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EJC
- League status: Not active
- Youth league: yes, U18
- English name: European Junior Championships
- Administered by: International Ice Hockey Federation
- Year of start: 1967
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| # | Player name | Pos | Team | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Michal Sivek | C | Czechia | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
| 2. | Milan Kraft | C | Czechia | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
| 3. |  Vitaly Vishnevsky | RD | Russia | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 24 | |
| 4. |  Marko Ahosilta | LW | Finland | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 |
| 5. | Tommi Hannus | LW | Finland | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| 6. | Mikko Jokela | RD | Finland | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 22 | -1 |
| 7. | Jaroslav Kristek | RW | Czechia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
| 8. | Josef Vasicek | C | Czechia | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 9. | Pavel Brendl | F | Czechia | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| 10. | Jani Väänänen | RW | Finland | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | -1 |
| Show all stats for season 1997-1998 | |||||||||
- 1997-1998: Sweden
- 1996-1997: Finland
- 1995-1996: Russia
- 1994-1995: Finland
- 1993-1994: Sweden
- 1992-1993: Sweden
- 1991-1992: Czechoslovakia
- 1990-1991: Czechoslovakia
- 1989-1990: Sweden
- 1988-1989: Soviet Union
- 1987-1988: Czechoslovakia
- 1986-1987: Sweden
- 1985-1986: Finland
- 1984-1985: Sweden
- 1983-1984: Soviet Union
- 1982-1983: Soviet Union
- 1981-1982: Sweden
- 1980-1981: Soviet Union
- 1979-1980: Soviet Union
- 1978-1979: Czechoslovakia
- 1977-1978: Finland
- 1976-1977: Sweden
- 1975-1976: Soviet Union
- 1974-1975: Soviet Union
- 1973-1974: Sweden
- 1972-1973: Soviet Union
- 1971-1972: Sweden
- 1970-1971: Soviet Union
- 1969-1970: Soviet Union
- 1968-1969: Soviet Union
- 1967-1968: Czechoslovakia
The IIHF European Junior Championships were an annual ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation and held from 1968 to 1998, with an unofficial tournament being held in 1967. The tournament was played as a U19 tournament from 1968-1976. In 1977, the IIHF created the IIHF World Junior Championships, and the U19 championships became U18. The tournament was dominated by the Russians (and Soviets), Czechs (and Czechoslovaks), Swedes and Finns, winning all but two of the medals in the 31 years it was held.
The U18 Championships remained strong until 1999, when the new IIHF World U18 Championships were introduced, thus rendering the U18 European Championships redundant. Two European Divisions continued until 2000, but were tiered qualifiers, alongside Asian Divisions, with promotion and relegation to the World Group B.
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Fast factsseason 1997-1998
- Youngest player: Marian Gaborik (16 years)
- Oldest player: Andrei Zhidkikh (21 years)
- Shortest player: Jouni Kulonen (170 cm)
- Tallest player: Josef Vasicek (194 cm)
- Nationalities: Czechia (21), Finland (22),
Germany (2), 
Norway (1), 
Romania (1), Russia (4), 
Switzerland (17), 
Slovakia (22), 
Sweden (1), 
Ukraine (21)
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