1977 IIHF European U18 Championship
The 1977 IIHF European U18 Championship was the tenth playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships. With the creation of the World Junior Hockey Championships, which used players under the age of 20, the European championships adjusted the age limitation to being under 18.Group A
Played in Bremerhaven, West Germany from April 1–10, 1977. Romania was to participate but withdrew in the aftermath of the earthquake that hit the area in March of that year.
| Team | SWE | TCH | URS | FIN | SUI | FRG | POL | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. | | 4:0 | 5:2 | 8:1 | 13:2 | 15:1 | 13:1 | 58:7 | 12 |
| 2. | 0:4 | | 5:3 | 10:1 | 15:3 | 10:1 | 9:1 | 49:13 | 10 |
| 3. | 2:5 | 3:5 | | 14:2 | 6:4 | 7:3 | 17:0 | 49:19 | 8 |
| 4. | 1:8 | 1:10 | 2:14 | | 11:2 | 8:3 | 8:1 | 31:38 | 6 |
| 5. | 2:13 | 3:15 | 4:6 | 2:11 | | 2:2 | 8:5 | 21:52 | 3 |
| 6. | 1:15 | 1:10 | 3:7 | 3:8 | 2:2 | | 4:3 | 14:45 | 3 |
| 7. | 1:13 | 1:9 | 0:17 | 1:8 | 5:8 | 3:4 | | 11:59 | 0 |
''Romania, after withdrawing, was relegated to Group B for 1978.Played in Bilbao and San Sebastián, Spain from March 30 to April 4, 1977.;Group 1
| Team | YUG | DEN | FRA | ESP | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. | | 4:2 | 7:2 | 10:2 | 21:6 | 6 |
| 2. | 2:4 | | 12:3 | 10:1 | 24:8 | 4 |
| 3. | 2:7 | 3:12 | | 6:2 | 11:21 | 2 |
| 4. | 2:10 | 1:10 | 2:6 | | 5:26 | 0 |
;Group 2
| Team | NOR | AUT | ITA | NED | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. | | 6:3 | 6:1 | 3:2 | 15:6 | 6 |
| 2. | 3:6 | | 3:2 | 8:5 | 14:13 | 4 |
| 3. | 1:6 | 2:3 | | 3:2 | 6:11 | 2 |
| 4. | 2:3 | 5:8 | 2:3 | | 9:14 | 0 |
Placing round
Norway was promoted to group A, and Spain was relegated to the new Group C, for 1978.
