1986 IIHF European U18 Championship

Played from April 3–9, in Düsseldorf, Ratingen, and Krefeld, West Germany. On the final day of the tournament, the Soviets played to a four all draw with the Swedes, leaving them in fourth place, out of the medals. In the twenty-four years that the Soviets played at the European Juniors (1968 to 1991), this is one and only time they finished out of the medals.^[1]

Group 1

Team	FIN	SWE	NOR	ROM	GF/GA	Points
1.  Finland		6:0	13:4	18:1	37:05	6
2.  Sweden	0:6		3:3	23:1	26:10	3
3.  Norway	4:13	3:3		8:5	15:21	3
4.  Romania	1:18	1:23	5:8		07:49	0

Group 2

Team	TCH	URS	FRG	SUI	GF/GA	Points
1.  Czechoslovakia		3:3	9:0	9:3	21:06	5
2.  Soviet Union	3:3		10:1	5:2	18:06	5
3.  West Germany	0:9	1:10		9:2	10:21	2
4.   Switzerland	3:9	2:5	2:9		07:23	0

Championship round

Team	FIN	SWE	TCH	URS	GF/GA	Points
1.  Finland		(6:0)	4:4	10:5	20:09	5
2.  Sweden	(0:6)		4:3	4:4	08:13	3
3.  Czechoslovakia	4:4	3:4		(3:3)	10:11	2
4.  Soviet Union	5:10	4:4	(3:3)		12:17	2

Placing round

Team	FRG	SUI	NOR	ROM	GF/GA	Points
1.  West Germany		(9:2)	3:2	6:3	18:07	6
2.   Switzerland	(2:9)		4:2	7:2	13:13	4
3.  Norway	2:3	2:4		(8:5)	12:12	2
4.  Romania	3:6	2:7	(5:8)		10:21	0

Romania was relegated to Group B for 1987.

• Top Scorer Tero Toivola (17 points)
• Top Goalie: Radek Tóth
• Top Defenceman:Kari Harila
• Top Forward: Morgan Samuelsson