1973 Ice Hockey World Championships
 A Soviet stamp sheet dedicated to the 1973 World Ice Hockey Championships | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Soviet Union |
| Dates | 31 March – 15 April |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  | Soviet Union (12th title) |
Runner-up  |  Sweden |
Third place  |  Czechoslovakia |
| Fourth place |  Finland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 30 |
| Goals scored | 258 (8.6 per game) |
| Attendance | 331,500 (11,050 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Vladimir Petrov 34 points |
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
- Best players selected by the directorate:
- Best Goaltender:
Jiří Holeček - Best Defenceman:
Valeri Vasiliev - Best Forward: Boris Mikhailov
- Best Goaltender:
- Media All-Star Team:
- Goaltender: Jiří Holeček
- Defence: Alexander Gusev,
Börje Salming - Forwards: Valeri Kharlamov, Boris Mikhailov, Vladimir Petrov
- Goaltender:
Final standings
The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:
 |
Soviet Union
|
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Sweden
|
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Czechoslovakia
|
| 4 | Finland
|
| 5 | Poland
|
| 6 | West Germany
|
European championships final standings
The final standings of the European championships according to IIHF:
 |
Soviet Union
|
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Sweden
|
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Czechoslovakia
|
| 4 | Finland
|
| 5 | Poland
|
| 6 | West Germany
|
References
- ^ "Bauer, Father David -- Biography -- Honoured Builder". Legends of Hockey. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
External links
- 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.
