title: 1981 IIHF European U18 Championship
text: # 1981 IIHF European U18 Championship
  
  The 1981 IIHF European U18 Championship was the fourteenth playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships.
  
  ## Group A
  
  Played in Minsk, Belorussian SSR, USSR from April 2–8, 1981.
  
  ### First round
  
  **Group 1**
  
  | Team | TCH | SWE | SUI | POL | GF/GA | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1. Czechoslovakia | | 4:4 | 13:0 | 21:0 | 38:04 | 5 |
  | 2. Sweden | 4:4 | | 9:2 | 20:3 | 33:09 | 5 |
  | 3. Switzerland | 0:13 | 2:9 | | 7:2 | 09:24 | 2 |
  | 4. Poland | 0:21 | 3:20 | 2:7 | | 05:48 | 0 |
  
  **Group 2**
  
  | Team | URS | FIN | FRG | AUT | GF/GA | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1. Soviet Union | | 9:2 | 17:2 | 17:0 | 43:04 | 6 |
  | 2. Finland | 2:9 | | 10:1 | 10:2 | 22:12 | 4 |
  | 3. West Germany | 2:17 | 1:10 | | 2:0 | 05:27 | 2 |
  | 4. Austria | 0:17 | 2:10 | 0:2 | | 02:29 | 0 |
  
  ### Final round
  
  **Championship round**
  
  | Team | URS | TCH | SWE | FIN | GF/GA | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1. Soviet Union | | 3:3 | 10:1 | (9:2) | 22:06 | 5 |
  | 2. Czechoslovakia | 3:3 | | (4:4) | 4:3 | 11:10 | 4 |
  | 3. Sweden | 1:10 | (4:4) | | 5:1 | 10:15 | 3 |
  | 4. Finland | (2:9) | 3:4 | 1:5 | | 06:18 | 0 |
  
  **Placing round**
  
  | Team | SUI | POL | FRG | AUT | GF/GA | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1. Switzerland | | (7:2) | 2:2 | 7:2 | 16:06 | 5 |
  | 2. Poland | (2:7) | | 4:2 | 4:0 | 10:09 | 4 |
  | 3. West Germany | 2:2 | 2:4 | | (2:0) | 06:06 | 3 |
  | 4. Austria | 2:7 | 0:4 | (0:2) | | 02:13 | 0 |
  
  Austria was relegated to Group B for 1982.
  
  ## Tournament Awards
  
  * Top Scorer: Oleg Znarok and Vladimír Růžička (16 points)
  * Top Goalie: Jakob Gustavsson
  * Top Defenceman:Antonín Stavjaňa
  * Top Forward: Leonid Trukhno
  
  ## Group B
  
  Played in Miercurea Ciuc Romania from March 15–21, 1981.
  
  ### First round
  
  **Group 1**
  
  | Team | FRA | NOR | ROM | DEN | GF/GA | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1. France | | 4:2 | 4:3 | 11:4 | 19:09 | 6 |
  | 2. Norway | 2:4 | | 11:2 | 8:3 | 21:09 | 4 |
  | 3. Romania | 3:4 | 2:11 | | 7:5 | 12:20 | 2 |
  | 4. Denmark | 4:11 | 3:8 | 5:7 | | 12:26 | 0 |
  
  **Group 2**
  
  | Team | YUG | ITA | BUL | HUN | GF/GA | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1. Yugoslavia | | 5:4 | 9:4 | 5:1 | 19:09 | 6 |
  | 2. Italy | 4:5 | | 8:3 | 6:3 | 18:11 | 4 |
  | 3. Bulgaria | 4:9 | 3:8 | | 13:2 | 20:19 | 2 |
  | 4. Hungary | 1:5 | 3:6 | 2:13 | | 06:24 | 0 |
  
  ### Final round
  
  **Championship round**
  
  | Team | FRA | NOR | YUG | ITA | GF/GA | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1. France | | (4:2) | 5:2 | 4:3 | 13:07 | 6 |
  | 2. Norway | (2:4) | | 7:1 | 6:2 | 15:07 | 4 |
  | 3. Yugoslavia | 2:5 | 1:7 | | (5:4) | 08:16 | 2 |
  | 4. Italy | 3:4 | 2:6 | (4:5) | | 09:15 | 0 |
  
  **Placing round**
  
  | Team | ROM | DEN | BUL | HUN | GF/GA | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1. Romania | | (7:5) | 11:0 | 12:3 | 30:08 | 6 |
  | 2. Denmark | (5:7) | | 7:2 | 25:1 | 37:10 | 4 |
  | 3. Bulgaria | 0:11 | 2:7 | | (13:2) | 15:20 | 2 |
  | 4. Hungary | 3:12 | 1:25 | (2:13) | | 06:50 | 0 |
  
  France was promoted to Group A, and Hungary was demoted to group C, for 1982.
  
  ## Group C
  
  Played in Belgium and the Netherlands from March 19–24, 1981.
  
  | Team | NED | GBR | BEL | GF/GA | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1. Netherlands | | 13:1 13:1 | 9:1 14:2 | 49:05 | 8 |
  | 2. Great Britain | 1:13 1:13 | | 9:1 4:4 | 15:31 | 3 |
  | 3. Belgium | 1:9 2:14 | 1:9 4:4 | | 08:36 | 1 |
  
  The Netherlands were promoted to Group B for 1982.
  
  