1982 IIHF European U18 Championship
The 1982 IIHF European U18 Championship was the fifteenth playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships.
Group A
Played in Ängelholm and Tyringe, Sweden from March 29 to April 4, 1982.
First round
- Group 1
Poland should have participated in this group but withdrew, instead a Swedish under 17 team took their place, not participating in the championship competition. They lost to the Soviets 8-3, Finland 5-4, and beat Switzerland 9-0.[1]
| Team | URS | FIN | SUI | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.  Soviet Union | 6:3 | 8:1 | 14:4 | 4 | |
2.  Finland | 3:6 | 4:2 | 7:8 | 2 | |
3. .svg/1280px-Flag_of_Switzerland_(Pantone).svg.png){kind=small} Switzerland | 1:8 | 2:4 | 3:12 | 0 |
- Group 2
| Team | SWE | TCH | FRG | FRA | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.  Sweden | 3:2 | 6:1 | 23:1 | 32:4 | 6 | |
2.  Czechoslovakia | 2:3 | 5:1 | 24:2 | 31:6 | 4 | |
3.  West Germany | 1:6 | 1:5 | 3:3 | 5:14 | 1 | |
4.  France | 1:23 | 2:24 | 3:3 | 6:50 | 1 |
Final round
- Championship round
| Team | SWE | TCH | URS | FIN | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Sweden | (3:2) | 5:3 | 7:5 | 15:10 | 6 | |
| 2. Czechoslovakia | (2:3) | 7:3 | 8:3 | 17:9 | 4 | |
| 3. Soviet Union | 3:5 | 3:7 | (6:3) | 12:15 | 2 | |
| 4. Finland | 5:7 | 3:8 | (3:6) | 11:21 | 0 |
- Placing round
| Team | SUI | FRG | FRA | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Switzerland | 2:2 | 11:3 | 13:5 | 3 | |
| 2. West Germany | 2:2 | (3:3) | 5:5 | 2 | |
| 3. France | 3:11 | (3:3) | 6:14 | 1 |
- The Swedish under 17 team beat the West Germans 7-2 and the French 18-2.
Poland were relegated to Group B for 1983.
Tournament Awards
- Top Scorer
Petr Rosol (13 points) - Top Goalie: Dominik Hašek
- Top Defenceman:Alexei Gusarov
- Top Forward: Tomas Sandström
Group B
Played in Sofia, Bulgaria from March 17–24, 1982
First round
- Group 1
| Team | AUT | NED | ROM | ITA | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.  Austria | 5:3 | 12:1 | 3:5 | 20:9 | 4 | |
2.  Netherlands | 3:5 | 3:2 | 8:5 | 14:12 | 4 | |
3. .svg/1280px-Flag_of_Romania_(1965%E2%80%931989).svg.png){kind=small} Romania | 1:12 | 2:3 | 8:3 | 11:18 | 2 | |
4.  Italy | 5:3 | 5:8 | 3:8 | 13:19 | 2 |
- Group 2
| Team | NOR | DEN | BUL | YUG | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.  Norway | 4:1 | 7:1 | 21:0 | 32:2 | 6 | |
2.  Denmark | 1:4 | 1:1 | 4:2 | 6:7 | 3 | |
3. .svg/1280px-Flag_of_Bulgaria_(1971%E2%80%931990).svg.png){kind=small} Bulgaria | 1:7 | 1:1 | 6:2 | 8:10 | 3 | |
4. .svg/1280px-Flag_of_Yugoslavia_(1946-1992).svg.png){kind=small} Yugoslavia | 0:21 | 2:4 | 2:6 | 4:31 | 0 |
Final round
- Championship round
| Team | NOR | AUT | NED | DEN | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Norway | 9:3 | 4:3 | (4:1) | 17:7 | 6 | |
| 2. Austria | 3:9 | (5:3) | 4:0 | 12:12 | 4 | |
| 3. Netherlands | 3:4 | (3:5) | 7:2 | 13:11 | 2 | |
| 4. Denmark | (1:4) | 0:4 | 2:7 | 3:15 | 0 |
- Placing round
| Team | ROM | BUL | ITA | YUG | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Romania | 6:3 | (8:3) | 10:2 | 24:8 | 6 | |
| 2. Bulgaria | 3:6 | 5:5 | (6:2) | 14:13 | 3 | |
| 3. Italy | (3:8) | 5:5 | 7:4 | 15:17 | 3 | |
| 4. Yugoslavia | 2:10 | (2:6) | 4:7 | 8:23 | 0 |
Norway were promoted to Group A, and Yugoslavia were relegated to Group C, for 1983.
Group C
Played in Durham, England, United Kingdom from March 18–25, 1982
| Team | HUN | ESP | GBR | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.  Hungary | 11:6 4:6 | 8:4 6:6 | 29:22 | 5 | |
2.  Spain | 6:11 6:4 | 6:5 4:5 | 22:25 | 4 | |
3.  Great Britain | 4:8 6:6 | 5:6 5:4 | 20:24 | 3 |
Hungary was promoted to Group B for 1983.
References
- ^ Poland withdraws
- 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.