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The 1973 World Ice Hockey 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 the capital, Moscow. Six teams took part in the main tournament, with each team playing each other twice. The Soviet Union took back their world title, winning all ten games on home ice, with an incredible points difference, and becoming World Champions for the twelfth time.

World Championship Group A (Soviet Union)[]

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Points difference Points
1  Soviet Union 10 10 0 0 100 - 18 20
2  Sweden 10 7 1 2 53 - 23 15
3  Czechoslovakia 10 6 1 3 48 - 20 13
4  Finland 10 3 1 6 24 - 39 7
5  Poland 10 1 1 8 14 - 76 3
6  Federal Republic of Germany 10 1 0 9 19 - 82 2

West Germany was relegated to Group B.

31 March Czechoslovakia  14-1
 Poland
31 March Soviet Union  17-1
 Federal Republic of Germany
01 April Poland  2-11
 Sweden
01 April Finland  8-3
 Federal Republic of Germany
02 April Sweden  2-0
 Czechoslovakia
02 April Soviet Union  8-2
 Finland
03 April Czechoslovakia  4-2
 Federal Republic of Germany
03 April Soviet Union  9-3
 Poland
04 April Federal Republic of Germany  2-8
 Sweden
04 April Poland  0-5
 Finland
05 April Finland  2-3
 Sweden
05 April Soviet Union  3-2
 Czechoslovakia
06 April Poland  2-4
 Federal Republic of Germany
07 April Finland  2-4
 Czechoslovakia
07 April Soviet Union  6-1
 Sweden
08 April Poland  1-4
 Czechoslovakia
08 April Federal Republic of Germany  2-18
 Soviet Union
09 April Sweden  7-0
 Poland
09 April Finland  2-1
 Federal Republic of Germany
10 April Czechoslovakia  3-3
 Sweden
10 April Soviet Union  9-1
 Finland
11 April Federal Republic of Germany  2-7
 Czechoslovakia
11 April Soviet Union  20-0
 Poland
12 April Sweden  12-1
 Federal Republic of Germany
12 April Finland  1-1
 Poland
13 April Sweden  2-1
 Finland
13 April Soviet Union  4-2
 Czechoslovakia
14 April Federal Republic of 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, March 22nd to the 31st.

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Points difference Points
7  East Germany 7 7 0 0 56 - 21 14
8  United States of America 7 5 1 1 52 - 23 11
9  Yugoslavia 7 4 2 1 36 - 22 10
10  Romania 7 4 1 2 24 - 20 9
11  Austria 7 2 0 5 21 - 44 4
12  Japan 7 2 0 5 23 - 28 4
13  Switzerland 7 2 0 5 26 - 44 4
14  Italy 7 0 0 7 18 - 54 0

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 -2.

22 March United States of America  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 of America
23 March Austria  6-5
 Italy
24 March Romania  3-0
 Japan
24 March East Germany  8-5
 Switzerland
25 March United States of America  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 of America  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 of America
30 March United States of America  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 of America
31 March Yugoslavia  2-2
 Romania
31 March Austria  2-12
 East Germany

World Championship Group C (Netherlands)[]

Played in Nimègue, Utrecht, Tilburg and The Hague, from March 9th to the 18th.

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Points difference Points
15  Norway 7 7 0 0 53 - 14 14
16  Netherlands 7 5 0 2 52 - 21 10
17  Hungary 7 5 0 2 44 - 24 10
18  Bulgaria 7 3 1 3 29 - 28 7
19  China 7 2 2 3 21 - 28 6
20  France 7 3 0 4 23 - 29 6
21  Denmark 7 0 2 5 22 - 58 2
22  United Kingdom 7 0 1 6 18 - 60 1

Norway and the Netherlands were promoted to Group B.

09 March China  3-3
 Denmark
09 March Hungary  9-0
 United Kingdom
09 March Norway  4-3
 Bulgaria
09 March Netherlands  2-4
 France
10 March China  3-3
 Bulgaria
10 March France  3-1
 United Kingdom
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
 United Kingdom
13 March France  6-3
 Denmark
13 March Norway  11-3
 United Kingdom
13 March Hungary  9-6
 China
13 March Netherlands  8-5
 Bulgaria
15 March China  2-1
 France
15 March Bulgaria  9-2
 United Kingdom
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 United Kingdom  8-8
 Denmark
16 March Netherlands  7-0
 China
18 March China  7-1
 United Kingdom
18 March Bulgaria  6-5
 France
18 March Hungary  11-5
 Denmark
18 March Netherlands  3-6
 Norway

World Championship Medal Table[]

1973 World Championships Country
Gold  Soviet Union
Silver  Sweden
Bronze  Czechoslovakia
4  Finland
5  Poland
6  Germany

European Championship medal table[]

1973 European Championships Country
Gold  Soviet Union
Silver  Sweden
Bronze  Czechoslovakia
4  Finland
5  Poland
6  Germany

Team Photos[]

References[]

  • Complete results
  • Duplacey, James (1998). Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League. Total Sports, 498–528. ISBN 0-8362-7114-9. 
  • Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press, 143. 
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