria was relegated to Group B for 1982.

Tournament Awards

• Top Scorer: Oleg Znarok and Vladimír Růžička (16 points)
• Top Goalie: Jakob Gustavsson
• Top Defenceman: Antonín Stavjaňa
• Top Forward: Leonid Trukhno

Group B

Played in Miercurea Ciuc Romania from March 15–21, 1981.

First round

Group 1

Team	FRA	NOR	ROM	DEN	GF/GA	Points
1.   France		4:2	4:3	11:4	19:09	6
2.   Norway	2:4		11:2	8:3	21:09	4
3.   Romania	3:4	2:11		7:5	12:20	2
4.   Denmark	4:11	3:8	5:7		12:26	0

Group 2

Team	YUG	ITA	BUL	HUN	GF/GA	Points
1.   Yugoslavia		5:4	9:4	5:1	19:09	6
2.   Italy	4:5		8:3	6:3	18:11	4
3.   Bulgaria	4:9	3:8		13:2	20:19	2
4.   Hungary	1:5	3:6	2:13		06:24	0

Final round

Championship round

Team	FRA	NOR	YUG	ITA	GF/GA	Points
1.   France		(4:2)	5:2	4:3	13:07	6
2.   Norway	(2:4)		7:1	6:2	15:07	4
3.   Yugoslavia	2:5	1:7		(5:4)	08:16	2
4.   Italy	3:4	2:6	(4:5)		09:15	0

Placing round

Team	ROM	DEN	BUL	HUN	GF/GA	Points
1.   Romania		(7:5)	11:0	12:3	30:08	6
2.   Denmark	(5:7)		7:2	25:1	37:10	4
3.   Bulgaria	0:11	2:7		(13:2)	15:20	2
4.   Hungary	3:12	1:25	(2:13)		06:50	0

France was promoted to Group A, and Hungary was demoted to group C, for 1982.

Group C

Played in Belgium and the Netherlands from March 19–24, 1981.

Team	NED	GBR	BEL	GF/GA	Points
1.   Netherlands		13:1 13:1	9:1 14:2	49:05	8
2.   Great Britain	1:13 1:13		9:1 4:4	15:31	3
3.   Belgium	1:9 2:14	1:9 4:4		08:36	1

The Netherlands were promoted to Group B for 1982.

References

• 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.