1970 Ice Hockey World Championships

Canada did not send a team to the 1970 World Championship after Canadian Minister of Health and Welfare John Munro announced the withdrawal of the team from all international competitions in response to the International Ice Hockey Federation opposition to allowing professional players at international competitions.[3] Canadian officials were frustrated that their best players, competing in the National Hockey League, were prevented from playing while Soviet players, who were "employees" of the industrial or military organizations that fielded "amateur" teams, were allowed to compete.[4] Originally, the IIHF had permitted Canada and the US the use of up to nine professional players in their squads, provided they were not on NHL rosters at the time of their call-up. However the Eastern Bloc nations protested to Avery Brundage of the International Olympic Committee, who ruled that having pros and amateurs playing together would jeopardize hockey's status as an Olympic sport. Canada would not compete internationally in hockey until 1977, when the IIHF adopted eligibility rules that allowed for professional players to compete.[3] Instead of competing internationally at the Olympics, Canadian officials helped organize a series of games against the Soviet Union in September 1972 known as the Summit Series. These games featured a Canadian team made up exclusively of NHL professionals.

37.

World Championships

URS

SWE

TCH

FIN

GDR

POL

W

D

L

GF-GA

Pts.

1.

Soviet Union

***

2:4*

3:1*

2:1*

12:1*

7:0*

9

0

1

68:11

18

2.

Sweden

1:3

***

5:4*

1:3*

6:1*

11:0*

7

1

2

45:21

15

3.

Czechoslovakia

1:5

2:2

***

9:1*

4:1*

6:3*

5

1

4

47:30

11

4.

Finland

1:16

3:4

5:3

***

1:0*

9:1*

5

0

5

31:40

10

5.

East Germany

1:7

2:6

3:7

4:3

***

2:2*

2

1

7

20:50

5

6.

Poland

0:11

1:5

2:10

0:4

2:5

***

0

1

9

11:70

1

• Poland demoted to Pool B.

48.	European Championships
1.	Soviet Union
2.	Sweden
3.	Czechoslovakia
4.	Finland
5.	East Germany
6.	Poland

 Czechoslovakia –  Poland 6:3 (2:1, 3:1, 1:1)

14. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Machač, Martinec, Suchý, Haas, Kochta, Nedomanský – Czachowski, Goralczyk, Kacik.

 Soviet Union –  Finland 2:1 (0:0, 0:0, 2:1)

14. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Maltsev, Petrov - Leimu.

 Sweden –  East Germany 6:1 (1:0, 2:1, 3:0)

14. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Stig-Göran Johansson 2, Svedberg, Sjöbrg, Stefan Karlsson, Wickberg – Bielas.

 Finland –  Poland 9:1 (2:1, 1:0, 6:0)

15. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Leimu 3, Murto 2, Ketola, Jorma Peltonen, Mononen, Vehmanen – Goralczyk.

 Soviet Union –  East Germany 12:1 (3:0, 3:1, 6:0)

15. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Maltsev 4, Mišakov 3, Firsov, Vikulov, Charlamov, Staršinov, Petrov – Joachim Ziesche.

 Czechoslovakia –  Sweden 4:5 (2:2, 1:1, 1:2)

15. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Suchý 2, Machač, Kochta – N. Johansson, Abrahamsson, Nilsson, S. G. Johansson, Hedberg.
Referees: Sillankorva (FIN), Karandin (URS)

 Finland –  East Germany 1:0 (1:0, 0:0, 0:0)

16. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorer: Jorma Peltonen.

 Czechoslovakia –  East Germany 4:1 (2:0, 0:0, 2:1)

17. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Haas 2, Nedomanský, Suchý – Karrenbauer.

 Soviet Union –  Poland 7:0 (2:0, 5:0, 0:0)

17. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Vikulov 3, Maltsev 2, Michajlov, Firsov.

 Sweden –  Finland 1:3 (0:2, 1:1, 0:0)

17. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Stefan Karlsson – Linnonmaa, Rantasila, Keinonen.

 Czechoslovakia –  Soviet Union 1:3 (0:1, 1:0, 0:2)

18. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Kochta – Maltsev, Vikulov, Nikitin.
Referees: Dahlberg (SWE), Sillankorva (FIN)

 Sweden –  Poland 11:0 (4:0, 2:0, 5:0)

19. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Hans Lindberg 3, Palmqvist 2, Tord Lundström 2, Abrahamsson, Stefan Karlsson, Sterner, Lars-Göran Nilsson.

 Czechoslovakia –  Finland 9:1 (1:0, 5:1, 3:0)

20. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Suchý 3, Nedomanský 3, Ševčík, Jar. Holík, Haas – Keinonen.

 Sweden –  Soviet Union 4:2 (1:1, 2:0, 1:1)

20. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Arne Carlsson, Lundström, Palmqvist, Lars-Göran Nilsson - Charlamov, Staršinov.

 East Germany –  Poland 2:2 (1:0, 1:1, 0:1)

21. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Helmut Novy, Noack - Migacz, Bialynicki.

 Soviet Union –  Finland 16:1 (5:0, 8:0, 3:1)

22. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Michajlov 3, Charlamov 3, Maltsev 2, Alexandr Jakušev 2, Firsov 2, Petrov, Vikulov, Polupanov, Staršinov - Keinonen.

 Czechoslovakia –  Poland 10:2 (5:0, 2:2, 3:0)

22. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Martinec 2, Jiří Holík 2, Nedomanský, Haas, Ševčík, Pospíšil, Suchý, Jar. Holík – Bialynicki 2.

 Sweden -  East Germany 6:2 (1:1, 3:1, 2:0)

23. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Lars-Göran Nilsson 2, Stefan Karlsson, Lundström, Lindberg, Hedberg - Dietmar Peters, Plotka.

 Soviet Union –  East Germany 7:1 (4:0, 0:1, 3:0)

24. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Michajlov, Charlamov, Firsov, Staršinov, Alexandr Jakušev, Mišakov 2 - Slapke.

 Finland –  Poland 4:0 (1:0, 2:0, 1:0)

24. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Murto 2, Oksanen, Ketola.

 Czechoslovakia –  Sweden 2:2 (0:1, 1:0, 1:1)

24. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Prýl, Hrbatý – Palmqvist, S. G. Johansson.
Referees: Karandin (URS), Wycisk (POL)

 Czechoslovakia –  East Germany 7:3 (3:0, 1:1, 3:2)

25. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Nedomanský 3, Jiří Holík 2, Ševčík, Pospíšil – Joachim Ziesche, Bielas, Fuchs.

 Soviet Union –  Poland 11:0 (3:0, 6:0, 2:0)

25. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Maltsev 4, Michajlov 2, Polupanov 2, Charlamov, Mišakov, Šadrin.

 Sweden –  Finland 4:3 (1:0, 0:2, 3:1)

26. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Stefan Karlsson 2, Wickberg, Stig-Göran Johansson - Linnonmaa, Leimu, Mononen.

 Czechoslovakia –  Soviet Union 1:5 (0:2, 0:2, 1:1)

27. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Hrbatý – Vikulov 2, Staršinov, Petrov, Firsov.
Referees: Sillankorva (FIN), Wycisk (POL)

 East Germany –  Finland 4:3 (1:0, 0:3, 3:0)

28. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Dietmar Peters, Prusa, Joachim Ziesche, Braun - Mononen, Oksanen, Ketola.

 Sweden –  Poland 5:1 (4:0, 1:0, 0:1)

28. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Olsson 2, Abrahamsson, Wickberg, Lundström – Migacz.

 East Germany –  Poland 5:2 (1:1, 0:1, 4:0)

28. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Prusa, Nickel, Plotka, Hiller 2 - Bialynicki, Goralczyk.

 Czechoslovakia –  Finland 3:5 (0:2, 2:2, 1:1)

30. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Nedomanský, Ševčík, R. Farda – Keinonen, Ketola, Murto, Rantasila, Jorma Peltonen.

 Sweden –  Soviet Union 1:3 (0:0, 1:2, 0:1)

30. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Wickberg - Vikulov, Petrov, Maltsev.

	SCORING LEADERS	Goals	Assists	Points
1.	Alexander Maltsev	15	6	21
2.	Václav Nedomanský	10	7	17
3.	Anatoli Firsov	6	10	16
4.	Jan Suchý	8	7	15
5.	Vladimir Vikulov	10	4	14

Best Goaltender	Urpo Ylönen
Best Defenceman	Lennart Svedberg
Best Forward	Alexander Maltsev

All Stars

Goaltender	Viktor Konovalenko
Defence	Lennart Svedberg
Defence	Jan Suchý
Left Wing	Anatoli Firsov
Centre	Václav Nedomanský
Right Wing	Alexander Maltsev

Team Rosters

1. USSR
Goaltenders: Viktor Konovalenko, Vladislav Treťjak.
Defencemen: Vitalij Davidov, Valerij Vasiljev, Alexander Ragulin, Vladimir Lutčenko, Igor Romiševskij, Jevgenij Paladjev, Valerij Nikitin.
Forwards: Boris Michajlov, Vladimir Petrov, Valerij Charlamov, Vladimir Vikulov, Viktor Populanov, Anatoli Firsov, Alexander Maltsev, Vjačeslav Staršinov, Jevgenij Mišakov, Alexandr Jakušev, Vladimir Šadrin, Vladimir Šapovalov.
Coaches: Arkadij Černyšev, Anatolij Tarasov.

2. SWEDEN
Goaltenders: Leif Holmqvist, Gunnar Bäckman.
Defencemen: Thommy Abrahamsson, Arne Carlsson, Anders Hagström, Nils Johansson, Kjell-Rune Milton, Lars-Erik Sjöberg, Lennart Svedberg.
Forwards: Anders Hedberg, Stig-Göran Johansson, Stefan Karlsson, Hans Lindberg, Tord Lundström, Lars-Göran Nilsson, Anders Nordin, Roger Olsson, Björn Palmqvist, Ulf Sterner, Håkan Wickberg.
Coach: Arne Strömberg.

3. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Goaltenders: Vladimír Dzurilla, Miroslav Lacký.
Defencemen: Jan Suchý, Josef Horešovský, Oldřich Machač, František Pospíšil, Vladimír Bednář, Lubomír Ujváry.
Forwards: Vladimír Martinec, Richard Farda, Josef Černý, Jan Hrbatý, Jaroslav Holík, Jiří Holík, Július Haas, Václav Nedomanský, Jiří Kochta, František Ševčík, Ivan Hlinka, Stanislav Prýl.
Coaches: Jaroslav Pitner, Vladimír Kostka.

4. FINLAND
Goaltenders: Urpo Ylönen, Jorma Valtonen.
Defencemen and Forwards: Seppo Lindström, Ilpo Koskela, Juha Rantasila, Heikki Riihiranta, Pekka Marjamäki, Lalli Partinen, Pekka Leimu, Jorma Peltonen, Lasse Oksanen, Jorma Vehmanen, Veli-Pekka Ketola, Matti Keinonen, Väinö Kalkka, Matti Murto, Esa Peltonen, Juhani Tamminen, Harri Linnonmaa, Lauri Mononen.
Coaches: Seppo Liitsola, Matias Helenius.

5. EAST GERMANY
Goaltenders: Claus Hirsche, Dieter Pürschel.
Defencemen and Forwards: Dietmar Peters, Frank Braun, Wolfgang Plotka, Peter Slapke, Bernd Karrenbauer, Dieter Dewitz, Rüdiger Noack, Hartmut Nickel, Joachim Ziesche, Wilfried Rohrbach, Rainer Patschinski, Bernd Hiller, Lothar Fuchs, Reinhard Karger, Dieter Röhl, Helmut Nowy, Rolf Bielas, Peter Prusa.
Coach: Rudi Schmiede.

6. POLAND
Goaltenders: Walery Kosyl, Andrzej Tkacz.
Defencemen and Forwards: Andrzej Slowakiewicz, Ludwik Czachowski, Robert Goralczyk, Marian Feter, Walenty Zietara, J. Stefaniak, Tadeusz Kacik, M. Kajzerek, K. Bialynicki, Tadeusz Obloj, Wlodzimirz Komorski, Feliks Goralzcyk, Bogdan Migacz, J. Modzelewski, St. Szewczyk, Czyslaw Ruchala, Mieczyslaw Jaskierski, Tadeusz Malicki, Stanislaw Fryzlewicz.
Coach: A. Jegorov.

USA

GER

NOR

YUG

JPN

SUI

ROM

BUL

W

D

L

GF-GA

Pts.

7.

United States

***

5:2

9:2

5:1

11:1

12:3

9:1

19:1

7

0

0

70:11

14

8.

West Germany

2:5

***

3:0

6:3

3:1

3:1

5:2

13:1

6

0

1

34:13

12

9.

Norway

2:9

0:3

***

3:3

5:5

4:2

4:3

8:3

3

2

2

26:28

8

10.

Yugoslavia

1:5

3:6

3:3

***

8:2

6:3

3:4

6:0

3

1

3

30:23

7

11.

Japan

1:11

1:2

5:5

2:8

***

3:2

8:4

11:2

3

1

3

31:34

7

12.

Switzerland

3:12

1:3

2:4

3:6

2:3

***

7:1

4:2

2

0

5

22:31

4

13.

Romania

1:9

2:5

3:4

4:3

4:8

1:7

***

6:2

2

0

5

21:38

4

14.

Bulgaria

1:19

1:13

3:8

0:6

2:11

2:4

2:6

***

0

0

7

11:67

0

• The USA was promoted to Pool A while Romania and Bulgaria were demoted to Pool C.

Pool B Winners:

United States Carl Wetzel Mike Curran Gary Johnson Charlie Brown George Konik Jim McElmury Bruce Riutta Don Ross Herb Brooks Gary Gambucci Bryan Grand Leonard Lilyholm Henry Boucha Bob Lindberg Pete Markle Keith Christiansen Ozzie O'Neill Craig Patrick Larry Stordahl

Best Goaltender	Anton Kehle
Best Defenceman	George Konik
Best Forward	Takao Hikigi

All Stars

Goaltender	Anton Kehle
Defence	Don Ross
Defence	George Konik
Left Wing	Hideaki Kurokawa
Centre	Ernst Köpf
Right Wing	Gary Gambucci

 Yugoslavia –  West Germany 3:6 (1:1, 1:2, 1:3)

24. February 1970 – Bucharest

 United States –  Japan 11:1 (4:1, 3:0, 4:0)

24. February 1970 – Bucharest

  Switzerland -  Bulgaria 4:2 (2:1, 1:0, 1:1)

24. February 1970 – Bucharest

 Norway -  Romania 4:3 (2:0, 2:0, 0:3)

24. February 1970 – Bucharest

 United States -  Bulgaria 19:1 (6:1, 7:0, 6:0)

25. February 1970 – Bucharest

 West Germany –  Japan 2:1 (1:0, 0:0, 1:1)

25. February 1970 – Bucharest

 Norway –   Switzerland 4:2 (2:1, 1:1, 1:0)

26. February 1970 – Bucharest

 Yugoslavia –  Romania 3:4 (0:0, 1:1, 2:3)

26. February 1970 – Bucharest

 Norway –  Bulgaria 8:3 (4:0, 2:2, 2:1)

27. February 1970 – Bucharest

 United States –  Yugoslavia 5:1 (2:0, 1:1, 2:0)

27. February 1970 – Bucharest

 West Germany –   Switzerland 3:1 (0:0, 3:0, 0:1)

27. February 1970 – Bucharest

 Romania –  Japan 4:8 (0:2, 4:1, 0:5)

27. February 1970 – Bucharest

 United States –  West Germany 5:2 (0:1, 3:1, 2:0)

28. February 1970 – Bucharest

 Japan –  Bulgaria 11:2 (3:1, 4:1, 4:0)

28. February 1970 – Bucharest

 Yugoslavia -  Norway 3:3 (2:0, 0:1, 1:2)

1. March 1970 - Bucharest

 Romania -   Switzerland 1:7 (0:3, 0:1, 1:3)

1. March 1970 - Bucharest

 West Germany -  Bulgaria 13:1 (5:0, 7:0, 1:1)

2. March 1970 - Bucharest

 Yugoslavia –   Switzerland 6:3 (2:0, 2:2, 2:1)

2. March 1970 - Bucharest

 Norway –  Japan 5:5 (2:1, 1:1, 2:3)

2. March 1970 - Bucharest

 United States –  Romania 9:1 (4:1, 1:0, 4:0)

2. March 1970 – Bucharest

 United States –  Norway 9:2 (4:0, 2:1, 3:1)

4. March 1970 – Bucharest

 Yugoslavia –  Bulgaria 6:0 (1:0, 5:0, 0:0)

4. March 1970 – Bucharest

 Japan –   Switzerland 3:2 (2:0, 0:2, 1:0)

4. March 1970 – Bucharest

 West Germany –  Romania 5:2 (0:1, 1:0, 4:1)

4. March 1970 – Bucharest

 Yugoslavia –  Japan 8:2 (6:1, 2:0, 0:1)

5. March 1970 – Bucharest

 United States –   Switzerland 12:3 (2:1, 6:1, 4:1)

5. March 1970 – Bucharest

 West Germany –  Norway 3:0 (0:0, 3:0, 0:0)

5. March 1970 – Bucharest

 Romania –  Bulgaria 6:2 (2:0, 2:0, 2:2)

5. March 1970 – Bucharest

AUT

ITA

FRA

HUN

DEN

NED

BEL

W

D

L

GF-GA

Pts.

15.

Austria

***

3:3

7:2

3:2

4:3

9:2

11:0

5

1

0

37:12

11

16.

Italy

3:3

***

4:1

3:6

3:1

6:1

8:2

4

1

1

27:14

9

17.

France

2:7

1:4

***

4:2

2:0

9:0

11:0

4

0

2

29:15

8

18.

Hungary

2:3

6:3

2:4

***

6:2

7:1

15:2

4

0

2

38:15

8

19.

Denmark

3:4

1:3

0:0

2:6

***

3:3

11:4

1

1

4

20:22

3

20.

Netherlands

2:9

1:6

2:9

1:7

3:3

***

7:1

1

1

4

16:35

3

21.

Belgium

0:11

2:8

0:11

2:15

4:11

1:7

***

0

0

6

9:63

0

• Austria and Italy promoted to Pool-B tournament.

 Italy –  Denmark 3:1 (0:0, 0:0, 3:1)

13. February 1970 – Galati

 Austria –  France 7:2 (1:0, 2:2, 4:0)

13. February 1970 – Galati

 Hungary –  Netherlands 7:1 (1:1, 3:0, 3:0)

13. February 1970 – Galati

 Netherlands –  France 2:9 (0:6, 0:2, 2:1)

14. February 1970 – Galati

 Italy –  Belgium 8:2 (1:2, 5:0, 2:0)

14. February 1970 – Galati

 Austria –  Denmark 4:3 (2:3, 2:0, 0:0)

15. February 1970 – Galati

 Netherlands –  Belgium 7:1 (1:1, 4:0, 2:0)

16. February 1970 – Galati

 Italy –  France 4:1 (0:1, 2:0, 2:0)

16. February 1970 – Galati

 Austria –  Hungary 3:2 (3:1, 0:0, 0:1)

16. February 1970 – Galati

 Austria –  Belgium 11:0 (3:0, 3:0, 5:0)

18. February 1970 – Galati

 Netherlands –  Denmark 3:3 (0:0, 1:2, 2:1)

18. February 1970 – Galati

 Italy –  Hungary 3:6 (1:3, 0:1, 2:2)

18. February 1970 – Galati

 Denmark –  Belgium 11:4 (4:1, 2:1, 5:2)

19. February 1970 – Galati

 Hungary –  France 2:4 (0:2, 1:0, 1:2)

19. February 1970 – Galati

 Italy –  Netherlands 6:1 (3:0, 2:1, 1:0)

19. February 1970 – Galati

 Austria –  Netherlands 9:2 (3:1, 4:0, 2:1)

21. February 1970 – Galati

 Hungary –  Belgium 15:2 (5:1, 3:0, 7:1)

21. February 1970 – Galati

 Denmark –  France 0:2 (0:0, 0:1, 0:1)

21. February 1970 – Galati

 France –  Belgium 11:0 (4:0, 2:0, 5:0)

22. February 1970 – Galati

 Hungary –  Denmark 6:2 (4:2, 1:0, 1:0)

22. February 1970 – Galati

 Austria –  Italy 3:3 (2:3, 0:0, 1:0)

22. February 1970 – Galati

• Summary (in french)
• 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. 141–2.
• Szemberg, Szymon; Podnieks, Andrew, eds. (2007), World of Hockey: Celebrating a Century of the IIHF, Bolton, Ontario: Fenn Publishing, ISBN 1-55168-307-5

• IIHF World Ice Hockey Championships at SVT's open archive (in Swedish)