1985 IIHF European U18 Championship

The 1985 IIHF European U18 Championship was the eighteenth playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships. Group A Played April 1–7, 1985, in Anglet France. For the first time, a nation other than the USSR, Czechoslovakia, Sweden, and Finland, finished in the top four. Norway defeated Finland three to two, and then hung on to tie the Germans five to five, earning them second in group 1 and an opportunity to play for their first medal. It would take another ten years for another nation to break through the four team monopoly, with the Germans placing 2nd in 1995. First round Group 1 Team URS NOR FIN FRG GF/GA Pkt. 1. URS 5:1 6:0 6:1 17:2 6 2. NOR 1:5 3:2 5:5 9:12 3 3. FIN 0:6 2:3 4:2 6:11 2 4. FRG 1:6 5:5 2:4 8:15 1 Group 2 Team SWE TCH SUI FRA GF/GA Points 1. SWE 5:3 7:1 15:0 27:4 6 2. TCH 3:5 8:2 15:3 26:10 4 3. SUI 1:7 2:8 4:2 7:17 2 4. FRA 0:15 3:15 2:4 5:34 0 Final round Championship round Team SWE URS TCH NOR GF/GA Points 1. SWE 1:1 (5:3) 11:0 17:4 5 2. URS 1:1 3:2 (5:1) 9:4 5 3. TCH (3:5) 2:3 8:2 13:10 2 4. NOR 0:11 (1:5) 2:8 3:24 0 Placing round Team FIN FRG SUI FRA GF/GA Points 1. FIN (4:2) 7:7 21:5 32:14 5 2. FRG (2:4) 2:1 10:0 14:5 4 3. SUI 7:7 1:2 (4:2) 12:11 3 4. FRA 5:21 0:10 (2:4) 7:35 0 France was relegated to Group B for 1986. Tournament Awards Top Scorer FINSami Wahlsten (13 points) Top Goalie: URSArtūrs Irbe Top Defenceman:TCHRudolf Záruba Top Forward: SWEUlf Dahlén Group B Played March 24–30, 1985, in Sofia Bulgaria First round Group 1 Team ROM NED DEN HUN GF/GA Points 1. ROM 1965 8:2 3:0 9:1 20:3 6 2. NED 2:8 7:5 4:3 13:16 4 3. DEN 0:3 5:7 9:5 14:15 2 4. HUN 1957 1:9 3:4 5:9 9:22 0 Group 2 Team POL BUL AUT YUG GF/GA Points 1. POL 4:3 6:3 7:3 17:9 6 2. BUL 1971 3:4 7:2 5:4 14:10 4 3. AUT 3:6 2:7 6:1 11:14 2 4. YUG 3:7 4:5 1:6 8:18 0 Final round Championship round Team ROM POL BUL NED GF/GA Points 1. ROM 1965 4:3 5:4 (8:2) 17:9 6 2. POL 3:4 (4:3) 7:3 14:10 4 3. BUL 1971 4:5 (3:4) 4:3 11:12 2 4. NED (2:8) 3:7 3:4 8:19 0 Placing round Team DEN AUT YUG HUN GF/GA Points 1. DEN 5:4 6:5 (9:5) 20:14 6 2. AUT 4:5 (6:1) 5:2 15:8 4 3. YUG 5:6 (1:6) 3:1 9:13 2 4. HUN 1957 (5:9) 2:5 1:3 8:17 0 Romania was promoted to Group A and Hungary was relegated to Group C, for 1986. Group C Played in Brixen Italy, from March 19–24, 1985. Team ITA BEL GBR GF/GA Points 1. ITA 4:03:2 8:45:8 20:14 6 2. BEL 0:42:3 5:27:3 14:12 4 3. GBR 4:88:5 2:53:7 17:25 2 Italy was promoted to Group B for 1986. References Complete results Duplacey James Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League 1998 Total Sports 530–2 0-8362-7114-9 registration https://archive.org/details/totalhockeyoffic0000unse/page/530 Junior Category:IIHF European Junior Championships Category:International ice hockey competitions hosted by France IIHF European U18 Championship Junior Category:International ice hockey competitions hosted by Bulgaria Category:Sports competitions in Sofia Category:1980s in Sofia Junior Junior Category:International ice hockey competitions hosted by Italy