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.[1]
First round
- Group 1
| Team | FIN | SWE | NOR | ROM | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.  Finland
|
6:0 | 13:4 | 18:1 | 37:5 | 6 | |
2.  Sweden
|
0:6 | 3:3 | 23:1 | 26:10 | 3 | |
3.  Norway
|
4:13 | 3:3 | 8:5 | 15:21 | 3 | |
4.  Romania
|
1:18 | 1:23 | 5:8 | 7:49 | 0 |
- Group 2
| Team | TCH | URS | FRG | SUI | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.  Czechoslovakia
|
3:3 | 9:0 | 9:3 | 21:6 | 5 | |
2.  Soviet Union
|
3:3 | 10:1 | 5:2 | 18:6 | 5 | |
3.  West Germany
|
0:9 | 1:10 | 9:2 | 10:21 | 2 | |
4.  Switzerland
|
3:9 | 2:5 | 2:9 | 7:23 | 0 |
Final round
- Championship round
| Team | FIN | SWE | TCH | URS | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Finland
|
(6:0) | 4:4 | 10:5 | 20:9 | 5 | |
| 2. Sweden
|
(0:6) | 4:3 | 4:4 | 8:13 | 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. West Germany
|
(9:2) | 3:2 | 6:3 | 18:7 | 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 Tóth - Top Defenceman:Kari Harila
- Top Forward:
Morgan Samuelsson
Group B
Played from March 16 to 22, 1986, in Aoste Italy.
First round
- Group 1
| Team | DEN | FRA | NED | ITA | GF/Ga | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.  Denmark
|
6:2 | 6:2 | 5:3 | 17:7 | 6 | |
2.  France
|
2:6 | 0:4 | 10:0 | 12:10 | 2 | |
3.  Netherlands
|
2:6 | 4:0 | 3:6 | 9:12 | 2 | |
4.  Italy
|
3:5 | 0:10 | 6:3 | 9:18 | 2 |
- Group 2
| Team | POL | BUL | YUG | AUT | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.  Poland
|
8:2 | 9:1 | 8:1 | 25:4 | 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 | 6:20 | 0 |
Final round
- Championship round
| Team | POL | DEN | FRA | BUL | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Poland
|
15:3 | 12:2 | (8:2) | 35:7 | 6 | |
| 2. Denmark
|
3:15 | (6:2) | 7:5 | 16:22 | 4 | |
| 3. France
|
2:12 | (2:6) | 4:3 | 8:21 | 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) | 13:5 | 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.  Great Britain
|
3:4 3:1 |
5:3 6:3 |
17:11 | 6 | |
2.  Hungary
|
4:3 1:3 |
1:4 3:2 |
9:12 | 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. pp. 530–2. ISBN 0-8362-7114-9.
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