1996 IIHF European U18 Championship
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The 1996 IIHF European U18 Championship was the twenty-ninth playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships.
First round
Played April 7 to the 14th, in Ufa, Russia.
Because 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 |
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 |
2:4 | 5:4 | 5:2 | 12:10 | 4 | |
3.  Germany |
0:6 | 4:5 | 4:3 | 8:14 | 2 | |
4.  Belarus |
2:11 | 2:5 | 3:4 | 7:20 | 0 |
Final round
On 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
- Top Scorer
Marco Sturm (11 points) - Top Goalie:
Adam Svoboda - Top Defenceman:
Andrei Zyuzin - Top Forward:
Marcus Nilson
Group B
Played from March 23 to the 29th, in Tychy and Sosnowiec, Poland. Polish player Leszek Laszkiewicz was the leading scorer in Group B, with nine goals and 13 points he was named to the event's all-star team.[2]
First round
- 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
- 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.
