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The 1974 Ice Hockey World Championships were the 41st Ice Hockey World Championships and the 52nd European Championships in ice hockey. The tournament took place in Finland from 5 April to 20 April and the games were played in the capital, Helsinki. Six teams took part in the main tournament, all playing each other twice. The Soviet Union won the world championships for the 13th time, and also won their 16th European title. For the first time in ice hockey World Championship history, two players were suspended for doping. They were the Swede Ulf Nilsson and the Finn Stig Wetzell who tested positive for the forbidden substance ephedrine. Both players were suspended for the rest of the tournament. Nilsson tested positive after Sweden's game against Poland, which Sweden won 4-1. The game was awarded to Poland as a 5-0 walkover. The Finn, Wetzell, tested positive after Finland's match against Czechoslovakia, which Finland won 5-2, which was also awarded to Czechoslovakia as a 5-0 walkover.

World Championship Group A (Finland)[]

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Points difference Points
1  Soviet Union 10 9 0 1 64 - 18 18
2  Czechoslovakia 10 7 0 3 57 - 20 14
3  Sweden 10 5 1 4 38 - 24 11
4 Flag of Finland Finland 10 4 2 4 34 - 39 10
5 Flag of Poland Poland 10 1 2 7 22 - 64 4
6  East Germany 10 1 1 8 19 - 82 3

East Germany was very unlucky to be relegated to Group B, Poland's only win was the awarded default for a doping violation against Sweden.

05 April Czechoslovakia  8-0
 Poland
05 April Soviet Union  5-0
 East Germany
06 April Poland  5-0 (1-4)
 Sweden
06 April Finland  7-3
 East Germany
07 April Sweden  2-3
 Czechoslovakia
07 April Finland  1-7
 Soviet Union
08 April Czechoslovakia  8-0
 East Germany
08 April Soviet Union  8-3
 Poland
09 April East Germany  1-10
 Sweden
09 April Finland  2-2
 Poland
10 April Czechoslovakia  7-2
 Soviet Union
10 April Finland  3-3
 Sweden
11 April Poland  3-5
 East Germany
12 April Finland  0-5 (5-2)
 Czechoslovakia
12 April Sweden  1-3
 Soviet Union
13 April Poland  3-12
 Czechoslovakia
13 April East Germany  3-10
 Soviet Union
14 April Sweden  3-1
 Poland
14 April Finland  7-1
 East Germany
15 April Czechoslovakia  0-3
 Sweden
15 April Soviet Union  6-1
 Finland
16 April East Germany  2-9
 Czechoslovakia
16 April Poland  0-17
 Soviet Union
17 April Sweden  9-3
 East Germany
17 April Finland  6-2
 Poland
18 April Soviet Union  3-1
 Czechoslovakia
18 April Finland  2-6
 Sweden
19 April East Germany  3-3
 Poland
20 April Finland  5-4
 Czechoslovakia
20 April Soviet Union  3-1
 Sweden

World Championship Group B (Yugoslavia)[]

Played in Ljubljana March 21-30.

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Points difference Points
7  United States of America 7 7 0 0 40 - 14 14
8  Yugoslavia 7 4 2 1 41 - 27 10
9  Federal Republic of Germany 7 5 0 2 34 - 28 10
10  Japan 7 4 0 3 31 - 31 8
11  Netherlands 7 2 1 4 33 - 37 5
12  Romania 7 2 1 4 30 - 29 5
13  Norway 7 1 1 5 18 - 31 3
14  Austria 7 0 1 6 12 - 42 1

The USA was promoted to Group A, and bothe Norway and Austria were relegated to Group C.

21 March United States of America  7-4
 Japan
21 March Federal Republic of Germany  7-4
 Norway
21 March Romania  5-7
 Netherlands
21 March Yugoslavia  10-3
 Austria
22 March Netherlands  7-0
 Norway
22 March Yugoslavia  0-5
 United States of America
23 March Romania  10-1
 Austria
23 March Federal Republic of Germany  6-1
 Japan
24 March United States of America  5-3
 Norway
24 March Federal Republic of Germany  4-2
 Austria
24 March Netherlands  5-8
 Japan
24 March Yugoslavia  3-3
 Romania
25 March United States of America  7-4
 Netherlands
25 March Yugoslavia  4-4
 Norway
26 March Japan  4-3
 Austria
26 March Federal Republic of Germany  6-3
 Romania
27 March Federal Republic of Germany  5-3
 Netherlands
27 March United States of America  6-0
 Austria
27 March Romania  4-1
 Norway
27 March Yugoslavia  5-4
 Japan
29 March United States of America  5-1
 Romania
29 March Austria  3-3
 Netherlands
29 March Japan  4-1
 Norway
29 March Yugoslavia  10-4
 Federal Republic of Germany
30 March Austria  0-5
 Norway
30 March Romania  4-6
 Japan
30 March Federal Republic of Germany  2-5
 United States of America
30 March Yugoslavia  9-4
 Netherlands

World Championship Group C (France)[]

Played in Grenoble, Gap and Lyon, March 8-17. This was North Korea's first World Championship.

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Points difference Points
15  Switzerland 7 6 0 1 63 - 04 12
16  Italy 7 5 1 1 42 - 11 11
17  Bulgaria 7 4 1 2 39 - 18 9
18  Hungary 7 3 3 1 28 - 22 9
19  France 7 4 0 3 34 - 25 8
20  China 7 1 2 4 16 - 38 4
21  Australia 7 1 0 6 13 - 74 2
22  North Korea 7 0 1 6 12 - 65 1

Switzerland and Italy were promoted to Group B.

08 March Italy  11-2
 North Korea
08 March France  2-5
 Bulgaria
08 March Switzerland  13-0
 China
08 March Hungary  11-2
 Australia
09 March Switzerland  20-0
 Australia
09 March China  2-2
 Hungary
09 March France  12-4
 North Korea
09 March Italy  3-2
 Bulgaria
11 March Bulgaria  10-0
 North Korea
11 March France  1-4
 Italy
11 March Hungary  2-1
 Switzerland
11 March China  8-3
 Australia
12 March France  10-0
 Australia
12 March Bulgaria  5-5
 Hungary
12 March Switzerland  15-0
 North Korea
12 March Italy  5-1
 China
14 March Switzerland  4-0
 Bulgaria
14 March North Korea  3-2
 China
14 March Italy  13-0
 Australia
14 March France  6-4
 Hungary
15 March Hungary  10-2
 North Korea
15 March Switzerland  4-2
 Italy
15 March Bulgaria  11-4
 Australia
15 March France  6-2
 China
17 March Australia  4-1
 North Korea
17 March Italy  4-4
 Hungary
17 March Bulgaria  6-0
 China
17 March France  0-6
 Switzerland

World Championship medal table[]

1974 World Championships Country
Gold  Soviet Union
Silver  Czechoslovakia
Bronze  Sweden
4  Finland
5  Poland
6  East Germany

European Championship medal table[]

1974 European Championships Country
Gold  Soviet Union
Silver  Czechoslovakia
Bronze  Sweden
4  Finland
5  Poland
6  East Germany

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, 143–4. 
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