European U18 Ice Hockey Championship 1996

	Junior European Championship
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	Winner: Russia

The 29 Hockey Championship U18 juniors took place from 7. bis 14. April 1996 in Ufa in Russia instead. The games of group B were played from March 23 to 29, 1996 in Sosnowiec and Tychy in Poland . The C group played from 15. bis 19th March 1996 in Maribor in Slovenia . The Bulgarian capital Sofia hosted the D-Gruppe from March 6th to 10th, 1996 .

A group

The group A tournament was held in the Salawat Yulayev Sports Palace in Ufa .

Preliminary round

Group 1

Games	FIN	RUS	CZE	SVK	Gates	Pt.
1. Finland		3: 3	2-0	5: 3	10: 06	5: 1
2. Russia	3: 3		4: 4	6: 2	13: 09	4: 2
3. Czech Republic	0: 2	4: 4		3: 1	07: 07	3: 3
4. Slovakia	3: 5	2: 6	1: 3		06:14	0: 6

Group 2

Games	SWE	SUI	DEU	BLR	Gates	Pt.
1. Sweden		4: 2	6-0	11: 2	21: 04	6-0
2. Switzerland	2: 4		5: 4	5: 2	12:10	4: 2
3. Germany	0: 6	4: 5		4: 3	08:14	2: 4
4. Belarus	2:11	2: 5	3: 4		07:20	0: 6

Finals

For the two groups in the final round, the results obtained from each other were taken from the preliminary round. These results are shown here in brackets.

Championship round

Games	RUS	FIN	SWE	SUI	Gates	Pt.
1. Russia		(3: 3)	5: 2	8: 1	16: 06	5: 1
2. Finland	(3: 3)		3-0	4: 3	10: 06	5: 1
3. Sweden	2: 5	0: 3		(4: 2)	06:10	2: 4
4. Switzerland	1: 8	3: 4	(2: 4)		06:16	0: 6

Placement round

Games	CZE	DEU	SVK	BLR	Gates	Pt.
1. Czech Republic		8-0	(3: 1)	10: 1	21: 02	6-0
2. Germany	0: 8		6: 4	(4: 3)	10:15	4: 2
3. Slovakia	(1: 3)	4: 6		7: 4	12:13	2: 4
4. Belarus	1:10	(3: 4)	4: 7		08:21	0: 6

Master teams

U18 European Champion Russia	Denis Chlopotnow , Konstantin Tschaschtschuchin - Andrei Markov , Andrei Sjusin , Sergei Simakov , Nikolai Ignatov , Pawel Trachanow , Yuri Dolgov , Dmitry Plekhanov , Maxim Solovyov , Yevgeny Saposchkow - Oleg Kvasha , Andrei Petrunin , Sergei Samsonov , Dmitri Wlassenkow , Yuri Babenko , Maxim Afinogenov , Vladimir Antipov , Yegor Mikhailov , Vadim Awerkin , Andrei Sidjakin , Alexei Krowopuskow Coaching staff : Vladimir Schadrin , Sergei Gimajew
Silver Finland	Mika Noronen , Jani Riihinen - Juha Gustafsson , Timo Ahmaoja , Samuli Jalkanen , Pasi Petriläinen , Ari Vallin , Jyrki Valta , Jaakko Uhlbäck , Ilkka Mikkola , Toni Alasaarela , Olli Jokinen , Timo Seikkula , Mikko Kinnunen , Niko Kapanen , Kari Kalto , Timo Vertala , Mikko Niinikoski , Juha-Matti Vanhanen , Teemu Elomo , Eero Somervuori , Johannes Alanen
Bronze Sweden	Johan Holmqvist , Martin Holst - Per Hållberg , Pierre Hedin , Mikael Johansson, Jonas Stöpfgeshoff , Pär Styf , Andreas Lindh , Jan Sandström , Josef Boumedienne , Niclas Wallin - Henrik Andersson , Magnus Svensson , Kim Cannerheim , Marcus Nilson , Kristian Huselius , Johan Ramstadt , Johan Forsander , Daniel Wagström , Peter Andersson , Mikael Simons , Kristoffer Stark , Magnus Nilsson

Awards

Award	player	team
Top scorer	Marco Sturm	Germany
Best goalkeeper	Adam Svoboda	Czech Republic
Best defender	Andrei Sjusin	Russia
Best striker	Marcus Nilson	Sweden

All-Star Team

Attack:	Sergei Samsonov - Marco Sturm - Vladimir Antipov
Defense:	Pasi Petriläinen - Andrei Sjusin
Goal:	Mika Noronen

B group

Preliminary round

Group 1

Games	UKR	NOR	ITA	HUN	Gates	Pt.
1. Ukraine		6: 2	6: 1	5: 3	17: 06	6-0
2. Norway	2: 6		6: 3	6: 1	14:10	4: 2
3. Italy	1: 6	3: 6		3-0	07:12	2: 4
4. Hungary	3: 5	1: 6	0: 3		04:14	0: 6

Group 2

Games	THE	FRA	POLE	ROME	Gates	Pt.
1. Denmark		6: 3	7: 5	12: 4	25:12	6-0
2. France	3: 6		7: 3	8: 3	18:12	4: 2
3. Poland	5: 7	3: 7		20: 0	28:14	2: 4
4. Romania	4:12	3: 8	0:20		07:40	0: 6

Finals

For the two groups in the final round, the results obtained from each other were taken from the preliminary round. These results are shown here in brackets.

Promotion lap

Games	UKR	THE	FRA	NOR	Gates	Pt.
1. Ukraine		5: 4	4: 2	(6: 2)	41: 02	6-0
2. Denmark	4: 5		(6: 3)	3: 2	14:15	4: 2
3. France	2: 4	(3: 6)		5: 1	11:23	2: 4
4. Norway	(2: 6)	2: 3	1: 5		07:33	0: 6

Relegation round

Games	POLE	ITA	HUN	ROME	Gates	Pt.
1. Poland		6-0	7: 4	(20: 0)	33: 04	6-0
2. Italy	0: 6		(3: 0)	9: 4	12:10	4: 2
3. Hungary	4: 7	(0: 3)		7-0	11:10	2: 4
4. Romania	(0:20)	4: 9	0: 7		04:36	0: 6

Awards

Award	player	team
Top scorer	Leszek Laszkiewicz	Poland
Best goalkeeper	Michael Senderovitz	Denmark
Best defender	Jarosław Kuc	Poland
Best striker	Kim Staal	Denmark

All-Star Team

Attack:	Kim Staal - Leszek Laszkiewicz - Christian Fabricius
Defense:	Maksym Lynnyk - Serhiy Sadj
Goal:	Grégory Fougère

C group

Preliminary round

Group 1

Games	AUT	EST	GBR	KRO	Gates	Pt.
1. Austria		1: 1	4: 3	9: 1	14: 05	5: 1
2. Estonia	1: 1		3: 3	6: 4	10: 08	4: 2
3. Great Britain	3: 4	3: 3		10: 2	16: 09	3: 3
4. Croatia	1: 9	4: 6	2:10		07:25	0: 6

Group 2

Games	SLO	LAT	LTU	ESP	Gates	Pt.
1. Slovenia		3-0	16: 3	13: 0	32: 03	6-0
2. Latvia	0: 3		12: 3	13: 0	25: 06	4: 2
3. Lithuania	3:16	3:12		11: 0	17:28	2: 4
4. Spain	0:13	0:13	0:11		00:37	0: 6

Placement games

Game for 7th place	Croatia	10: 2 (5: 0, 1: 0, 4: 2)	Spain
Play for 5th place	Great Britain	12: 3 (4: 1, 4: 1, 4: 1)	Lithuania
3rd place match	Latvia	9: 2 (4: 0, 1: 2, 4: 0)	Estonia
final	Slovenia	4: 3 (1: 1, 3: 1, 0: 1)	Austria

Awards

Award	player	team
Top scorer	Vadims Romanovskis	Latvia
Best goalkeeper	Gaber Glavič	Slovenia
Best defender	Robert Lukas	Austria
Best striker	Tomaž Razingar	Slovenia

D group

Preliminary round

Group 1

Games	NED	BUL	DOOR	Gates	Pt.
1. Netherlands		16: 0	40: 0	56: 00	4-0
2. Bulgaria	0:16		23: 1	23:17	2: 2
3. Turkey	0:40	1:23		01:63	0: 4

Group 2

Games	YUG	ISR	GRE	Gates	Pt.
1. Yugoslavia		6: 2	-: -	6: 2	2-0
2. Israel	2: 6		-: -	2: 6	0: 2
3. Greece	-: -	-: -		-: -	-: -

Greece did not take part in the European Championship with the required minimum number of players. The Greek games were canceled and counted as friendlies. They lost to Yugoslavia 0:14 and to Israel 0: 5. The also unofficial placement game against the third of the other group of the preliminary round was won by the Greeks against Turkey 7: 5 (2: 2, 2: 0, 3: 3).

Placement games

3rd place match	Israel	4: 3 n.V. (0: 2, 3: 0, 0: 1, 1: 0)	Bulgaria
final	Netherlands	6: 4 (2: 2, 0: 2, 4: 0)	Yugoslavia

Awards

Award	player	team
Top scorer	Maarten Loos	Netherlands
Best goalkeeper	Sergei Ostrovski	Israel
Best defender	Bram Adema	Netherlands
Best striker	Dejan Pavićević	Yugoslavia

literature

• Stephan Müller: International Ice Hockey Encyclopaedia: 1904 - 2005 . Books on Demand, Norderstedt, Germany 2005, ISBN 978-3-8334-4189-9 .

Web links

• Junior European Championship at hockeyarchives.info (French)