The 1977 Ice Hockey World Championships took place in Vienna, Austria from 21st April to 8th May. Eight teams took part, first playing each other once, then the four best teams advancing to a new round. The tournament was also the 55th ice hockey European Championship.
Final Standings[]
First round[]
|
|
Team
|
Games
|
Won
|
Drawn
|
Lost
|
Points Difference
|
Points
|
| 1
|
Sweden
|
7
|
6
|
0
|
1
|
39 - 09
|
12
|
| 2
|
Soviet Union
|
7
|
6
|
0
|
1
|
65 - 16
|
12
|
| 3
|
Czechoslovakia
|
7
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
46 - 20
|
11
|
| 4
|
Canada
|
7
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
31 - 25
|
7
|
| 5
|
Finland
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
4
|
22 - 37
|
6
|
| 6
|
United States
|
7
|
1
|
1
|
5
|
18 - 35
|
3
|
| 7
|
West Germany
|
7
|
1
|
1
|
5
|
17 - 45
|
3
|
| 8
|
Romania
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
12 - 63
|
0
|
| 21 April
|
| Canada
|
4-1
|
United States
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 21 April
|
| Czechoslovakia
|
11-3
|
Finland
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 21 April
|
| Soviet Union
|
10-0
|
West Germany
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 21 April
|
| Sweden
|
8-1
|
Romania
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 22 April
|
| Sweden
|
4-2
|
Canada
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 22 April
|
| United States
|
7-2
|
Romania
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 22 April
|
| Soviet Union
|
11-6
|
Finland
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 22 April
|
| Czechoslovakia
|
9-3
|
West Germany
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 24 April
|
| Soviet Union
|
11-1
|
Canada
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 24 April
|
| Czechoslovakia
|
13-1
|
Romania
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 24 April
|
| Sweden
|
5-1
|
Finland
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 24 April
|
| United States
|
3-3
|
West Germany
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 25 April
|
| Soviet Union
|
18-1
|
Romania
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 25 April
|
| Sweden
|
7-1
|
West Germany
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 26 April
|
| Finland
|
3-2
|
United States
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 26 April
|
| Canada
|
3-3
|
Czechoslovakia
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 27 April
|
| Canada
|
5-1
|
Finland
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 27 April
|
| West Germany
|
6-3
|
Romania
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 28 April
|
| Soviet Union
|
6-1
|
Czechoslovakia
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 28 April
|
| Sweden
|
9-0
|
United States
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 29 April
|
| Canada
|
9-3
|
West Germany
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 29 April
|
| Finland
|
4-2
|
Romania
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 30 April
|
| Czechoslovakia
|
3-1
|
Sweden
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 30 April
|
| Soviet Union
|
8-3
|
United States
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 01 May
|
| Finland
|
4-1
|
West Germany
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 01 May
|
| Canada
|
7-2
|
Romania
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 02 May
|
| Sweden
|
5-1
|
Soviet Union
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 02 May
|
| Czechoslovakia
|
6-3
|
United States
|
|
|
|
|
|
Final Round 1-4 place[]
|
|
Team
|
Games
|
Won
|
Drawn
|
Lost
|
Points difference
|
Points
|
| 1
|
Czechoslovakia
|
10
|
7
|
1
|
2
|
54 - 32
|
15
|
| 2
|
Sweden
|
10
|
7
|
0
|
3
|
43 - 19
|
14
|
| 3
|
Soviet Union
|
10
|
7
|
0
|
3
|
77 - 24
|
14
|
| 4
|
Canada
|
10
|
6
|
1
|
3
|
47 - 35
|
13
|
| 04 May
|
| Czechoslovakia
|
4-3
|
Soviet Union
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 06 May
|
| Czechoslovakia
|
2-1
|
Sweden
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 06 May
|
| Soviet Union
|
8-1
|
Canada
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 08 May
|
| Canada
|
8-2
|
Czechoslovakia
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 08 May
|
| Sweden
|
3-1
|
Soviet Union
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolation Round 5-8 place[]
|
|
Team
|
Games
|
Won
|
Drawn
|
Lost
|
Points difference
|
Points
|
| 5
|
Finland
|
10
|
5
|
0
|
5
|
45 - 43
|
10
|
| 6
|
United States
|
10
|
3
|
1
|
6
|
29 - 43
|
7
|
| 7
|
West Germany
|
10
|
2
|
1
|
7
|
23 - 58
|
5
|
| 8
|
Romania
|
10
|
1
|
0
|
9
|
20 - 84
|
2
|
| 03 May
|
| Finland
|
14-1
|
Romania
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 03 May
|
| United States
|
4-3
|
West Germany
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 05 May
|
| Romania
|
5-4
|
United States
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 05 May
|
| Finland
|
7-2
|
West Germany
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 07 May
|
| United States
|
3-2
|
Finland
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 07 May
|
| West Germany
|
3-2
|
Romania
|
|
|
|
|
|
World Championship Group B (Japan)[]
|
|
Team
|
Games
|
Won
|
Drawn
|
Lost
|
Points difference
|
Points
|
| 9
|
East Germany
|
8
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
57 - 16
|
16
|
| 10
|
Poland
|
8
|
6
|
0
|
2
|
39 - 22
|
12
|
| 11
|
Japan
|
8
|
5
|
1
|
2
|
30 - 21
|
11
|
| 12
|
Norway
|
8
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
30 - 30
|
10
|
| 13
|
Switzerland
|
8
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
35 - 33
|
8
|
| 14
|
Hungary
|
8
|
3
|
0
|
5
|
27 - 46
|
6
|
| 15
|
Yugoslavia
|
8
|
2
|
1
|
5
|
30 - 46
|
5
|
| 16
|
Netherlands
|
8
|
1
|
2
|
5
|
23 - 39
|
4
|
| 17
|
Austria
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
19 - 47
|
0
|
| 10 March
|
| Poland
|
4-2
|
Netherlands
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 10 March
|
| Norway
|
4-2
|
Yugoslavia
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 10 March
|
| East Germany
|
7-1
|
Austria
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 10 March
|
| Japan
|
5-2
|
Hungary
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 11 March
|
| Austria
|
4-7
|
Hungary
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 11 March
|
| Norway
|
4-3
|
Switzerland
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 12 March
|
| East Germany
|
7-6
|
Yugoslavia
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 12 March
|
| Poland
|
5-2
|
Switzerland
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 12 March
|
| Japan
|
8-2
|
Netherlands
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 13 March
|
| Yugoslavia
|
6-4
|
Austria
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 13 March
|
| Netherlands
|
2-8
|
Hungary
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 13 March
|
| Japan
|
2-2
|
Norway
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 14 March
|
| East Germany
|
9-2
|
Hungary
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 14 March
|
| Poland
|
7-3
|
Norway
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 14 March
|
| Switzerland
|
10-3
|
Austria
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 15 March
|
| Poland
|
1-7
|
East Germany
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 15 March
|
| Yugoslavia
|
5-5
|
Netherlands
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 15 March
|
| Japan
|
3-2
|
Switzerland
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 16 March
|
| Netherlands
|
4-3
|
Austria
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 16 March
|
| Norway
|
8-2
|
Hungary
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 16 March
|
| Japan
|
4-1
|
Yugoslavia
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 17 March
|
| East Germany
|
10-3
|
Switzerland
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 17 March
|
| Norway
|
4-2
|
Austria
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 17 March
|
| Poland
|
10-0
|
Hungary
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 18 March
|
| East Germany
|
4-2
|
Netherlands
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 18 March
|
| Switzerland
|
5-3
|
Yugoslavia
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 18 March
|
| Japan
|
2-5
|
Poland
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 19 March
|
| Norway
|
4-4
|
Netherlands
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 19 March
|
| Yugoslavia
|
1-3
|
Hungary
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 19 March
|
| Japan
|
6-2
|
Austria
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 20 March
|
| Switzerland
|
7-3
|
Hungary
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 20 March
|
| East Germany
|
8-1
|
Norway
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 20 March
|
| Poland
|
3-0
|
Austria
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 21 March
|
| Switzerland
|
3-2
|
Netherlands
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 21 March
|
| Japan
|
0-5
|
East Germany
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 21 March
|
| Poland
|
4-6
|
Yugoslavia
|
|
|
|
|
|
World Championship Group C (Denmark)[]
|
|
Team
|
Games
|
Won
|
Drawn
|
Lost
|
Points difference
|
Points
|
| 18
|
Italy
|
6
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
64 - 06
|
11
|
| 19
|
Denmark
|
6
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
61 - 15
|
11
|
| 20
|
Bulgaria
|
6
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
47 - 25
|
8
|
| 21
|
France
|
6
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
34 - 24
|
6
|
| 22
|
Spain
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
17 - 61
|
2
|
| 23
|
Belgium
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
24 - 89
|
2
|
| 24
|
Great Britain
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
17 - 47
|
2
|
| 12 March
|
| Denmark
|
9-2
|
Great Britain
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 12 March
|
| France
|
12-3
|
Belgium
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 12 March
|
| Italy
|
12-0
|
Spain
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 13 March
|
| Great Britain
|
3-6
|
France
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 13 March
|
| Spain
|
2-14
|
Bulgaria
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 13 March
|
| Belgium
|
1-21
|
Italy
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 14 March
|
| Denmark
|
6-3
|
Bulgaria
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 15 March
|
| France
|
2-8
|
Italy
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 15 March
|
| Great Britain
|
6-5
|
Belgium
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 15 March
|
| Denmark
|
14-3
|
Spain
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 16 March
|
| France
|
4-6
|
Bulgaria
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 17 March
|
| Belgium
|
4-17
|
Bulgaria
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 17 March
|
| Great Britain
|
1-15
|
Italy
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 18 March
|
| France
|
12-1
|
Spain
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 18 March
|
| Denmark
|
27-4
|
Belgium
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 19 March
|
| Italy
|
6-0
|
Bulgaria
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 19 March
|
| Great Britain
|
2-5
|
Spain
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 19 March
|
| Denmark
|
3-1
|
France
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 20 March
|
| Belgium
|
7-6
|
Spain
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 20 March
|
| Great Britain
|
3-7
|
Bulgaria
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 20 March
|
| Denmark
|
2-2
|
Italy
|
World Championship medal table[]
European Championship Medal Table[]
Team Photos[]
Czechoslovakia
Sweden
Soviet Union
Canada
Finland
United States
Germany
Romania
