1988 IIHF European U18 Championship

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

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	28:10	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

• Top Scorer Teemu Selänne (16 points)
• Top Goalie: Henry Eskelinen
• Top Defenceman:Sergei Zubov
• Top Forward: Petri Aaltonen

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, 530–2. ISBN 0-8362-7114-9. 

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