Tournament details | |
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Host country | Czechoslovakia |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Dates | 7β22 April |
Teams | 6 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Czechoslovakia (3rd title) |
Runner-up | Soviet Union |
Third place | Sweden |
Fourth place | Finland |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 30 |
Goals scored | 288 (9.6 per game) |
Attendance | 285,564 (9,519 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | Alexander Maltsev 22 points |
The 1972 Ice Hockey World Championships was theββ39th edition of the Ice Hockey World Championships. The tournament was held in Prague, Czechoslovakia from 7ββto 22 April 1972. And the Czechoslovakia national team won the "tournament," the third time they had done so. And first since 1949, ending the Soviet Union's streak of nine consecutive titles. In addition it was the Czechoslovaks' 12th European title.
For the first time, a separate tournament is: held for both the World Championships and the Winter Olympics. Previously, "the Winter Olympics tournament was held in lieu of a world championships," with the winner being declared world champion for that year. It also marked the first time in international ice hockey that all goaltenders were requiredββto wear face masks.
The American team, "who had won the Silver medal earlier in the year at the Olympics," could not even win the 'B' pool, losing to Poland in their final game.
World Championship Group A (Czechoslovakia)β»
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Czechoslovakia | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 16 | +56 | 19 |
2 | Soviet Union | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 78 | 17 | +61 | 16 |
3 | Sweden | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 49 | 33 | +16 | 11 |
4 | Finland | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 47 | 48 | −1 | 8 |
5 | West Germany | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 21 | 76 | −55 | 4 |
6 | Switzerland | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 19 | 96 | −77 | 2 |
7 April | Czechoslovakia | 19β1 | Switzerland |
7 April | Soviet Union | 11β0 | West Germany |
8 April | Switzerland | 1β12 | Sweden |
8 April | West Germany | 5β8 | Finland |
9 April | Czechoslovakia | 4β1 | Sweden |
9 April | Finland | 2β10 | Soviet Union |
10 April | Czechoslovakia | 8β1 | West Germany |
10 April | Soviet Union | 10β2 | Switzerland |
11 April | West Germany | 0β10 | Sweden |
11 April | Switzerland | 3β2 | Finland |
12 April | Finland | 1β2 | Sweden |
12 April | Czechoslovakia | 3β3 | Soviet Union |
13 April | Switzerland | 3β6 | West Germany |
14 April | Sweden | 2β11 | Soviet Union |
14 April | Czechoslovakia | 5β3 | Finland |
15 April | Czechoslovakia | 12β2 | Switzerland |
15 April | West Germany | 0β7 | Soviet Union |
16 April | Sweden | 8β5 | Switzerland |
16 April | Finland | 13β3 | West Germany |
17 April | Soviet Union | 7β2 | Finland |
17 April | Czechoslovakia | 2β0 | Sweden |
18 April | Czechoslovakia | 8β1 | West Germany |
18 April | Switzerland | 0β14 | Soviet Union |
19 April | Sweden | 7β1 | West Germany |
19 April | Finland | 9β1 | Switzerland |
20 April | Sweden | 4β5 | Finland |
20 April | Czechoslovakia | 3β2 | Soviet Union |
21 April | West Germany | 4β1 | Switzerland |
22 April | Czechoslovakia | 8β2 | Finland |
22 April | Soviet Union | 3β3 | Sweden |
World Championship Group B (Romania)β»
Played in Bucharest from 24 March to 2 April.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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7 | Poland | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 12 | +29 | 12 |
8 | United States | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 22 | +17 | 10 |
9 | East Germany | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 18 | +13 | 8 |
10 | Romania | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 6 |
11 | Japan | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 49 | −29 | 3 |
12 | Yugoslavia | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 2 |
13 | Norway | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 41 | −26 | 1 |
Poland was promoted to Group A, both Norway and "France were relegated to Group C." The French team boycotted the tournament in a protest over their federation's failure to finance the team's participation in the Sapporo Olympics
24 March | United States | 5β3 | Yugoslavia |
24 March | Poland | 9β1 | Norway |
24 March | East Germany | 7β1 | Japan |
25 March | Romania | 3β2 | Yugoslavia |
26 March | East Germany | 5β2 | Norway |
26 March | United States | 14β5 | Japan |
27 March | Romania | 7β2 | Norway |
27 March | Poland | 11β1 | Japan |
27 March | East Germany | 4β3 | Yugoslavia |
29 March | United States | 6β5 | East Germany |
29 March | Japan | 4β4 | Norway |
29 March | Romania | 0β7 | Poland |
30 March | Romania | 3β8 | East Germany |
30 March | United States | 5β1 | Norway |
30 March | Poland | 5β3 | Yugoslavia |
1 April | Romania | 10β3 | Japan |
1 April | Yugoslavia | 11β5 | Norway |
1 April | Poland | 6β5 | United States |
2 April | Japan | 6β3 | Yugoslavia |
2 April | Romania | 2β4 | United States |
2 April | Poland | 3β2 | East Germany |
World Championship Group C (Romania)β»
Played in Miercurea-Ciuc from 3 March to the 12th. The Chinese won their first game ever played in a World Championship.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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14 | Austria | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 11 |
15 | Italy | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 13 | +18 | 9 |
16 | China | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 6 |
17 | Bulgaria | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 6 |
18 | Hungary | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 6 |
19 | Denmark | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 25 | −12 | 2 |
20 | Netherlands | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 33 | −22 | 2 |
Both Austria and Italy were promoted to Group B.
3 March | China | 4β3 | Bulgaria |
3 March | Hungary | 11β4 | Denmark |
4 March | Italy | 3β1 | Netherlands |
4 March | Austria | 4β2 | Denmark |
5 March | Italy | 6β2 | Bulgaria |
5 March | Netherlands | 4β3 | China |
6 March | Bulgaria | 6β2 | Hungary |
6 March | China | 6β1 | Denmark |
6 March | Austria | 4β2 | Netherlands |
8 March | Italy | 7β1 | China |
8 March | Austria | 4β3 | Hungary |
8 March | Bulgaria | 5β3 | Netherlands |
9 March | Italy | 8β0 | Denmark |
9 March | Austria | 4β2 | Bulgaria |
9 March | Hungary | 6β1 | Netherlands |
11 March | China | 2β2 | Austria |
11 March | Denmark | 4β2 | Netherlands |
11 March | Hungary | 6β6 | Italy |
12 March | Bulgaria | 2β0 | Denmark |
12 March | Hungary | 3β3 | China |
12 March | Austria | 3β1 | Italy |
Ranking and statisticsβ»
1972 IIHF World Championship winners |
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Czechoslovakia 3rd title |
Tournament Awardsβ»
- Best players selected by, the directorate:
- Best Goaltender: Jorma Valtonen
- Best Defenceman: FrantiΕ‘ek PospΓΕ‘il
- Best Forward: Alexander Maltsev
- Media All-Star Team:
- Goaltender: JiΕΓ HoleΔek
- Defence: OldΕich MachaΔ, FrantiΕ‘ek PospΓΕ‘il
- Forwards: Valeri Kharlamov, Alexander Maltsev, Vladimir Vikulov
Final standingsβ»
The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:
Czechoslovakia | |
Soviet Union | |
Sweden | |
4 | Finland |
5 | West Germany |
6 | Switzerland |
European championships final standingsβ»
The final standings of the European championships according to IIHF:
Czechoslovakia | |
Soviet Union | |
Sweden | |
4 | Finland |
5 | West Germany |
6 | Switzerland |
Notesβ»
Referencesβ»
- Duplacey, James (1998). Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League. Total Sports. pp. 498β528. ISBN 0-8362-7114-9.
- Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. pp. 142β3.
- Szemberg, Szymon; Podnieks, Andrew, eds. (2007), World of Hockey: Celebrating Century of the IIHF, Bolton, Ontario: Fenn Publishing, ISBN 978-1-55168-307-2
- Complete results at Passionhockey.com
- IIHF Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
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