1979 IIHF European U18 Championship

The 1979 IIHF European U18 Championship was the twelfth playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships.

## Group A[edit]

Played in Tychy and Katowice, Poland from March 31 to April 6, 1979.

### First round[edit]

Group 1
Team  | TCH  | FIN  | POL  | ITA  | GF/GA  | Points

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1\.  Czechoslovakia |  | 5:1  | 3:0  | 17:0  | 25:01  | 6
2\.  Finland | 1:5  |  | 5:2  | 28:0  | 34:07  | 4
3\.  Poland | 0:3  | 2:5  |  | 8:0  | 10:08  | 2
4\.  Italy | 0:17  | 0:28  | 0:8  |  | 00:53  | 0

Group 2
Team  | URS  | SWE  | SUI  | FRG  | GF/GA  | Points

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1\.  Soviet Union |  | 3:1  | 5:1  | 12:1  | 20:03  | 6
2\.  Sweden | 1:3  |  | 6:2  | 10:1  | 17:06  | 4
3\.  Switzerland | 1:5  | 2:6  |  | 6:5  | 09:16  | 2
4\.  West Germany | 1:12  | 1:10  | 5:6  |  | 07:28  | 0

### Final round[edit]

Championship round
Team  | TCH  | FIN  | URS  | SWE  | GF/GA  | Points

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1\.  Czechoslovakia |  | (5:1)  | 5:4  | 3:2  | 13:07  | 6
2\.  Finland | (1:5)  |  | 3:1  | 8:0  | 12:06  | 4
3\.  Soviet Union | 4:5  | 1:3  |  | (3:1)  | 08:09  | 2
4\.  Sweden | 2:3  | 0:8  | (1:3)  |  | 03:14  | 0

Placing round
Team  | POL  | SUI  | FRG  | ITA  | GF/GA  | Points

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1\.  Poland |  | 5:3  | 4:1  | (8:0)  | 17:04  | 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  |  | 00:23  | 0

Italy was relegated to Group B for 1980.

## Tournament Awards[edit]

* Top Scorer: Jose Pekkala (13 Points)
* Top Goalie: Paweł Łukaszka
* Top Defenceman:Timo Blomqvist
* Top Forward: Jan Ludvig

## Group B[edit]

Played in Miercurea Ciuc, Romania from March 4–8, 1979.

### First round[edit]

Group 1
Team  | NOR  | YUG  | HUN  | AUT  | GF/GA  | Points

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1\.  Norway |  | 7:0  | 4:1  | 5:1  | 16:02  | 6
2\.  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

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1\.  Romania |  | 5:1  | 9:2  | 12:1  | 26:04  | 6
2\.  France | 1:5  |  | 4:1  | 6:1  | 11:07  | 4
3\.  Netherlands | 2:9  | 1:4  |  | 8:2  | 11:17  | 2
4\.  Denmark | 1:12  | 1:6  | 2:8  |  | 04:26  | 0

### Placing round[edit]

7th place | Austria | 7:1
(2:0, 1:0, 4:0) |  Denmark |

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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[edit]

Played in Sofia, Bulgaria from March 1–6, 1979.

Team  | BUL  | ESP  | GBR  | GF/GA  | Points

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1\.  Bulgaria |  | 12:3
6:2  | 10:0
5:1  | 33:06  | 8
2\.  Spain | 3:12
2:6  |  | 5:4
6:1  | 16:23  | 4
3\.  Great Britain | 0:10
1:5  | 4:5
1:6  |  | 06:26  | 0

Bulgaria was promoted to Group B for 1980.

## References[edit]

* 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.

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