The 1972 IIHF European U19 Championship was the fifth playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships.

Group A

Played in Boden, Luleå, and Skellefteå, Sweden, from March 26 to April 2, 1972

Team SWE URS TCH FIN FRG NOR GF/GA Points
1.  Sweden 4:1 6:4 5:1 6:2 11:2 32:10 10
2.  Soviet Union 1:4 4:2 8:2 9:4 8:2 30:14 8
3.  Czechoslovakia 4:6 2:4 4:1 17:2 10:1 37:14 6
4.  Finland 1:5 2:8 1:4 6:5 9:2 19:24 4
5.  West Germany 2:6 4:9 2:17 5:6 6:4 19:42 2
6.  Norway 2:11 2:8 1:10 2:9 4:6 11:44 0

Norway was relegated to Group B for 1973.

Tournament Awards

  • Top Scorer: SwedenHåkan Dahllöf (10 Points)
  • Top Goalie: SwedenKrister Sterner
  • Top Defenceman:Soviet UnionBoris Verigin
  • Top Forward: CzechoslovakiaZdeněk Paulík

Group B

Played in Lyss, Switzerland from March 25–30, 1972.

First round

Group 1
Team POL YUG ITA AUT NED GF/GA Points
1.  Poland 9:3 5:1 6:2 9:1 29:7 8
2.  Yugoslavia 3:9 5:4 6:1 7:6 21:20 6
3.  Italy 1:5 4:5 4:5 12:4 21:19 2
4.  Austria 2:6 1:6 5:4 3:5 11:21 2:6
5.  Netherlands 1:9 6:7 4:12 5:3 16:31 2
Group 2
Team SUI ROM HUN DEN FRA GF/GA Points
1.   Switzerland 6:4 3:2 9:2 15:0 33:8 8
2.  Romania 4:6 6:4 7:1 7:2 24:13 6
3.  Hungary 2:3 4:6 7:3 4:1 17:13 4
4.  Denmark 2:9 1:7 3:7 3:0 9:23 2
5.  France 0:15 2:7 1:4 0:3 3:29 0

Placing round

9th place Netherlands  9:3
(2:3, 4:0, 3:0)		  France
7th place Austria  6:3
(2:0, 1:1, 3:2)		  Denmark
5th place Italy  5:3
(1:3, 4:0, 0:0)		  Hungary
3rd place Yugoslavia  5:4
(3:1, 0:1, 2:2)		  Romania
Final Switzerland  4:2
(1:1, 2:1, 1:0)		  Poland

Switzerland was promoted to Group A for 1973.

References

    • Complete results
    • Duplacey, James (1998). Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League (pgs 530-2). Total Sports. ISBN 0-8362-7114-9.
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