1971 IIHF European U19 Championship
# 1971 IIHF European U19 Championship

The 1971 IIHF European U19 Championship was the fourth playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships.

## Group A

Played in Presov, Czechoslovakia from December 27, 1970, to January 3, 1971.

| Team | URS | SWE | TCH | FIN | FRG | NOR | GF/GA | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. Soviet Union | | 5:3 | 6:2 | 7:0 | 12:0 | 16:0 | 46:05 | 10 |
| 2. Sweden | 3:5 | | 6:6 | 13:3 | 9:1 | 15:0 | 46:15 | 07 |
| 3. Czechoslovakia | 2:6 | 6:6 | | 5:4 | 8:0 | 19:3 | 40:19 | 07 |
| 4. Finland | 0:7 | 3:13 | 4:5 | | 14:4 | 9:2 | 30:31 | 04 |
| 5. West Germany | 0:12 | 1:9 | 0:8 | 4:14 | | 5:2 | 10:45 | 02 |
| 6. Norway | 0:16 | 0:15 | 3:19 | 2:9 | 2:5 | | 07:64 | 00 |

Norway should have been relegated to Group B for 1972, but were not because Romania declined their promotion.

## Tournament Awards

* Top Scorer: Martin Karlsson (17 Points)
* Top Goalie: Vladislav Tretiak
* Top Defenceman:Pekka Rautakallio
* Top Forward: Martin Karlsson

## Group B

Played in Bucharest, Romania from December 27, 1970, to January 3, 1971.

| Team | ROM | POL | DEN | HUN | BUL | GF/GA | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. Romania | | 2:0 | 10:1 | 6:2 | 9:0 | 27:03 | 8 |
| 2. Poland | 0:2 | | 8:2 | 5:3 | 12:2 | 25:09 | 6 |
| 3. Denmark | 1:10 | 2:8 | | 3:3 | 5:4 | 11:25 | 3 |
| 4. Hungary | 2:6 | 3:5 | 3:3 | | 3:3 | 11:17 | 2 |
| 5. Bulgaria | 0:9 | 2:12 | 4:5 | 3:3 | | 09:29 | 1 |

Romania should have been promoted to Group A for 1972, but they declined.

