Langbahn Team – Weltmeisterschaft

1983 IIHF European U18 Championship

The 1983 IIHF European U18 Championship was the sixteenth playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships.

Group A

Played in Oslo, Norway from March 19–25, 1983.

First round

Group 1
Team FIN SWE SUI NOR GF/GA Points
1.  Finland 4:3 10:0 12:1 26:04 6
2.  Sweden 3:4 6:2 13:3 22:09 4
3.   Switzerland 0:10 2:6 4:2 06:18 2
4.  Norway 1:12 3:13 2:4 06:29 0
Group 2
Team URS TCH FRG FRA GF/GA Points
1.  Soviet Union 6:3 8:0 18:4 32:07 6
2.  Czechoslovakia 3:6 12:3 13:0 28:09 4
3.  West Germany 0:8 3:12 5:1 08:21 2
4.  France 4:18 0:13 1:5 05:36 0

Final round

Championship round
Team URS FIN TCH SWE GF/GA Points
1.  Soviet Union 5:1 (6:3) 7:5 18:09 6
2.  Finland 1:5 3:1 (4:3) 08:09 4
3.  Czechoslovakia (3:6) 1:3 4:2 08:11 2
4.  Sweden 5:7 (3:4) 2:4 10:15 0
Placing round
Team FRG FRA SUI NOR GF/GA Points
1.  West Germany (5:1) 11:4 8:3 24:08 6
2.  France (1:5) 6:2 5:5 12:12 3
3.   Switzerland 4:11 2:6 (4:2) 10:19 2
4.  Norway 3:8 5:5 (2:4) 10:17 1

Norway was relegated to Group B for 1984.

Tournament Awards

Group B

Played in Zoetermeer, the Netherlands from March 21–27, 1983.

First round

Group 1
Team DEN ROM POL HUN GF/GA Points
1.  Denmark 6:2 4:2 10:0 20:04 6
2.  Romania 2:6 8:7 9:5 19:18 4
3.  Poland 2:4 7:8 16:3 25:15 2
4.  Hungary 0:10 5:9 3:16 08:35 0
Group 2
Team NED ITA AUT BUL GF/GA Points
1.  Netherlands 5:1 6:5 7:0 18:06 6
2.  Italy 1:5 8:5 5:5 14:15 3
3.  Austria 5:6 5:8 7:1 17:15 2
4.  Bulgaria 0:7 5:5 1:7 06:19 1

Final round

First round
Team NED DEN ROM ITA GF/GA Points
1.  Netherlands 7:6 11:2 (5:1) 23:09 6
2.  Denmark 6:7 (6:2) 8:4 20:13 4
3.  Romania 2:11 (2:6) 12:4 16:21 2
4.  Italy (1:5) 4:8 4:12 09:25 0
Placing round
Team AUT POL BUL HUN GF/GA Points
1.  Austria 8:3 (7:1) 9:5 24:09 6
2.  Poland 3:8 9:1 (16:3) 28:12 4
3.  Bulgaria (1:7) 1:9 5:3 07:19 2
4.  Hungary 5:9 (3:16) 3:5 11:30 0

The Netherlands was promoted to Group A and Hungary was relegated to Group C, for 1984.

Group C

Played in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia from March 3–6, 1983.

Team YUG GBR BEL ESP GF/GA Points
1.  Yugoslavia 7:4 7:3 7:3 21:10 6
2.  Great Britain 4:7 7:1 2:2 13:10 3
3.  Belgium 3:7 1:7 6:4 10:18 2
4.  Spain 3:7 2:2 4:6 09:15 1

Yugoslavia was promoted to Group B for 1984.

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