1973 Ice Hockey World Championships

The 1973 Ice Hockey World Championships were the 40th Ice Hockey World Championships and the 51st European Championships of ice hockey. The tournament took place in the Soviet Union from 31 March to 15 April and the games were played at the Palace of Sports of the Central Lenin Stadium in Moscow.

1973 Ice Hockey World Championships
A Soviet stamp sheet dedicated to the 1973 World Ice Hockey Championships
Tournament details
Host country Soviet Union
Dates31 March – 15 April
Teams6
Final positions
Champions  Soviet Union (12th title)
Runner-up  Sweden
Third place  Czechoslovakia
Fourth place Finland
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored258 (8.6 per match)
Attendance331,500 (11,050 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Vladimir Petrov 34 points
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Six teams took part in the main tournament, with each team playing each other twice. The Soviet Union took back their world title and became World Champions for the twelfth time.

World Championship Group A (Soviet Union)
Team Games Won Drawn Lost Points difference Points
1 Soviet Union101000100 - 1820
2 Sweden1071253 - 2315
3 Czechoslovakia1061348 - 2013
4 Finland1031624 - 397
5 Poland1011814 - 763
6 West Germany1010919 - 822

West Germany was relegated to Group B.

31 MarchCzechoslovakia 14-1 Poland
31 MarchSoviet Union 17-1 West Germany
1 AprilPoland 2-11 Sweden
1 AprilFinland 8-3 West Germany
2 AprilSweden 2-0 Czechoslovakia
2 AprilSoviet Union 8-2 Finland
3 AprilCzechoslovakia 4-2 West Germany
3 AprilSoviet Union 9-3 Poland
4 AprilWest Germany 2-8 Sweden
4 AprilPoland 0-5 Finland
5 AprilFinland 2-3 Sweden
5 AprilSoviet Union 3-2 Czechoslovakia
6 AprilPoland 2-4 West Germany
7 AprilFinland 2-4 Czechoslovakia
7 AprilSoviet Union 6-1 Sweden
8 AprilPoland 1-4 Czechoslovakia
8 AprilWest Germany 2-18 Soviet Union
9 AprilSweden 7-0 Poland
9 AprilFinland 2-1 West Germany
10 AprilCzechoslovakia 3-3 Sweden
10 AprilSoviet Union 9-1 Finland
11 AprilWest Germany 2-7 Czechoslovakia
11 AprilSoviet Union 20-0 Poland
12 AprilSweden 12-1 West Germany
12 AprilFinland 1-1 Poland
13 AprilSweden 2-1 Finland
13 AprilSoviet Union 4-2 Czechoslovakia
14 AprilWest Germany 1-4 Poland
15 AprilCzechoslovakia 8-0 Finland
15 AprilSoviet Union 6-4 Sweden

World Championship Group B (Austria)

Played in Graz, 22 to 31 March.

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Points difference Points
7 East Germany770056 - 2114
8 United States751152 - 2311
9 Yugoslavia742136 - 2210
10 Romania741224 - 209
11 Austria720521 - 444
12 Japan720523 - 284
13  Switzerland720526 - 444
14 Italy700718 - 540

East Germany was promoted to Group A, both Switzerland and Italy were relegated to group C. Rating Austria, Japan and Switzerland against each other head to head, they each had two points, Austria had a goal differential of +2, Japan +1, and Switzerland -3.

22 MarchUnited States 6-4 Japan
22 MarchEast Germany 6-4 Yugoslavia
22 MarchSwitzerland  4-3 Italy
22 MarchAustria 2-4 Romania
23 MarchYugoslavia 6-6 United States
23 MarchAustria 6-5 Italy
24 MarchRomania 3-0 Japan
24 MarchEast Germany 8-5  Switzerland
25 MarchUnited States 4-6 East Germany
25 MarchItaly 2-5 Romania
25 MarchYugoslavia 6-0  Switzerland
25 MarchAustria 2-4 Japan
26 MarchUnited States 11-0 Italy
26 MarchAustria 1-6 Yugoslavia
27 MarchJapan 4-5  Switzerland
27 MarchEast Germany 4-2 Romania
28 MarchEast Germany 5-3 Japan
28 MarchRomania 5-4  Switzerland
28 MarchYugoslavia 8-4 Italy
28 MarchAustria 0-9 United States
30 MarchUnited States 6-3 Romania
30 MarchYugoslavia 4-3 Japan
30 MarchItaly 1-15 East Germany
30 MarchAustria 8-4  Switzerland
31 MarchItaly 3-5 Japan
31 MarchSwitzerland  4-10 United States
31 MarchYugoslavia 2-2 Romania
31 MarchAustria 2-12 East Germany

World Championship Group C (Netherlands)

Played in Geleen, Rotterdam, Nijmegen, Utrecht, Tilburg and The Hague, from 9 to 18 March.

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Points difference Points
15 Norway770053 - 1414
16 Netherlands750252 - 2110
17 Hungary750244 - 2410
18 Bulgaria731329 - 287
19 China722321 - 286
20 France730423 - 296
21 Denmark702522 - 582
22 Great Britain701618 - 601

Norway and the Netherlands were promoted to Group B.

09 MarchChina 3-3 Denmark
09 MarchHungary 9-0 Great Britain
09 MarchNorway 4-3 Bulgaria
09 MarchNetherlands 2-4 France
10 MarchChina 3-3 Bulgaria
10 MarchFrance 3-1 Great Britain
10 MarchNorway 14-2 Denmark
10 MarchNetherlands 5-3 Hungary
12 MarchNorway 4-0 China
12 MarchBulgaria 2-1 Denmark
12 MarchHungary 7-1 France
12 MarchNetherlands 13-3 Great Britain
13 MarchFrance 6-3 Denmark
13 MarchNorway 11-3 Great Britain
13 MarchHungary 9-6 China
13 MarchNetherlands 8-5 Bulgaria
15 MarchChina 2-1 France
15 MarchBulgaria 9-2 Great Britain
15 MarchNorway 6-0 Hungary
15 MarchNetherlands 14-0 Denmark
16 MarchNorway 8-3 France
16 MarchHungary 5-1 Bulgaria
16 MarchGreat Britain 8-8 Denmark
16 MarchNetherlands 7-0 China
18 MarchChina 7-1 Great Britain
18 MarchBulgaria 6-5 France
18 MarchHungary 11-5 Denmark
18 MarchNetherlands 3-6 Norway

Ranking and statistics
 


 1973 IIHF World Championship Winners 

Soviet Union
12th title

Tournament Awards

Final standings

The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

 Soviet Union
 Sweden
 Czechoslovakia
4 Finland
5 Poland
6 West Germany

European championships final standings

The final standings of the European championships according to IIHF:

 Soviet Union
 Sweden
 Czechoslovakia
4 Finland
5 Poland
6 West Germany

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. 143.
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