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1991 IIHF European U18 Championship


The 1991 IIHF European U18 Championship was the twenty-fourth playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships. The Soviets, playing for the last time as a unified nation, placed 2nd, and the Germans, playing for the first time as a unified nation, placed 5th (despite allowing 61 goals in 6 games).

Group A

Played April 4–11 in Spišská Nová Ves and Prešov, Czechoslovakia.

First round

;Group 1

TeamFINSWENORFRAGF/GAPoints
1.5:214:08:027:26
2.2:519:212:233:94
3.0:142:199:011:332
4.0:82:120:92:290

;Group 2

TeamTCHURSGERPOLGF/GAPoints
1.3:37:013:123:45
2.3:310:110:423:85
3.0:71:105:46:212
4.1:134:104:59:280

Final round

;Championship round

TeamTCHURSFINSWEGERNORGF/GAPoints
1.(3:3)8:15:1(7:0)14:243:79
2.(3:3)5:45:0(10:1)9:132:99
3.1:84:5(5:2)15:0(14:0)39:216:
4.1:50:5(2:5)19:3(19:2)41:204
5.(0:7)(1:10)0:153:199:513:572
6.2:141:9(0:14)(2:19)6:911:650

;7th place

6:2
(2:1, 2:1, 2:0)8:3
(2:1, 3:2, 3:0)

France was relegated to Group B for 1992. The Soviet Union competed for the last time, Russia assumed their spot in Group A, while Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Belarus, and Ukraine, all began competing in Group C in 1993. Kazakhstan also began competing in 1993, but they participated in the Asian Junior Championships.

Tournament Awards

  • Top Scorer SWEPeter Forsberg (17 points)
  • Top Goalie: TCHMilan Hnilicka
  • Top Defenceman:TCHRoman Hamrlík
  • Top Forward: URSAlexei Kovalev

Group B

Played March 23–30 in Jaca, Spain. The hosts were winless until they beat the Dutch on the final day, avoiding relegation.

First round

;Group 1

TeamSUIYUGAUTESPGF/GAPoints
1.5:26:26:217:66
2.2:56:28:116:84
3.2:62:66:110:132
4.2:61:81:64:200

;Group 2

TeamITADENROMNEDGF/GAPoints
1.3:19:14:116:36
2.1:35:312:018:64
3.1:93:57:311:172
4.1:40:123:74:230

Final round

;Championship round

TeamSUIYUGDENITAGF/GAPoints
1.(5:2)8:09:022:26
2.(2:5)3:56:411:142
3.0:85:3(1:3)6:142
4.0:94:6(3:1)7:162

;Placing round

TeamAUTROMESPNEDGF/GAPoints
1.6:2(6:1)13:625:96
2.2:65:1(7:3)14:104
3.(1:6)1:55:37:142
4.6:13(3:7)3:512:250

Switzerland was promoted to Group A and the Netherlands was relegated to Group C, for 1992.

Group C

Played March 7–10, 1991 in Sofia, Bulgaria.

TeamGBRBULHUNBELGF/GAPoints
1.4:311:113:128:56
2.3:45:421:129:94
3.1:114:513:018:162
4.1:131:210:132:470

Great Britain was promoted to Group B for 1992.

References

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