- Group A First round Final round
- Tournament Awards
- Group B First round Final round
- Group C
- References
The 1981 IIHF European U18 Championship was the fourteenth playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships. Group APlayed in Minsk, Belorussian SSR, USSR from April 2–8, 1981. First round- Group 1
| Team | TCH | SWE | SUI | POL | GF/GA | Points |
|---|
| 1. {{ih18|TCH}} | | 4:4 | 13:0 | 21:0 | 38:{{0}}4 | 5 | | 2. {{ih18|SWE}} | 4:4 | | 9:2 | 20:3 | 33:{{0}}9 | 5 | | 3. {{ih18|SUI}} | 0:13 | 2:9 | | 7:2 | {{0}}9:24 | 2 | | 4. {{ih18|POL}} | 0:21 | 3:20 | 2:7 | | {{0}}5:48 | 0 |
- Group 2
| Team | URS | FIN | FRG | AUT | GF/GA | Points |
|---|
| 1. {{ih18|URS}} | | 9:2 | 17:2 | 17:0 | 43:{{0}}4 | 6 | | 2. {{ih18|FIN}} | 2:9 | | 10:1 | 10:2 | 22:12 | 4 | | 3. {{ih18|FRG}} | 2:17 | 1:10 | | 2:0 | {{0}}5:27 | 2 | | 4. {{ih18|AUT}} | 0:17 | 2:10 | 0:2 | | {{0}}2:29 | 0 |
Final round - Championship round
| Team | URS | TCH | SWE | FIN | GF/GA | Points |
|---|
| 1. {{ih18|URS}} | | 3:3 | 10:1 | (9:2) | 22:{{0}}6 | 5 | | 2. {{ih18|TCH}} | 3:3 | | (4:4) | 4:3 | 11:10 | 4 | | 3. {{ih18|SWE}} | 1:10 | (4:4) | | 5:1 | 10:15 | 3 | | 4. {{ih18|FIN}} | (2:9) | 3:4 | 1:5 | | {{0}}6:18 | 0 |
- Placing round
| Team | SUI | POL | FRG | AUT | GF/GA | Points |
|---|
| 1. {{ih18|SUI}} | | (7:2) | 2:2 | 7:2 | 16:{{0}}6 | 5 | | 2. {{ih18|POL}} | (2:7) | | 4:2 | 4:0 | 10:{{0}}9 | 4 | | 3. {{ih18|FRG}} | 2:2 | 2:4 | | (2:0) | {{0}}6:{{0}}6 | 3 | | 4. {{ih18|AUT}} | 2:7 | 0:4 | (0:2) | | {{0}}2:13 | 0 |
Austria was relegated to Group B for 1982.Tournament Awards- Top Scorer: {{Flagicon|URS}}Oleg Znarok and {{Flagicon|TCH}}Vladimir Ruzicka (16 points)
- Top Goalie: {{Flagicon|SWE}}Jakob Gustavsson
- Top Defenceman:{{Flagicon|TCH}}Antonín Stavjana
- Top Forward: {{Flagicon|URS}}Leonid Trukhno
Group BPlayed in Miercurea Ciuc Romania from March 15–21, 1981. First round- Group 1
| Team | FRA | NOR | ROM | DEN | GF/GA | Points |
|---|
| 1. {{ih18|FRA}} | | 4:2 | 4:3 | 11:4 | 19:{{0}}9 | 6 | | 2. {{ih18|NOR}} | 2:4 | | 11:2 | 8:3 | 21:{{0}}9 | 4 | | 3. {{ih18|ROM|1965}} | 3:4 | 2:11 | | 7:5 | 12:20 | 2 | | 4. {{ih18|DEN}} | 4:11 | 3:8 | 5:7 | | 12:26 | 0 |
- Group 2
| Team | YUG | ITA | BUL | HUN | GF/GA | Points |
|---|
| 1. {{ih18|YUG}} | | 5:4 | 9:4 | 5:1 | 19:{{0}}9 | 6 | | 2. {{ih18|ITA}} | 4:5 | | 8:3 | 6:3 | 18:11 | 4 | | 3. {{ih18|BUL|1971}} | 4:9 | 3:8 | | 13:2 | 20:19 | 2 | | 4. {{ih18|HUN|1957}} | 1:5 | 3:6 | 2:13 | | {{0}}6:24 | 0 |
Final round- Championship round
| Team | FRA | NOR | YUG | ITA | GF/GA | Points |
|---|
| 1. {{ih18|FRA}} | | (4:2) | 5:2 | 4:3 | 13:{{0}}7 | 6 | | 2. {{ih18|NOR}} | (2:4) | | 7:1 | 6:2 | 15:{{0}}7 | 4 | | 3. {{ih18|YUG}} | 2:5 | 1:7 | | (5:4) | {{0}}8:16 | 2 | | 4. {{ih18|ITA}} | 3:4 | 2:6 | (4:5) | | {{0}}9:15 | 0 |
- Placing round
| Team | ROM | DEN | BUL | HUN | GF/GA | Points |
|---|
| 1. {{ih18|ROM|1965}} | | (7:5) | 11:0 | 12:3 | 30:{{0}}8 | 6 | | 2. {{ih18|DEN}} | (5:7) | | 7:2 | 25:1 | 37:10 | 4 | | 3. {{ih18|BUL|1971}} | 0:11 | 2:7 | | (13:2) | 15:20 | 2 | | 4. {{ih18|HUN|1957}} | 3:12 | 1:25 | (2:13) | | {{0}}6:50 | 0 |
France was promoted to Group A, and Hungary was demoted to group C, for 1982.Group CPlayed in Belgium and the Netherlands from March 19–24, 1981. | Team | NED | GBR | BEL | GF/GA | Points |
|---|
| 1. {{ih18|NED}} | | 13:1
13:1 | 9:1
14:2 | 49:{{0}}5 | 8 | | 2. {{ih18|GBR}} | 1:13
1:13 | | 9:1
4:4 | 15:31 | 3 | | 3. {{ih18|BEL}} | 1:9
2:14 | 1:9
4:4 | | {{0}}8:36 | 1 |
The Netherlands were promoted to Group B for 1982.References- Complete results
- {{cite book |last=Duplacey |first=James |title=Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League |year=1998 |publisher=Total Sports |pages=530–2|isbn=0-8362-7114-9}}
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