1988 IIHF European U18 Championship

The 1988 IIHF European U18 Championship was the twenty-first playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships.

1988 IIHF European U18 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Czechoslovakia
DatesApril 9 April 17
Teams8
Venue(s)4 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Czechoslovakia
Runner-up  Finland
Third place  Soviet Union
Fourth place Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored242 (10.08 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Teemu Selänne
(16 points)
1987
1989

Group A

Played April 9–17, 1988, in Frýdek-Místek, Vsetín, Olomouc, and Prerov, Czechoslovakia.

First round

Group 1

Played in Olomouc and Prerov.

Team FIN SWE SUI ROM GF/GA Points
1.  Finland 7:3 11:1 18:0 36:04 6
2.  Sweden 3:7 9:4 21:0 33:11 4
3.   Switzerland 1:11 4:9 4:2 09:22 2
4.  Romania 0:18 0:21 2:4 02:43 0
Group 2

Played in Frýdek-Místek and Vsetín

Team URS TCH NOR POL GF/GA Points
1.  Soviet Union 6:4 9:0 12:0 27:04 6
2.  Czechoslovakia 4:6 11:1 6:0 21:07 4
3.  Norway 0:9 1:11 7:3 08:23 2
4.  Poland 0:12 0:6 3:7 03:25 0

Final round

Championship round

Played in Frýdek-Místek, Vsetín, Olomouc, and Prerov.

Team TCH FIN URS SWE NOR SUI GF/GA Points
1.  Czechoslovakia 5:3 (4:6) 6:2 (11:1) 10:1 36:13 8
2.  Finland 3:5 3:2 (7:3) 7:1 (11:1) 31:12 8
3.  Soviet Union (6:4) 2:3 3:3 (9:0) 12:1 32:11 7
4.  Sweden 2:6 (3:7) 3:3 8:2 (9:4) 25:22 5
5.  Norway (1:11) 1:7 (0:9) 2:8 11:2 15:37 2
6.   Switzerland 1:10 (1:11) 1:12 (4:9) 2:11 09:53 0
7th place
 Romania 7:3
(3:1, 2:0, 2:2) Prerov
1:6
(0:3, 0:1, 1:2) Vsetin
3:2 s.o.
(1:0, 1:2, 0:0, 0:0, 1:0) Prerov
 Poland

Poland was relegated to Group B for 1989.

Tournament Awards

Group B

Played March 26 to April 1, 1988, in Briançon France

First round

Group 1
Spiele FRG YUG FRA NED GF/GA Points
1.  West Germany 8:3 3:2 5:0 16:05 6
2.  Yugoslavia 3:8 4:3 8:3 15:14 4
3.  France 2:3 3:4 11:1 16:08 2
4.  Netherlands 0:5 3:8 1:11 04:24 0
Group 2
Team AUT DEN ITA GBR GF/GA Points
1.  Austria 5:0 3:0 9:3 17:03 6
2.  Denmark 0:5 6:2 7:0 13:07 4
3.  Italy 0:3 2:6 3:3 05:12 1
4.  Great Britain 3:9 0:7 3:3 06:19 1

Final round

Championship round
Team FRG AUT YUG DEN GF/GA Points
1.  West Germany 5:1 (8:3) 6:0 19:04 6
2.  Austria 1:5 2:2 (5:0) 08:07 3
3.  Yugoslavia (3:8) 2:2 5:3 10:13 3
4.  Denmark 0:6 (0:5) 3:5 03:16 0
Placing round
Team ITA FRA NED GBR GF/GA Points
1.  Italy 5:3 9:6 (3:3) 17:12 5
2.  France 3:5 (11:1) 8:6 22:12 4
3.  Netherlands 6:9 (1:11) 7:2 14:22 2
4.  Great Britain (3:3) 6:8 2:7 11:18 1

West Germany was promoted to Group A and Great Britain was relegated to Group C, for 1989.

Group C

Played April 6–9, 1988, in San Sebastián Spain

Team BUL ESP HUN BEL GF/GA Points
1.  Bulgaria 2:1 4:0 9:4 15:05 6
2.  Spain 1:2 6:5 15:4 22:11 4
3.  Hungary 0:4 5:6 9:1 14:11 2
4.  Belgium 4:9 4:15 1:9 09:33 0

Bulgaria was promoted to Group B for 1989.

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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