1977 IIHF European U18 Championship

The 1977 IIHF European U18 Championship was the tenth playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships. With the creation of the World Junior Hockey Championships, which used players under the age of 20, the European chamionships adjusted the age limitation to being under 18.
== Group A ==
Played in Bremerhaven West Germany from April 1-10, 1977. Romania was to particpate but withdrew (and forfeited) in the aftermath of the earthquake that hit the area in March of that year.Romania withdraws
Team	SWE 	TCH 	URS 	FIN 	SUI 	FRG 	POL 	GF/GA	Points
1. 	 	4:0 	5:2 	8:1 	13:2	15:1	13:1	58:7 	12
2. 	0:4 	 	5:3 	10:1	15:3	10:1	9:1 	49:13	10
3. 	2:5 	3:5 	 	14:2	6:4 	7:3 	17:0	49:19	8
4. 	1:8 	1:10	2:14	 	11:2	8:3 	8:1 	31:38	6
5. 	2:13	3:15	4:6 	2:11	 	2:2 	8:5 	21:52	3
6. 	1:15	1:10	3:7 	3:8 	2:2 	 	4:3 	14:45	3
7. 	1:13	1:9 	0:17	1:8 	5:8 	3:4 	 	11:59	0
Romania, after withdrawing, was relegated to Group B for 1978.
==Tournament Awards==
*Top Scorer: Conny Silfverberg (17 Points)
*Top Goalie: Pelle Lindbergh
*Top Defenceman:Peter Slanina
*Top Forward: Conny Silfverberg
==Group B ==
Played in Bilbao and San Sebastián Spain from March 30 to April 4, 1977.
=== First round ===
;Group 1
Team	YUG 	DEN 	FRA 	ESP 	GF/GA	Points
1. 	 	4:2 	7:2 	10:2	21:6 	6
2. 	2:4 	 	12:3	10:1	24:8 	4
3. 	2:7 	3:12	 	6:2 	11:21	2
4. 	2:10	1:10	2:6 	 	5:26 	0
;Group 2
Team	NOR	AUT	ITA	NED	GF/GA	Points
1. 	 	6:3	6:1	3:2	15:6 	6
2. 	3:6	 	3:2	8:5	14:13	4
3. 	1:6	2:3	 	3:2	6:11 	2
4. 	2:3	5:8	2:3	 	9:14 	0
=== Placing round ===
7th place		7:3(4:0, 2:1, 1:2) 		
5th place		4:3 o.t.(1:1, 2:1, 0:1, 1:0)		
3rd place		5:2(2:1, 1:1, 2:0) 		
Final 		4:1(0:0, 1:1, 3:0) 		
Norway was promoted to group A, and Spain was relegated to the new Group C, for 1978.
==References==
*Complete results
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Category:1977 in hockey
Category:European Junior Championships