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1968 IIHF European U19 Championship

The 1968 IIHF European U19 Championship was the first official edition of the IIHF European Junior Championships. Tampere in Finland hosted the six team tournament from 26 December 1967 to 3 January 1968. Finland were qualified as hosts; the other five participants were qualified through the playoffs, played in November and December 1967.

Qualification

East Germany qualified for the main tournament.

Sweden qualified for the main tournament.

Poland qualified for the main tournament.

Soviet Union qualified for the main tournament.

West Germany withdrew. Czechoslovakia qualified for the main tournament.

Tournament

Team	TCH	URS	SWE	FIN	POL	GDR	GF/GA	Points
1.		4:3	5:2	8:5	14:4	15:0	46:14	10
2.	3:4		6:4	5:2	16:2	9:2	39:14	8
3.	2:5	4:6		4:2	5:5	21:1	36:19	5
4.	5:8	2:5	2:4		9:1	8:3	26:21	4
5.	4:14	2:16	5:5	1:9		7:2	19:46	3
6.	0:15	2:9	1:21	3:8	2:7		8:60	0

East Germany was relegated to Group B for 1969.

Tournament Awards

Top Scorer: POL Walenty Ziętara (scored 11 goals)
Top Goalie: TCH Jiří Crha
Top Defenceman:URS Valeri Vasiliev
Top Forward: POL Walenty Ziętara

References

[http://www.passionhockey.com/hockeyarchives/U-19_1968.htm 1968 European U19 Championship results]

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