1981 IIHF European U18 Championship
The 1981 IIHF European U18 Championship was the fourteenth playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships.Played in Minsk, Belorussian SSR, USSR from April 2–8, 1981.;Group 1
| Team | TCH | SWE | SUI | POL | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. | | 4:4 | 13:0 | 21:0 | 38:4 | 5 |
| 2. | 4:4 | | 9:2 | 20:3 | 33:9 | 5 |
| 3. | 0:13 | 2:9 | | 7:2 | 9:24 | 2 |
| 4. | 0:21 | 3:20 | 2:7 | | 5:48 | 0 |
;Group 2
| Team | URS | FIN | FRG | AUT | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. | | 9:2 | 17:2 | 17:0 | 43:4 | 6 |
| 2. | 2:9 | | 10:1 | 10:2 | 22:12 | 4 |
| 3. | 2:17 | 1:10 | | 2:0 | 5:27 | 2 |
| 4. | 0:17 | 2:10 | 0:2 | | 2:29 | 0 |
;Championship round
| Team | URS | TCH | SWE | FIN | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. | | 3:3 | 10:1 | | 22:6 | 5 |
| 2. | 3:3 | | | 4:3 | 11:10 | 4 |
| 3. | 1:10 | | | 5:1 | 10:15 | 3 |
| 4. | | 3:4 | 1:5 | | 6:18 | 0 |
;Placing round
| Team | SUI | POL | FRG | AUT | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. | | | 2:2 | 7:2 | 16:6 | 5 |
| 2. | | | 4:2 | 4:0 | 10:9 | 4 |
| 3. | 2:2 | 2:4 | | | 6:6 | 3 |
| 4. | 2:7 | 0:4 | | | 2:13 | 0 |
Austria was relegated to Group B for 1982.Played in Miercurea Ciuc Romania from March 15–21, 1981.First round
;Group 1
| Team | FRA | NOR | ROM | DEN | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. | | 4:2 | 4:3 | 11:4 | 19:9 | 6 |
| 2. | 2:4 | | 11:2 | 8:3 | 21:9 | 4 |
| 3. | 3:4 | 2:11 | | 7:5 | 12:20 | 2 |
| 4. | 4:11 | 3:8 | 5:7 | | 12:26 | 0 |
;Group 2
| Team | YUG | ITA | BUL | HUN | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. | | 5:4 | 9:4 | 5:1 | 19:9 | 6 |
| 2. | 4:5 | | 8:3 | 6:3 | 18:11 | 4 |
| 3. | 4:9 | 3:8 | | 13:2 | 20:19 | 2 |
| 4. | 1:5 | 3:6 | 2:13 | | 6:24 | 0 |
Final round
;Championship round
| Team | FRA | NOR | YUG | ITA | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. | | | 5:2 | 4:3 | 13:7 | 6 |
| 2. | | | 7:1 | 6:2 | 15:7 | 4 |
| 3. | 2:5 | 1:7 | | | 8:16 | 2 |
| 4. | 3:4 | 2:6 | | | 9:15 | 0 |
;Placing round
| Team | ROM | DEN | BUL | HUN | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. | | | 11:0 | 12:3 | 30:8 | 6 |
| 2. | | | 7:2 | 25:1 | 37:10 | 4 |
| 3. | 0:11 | 2:7 | | | 15:20 | 2 |
| 4. | 3:12 | 1:25 | | | 6:50 | 0 |
''France was promoted to Group A, and Hungary was demoted to group C, for 1982.Group C
Played in Belgium and the Netherlands from March 19–24, 1981.
| Team | NED | GBR | BEL | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. | | 13:1
13:1 | 9:1
14:2 | 49:5 | 8 |
| 2. | 1:13
1:13 | | 9:1
4:4 | 15:31 | 3 |
| 3. | 1:9
2:14 | 1:9
4:4 | | 8:36 | 1 |
''The Netherlands were promoted to Group B for 1982.
