The IIHF European Junior Championships were an annual ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation and held from 1968 to 1998, with an unofficial tournament being held in 1967.[1] The tournament was played as a U19 tournament from 1968 to 1976. In 1977, the IIHF created the IIHF World Junior Championships, and the U19 championships became U18. The tournament was dominated by the Russians (and Soviets), Czechs (and Czechoslovaks), Swedes and Finns, winning all but two of the medals in the 31 years it was held.
| IIHF European Junior Championships | |
|---|---|
| Status | defunct |
| Genre | sports event |
| Date(s) | March–April |
| Frequency | annual |
| Location(s) | various |
| Inaugurated | 1967 |
| Most recent | 1998 |
| Organised by | IIHF |
The U18 Championships remained strong until 1999, when the new IIHF World U18 Championships were introduced, thus rendering the U18 European Championships redundant. Two European Divisions continued until 2000, but were tiered qualifiers, alongside Asian Divisions, with promotion and relegation to the World Group B.
Champions
editU19
editU18
editMedal table
edit| Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Medals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia Soviet Union |
1 11 12 |
2 7 9 |
2 5 7 |
5 23 28 |
| Sweden | 10 | 7 | 9 | 26 |
| Czech Republic Czechoslovakia |
0 5 5 |
0 9 9 |
2 8 10 |
2 22 24 |
| Finland | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medals 1968-1998 (Including Precursors)
editExclude 1967 European U19 Championship.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 12 | 9 | 7 | 28 |
| 2 | Sweden | 10 | 7 | 9 | 26 |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 5 | 9 | 10 | 24 |
| 4 | Finland | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 31 | 31 | 31 | 93 | |
European Division I (Qualifier for World Group B)
edit| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Latvia | Slovenia | Lithuania | Romania |
| 2000 | Kazakhstan | Estonia | Slovenia | Slovenia |
Overall participation totals
editOver the history of the tournament there were 31 'A', 30 'B', 21 'C', and 4 'D' championships
In 1976 Group 'A' grew from six members to eight.
| Team | Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 1 | 25 | 3 | — | 29 |
| Belarus | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 |
| Belgium | – | 1 | 9 | 1 | 11 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 26 |
| Croatia | — | – | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Czech Republic | 6 | — | — | — | 6 |
| Czechoslovakia | 25 | — | — | — | 25 |
| Denmark | – | 27 | 1 | — | 28 |
| East Germany | 1 | – | 1 | — | 2 |
| Estonia | — | – | 6 | – | 6 |
| Finland | 31 | — | — | — | 31 |
| France | 5 | 22 | — | — | 27 |
| Germany | 27 | 3 | — | — | 30 |
| Great Britain | – | 5 | 15 | – | 20 |
| Greece | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Hungary | – | 17 | 10 | — | 27 |
| Iceland | — | — | – | 2 | 2 |
| Israel | — | – | – | 4 | 4 |
| Italy | 2 | 24 | 1 | — | 25 |
| Kazakhstan | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Latvia | – | – | 6 | — | 6 |
| Lithuania | – | – | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Luxembourg | — | — | – | 1 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 24 |
| Norway | 16 | 13 | — | — | 29 |
| Poland | 18 | 13 | — | — | 31 |
| Romania | 4 | 23 | 2 | – | 29 |
| Russia | 7 | — | — | — | 7 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 6 |
| Slovenia | – | 1 | 5 | — | 6 |
| Soviet Union | 24 | — | — | — | 24 |
| Spain | — | 7 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| Sweden | 31 | — | — | — | 31 |
| Switzerland | 24 | 5 | — | — | 29 |
| Turkey | — | — | – | 3 | 3 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 6 |
| Yugoslavia | – | 22 | 1 | — | 23 |
- Former nations are italicized and listed separately from nations that continued in their stead.
- In Group A participation totals include withdrawals (or forfeitures) by Bulgaria, Poland and Romania. Likewise Greece's only appearance is listed despite not being official because of forfeit.
See also
edit- European Ice Hockey Championships
- Ice Hockey European Championships
- European Curling Championships
- European Bandy Championships
- IIHF European Women Championships
- Euro Hockey Tour
- IIHF World Junior Championship (U20)
- IIHF World U18 Championship
- IIHF World Women's U18 Championship
- World U-17 Hockey Challenge
- World Junior A Challenge
- IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championships
- IIHF Asia and Oceania Championship
- IIHF European Women's Champions Cup
- European Women's Hockey League
- 2023–24 Euro Hockey Tour (women)
- Euro Hockey Challenge
- Euro Ice Hockey Challenge
- IIHF European Cup (1965-1996)
- European Hockey League (1996-2000)
- Champions Hockey League (2008–09)
- European Trophy (2010-2013)
- Champions Hockey League (Since 2014)
- IIHF Continental Cup
- Junior Club World Cup
References
edit- ^ Duplacey, James (1998). Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League. Total Sports. p. 528. ISBN 0-8362-7114-9.