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. 	 	5:2 	14:0	8:0 	27:2 	6
2. 	2:5 	 	19:2	12:2	33:9 	4
3. 	0:14	2:19	 	9:0 	11:33	2
4. 	0:8 	2:12	0:9 	 	2:29 	0
;Group 2
Team	TCH 	URS 	GER 	POL 	GF/GA	Points
1. 	 	3:3 	7:0 	13:1	23:4 	5
2. 	3:3 	 	10:1	10:4	23:8 	5
3. 	0:7 	1:10	 	5:4 	6:21 	2
4. 	1:13	4:10	4:5 	 	9:28 	0
=== Final round=== 
;Championship round
Team	TCH 	URS 	FIN 	SWE 	GER 	NOR 	GF/GA	Points
1. 	 	(3:3) 	8:1 	5:1 	(7:0) 	14:2 	43:7 	9
2. 	(3:3)	 	5:4 	5:0 	(10:1)	9:1 	32:9 	9
3. 	1:8 	4:5 	 	(5:2) 	15:0 	(14:0)	39:21	6:
4. 	1:5 	0:5 	(2:5) 	 	19:3 	(19:2)	41:20	4
5. 	(0:7)	(1:10)	0:15 	3:19 	 	9:5 	13:57	2
6. 	2:14 	1:9 	(0:14)	(2:19)	5:9 	 	11:65	0
;7th place
	6:2(2:1, 2:1, 2:0)	8:3(2:1, 3:2, 3:0)		
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 the 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. 	 	5:2	6:2	6:2	17:6 	6
2. 	2:5	 	6:2	8:1	16:8 	4
3. 	2:6	2:6	 	6:1	10:13	2
4. 	2:6	1:8	1:6	 	4:20 	0
;Group 2
Team	ITA	DEN 	ROM	NED 	GF/GA	Points
1. 	 	3:1 	9:1	4:1 	16:3 	6
2. 	1:3	 	5:3	12:0	18:6 	4
3. 	1:9	3:5 	 	7:3 	11:17	2
4. 	1:4	0:12	3:7	 	4:23 	0
=== Final round === 
;Championship round
Team	SUI 	YUG 	DEN 	ITA 	GF/GA	Points
1. 	 	(5:2)	8:0 	9:0 	22:2 	6
2. 	(2:5)	 	3:5 	6:4 	11:14	2
3. 	0:8 	5:3 	 	(1:3)	6:14 	2
4. 	0:9 	4:6 	(3:1)	 	7:16 	2
;Placing round
Team	AUT 	ROM 	ESP 	NED 	GF/GA	Points
1. 	 	6:2 	(6:1)	13:6 	25:9 	6
2. 	2:6 	 	5:1 	(7:3)	14:10	4
3. 	(1:6)	1:5 	 	5:3 	7:14 	2
4. 	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. 	 	4:3 	11:1	13:1	28:5 	6
2. 	3:4 	 	5:4 	21:1	29:9 	4
3. 	1:11	4:5 	 	13:0	18:16	2
4. 	1:13	1:21	0:13	 	2:47 	0
Great Britain was promoted to Group B for 1992.
==References==
*Complete results
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Category:1991 in hockey
Category:European Junior Championships