1982 Ice Hockey World Championships

1982 Ice Hockey World Championships
Tournament details
Host country  Finland
Dates 15–29 April
Teams 8
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions   Soviet Union (18th title)
Runner-up   Czechoslovakia
Third place   Canada
Fourth place  Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played 34
Goals scored 249 (7.32 per match)
Attendance 193,224 (5,683 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Canada Wayne Gretzky 14 points
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The 1982 Ice Hockey World Championships took place in Finland from the 15 April to the 29 April. The games were played in Helsinki and Tampere. Eight teams took part, and each played each other once. The four best teams then played each other once more. This was the 48th World Championships, and also the 59th European Championships of ice hockey. The Soviet Union became World Champions for the 18th time, and also won their 21st European Championship.

The tournament is notable since Canada, reinforced by Wayne Gretzky, would have won the silver if the Soviet team had won against Czechoslovakia in the final game. However, the teams tied the game 0–0.[1][2] Gretzky did score more points than any other player in the tournament (14), in his only appearance at the World Championships, but the Soviet Union's Viktor Shalimov was selected as the "Best Forward" of the tournament.[1]

Other notable events include: The Czechs lost to the Germans for the first time in forty-five years.[1] The Italians, by beating the Americans, became the first promoted team since the tournament expanded to eight, to survive relegation.[1] And they did so using seventeen Italian Canadians.[1]

World Championship Group A (Finland)

First Round

Team Games Won Drawn Lost GF – GA Points
1 Soviet Union770048–1614
2 Czechoslovakia741233–149
3 Sweden733124–229
4 Canada732232–228
5 Finland731321–317
6 West Germany721419–305
7 Italy711520–443
8 United States701621–391

The United States was relegated to Group B.

15 AprilCanada 9–2 Finland
15 AprilWest Germany 4–2 Czechoslovakia
15 AprilSoviet Union 9–2 Italy
15 AprilSweden 4–2 United States
16 AprilCzechoslovakia 6–2 Canada
16 AprilItaly 7–5 United States
16 AprilFinland 4–3 West Germany
16 AprilSoviet Union 7–3 Sweden
18 AprilCanada 3–3 Sweden
18 AprilWest Germany 5–2 Italy
18 AprilSoviet Union 5–3 Czechoslovakia
18 AprilFinland 4–2 United States
19 AprilCanada 7–1 West Germany
19 AprilSweden 5–3 Italy
19 AprilCzechoslovakia 6–0 United States
19 AprilSoviet Union 8–1 Finland
21 AprilCanada 3–3 Italy
21 AprilSweden 3–1 West Germany
21 AprilSoviet Union 8–4 United States
21 AprilCzechoslovakia 3–0 Finland
22 AprilCanada 5–3 United States
22 AprilSoviet Union 7–0 West Germany
22 AprilFinland 7–3 Italy
22 AprilCzechoslovakia 3–3 Sweden
24 AprilSoviet Union 4–3 Canada
24 AprilCzechoslovakia 10–0 Italy
24 AprilFinland 3–3 Sweden
24 AprilWest Germany 5–5 United States

Final Round

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Points difference Points
1 Soviet Union1091058–2019
2 Czechoslovakia1052338–2012
3 Canada1052346–3012
4 Sweden1033426–359
25 AprilSoviet Union 6–4 Canada
25 AprilCzechoslovakia 3–2 Sweden
27 AprilCanada 4–2 Czechoslovakia
27 AprilSoviet Union 4–0 Sweden
29 AprilCanada 6–0 Sweden
29 AprilSoviet Union 0–0 Czechoslovakia

World Championship Group B (Austria)

Played in Klagenfurt March 18–27. Like the finals of Group A, Group B ended with controversy. After the Chinese had defeated the Dutch (relegating them), only a tie between Romania and Switzerland would offer China relegation. The "scandalous parody game" ended in a three all tie, with Romania having three head-to-head points, Switzerland two, and China one.[1]

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Points difference Points
9 East Germany761048–2513
10 Austria741233–269
11 Poland741242–239
12 Norway730424–436
13 Romania721427–305
14  Switzerland713320–275
15 China721432–475
16 Netherlands720522–274

East Germany was promoted to Group A, and both China and the Netherlands were relegated.

18 MarchEast Germany 10–1 Norway
18 MarchSwitzerland  3–2 Poland
18 MarchRomania 5–2 Netherlands
18 MarchAustria 5–2 China
19 MarchEast Germany 13–7 China
19 MarchAustria 7–1 Romania
20 MarchSwitzerland  4–5 Norway
20 MarchPoland 3–2 Netherlands
21 MarchChina 4–2 Norway
21 MarchSwitzerland  2–4 East Germany
21 MarchPoland 5–1 Romania
21 MarchAustria 1–4 Netherlands
22 MarchRomania 9–3 China
22 MarchAustria 4–7 East Germany
23 MarchNetherlands 6–1  Switzerland
23 MarchNorway 3–12 Poland
24 MarchSwitzerland  4–4 China
24 MarchEast Germany 3–1 Netherlands
24 MarchNorway 3–2 Romania
24 MarchAustria 6–5 Poland
26 MarchEast Germany 7–6 Romania
26 MarchPoland 11–4 China
26 MarchNetherlands 4–6 Norway
26 MarchAustria 3–3  Switzerland
27 MarchChina 8–3 Netherlands
27 MarchSwitzerland  3–3 Romania
27 MarchEast Germany 4–4 Poland
27 MarchAustria 7–4 Norway

World Championship Group C (Spain)

Played in Jaca March 19–28.

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Points difference Points
17 Japan770070–1414
18 Yugoslavia750259–2210
19 Denmark741235–209
20 France740347–308
21 Hungary740343–298
22 Bulgaria721429–305
23 Spain710626–502
24 South Korea700713–1270

Both Japan and Yugoslavia were promoted to Group B.

19 MarchJapan 7–5 Yugoslavia
19 MarchFrance 4–2 Bulgaria
19 MarchDenmark 2–1 Hungary
19 MarchSpain 15–3 South Korea
20 MarchFrance 7–3 Hungary
20 MarchSpain 0–6 Yugoslavia
21 MarchBulgaria 14–1 South Korea
21 MarchDenmark 4–5 Japan
22 MarchHungary 5–4 Yugoslavia
22 MarchFrance 20–4 South Korea
22 MarchBulgaria 2–2 Denmark
22 MarchSpain 2–11 Japan
23 MarchYugoslavia 21–2 South Korea
23 MarchSpain 1–8 Hungary
24 MarchJapan 6–0 Bulgaria
24 MarchDenmark 4–1 France
25 MarchYugoslavia 7–2 Denmark
25 MarchHungary 18–2 South Korea
25 MarchJapan 6–2 France
25 MarchSpain 3–7 Bulgaria
27 MarchSpain 3–7 Denmark
27 MarchYugoslavia 9–5 France
27 MarchHungary 7–3 Bulgaria
27 MarchJapan 25–0 South Korea
28 MarchDenmark 14–1 South Korea
28 MarchJapan 10–1 Hungary
28 MarchYugoslavia 7–1 Bulgaria
28 MarchSpain 2–8 France

Ranking

 


 1982 IIHF World Championship Winners 

Soviet Union
18th title

Tournament Awards

Final standings

The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

 Soviet Union
 Czechoslovakia
 Canada
4 Sweden
5 Finland
6 West Germany
7 Italy
8 United States

European championships final standings

The final standings of the European championships according to IIHF:

 Soviet Union
 Sweden
 Czechoslovakia
4 Finland
5 West Germany
6 Italy

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player G A Pts PIM POS
Canada Wayne Gretzky68148F
Soviet Union Viktor Shalimov85134F
Soviet Union Sergei Makarov67138F
Soviet Union Sergei Kapustin39128F
Soviet Union Igor Larionov46102F
Canada Bill Barber81918F
Czechoslovakia Jiri Lala6398F
Soviet Union Vladimir Golikov4596F
Soviet Union Sergei Shepelev6286F
Czechoslovakia Jindrich Kokrment5388F

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Summary
  2. ↑ Duplacey page 507

References

  • Complete results
  • 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. p. 149.
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