1986 IIHF European U18 Championship

The 1986 IIHF European U18 Championship was the nineteenth playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships.

Group A

Played from April 3-9, in Düsseldorf, Ratingen, and Krefeld, West Germany. On the final day of the tournament, the Soviets played to a four all draw with the Swedes, leaving them in fourth place, out of the medals. In the twenty-four years that the Soviets played at the European Juniors (1968 to 1991), this is one and only time they finished out of the medals.

First round

Group 1

Team	FIN	SWE	NOR	ROM	GF/GA	Points
1. Finland		6:0	13:4	18:1	37:05	6
2. Sweden	0:6		3:3	23:1	28:10	3
3. Norway	4:13	3:3		8:5	15:21	3
4. Romania	1:18	1:23	5:8		07:49	0

Group 2

Team	TCH	URS	FRG	SUI	GF/GA	Points
1. Czechoslovakia		3:3	9:0	9:3	21:06	5
2. Soviet Union	3:3		10:1	5:2	18:06	5
3. Federal Republic of Germany	0:9	1:10		9:2	10:21	2
4. Switzerland	3:9	2:5	2:9		07:23	0

Final round

Championship round

Team	FIN	SWE	TCH	URS	GF/GA	Points
1. Finland		(6:0)	4:4	10:5	20:09	5
2. Sweden	(0:6)		4:3	4:4	08:13	3
3. Czechoslovakia	4:4	3:4		(3:3)	10:11	2
4. Soviet Union	5:10	4:4	(3:3)		12:17	2

Placing round

Team	FRG	SUI	NOR	ROM	GF/GA	Points
1. Federal Republic of Germany		(9:2)	3:2	6:3	18:07	6
2. Switzerland	(2:9)		4:2	7:2	13:13	4
3. Norway	2:3	2:4		(8:5)	12:12	2
4. Romania	3:6	2:7	(5:8)		10:21	0

Romania was relegated to Group B for 1987.

Tournament Awards

• Top Scorer Tero Toivola (17 points)
• Top Goalie: Radek Toth
• Top Defenceman:Kari Harila
• Top Forward: Morgan Samuelsson

Group B

Played from March 16 to 22, 1986, in Aosta, Italy.

First round

Group 1

Team	DEN	FRA	NED	ITA	GF/Ga	Points
1. Denmark		6:2	6:2	5:3	17:07	6
2. France	2:6		0:4	10:0	12:10	2
3. Netherlands	2:6	4:0		3:6	09:12	2
4. Italy	3:5	0:10	6:3		09:18	2

Group 2

Team	POL	BUL	YUG	AUT	GF/GA	Points
1. Poland		8:2	9:1	8:1	25:04	6
2. Bulgaria	2:8		9:5	4:2	15:15	4
3. Yugoslavia	1:9	5:9		8:3	14:21	2
4. Austria	1:8	2:4	3:8		06:20	0

Final round

Championship round

Team	POL	DEN	FRA	BUL	GF/GA	Points
1. Poland		15:3	12:2	(8:2)	35:07	6
2. Denmark	3:15		(6:2)	7:5	16:22	4
3. France	2:12	(2:6)		4:3	08:21	2
4. Bulgaria	(2:8)	5:7	3:4		10:19	0

Placing round

Team	ITA	YUG	AUT	NED	GF/GA	Points
1. Italy		5:0	2:2	(6:3)	13:05	5
2. Yugoslavia	0:5		(8:3)	8:5	16:13	4
3. Austria	2:2	(3:8)		5:3	10:13	3
4. Netherlands	(3:6)	5:8	3:5		11:19	0

Poland was promoted to Group A and the Netherlands were relegated to Group C, for 1987.

Group C

Played December 28 to January 2, in Barcelona Spain.

Team	GBR	HUN	ESP	GF/GA	Points
1. United Kingdom		3:4 3:1	5:3 6:3	17:11	6
2. Hungary	4:3 1:3		1:4 3:2	09:12	4
3. Spain	3:5 3:6	4:1 2:3		12:15	2

Great Britain was promoted to Group B for 1987.

References

• Complete results
• Duplacey, James (1998). Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League. Total Sports, 530–2. ISBN 0-8362-7114-9.