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The '''1997 IIHF European U18 Championship''' was the thirtieth playing of the [[IIHF European Junior Championships]].

==Group A==
Played April 12 to the 20th, in [[Znojmo]] and [[Trebic]] [[Czech Republic]]. [[Switzerland]] shocked everyone by opening the tournament with wins over the Czechs and the Russians. Although they tired by the end of the tournament, their win over [[Slovakia]] assured them of their first (and only) medal in the European Juniors.

=== First round ===
;Group 1
{| class="prettytable" cellspacing="2" border="0" cellpadding="3" bgcolor="#EFEFFF" width="50%"
|-bgcolor="#BCD2EE"
! Team
! SUI
! CZE
! RUS
! UKR
! GF/GA
! Points
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="center"
| align="left" | 1. {{ih18|SUI}}
| style="background:#000000;" |
| 4:3
| 6:2
| 2:4
| 12:{{0}}9
| 4
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="center"
| align="left" | 2. {{ih18|CZE}}
| 3:4
| style="background:#000000;" |
| 4:4
| 8:1
| 15:{{0}}9
| 3
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="center"
| align="left" | 3. {{ih18|RUS}}
| 2:6
| 4:4
| style="background:#000000;" |
| 8:2
| 14:12
| 3
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" align="center"
| align="left" | 4. {{ih18|UKR}}
| 4:2
| 1:8
| 2:8
| style="background:#000000;" |
| {{0}}7:18
| 2
|}

;Group 2
{| class="prettytable" cellspacing="2" border="0" cellpadding="3" bgcolor="#EFEFFF" width="50%"
|-bgcolor="#BCD2EE"
! Team
! FIN
! SWE
! SVK
! GER
! GF/GA
! Points
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="center"
| align="left" | 1. {{ih18|FIN}}
| style="background:#000000;" |
| 3:3
| 5:0
| 3:0
| 11:{{0}}3
| 5
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="center"
| align="left" | 2. {{ih18|SWE}}
| 3:3
| style="background:#000000;" |
| 6:2
| 6:3
| 15:{{0}}8
| 5
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="center"
| align="left" | 3. {{ih18|SVK}}
| 0:5
| 2:6
| style="background:#000000;" |
| 7:2
| {{0}}9:13
| 2
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="center"
| align="left" | 4. {{ih18|GER}}
| 0:3
| 3:6
| 2:7
| style="background:#000000;" |
| {{0}}5:16
| 0
|}

=== Final round===
;Championship round
{| class="prettytable" cellspacing="2" border="0" cellpadding="3" bgcolor="#EFEFFF" width="50%"
|-bgcolor="#BCD2EE"
! Team
! FIN
! SWE
! SUI
! RUS
! CZE
! SVK
! GF
! Points
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="center"
| align="left" | 1. {{ih18|FIN}}
| style="background:#000000;" |
| (3:3)
| 8:1
| 4:2
| 3:2
| (5:0)
| 23:{{0}}8
| 9
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="center"
| align="left" | 2. {{ih18|SWE}}
| (3:3)
| style="background:#000000;" |
| 4:2
| 4:4
| 4:1
| (6:2)
| 21:12
| 8
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="center"
| align="left" | 3. {{ih18|SUI}}
| 1:8
| 2:4
| style="background:#000000;" |
| (6:2)
| (4:3)
| 3:0
| 16:17
| 6
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="center"
| align="left" | 4. {{ih18|RUS}}
| 2:4
| 4:4
| (2:6)
| style="background:#000000;" |
| (4:4)
| 8:3
| 20:21
| 4
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="center"
| align="left" | 5. {{ih18|CZE}}
| 2:3
| 1:4
| (3:4)
| (4:4)
| style="background:#000000;" |
| 4:2
| 14:17
| 3
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="center"
| align="left" | 6. {{ih18|SVK}}
| (0:5)
| (2:6)
| 0:3
| 3:8
| 2:4
| style="background:#000000;" |
| {{0}}7:26
| {{0}}0
|}

;7th place
{| style="width: 70%; background: #F0F0F0;" cellspacing="0"
|- valign="top"
| width="25%" align="right" | {{ih18-rt|UKR}}
| width="15%" align="center" | 2:1 (1:0, 0:1, 1:0)
| width="15%" align="center" | 2:5 (0:3, 2:0, 0:2)
| width="15%" align="center" | 2:1 [[overtime (ice hockey)|o.t.]] (1:0, 0:1, 0:0, 1:0)
| width="25%" align="left" | {{ih18|GER}}
| style="font-size:85%;" |
|}

''[[Germany]], losing the best of three series in overtime, was relegated to Group B for 1998.''

==Tournament Awards==
*Top Scorer {{Flagicon|FIN}}[[Marko Kauppinen]] (9 points)
*Top Goalie: {{Flagicon|FIN}}[[Mika Noronen]]
*Top Defenceman:{{Flagicon|SWE}}[[Jonas Elofsson]]
*Top Forward: {{Flagicon|SUI}}[[Michel Riesen]]

''Kauppinen, a defensman, set a record for the lowest point total to lead a tournament.''

== Group B ==
Played March 21 to the 30th, in [[Maribor]] and [[Celje]] [[Slovenia]].

===First round ===
;Group 1
{| class="prettytable" cellspacing="2" border="0" cellpadding="3" bgcolor="#EFEFFF" width="50%"
|-bgcolor="#BCD2EE"
! Team
! NOR
! POL
! BLR
! SLO
! GF/GA
! Points
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="center"
| align="left" | 1. {{ih18|NOR}}
| style="background:#000000;" |
| 4:2
| 5:2
| 3:4
| 12:{{0}}8
| 4
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="center"
| align="left" | 2. {{ih18|POL}}
| 2:4
| style="background:#000000;" |
| 7:3
| 4:2
| 13:{{0}}9
| 4
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="center"
| align="left" | 3. {{ih18|BLR}}
| 2:5
| 3:7
| style="background:#000000;" |
| 5:4
| 10:16
| 2
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" align="center"
| align="left" | 4. {{ih18|SLO}}
| 4:3
| 2:4
| 4:5
| style="background:#000000;" |
| 10:12
| 2
|}

;Group 2
{| class="prettytable" cellspacing="2" border="0" cellpadding="3" bgcolor="#EFEFFF" width="50%"
|-bgcolor="#BCD2EE"
! Team
! DEN
! HUN
! FRA
! ITA
! GF/GA
! Points
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="center"
| align="left" | 1. {{ih18|DEN}}
| style="background:#000000;" |
| 4:3
| 6:4
| 6:0
| 16:{{0}}7
| 6
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="center"
| align="left" | 2. {{ih18|HUN}}
| 3:4
| style="background:#000000;" |
| 5:3
| 6:5
| 14:12
| 4
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="center"
| align="left" | 3. {{ih18|FRA}}
| 4:6
| 3:5
| style="background:#000000;" |
| 6:5
| 13:16
| 2
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" align="center"
| align="left" | 4. {{ih18|ITA}}
| 0:6
| 5:6
| 5:6
| style="background:#000000;" |
| 10:18
| 0
|}

=== Final round===
;Championship round
{| class="prettytable" cellspacing="2" border="0" cellpadding="3" bgcolor="#EFEFFF" width="50%"
|-bgcolor="#BCD2EE"
! Team
! NOR
! POL
! HUN
! BLR
! DEN
! FRA
! Team
! Points
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" align="center"
| align="left" | 1. {{ih18|NOR}}
| style="background:#000000;" |
| (4:2)
| 2:2
| (5:2)
| 4:3
| 2:2
| 17:11
| 8
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="center"
| align="left" | 2. {{ih18|POL}}
| (2:4)
| style="background:#000000;" |
| 5:5
| (7:3)
| 6:4
| 3:1
| 23:17
| 7
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="center"
| align="left" | 3. {{ih18|HUN}}
| 2:2
| 5:5
| style="background:#000000;" |
| 1:1
| (3:4)
| (5:3)
| 16:15
| 5
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="center"
| align="left" | 4. {{ih18|BLR}}
| (2:5)
| (3:7)
| 1:1
| style="background:#000000;" |
| 4:2
| 8:6
| 18:21
| 5
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="center"
| align="left" | 5. {{ih18|DEN}}
| 3:4
| 4:6
| (4:3)
| 2:4
| style="background:#000000;" |
| (6:4)
| 19:21
| 4
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="center"
| align="left" | 6. {{ih18|FRA}}
| 2:2
| 1:3
| (3:5)
| 6:8
| (4:6)
| style="background:#000000;" |
| 16:24
| 1
|}

;7th place
{| style="width: 70%; background: #F0F0F0;" cellspacing="0"
|- valign="top"
| width="25%" align="right" | {{ih18-rt|ITA}}
| width="15%" align="center" | 7:3 (3:1, 3:0, 1:2)
| width="15%" align="center" | 7:2 (3:0, 4:1, 0:1)
| width="25%" align="left" | {{ih18|SLO}}
| style="font-size:85%;" |
|}

''[[Norway]] was promoted to Group A, and Slovenia was relegated to Group C, for 1998.''

== Group C ==
Played March 12 to the 16th in [[Miercurea-Ciuc]] and [[Gheorgheni]] [[Romania]].

===First round===
;Group 1
{| class="prettytable" cellspacing="2" border="0" cellpadding="3" bgcolor="#EFEFFF" width="50%"
|-bgcolor="#BCD2EE"
! Team
! GBR
! EST
! ROM
! NED
! GF/GA
! Points
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="center"
| align="left" | 1. {{ih18|GBR}}
| style="background:#000000;" |
| 8:0
| 5:2
| 3:1
| 16:{{0}}3
| 6
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="center"
| align="left" | 2. {{ih18|EST}}
| 0:8
| style="background:#000000;" |
| 3:2
| 8:4
| 11:14
| 4
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="center"
| align="left" | 3. {{ih18|ROM}}
| 2:5
| 2:3
| style="background:#000000;" |
| 5:0
| {{0}}9:{{0}}8
| 2
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="center"
| align="left" | 4. {{ih18|NED}}
| 1:3
| 4:8
| 0:5
| style="background:#000000;" |
| {{0}}5:16
| 0
|}

;Group 2
{| class="prettytable" cellspacing="2" border="0" cellpadding="3" bgcolor="#EFEFFF" width="50%"
|-bgcolor="#BCD2EE"
! Team
! LAT
! AUT
! LTU
! CRO
! GF/GA
! Points
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="center"
| align="left" | 1. {{ih18|LAT}}
| style="background:#000000;" |
| 3:3
| 10:2
| 5:1
| 18:{{0}}6
| 5
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="center"
| align="left" | 2. {{ih18|AUT}}
| 3:3
| style="background:#000000;" |
| 6:1
| 1:0
| 10:{{0}}4
| 5
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="center"
| align="left" | 3. {{ih18|LTU|1989}}
| 2:10
| 1:6
| style="background:#000000;" |
| 5:2
| {{0}}8:18
| 2
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="center"
| align="left" | 4. {{ih18|CRO}}
| 1:5
| 0:1
| 2:5
| style="background:#000000;" |
| {{0}}3:11
| 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|CRO}}
| width="15%" align="center" | 2:1 (1:0, 1:0, 0:1)
| width="25%" align="left" | {{ih18|NED}}
| style="font-size:85%;" |
|- valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | '''5th place'''
| align="right" | {{ih18-rt|ROM}}
| align="center" | 4:2 (1:0, 1:2, 2:0)
| align="left" | {{ih18|LTU|1989}}
| style="font-size:85%;" |
|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" width="15%" style="font-size:90%;" | '''3rd place'''
| align="right" | {{ih18-rt|EST}}
| align="center" | 4:3 [[overtime (ice hockey)|o.t.]] (2:1, 0:0, 1:2, 1:0)
| align="left" | {{ih18|AUT}}
| style="font-size:85%;" |
|- valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | '''Final'''
| align="right" | {{ih18-rt|GBR}}
| align="center" | 4:3 (0:2, 3:0, 1:1)
| align="left" | {{ih18|LAT}}
| style="font-size:85%;" |
|}

''[[Great Britain]] was promoted to Group B and the [[Netherlands]] was relegated to Group D, for 1998.

== Group D==
Played in [[Belgrade]] [[Yugoslavia]] from March 4th to 9th. The hosts completely dominated, with forward [[Csaba Prokec]] scoring 29 points in their 5 games.<ref>[http://www.passionhockey.com/hockeyarchives/U-18_1997.htm Group D]</ref>
{| class="prettytable" cellspacing="2" border="0" cellpadding="3" bgcolor="#EFEFFF" width="50%"
|-bgcolor="#BCD2EE"
! Team
! YUG
! ESP
! BUL
! ISR
! ISL
! TUR
! GF/GA
! Points
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" align="center"
| align="left" | 1. {{ih18|FR Yugoslavia}}
| style="background:#000000;" |
| 11:0
| 16:2
| 14:2
| 21:0
| 52:1
| 114:{{0}}5
| 10
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="center"
| align="left" | 2. {{ih18|ESP}}
| 0:11
| style="background:#000000;" |
| 5:3
| 3:3
| 11:6
| 20:3
| {{0}}39:26
| {{0}}7
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="center"
| align="left" | 3. {{ih18|BUL}}
| 2:16
| 3:5
| style="background:#000000;" |
| 5:3
| 5:2
| 7:0
| {{0}}22:26
| {{0}}6
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="center"
| align="left" | 4. {{ih18|ISR}}
| 2:14
| 3:3
| 3:5
| style="background:#000000;" |
| 9:5
| 13:0
| {{0}}30:27
| {{0}}5
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="center"
| align="left" | 5. {{ih18|ISL}}
| 0:21
| 6:11
| 2:5
| 5:9
| style="background:#000000;" |
| 4:2
| {{0}}17:48
| {{0}}2
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="center"
| align="left" | 6. {{ih18|TUR}}
| 1:52
| 3:20
| 0:7
| 0:13
| 2:4
| style="background:#000000;" |
| {{0}}{{0}}6:96
| {{0}}0
|}

''[[Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]] was promoted to Group C for 1998.''

==References==
{{Reflist}}
*[http://www.passionhockey.com/hockeyarchives/U-18_1997.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}}
{{de}}
{{IIHF European Junior Championships}}

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