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1978 Ice Hockey World Championships
Tournament details
Host country  Czechoslovakia
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates26 April – 14 May
Teams8
Final positions
Champions    Soviet Union (15th title)
Runner-up    Czechoslovakia
Third place    Canada
Fourth place  Sweden
Tournament statistics
Games played40
Goals scored322 (8.05 per game)
Attendance362,642 (9,066 per game)
Scoring leader(s) West Germany Erich Kühnhackl 16 points
←  1977
1979 →

The 1978 Ice Hockey World Championships took place in Prague, Czechoslovakia from 26 April to 14 May. Eight teams took part, with each team playing each other once in the first round, and then the four best teams meeting in a new round. This was the 45th World Championships, and also the 56th European Championships. The USSR won for the 15th time, narrowly defeating the incumbent Czechoslovaks.

On the final day, there was essentially a gold medal game, and a bronze medal game. The Soviets played the Czechoslovaks and needed to win by at least two to win the Championship. [1] They took a three nothing lead, and hung to win by two, capturing gold by being even head-to-head with the Czechoslovaks, but having a cumulative two goal advantage against everyone else. Canada and Sweden came into the final game even, so the winner would claim the bronze. Pat Hickey scored with a minute left in the game to give Canada a three to two victory, and the medal. [2]

Because of the allowance of professionals from the NHL into the tournament, a peculiar (and new) situation arose during this year's tournament. The Minnesota North Stars had players representing Canada (2), Sweden (3), and the United States (4). [3]

World Championship Group A (Czechoslovakia)

First round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Czechoslovakia 7 7 0 0 44 15 +29 14
2   Soviet Union 7 6 0 1 46 23 +23 12
3   Canada 7 4 0 3 32 26 +6 8
4   Sweden 7 4 0 3 35 21 +14 8
5   West Germany 7 2 1 4 23 35 −12 5
6   United States 7 1 1 5 25 42 −17 3
7   East Germany 7 1 1 5 13 45 −32 3
8   Finland 7 1 1 5 23 34 −11 3
Source: [ citation needed]
26 April Sweden 6–2  West Germany
26 April Czechoslovakia 8–0  East Germany
26 April Soviet Union 9–5  United States
27 April Finland 6–4  Canada
27 April Soviet Union 7–4  West Germany
27 April Sweden 5–1  United States
28 April Czechoslovakia 6–4  Finland
28 April Canada 6–2  East Germany
29 April Sweden 10–1  East Germany
29 April Czechoslovakia 8–2  West Germany
30 April Canada 7–2  United States
30 April Soviet Union 6–3  Finland
1 May Canada 6–2  West Germany
1 May Soviet Union 10–2  East Germany
2 May Czechoslovakia 8–3  United States
2 May Sweden 6–1  Finland
3 May West Germany 7–4  United States
3 May East Germany 4–3  Finland
4 May Czechoslovakia 5–0  Canada
4 May Soviet Union 6–1  Sweden
5 May West Germany 5–3  Finland
5 May United States 7–3  East Germany
6 May Czechoslovakia 6–4  Soviet Union
6 May Canada 7–5  Sweden
7 May East Germany 1–1  West Germany
7 May Finland 3–3  United States
8 May Czechoslovakia 3–2  Sweden
8 May Soviet Union 4–2  Canada

Final Round 1–4 place

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Soviet Union 10 9 0 1 61 26 +35 18
2   Czechoslovakia 10 9 0 1 54 21 +33 18
3   Canada 10 5 0 5 38 36 +2 10
4   Sweden 10 4 0 6 39 37 +2 8
Source: [ citation needed]
10 May Soviet Union 5–1  Canada
10 May Czechoslovakia 6–1  Sweden
12 May Czechoslovakia 3–2  Canada
12 May Soviet Union 7–1  Sweden
14 May Canada 3–2  Sweden
14 May Soviet Union 3–1  Czechoslovakia

Consolation round 5–8 place

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5   West Germany 10 3 3 4 35 43 −8 9
6   United States 10 2 2 6 38 58 −20 6
7   Finland 10 2 2 6 37 44 −7 6
8   East Germany 10 1 3 6 20 57 −37 5
Source: [ citation needed]

East Germany was relegated to Group B.

9 May Finland 4–4  West Germany
9 May United States 5–5  East Germany
11 May West Germany 0–0  East Germany
11 May United States 4–3  Finland
13 May West Germany 8–4  United States
13 May Finland 7–2  East Germany

World Championship Group B (Yugoslavia)

Played in Belgrade 17–26 March.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9   Poland 7 6 1 0 51 19 +32 13
10   Japan 7 5 1 1 26 17 +9 11
11    Switzerland 7 4 1 2 42 32 +10 9
12   Romania 7 3 1 3 41 29 +12 7
13   Hungary 7 3 0 4 21 36 −15 6
14   Norway 7 2 1 4 29 34 −5 5
15   Italy 7 1 1 5 32 41 −9 3
16   Yugoslavia 7 1 0 6 14 48 −34 2
Source: [ citation needed]

Undefeated Poland was promoted to Group A, and both Italy and Yugoslavia were relegated to Group C.

17 March Italy 4–5  Japan
17 March Switzerland 1–8  Poland
17 March Romania 6–4  Norway
17 March Yugoslavia 2–4  Hungary
18 March Hungary 4–3  Norway
18 March Yugoslavia 2–5  Poland
19 March Romania 5–5  Italy
19 March Japan 1–6   Switzerland
20 March Hungary 1–2  Japan
20 March Romania 3–7   Switzerland
20 March Norway 4–9  Poland
20 March Yugoslavia 3–12  Italy
21 March Poland 7–2  Hungary
21 March Yugoslavia 1–7  Norway
22 March Japan 5–2  Romania
22 March Italy 4–7   Switzerland
23 March Hungary 0–8  Romania
23 March Switzerland 6–6  Norway
23 March Italy 2–12  Poland
23 March Yugoslavia 1–6  Japan
25 March Switzerland 12–5  Hungary
25 March Norway 4–3  Italy
25 March Poland 2–2  Japan
25 March Yugoslavia 0–11  Romania
26 March Norway 1–5  Japan
26 March Italy 2–5  Hungary
26 March Yugoslavia 5–3   Switzerland
26 March Poland 8–6  Romania

World Championship Group C (Spain)

Played in the Canary Islands ( Las Palmas) 10–19 March.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
17   Netherlands 7 6 1 0 74 17 +57 13
18   Austria 7 5 1 1 65 31 +34 11
19   Denmark 7 4 1 2 59 25 +34 9
20   China 7 4 0 3 47 30 +17 8
21   Bulgaria 7 3 1 3 27 30 −3 7
22   France 7 3 0 4 46 39 +7 6
23   Spain 7 1 0 6 26 84 −58 2
24   Belgium 7 0 0 7 13 101 −88 0
Source: [ citation needed]

The Netherlands and Austria were both promoted to Group B. China and Denmark also ended up being promoted to alleviate a political situation between the Chinese and the South Koreans and to address the IIHF missing that Austria should have been disqualified for using Pentti Hyytiäinen. [4] [5]

10 March China 8–4  France
10 March Netherlands 18–3  Belgium
10 March Austria 7–4  Denmark
10 March Spain 2–7  Bulgaria
12 March China 3–2  Denmark
12 March Austria 9–7  France
12 March Spain 11–4  Belgium
12 March Bulgaria 0–8  Netherlands
13 March China 12–1  Belgium
13 March Denmark 7–6  France
13 March Spain 0–19  Netherlands
13 March Austria 3–3  Bulgaria
15 March Bulgaria 10–3  Belgium
15 March Netherlands 12–3  France
15 March Austria 9–4  China
15 March Spain 2–10  Denmark
16 March Netherlands 3–3  Denmark
16 March France 9–0  Belgium
16 March Spain 4–14  Austria
16 March China 2–4  Bulgaria
18 March Austria 19–1  Belgium
18 March Denmark 8–3  Bulgaria
18 March Spain 3–13  France
18 March China 4–6  Netherlands
19 March Denmark 22–1  Belgium
19 March Bulgaria 0–4  France
19 March Austria 4–8  Netherlands
19 March Spain 4–14  China

Ranking and statistics


 1978 IIHF World Championship winners 

Soviet Union
15th 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)   Czechoslovakia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)   Canada
4   Sweden
5   West Germany
6   United States
7   Finland
8   East Germany

European championships final standings

The final standings of the European championships according to IIHF:

  Soviet Union
  Czechoslovakia
  Sweden
4   West Germany
5   East Germany
6   Finland

Citations

  1. ^ Tie breaker
  2. ^ Tournament summary
  3. ^ Duplacey page 506
  4. ^ Group B and C summaries 1979
  5. ^ Pentti Hytiainen profile

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. 146–7.
Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=1978_Ice_Hockey_World_Championships&oldid=1195555524"
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1978 Ice Hockey World Championships
Tournament details
Host country  Czechoslovakia
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates26 April – 14 May
Teams8
Final positions
Champions    Soviet Union (15th title)
Runner-up    Czechoslovakia
Third place    Canada
Fourth place  Sweden
Tournament statistics
Games played40
Goals scored322 (8.05 per game)
Attendance362,642 (9,066 per game)
Scoring leader(s) West Germany Erich Kühnhackl 16 points
←  1977
1979 →

The 1978 Ice Hockey World Championships took place in Prague, Czechoslovakia from 26 April to 14 May. Eight teams took part, with each team playing each other once in the first round, and then the four best teams meeting in a new round. This was the 45th World Championships, and also the 56th European Championships. The USSR won for the 15th time, narrowly defeating the incumbent Czechoslovaks.

On the final day, there was essentially a gold medal game, and a bronze medal game. The Soviets played the Czechoslovaks and needed to win by at least two to win the Championship. [1] They took a three nothing lead, and hung to win by two, capturing gold by being even head-to-head with the Czechoslovaks, but having a cumulative two goal advantage against everyone else. Canada and Sweden came into the final game even, so the winner would claim the bronze. Pat Hickey scored with a minute left in the game to give Canada a three to two victory, and the medal. [2]

Because of the allowance of professionals from the NHL into the tournament, a peculiar (and new) situation arose during this year's tournament. The Minnesota North Stars had players representing Canada (2), Sweden (3), and the United States (4). [3]

World Championship Group A (Czechoslovakia)

First round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Czechoslovakia 7 7 0 0 44 15 +29 14
2   Soviet Union 7 6 0 1 46 23 +23 12
3   Canada 7 4 0 3 32 26 +6 8
4   Sweden 7 4 0 3 35 21 +14 8
5   West Germany 7 2 1 4 23 35 −12 5
6   United States 7 1 1 5 25 42 −17 3
7   East Germany 7 1 1 5 13 45 −32 3
8   Finland 7 1 1 5 23 34 −11 3
Source: [ citation needed]
26 April Sweden 6–2  West Germany
26 April Czechoslovakia 8–0  East Germany
26 April Soviet Union 9–5  United States
27 April Finland 6–4  Canada
27 April Soviet Union 7–4  West Germany
27 April Sweden 5–1  United States
28 April Czechoslovakia 6–4  Finland
28 April Canada 6–2  East Germany
29 April Sweden 10–1  East Germany
29 April Czechoslovakia 8–2  West Germany
30 April Canada 7–2  United States
30 April Soviet Union 6–3  Finland
1 May Canada 6–2  West Germany
1 May Soviet Union 10–2  East Germany
2 May Czechoslovakia 8–3  United States
2 May Sweden 6–1  Finland
3 May West Germany 7–4  United States
3 May East Germany 4–3  Finland
4 May Czechoslovakia 5–0  Canada
4 May Soviet Union 6–1  Sweden
5 May West Germany 5–3  Finland
5 May United States 7–3  East Germany
6 May Czechoslovakia 6–4  Soviet Union
6 May Canada 7–5  Sweden
7 May East Germany 1–1  West Germany
7 May Finland 3–3  United States
8 May Czechoslovakia 3–2  Sweden
8 May Soviet Union 4–2  Canada

Final Round 1–4 place

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Soviet Union 10 9 0 1 61 26 +35 18
2   Czechoslovakia 10 9 0 1 54 21 +33 18
3   Canada 10 5 0 5 38 36 +2 10
4   Sweden 10 4 0 6 39 37 +2 8
Source: [ citation needed]
10 May Soviet Union 5–1  Canada
10 May Czechoslovakia 6–1  Sweden
12 May Czechoslovakia 3–2  Canada
12 May Soviet Union 7–1  Sweden
14 May Canada 3–2  Sweden
14 May Soviet Union 3–1  Czechoslovakia

Consolation round 5–8 place

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5   West Germany 10 3 3 4 35 43 −8 9
6   United States 10 2 2 6 38 58 −20 6
7   Finland 10 2 2 6 37 44 −7 6
8   East Germany 10 1 3 6 20 57 −37 5
Source: [ citation needed]

East Germany was relegated to Group B.

9 May Finland 4–4  West Germany
9 May United States 5–5  East Germany
11 May West Germany 0–0  East Germany
11 May United States 4–3  Finland
13 May West Germany 8–4  United States
13 May Finland 7–2  East Germany

World Championship Group B (Yugoslavia)

Played in Belgrade 17–26 March.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9   Poland 7 6 1 0 51 19 +32 13
10   Japan 7 5 1 1 26 17 +9 11
11    Switzerland 7 4 1 2 42 32 +10 9
12   Romania 7 3 1 3 41 29 +12 7
13   Hungary 7 3 0 4 21 36 −15 6
14   Norway 7 2 1 4 29 34 −5 5
15   Italy 7 1 1 5 32 41 −9 3
16   Yugoslavia 7 1 0 6 14 48 −34 2
Source: [ citation needed]

Undefeated Poland was promoted to Group A, and both Italy and Yugoslavia were relegated to Group C.

17 March Italy 4–5  Japan
17 March Switzerland 1–8  Poland
17 March Romania 6–4  Norway
17 March Yugoslavia 2–4  Hungary
18 March Hungary 4–3  Norway
18 March Yugoslavia 2–5  Poland
19 March Romania 5–5  Italy
19 March Japan 1–6   Switzerland
20 March Hungary 1–2  Japan
20 March Romania 3–7   Switzerland
20 March Norway 4–9  Poland
20 March Yugoslavia 3–12  Italy
21 March Poland 7–2  Hungary
21 March Yugoslavia 1–7  Norway
22 March Japan 5–2  Romania
22 March Italy 4–7   Switzerland
23 March Hungary 0–8  Romania
23 March Switzerland 6–6  Norway
23 March Italy 2–12  Poland
23 March Yugoslavia 1–6  Japan
25 March Switzerland 12–5  Hungary
25 March Norway 4–3  Italy
25 March Poland 2–2  Japan
25 March Yugoslavia 0–11  Romania
26 March Norway 1–5  Japan
26 March Italy 2–5  Hungary
26 March Yugoslavia 5–3   Switzerland
26 March Poland 8–6  Romania

World Championship Group C (Spain)

Played in the Canary Islands ( Las Palmas) 10–19 March.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
17   Netherlands 7 6 1 0 74 17 +57 13
18   Austria 7 5 1 1 65 31 +34 11
19   Denmark 7 4 1 2 59 25 +34 9
20   China 7 4 0 3 47 30 +17 8
21   Bulgaria 7 3 1 3 27 30 −3 7
22   France 7 3 0 4 46 39 +7 6
23   Spain 7 1 0 6 26 84 −58 2
24   Belgium 7 0 0 7 13 101 −88 0
Source: [ citation needed]

The Netherlands and Austria were both promoted to Group B. China and Denmark also ended up being promoted to alleviate a political situation between the Chinese and the South Koreans and to address the IIHF missing that Austria should have been disqualified for using Pentti Hyytiäinen. [4] [5]

10 March China 8–4  France
10 March Netherlands 18–3  Belgium
10 March Austria 7–4  Denmark
10 March Spain 2–7  Bulgaria
12 March China 3–2  Denmark
12 March Austria 9–7  France
12 March Spain 11–4  Belgium
12 March Bulgaria 0–8  Netherlands
13 March China 12–1  Belgium
13 March Denmark 7–6  France
13 March Spain 0–19  Netherlands
13 March Austria 3–3  Bulgaria
15 March Bulgaria 10–3  Belgium
15 March Netherlands 12–3  France
15 March Austria 9–4  China
15 March Spain 2–10  Denmark
16 March Netherlands 3–3  Denmark
16 March France 9–0  Belgium
16 March Spain 4–14  Austria
16 March China 2–4  Bulgaria
18 March Austria 19–1  Belgium
18 March Denmark 8–3  Bulgaria
18 March Spain 3–13  France
18 March China 4–6  Netherlands
19 March Denmark 22–1  Belgium
19 March Bulgaria 0–4  France
19 March Austria 4–8  Netherlands
19 March Spain 4–14  China

Ranking and statistics


 1978 IIHF World Championship winners 

Soviet Union
15th 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)   Czechoslovakia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)   Canada
4   Sweden
5   West Germany
6   United States
7   Finland
8   East Germany

European championships final standings

The final standings of the European championships according to IIHF:

  Soviet Union
  Czechoslovakia
  Sweden
4   West Germany
5   East Germany
6   Finland

Citations

  1. ^ Tie breaker
  2. ^ Tournament summary
  3. ^ Duplacey page 506
  4. ^ Group B and C summaries 1979
  5. ^ Pentti Hytiainen profile

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. 146–7.
Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=1978_Ice_Hockey_World_Championships&oldid=1195555524"

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