# 1991 IIHF European U18 Championship

The 1991 IIHF European U18 Championship was the twenty-fourth playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships. The Soviets, playing for the last time as a unified nation, placed 2nd, and the Germans, playing for the first time as a unified nation, placed 5th (despite allowing 61 goals in 6 games).

## Group A

Played April 4–11 in Spišská Nová Ves and Prešov, Czechoslovakia.

### First round
#### Group 1

| Team | FIN | SWE | NOR | FRA | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. Finland | | 5:2 | 14:0 | 8:0 | 27:02 | 6 |
| 2. Sweden | 2:5 | | 19:2 | 12:2 | 33:09 | 4 |
| 3. Norway | 0:14 | 2:19 | | 9:0 | 11:33 | 2 |
| 4. France | 0:8 | 2:12 | 0:9 | | 02:29 | 0 |

#### Group 2

| Team | TCH | URS | GER | POL | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. Czechoslovakia | | 3:3 | 7:0 | 13:1 | 23:04 | 5 |
| 2. Soviet Union | 3:3 | | 10:1 | 10:4 | 23:08 | 5 |
| 3. Germany | 0:7 | 1:10 | | 5:4 | 06:21 | 2 |
| 4. Poland | 1:13 | 4:10 | 4:5 | | 09:28 | 0 |

### Final round
#### Championship round

| Team | TCH | URS | FIN | SWE | GER | NOR | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. Czechoslovakia | | (3:3) | 8:1 | 5:1 | (7:0) | 14:2 | 43:07 | 9 |
| 2. Soviet Union | (3:3) | | 5:4 | 5:0 | (10:1) | 9:1 | 32:09 | 9 |
| 3. Finland | 1:8 | 4:5 | | (5:2) | 15:0 | (14:0) | 39:21 | 6: |
| 4. Sweden | 1:5 | 0:5 | (2:5) | | 19:3 | (19:2) | 41:20 | 4 |
| 5. Germany | (0:7) | (1:10) | 0:15 | 3:19 | | 9:5 | 13:57 | 2 |
| 6. Norway | 2:14 | 1:9 | (0:14) | (2:19) | 6:9 | | 11:65 | 0 |

#### 7th place

| Poland | 6:2 (2:1, 2:1, 2:0) | 8:3 (2:1, 3:2, 3:0) | France |
France was relegated to Group B for 1992. The Soviet Union competed for the last time, Russia assumed their spot in Group A, while Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Belarus, and Ukraine, all began competing in Group C in 1993. Kazakhstan also began competing in 1993, but they participated in the Asian Junior Championships.

## Tournament Awards

* Top Scorer Peter Forsberg (17 points)
* Top Goalie: Milan Hnilicka
* Top Defenceman:Roman Hamrlík
* Top Forward: Alexei Kovalev

## Group B

Played March 23–30 in Jaca, Spain. The hosts were winless until they beat the Dutch on the final day, avoiding relegation.

### First round
#### Group 1

| Team | SUI | YUG | AUT | ESP | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. Switzerland | | 5:2 | 6:2 | 6:2 | 17:06 | 6 |
| 2. Yugoslavia | 2:5 | | 6:2 | 8:1 | 16:08 | 4 |
| 3. Austria | 2:6 | 2:6 | | 6:1 | 10:13 | 2 |
| 4. Spain | 2:6 | 1:8 | 1:6 | | 04:20 | 0 |

#### Group 2

| Team | ITA | DEN | ROM | NED | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. Italy | | 3:1 | 9:1 | 4:1 | 16:03 | 6 |
| 2. Denmark | 1:3 | | 5:3 | 12:0 | 18:06 | 4 |
| 3. Romania | 1:9 | 3:5 | | 7:3 | 11:17 | 2 |
| 4. Netherlands | 1:4 | 0:12 | 3:7 | | 04:23 | 0 |

### Final round
#### Championship round

| Team | SUI | YUG | DEN | ITA | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. Switzerland | | (5:2) | 8:0 | 9:0 | 22:02 | 6 |
| 2. Yugoslavia | (2:5) | | 3:5 | 6:4 | 11:14 | 2 |
| 3. Denmark | 0:8 | 5:3 | | (1:3) | 06:14 | 2 |
| 4. Italy | 0:9 | 4:6 | (3:1) | | 07:16 | 2 |

#### Placing round

| Team | AUT | ROM | ESP | NED | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. Austria | | 6:2 | (6:1) | 13:6 | 25:09 | 6 |
| 2. Romania | 2:6 | | 5:1 | (7:3) | 14:10 | 4 |
| 3. Spain | (1:6) | 1:5 | | 5:3 | 07:14 | 2 |
| 4. Netherlands | 6:13 | (3:7) | 3:5 | | 12:25 | 0 |
Switzerland was promoted to Group A and the Netherlands was relegated to Group C, for 1992.

## Group C

Played March 7–10, 1991 in Sofia, Bulgaria.
| Team | GBR | BUL | HUN | BEL | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. Great Britain | | 4:3 | 11:1 | 13:1 | 28:05 | 6 |
| 2. Bulgaria | 3:4 | | 5:4 | 21:1 | 29:09 | 4 |
| 3. Hungary | 1:11 | 4:5 | | 13:0 | 18:16 | 2 |
| 4. Belgium | 1:13 | 1:21 | 0:13 | | 02:47 | 0 |
Great Britain was promoted to Group B for 1992.