# 1986 IIHF European U18 Championship

The 1986 IIHF European U18 Championship' was the nineteenth playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships.

## Group A

Played from April 3–9, in Düsseldorf, Ratingen, and Krefeld, West Germany. On the final day of the tournament, the Soviets played to a four all draw with the Swedes, leaving them in fourth place, out of the medals. In the twenty-four years that the Soviets played at the European Juniors (1968 to 1991), this is one and only time they finished out of the medals.

### First round
#### Group 1

| Team | FIN | SWE | NOR | ROM | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. Finland | | 6:0 | 13:4 | 18:1 | 37:05 | 6 |
| 2. Sweden | 0:6 | | 3:3 | 23:1 | 26:10 | 3 |
| 3. Norway | 4:13 | 3:3 | | 8:5 | 15:21 | 3 |
| 4. Romania | 1:18 | 1:23 | 5:8 | | 07:49 | 0 |

#### Group 2

| Team | TCH | URS | FRG | SUI | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. Czechoslovakia | | 3:3 | 9:0 | 9:3 | 21:06 | 5 |
| 2. Soviet Union | 3:3 | | 10:1 | 5:2 | 18:06 | 5 |
| 3. West Germany | 0:9 | 1:10 | | 9:2 | 10:21 | 2 |
| 4. Switzerland | 3:9 | 2:5 | 2:9 | | 07:23 | 0 |

### Final round
#### Championship round

| Team | FIN | SWE | TCH | URS | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. Finland | | (6:0) | 4:4 | 10:5 | 20:09 | 5 |
| 2. Sweden | (0:6) | | 4:3 | 4:4 | 08:13 | 3 |
| 3. Czechoslovakia | 4:4 | 3:4 | | (3:3) | 10:11 | 2 |
| 4. Soviet Union | 5:10 | 4:4 | (3:3) | | 12:17 | 2 |

#### Placing round

| Team | FRG | SUI | NOR | ROM | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. West Germany | | (9:2) | 3:2 | 6:3 | 18:07 | 6 |
| 2. Switzerland | (2:9) | | 4:2 | 7:2 | 13:13 | 4 |
| 3. Norway | 2:3 | 2:4 | | (8:5) | 12:12 | 2 |
| 4. Romania | 3:6 | 2:7 | (5:8) | | 10:21 | 0 |
Romania was relegated to Group B for 1987.

## Tournament Awards

* Top Scorer Tero Toivola (17 points)
* Top Goalie: Radek Tóth
* Top Defenceman:Kari Harila
* Top Forward: Morgan Samuelsson

## Group B

Played from March 16 to 22, 1986, in Aoste Italy.

### First round
#### Group 1

| Team | DEN | FRA | NED | ITA | GF/Ga | Points |
| 1. Denmark | | 6:2 | 6:2 | 5:3 | 17:07 | 6 |
| 2. France | 2:6 | | 0:4 | 10:0 | 12:10 | 2 |
| 3. Netherlands | 2:6 | 4:0 | | 3:6 | 09:12 | 2 |
| 4. Italy | 3:5 | 0:10 | 6:3 | | 09:18 | 2 |

#### Group 2

| Team | POL | BUL | YUG | AUT | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. Poland | | 8:2 | 9:1 | 8:1 | 25:04 | 6 |
| 2. Bulgaria | 2:8 | | 9:5 | 4:2 | 15:15 | 4 |
| 3. Yugoslavia | 1:9 | 5:9 | | 8:3 | 14:21 | 2 |
| 4. Austria | 1:8 | 2:4 | 3:8 | | 06:20 | 0 |

### Final round
#### Championship round

| Team | POL | DEN | FRA | BUL | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. Poland | | 15:3 | 12:2 | (8:2) | 35:07 | 6 |
| 2. Denmark | 3:15 | | (6:2) | 7:5 | 16:22 | 4 |
| 3. France | 2:12 | (2:6) | | 4:3 | 08:21 | 2 |
| 4. Bulgaria | (2:8) | 5:7 | 3:4 | | 10:19 | 0 |

#### Placing round

| Team | ITA | YUG | AUT | NED | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. Italy | | 5:0 | 2:2 | (6:3) | 13:05 | 5 |
| 2. Yugoslavia | 0:5 | | (8:3) | 8:5 | 16:13 | 4 |
| 3. Austria | 2:2 | (3:8) | | 5:3 | 10:13 | 3 |
| 4. Netherlands | (3:6) | 5:8 | 3:5 | | 11:19 | 0 |
Poland was promoted to Group A and the Netherlands were relegated to Group C, for 1987.

## Group C

Played December 28 to January 2, in Barcelona Spain.
| Team | GBR | HUN | ESP | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. Great Britain | | 3:4 3:1 | 5:3 6:3 | 17:11 | 6 |
| 2. Hungary | 4:3 1:3 | | 1:4 3:2 | 09:12 | 4 |
| 3. Spain | 3:5 3:6 | 4:1 2:3 | | 12:15 | 2 |
Great Britain was promoted to Group B for 1987.