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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 Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union 10 9 0 1 64 - 18 18
2 Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 10 7 0 3 57 - 20 14
3 Flag of Sweden 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 Flag of East Germany 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 Flag of Czechoslovakia 8-0
Flag of Poland Poland
05 April Soviet Union Flag of the Soviet Union 5-0
Flag of East Germany East Germany
06 April Poland Flag of Poland 5-0 (1-4)
Flag of Sweden Sweden
06 April Finland Flag of Finland 7-3
Flag of East Germany East Germany
07 April Sweden Flag of Sweden 2-3
Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
07 April Finland Flag of Finland 1-7
Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union
08 April Czechoslovakia Flag of Czechoslovakia 8-0
Flag of East Germany East Germany
08 April Soviet Union Flag of the Soviet Union 8-3
Flag of Poland Poland
09 April East Germany Flag of East Germany 1-10
Flag of Sweden Sweden
09 April Finland Flag of Finland 2-2
Flag of Poland Poland
10 April Czechoslovakia Flag of Czechoslovakia 7-2
Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union
10 April Finland Flag of Finland 3-3
Flag of Sweden Sweden
11 April Poland Flag of Poland 3-5
Flag of East Germany East Germany
12 April Finland Flag of Finland 0-5 (5-2)
Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
12 April Sweden Flag of Sweden 1-3
Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union
13 April Poland Flag of Poland 3-12
Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
13 April East Germany Flag of East Germany 3-10
Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union
14 April Sweden Flag of Sweden 3-1
Flag of Poland Poland
14 April Finland Flag of Finland 7-1
Flag of East Germany East Germany
15 April Czechoslovakia Flag of Czechoslovakia 0-3
Flag of Sweden Sweden
15 April Soviet Union Flag of the Soviet Union 6-1
Flag of Finland Finland
16 April East Germany Flag of East Germany 2-9
Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
16 April Poland Flag of Poland 0-17
Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union
17 April Sweden Flag of Sweden 9-3
Flag of East Germany East Germany
17 April Finland Flag of Finland 6-2
Flag of Poland Poland
18 April Soviet Union Flag of the Soviet Union 3-1
Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
18 April Finland Flag of Finland 2-6
Flag of Sweden Sweden
19 April East Germany Flag of East Germany 3-3
Flag of Poland Poland
20 April Finland Flag of Finland 5-4
Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
20 April Soviet Union Flag of the Soviet Union 3-1
Flag of Sweden Sweden

World Championship Group B (Yugoslavia)[]

Played in Ljubljana March 21-30.

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Points difference Points
7 Flag of the United States United States of America 7 7 0 0 40 - 14 14
8 Flag of SFR Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 7 4 2 1 41 - 27 10
9 Flag of Germany Federal Republic of Germany 7 5 0 2 34 - 28 10
10 Flag of Japan Japan 7 4 0 3 31 - 31 8
11 Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 7 2 1 4 33 - 37 5
12 Flag of Romania (1965-1989) Romania 7 2 1 4 30 - 29 5
13 Flag of Norway Norway 7 1 1 5 18 - 31 3
14 Flag of Austria 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 Flag of the United States 7-4
Flag of Japan Japan
21 March Federal Republic of Germany Flag of Germany 7-4
Flag of Norway Norway
21 March Romania Flag of Romania (1965-1989) 5-7
Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands
21 March Yugoslavia Flag of SFR Yugoslavia 10-3
Flag of Austria Austria
22 March Netherlands Flag of the Netherlands 7-0
Flag of Norway Norway
22 March Yugoslavia Flag of SFR Yugoslavia 0-5
Flag of the United States United States of America
23 March Romania Flag of Romania (1965-1989) 10-1
Flag of Austria Austria
23 March Federal Republic of Germany Flag of Germany 6-1
Flag of Japan Japan
24 March United States of America Flag of the United States 5-3
Flag of Norway Norway
24 March Federal Republic of Germany Flag of Germany 4-2
Flag of Austria Austria
24 March Netherlands Flag of the Netherlands 5-8
Flag of Japan Japan
24 March Yugoslavia Flag of SFR Yugoslavia 3-3
Flag of Romania (1965-1989) Romania
25 March United States of America Flag of the United States 7-4
Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands
25 March Yugoslavia Flag of SFR Yugoslavia 4-4
Flag of Norway Norway
26 March Japan Flag of Japan 4-3
Flag of Austria Austria
26 March Federal Republic of Germany Flag of Germany 6-3
Flag of Romania (1965-1989) Romania
27 March Federal Republic of Germany Flag of Germany 5-3
Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands
27 March United States of America Flag of the United States 6-0
Flag of Austria Austria
27 March Romania Flag of Romania (1965-1989) 4-1
Flag of Norway Norway
27 March Yugoslavia Flag of SFR Yugoslavia 5-4
Flag of Japan Japan
29 March United States of America Flag of the United States 5-1
Flag of Romania (1965-1989) Romania
29 March Austria Flag of Austria 3-3
Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands
29 March Japan Flag of Japan 4-1
Flag of Norway Norway
29 March Yugoslavia Flag of SFR Yugoslavia 10-4
Flag of Germany Federal Republic of Germany
30 March Austria Flag of Austria 0-5
Flag of Norway Norway
30 March Romania Flag of Romania (1965-1989) 4-6
Flag of Japan Japan
30 March Federal Republic of Germany Flag of Germany 2-5
Flag of the United States United States of America
30 March Yugoslavia Flag of SFR Yugoslavia 9-4
Flag of the Netherlands 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 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 7 6 0 1 63 - 04 12
16 Flag of Italy Italy 7 5 1 1 42 - 11 11
17 Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990) Bulgaria 7 4 1 2 39 - 18 9
18 Flag of Hungary (1957-1989) Hungary 7 3 3 1 28 - 22 9
19 Flag of France France 7 4 0 3 34 - 25 8
20 Flag of China China 7 1 2 4 16 - 38 4
21 Flag of Australia Australia 7 1 0 6 13 - 74 2
22 Flag of North Korea North Korea 7 0 1 6 12 - 65 1

Switzerland and Italy were promoted to Group B.

08 March Italy Flag of Italy 11-2
Flag of North Korea North Korea
08 March France Flag of France 2-5
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990) Bulgaria
08 March Switzerland Flag of Switzerland 13-0
Flag of China China
08 March Hungary Flag of Hungary (1957-1989) 11-2
Flag of Australia Australia
09 March Switzerland Flag of Switzerland 20-0
Flag of Australia Australia
09 March China Flag of China 2-2
Flag of Hungary (1957-1989) Hungary
09 March France Flag of France 12-4
Flag of North Korea North Korea
09 March Italy Flag of Italy 3-2
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990) Bulgaria
11 March Bulgaria Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990) 10-0
Flag of North Korea North Korea
11 March France Flag of France 1-4
Flag of Italy Italy
11 March Hungary Flag of Hungary (1957-1989) 2-1
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland
11 March China Flag of China 8-3
Flag of Australia Australia
12 March France Flag of France 10-0
Flag of Australia Australia
12 March Bulgaria Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990) 5-5
Flag of Hungary (1957-1989) Hungary
12 March Switzerland Flag of Switzerland 15-0
Flag of North Korea North Korea
12 March Italy Flag of Italy 5-1
Flag of China China
14 March Switzerland Flag of Switzerland 4-0
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990) Bulgaria
14 March North Korea Flag of North Korea 3-2
Flag of China China
14 March Italy Flag of Italy 13-0
Flag of Australia Australia
14 March France Flag of France 6-4
Flag of Hungary (1957-1989) Hungary
15 March Hungary Flag of Hungary (1957-1989) 10-2
Flag of North Korea North Korea
15 March Switzerland Flag of Switzerland 4-2
Flag of Italy Italy
15 March Bulgaria Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990) 11-4
Flag of Australia Australia
15 March France Flag of France 6-2
Flag of China China
17 March Australia Flag of Australia 4-1
Flag of North Korea North Korea
17 March Italy Flag of Italy 4-4
Flag of Hungary (1957-1989) Hungary
17 March Bulgaria Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990) 6-0
Flag of China China
17 March France Flag of France 0-6
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland

World Championship medal table[]

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

European Championship medal table[]

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