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The '''1978 IIHF European U18 Championship''' was the eleventh playing of the [[IIHF European Junior Championships]]. This year's tournaments offered spectacular finishes in both Group A and Group B. In Group B's championship game, the Italians led with three minutes to play before the French tied it at two. Overtime was played in two five minute halves, both teams scored once, and finally team Italy won in a shootout.<ref>[http://www.passionhockey.com/hockeyarchives/U-18_1978.htm France-Italy final]</ref>

As great as that was, it still did not compare to the drama that Alpo Suhonen's Finnish team provided in winning Group A. Coming into the final game on January 2 in [[Helsinki]], both [[Finland]] and the [[USSR]] had won all four previous games. Additionally, in the games that counted in the round robin final, they had both won by a combined total of eight to three. Coming into their last game, since a tie could not be settled by any rule, they would have to play overtime. It was decided that if there was a tie, they would play one full period, and then the second period (if still needed) would be sudden death.<ref name="Duplacey-473">Duplacey, 473</ref>" Tom Ratschunas, writing for "Total Hockey", stated that, "The overtime stage of the game with the Soviets is still the mother of all extended playing time in Finnish hockey."<ref name="Duplacey-473">Duplacey, 473</ref> The Finns tied the game at three with just a few minutes left in regulation. Twice they tied it up in the first overtime, the second goal coming with just twenty seconds left. Just one minute and forty-two seconds into the second overtime, Jari Kurri scored on Dmitri Saprykhin to make the hosts victorious.<ref name="Duplacey-473">Duplacey, 473</ref> An interesting side note to the Finnish triumph was that they played without their top forward, Reijo Ruotsalainen because he was chosen to play in the [[1978 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|World Juniors]], which were unfortunately played at the same time in Montreal.

== Group A ==
Played in [[Helsinki]] and [[Vantaa]] [[Finland]] from December 27, 1977, to January 2, 1978.

=== First round ===
;Group 1
{| class="prettytable" cellspacing="2" border="0" cellpadding="3" bgcolor="#EFEFFF" width="50%"
|-bgcolor="#BCD2EE"
! Team
! FIN
! SWE
! SUI
! NOR
! GF/GA
! Points
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" align="center"
| align="left" | 1. {{ih18|FIN}}
| style="background:#000000;" |
| 2:1
| 10:7
| 11:1
| 23:{{0}}9
| 6
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" align="center"
| align="left" | 2. {{ih18|SWE}}
| 1:2
| style="background:#000000;" |
| 7:2
| 14:0
| 22:{{0}}4
| 4
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" align="center"
| align="left" | 3. {{ih18|SUI}}
| 7:10
| 2:7
| style="background:#000000;" |
| 6:5
| 15:22
| 2
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" align="center"
| align="left" | 4. {{ih18|NOR}}
| 1:11
| 0:14
| 5:6
| style="background:#000000;" |
| {{0}}6:31
| 0
|}

;Group 2
{| class="prettytable" cellspacing="2" border="0" cellpadding="3" bgcolor="#EFEFFF" width="50%"
|-bgcolor="#BCD2EE"
! Team
! URS
! TCH
! POL
! FRG
! GF/GA
! Points
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" align="center"
| align="left" | 1. {{ih18|URS}}
| style="background:#000000;" |
| 3:0
| 8:1
| 13:1
| 25:{{0}}2
| 6
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" align="center"
| align="left" | 2. {{ih18|TCH}}
| 0:3
| style="background:#000000;" |
| 8:2
| 13:1
| 21:{{0}}6
| 4
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" align="center"
| align="left" | 3. {{ih18|POL}}
| 1:8
| 2:8
| style="background:#000000;" |
| 5:3
| {{0}}8:19
| 2
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" align="center"
| align="left" | 4. {{ih18|FRG}}
| 1:13
| 1:13
| 3:5
| style="background:#000000;" |
| {{0}}5:32
| 0
|}

===Final round ===
;Championship round
{| class="prettytable" cellspacing="2" border="0" cellpadding="3" bgcolor="#EFEFFF" width="50%"
|-bgcolor="#BCD2EE"
! Team
! FIN
! URS
! SWE
! TCH
! GF/GA
! Points
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="center"
| align="left" | 1. {{ih18|FIN}}
| style="background:#000000;" |
| 6:5 2o.t.
| (2:1)
| 6:2
| 14:{{0}}8
| 6
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="center"
| align="left" | 2. {{ih18|URS}}
| 5:6 2o.t.
| style="background:#000000;" |
| 5:3
| (3:0)
| 13:{{0}}9
| 4
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="center"
| align="left" | 3. {{ih18|SWE}}
| (1:2)
| 3:5
| style="background:#000000;" |
| 4:2
| {{0}}8:{{0}}9
| 2
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="center"
| align="left" | 4. {{ih18|TCH}}
| 2:6
| (0:3)
| 2:4
| style="background:#000000;" |
| {{0}}4:13
| 0
|}

===Final Game Summary===
{{HockeyBox
| bg = #eff
| date = January 2, 1979
| team1 = {{ih18-rt|URS}}
| score = 5 – 6 2ot
| team2 = '''{{ih18|FIN}}'''
| periods = (2–1, 1–1, 0–1, 2-2, 0-1)
| stadium = [[Helsinki]]
| attendance = 7604
}}

;Placing round
{| class="prettytable" cellspacing="2" border="0" cellpadding="3" bgcolor="#EFEFFF" width="50%"
|-bgcolor="#BCD2EE"
! Team
! POL
! SUI
! FRG
! NOR
! GF/GA
! Points
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="center"
| align="left" | 1. {{ih18|POL}}
| style="background:#000000;" |
| 4:3
| (5:3)
| 6:3
| 15:{{0}}9
| 6
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="center"
| align="left" | 2. {{ih18|SUI}}
| 3:4
| style="background:#000000;" |
| 10:7
| (6:5)
| 19:16
| 4
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="center"
| align="left" | 3. {{ih18|FRG}}
| (3:5)
| 7:10
| style="background:#000000;" |
| 2:1
| 12:16
| 2
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" align="center"
| align="left" | 4. {{ih18|NOR}}
| 3:6
| (5:6)
| 1:2
| style="background:#000000;" |
| {{0}}9:14
| 0
|}

''[[Norway]] was relegated to Group B for 1979.

==Tournament Awards==
*Top Scorer: {{Flagicon|SUI}}Henry Locher (15 Points)
*Top Goalie: {{Flagicon|FIN}}Jari Paavola
*Top Defenceman:{{Flagicon|URS}}Evgueni Popikhin
*Top Forward: {{Flagicon|FIN}}Jari Kurri

== Group B ==
Played from March 1–5, 1978.

===First round ===
;Group 1
Played in [[Den Bosch]] [[Netherlands]].
{| class="prettytable" cellspacing="2" border="0" cellpadding="3" bgcolor="#EFEFFF" width="50%"
|-bgcolor="#BCD2EE"
! Team
! ITA
! YUG
! NED
! DEN
! GF/GA
! Points
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="center"
| align="left" | 1. {{ih18|ITA}}
| style="background:#000000;" |
| 3:2
| 5:4
| 6:7
| 14:13
| 4
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="center"
| align="left" | 2. {{ih18|YUG}}
| 2:3
| style="background:#000000;" |
| 4:2
| 3:1
| {{0}}9:{{0}}6
| 4
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="center"
| align="left" | 3. {{ih18|NED}}
| 4:5
| 2:4
| style="background:#000000;" |
| 2:0
| {{0}}8:{{0}}9
| 2
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="center"
| align="left" | 4. {{ih18|DEN}}
| 7:6
| 1:3
| 0:2
| style="background:#000000;" |
| {{0}}8:11
| 2
|}

;Group 2
Played in [[Deurne, Belgium|Deurne]] [[Belgium]]
{| class="prettytable" cellspacing="2" border="0" cellpadding="3" bgcolor="#EFEFFF" width="50%"
|-bgcolor="#BCD2EE"
! Team
! FRA
! ROM
! AUT
! BEL
! GF/GA
! Points
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="center"
| align="left" | 1. {{ih18|FRA}}
| style="background:#000000;" |
| 4:4
| 6:1
| 10:1
| 20:{{0}}8
| 5
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="center"
| align="left" | 2. {{ih18|ROM|1965}}
| 4:4
| style="background:#000000;" |
| 5:5
| 12:1
| 21:10
| 4
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="center"
| align="left" | 3. {{ih18|AUT}}
| 1:6
| 5:5
| style="background:#000000;" |
| 16:0
| 22:11
| 3
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="center"
| align="left" | 4. {{ih18|BEL}}
| 1:10
| 1:12
| 0:16
| style="background:#000000;" |
| {{0}}2:38
| 0
|}

=== Placing round ===
{| style="width: 70%; background: #F0F0F0;" cellspacing="0"
|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" width="15%" style="font-size:90%;" | '''7th place'''
| width="25%" align="right" | {{ih18-rt|DEN}}
| width="15%" align="center" | 15:2 (5:1, 5:0, 5:1)
| width="25%" align="left" | {{ih18|BEL}}
| style="font-size:85%;" |
|- valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | '''5th place'''
| align="right" | {{ih18-rt|AUT}}
| align="center" | 5:3 (0:1, 0:0, 5:2)
| align="left" | {{ih18|NED}}
| style="font-size:85%;" |
|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" width="15%" style="font-size:90%;" | '''3rd place'''
| align="right" | {{ih18-rt|ROM|1965}}
| align="center" | 7:5 [[overtime (ice hockey)|o.t.]] (1:2, 3:2, 1:1, 2:0)
| align="left" | {{ih18|YUG}}
| style="font-size:85%;" |
|- valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | '''Final'''
| align="right" | {{ih18-rt|ITA}}
| align="center" | 4:3 [[Shootout (ice hockey)|s.o.]] (0:0, 2:1, 0:1, 1:1, 1:0)
| align="left" | {{ih18|FRA}}
| style="font-size:85%;" |
|}
''[[Italy]] was promoted to Group A, and [[Belgium]] was relegated to Group C, for 1979.

==Group C==
Played in [[Sofia]] [[Bulgaria]] from January 20–26, 1979.
{| class="prettytable" cellspacing="2" border="0" cellpadding="3" bgcolor="#EFEFFF" width="50%"
|-bgcolor="#BCD2EE"
! Team
! HUN
! BUL
! ESP
! GF/GA
! Points
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" align="center"
| align="left" | 1. {{ih18|HUN|1957}}
| style="background:#000000;" |
| 2:2 6:5
| 8:1 5:5
| 21:13
| 6:2
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="center"
| align="left" | 2. {{ih18|BUL|1971}}
| 2:2 5:6
| style="background:#000000;" |
| 9:2 1:3
| 17:13
| 3:5
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="center"
| align="left" | 3. {{ih18|ESP|1977}}
| 1:8 5:5
| 2:9 3:1
| style="background:#000000;" |
| 11:23
| 3:5
|}
''[[Hungary]] was promoted to Group B for 1979.

==References==
{{Reflist}}
*[http://www.passionhockey.com/hockeyarchives/U-18_1978.htm Complete results]
*{{cite book |last=Duplacey |first=James |title=Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League |year=1998 |publisher=Total Sports |pages=530–2|isbn=0-8362-7114-9}}
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{{IIHF European Junior Championships}}
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