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.[1]
Qualification[]
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1:3 1:10 |
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Schaffhausen Crimmitschau | |
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9:1 4:0 |
Reims | ||
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17:0 18:1 |
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Sarpsborg Oslo | |
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1:16 6:6 |
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Reims |
Tournament[]
Team | TCH | URS | SWE | FIN | POL | GDR | GF/GA | Points |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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:
Walenty Zietara (scored 11 goals)
- Top Goalie:
Jiri Crha
- Top Defenceman:
Valeri Vassiliev
- Top Forward:
Walenty Zietara
References[]
- Duplacey, James (1998). Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League (pgs 530-2). Total Sports. ISBN 0-8362-7114-9.
- Full results
IIHF European Junior Championships |
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Unofficial Championships: 1967 U19 Championships: 1968 ยท 1969 ยท 1970 ยท 1971 1972 ยท 1973 ยท 1974 ยท 1975 ยท 1976 |
U18 Championships: 1977 ยท 1978 ยท 1979 ยท 1980 ยท 1981 ยท 1982 ยท 1983 ยท 1984 ยท 1985 ยท 1986 ยท 1987 ยท 1988 ยท 1989 ยท 1990 ยท 1991 ยท 1992 ยท 1993 ยท 1994 ยท 1995 ยท 1996 ยท 1997 ยท 1998 ยท 1999 ยท 2000 |
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