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
Venue(s)4 (in 1 host city)
DatesApril 9 – April 17
Teams8
Final positions
Champions  Czechoslovakia
Runner-up  Finland
Third place  Soviet Union
Fourth place Sweden
Tournament statistics
Games played24
Goals scored242 (10.08 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Finland Teemu Selänne (16 points)
← 1987
1989 →

Group A

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

First round

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Group 1

Played in Olomouc and Přerov.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts FIN SWE  SUI ROM
1  Finland3300364+3267–311–118–0
2  Sweden32013311+2243–79–421–0
3   Switzerland3102922−1321–114–94–2
4  Romania3003243−4100–180–212–4
Source: [citation needed]
Group 2

Played in Frýdek-Místek and Vsetín

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts URS TCH NOR POL
1  Soviet Union3300274+2366–49–012–0
2  Czechoslovakia3201217+1444–611–16–0
3  Norway3102823−1520–91–117–3
4  Poland3003325−2200–120–63–7
Source: [citation needed]

Final round

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Championship round

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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts TCH FIN URS SWE NOR  SUI
1  Czechoslovakia54013613+2385–34–66–211–110–1
2  Finland54013112+1983–53–27–37–111–1
3  Soviet Union53113211+2176–42–33–39–012–1
4  Sweden52122522+352–63–73–38–29–4
5  Norway51041537−2221–111–70–92–811–2
6   Switzerland5005953−4401–101–111–124–92–11
Source: [citation needed]
7th place
 Romania7:3
(3:1, 2:0, 2:2) Přerov
1:6
(0:3, 0:1, 1:2) Vsetín
3:2 s.o.
(1:0, 1:2, 0:0, 0:0, 1:0) Přerov
 Poland

Poland was relegated to Group B for 1989.

Tournament Awards

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Group B

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

First round

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Group 1
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts FRG YUG FRA NED
1  West Germany3300165+1168–33–25–0
2  Yugoslavia32011514+143–84–38–3
3  France3102168+822–33–411–1
4  Netherlands3003424−2000–53–81–11
Source: [citation needed]
Group 2
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts AUT DEN ITA GBR
1  Austria3300173+1465–03–09–3
2  Denmark3201137+640–56–27–0
3  Italy3012512−710–32–63–3
4  Great Britain3012619−1313–90–73–3
Source: [citation needed]

Final round

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Championship round
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts FRG AUT YUG DEN
1  West Germany3300194+1565–18–36–0
2  Austria311187+131–52–25–0
3  Yugoslavia31111013−333–82–25–3
4  Denmark3003316−1300–60–53–5
Source: [citation needed]
Placing round
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts ITA FRA NED GBR
1  Italy32101712+555–39–63–3
2  France32012212+1043–511–18–6
3  Netherlands31021422−826–91–117–2
4  Great Britain30121118−713–36–82–7
Source: [citation needed]

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

Group C

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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts BUL ESP HUN BEL
1  Bulgaria3300155+1062–14–09–4
2  Spain32012211+1141–26–515–4
3  Hungary31021411+320–45–69–1
4  Belgium3003933−2404–94–151–9
Source: [citation needed]

Bulgaria was promoted to Group B for 1989.

References

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  • 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.