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.  Finland |
5:2 | 14:0 | 8:0 | 27:2 | 6 | |
2.  Sweden |
2:5 | 19:2 | 12:2 | 33:9 | 4 | |
3.  Norway |
0:14 | 2:19 | 9:0 | 11:33 | 2 | |
4.  France |
0:8 | 2:12 | 0:9 | 2:29 | 0 |
- Group 2
| Team | TCH | URS | GER | POL | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.  Czechoslovakia |
3:3 | 7:0 | 13:1 | 23:4 | 5 | |
2.  Soviet Union |
3:3 | 10:1 | 10:4 | 23:8 | 5 | |
3.  Germany |
0:7 | 1:10 | 5:4 | 6:21 | 2 | |
4.  Poland |
1:13 | 4:10 | 4:5 | 9:28 | 0 |
Final round
- Championship round
| Team | TCH | URS | FIN | SWE | GER | NOR | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Czechoslovakia |
(3:3) | 8:1 | 5:1 | (7:0) | 14:2 | 43:7 | 9 | |
| 2. Soviet Union |
(3:3) | 5:4 | 5:0 | (10:1) | 9:1 | 32:9 | 9 | |
| 3. Finland |
1:8 | 4:5 | (5:2) | 15:0 | (14:0) | 39:21 | 6: | |
| 4. Sweden |
1:5 | 0:5 | (2:5) | 19:3 | (19:2) | 41:20 | 4 | |
| 5. Germany |
(0:7) | (1:10) | 0:15 | 3:19 | 9:5 | 13:57 | 2 | |
| 6. Norway |
2:14 | 1:9 | (0:14) | (2:19) | 6:9 | 11:65 | 0 |
- 7th place
| Poland |
6:2 (2:1, 2:1, 2:0) |
8:3 (2:1, 3:2, 3:0) |
France |
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 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. .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland |
5:2 | 6:2 | 6:2 | 17:6 | 6 | |
2. .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia |
2:5 | 6:2 | 8:1 | 16:8 | 4 | |
3.  Austria |
2:6 | 2:6 | 6:1 | 10:13 | 2 | |
4.  Spain |
2:6 | 1:8 | 1:6 | 4:20 | 0 |
- Group 2
| Team | ITA | DEN | ROM | NED | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.  Italy |
3:1 | 9:1 | 4:1 | 16:3 | 6 | |
2.  Denmark |
1:3 | 5:3 | 12:0 | 18:6 | 4 | |
3.  Romania |
1:9 | 3:5 | 7:3 | 11:17 | 2 | |
4.  Netherlands |
1:4 | 0:12 | 3:7 | 4:23 | 0 |
Final round
- Championship round
| Team | SUI | YUG | DEN | ITA | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Switzerland |
(5:2) | 8:0 | 9:0 | 22:2 | 6 | |
| 2. Yugoslavia |
(2:5) | 3:5 | 6:4 | 11:14 | 2 | |
| 3. Denmark |
0:8 | 5:3 | (1:3) | 6:14 | 2 | |
| 4. Italy |
0:9 | 4:6 | (3:1) | 7:16 | 2 |
- Placing round
| Team | AUT | ROM | ESP | NED | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Austria |
6:2 | (6:1) | 13:6 | 25:9 | 6 | |
| 2. Romania |
2:6 | 5:1 | (7:3) | 14:10 | 4 | |
| 3. Spain |
(1:6) | 1:5 | 5:3 | 7:14 | 2 | |
| 4. Netherlands |
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.  Great Britain |
4:3 | 11:1 | 13:1 | 28:5 | 6 | |
2.  Bulgaria |
3:4 | 5:4 | 21:1 | 29:9 | 4 | |
3.  Hungary |
1:11 | 4:5 | 13:0 | 18:16 | 2 | |
4. .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium |
1:13 | 1:21 | 0:13 | 2:47 | 0 |
Great Britain was promoted to Group B for 1992.
References
- Complete results
- Duplacey, James (1998). Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League. Total Sports. pp. 530–2. ISBN 0-8362-7114-9.