1981 IIHF European U18 Championship

The 1981 IIHF European U18 Championship was the fourteenth playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships.

Group A

Played in Minsk, Belorussian SSR, USSR from April 2–8, 1981.

First round
Group 1
Team TCH SWE SUI POL GF/GA Points
1.  Czechoslovakia 4:4 13:0 21:0 38:04 5
2.  Sweden 4:4 9:2 20:3 33:09 5
3.   Switzerland 0:13 2:9 7:2 09:24 2
4.  Poland 0:21 3:20 2:7 05:48 0
Group 2
Team URS FIN FRG AUT GF/GA Points
1.  Soviet Union 9:2 17:2 17:0 43:04 6
2.  Finland 2:9 10:1 10:2 22:12 4
3.  West Germany 2:17 1:10 2:0 05:27 2
4.  Austria 0:17 2:10 0:2 02:29 0

Final round
Championship round
Team URS TCH SWE FIN GF/GA Points
1.  Soviet Union 3:3 10:1 (9:2) 22:06 5
2.  Czechoslovakia 3:3 (4:4) 4:3 11:10 4
3.  Sweden 1:10 (4:4) 5:1 10:15 3
4.  Finland (2:9) 3:4 1:5 06:18 0
Placing round
Team SUI POL FRG AUT GF/GA Points
1.   Switzerland (7:2) 2:2 7:2 16:06 5
2.  Poland (2:7) 4:2 4:0 10:09 4
3.  West Germany 2:2 2:4 (2:0) 06:06 3
4.  Austria 2:7 0:4 (0:2) 02:13 0

Austria was relegated to Group B for 1982.

Tournament Awards

Group B

Played in Miercurea Ciuc Romania from March 15–21, 1981.

First round
Group 1
Team FRA NOR ROM DEN GF/GA Points
1.  France 4:2 4:3 11:4 19:09 6
2.  Norway 2:4 11:2 8:3 21:09 4
3.  Romania 3:4 2:11 7:5 12:20 2
4.  Denmark 4:11 3:8 5:7 12:26 0
Group 2
Team YUG ITA BUL HUN GF/GA Points
1.  Yugoslavia 5:4 9:4 5:1 19:09 6
2.  Italy 4:5 8:3 6:3 18:11 4
3.  Bulgaria 4:9 3:8 13:2 20:19 2
4.  Hungary 1:5 3:6 2:13 06:24 0

Final round
Championship round
Team FRA NOR YUG ITA GF/GA Points
1.  France (4:2) 5:2 4:3 13:07 6
2.  Norway (2:4) 7:1 6:2 15:07 4
3.  Yugoslavia 2:5 1:7 (5:4) 08:16 2
4.  Italy 3:4 2:6 (4:5) 09:15 0
Placing round
Team ROM DEN BUL HUN GF/GA Points
1.  Romania (7:5) 11:0 12:3 30:08 6
2.  Denmark (5:7) 7:2 25:1 37:10 4
3.  Bulgaria 0:11 2:7 (13:2) 15:20 2
4.  Hungary 3:12 1:25 (2:13) 06:50 0

France was promoted to Group A, and Hungary was demoted to group C, for 1982.

Group C

Played in Belgium and the Netherlands from March 19–24, 1981.

Team NED GBR BEL GF/GA Points
1.  Netherlands 13:1
13:1		 9:1
14:2		 49:05 8
2.  Great Britain 1:13
1:13		 9:1
4:4		 15:31 3
3.  Belgium 1:9
2:14		 1:9
4:4		 08:36 1

The Netherlands were promoted to Group B for 1982.

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