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 | 38:4 | 5 | |
2.  Sweden
|
4:4 | 9:2 | 20:3 | 33:9 | 5 | |
3.  Switzerland
|
0:13 | 2:9 | 7:2 | 9:24 | 2 | |
4.  Poland
|
0:21 | 3:20 | 2:7 | 5:48 | 0 |
- Group 2
| Team | URS | FIN | FRG | AUT | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.  Soviet Union
|
9:2 | 17:2 | 17:0 | 43:4 | 6 | |
2.  Finland
|
2:9 | 10:1 | 10:2 | 22:12 | 4 | |
3.  West Germany
|
2:17 | 1:10 | 2:0 | 5:27 | 2 | |
4.  Austria
|
0:17 | 2:10 | 0:2 | 2:29 | 0 |
Final round
- Championship round
| Team | URS | TCH | SWE | FIN | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Soviet Union
|
3:3 | 10:1 | (9:2) | 22:6 | 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 | 6:18 | 0 |
- Placing round
| Team | SUI | POL | FRG | AUT | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Switzerland
|
(7:2) | 2:2 | 7:2 | 16:6 | 5 | |
| 2. Poland
|
(2:7) | 4:2 | 4:0 | 10:9 | 4 | |
| 3. West Germany
|
2:2 | 2:4 | (2:0) | 6:6 | 3 | |
| 4. Austria
|
2:7 | 0:4 | (0:2) | 2:13 | 0 |
Austria was relegated to Group B for 1982.
Tournament Awards
- Top Scorer:
Oleg Znarok and 
Vladimír Růžička (16 points) - Top Goalie:
Jakob Gustavsson - Top Defenceman:Antonín Stavjaňa
- Top Forward: Leonid Trukhno
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 | 19:9 | 6 | |
2.  Norway
|
2:4 | 11:2 | 8:3 | 21:9 | 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 | 19:9 | 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 | 6:24 | 0 |
Final round
- Championship round
| Team | FRA | NOR | YUG | ITA | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. France
|
(4:2) | 5:2 | 4:3 | 13:7 | 6 | |
| 2. Norway
|
(2:4) | 7:1 | 6:2 | 15:7 | 4 | |
| 3. Yugoslavia
|
2:5 | 1:7 | (5:4) | 8:16 | 2 | |
| 4. Italy
|
3:4 | 2:6 | (4:5) | 9:15 | 0 |
- Placing round
| Team | ROM | DEN | BUL | HUN | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Romania
|
(7:5) | 11:0 | 12:3 | 30:8 | 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) | 6:50 | 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 |
49:5 | 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 |
8:36 | 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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