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1972 Ice Hockey World Championships

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1972 Ice Hockey World Championships
Tournament details
Host countryBERJAYA Czechoslovakia
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Dates7–22 April
Teams6
Final positions
Champions BERJAYABERJAYA Czechoslovakia (3rd title)
Runners-up BERJAYABERJAYA Soviet Union
Third place BERJAYABERJAYA Sweden
Fourth placeBERJAYA Finland
Tournament statistics
Games played30
Goals scored288 (9.6 per game)
Attendance285,564 (9,519 per game)
Scoring leaderSoviet Union Alexander Maltsev 22 points
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The 1972 Ice Hockey World Championships was the 39th edition of the Ice Hockey World Championships. The tournament was held in Prague, Czechoslovakia from 7 to 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.[1] 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 Olympic tournament was held in lieu of a world championships, with the winner being declared world champion for that year.[1] It also marked the first time in international ice hockey that all goaltenders were required to wear face masks.[1]

The American team, who had won the silver medal earlier in the year at the Olympics, failed to win the 'B' pool, losing to Poland in their final game.

World Championship Group A (Czechoslovakia)

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BERJAYA
Finland–Soviet Union game in Prague. Alexander Maltsev (left side), Valeri Vasiliev (right side) and Lauri Mononen (middle) are pictured.
Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 BERJAYA Czechoslovakia 10 9 0 1 72 16 +56 19
2 BERJAYA Soviet Union 10 7 1 2 78 17 +61 16
3 BERJAYA Sweden 10 5 4 1 49 33 +16 11
4 BERJAYA Finland 10 4 6 0 47 48 −1 8
5 BERJAYA West Germany 10 2 8 0 21 76 −55 4
6 BERJAYA  Switzerland 10 1 9 0 19 96 −77 2
Source: [citation needed]
7 AprilCzechoslovakia BERJAYA19–1BERJAYA  Switzerland
7 AprilSoviet Union BERJAYA11–0BERJAYA West Germany
8 AprilSwitzerland BERJAYA1–12BERJAYA Sweden
8 AprilWest Germany BERJAYA5–8BERJAYA Finland
9 AprilCzechoslovakia BERJAYA4–1BERJAYA Sweden
9 AprilFinland BERJAYA2–10BERJAYA Soviet Union
10 AprilCzechoslovakia BERJAYA8–1BERJAYA West Germany
10 AprilSoviet Union BERJAYA10–2BERJAYA  Switzerland
11 AprilWest Germany BERJAYA0–10BERJAYA Sweden
11 AprilSwitzerland BERJAYA3–2BERJAYA Finland
12 AprilFinland BERJAYA1–2BERJAYA Sweden
12 AprilCzechoslovakia BERJAYA3–3BERJAYA Soviet Union
13 AprilSwitzerland BERJAYA3–6BERJAYA West Germany
14 AprilSweden BERJAYA2–11BERJAYA Soviet Union
14 AprilCzechoslovakia BERJAYA5–3BERJAYA Finland
15 AprilCzechoslovakia BERJAYA12–2BERJAYA  Switzerland
15 AprilWest Germany BERJAYA0–7BERJAYA Soviet Union
16 AprilSweden BERJAYA8–5BERJAYA  Switzerland
16 AprilFinland BERJAYA13–3BERJAYA West Germany
17 AprilSoviet Union BERJAYA7–2BERJAYA Finland
17 AprilCzechoslovakia BERJAYA2–0BERJAYA Sweden
18 AprilCzechoslovakia BERJAYA8–1BERJAYA West Germany
18 AprilSwitzerland BERJAYA0–14BERJAYA Soviet Union
19 AprilSweden BERJAYA7–1BERJAYA West Germany
19 AprilFinland BERJAYA9–1BERJAYA  Switzerland
20 AprilSweden BERJAYA4–5BERJAYA Finland
20 AprilCzechoslovakia BERJAYA3–2BERJAYA Soviet Union
21 AprilWest Germany BERJAYA4–1BERJAYA  Switzerland
22 AprilCzechoslovakia BERJAYA8–2BERJAYA Finland
22 AprilSoviet Union BERJAYA3–3BERJAYA Sweden

World Championship Group B (Romania)

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BERJAYA

Played in Bucharest from 24 March to 2 April.

Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
7 BERJAYA Poland 6 6 0 0 41 12 +29 12
8 BERJAYA United States 6 5 1 0 39 22 +17 10
9 BERJAYA East Germany 6 4 2 0 31 18 +13 8
10 BERJAYA Romania 6 3 3 0 25 26 −1 6
11 BERJAYA Japan 6 1 4 1 20 49 −29 3
12 BERJAYA Yugoslavia 6 1 5 0 25 28 −3 2
13 BERJAYA Norway 6 0 5 1 15 41 −26 1
Source: [citation needed]

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[2][3]

24 MarchUnited States BERJAYA5–3BERJAYA Yugoslavia
24 MarchPoland BERJAYA9–1BERJAYA Norway
24 MarchEast Germany BERJAYA7–1BERJAYA Japan
25 MarchRomania BERJAYA3–2BERJAYA Yugoslavia
26 MarchEast Germany BERJAYA5–2BERJAYA Norway
26 MarchUnited States BERJAYA14–5BERJAYA Japan
27 MarchRomania BERJAYA7–2BERJAYA Norway
27 MarchPoland BERJAYA11–1BERJAYA Japan
27 MarchEast Germany BERJAYA4–3BERJAYA Yugoslavia
29 MarchUnited States BERJAYA6–5BERJAYA East Germany
29 MarchJapan BERJAYA4–4BERJAYA Norway
29 MarchRomania BERJAYA0–7BERJAYA Poland
30 MarchRomania BERJAYA3–8BERJAYA East Germany
30 MarchUnited States BERJAYA5–1BERJAYA Norway
30 MarchPoland BERJAYA5–3BERJAYA Yugoslavia
1 AprilRomania BERJAYA10–3BERJAYA Japan
1 AprilYugoslavia BERJAYA11–5BERJAYA Norway
1 AprilPoland BERJAYA6–5BERJAYA United States
2 AprilJapan BERJAYA6–3BERJAYA Yugoslavia
2 AprilRomania BERJAYA2–4BERJAYA United States
2 AprilPoland BERJAYA3–2BERJAYA East Germany

World Championship Group C (Romania)

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Played in Miercurea-Ciuc from 3 March to the 12th. The Chinese won their first game ever played in a World Championship.[4]

Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
14 BERJAYA Austria 6 5 0 1 21 12 +9 11
15 BERJAYA Italy 6 4 1 1 31 13 +18 9
16 BERJAYA China 6 2 2 2 19 20 −1 6
17 BERJAYA Bulgaria 6 3 3 0 20 19 +1 6
18 BERJAYA Hungary 6 2 2 2 31 24 +7 6
19 BERJAYA Denmark 6 1 5 0 13 25 −12 2
20 BERJAYA Netherlands 6 1 5 0 11 33 −22 2
Source: [citation needed]

Both Austria and Italy were promoted to Group B.

3 MarchChina BERJAYA4–3BERJAYA Bulgaria
3 MarchHungary BERJAYA11–4BERJAYA Denmark
4 MarchItaly BERJAYA3–1BERJAYA Netherlands
4 MarchAustria BERJAYA4–2BERJAYA Denmark
5 MarchItaly BERJAYA6–2BERJAYA Bulgaria
5 MarchNetherlands BERJAYA4–3BERJAYA China
6 MarchBulgaria BERJAYA6–2BERJAYA Hungary
6 MarchChina BERJAYA6–1BERJAYA Denmark
6 MarchAustria BERJAYA4–2BERJAYA Netherlands
8 MarchItaly BERJAYA7–1BERJAYA China
8 MarchAustria BERJAYA4–3BERJAYA Hungary
8 MarchBulgaria BERJAYA5–3BERJAYA Netherlands
9 MarchItaly BERJAYA8–0BERJAYA Denmark
9 MarchAustria BERJAYA4–2BERJAYA Bulgaria
9 MarchHungary BERJAYA6–1BERJAYA Netherlands
11 MarchChina BERJAYA2–2BERJAYA Austria
11 MarchDenmark BERJAYA4–2BERJAYA Netherlands
11 MarchHungary BERJAYA6–6BERJAYA Italy
12 MarchBulgaria BERJAYA2–0BERJAYA Denmark
12 MarchHungary BERJAYA3–3BERJAYA China
12 MarchAustria BERJAYA3–1BERJAYA Italy

Ranking and statistics

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 1972 IIHF World Championship winners 
BERJAYA
Czechoslovakia
3rd title

Tournament Awards

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Final standings

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The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

1st place, gold medalist(s)BERJAYA Czechoslovakia
2nd place, silver medalist(s)BERJAYA Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)BERJAYA Sweden
4BERJAYA Finland
5BERJAYA West Germany
6BERJAYA  Switzerland

European championships final standings

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The final standings of the European championships according to IIHF:

BERJAYABERJAYA Czechoslovakia
BERJAYABERJAYA Soviet Union
BERJAYABERJAYA Sweden
4BERJAYA Finland
5BERJAYA West Germany
6BERJAYA  Switzerland

Notes

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References

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  • Duplacey, James (1998). Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League. Total Sports. pp. 498–528. ISBN 0-8362-7114-9.
  • Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. pp. 142–3.
  • Szemberg, Szymon; Podnieks, Andrew, eds. (2007), World of Hockey: Celebrating a Century of the IIHF, Bolton, Ontario: Fenn Publishing, ISBN 978-1-55168-307-2
  • Complete results at Passionhockey.com
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