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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
Games played30
Goals scored258 (8.6 per game)
Attendance331,500 (11,050 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Soviet Union Vladimir Petrov 34 points
←  1972
1974 →

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.

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 12th time.

World Championship Group A (Soviet Union)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Soviet Union 10 10 0 0 100 18 +82 20
2   Sweden 10 7 1 2 53 23 +30 15
3   Czechoslovakia 10 6 1 3 48 20 +28 13
4   Finland 10 3 1 6 24 39 −15 7
5   Poland 10 1 1 8 14 76 −62 3
6   West Germany 10 1 0 9 19 82 −63 2
Source: [ citation needed]

West Germany was relegated to Group B.

31 March Czechoslovakia 14–1  Poland
31 March Soviet Union 17–1  West Germany
1 April Poland 2–11  Sweden
1 April Finland 8–3  West Germany
2 April Sweden 2–0  Czechoslovakia
2 April Soviet Union 8–2  Finland
3 April Czechoslovakia 4–2  West Germany
3 April Soviet Union 9–3  Poland
4 April West Germany 2–8  Sweden
4 April Poland 0–5  Finland
5 April Finland 2–3  Sweden
5 April Soviet Union 3–2  Czechoslovakia
6 April Poland 2–4  West Germany
7 April Finland 2–4  Czechoslovakia
7 April Soviet Union 6–1  Sweden
8 April Poland 1–4  Czechoslovakia
8 April West Germany 2–18  Soviet Union
9 April Sweden 7–0  Poland
9 April Finland 2–1  West Germany
10 April Czechoslovakia 3–3  Sweden
10 April Soviet Union 9–1  Finland
11 April West Germany 2–7  Czechoslovakia
11 April Soviet Union 20–0  Poland
12 April Sweden 12–1  West Germany
12 April Finland 1–1  Poland
13 April Sweden 2–1  Finland
13 April Soviet Union 4–2  Czechoslovakia
14 April West Germany 1–4  Poland
15 April Czechoslovakia 8–0  Finland
15 April Soviet Union 6–4  Sweden

World Championship Group B (Austria)

Played in Graz, 22 to 31 March. The Austrian team was coached by Father David Bauer who had established the Canada men's national ice hockey team. [1]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7   East Germany 7 7 0 0 56 21 +35 14
8   United States 7 5 1 1 52 23 +29 11
9   Yugoslavia 7 4 2 1 36 22 +14 10
10   Romania 7 4 1 2 24 20 +4 9
11   Austria 7 2 0 5 21 44 −23 4
12   Japan 7 2 0 5 23 28 −5 4
13    Switzerland 7 2 0 5 26 44 −18 4
14   Italy 7 0 0 7 18 54 −36 0
Source: [ citation needed]

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 March United States 6–4  Japan
22 March East Germany 6–4  Yugoslavia
22 March Switzerland 4–3  Italy
22 March Austria 2–4  Romania
23 March Yugoslavia 6–6  United States
23 March Austria 6–5  Italy
24 March Romania 3–0  Japan
24 March East Germany 8–5   Switzerland
25 March United States 4–6  East Germany
25 March Italy 2–5  Romania
25 March Yugoslavia 6–0   Switzerland
25 March Austria 2–4  Japan
26 March United States 11–0  Italy
26 March Austria 1–6  Yugoslavia
27 March Japan 4–5   Switzerland
27 March East Germany 4–2  Romania
28 March East Germany 5–3  Japan
28 March Romania 5–4   Switzerland
28 March Yugoslavia 8–4  Italy
28 March Austria 0–9  United States
30 March United States 6–3  Romania
30 March Yugoslavia 4–3  Japan
30 March Italy 1–15  East Germany
30 March Austria 8–4   Switzerland
31 March Italy 3–5  Japan
31 March Switzerland 4–10  United States
31 March Yugoslavia 2–2  Romania
31 March Austria 2–12  East Germany

World Championship Group C (Netherlands)

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
15   Norway 7 7 0 0 53 14 +39 14
16   Netherlands 7 5 0 2 52 21 +31 10
17   Hungary 7 5 0 2 44 24 +20 10
18   Bulgaria 7 3 1 3 29 28 +1 7
19   China 7 2 2 3 21 28 −7 6
20   France 7 3 0 4 23 29 −6 6
21   Denmark 7 0 2 5 22 58 −36 2
22   Great Britain 7 0 1 6 18 60 −42 1
Source: [ citation needed]

Norway and the Netherlands were promoted to Group B.

9 March China 3–3  Denmark
9 March Hungary 9–0  Great Britain
9 March Norway 4–3  Bulgaria
9 March Netherlands 2–4  France
10 March China 3–3  Bulgaria
10 March France 3–1  Great Britain
10 March Norway 14–2  Denmark
10 March Netherlands 5–3  Hungary
12 March Norway 4–0  China
12 March Bulgaria 2–1  Denmark
12 March Hungary 7–1  France
12 March Netherlands 13–3  Great Britain
13 March France 6–3  Denmark
13 March Norway 11–3  Great Britain
13 March Hungary 9–6  China
13 March Netherlands 8–5  Bulgaria
15 March China 2–1  France
15 March Bulgaria 9–2  Great Britain
15 March Norway 6–0  Hungary
15 March Netherlands 14–0  Denmark
16 March Norway 8–3  France
16 March Hungary 5–1  Bulgaria
16 March Great Britain 8–8  Denmark
16 March Netherlands 7–0  China
18 March China 7–1  Great Britain
18 March Bulgaria 6–5  France
18 March Hungary 11–5  Denmark
18 March Netherlands 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:

1st place, gold medalist(s)   Soviet Union
2nd place, silver medalist(s)   Sweden
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)   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

  1. ^ "Bauer, Father David -- Biography -- Honoured Builder". Legends of Hockey. Retrieved 28 April 2018.

External links

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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
Games played30
Goals scored258 (8.6 per game)
Attendance331,500 (11,050 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Soviet Union Vladimir Petrov 34 points
←  1972
1974 →

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.

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 12th time.

World Championship Group A (Soviet Union)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Soviet Union 10 10 0 0 100 18 +82 20
2   Sweden 10 7 1 2 53 23 +30 15
3   Czechoslovakia 10 6 1 3 48 20 +28 13
4   Finland 10 3 1 6 24 39 −15 7
5   Poland 10 1 1 8 14 76 −62 3
6   West Germany 10 1 0 9 19 82 −63 2
Source: [ citation needed]

West Germany was relegated to Group B.

31 March Czechoslovakia 14–1  Poland
31 March Soviet Union 17–1  West Germany
1 April Poland 2–11  Sweden
1 April Finland 8–3  West Germany
2 April Sweden 2–0  Czechoslovakia
2 April Soviet Union 8–2  Finland
3 April Czechoslovakia 4–2  West Germany
3 April Soviet Union 9–3  Poland
4 April West Germany 2–8  Sweden
4 April Poland 0–5  Finland
5 April Finland 2–3  Sweden
5 April Soviet Union 3–2  Czechoslovakia
6 April Poland 2–4  West Germany
7 April Finland 2–4  Czechoslovakia
7 April Soviet Union 6–1  Sweden
8 April Poland 1–4  Czechoslovakia
8 April West Germany 2–18  Soviet Union
9 April Sweden 7–0  Poland
9 April Finland 2–1  West Germany
10 April Czechoslovakia 3–3  Sweden
10 April Soviet Union 9–1  Finland
11 April West Germany 2–7  Czechoslovakia
11 April Soviet Union 20–0  Poland
12 April Sweden 12–1  West Germany
12 April Finland 1–1  Poland
13 April Sweden 2–1  Finland
13 April Soviet Union 4–2  Czechoslovakia
14 April West Germany 1–4  Poland
15 April Czechoslovakia 8–0  Finland
15 April Soviet Union 6–4  Sweden

World Championship Group B (Austria)

Played in Graz, 22 to 31 March. The Austrian team was coached by Father David Bauer who had established the Canada men's national ice hockey team. [1]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7   East Germany 7 7 0 0 56 21 +35 14
8   United States 7 5 1 1 52 23 +29 11
9   Yugoslavia 7 4 2 1 36 22 +14 10
10   Romania 7 4 1 2 24 20 +4 9
11   Austria 7 2 0 5 21 44 −23 4
12   Japan 7 2 0 5 23 28 −5 4
13    Switzerland 7 2 0 5 26 44 −18 4
14   Italy 7 0 0 7 18 54 −36 0
Source: [ citation needed]

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 March United States 6–4  Japan
22 March East Germany 6–4  Yugoslavia
22 March Switzerland 4–3  Italy
22 March Austria 2–4  Romania
23 March Yugoslavia 6–6  United States
23 March Austria 6–5  Italy
24 March Romania 3–0  Japan
24 March East Germany 8–5   Switzerland
25 March United States 4–6  East Germany
25 March Italy 2–5  Romania
25 March Yugoslavia 6–0   Switzerland
25 March Austria 2–4  Japan
26 March United States 11–0  Italy
26 March Austria 1–6  Yugoslavia
27 March Japan 4–5   Switzerland
27 March East Germany 4–2  Romania
28 March East Germany 5–3  Japan
28 March Romania 5–4   Switzerland
28 March Yugoslavia 8–4  Italy
28 March Austria 0–9  United States
30 March United States 6–3  Romania
30 March Yugoslavia 4–3  Japan
30 March Italy 1–15  East Germany
30 March Austria 8–4   Switzerland
31 March Italy 3–5  Japan
31 March Switzerland 4–10  United States
31 March Yugoslavia 2–2  Romania
31 March Austria 2–12  East Germany

World Championship Group C (Netherlands)

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
15   Norway 7 7 0 0 53 14 +39 14
16   Netherlands 7 5 0 2 52 21 +31 10
17   Hungary 7 5 0 2 44 24 +20 10
18   Bulgaria 7 3 1 3 29 28 +1 7
19   China 7 2 2 3 21 28 −7 6
20   France 7 3 0 4 23 29 −6 6
21   Denmark 7 0 2 5 22 58 −36 2
22   Great Britain 7 0 1 6 18 60 −42 1
Source: [ citation needed]

Norway and the Netherlands were promoted to Group B.

9 March China 3–3  Denmark
9 March Hungary 9–0  Great Britain
9 March Norway 4–3  Bulgaria
9 March Netherlands 2–4  France
10 March China 3–3  Bulgaria
10 March France 3–1  Great Britain
10 March Norway 14–2  Denmark
10 March Netherlands 5–3  Hungary
12 March Norway 4–0  China
12 March Bulgaria 2–1  Denmark
12 March Hungary 7–1  France
12 March Netherlands 13–3  Great Britain
13 March France 6–3  Denmark
13 March Norway 11–3  Great Britain
13 March Hungary 9–6  China
13 March Netherlands 8–5  Bulgaria
15 March China 2–1  France
15 March Bulgaria 9–2  Great Britain
15 March Norway 6–0  Hungary
15 March Netherlands 14–0  Denmark
16 March Norway 8–3  France
16 March Hungary 5–1  Bulgaria
16 March Great Britain 8–8  Denmark
16 March Netherlands 7–0  China
18 March China 7–1  Great Britain
18 March Bulgaria 6–5  France
18 March Hungary 11–5  Denmark
18 March Netherlands 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:

1st place, gold medalist(s)   Soviet Union
2nd place, silver medalist(s)   Sweden
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)   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

  1. ^ "Bauer, Father David -- Biography -- Honoured Builder". Legends of Hockey. Retrieved 28 April 2018.

External links


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