# 1992 IIHF European U18 Championship

The 1992 IIHF European U18 Championship was the twenty-fifth playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships.

## Group A

Played April 5–12 in Lillehammer and Hamar, Norway

### First round
#### Group 1

| Team | TCH | SWE | GER | SUI | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. Czechoslovakia | | 5:3 | 5:2 | 8:4 | 18:09 | 6 |
| 2. Sweden | 3:5 | | 2:2 | 6:2 | 11:09 | 3 |
| 3. Germany | 2:5 | 2:2 | | 3:3 | 07:10 | 2 |
| 4. Switzerland | 4:8 | 2:6 | 3:3 | | 09:17 | 1 |

#### Group 2

| Team | RUS | FIN | POL | NOR | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. Russia | | 3:2 | 10:0 | 8:2 | 21:04 | 6 |
| 2. Finland | 2:3 | | 17:0 | 7:2 | 26:05 | 4 |
| 3. Poland | 0:10 | 0:17 | | 5:3 | 05:30 | 2 |
| 4. Norway | 2:8 | 2:7 | 3:5 | | 07:20 | 0 |

### Final round
#### Championship round

| Team | TCH | SWE | RUS | FIN | GER | POL | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. Czechoslovakia | | (5:3) | 2:0 | 5:3 | (5:2) | 15:1 | 32:09 | 10 |
| 2. Sweden | (3:5) | | 3:1 | 1:1 | (2:2) | 6:1 | 15:10 | 06 |
| 3. Russia | 0:2 | 1:3 | | (3:2) | 6:2 | (10:0) | 20:09 | 06 |
| 4. Finland | 3:5 | 1:1 | (2:3) | | 8:0 | (17:0) | 31:09 | 05 |
| 5. Germany | (2:5) | (2:2) | 2:6 | 0:8 | | 7:4 | 13:25 | 03 |
| 6. Poland | 1:15 | 1:6 | (0:10) | (0:17) | 4:7 | | 06:55 | 00 |

#### 7th place

| Norway | 4:5 (1:1, 2:3, 1:1) | 4:3 (1:1, 0:2, 3:0) | 4:1 (3:1, 1:0, 0:0) | Switzerland |
Switzerland was relegated to Group B for 1993. Czechoslovakia competed for the last time, the Czech Republic assumed their spot in Group A and Slovakia began playing in Group C in 1993.

## Tournament Awards

* Top Scorer David Výborný (14 points)
* Top Goalie: Marc Seliger
* Top Defenceman:Sergei Gonchar
* Top Forward: David Výborný

## Group B

Played March 22–28 in Pralognan-la-Vanoise, Méribel and Courchevel, France.

### First round
#### Group 1

| Team | ITA | AUT | FRA | GBR | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. Italy | | 1:0 | 4:4 | 3:3 | 08:07 | 4 |
| 2. Austria | 0:1 | | 5:3 | 7:3 | 12:07 | 4:2 |
| 3. France | 4:4 | 3:5 | | 9:2 | 16:11 | 3 |
| 4. Great Britain | 3:3 | 3:7 | 2:9 | | 08:19 | 1 |

#### Group 2

| Team | DEN | ROM | YUG | ESP | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. Denmark | | 7:4 | 9:5 | 6:1 | 22:10 | 6 |
| 2. Romania | 4:7 | | 7:5 | 13:2 | 24:14 | 4 |
| 3. Yugoslavia | 5:9 | 5:7 | | 4:2 | 14:18 | 2:4 |
| 4. Spain | 1:6 | 2:13 | 2:4 | | 05:23 | 0 |

### Final round
#### Championship round

| Team | ITA | DEN | AUT | ROM | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. Italy | | 6:1 | (1:0) | 5:4 | 12:05 | 6 |
| 2. Denmark | 1:6 | | 6:5 | (7:4) | 14:15 | 4 |
| 3. Austria | (0:1) | 5:6 | | 5:0 | 10:07 | 2 |
| 4. Romania | 4:5 | (4:7) | 0:5 | | 08:17 | 0 |

#### Placing round

| Team | FRA | ESP | GBR | YUG | GF/GA | Points | Tie 1 H2H Points | Tie 2 H2H GD |
| 1. France | | 6:1 | (9:2) | 18:2 | 33:05 | 6 |
| 2. Spain | 1:6 | | 5:1 | (2:4) | 08:11 | 2 | 2 | +2 |
| 3. Great Britain | (2:9) | 1:5 | | 8:4 | 11:18 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 4. Yugoslavia | 2:18 | (4:2) | 4:8 | | 10:28 | 2 | 2 | -2 |
Italy was promoted to Group A and Yugoslavia was relegated to Group C, for 1993.
* With the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1991 and 1992, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia assumed their place, but did not participate again until 1995. Also two new former republics would appear in the next championship, Slovenia and Croatia.

## Group C

Played March 19–22 in Eindhoven of the Netherlands.
| Team | HUN | NED | BUL | BEL | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. Hungary | | 9:1 | 13:0 | 12:0 | 34:01 | 6 |
| 2. Netherlands | 1:9 | | 4:3 | 12:5 | 17:17 | 4 |
| 3. Bulgaria | 0:13 | 3:4 | | 6:1 | 09:18 | 2 |
| 4. Belgium | 0:12 | 5:12 | 1:6 | | 06:30 | 0 |
Hungary was promoted to Group B for 1993.