# 1982 IIHF European U18 Championship

The 1982 IIHF European U18 Championship was the fifteenth playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships.

## Group A

Played in Ängelholm and Tyringe, Sweden from March 29 to April 4, 1982.

### First round
#### Group 1

Poland should have participated in this group but withdrew, instead a Swedish under 17 team took their place, not participating in the championship competition. They lost to the Soviets 8-3, Finland 5-4, and beat Switzerland 9-0.
| Team | URS | FIN | SUI | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. Soviet Union | | 6:3 | 8:1 | 14:04 | 4 |
| 2. Finland | 3:6 | | 4:2 | 07:08 | 2 |
| 3. Switzerland | 1:8 | 2:4 | | 03:12 | 0 |

#### Group 2

| Team | SWE | TCH | FRG | FRA | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. Sweden | | 3:2 | 6:1 | 23:1 | 32:04 | 6 |
| 2. Czechoslovakia | 2:3 | | 5:1 | 24:2 | 31:06 | 4 |
| 3. West Germany | 1:6 | 1:5 | | 3:3 | 05:14 | 1 |
| 4. France | 1:23 | 2:24 | 3:3 | | 06:50 | 1 |

### Final round
#### Championship round

| Team | SWE | TCH | URS | FIN | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. Sweden | | (3:2) | 5:3 | 7:5 | 15:10 | 6 |
| 2. Czechoslovakia | (2:3) | | 7:3 | 8:3 | 17:09 | 4 |
| 3. Soviet Union | 3:5 | 3:7 | | (6:3) | 12:15 | 2 |
| 4. Finland | 5:7 | 3:8 | (3:6) | | 11:21 | 0 |

#### Placing round

| Team | SUI | FRG | FRA | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. Switzerland | | 2:2 | 11:3 | 13:05 | 3 |
| 2. West Germany | 2:2 | | (3:3) | 05:05 | 2 |
| 3. France | 3:11 | (3:3) | | 06:14 | 1 |
* The Swedish under 17 team beat the West Germans 7-2 and the French 18-2.
Poland were relegated to Group B for 1983.

## Tournament Awards

* Top Scorer Petr Rosol (13 points)
* Top Goalie: Dominik Hašek
* Top Defenceman:Alexei Gusarov
* Top Forward: Tomas Sandström

## Group B

Played in Sofia, Bulgaria from March 17–24, 1982

### First round
#### Group 1

| Team | AUT | NED | ROM | ITA | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. Austria | | 5:3 | 12:1 | 3:5 | 20:09 | 4 |
| 2. Netherlands | 3:5 | | 3:2 | 8:5 | 14:12 | 4 |
| 3. Romania | 1:12 | 2:3 | | 8:3 | 11:18 | 2 |
| 4. Italy | 5:3 | 5:8 | 3:8 | | 13:19 | 2 |

#### Group 2

| Team | NOR | DEN | BUL | YUG | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. Norway | | 4:1 | 7:1 | 21:0 | 32:02 | 6 |
| 2. Denmark | 1:4 | | 1:1 | 4:2 | 06:07 | 3 |
| 3. Bulgaria | 1:7 | 1:1 | | 6:2 | 08:10 | 3 |
| 4. Yugoslavia | 0:21 | 2:4 | 2:6 | | 04:31 | 0 |

### Final round
#### Championship round

| Team | NOR | AUT | NED | DEN | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. Norway | | 9:3 | 4:3 | (4:1) | 17:07 | 6 |
| 2. Austria | 3:9 | | (5:3) | 4:0 | 12:12 | 4 |
| 3. Netherlands | 3:4 | (3:5) | | 7:2 | 13:11 | 2 |
| 4. Denmark | (1:4) | 0:4 | 2:7 | | 03:15 | 0 |

#### Placing round

| Team | ROM | BUL | ITA | YUG | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. Romania | | 6:3 | (8:3) | 10:2 | 24:08 | 6 |
| 2. Bulgaria | 3:6 | | 5:5 | (6:2) | 14:13 | 3 |
| 3. Italy | (3:8) | 5:5 | | 7:4 | 15:17 | 3 |
| 4. Yugoslavia | 2:10 | (2:6) | 4:7 | | 08:23 | 0 |
Norway were promoted to Group A, and Yugoslavia were relegated to Group C, for 1983.

## Group C

Played in Durham, England, United Kingdom from March 18–25, 1982
| Team | HUN | ESP | GBR | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. Hungary | | 11:6 4:6 | 8:4 6:6 | 29:22 | 5 |
| 2. Spain | 6:11 6:4 | | 6:5 4:5 | 22:25 | 4 |
| 3. Great Britain | 4:8 6:6 | 5:6 5:4 | | 20:24 | 3 |
Hungary was promoted to Group B for 1983.