1995 IIHF European U18 Championship

The 1995 IIHF European U18 Championship was the twenty-eight playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships.

Played from April 10 to 16 in Berlin Germany. Led by Jochen Hecht and Marco Sturm the hosts made history, and very nearly won the tournament. For the second time in tournament history, someone other than the Swedes, Finns, Russians, or Czechs finished in the top four. And for the first time, someone else than those four won a medal. Team Germany opened by tying the Czechs, then followed that up by actually beating the Russians. Their only loss was to tournament champion Finland, and they still had a chance for gold on the last day of the tournament.

Norway was relegated to Group B for 1996.

Played from March 25 to the 31st, in Senica and Skalica, Slovakia. The hosts dominated all five of their games leaving no doubt that they belonged at the top level of European junior hockey.

Slovakia was promoted to Group A and Austria was relegated to Group C, for 1996.

Played from March 24 to the 30th, in Kiev Ukraine. Ukraine, Latvia, and Slovenia finished in a tie for first, equal on head-to-head points, Ukraine and Latvia were still even on head-to-head goal differential, so overall goal differential was used to establish first place.

Ukraine was promoted to Group B. No team was relegated as the six team C1 was expanded to an eight team Group C.

Played from March 11 to 17, in Elektrenai, Lithuania.

Both Lithuania and Croatia were promoted to Group C, everyone else stayed in what would be called Group D, in 1996.

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