1968 IIHF European U19 Championship
The 1968 IIHF European U19 Championship was the first official playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships. Tampere in Finland hosted the six team tournament from December 26, 1967, to January 3, 1968. The other five nations were to play qualifiers in November and December 1967, but West Germany forfeited their matches against Czechoslovakia.[1]
Qualification
 Switzerland |
1 : 3 (1:0, 0:2, 0:1) 1 : 10 (0:4, 0:1, 1:5) |
 East Germany |
Schaffhausen Crimmitschau | |
 Soviet Union |
9:1 4:0 |
 Bulgaria |
Reims | |
 Sweden |
17:0 18:1 |
 Norway |
Sarpsborg Oslo | |
 France |
1:16 6:6 |
 Poland |
Reims |
Tournament
| 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
- Top Scorer: Walenty Zietara (scored 11 goals)
- Top Goalie: Jiri Crha
- Top Defenceman:Valeri Vassiliev
- Top Forward: Walenty Zietara
References
- Duplacey, James (1998). Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League (pgs 530-2). Total Sports. ISBN 0-8362-7114-9.
- Full results
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