The 1982 Ice Hockey World Championships took place in Finland from the 15th April to the 29th April. The games were played in Helsinki and Tampere . Eight teams took part, and each played each other once. The four best teams then played each other once more. This was the 48th World Championships, and also the 59th European Championships of ice hockey . The Soviet Union became World Champions for the 18th time, and also won their 21st European Championship.
World Championship Group A (Finland) [ ]
First Round [ ]
Team
Games
Won
Drawn
Lost
Points difference
Points
1
Soviet Union
7
7
0
0
48 - 16
14
2
Czechoslovakia
7
4
1
2
33 - 14
9
3
Sweden
7
3
3
1
24 - 22
9
4
Canada
7
3
2
2
32 - 22
8
5
Finland
7
3
1
3
21 - 31
7
6
West Germany
7
2
1
4
19 - 30
5
7
Italy
7
1
1
5
20 - 44
3
8
United States
7
0
1
6
21 - 39
1
15 April
Canada
9-2
Finland
15 April
West Germany
4-2
Czechoslovakia
15 April
Soviet Union
9-2
Italy
15 April
Sweden
4-2
United States
16 April
Czechoslovakia
6-2
Canada
16 April
Italy
7-5
United States
16 April
Finland
4-3
West Germany
16 April
Soviet Union
7-3
Sweden
18 April
Canada
3-3
Sweden
18 April
West Germany
5-2
Italy
18 April
Soviet Union
5-3
Czechoslovakia
18 April
Finland
4-2
United States
19 April
Canada
7-1
West Germany
19 April
Sweden
5-3
Italy
19 April
Czechoslovakia
6-0
United States
19 April
Soviet Union
8-1
Finland
21 April
Canada
3-3
Italy
21 April
Sweden
3-1
West Germany
21 April
Soviet Union
8-4
United States
21 April
Czechoslovakia
3-0
Finland
22 April
Canada
5-3
United States
22 April
Soviet Union
7-0
West Germany
22 April
Finland
7-3
Italy
22 April
Czechoslovakia
3-3
Sweden
24 April
Soviet Union
4-3
Canada
24 April
Czechoslovakia
10-0
Italy
24 April
Finland
3-3
Sweden
24 April
West Germany
5-5
United States
Final Round [ ]
Team
Games
Won
Drawn
Lost
Points difference
Points
1
Soviet Union
10
9
1
0
58 - 20
19
2
Czechoslovakia
10
5
2
3
38 - 20
12
3
Canada
10
5
2
3
46 - 30
12
4
Sweden
10
3
3
4
26 - 35
9
25 April
Soviet Union
6-4
Canada
25 April
Czechoslovakia
3-2
Sweden
27 April
Canada
4-2
Czechoslovakia
27 April
Soviet Union
4-0
Sweden
29 April
Canada
6-0
Sweden
29 April
Soviet Union
0-0
Czechoslovakia
World Championship Group B (Austria) [ ]
Team
Games
Won
Drawn
Lost
Points difference
Points
9
East Germany
7
6
1
0
48 - 25
13
10
Austria
7
4
1
2
33 - 26
9
11
Poland
7
4
1
2
42 - 23
9
12
Norway
7
3
0
4
24 - 43
6
13
Romania
7
2
1
4
27 - 30
5
14
Switzerland
7
1
3
3
20 - 27
5
15
China
7
2
1
4
32 - 47
5
16
Netherlands
7
2
0
5
22 - 27
4
18 March
East Germany
10-1
Norway
18 March
Switzerland
3-2
Poland
18 March
Romania
5-2
Netherlands
18 March
Austria
5-2
China
19 March
East Germany
13-7
China
19 March
Austria
7-1
Romania
20 March
Switzerland
4-5
Norway
20 March
Poland
3-2
Netherlands
21 March
China
4-2
Norway
21 March
Switzerland
2-4
East Germany
21 March
Poland
5-1
Romania
21 March
Austria
1-4
Netherlands
22 March
Romania
9-3
China
22 March
Austria
4-7
East Germany
23 March
Netherlands
6-1
Switzerland
23 March
Norway
3-12
Poland
24 March
Switzerland
4-4
China
24 March
East Germany
3-1
Netherlands
24 March
Norway
3-2
Romania
24 March
Austria
6-5
Poland
26 March
East Germany
7-6
Romania
26 March
Poland
11-4
China
26 March
Netherlands
4-6
Norway
26 March
Austria
3-3
Switzerland
27 March
China
8-3
Netherlands
27 March
Switzerland
3-3
Romania
27 March
East Germany
4-4
Poland
27 March
Austria
7-4
Norway
World Championship Group C (Spain) [ ]
Team
Games
Won
Drawn
Lost
Points difference
Points
17
Japan
7
7
0
0
70 - 14
14
18
Yugoslavia
7
5
0
2
59 - 22
10
19
Denmark
7
4
1
2
35 - 20
9
20
France
7
4
0
3
47 - 30
8
21
Hungary
7
4
0
3
43 - 29
8
22
Bulgaria
7
2
1
4
29 - 30
5
23
Spain
7
1
0
6
26 - 50
2
24
South Korea
7
0
0
7
13 - 127
0
19 March
Japan
7-5
Yugoslavia
19 March
France
4-2
Bulgaria
19 March
Denmark
2-1
Hungary
19 March
Spain
15-3
South Korea
20 March
France
7-3
Hungary
20 March
Spain
0-6
Yugoslavia
21 March
Bulgaria
14-1
South Korea
21 March
Denmark
4-5
Japan
22 March
Hungary
5-4
Yugoslavia
22 March
France
20-4
South Korea
22 March
Bulgaria
2-2
Denmark
22 March
Spain
2-11
Japan
23 March
Yugoslavia
21-2
South Korea
23 March
Spain
1-8
Hungary
24 March
Japan
6-0
Bulgaria
24 March
Denmark
4-1
France
25 March
Yugoslavia
7-2
Denmark
25 March
Hungary
18-2
South Korea
25 March
Japan
6-2
France
25 March
Spain
3-7
Bulgaria
27 March
Spain
3-7
Denmark
27 March
Yugoslavia
9-5
France
27 March
Hungary
7-3
Bulgaria
27 March
Japan
25-0
South Korea
28 March
Denmark
14-1
South Korea
28 March
Japan
10-1
Hungary
28 March
Yugoslavia
7-1
Bulgaria
28 March
Spain
2-8
France
World Championship Medal Table [ ]
European Championship Medal Table [ ]
Team Photos [ ]