The 1968 IIHF European U19 Championship was the first official edition of the IIHF European Junior Championships. Tampere in Finland hosted the six team tournament from 26 December 1967 to 3 January 1968. Finland were qualified as hosts; the other five participants were qualified through the playoffs, played in November and December 1967.[1]
Qualification edit
| 10 November 1967 | Switzerland  | 1–3 (1-0, 0-2, 0-1) |  East Germany | Schaffhausen |
| 12 November 1967 | East Germany | 10–1 (4-0, 1-0, 5-1) | Switzerland | Crimmitschau |
East Germany qualified for the main tournament.
| 26 November 1967 | Norway  | 1–18 (1-5, 0-5, 0-8) |  Sweden | Sarpsborg |
| 27 November 1967 | Norway | 0–17 (0-6, 0-5, 0-6) | Sweden | Oslo |
Sweden qualified for the main tournament.
| 2 December 1967 | France  | 1–16 (0-2, 1-4, 0-10) |  Poland | Reims |
| 3 December 1967 | France | 6–6 (1-4, 2-0, 3-2) | Poland | Reims |
Poland qualified for the main tournament.
| 2 December 1967 | Soviet Union  | 9–1 (2-0, 4-0, 3-1) |  Bulgaria | Reims |
| 4 December 1967 | Soviet Union | 4–0 (0-0, 1-0, 3-0) | Bulgaria | Reims |
Soviet Union qualified for the main tournament.
West Germany  | not played |  Czechoslovakia |
| West Germany | not played | Czechoslovakia |
West Germany withdrew. Czechoslovakia qualified for the main tournament.
Tournament edit
| Team | TCH | URS | SWE | FIN | POL | GDR | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Czechoslovakia
|
4:3 | 5:2 | 8:5 | 14:4 | 15:0 | 46:14 | 10 | |
| 2. Soviet Union
|
3:4 | 6:4 | 5:2 | 16:2 | 9:2 | 39:14 | 8 | |
| 3. Sweden
|
2:5 | 4:6 | 4:2 | 5:5 | 21:1 | 36:19 | 5 | |
4.  Finland
|
5:8 | 2:5 | 2:4 | 9:1 | 8:3 | 26:21 | 4 | |
| 5. Poland
|
4:14 | 2:16 | 5:5 | 1:9 | 7:2 | 19:46 | 3 | |
| 6. East Germany
|
0:15 | 2:9 | 1:21 | 3:8 | 2:7 | 8:60 | 0 |
East Germany was relegated to Group B for 1969.
Tournament Awards edit
- Top Scorer:
Walenty Ziętara (scored 11 goals) - Top Goalie:
Jiří Crha - Top Defenceman:
Valeri Vasiliev - Top Forward: Walenty Ziętara
References edit
- Duplacey, James (1998). Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League (pgs 530-2). Total Sports. ISBN 0-8362-7114-9.