1990 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships

1990 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
Tournament details
Host country   Switzerland
Dates 16 April – 2 May
Teams 8
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions   Soviet Union (22nd title)
Runner-up   Sweden
Third place   Czechoslovakia
Fourth place  Canada
Tournament statistics
Matches played 40
Goals scored 276 (6.9 per match)
Attendance 250,309 (6,258 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Canada Steve Yzerman 19 points
1989
1991

The 1990 Ice Hockey World Championships took place in Switzerland from 16 April 1990 – 2 May 1990. The matches were played in Bern and Fribourg. Eight teams took part, with all teams playing each other once. The four best teams then played each other again. This was the 54th World Championships, and at the same time, the 65th European Championships of ice hockey. The Soviet Union became world champions for the 22nd and last time, and Sweden won their tenth European title. For the European Championships, only games between European teams in the First Round were counted. Group B saw East Germany participate in the World Championships for the final time.

World Championship Group A (Switzerland)

First Round

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Points difference Points
1 Canada761036 - 1613
2 Sweden760129 - 1112
3 Soviet Union751138 - 1211
4 Czechoslovakia740328 - 188
5 United States730423 - 376
6 Finland711518 - 273
7 Norway711519 - 453
8 West Germany700711 - 360
16 AprilCanada 5-1 West Germany
16 AprilSoviet Union 9-1 Norway
16 AprilCzechoslovakia 7-1 United States
16 AprilSweden 4-2 Finland
17 AprilCanada 6-3 United States
17 AprilSoviet Union 5-2 West Germany
17 AprilSweden 4-3 Norway
17 AprilCzechoslovakia 4-2 Finland
19 AprilCanada 6-5 Finland
19 AprilSoviet Union 10-1 United States
19 AprilCzechoslovakia 9-1 Norway
19 AprilSweden 6-0 West Germany
20 AprilCanada 8-0 Norway
20 AprilSweden 6-1 United States
20 AprilCzechoslovakia 3-0 West Germany
20 AprilSoviet Union 6-1 Finland
22 AprilCanada 5-3 Czechoslovakia
22 AprilSweden 3-1 Soviet Union
22 AprilUnited States 6-3 West Germany
22 AprilNorway 3-3 Finland
23 AprilUnited States 9-4 Norway
23 AprilFinland 4-2 West Germany
24 AprilCanada 3-1 Sweden
24 AprilSoviet Union 4-1 Czechoslovakia
25 AprilNorway 7-3 West Germany
25 AprilUnited States 2-1 Finland
26 AprilCanada 3-3 Soviet Union
26 AprilSweden 5-1 Czechoslovakia

Final Round

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Points difference Points
1 Soviet Union330015 - 016
2 Sweden311111 - 123
3 Czechoslovakia311108 - 123
4 Canada300307 - 160
28 AprilCzechoslovakia 3-2 Canada
28 AprilSoviet Union 3-0 Sweden
30 AprilSoviet Union 7-1 Canada
30 AprilSweden 5-5 Czechoslovakia
2 MaySweden 6-4 Canada
2 MaySoviet Union 5-0 Czechoslovakia

Consolation Round

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Points difference Points
5 United States1060435 - 4312
6 Finland1022629 - 326
7 West Germany1011819 - 423
8 Norway1011821 - 613

Norway needing to keep their final game within four goals, lost four to nothing to the Germans, and were relegated.[1]

27 AprilFinland 8-1 Norway
27 AprilUnited States 5-3 West Germany
29 AprilFinland 1-1 West Germany
29 AprilUnited States 4-1 Norway
1 MayUnited States 3-2 Finland
1 MayWest Germany 4-0 Norway

World Championship Group B (France)

Played in Lyon and Megève 29 March to 8 April.

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Points difference Points
9  Switzerland752030 - 1412
10 Italy751141 - 1811
11 Austria742130 - 1410
12 France741219 - 209
13 East Germany722322 - 196
14 Poland722325 - 256
15 Japan701613 - 411
16 Netherlands701614 - 431

Switzerland was promoted to Group A. The Netherlands would have been relegated but gained a reprieve when East Germany ceased to participate because of the reunification of Germany.[1]

29 MarchFrance 4-3 Austria
29 MarchItaly 7-1 Japan
29 MarchPoland 7-1 Netherlands
29 MarchSwitzerland  2-2 East Germany
30 MarchSwitzerland  6-1 Netherlands
31 MarchEast Germany 2-3 France
31 MarchAustria 3-3 Italy
31 MarchJapan 2-8 Poland
1 AprilFrance 4-2 Netherlands
1 AprilItaly 6-3 East Germany
1 AprilSwitzerland  6-1 Japan
2 AprilPoland 1-4 Austria
3 AprilItaly 8-3 Netherlands
3 AprilEast Germany 1-1 Poland
3 AprilJapan 2-3 France
3 AprilAustria 2-2  Switzerland
5 AprilNetherlands 3-6 East Germany
5 AprilAustria 7-2 Japan
5 AprilPoland 3-5  Switzerland
5 AprilItaly 4-1 France
6 AprilNetherlands 0-8 Austria
6 AprilJapan 1-6 East Germany
7 AprilSwitzerland  5-4 Italy
7 AprilFrance 3-3 Poland
8 AprilEast Germany 2-3 Austria
8 AprilNetherlands 4-4 Japan
8 AprilFrance 1-4  Switzerland
8 AprilPoland 2-9 Italy

World Championship Group C (Hungary)

Played in Budapest Hungary 28 March to 8 April.

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Points difference Points
17 Yugoslavia871057 - 1615
18 Denmark870155 - 1414
19 China841334 - 299
20 Romania841336 - 279
21 North Korea840427 - 358
22 Bulgaria840431 - 388
23 Hungary821533 - 285
24 Belgium810716 - 672
25 South Korea810722 - 572

Yugoslavia was promoted to Group B. Both Belgium and South Korea should have been relegated, but were not for two reasons. The reunification of Germany left Group B one team short and there were not enough teams to have a Group D.[1]

28 MarchChina 2-3 Bulgaria
28 MarchHungary 11-0 Belgium
28 MarchYugoslavia 4-2 South Korea
29 MarchDenmark 15-1 Belgium
29 MarchRomania 2-4 China
29 MarchBulgaria 3-5 North Korea
30 MarchYugoslavia 6-3 Romania
30 MarchSouth Korea 2-10 Hungary
30 MarchDenmark 8-0 North Korea
31 MarchHungary 2-3 China
31 MarchBulgaria 3-6 Yugoslavia
31 MarchSouth Korea 1-6 Belgium
1 AprilRomania 2-4 Denmark
1 AprilNorth Korea 6-3 China
1 AprilBelgium 3-5 Bulgaria
2 AprilYugoslavia 8-2 North Korea
2 AprilDenmark 10-1 South Korea
2 AprilRomania 2-2 Hungary
3 AprilYugoslavia 17-1 Belgium
3 AprilChina 10-3 South Korea
3 AprilHungary 3-5 Bulgaria
4 AprilBelgium 0-3 North Korea
4 AprilBulgaria 2-7 Romania
4 AprilDenmark 6-1 China
5 AprilSouth Korea 4-6 Romania
5 AprilNorth Korea 4-2 Hungary
5 AprilYugoslavia 5-1 Denmark
6 AprilBulgaria 8-5 South Korea
6 AprilHungary 1-8 Yugoslavia
6 AprilBelgium 4-8 China
7 AprilNorth Korea 4-7 Romania
7 AprilDenmark 7-2 Bulgaria
8 AprilSouth Korea 4-3 North Korea
8 AprilBelgium 1-7 Romania
8 AprilYugoslavia 3-3 China
8 AprilDenmark 4-2 Hungary

World Championship Group D (Great Britain)

Played in Cardiff Great Britain 20–25 March.

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Points difference Points
26 Great Britain440057 - 078
27 Australia402210 - 342
28 Spain402211 - 372

Great Britain was promoted to Group C.

20 MarchAustralia 2-2 Spain
21 MarchGreat Britain 14-0 Australia
22 MarchSpain 1-13 Great Britain
23 MarchSpain 5-5 Australia
24 MarchAustralia 3-13 Great Britain
25 MarchGreat Britain 17-3 Spain

Ranking and statistics

 


 1990 IIHF World Championship Winners 

Soviet Union
22nd title

Tournament Awards

Final standings

The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

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

European championships final standings

The final standings of the European championships according to IIHF:

 Sweden
 Soviet Union
 Czechoslovakia
4 Finland
5 Norway
6 West Germany

Scoring leaders

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Canada Steve Yzerman1091019+68F
Soviet Union Andrei Khomutov1011516+184F
Sweden Kent Nilsson1010212+126F
Czechoslovakia Robert Reichel105611+44F
Sweden Håkan Loob104711+1010F
Canada Theoren Fleury94711+910F
Sweden Thomas Rundqvist103811+96F
Soviet Union Mikhail Tatarinov103811+2320D
West Germany Gerd Truntschka104610−115F
Soviet Union Viacheslav Fetisov82810+208D

Source:

Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 50% of their team's minutes are included in this list.

Player MIP GA GAA SVS% SO
Soviet Union Artūrs Irbe31650.95.9502
United States Jon Casey335152.69.9140
Sweden Rolf Ridderwall419162.29.9111
Czechoslovakia Dominik Hašek480202.50.9041
Finland Sakari Lindfors378152.38.9030

Source:

Citations

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. pp. 153–4.
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