1968 IIHF European U19 Championship

The 1968 IIHF European U19 Championship was the first official playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships. Finland hosted the six team tournament from December 26, 1967 to January 3, 1968. The other five nations were to play qualifiers in November and December 1967, but West Germany forfeited their matches against Czechoslovakia.

Tournament
''East Germany was relegated to Group B for 1969.

Tournament Awards

 * Top Scorer: 🇵🇱Walenty Zietara (scored 11 goals)
 * Top Goalie: Jiri Crha
 * Top Defenceman:Valeri Vassiliev
 * Top Forward: 🇵🇱Walenty Zietara