1990 IIHF European U18 Championship

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The 1990 IIHF European U18 Championship was the twenty-third playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships.

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Group A

Played April 4–11, 1990 in Örnsköldsvik and Sollefteå, Sweden.

First round

Group 1
TeamSWEURSPOLFRGGF/GAPoints
1. Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 3:111:49:223:76
2. Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1:37:014:122:44
3. Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 4:110:78:612:242
4. Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 2:91:146:89:310
Group 2
TeamTCHFINNORSUIGF/GAPoints
1. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 6:29:17:022:36
2. Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2:67:26:015:84
3. Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1:92:78:411:202
4. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 0:70:64:84:210

Final round

Championship round
TeamSWEURSTCHFINNORPOLGF/GAPoints
1. Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (3:1)3:32:17:0(11:4)26:99
2. Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union (1:3)5:29:112:5(7:0)34:118
3. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 3:32:5(6:2)(9:1)13:234:137
4. Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1:21:9(2:6)(7:2)8:419:244
5. Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 0:75:12(1:9)(2:7)12:220:372
6. Flag of Poland.svg  Poland (4:11)(0:7)2:134:82:1212:510
7th place
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 5:2
(0:1, 4:1, 1:0)
1:4
(0:1, 1:2, 0:1)
4:3
(3:1, 1:1, 0:1)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland

Switzerland was relegated to Group B for 1991.

Tournament Awards

Group B

Played March 21–30, 1990 in Val Gardena, Italy.

TeamFRAITAROMYUGAUTDENNEDESPGF/GAPoints
1. Flag of France.svg  France 3:21:16:15:35:514:317:151:1612
2. Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:35:57:36:09:66:210:145:2011
3. Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 1:15:55:54:25:26:18:534:2111
4. Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 1:63:75:54:26:51:16:526:318
5. Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 3:50:62:42:44:27:37:225:266
6. Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 5:56:92:55:62:42:112:334:335
7. Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3:142:61:61:13:71:25:416:403
8. Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1:171:105:85:62:73:124:521:650

Undefeated France was promoted to Group A for 1991. Spain should have been relegated to Group C, however, their replacement East Germany did not exist by 1991 so the Spaniards stayed up in Group B. [1]

Group C

Played March 8–11, 1990 in Sofia, Bulgaria. East Germany, just a few months before reunification, won the tournament easily. They had last participated in Group A in 1968. [2]

TeamGDRHUNGBRBULGF/GAPoints
1. Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 9:410:016:035:46
2. Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 4:97:15:416:144
3. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 0:101:76:37:202
4. Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 0:164:53:67:270

No team was promoted; East Germany won the right to proceed to Group B, but did not exist by 1991.

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