1998 IIHF European U18 Championship

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The 1998 IIHF European U18 Championship was the thirty-first playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships.

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Group A

Played April 11 to the 19th in Malung and Mora, Sweden. The hosts led by twins Daniel and Henrik Sedin, won their tenth European Junior title.

First round

Group 1
TeamRUSFINCZENORGF/GAPoints
1. Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 4:12:25:111:45
2. Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1:47:28:016:64
3. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 2:22:712:116:103
4. Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1:50:81:122:250
Group 2
TeamSWESUISVKUKRGF/GAPoints
1. Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 6:05:313:124:46
2. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 0:64:15:19:84
3. Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 3:51:45:19:102
4. Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1:131:51:53:230

Final round

The Czechs had the very unfortunate distinction of finishing tied for first, and actually finishing completely out of the medals. Coming into the final game against the Russians, the Swedes could lose or tie, and finish fourth, win by one or two goals and finish third, win by three and finish second, or win by four or more and be the champions. They led five to one after two, and played a scoreless third to clinch gold.

Championship round
TeamSWEFINRUSCZESUISVKGF/GAPointsTie 1
H2H Points
Tie 2
H2H GD
Tie 3
H2H Points
Tie 4
Overall GD
1. Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2:25:14:6(6:0)(5:3)22:1273+21+10
2. Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2:2(1:4)(7:2)3:24:217:1273+21+5
3. Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1:5(4:1)(2:2)4:02:113:973-1
4. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 6:4(2:7)(2:2)7:15:321:1773-3
5. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (0:6)2:30:41:7(4:1)7:202
6. Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia (3:5)2:41:23:5(1:4)10:200
7th place
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg1:2
(0:0, 0:1, 1:1)
4:3
(2:1, 2:1, 0:1)
5:2
(3:0, 2:1, 0:1)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine

Tournament awards

Group B

Played April 5 to the 12th in Füssen and Memmingen Germany. The hosts did not dominate, but still won all their games, to return to the top level.

First round

Group 1
TeamGERBLRDENGBRGF/GAPoints
1. Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 4:24:35:013:56
2. Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 2:46:34:012:74
3. Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 3:43:65:111:112
4. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 0:50:41:51:140
Group 2
TeamPOLITAHUNFRAGF/GAPoints
1. Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 4:15:42:111:66
2. Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:44:13:18:64
3. Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 4:51:45:110:102
4. Flag of France.svg  France 1:21:31:53:100

Final round

Championship round
TeamGERITAPOLHUNBLRDENGF/GAPoints
1. Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 5:24:04:1(4:2)(4:3)21:810
2. Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:5(1:4)(4:1)2:09:118:116
3. Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 0:4(4:1)(5:4)5:86:620:235
4. Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1:4(1:4)(4:5)2:112:920:234
5. Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus (2:4)0:28:51:2(6:3)17:164
6. Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (3:4)1:96:69:12(3:6)22:371
7th place
France  Flag of France.svg11:1
(3:0, 6:1, 2:0)
5:2
(1:0, 2:0, 2:2)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain

Group C

Played March 16 to the 20th in Zagreb, Croatia. On final day the host Croats had to face Yugoslavia to determine who would be relegated. Because of the expansion of the top tier to ten teams, it did not matter in the end, but it was a very tense affair at the time.

First round

Group 1
TeamAUTSLOROMYUGGF/GAPoints
1. Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 5:315:313:133:76
2. Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 3:59:110:022:64
3. Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 3:151:96:310:272
4. Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  FR Yugoslavia 1:130:103:64:290
Group 2
TeamLATLTUESTCROGF/GAPoints
1. Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 6:17:010:423:56
2. Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania 1:64:17:612:134
3. Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 0:71:44:25:132
4. Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 4:106:72:412:210

Placing round

7th place Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg5:3
(1:1, 2:1, 2:1)
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  FR Yugoslavia
5th place Romania  Flag of Romania.svg5:0
forfeit
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
3rd place Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg3:2
(0:1, 2:1, 1:0)
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Final Austria  Flag of Austria.svg4:3
(0:2, 2:1, 2:0)
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia

Group D

Played from March 3–9 in Luxembourg. Two new entrants participated this year, the hosts, and Kazakhstan. The Kazakhs switched from playing in the Asian junior tournament, to the European. [1] There was no shadow of a doubt that they were a much better team than was suited for this level, scoring over 150 goals in five games. The Dutch were the only ones to lose by less than fifteen to the Kazakhs. Leading the team, a young Nik Antropov scored 54 points. [2]

First round

Group 1
TeamNEDBELBULISRGF/GAPoints
1. Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 7:312:012:031:36
2. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 3:712:18:023:84
3. Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 0:121:123:24:262
4. Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 0:120:82:32:230
Group 2
TeamKAZESPISLLUXGF/GAPoints
1. Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 19:263:039:0121:26
2. Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2:194:117:223:224
3. Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 0:631:44:25:692
4. Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 0:392:172:44:600

Final round

Championship round
TeamKAZNEDBELESPGF/GAPoints
1. Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 14:120:1(19:2)53:46
2. Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1:14(7:3)4:112:184
3. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1:20(3:7)5:39:302
4. Flag of Spain.svg  Spain (2:19)1:43:56:280
Placing round
TeamBULISRISLLUXGF/GAPoints
1. Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria (3:2)9:25:217:66
2. Flag of Israel.svg  Israel (2:3)4:44:110:83
3. Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 2:94:4(4:2)10:153
4. Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 2:51:4(2:4)5:130

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References

  1. Group D summary
  2. Commito, Mike (9 February 2017). "Canada's Destruction of Denmark, and the Most Lopsided International Hockey Games" . Retrieved 26 September 2020.