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
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| 31 March | Soviet Union
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17-1 |
Federal Republic of Germany
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| 01 April | Poland
|
2-11 |
Sweden
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| 01 April | Finland
|
8-3 |
Federal Republic of Germany
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| 02 April | Sweden
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2-0 |
Czechoslovakia
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| 02 April | Soviet Union
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8-2 |
Finland
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| 03 April | Czechoslovakia
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4-2 |
Federal Republic of Germany
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| 03 April | Soviet Union
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9-3 |
Poland
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| 04 April | Federal Republic of Germany
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2-8 |
Sweden
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| 04 April | Poland
|
0-5 |
Finland
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| 05 April | Finland
|
2-3 |
Sweden
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| 05 April | Soviet Union
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3-2 |
Czechoslovakia
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| 06 April | Poland
|
2-4 |
Federal Republic of Germany
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| 07 April | Finland
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2-4 |
Czechoslovakia
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| 07 April | Soviet Union
|
6-1 |
Sweden
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| 08 April | Poland
|
1-4 |
Czechoslovakia
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| 08 April | Federal Republic of Germany
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2-18 |
Soviet Union
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| 09 April | Sweden
|
7-0 |
Poland
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| 09 April | Finland
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2-1 |
Federal Republic of Germany
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| 10 April | Czechoslovakia
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3-3 |
Sweden
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| 10 April | Soviet Union
|
9-1 |
Finland
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| 11 April | Federal Republic of Germany
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2-7 |
Czechoslovakia
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| 11 April | Soviet Union
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20-0 |
Poland
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| 12 April | Sweden
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12-1 |
Federal Republic of Germany
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| 12 April | Finland
|
1-1 |
Poland
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| 13 April | Sweden
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2-1 |
Finland
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| 13 April | Soviet Union
|
4-2 |
Czechoslovakia
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| 14 April | Federal Republic of Germany
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1-4 |
Poland
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| 15 April | Czechoslovakia
|
8-0 |
Finland
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| 15 April | Soviet Union
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6-4 |
Sweden
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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
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| 22 March | East Germany
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6-4 |
Yugoslavia
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| 22 March | Switzerland
|
4-3 |
Italy
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| 22 March | Austria
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2-4 |
Romania
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| 23 March | Yugoslavia
|
6-6 |
United States of America
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| 23 March | Austria
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6-5 |
Italy
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| 24 March | Romania
|
3-0 |
Japan
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| 24 March | East Germany
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8-5 |
Switzerland
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| 25 March | United States of America
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4-6 |
East Germany
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| 25 March | Italy
|
2-5 |
Romania
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| 25 March | Yugoslavia
|
6-0 |
Switzerland
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| 25 March | Austria
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2-4 |
Japan
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| 26 March | United States of America
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11-0 |
Italy
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| 26 March | Austria
|
1-6 |
Yugoslavia
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| 27 March | Japan
|
4-5 |
Switzerland
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| 27 March | East Germany
|
4-2 |
Romania
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| 28 March | East Germany
|
5-3 |
Japan
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| 28 March | Romania
|
5-4 |
Switzerland
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| 28 March | Yugoslavia
|
8-4 |
Italy
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| 28 March | Austria
|
0-9 |
United States of America
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| 30 March | United States of America
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6-3 |
Romania
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| 30 March | Yugoslavia
|
4-3 |
Japan
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| 30 March | Italy
|
1-15 |
East Germany
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| 30 March | Austria
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8-4 |
Switzerland
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| 31 March | Italy
|
3-5 |
Japan
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| 31 March | Switzerland
|
4-10 |
United States of America
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| 31 March | Yugoslavia
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2-2 |
Romania
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| 31 March | Austria
|
2-12 |
East Germany
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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
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3-3 |
Denmark
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| 09 March | Hungary
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9-0 |
United Kingdom
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| 09 March | Norway
|
4-3 |
Bulgaria
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| 09 March | Netherlands
|
2-4 |
France
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| 10 March | China
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3-3 |
Bulgaria
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| 10 March | France
|
3-1 |
United Kingdom
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| 10 March | Norway
|
14-2 |
Denmark
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| 10 March | Netherlands
|
5-3 |
Hungary
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| 12 March | Norway
|
4-0 |
China
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| 12 March | Bulgaria
|
2-1 |
Denmark
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| 12 March | Hungary
|
7-1 |
France
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| 12 March | Netherlands
|
13-3 |
United Kingdom
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| 13 March | France
|
6-3 |
Denmark
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| 13 March | Norway
|
11-3 |
United Kingdom
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| 13 March | Hungary
|
9-6 |
China
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| 13 March | Netherlands
|
8-5 |
Bulgaria
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| 15 March | China
|
2-1 |
France
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| 15 March | Bulgaria
|
9-2 |
United Kingdom
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| 15 March | Norway
|
6-0 |
Hungary
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| 15 March | Netherlands
|
14-0 |
Denmark
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| 16 March | Norway
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8-3 |
France
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| 16 March | Hungary
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5-1 |
Bulgaria
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| 16 March | United Kingdom
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8-8 |
Denmark
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| 16 March | Netherlands
|
7-0 |
China
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| 18 March | China
|
7-1 |
United Kingdom
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| 18 March | Bulgaria
|
6-5 |
France
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| 18 March | Hungary
|
11-5 |
Denmark
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| 18 March | Netherlands
|
3-6 |
Norway
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World Championship Medal Table[]
| 1973 World Championships | Country |
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| Gold | Soviet Union
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| Silver | Sweden
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| Bronze | Czechoslovakia
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| 4 | Finland
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| 5 | Poland
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| 6 | Germany
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European Championship medal table[]
| 1973 European Championships | Country |
|---|---|
| Gold | Soviet Union
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| Silver | Sweden
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| Bronze | Czechoslovakia
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| 4 | Finland
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| 5 | Poland
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| 6 | Germany
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Team Photos[]
Czechoslovakia
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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