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1979 World Championship

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The 1979 Ice Hockey World Championships took place at the Palace of Sports of the Central Lenin Stadium in Moscow, Soviet Union from April 14 to 27. Eight teams took part, with the first round split into two groups of four, and the best two from each group advancing to the final group. The four best teams then played each other twice in the final round. This was the 46th World Championship and at the same time, the 57th ice hockey European Championship.

World Championship Group A (Soviet Union)[]

First Round[]

Group 1[]

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Points difference Points
1 Flag of Soviet Union Soviet Union 3 3 0 0 19 - 05 6
2 Flag of Sweden Sweden 3 2 0 1 16 - 17 4
3 Flag of West Germany West Germany 3 0 1 2 08 - 13 1
4 Flag of Poland Poland 3 0 1 2 08 - 16 1
14 April
Soviet Union  7-0  Poland
14 April
Sweden  7-3  Federal Republic of Germany
15 April
Sweden  6-5  Poland
15 April
Soviet Union  3-2  Federal Republic of Germany
17 April
Federal Republic of Germany  3-3  Poland
17 April
Soviet Union  9-3  Sweden

Group 2[]

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Points difference Points
1 Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 3 2 1 0 11 - 03 5
2 Flag of Canada Canada 3 2 0 1 12 - 11 4
3 Flag of the United States United States 3 0 2 1 06 - 09 2
4 Flag of Finland Finland 3 0 1 2 05 - 11 1
14 April
Canada  6-3  United States of America
14 April
Czechoslovakia  5-0  Finland
15 April
Czechoslovakia  4-1  Canada
15 April
United States of America  1-1  Finland
17 April
Canada  5-4  Finland
17 April
Czechoslovakia  2-2  United States of America

Final Round[]

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Points difference Points
1 Flag of Soviet Union Soviet Union 6 6 0 0 51 - 12 12
2 Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 6 3 1 2 25 - 30 7
3 Flag of Sweden Sweden 6 1 1 4 20 - 38 3
4 Flag of Canada Canada 6 1 0 5 20 - 36 2
19 April
Soviet Union  5-2  Canada
19 April
Czechoslovakia  3-3  Sweden
21 April
Sweden  5-2  Canada
21 April
Soviet Union  11-1  Czechoslovakia
23 April
Czechoslovakia  10-6  Canada
23 April
Soviet Union  11-3  Sweden
25 April
Soviet Union  9-2  Canada
25 April
Czechoslovakia  6-3  Sweden
27 April
Canada  6-3  Sweden
27 April
Soviet Union  6-1  Czechoslovakia

Consolation Round[]

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Points difference Points
5 Flag of Finland Finland 6 4 1 1 23 - 17 9
6 Flag of West Germany West Germany 6 3 1 2 27 - 21 7
7 Flag of the United States United States 6 2 2 2 22 - 20 6
8 Flag of Poland Poland 6 0 2 4 15 - 29 2
18 April
Poland  5-5  United States of America
18 April
Finland  5-2  Federal Republic of Germany
20 April
Poland  4-3  Finland
20 April
Federal Republic of Germany  6-3  United States of America
22 April
United States of America  6-2  Finland
22 April
Federal Republic of Germany  8-1  Poland
24 April
United States of America  5-1  Poland
24 April
Finland  7-3  Federal Republic of Germany
26 April
Finland  4-2  Poland
26 April
Federal Republic of Germany  5-2  Poland

World Championship Group B (Romania)[]

First Round[]

Group 1[]

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Points difference Points
1 Flag of East Germany East Germany 4 4 0 0 30 - 06 8
2 Flag of Romania Romania 4 2 1 1 22 - 16 5
3 Flag of Austria Austria 4 2 1 1 15 - 20 5
4 Flag of Denmark Denmark 4 1 0 3 08 - 18 2
5 Flag of Hungary Hungary 4 0 0 4 10 - 25 0
16 March
Hungary  2-10  East Germany
16 March
Romania  7-7  Austria
17 March
Austria  4-3  Hungary
17 March
Denmark  1-9  East Germany
18 March
Romania  4-1  Denmark
19 March
Romania  8-4  Hungary
19 March
Austria  0-7  East Germany
20 March
Hungary  1-3  Denmark
21 March
Austria  4-3  Denmark
21 March
Romania  3-4  East Germany

Group 2[]

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Points difference Points
1 Flag of Netherlands Netherlands 4 4 0 0 29 - 08 8
2 Flag of Norway Norway 4 3 0 1 16 - 13 6
3 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 4 2 0 2 13 - 17 4
4 Flag of Japan Japan 4 1 0 3 20 - 17 2
5 Flag of China China 4 0 0 4 08 - 31 0
16 March
Norway  5-1  Switzerland
16 March
Japan  5-6  Netherlands
17 March
Netherlands  8-1  Norway
17 March
China  4-6  Switzerland
18 March
Japan  9-3  China
19 March
Japan  3-4  Norway
19 March
Netherlands  5-2  Switzerland
20 March
Norway  6-1  China
21 March
Netherlands  10-0  China
21 March
Japan  3-4  Switzerland

Final Round[]

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Points difference Points
9 Flag of Netherlands Netherlands 3 3 0 0 15 - 06 6
10 Flag of East Germany East Germany 3 2 0 1 16 - 09 4
11 Flag of Romania Romania 3 1 0 2 08 - 09 2
12 Flag of Norway Norway 3 0 0 3 05 - 20 0
23 March
East Germany  9-2  Norway
23 March
Romania  2-3  Netherlands
24 March
East Germany  3-4  Netherlands
24 March
Romania  3-2  Norway

Consolation Round[]

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Points difference Points
13 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 3 3 0 0 14 - 06 6
14 Flag of Japan Japan 3 2 0 1 17 - 10 4
15 Flag of Austria Austria 3 1 0 2 08 - 13 2
16 Flag of Denmark Denmark 3 0 0 3 08 - 18 0
23 March
Denmark  1-3  Switzerland
23 March
Austria  2-3  Japan
24 March
Denmark  4-11  Japan
24 March
Austria  2-7  Switzerland
Team Games Won Drawn Lost Points difference Points
17 Flag of Hungary Hungary 4 0 0 4 10 - 25 0
18 Flag of China China 4 0 0 4 08 - 31 0

World Championship Group C (Spain)[]

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Points difference Points
19  Yugoslavia 7 7 0 0 83 - 10 14
20  Italy 7 6 0 1 64 - 17 12
21  France 7 5 0 2 59 - 27 10
22  Bulgaria 7 4 0 3 35 - 28 8
23  United Kingdom 7 2 0 5 23 - 68 4
24  Spain 7 2 0 5 25 - 48 4
25  South Korea 7 1 1 5 16 - 67 3
26  Australia 7 0 1 6 13 - 53 1
16 March
Spain  7-1  South Korea
16 March
Bulgaria  0-3  France
16 March
United Kingdom  0-12  Italy
16 March
Australia  0-10  Yugoslavia
17 March
Australia  4-12  Italy
17 March
France  5-7  Yugoslavia
18 March
South Korea  9-6  United Kingdom
18 March
Bulgaria  5-4  Spain
19 March
France  9-3  Australia
19 March
United Kingdom  2-4  Bulgaria
19 March
Yugoslavia  18-0  South Korea
19 March
Spain  1-10  Italy
20 March
Australia  3-5  United Kingdom
20 March
Italy  11-0  South Korea
21 March
Bulgaria  1-7  Yugoslavia
21 March
France  8-2  Spain
22 March
South Korea  0-0  Australia
22 March
Italy  8-4  Bulgaria
22 March
United Kingdom  3-15  France
22 March
Yugoslavia  16-1  Spain
24 March
Spain  4-6  United Kingdom
24 March
Yugoslavia  4-2  Italy
24 March
South Korea  3-15  France
24 March
Australia  1-11  Bulgaria
25 March
United Kingdom  1-21  Yugoslavia
25 March
France  4-9  Italy
25 March
South Korea  3-10  Bulgaria
25 March
Spain  6-2  Australia

Champions[]

 1979 IIHF World Championship Winners 

Soviet Union
16th title

World Championship Medal Table[]

1979 World Championships Country
Gold Flag of Soviet Union Soviet Union
Silver Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
Bronze Flag of Sweden Sweden
4 Flag of Canada Canada
5 Flag of Finland Finland
6 Flag of Germany Germany
7 Flag of the United States United States
8 Flag of Poland Poland


Leading scorers[]

Player G A Pts
Flag of Soviet Union Vladimir Petrov 7 8 15
Flag of Soviet Union Valeri Kharlamov 7 7 14
Flag of Soviet Union Sergei Makarov 8 4 12
Flag of Soviet Union Aleksandr Golikov 5 7 12
Flag of Soviet Union Boris Mikhailov 4 8 12
Flag of West Germany Marcus Kuhl 6 5 11
Flag of Czechoslovakia Bohuslav Ebermann 5 4 9
Flag of Czechoslovakia Ivan Hlinka 4 5 9
Flag of Soviet Union Helmut Balderis 4 5 9


European Championships medal table[]

European Championships 1979 Country
Gold Flag of Soviet Union Soviet Union
Silver Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
Bronze Flag of Sweden Sweden
4 Flag of Finland Finland
5 Flag of Germany Germany
6 Flag of Poland Poland


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