European U18 ice hockey championship 1997

	Junior European Championship
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	Winner: Finland

The 30 Hockey Championship U18 juniors was held from 14. bis 22. April 1997 in Třebíč and Znojmo in the Czech Republic instead. The games of group B were played from March 22 to 29, 1997 in Maribor , Slovenia . The C group played from March 12 to 16, 1997 in Bucharest , Romania . The Serbian capital Belgrade was the venue of the D-Gruppe from March 4th to 9th, 1997 .

A group

Preliminary round

Group 1

Games	SUI	CZE	RUS	UKR	Gates	Pt.
1. Switzerland		4: 3	6: 2	2: 4	12: 09	4: 2
2. Czech Republic	3: 4		4: 4	8: 1	15: 09	3: 3
3. Russia	2: 6	4: 4		8: 2	14:12	3: 3
4. Ukraine	4: 2	1: 8	2: 8		07:18	2: 4

Group 2

Games	FIN	SWE	SVK	DEU	Gates	Pt.
1. Finland		3: 3	5-0	3-0	11: 03	5: 1
2. Sweden	3: 3		6: 2	6: 3	15: 08	5: 1
3. Slovakia	0: 5	2: 6		7: 2	09:13	2: 4
4. Germany	0: 3	3: 6	2: 7		05:16	0: 6

Finals

For the final round, the results obtained among each other were taken over from the preliminary round. These results are shown here in brackets. The last of the two preliminary round groups determined the relegated in play-off mode.

Championship round

Games	FIN	SWE	SUI	RUS	CZE	SVK	Gates	Pt.
1. Finland		(3: 3)	8: 1	4: 2	3: 2	(5: 0)	23: 08	9: 01
2. Sweden	(3: 3)		4: 2	4: 4	4: 1	(6: 2)	21:12	8: 02
3. Switzerland	1: 8	2: 4		(6: 2)	(4: 3)	3-0	16:17	6: 04
4. Russia	2: 4	4: 4	(2: 6)		(4: 4)	8: 3	20:21	4: 06
5. Czech Republic	2: 3	1: 4	(3: 4)	(4: 4)		4: 2	14:17	3: 07
6. Slovakia	(0: 5)	(2: 6)	0: 3	3: 8	2: 4		07:26	00:10

Relegation games

Ukraine

2: 1 (1: 0, 0: 1, 1: 0)

2: 5 (0: 3, 2: 0, 0: 2)

2: 1 n.V. (1: 0, 0: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0)

Germany

European championship team: Finland

U18 European Champion Finland

Mika Noronen , Mika Lehto - Marko Kauppinen , Ilkka Mikkola , Pasi Kuusisto , Karo Koivunen , Juha Gustafsson , Mikko Jokela , Vaino Kurtilla , Tomi Källarsson - Teemu Elomo , Eero Somervuori , Olli Ahonen , Timo Koskela , Mikka Männikkö , Teemu Virkkunen , Marco Tuokko , Zommi Hannus , Mikko Kainulainen , Tomasz Valtonen , Janne Hauhtonen , Jussi Pesonen

Awards

Award	player	team
Top scorer	Marko Kauppinen	Finland
Best goalkeeper	Mika Noronen	Finland
Best defender	Jonas Elofsson	Sweden
Best striker	Michel Giant	Switzerland

All-Star Team

Attack:	Dmytro Zyrul - Henrik Sedin - Michel Riesen
Defense:	Marko Kauppinen - Ilkkka Mikkola
Goal:	Mika Noronen

B group

Preliminary round

Group 1

Games	NOR	POLE	BLR	SLO	Gates	Pt.
1. Norway		4: 2	5: 2	3: 4	12: 08	4: 2
2. Poland	2: 4		7: 3	4: 2	13: 09	4: 2
3. Belarus	2: 5	3: 7		5: 4	10:16	2: 4
4. Slovenia	4: 3	2: 4	4: 5		10:12	2: 4

Group 2

Games	THE	HUN	FRA	ITA	Gates	Pt.
1. Denmark		4: 3	6: 4	6-0	16: 07	6-0
2. Hungary	3: 4		5: 3	6: 5	14:12	4: 2
3. France	4: 6	3: 5		6: 5	13:16	2: 4
4. Italy	0: 6	5: 6	5: 6		10:18	0: 6

Finals

For the final round, the results obtained among each other were taken over from the preliminary round. These results are shown here in brackets. The last of the two preliminary round groups determined the relegated in play-off mode.

Championship round

Games	NOR	POLE	HUN	BLR	THE	FRA	Gates	Pt.
1. Norway		(4: 2)	2: 2	(5: 2)	4: 3	2: 2	17:11	8: 2
2. Poland	(2: 4)		5: 5	(7: 3)	6: 4	3: 1	23:17	7: 3
3. Hungary	2: 2	5: 5		1: 1	(3: 4)	(5: 3)	16:15	5: 5
4. Belarus	(2: 5)	(3: 7)	1: 1		4: 2	8: 6	18:21	5: 5
5. Denmark	3: 4	4: 6	(4: 3)	2: 4		(6: 4)	19:21	4: 6
6. France	2: 2	1: 3	(3: 5)	6: 8	(4: 6)		16:24	1: 9

Relegation games

Italy

7: 3 (3: 1, 3: 0, 1: 2)

7: 2 (3: 0, 4: 1, 0: 1)

Slovenia

Awards

Award	player	team
Top scorer	Damian Słaboń	Poland
Best goalkeeper	Peter Hirsch	Denmark
Best defender	Martin Sellgren	Norway
Best striker	Damian Słaboń	Poland

C group

Preliminary round

Group 1

Games	GBR	EST	ROME	NED	Gates	Pt.
1. Great Britain		8-0	5: 2	3: 1	16: 03	6-0
2. Estonia	0: 8		3: 2	8: 4	11:14	4: 2
3. Romania	2: 5	2: 3		5-0	09: 08	2: 4
4. Netherlands	1: 3	4: 8	0: 5		05:16	0: 6

Group 2

Games	LAT	AUT	LTU	KRO	Gates	Pt.
1. Latvia		3: 3	10: 2	5: 1	18: 06	5: 1
2. Austria	3: 3		6: 1	1-0	10: 04	5: 1
3. Lithuania	2:10	1: 6		5: 2	08:18	2: 4
4. Croatia	1: 5	0: 1	2: 5		03:11	0: 6

Placement games

Game for 7th place	Croatia	2: 1 (1: 0, 1: 0, 0: 1)	Netherlands
Play for 5th place	Romania	4: 2 (1: 0, 1: 2, 2: 0)	Lithuania
3rd place match	Estonia	4: 3 n.V. (2: 1, 0: 0, 1: 2, 1: 0)	Austria
final	Great Britain	4: 3 (0: 2, 3: 0, 1: 1)	Latvia

Awards

Award	player	team
Top scorer	Tom Burridge	Great Britain
Best goalkeeper	Joseph Watkins	Great Britain
Best defender	André Lakos	Austria
Best striker	Tom Burridge	Great Britain

D group

Games	YUG	ESP	BUL	ISR	ISL	DOOR	Gates	Pt.
1. Yugoslavia		11: 0	16: 2	14: 2	21: 0	52: 1	114: 05	10: 00
2. Spain	0:11		5: 3	3: 3	11: 6	20: 3	039:26	07: 03
3. Bulgaria	2:16	3: 5		5: 3	5: 2	7-0	022:26	06: 04
4. Israel	2:14	3: 3	3: 5		9: 5	13: 0	030:27	05: 05
5. Iceland	0:21	6:11	2: 5	5: 9		4: 2	017:48	02: 08
6. Turkey	1:52	3:20	0: 7	0:13	2: 4		006:96	00:10

Awards

Award	player	team
Top scorer	Csaba Prokec	Yugoslavia
Best goalkeeper	Sergei Ostrovski	Israel
Best defender	Uroš Banović	Yugoslavia
Best striker	Dejan Pavićević	Yugoslavia

literature

• Stephan Müller: International Ice Hockey Encyclopaedia: 1904-2005 . Books on Demand, Norderstedt, Germany 2005, ISBN 3-8334-4189-5 .

Web links

• Junior European Championship at hockeyarchives.info (French)