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

Group 1

Poland should have participated in this group but withdrew, instead a Swedish under 17 team took their place, not participating in the championship competition. They lost to the Soviets 8-3, Finland 5-4, and beat Switzerland 9-0.

Group 2

Final round

Championship round

Placing round

• The Swedish under 17 team beat the West Germans 7-2 and the French 18-2.

Poland were relegated to Group B for 1983.

Tournament Awards

• Top Scorer Petr Rosol (13 points)
• Top Goalie: Dominik HaÅ¡ek
• 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 C, for 1983.

Group C

Played in Durham, England, United Kingdom from March 18–25, 1982

Hungary was promoted to Group B for 1983.

References

• Complete results