1990 IIHF European U18 Championship

The 1990 IIHF European U18 Championship was the twenty-third playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships.

Group A

Played April 4–11, 1990 in Örnsköldsvik and Sollefteå, Sweden.

First round

Group 1

Team	SWE	URS	POL	FRG	GF/GA	Points
1. Sweden		3:1	11:4	9:2	23:07	6
2. Soviet Union	1:3		7:0	14:1	22:04	4
3. Poland	4:11	0:7		8:6	12:24	2
4. West Germany	2:9	1:14	6:8		09:31	0

Group 2

Team	TCH	FIN	NOR	SUI	GF/GA	Points
1. Czechoslovakia		6:2	9:1	7:0	22:03	6
2. Finland	2:6		7:2	6:0	15:08	4
3. Norway	1:9	2:7		8:4	11:20	2
4. Switzerland	0:7	0:6	4:8		04:21	0

Final round

Championship round

Team	SWE	URS	TCH	FIN	NOR	POL	GF/GA	Points
1. Sweden		(3:1)	3:3	2:1	7:0	(11:4)	26:09	9
2. Soviet Union	(1:3)		5:2	9:1	12:5	(7:0)	34:11	8
3. Czechoslovakia	3:3	2:5		(6:2)	(9:1)	13:2	34:13	7
4. Finland	1:2	1:9	(2:6)		(7:2)	8:4	19:24	4
5. Norway	0:7	5:12	(1:9)	(2:7)		12:2	20:37	2
6. Poland	(4:11)	(0:7)	2:13	4:8	2:12		12:51	00

7th place

West Germany

5:2 (0:1, 4:1, 1:0)

1:4 (0:1, 1:2, 0:1)

4:3 (3:1, 1:1, 0:1)

Switzerland

Switzerland was relegated to Group B for 1991.

• Following the reunification of Germany, the Federal Republic of Germany ceased being referred to as West Germany and, starting in 1991, was simply referred to as Germany

Tournament Awards

• Top Scorer Vyacheslav Kozlov (19 points)
• Top Goalie: Rolf Wanhainen
• Top Defenceman: Ivan Droppa
• Top Forward: Vyacheslav Kozlov

Group B

Played March 21–30, 1990 in Val Gardena, Italy.

Team	FRA	ITA	ROM	YUG	AUT	DEN	NED	ESP	GF/GA	Points
1. France		3:2	1:1	6:1	5:3	5:5	14:3	17:1	51:16	12
2. Italy	2:3		5:5	7:3	6:0	9:6	6:2	10:1	45:20	11
3. Romania	1:1	5:5		5:5	4:2	5:2	6:1	8:5	34:21	11
4. Yugoslavia	1:6	3:7	5:5		4:2	6:5	1:1	6:5	26:31	08
5. Austria	3:5	0:6	2:4	2:4		4:2	7:3	7:2	25:26	06
6. Denmark	5:5	6:9	2:5	5:6	2:4		2:1	12:3	34:33	05
7. Netherlands	3:14	2:6	1:6	1:1	3:7	1:2		5:4	16:40	03
8. Spain	1:17	1:10	5:8	5:6	2:7	3:12	4:5		21:65	00

Undefeated France was promoted to Group A for 1991. Spain should have been relegated to Group C, however, their replacement East Germany did not exist by 1991 so the Spaniards stayed up in Group B.

Group C

Played March 8–11, 1990 in Sofia, Bulgaria. East Germany, just a few months before reunification, won the tournament easily. They had last participated in Group A in 1968.

Team	GDR	HUN	GBR	BUL	GF/GA	Points
1. East Germany		9:4	10:0	16:0	35:04	6
2. Hungary	4:9		7:1	5:4	16:14	4
3. Great Britain	0:10	1:7		6:3	07:20	2
4. Bulgaria	0:16	4:5	3:6		07:27	0

No team was promoted; East Germany won the right to proceed to Group B, but did not exist by 1991.

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.