The 1986 IIHF European U18 Championship' was the nineteenth playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships .
Group A
Played from April 3–9, in Düsseldorf , Ratingen , and Krefeld , West Germany . On the final day of the tournament, the Soviets played to a four all draw with the Swedes, leaving them in fourth place, out of the medals. In the twenty-four years that the Soviets played at the European Juniors (1968 to 1991), this is one and only time they finished out of the medals.[ 1]
First round
Group 1
Team
FIN
SWE
NOR
ROM
GF/GA
Points
1. Finland
6:0
13:4
18:1
37:0 5
6
2. Sweden
0:6
3:3
23:1
26:10
3
3. Norway
4:13
3:3
8:5
15:21
3
4. Romania
1:18
1:23
5:8
0 7:49
0
Group 2
Final round
Championship round
Placing round
Romania was relegated to Group B for 1987.
Tournament Awards
Group B
Played from March 16 to 22, 1986, in Aoste Italy .
First round
Group 1
Team
DEN
FRA
NED
ITA
GF/Ga
Points
1. Denmark
6:2
6:2
5:3
17:0 7
6
2. France
2:6
0:4
10:0
12:10
2
3. Netherlands
2:6
4:0
3:6
0 9:12
2
4. Italy
3:5
0:10
6:3
0 9:18
2
Group 2
Team
POL
BUL
YUG
AUT
GF/GA
Points
1. Poland
8:2
9:1
8:1
25:0 4
6
2. Bulgaria
2:8
9:5
4:2
15:15
4
3. Yugoslavia
1:9
5:9
8:3
14:21
2
4. Austria
1:8
2:4
3:8
0 6:20
0
Final round
Championship round
Team
POL
DEN
FRA
BUL
GF/GA
Points
1. Poland
15:3
12:2
(8:2)
35:0 7
6
2. Denmark
3:15
(6:2)
7:5
16:22
4
3. France
2:12
(2:6)
4:3
0 8:21
2
4. Bulgaria
(2:8)
5:7
3:4
10:19
0
Placing round
Team
ITA
YUG
AUT
NED
GF/GA
Points
1. Italy
5:0
2:2
(6:3)
13:0 5
5
2. Yugoslavia
0:5
(8:3)
8:5
16:13
4
3. Austria
2:2
(3:8)
5:3
10:13
3
4. Netherlands
(3:6)
5:8
3:5
11:19
0
Poland was promoted to Group A and the Netherlands were relegated to Group C, for 1987.
Group C
Played December 28 to January 2, in Barcelona Spain .
Team
GBR
HUN
ESP
GF/GA
Points
1. Great Britain
3:4 3:1
5:3 6:3
17:11
6
2. Hungary
4:3 1:3
1:4 3:2
0 9:12
4
3. Spain
3:5 3:6
4:1 2:3
12:15
2
Great Britain was promoted to Group B for 1987.
References
Unofficial championships U19 championships U18 championships