
The 1978 Ice Hockey World Championships took place in Prague, Czechoslovakia from 26th April to 14th May. Eight teams took part, with each team playing each other once in the first round, and then the four best teams meeting in a new round. This was the 45th World Championships, and also the 56th ice hockey European Championships.
First round[]
Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points Difference | Points | |
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1 | ![]() |
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 44 - 15 | 14 |
2 | ![]() |
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 46 - 23 | 12 |
3 | ![]() |
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 32 - 26 | 8 |
4 | ![]() |
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 35 - 21 | 8 |
5 | ![]() |
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 23 - 35 | 5 |
6 | ![]() |
7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 25 - 42 | 3 |
7 | ![]() |
7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 - 45 | 3 |
8 | ![]() |
7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 23 - 34 | 3 |
26 April | |||
Sweden | 6-2 | West Germany | |
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26 April | |||
Czechoslovakia | 8-0 | East Germany | |
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26 April | |||
Soviet Union | 9-5 | United States | |
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27 April | |||
Finland | 6-4 | Canada | |
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27 April | |||
Soviet Union | 7-4 | West Germany | |
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27 April | |||
Sweden | 5-1 | United States | |
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28 April | |||
Czechoslovakia | 6-4 | Finland | |
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28 April | |||
Canada | 6-2 | East Germany | |
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29 April | |||
Sweden | 10-1 | East Germany | |
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29 April | |||
Czechoslovakia | 8-2 | West Germany | |
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30 April | |||
Canada | 7-2 | United States | |
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30 April | |||
Soviet Union | 6-3 | Finland | |
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01 May | |||
Canada | 6-2 | West Germany | |
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01 May | |||
Soviet Union | 10-2 | East Germany | |
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02 May | |||
Czechoslovakia | 8-3 | United States | |
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02 May | |||
Sweden | 6-1 | Finland | |
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03 May | |||
West Germany | 7-4 | United States | |
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03 May | |||
East Germany | 4-3 | Finland | |
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04 May | |||
Czechoslovakia | 5-0 | Canada | |
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04 May | |||
Soviet Union | 6-1 | Sweden | |
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05 May | |||
West Germany | 5-3 | Finland | |
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05 May | |||
United States | 7-3 | East Germany | |
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06 May | |||
Czechoslovakia | 6-4 | Soviet Union | |
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06 May | |||
Canada | 7-5 | Sweden | |
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07 May | |||
East Germany | 1-1 | West Germany | |
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07 May | |||
Finland | 3-3 | United States | |
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08 May | |||
Czechoslovakia | 3-2 | Sweden | |
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08 May | |||
Soviet Union | 4-2 | Canada | |
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Final Round 1-4 place[]
Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
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1 | Soviet Union | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 61 - 26 | 18 |
2 | Czechoslovakia | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 54 - 21 | 18 |
3 | Canada | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 38 - 36 | 10 |
4 | Sweden | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 39 - 37 | 8 |
10 May | |||
Soviet Union | 5-1 | Canada | |
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10 May | |||
Czechoslovakia | 6-1 | Sweden | |
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12 May | |||
Czechoslovakia | 3-2 | Canada | |
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12 May | |||
Soviet Union | 7-1 | Sweden | |
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14 May | |||
Canada | 3-2 | Sweden | |
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14 May | |||
Soviet Union | 3-1 | Czechoslovakia | |
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Consolation Round 5-8 place[]
Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
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5 | West Germany | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 35 - 43 | 9 |
6 | United States | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 38 - 58 | 6 |
7 | Finland | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 37 - 44 | 6 |
8 | East Germany | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 20 - 57 | 5 |
09 May | |||
Finland | 4-4 | West Germany | |
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09 May | |||
United States | 5-5 | East Germany | |
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11 May | |||
West Germany | 0-0 | East Germany | |
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11 May | |||
United States | 4-3 | Finland | |
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13 May | |||
West Germany | 8-4 | United States | |
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13 May | |||
Finland | 7-2 | East Germany | |
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World Championship Group B (Yugoslavia)[]
Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
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9 | ![]() |
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 51 - 19 | 13 |
10 | ![]() |
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 26 - 17 | 11 |
11 | ![]() |
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 42 - 32 | 9 |
12 | ![]() |
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 41 - 29 | 7 |
13 | ![]() |
7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 21 - 36 | 6 |
14 | ![]() |
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 29 - 34 | 5 |
15 | ![]() |
7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 32 - 41 | 3 |
16 | ![]() |
7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 14 - 48 | 2 |
17 March | |||
Italy | 4-5 | Japan | |
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17 March | |||
Switzerland | 1-8 | Poland | |
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17 March | |||
Romania | 6-4 | Norway | |
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17 March | |||
Yugoslavia | 2-4 | Hungary | |
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18 March | |||
Hungary | 4-3 | Norway | |
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18 March | |||
Yugoslavia | 2-5 | Poland | |
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19 March | |||
Romania | 5-5 | Italy | |
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19 March | |||
Japan | 1-6 | Switzerland | |
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20 March | |||
Hungary | 1-2 | Japan | |
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20 March | |||
Romania | 3-7 | Switzerland | |
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20 March | |||
Norway | 4-9 | Poland | |
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20 March | |||
Yugoslavia | 3-12 | Italy | |
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21 March | |||
Poland | 7-2 | Hungary | |
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21 March | |||
Yugoslavia | 1-7 | Norway | |
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22 March | |||
Japan | 5-2 | Romania | |
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22 March | |||
Italy | 4-7 | Switzerland | |
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23 March | |||
Hungary | 0-8 | Romania | |
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23 March | |||
Switzerland | 6-6 | Norway | |
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23 March | |||
Italy | 2-12 | Poland | |
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23 March | |||
Yugoslavia | 1-6 | Japan | |
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25 March | |||
Switzerland | 12-5 | Hungary | |
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25 March | |||
Norway | 4-3 | Italy | |
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25 March | |||
Poland | 2-2 | Japan | |
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25 March | |||
Yugoslavia | 0-11 | Romania | |
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26 March | |||
Norway | 1-5 | Japan | |
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26 March | |||
Italy | 2-5 | Hungary | |
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26 March | |||
Yugoslavia | 5-3 | Switzerland | |
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26 March | |||
Poland | 8-6 | Romania | |
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World Championship Group C (Spain)[]
Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
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17 | ![]() |
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 74 - 17 | 13 |
18 | ![]() |
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 65 - 31 | 11 |
19 | ![]() |
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 59 - 25 | 9 |
20 | ![]() |
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 47 - 30 | 8 |
21 | ![]() |
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 27 - 30 | 7 |
22 | ![]() |
7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 46 - 39 | 6 |
23 | ![]() |
7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 26 - 84 | 2 |
24 | ![]() |
7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 - 101 | 0 |
10 March | |||
China | 8-4 | France | |
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10 March | |||
Netherlands | 18-3 | Belgium | |
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10 March | |||
Austria | 7-4 | Denmark | |
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10 March | |||
Spain | 2-7 | Bulgaria | |
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12 March | |||
China | 3-2 | Denmark | |
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12 March | |||
Austria | 9-7 | France | |
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12 March | |||
Spain | 11-4 | Belgium | |
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12 March | |||
Bulgaria | 0-8 | Netherlands | |
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13 March | |||
China | 12-1 | Belgium | |
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13 March | |||
Denmark | 7-6 | France | |
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13 March | |||
Spain | 0-19 | Netherlands | |
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13 March | |||
Austria | 3-3 | Bulgaria | |
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15 March | |||
Bulgaria | 10-3 | Belgium | |
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15 March | |||
Netherlands | 12-3 | France | |
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15 March | |||
Austria | 9-4 | China | |
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15 March | |||
Spain | 2-10 | Denmark | |
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16 March | |||
Netherlands | 3-3 | Denmark | |
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16 March | |||
France | 9-0 | Belgium | |
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16 March | |||
Spain | 4-14 | Austria | |
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16 March | |||
China | 2-4 | Bulgaria | |
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18 March | |||
Austria | 19-1 | Belgium | |
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18 March | |||
Denmark | 8-3 | Bulgaria | |
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18 March | |||
Spain | 3-13 | France | |
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18 March | |||
China | 4-6 | Netherlands | |
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19 March | |||
Denmark | 22-1 | Belgium | |
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19 March | |||
Bulgaria | 0-4 | France | |
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19 March | |||
Austria | 4-8 | Netherlands | |
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19 March | ||
Spain | 4-14 | China |
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World Championships[]
1978 World Championships | Country |
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Gold | ![]() |
Silver | ![]() |
Bronze | ![]() |
4 | ![]() |
5 | ![]() |
6 | ![]() |
7 | ![]() |
8 | ![]() |
European Championships Medal Table[]
1978 European Championships | Country |
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Gold | ![]() |
Silver | ![]() |
Bronze | ![]() |
4 | ![]() |
5 | ![]() |
6 | ![]() |
Photos[]
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