1971 World Championship

The 1971 World Ice Hockey Championships was the 38th edition of the Ice Hockey World Championships, which also doubled as the 49th European ice hockey championships. The Pool-A, Pool-B and Pool-C tournaments were hosted by the following nations:

Pool A in Switzerland (Bern and Geneva), 19 March - 3 April 1971

Pool B in Switzerland (Bern, Geneva, La Chaux-de-Fonds and Lyss), 5 - 14 March 1971

Pool C in the Netherlands, 26 February - 7 March 1971

A total of 22 nations participated in the tournaments. The Pool-A tournament featured the top six nations, playing a double round-robin tournament for the amateur world championship. Teams #7-#14 participated in the Pool-B tournament with the winner qualifying for the 1972 Pool-A championship while the two last-place teams were demoted to the 1972 Pool-C tournament. The bottom eight teams participated in the Pool-C tournament with the top two teams qualifying for the 1972 Pool-B tournament.

This was the last international tournament in which goaltenders did not have to wear face masks.

Qualifying Round (A/B)

The Pool-A tournament was held in Bern and Geneva, Switzerland from March 19 to April 3, 1971. The East German national ice hockey team declined to participate. West Germany participated instead after beating Poland in two qualifying games arranged in November 1970 for the vacant slot.

Germany - Poland 6:3 (2:0, 3:2, 1:1)

8. November 1970 - Munich

Poland - Germany 4:4 (2:0, 2:0, 0:4)

12. November 1970 - Łódź

World Championship Group A (Switzerland)

38.

World Championships

URS

TCH

SWE

FIN

GER

USA

W

T

L

GF-GA

Pts.

1.

Soviet Union

***

3:3*

8:0*

8:1*

11:2*

10:2*

8

1

1

77:24

17

2.

Czechoslovakia

5:2

***

5:6*

5:0*

9:1*

1:5*

7

1

2

44:20

15

3.

Sweden

3:6

1:3

***

1:1*

7:2*

4:2*

5

1

4

29:33

11

4.

Finland

1:10

2:4

1:2

***

4:3*

7:4*

4

1

5

31:42

9

5.

Federal Republic of Germany

2:12

0:4

2:1

2:7

***

7:2*

2

0

8

22:62

4

6.

United States of America

5:7

0:5

3:4

3:7

5:1

***

2

0

8

31:53

4

For the ninth straight year, the Soviet Union won the world championship, although Czechoslovakia won the 49th. European championship as the Czech opening loss against the Americans did not count in the European standings. Team USA was demoted to the 1972 Pool-B tournament.

49.	European Championships	URS	TCH	SWE	FIN	GER	W	T	L	GF-GA	Pts.
1.	Czechoslovakia	***	5:2*	5:6*	5:0*	9:1*	6	1	1	38:15	13
2.	Soviet Union	3:3	***	8:0*	8:1*	11:2*	6	1	1	60:17	13
3.	Sweden	3:6	1:3	***	1:1*	7:2*	3	1	4	21:28	7
4.	Finland	1:10	2:4	1:2	***	4:3*	2	1	5	17:35	5
5.	Germany	2:12	0:4	2:1	2:7	***	1	0	7	14:55	2

Czechoslovakia – United States of America 1:5 (1:3, 0:1, 0:1)

19. March 1971 – Bern
Goalscorers: Nedomanský – Riutta 2, Konik, Patrick, Boucha.
Referees: Dahlberg (SWE), Ehrensperger (SUI)

Soviet Union – Federal Republic of Germany 11:2 (2:2, 3:0, 6:0)

19. March 1971 – Bern
Goalscorers: Mišakov 3, Petrov 2, Vikulov 2, Firsov, Malcev, Zimin, Martiňuk - Alois Schloder, Philipp.

United States of America – Sweden 2:4 (1:1, 1:1, 0:2)

20. March 1971 – Bern
Goalscorers: Boucha, Falkman - Wickberg 2, Sterner, Lindberg

Federal Republic of Germany – Finland 3:4 (1:2, 1:1, 1:1)

20. March 1971 – Bern
Goalscorers: Hanig, Kuhn, Philipp – Oksanen 2, Ketola, Isaksson.

Czechoslovakia – Sweden 5:6 (1:2, 2:0, 2:4)

21. March 1971 – Bern
Goalscorers: Hlinka 3, Nedomanský, Panchártek – Lundström 2, Hammarström, Nilsson, Norlander, Sterner.
Referees: Bader (GER), Ehrensperger (SUI)

Finland – Soviet Union 1:8 (1:1, 0:2, 0:5)

21. March 1971 – Bern
Goalscorers: Koskela - Malcev 2, Petrov 2, Davydov, Vikulov, Firsov, Michajlov.

Czechoslovakia – Federal Republic of Germany 9:1 (1:0, 3:1, 5:0)

22. March 1971 – Bern
Goalscorers: B. Šťastný 2, Kochta, Farda, Černý, Martinec, Horešovský, Jiří Holík, Pospíšil – Eimansberger.
Referees: Gagnon (USA), Sillankorva (FIN)

Soviet Union – United States of America 10:2 (1:0, 7:1, 2:1)

22. March 1971 – Bern
Goalscorers: Vikulov 2, Staršinov 2, Mišakov 2, Lutčenko, Firsov, Malcev, Charlamov – Sheehy, Christiansen.

Federal Republic of Germany – Sweden 2:7 (0:3, 1:2, 1:2)

23. March 1971 – Bern
Goalscorers: Alois Schloder, Philipp – Nordlander, Abrahamsson, Wickberg, Lundström, Lindberg, Stig-Göran Johansson, Hammarchtröm.

United States of America – Finland 4:7 (0:2, 3:3, 1:2)

23. March 1971 – Bern
Goalscorers: Gambucci 2, McElmury, Patrick – Marjamäki, Esa Peltonen, Vehmanen, Linnonmaa, Lindström, Oksanen, Koskela.

Finland – Sweden 1:1 (1:0, 0:0, 0:1)

24. March 1971 – Bern
Goalscorers: Ketola – Nordlander.

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

24. March 1971 – Bern
Goalscorers: Novák, Nedomanský, Kochta – Martyňuk, Firsov, Petrov.
Referees: Wycsik (POL), Ehrensperger (SUI)

United States of America – Federal Republic of Germany 2:7 (0:2, 1:3, 1:2)

25. March 1971 – Bern
Goalscorers: Christiansen, Boucha – Hofherr 2, Philipp 2, Völk, Hanig, Kuhn.

Sweden – Soviet Union 0:8 (0:4, 0:1, 0:3)

26. March 1971 – Bern
Goalscorers: Firsov 4, Michajlov 2, Petrov, Martiňuk.

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

26. March 1971 – Bern
Goalscorers: Farda, Novák, Nedomanský, Kochta, Jiří Holík.
Referees: Bader (GER), Dämmerich (GDR)

Czechoslovakia – United States of America 5:0 (0:0, 3:0, 2:0)

27. March 1971 – Ženeva
Goalscorers: Černý, Pospíšil, Bubla, Novák, Farda.
Referees: Karandin (URS), Gerber (SUI)

Federal Republic of Germany – Soviet Union 2:12 (1:1, 0:7, 1:4)

27. March 1971 – Ženeva
Goalscorers: Alois Schloder, Modes – Lutčenko, Vikulov, Malcev 2, Firsov, Charlamov 2, Michajlov, Zimin, Šadrin 3.

Sweden – United States of America 4:3 (1:0, 1:3, 2:0)

28. March 1971 – Ženeva
Goalscorers: Lundström 2, Nilsson, Palmqvist – Gambucci 2, Boucha.

Finland – Federal Republic of Germany 7:2 (3:0, 0:1, 4:1)

28. March 1971 – Ženeva
Goalscorers: Repo, Järn, Erkki Mononen, Murto, Lauri Mononen, Marjamäki, Vehmanen – Bernd Kuhn, Egger.

Soviet Union – Finland 10:1 (5:1, 1:0, 4:0)

29. March 1971 – Geneva
Goalscorers: Malcev 2, Michajlov, Petrov, Martiňuk, Staršinov, Ragulin, Firsov, Šadrin 2 – Koskela.

Czechoslovakia – Sweden 3:1 (1:0, 1:0, 1:1)

29. March 1971 – Geneva
Goalscorers: Černý, Suchý, Kochta – Bergman.
Referees: Karandin (URS), Ehrenberger (SUI)

Czechoslovakia – Federal Republic of Germany 4:0 (1:0, 1:0, 2:0)

30. March 1971 – Ženeva
Goalscorers: Černý 2, Nedomanský, Martinec.
Referees: Sillankorva (FIN), Gerber (SUI)

United States of America – Soviet Union 5:7 (1:1, 2:5, 2:1)

30. March 1971 – Ženeva
Goalscorers: Gambucci 2, Christiansen, Mellor, Boucha – Romiševskij, Malcev, Kuzkin, Michajlov, Martiňuk, Šadrin, Mišakov.

Sweden – Federal Republic of Germany 1:2 (1:0, 0:2, 0:0)

31. March 1971 – Ženeva
Goalscorers: Palmqvist – Schneitberger, Hanig.

Finland – United States of America 7:3 (1:1, 3:1, 3:1)

31. March 1971 – Ženeva
Goalscorers: Ketola 3, Koskela 2, Luojola, Oksanen - D.Ross, McElmury, Boucha.

Sweden – Finland 2:1 (0:0, 2:0, 0:1)

1. April 1971 - Ženeva
Goalscorers: Svedberg, Pettersson – Koskela.

Czechoslovakia – Soviet Union 5:2 (1:1, 1:1, 3:0)

1. April 1971 - Ženeva
Goalscorers: Nedomanský, Suchý, Horešovský, B. Šťastný, Farda – Malcev, Charlamov.
Referees: Wycisk (POL), Ehrensperger (SUI)

Federal Republic of Germany – United States of America 1:5 (0:1, 0:4, 1:0)

2. April 1971 – Ženeva
Goalscorers: Hofherr – Gambucci, Patrick, Boucha, Ahearn, Christiansen.

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

3. April 1971 – Ženeva
Goalscorers: Nedomanský 2, B. Šťastný, Hlinka – Murto, Linnonmaa.
Referees: Wycisk (POL), Ehrensperger (SUI)

Soviet Union – Sweden 6:3 (2:1, 0:2, 4:0)

3. April 1971 – Ženeva
Goalscorers: Firsov, Petrov, Michajlov, Lutčenko, Charlamov, Kuzkin – Håkan Wickberg, Tord Lundström, Håkan Pettersson.

Pool-A Statistics and Team Rosters

	Scoring Leaders	Goals	Assists	Points
1.	Anatoli Firsov	10	9	19
2.	Valeri Kharlamov	5	12	17
3.	Alexander Maltsev	10	6	16
4.	Vladimir Petrov	8	3	11
5.	Boris Mikhailov	7	3	10
5.	Gary Gambucci	7	3	10

Best Goaltender	Jiří Holeček
Best Defencemen	Jan Suchý Ilpo Koskela
Best Forward	Anatoli Firsov

IIHF Tournament All Star Team

Goal	Jiří Holeček
Defence	Ilpo Koskela
Defence	Jan Suchý
Left Wing	Anatoli Firsov
Center	Alexander Maltsev
Right Wing	Vladimir Vikulov

1. Soviet Union
Goalkeepers: Viktor Konovalenko, Vladislav Tretiak.
Defencemen: Vladimir Lutčenko, Alexandr Ragulin, Vitalij Davidov, Viktor Kuzkin, Igor Romiševskij, Jurij Ljapkin.
Forwards: Boris Michajlov, Vladimir Petrov, Valerij Charlamov, Vladimir Vikulov, Alexandr Malcev, Anatolij Firsov, Alexandr Martyňuk, Jevgenij Mišakov, Vjačeslav Staršinov, Vladimir Šadrin, Gennadij Cygankov, Jevgenij Zimin.
Coaches: Arkadij Černyšev, Anatolij Tarasov.

2. Czechoslovakia
Goalkeepers: Jiří Holeček, Marcel Sakač.
Defencemen: Jan Suchý, František Pospíšil, Oldřich Machač, František Panchártek, Josef Horešovský, Rudolf Tajcnár, Jiří Bubla.
Forwards: Jan Havel, Václav Nedomanský, Jiří Holík, Eduard Novák, Richard Farda, Josef Černý, Vladimír Martinec, Ivan Hlinka, Bohuslav Šťastný, Jiří Kochta, Bedřich Brunclík.
Coaches: Jaroslav Pitner, Vladimír Kostka.

3. Sweden
Goalkeepers: Christer Abrahamsson, Leif Holmqvist, William Löfqvist.
Defencemen: Arne Carlsson, Lennart Svedberg, Thommy Abrahamsson, Bert-Ola Nordlander, Thommie Bergman, Kjell-Rune Milton, Gunnar Andersson.
Forwards: Inge Hammarström, Stig-Göran Johansson, Stefan Karlsson, Hans Lindberg, Tord Lundström, Lars-Göran Nilsson, Håkan Nygren, Björn Palmqvist, Håkan Pettersson, Ulf Sterner, Håkan Wickberg.
Coach: Arne Strömberg.

4. Finland
Goalkeepers: Urpo Ylönen, Jorma Valtonen.
Defencemen: Ilpo Koskela, Seppo Lindström, Hannu Luojola, Heikki Järn, Pekka Marjamäki, Jauko Öystilä.
Forwards: Lauri Mononen, Erkki Mononen, Seppo Repo, Esa Isaksson, Jorma Vehmanen, Lasse Oksanen, Tommi Salmelainen, Veli-Pekka Ketola, Harri Linnonmaa, Matti Murto, Esa Peltonen, Juhani Tamminen.
Coaches: Seppo Liitsola, Matias Helenius.

5. Germany
Goalkeepers: Anton Kehle, Josef Schramm.
Defencemen: Hans Schichti, Rudolf Thanner, Josef Völk, Paul Langer, Otto Schneidberger, Riedmeier, Modes.
Forwards: Alois Schloder, Gustav Hanig, Bernd Kuhn, Anton Hofherr, Rainer Phillip, Lorenz Funk, Johann Eimannsberger, F. Hofherr, Karl-Heinz Egger, Heinz Weisenbach, Ego.
Coach: Gerhard Kiessling.

6. United States of America
Goalkeepers: Carl Wetzel, Mike Curran, Dick Tomasoni.
Defencemen: George Konik, Jim McElmury, Don Ross, Bruce Riutta, Tom Mellor, Dick McGlynn.
Forwards: Henry Boucha, Gary Gambucci, Craig Patrick, Craig Falkman, Keith Christiansen, Tim Sheehy, Leonard Lilyholm, Kevin Ahearn, Bob Lindberg, Paul Schilling, Pete Fichuk, Richard Toomey.
Coach: Murray Williamson.

World Championship Group B (Switzerland)

SUI

POL

GDR

NOR

JPN

YUG

AUT

ITA

W

T

L

GF-GA

pts.

7.

Switzerland

***

4:4

3:1

3:2

4:1

8:5

4:1

5:0

6

1

0

31:14

13

8.

Poland

4:4

***

7:4

8:1

4:6

4:0

3:2

6:2

5

1

1

36:19

11

9.

East Germany

1:3

4:7

***

8:4

9:4

5:3

11:3

11:0

5

0

2

49:24

10

10.

Norway

2:3

1:8

4:8

***

10:6

6:3

7:2

7:2

4

0

3

37:32

8

11.

Japan

1:4

6:4

4:9

6:10

***

6:7

6:2

4:4

2

1

4

33:40

5

12.

Yugoslavia

5:8

0:4

3:5

3:6

7:6

***

3:1

4:4

2

1

4

25:34

5

13.

Austria

1:4

2:3

3:11

2:7

2:6

1:3

***

6:0

1

0

6

17:34

2

14.

Italy

0:5

2:6

0:11

2:7

4:4

4:4

0:6

***

1

0

6

12:43

2

• Switzerland qualify for 1972 Pool-A championship tournament; Austria and Italy demoted to 1972 Pool-C tournament.

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

5. March 1971 – Bern

Poland – Italy 6:2 (2:0, 2:1, 2:1)

5. March 1971 – Bern

East Germany – Japan 9:4 (0:1, 4:1, 5:2)

5. March 1971 – Bern

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

5. March 1971 – Lyss

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

6. March 1971 – Bern

Italy – Japan 4:4 (1:0, 0:2, 3:2)

6. March 1971 – Bern

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

6. March 1971 – Lyss

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

7. March 1971 – Bern

Norway – Italy 7:2 (2:1, 3:1, 2:0)

8. March 1971 – Bern

Japan – Austria 6:2 (2:0, 2:0, 2:2)

8. March 1971 – Geneva

East Germany – Yugoslavia 5:3 (2:1, 1:1, 2:1)

8. March 1971 – Bern

Switzerland – Poland 4:4 (2:0, 1:3, 1:1)

8. March 1971 – La Chaux-de-Fonds

East Germany – Italy 11:0 (5:0, 1:0, 5:0)

9. March 1971 – Bern

Norway – Austria 7:2 (1:0, 5:0, 1:2)

9. March 1971 – Geneva

Switzerland – Yugoslavia 8:5 (0:1, 3:2, 5:2)

9. March 1971 – La Chaux-de-Fonds

Japan – Poland 6:4 (2:0, 1:2, 3:2)

10. March 1971 – Lyss

East Germany – Austria 11:3 (3:1, 5:1, 3:1)

11. March 1971 – Lyss

Italy – Yugoslavia 4:4 (2:2, 1:1, 1:1)

11. March 1971 – Bern

Poland – Norway 8:1 (0:0, 5:0, 3:1)

11. March 1971 – Bern

Switzerland – Japan 4:1 (1:0, 3:0, 0:1)

11. March 1971 – La Chaux-de-Fonds

Norway – Japan 10:6 (5:1, 0:3, 5:2)

13. March 1971 – La Chaux-de-Fonds

Poland – Yugoslavia 4:0 (1:0, 0:0, 3:0)

13. March 1971 – Bern

Austria – Italy 6:0 (1:0, 1:0, 4:0)

13. March 1971 – Geneva

Switzerland – East Germany 3:1 (2:0, 0:1, 1:0)

13. March 1971 – Bern

Yugoslavia – Japan 7:6 (1:2, 5:0, 1:4)

14. March 1971 – Bern

Poland – Austria 3:2 (0:0, 2:0, 1:2)

14. March 1971 – Geneva

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

14. March 1971 – La Chaux-de-Fonds

Switzerland – Italy 5:0 (2:0, 2:0, 1:0)

14. March 1971 – Lyss

World Championship Group C (Netherlands)

ROM

FRA

HUN

GBR

BUL

DEN

NED

BEL

W

T

L

GF-GA

Pts.

15.

Romania

***

7:1

3:3

11:2

12:3

6:2

10:2

21:0

6

1

0

70:11

13

16.

France

1:7

***

8:4

6:4

2:1

5:1

9:2

18:1

6

0

1

49:20

12

17.

Hungary

3:3

4:8

***

7:6

7:6

2:0

4:3

31:1

5

1

1

58:27

11

18.

United Kingdom

2:11

4:6

6:7

***

5:5

5:4

7:4

18:2

3

1

3

47:39

7

19.

Bulgaria

2:12

1:2

6:7

5:5

***

4:5

7:0

11:1

2

1

4

36:32

5

20.

Denmark

1:6

1:5

0:2

4:5

5:4

***

1:3

21:1

2

0

5

33:26

4

21.

Netherlands

2:10

2:9

3:4

4:7

0:7

3:1

***

18:0

2

0

5

32:38

4

22.

Belgium

0:21

1:18

1:31

2:18

1:11

1:21

0:18

***

0

0

7

6:138

0

• Romania and France qualify for 1972 Pool-B tournament.

Hungary – Bulgaria 7:6 (1:0, 4:2, 2:4)

26. February 1971 – Nijmegen

France – Romania 1:7 (0:0, 1:2, 0:5)

26. February 1971 – Utrecht

United Kingdom – Belgium 18:2 (8:0, 4:0, 6:2)

26. February 1971 – Eindhoven

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

26. February 1971 – Tilburg

Denmark – Romania 1:6 (0:0, 0:2, 1:4)

27. February 1971 – Rotterdam

Belgium – France 1:18 (0:7, 0:7, 1:4)

27. February 1971 – Utrecht

Hungary – United Kingdom 7:6 (3:1, 1:2, 3:3)

27. February 1971 – Tilburg

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

27. February 1971 – Geleen

France - Bulgaria 2:1 (0:1, 0:0, 2:0)

1. March 1971 - Tilburg

Hungary – Romania 3:3 (3:1, 0:0, 0:2)

1. March 1971 - Eindhoven

Denmark - Belgium 21:1 (8:0, 5:0, 8:1)

1. March 1971 - Rotterdam

Netherlands – United Kingdom 4:7 (0:3, 3:1, 1:3)

1. March 1971 – s-Hertogenbosch

United Kingdom – Denmark 5:4 (1:2, 3:2, 1:0)

2. March 1971 – Nijmegen

Hungary – France 4:8 (2:3, 0:2, 2:3)

2. March 1971 – Rotterdam

Bulgaria – Romania 2:12 (1:2, 1:6, 0:4)

2. March 1971 – Utrecht

Netherlands – Belgium 18:0 (5:0, 8:0, 5:0)

2. March 1971 – Eindhoven

France – United Kingdom 6:4 (0:1, 4:3, 2:0)

4. March 1971 – Groningen

Denmark - Bulgaria 5:4 (0:2, 3:1, 2:1)

4. March 1971 – Heerenveen

Hungary – Belgium 31:1 (9:1, 9:0, 13:0)

4. March 1971 – s-Hertogenbosch

Netherlands – Romania 2:10 (2:4, 0:5, 0:1)

4. March 1971 – Tilburg

United Kingdom - Bulgaria 5:5 (2:1, 1:2, 2:2)

5. March 1971 – Heerenveen

Romania – Belgium 21:0 (7:0, 7:0, 7:0)

5. March 1971 – Tilburg

Denmark – France 1:5 (0:3, 0:1, 1:1)

5. March 1971 – Groningen

Netherlands – Hungary 3:4 (0:1, 1:1, 2:2)

5. March 1971 – Rotterdam

Bulgaria – Belgium 11:1 (4:0, 4:0, 4:1)

7. March 1971 – Rotterdam

Denmark – Hungary 0:2 (0:1, 0:0, 0:1)

7. March 1971 – Eindhoven

Romania – United Kingdom 11:2 (3:0, 4:1, 4:1)

7. March 1971 – Geleen

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

7. March 1971 – Utrecht

Team Photos

Soviet Union

United States

References

• Szemberg, Szymon & Podnieks, Andrew, eds. (2007), World of Hockey: Celebrating a Century of the IIHF, Bolton, Ontario: Fenn Publishing, ISBN 1-55168-307-5, ISBN 1-55168-307-5

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