The 1996 IIHF European U18 Championship was the twenty-ninth playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships.
Group A
editPlayed April 7 to the 14th, in Ufa, Russia.
First round
editBecause of Germany's success in the previous year, the draw for this year's championship guaranteed a final four berth for either Germany, Switzerland or Belarus. Group 1 was made up of the teams that finished 1st, 4th, 5th, and the newly promoted country, Group 2 contained 2nd, 3rd, 6th, and 7th. Unfortunately, this meant that for Slovakia's first time playing at the top level, they would face Finland, Russia, and the Czech Republic, in the first round. The Swiss made the most of their opportunity, becoming just the seventh nation to finish in the top four.
- Group 1
| Team | FIN | RUS | CZE | SVK | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.  Finland
|
3:3 | 2:0 | 5:3 | 10:6 | 5 | |
2.  Russia
|
3:3 | 4:4 | 6:2 | 13:9 | 4 | |
3.  Czech Republic
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0:2 | 4:4 | 3:1 | 7:7 | 3 | |
4.  Slovakia
|
3:5 | 2:6 | 1:3 | 6:14 | 0 |
- Group 2
| Team | SWE | SUI | GER | BLR | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.  Sweden
|
4:2 | 6:0 | 11:2 | 21:4 | 6 | |
2.  Switzerland
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2:4 | 5:4 | 5:2 | 12:10 | 4 | |
3.  Germany
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0:6 | 4:5 | 4:3 | 8:14 | 2 | |
4.  Belarus
|
2:11 | 2:5 | 3:4 | 7:20 | 0 |
Final round
editOn the final day the Russians and the Finns both won to finish tied for first, and since they had tied each other, it came down to goal differential in the final round. Both teams beat the Swedes by three goals, but Russia's seven goal margin against the Swiss clinched the gold.[1]
- Championship round
| Team | RUS | FIN | SWE | SUI | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Russia
|
(3:3) | 5:2 | 8:1 | 16:6 | 5 | |
| 2. Finland
|
(3:3) | 3:0 | 4:3 | 10:6 | 5 | |
| 3. Sweden
|
2:5 | 0:3 | (4:2) | 6:10 | 2 | |
| 4. Switzerland
|
1:8 | 3:4 | (2:4) | 6:16 | 0 |
- Placing round
On the final day of competition, Slovakia avenged their surprising loss in 1993, by beating, and in effect relegating, Belarus.
| Team | CZE | GER | SVK | BLR | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Czech Republic
|
8:0 | (3:1) | 10:1 | 21:2 | 6 | |
| 2. Germany
|
0:8 | 6:4 | (4:3) | 10:15 | 4 | |
| 3. Slovakia
|
(1:3) | 4:6 | 7:4 | 12:13 | 2 | |
| 4. Belarus
|
1:10 | (3:4) | 4:7 | 8:21 | 0 |
Belarus was relegated to Group B for 1997.
Tournament Awards
edit- Top Scorer
Marco Sturm (11 points) - Top Goalie:
Adam Svoboda - Top Defenceman:
Andrei Zyuzin - Top Forward:
Marcus Nilson
Group B
editPlayed from March 23 to the 29th, in Tychy and Sosnowiec, Poland.
First round
edit- Group 1
| Team | UKR | NOR | ITA | HUN | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.  Ukraine
|
6:2 | 6:1 | 5:3 | 17:6 | 6 | |
2.  Norway
|
2:6 | 6:3 | 6:1 | 14:10 | 4 | |
3.  Italy
|
1:6 | 3:6 | 3:0 | 7:12 | 2 | |
4.  Hungary
|
3:5 | 1:6 | 0:3 | 4:14 | 0 |
- Group 2
| Team | DEN | FRA | POL | ROM | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.  Denmark
|
6:3 | 7:5 | 12:4 | 25:12 | 6 | |
2.  France
|
3:6 | 7:3 | 8:3 | 18:12 | 4 | |
3.  Poland
|
5:7 | 3:7 | 20:0 | 28:14 | 2 | |
4.  Romania
|
4:12 | 3:8 | 0:20 | 7:40 | 0 |
Final round
edit- Championship round
| Team | UKR | DEN | FRA | NOR | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Ukraine
|
5:4 | 4:2 | (6:2) | 15:8 | 6 | |
| 2. Denmark
|
4:5 | (6:3) | 3:2 | 13:10 | 4 | |
| 3. France
|
2:4 | (3:6) | 5:1 | 10:11 | 2 | |
| 4. Norway
|
(2:6) | 2:3 | 1:5 | 5:14 | 0 |
- Placing round
| Team | POL | ITA | HUN | ROM | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Poland
|
6:0 | 7:4 | (20:0) | 33:4 | 6 | |
| 2. Italy
|
0:6 | (3:0) | 9:4 | 12:10 | 4 | |
| 3. Hungary
|
4:7 | (0:3) | 7:0 | 11:10 | 2 | |
| 4. Romania
|
(0:20) | 4:9 | 0:7 | 4:36 | 0 |
Ukraine was promoted to Group A and Romania was relegated to Group C, for 1997.
Group C
editPlayed from March 15 to 19, in Maribor, Slovenia.
First round
edit- Group 1
| Team | AUT | EST | GBR | CRO | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.  Austria
|
1:1 | 4:3 | 9:1 | 14:5 | 5 | |
2.  Estonia
|
1:1 | 3:3 | 6:4 | 10:8 | 4 | |
3.  Great Britain
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3:4 | 3:3 | 10:2 | 16:9 | 3 | |
4.  Croatia
|
1:9 | 4:6 | 2:10 | 7:25 | 0 |
- Group 2
| Team | SLO | LAT | LTU | ESP | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.  Slovenia
|
3:0 | 16:3 | 13:0 | 32:3 | 6 | |
2.  Latvia
|
0:3 | 12:3 | 13:0 | 25:6 | 4 | |
3.  Lithuania
|
3:16 | 3:12 | 11:0 | 17:28 | 2 | |
4.  Spain
|
0:13 | 0:13 | 0:11 | 0:37 | 0 |
Placing round
edit| 7th place | Croatia
|
10:2 (5:0, 1:0, 4:2) |
Spain
|
|
| 5th place | Great Britain
|
12:3 (4:1, 4:1, 4:1) |
Lithuania
|
|
| 3rd place | Latvia
|
9:2 (4:0, 1:2, 4:0) |
Estonia
|
|
| Final | Slovenia
|
4:3 (1:1, 3:1, 0:1) |
Austria
|
Slovenia was promoted to Group B and Spain was relegated to Group D, for 1997.
Group D
editPlayed from March 6 to 10 in Sofia, Bulgaria.
First round
edit- Group 1
| Team | NED | BUL | TUR | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.  Netherlands
|
16:0 | 40:0 | 56:0 | 4 | |
2.  Bulgaria
|
0:16 | 23:1 | 23:17 | 2 | |
3.  Turkey
|
0:40 | 1:23 | 1:63 | 0 |
- Group 2
| Team | YUG | ISR | GRE | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.  Yugoslavia
|
6:2 | (14:0) | 6:2 | 2 | |
2.  Israel
|
2:6 | (5:0) | 2:6 | 0 | |
3.  Greece
|
(0:14) | (0:5) | (0:19) | (0) |
- The Greek team did not have the minimum required number of players, and were disqualified. However, they still played their games against Israel and Yugoslavia as exhibition matches. They also played an exhibition game against fifth place Turkey, defeating them seven to five.[2]
Placing round
edit| 3rd place | Israel
|
4:3 o.t. (0:2, 3:0, 0:1, 1:0) |
Bulgaria
|
|
| Final | Netherlands
|
6:4 (2:2, 0:2, 4:0) |
Yugoslavia
|
The Netherlands was promoted to Group C for 1997.
References
edit- 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.