# 1988 IIHF European U18 Championship

The 1988 IIHF European U18 Championship was the twenty-first playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships.

## Group A

Played April 9–17, 1988, in Frýdek-Místek, Vsetín, Olomouc, and Přerov, Czechoslovakia.

### First round
#### Group 1

Played in Olomouc and Přerov.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | FIN | SWE | SUI | ROM |
| 1 | Finland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 4 | +32 | 6 | | 7–3 | 11–1 | 18–0 |
| 2 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 11 | +22 | 4 | 3–7 | | 9–4 | 21–0 |
| 3 | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 22 | −13 | 2 | 1–11 | 4–9 | | 4–2 |
| 4 | Romania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 43 | −41 | 0 | 0–18 | 0–21 | 2–4 | |

#### Group 2

Played in Frýdek-Místek and Vsetín
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | URS | TCH | NOR | POL |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 | +23 | 6 | | 6–4 | 9–0 | 12–0 |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 4 | 4–6 | | 11–1 | 6–0 |
| 3 | Norway | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 2 | 0–9 | 1–11 | | 7–3 |
| 4 | Poland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 25 | −22 | 0 | 0–12 | 0–6 | 3–7 | |

### Final round
#### Championship round

Played in Frýdek-Místek, Vsetín, Olomouc, and Přerov.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | TCH | FIN | URS | SWE | NOR | SUI |
| 1 | Czechoslovakia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 13 | +23 | 8 | | 5–3 | 4–6 | 6–2 | 11–1 | 10–1 |
| 2 | Finland | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 12 | +19 | 8 | 3–5 | | 3–2 | 7–3 | 7–1 | 11–1 |
| 3 | Soviet Union | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 11 | +21 | 7 | 6–4 | 2–3 | | 3–3 | 9–0 | 12–1 |
| 4 | Sweden | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 5 | 2–6 | 3–7 | 3–3 | | 8–2 | 9–4 |
| 5 | Norway | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 37 | −22 | 2 | 1–11 | 1–7 | 0–9 | 2–8 | | 11–2 |
| 6 | Switzerland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 53 | −44 | 0 | 1–10 | 1–11 | 1–12 | 4–9 | 2–11 | |

#### 7th place

| Romania | 7:3 (3:1, 2:0, 2:2) Přerov | 1:6 (0:3, 0:1, 1:2) Vsetín | 3:2 s.o. (1:0, 1:2, 0:0, 0:0, 1:0) Přerov | Poland |
Poland was relegated to Group B for 1989.

## Tournament Awards

* Top Scorer Teemu Selänne (16 points)
* Top Goalie: Henry Eskelinen
* Top Defenceman:Sergei Zubov
* Top Forward: Petri Aaltonen

## Group B

Played March 26 to April 1, 1988, in Briançon France

### First round
#### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | FRG | YUG | FRA | NED |
| 1 | West Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 6 | | 8–3 | 3–2 | 5–0 |
| 2 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 4 | 3–8 | | 4–3 | 8–3 |
| 3 | France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 2 | 2–3 | 3–4 | | 11–1 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 24 | −20 | 0 | 0–5 | 3–8 | 1–11 | |

#### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | AUT | DEN | ITA | GBR |
| 1 | Austria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 6 | | 5–0 | 3–0 | 9–3 |
| 2 | Denmark | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 4 | 0–5 | | 6–2 | 7–0 |
| 3 | Italy | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 1 | 0–3 | 2–6 | | 3–3 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 1 | 3–9 | 0–7 | 3–3 | |

### Final round
#### Championship round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | FRG | AUT | YUG | DEN |
| 1 | West Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | +15 | 6 | | 5–1 | 8–3 | 6–0 |
| 2 | Austria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 3 | 1–5 | | 2–2 | 5–0 |
| 3 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 3 | 3–8 | 2–2 | | 5–3 |
| 4 | Denmark | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 0 | 0–6 | 0–5 | 3–5 | |

#### Placing round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ITA | FRA | NED | GBR |
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 5 | | 5–3 | 9–6 | 3–3 |
| 2 | France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 4 | 3–5 | | 11–1 | 8–6 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 2 | 6–9 | 1–11 | | 7–2 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 1 | 3–3 | 6–8 | 2–7 | |
West Germany was promoted to Group A and Great Britain was relegated to Group C, for 1989.

## Group C

Played April 6–9, 1988, in San Sebastián Spain
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | BUL | ESP | HUN | BEL |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 6 | | 2–1 | 4–0 | 9–4 |
| 2 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 4 | 1–2 | | 6–5 | 15–4 |
| 3 | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 2 | 0–4 | 5–6 | | 9–1 |
| 4 | Belgium | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 33 | −24 | 0 | 4–9 | 4–15 | 1–9 | |
Bulgaria was promoted to Group B for 1989.