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
''Poland should have participated in this group but withdrew, instead a Swedish under 17 team took their place. They lost to the Soviets 8-3, Finland 5-4, and beat Switzerland 9-0.
 * Group 1


 * Group 2

Final round

 * Championship round

Poland were relegated to Group B for 1982.
 * Placing round
 * The Swedish under 17 team beat the Germans 7-2 and the French 18-2.

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


 * Group 2

Final round

 * Championship round


 * Placing round

''Norway were promoted to Group A, and Yugoslavia were relegated to Group B, for 1983.

Group C
Played in Durham Great Britain from March 18-25, 1982

''Hungary was promoted to Group B for 1983.