1979 IIHF European U18 Championship
The 1979 IIHF European U18 Championship was the twelfth playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships.
Group A
Played in Tychy and Katowice, Poland from March 31 to April 6, 1979.
First round
- Group 1
| Team | TCH | FIN | POL | ITA | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.  Czechoslovakia | 5:1 | 3:0 | 17:0 | 25:1 | 6 | |
2.  Finland | 1:5 | 5:2 | 28:0 | 34:7 | 4 | |
3.  Poland | 0:3 | 2:5 | 8:0 | 10:8 | 2 | |
4.  Italy | 0:17 | 0:28 | 0:8 | 0:53 | 0 |
- Group 2
| Team | URS | SWE | SUI | FRG | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.  Soviet Union | 3:1 | 5:1 | 12:1 | 20:3 | 6 | |
2.  Sweden | 1:3 | 6:2 | 10:1 | 17:6 | 4 | |
3. .svg.png){kind=small} Switzerland | 1:5 | 2:6 | 6:5 | 9:16 | 2 | |
4.  West Germany | 1:12 | 1:10 | 5:6 | 7:28 | 0 |
Final round
- Championship round
| Team | TCH | FIN | URS | SWE | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Czechoslovakia | (5:1) | 5:4 | 3:2 | 13:7 | 6 | |
| 2. Finland | (1:5) | 3:1 | 8:0 | 12:6 | 4 | |
| 3. Soviet Union | 4:5 | 1:3 | (3:1) | 8:9 | 2 | |
| 4. Sweden | 2:3 | 0:8 | (1:3) | 3:14 | 0 |
- Placing round
| Team | POL | SUI | FRG | ITA | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Poland | 5:3 | 4:1 | (8:0) | 17:4 | 6 | |
| 2. Switzerland | 3:5 | (6:5) | 9:0 | 18:10 | 4 | |
| 3. West Germany | 1:4 | (5:6) | 6:0 | 12:10 | 2 | |
| 4. Italy | (0:8) | 0:9 | 0:6 | 0:23 | 0 |
Italy was relegated to Group B for 1980.
Tournament Awards
- Top Scorer: Jose Pekkala (13 Points)
- Top Goalie: Paweł Łukaszka
- Top Defenceman:Timo Blomqvist
- Top Forward: Jan Ludvig
Group B
Played in Miercurea Ciuc, Romania from March 4–8, 1979.
First round
- Group 1
| Team | NOR | YUG | HUN | AUT | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.  Norway | 7:0 | 4:1 | 5:1 | 16:2 | 6 | |
2. .svg.png){kind=small} Yugoslavia | 0:7 | 5:2 | 6:3 | 11:12 | 4 | |
3.  Hungary | 1:4 | 2:5 | 8:8 | 11:17 | 1 | |
4.  Austria | 1:5 | 3:6 | 8:8 | 12:19 | 1 |
- Group 2
| Team | ROM | FRA | NED | DEN | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. .svg.png){kind=small} Romania | 5:1 | 9:2 | 12:1 | 26:4 | 6 | |
2.  France | 1:5 | 4:1 | 6:1 | 11:7 | 4 | |
3.  Netherlands | 2:9 | 1:4 | 8:2 | 11:17 | 2 | |
4.  Denmark | 1:12 | 1:6 | 2:8 | 4:26 | 0 |
Placing round
| 7th place | Austria | 7:1 (2:0, 1:0, 4:0) | Denmark | |
| 5th place | Netherlands | 8:4 (4:0, 3:2, 1:2) | Hungary | |
| '3rd place | Yugoslavia | 5:4 (0:2, 4:2, 1:0) | France | |
| Final | Norway | 5:3 (2:1, 1:0, 2:2) | Romania |
Norway was promoted to Group A, and Denmark was relegated to Group C, for 1980.
Group C
Played in Sofia, Bulgaria from March 1–6, 1979.
| Team | BUL | ESP | GBR | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. .svg.png){kind=small} Bulgaria | 12:3 6:2 | 10:0 5:1 | 33:6 | 8 | |
2. .svg.png){kind=small} Spain | 3:12 2:6 | 5:4 6:1 | 16:23 | 4 | |
3.  Great Britain | 0:10 1:5 | 4:5 1:6 | 6:26 | 0 |
Bulgaria was promoted to Group B for 1980.
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.