The 1987 Ice Hockey World Championships was the 52nd such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was also the 63rd ice hockey European Championships. Teams representing 24 countries participated in four levels of competition.
In the Division A Championship held April 17 to May 3 in Vienna, Austria, each team played each other once in the preliminary round. The four best placed teams then played each other once in a championship round and, in contrast to previous tournaments, the first round of results were not counted. Sweden won the gold medal for the fourth time and the Soviet Union won their 25th European title. In the European Championships, only the games between European teams counted. Switzerland was demoted to Division B.
In the Division B competition, Poland was promoted to the Division A Championship, while the Netherlands and China were demoted to Division C. In the Division C competition, Denmark and Japan were promoted, Belgium and Romania, by their own decision due to economic reasons, relegated to Division D. Australia won Division D and was promoted along with South Korea to Division C.
World Championship results[]
Preliminary round[]
| Team advanced to the championship round | |
| Team sent to compete in the relegation round |
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Soviet Union
|
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 12 | 14 |
 Czechoslovakia
|
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 15 | 11 |
 Sweden
|
7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 17 | 8 |
 Canada
|
7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 17 | 7 |
 West Germany
|
7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 28 | 6 |
 Finland
|
7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 24 | 6 |
 United States of America
|
7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 36 | 4 |
 Switzerland
|
7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 49 | 0 |
Results[]
All times local (GMT+1)
| April 17, 1987 | Soviet Union
|
13 – 5 ( 6 - 1 , 3 - 2 , 4 - 2 ) |
Switzerland
|
Vienna |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 17, 1987 | West Germany
|
0 – 3 ( 0 - 2 , 0 - 1 , 0 - 0 ) |
Sweden
|
Vienna |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 17, 1987 | Czechoslovakia
|
5 – 2 ( 3 - 0 , 2 - 1 , 0 - 1 ) |
Finland
|
Vienna |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 17, 1987 | Canada
|
3 – 1 ( 1 - 0, 1 - 0, 1 - 1 ) |
United States of America
|
Vienna |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 18, 1987 | Finland
|
3 – 2 ( 1 - 1 , 2 - 1 , 0 - 0 ) |
Switzerland
|
Vienna |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 18, 1987 | Sweden
|
6 – 2 ( 1 - 0, 4 - 1, 1 - 1 ) |
United States of America
|
Vienna |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 18, 1987 | Soviet Union
|
7 – 0 ( 0 - 0, 3 - 0, 4 - 0 ) |
West Germany
|
Vienna |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 18, 1987 | Canada
|
1 – 1 ( 0 - 0, 0 - 0, 1 - 1 ) |
Czechoslovakia
|
Vienna |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 20, 1987 | Finland
|
1 – 3 ( 1 - 0, 0 - 3, 0 - 0 ) |
West Germany
|
Vienna |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 20, 1987 | Soviet Union
|
11 – 2 ( 5 - 1, 4 - 0, 2 - 1 ) |
United States of America
|
Vienna |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 20, 1987 | Canada
|
6 – 1 ( 2 - 0, 0 - 1, 4 - 0 ) |
Switzerland
|
Vienna |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 20, 1987 | Sweden
|
2 – 3 ( 0 - 2, 1 - 1, 1 - 0 ) |
Czechoslovakia
|
Vienna |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 21, 1987 | Canada
|
3 – 5 ( 0 - 1, 2 - 3, 1 - 1 ) |
West Germany
|
Vienna |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 21, 1987 | Sweden
|
12 – 1 ( 5 - 0, 5 - 0, 2 - 1 ) |
Switzerland
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Vienna |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 21, 1987 | Finland
|
5 – 2 ( 2 - 0, 3 - 0, 0 - 2 ) |
United States of America
|
Vienna |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 21, 1987 | Soviet Union
|
6 – 1 ( 0 - 0, 3 - 0, 3 - 1 ) |
Czechoslovakia
|
Vienna |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 23, 1987 | Soviet Union
|
4 – 0 ( 0 - 0, 2 - 0, 2 - 0 ) |
Finland
|
Vienna |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 23, 1987 | West Germany
|
4 – 6 ( 1 - 0, 0 - 4, 3 - 2 ) |
United States of America
|
Vienna |
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| April 23, 1987 | Czechoslovakia
|
5 – 2 ( 0 - 0, 2 - 2, 3 - 0 ) |
Switzerland
|
Vienna |
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| April 23, 1987 | Sweden
|
4 – 3 ( 0 - 1, 3 - 0, 1 - 2 ) |
Canada
|
Vienna |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 24, 1987 | Sweden
|
1 – 4 ( 0 - 0, 1 - 1, 0 - 3 ) |
Finland
|
Vienna |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 24, 1987 | Soviet Union
|
3 – 2 ( 1 - 1, 1 - 1, 1 - 0 ) |
Canada
|
Vienna |
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| April 25, 1987 | United States of America
|
6 – 3 ( 2 - 0, 1 - 1, 3 - 2 ) |
Switzerland
|
Vienna |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 25, 1987 | Czechoslovakia
|
5 – 2 ( 1 - 0, 1 - 2, 3 - 0 ) |
West Germany
|
Vienna |
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| April 26, 1987 | Canada
|
7 – 2 ( 3 - 0, 2 - 1, 2 - 1 ) |
Finland
|
Vienna |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 26, 1987 | Soviet Union
|
4 – 2 ( 1 - 1, 2 - 1, 1 - 0 ) |
Sweden
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Vienna |
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| April 27, 1987 | West Germany
|
4 – 3 ( 1 - 1, 2 - 2, 1 - 0 ) |
Switzerland
|
Vienna |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 27, 1987 | Czechoslovakia
|
4 – 01 1 USA lost match due to doping. Original score was 4-2 win for Czechoslovakia. |
United States of America
|
Vienna |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
Relegation round[]
The top three teams in the standings after the round-robin were invited back to the 1988 World Championships, while the last placed team was relegated to the 1988 Division B Tournament.
| Team relegated to Division B |
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finland
|
10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 34 | 11 |
| West Germany
|
10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 37 | 9 |
| United States of America
|
10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 49 | 8 |
| Switzerland
|
10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 26 | 71 | 0 |
Results from preliminary round games among the relegation round teams carry over.
Results[]
All times local (GMT+1)
| April 28, 1987 | West Germany
|
8 – 1 ( 4 - 0, 2 - 0, 2 - 1 ) |
Switzerland
|
Vienna |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 28, 1987 | Finland
|
6 – 4 ( 1 - 2, 4 - 2, 1 - 0 ) |
United States of America
|
Vienna |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 30, 1987 | Finland
|
7 – 4 ( 1 - 1, 4 - 3, 2 - 0 ) |
Switzerland
|
Vienna |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 30, 1987 | West Germany
|
3 – 6 ( 1-2, 1-2, 1-2 ) |
United States of America
|
Vienna |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 1987 | United States of America
|
7 – 4 ( 2 - 0, 2 - 3, 3 - 1 ) |
Switzerland
|
Vienna |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 1987 | Finland
|
2 – 2 ( 1 - 2, 1 - 0, 0 - 0 ) |
West Germany
|
Vienna |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
Championship round[]
The top team in the standings after the round-robin was titled the World Champion. The results from the preliminary round were not carried over to the championship round.
| Gold medal | |
| Silver medal | |
| Bronze medal |
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 4 |
| Soviet Union
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Czechoslovakia
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| Canada
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 1 |
Results[]
All times local (GMT+1)
| April 29, 1987 | Soviet Union
|
0 – 0 ( 0 - 0, 0 - 0, 0 - 0 ) |
Canada
|
Vienna |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 29, 1987 | Czechoslovakia
|
3 – 3 ( 3 - 1, 0 - 1, 0 - 1 ) |
Sweden
|
Vienna |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 1987 | Czechoslovakia
|
4 – 2 ( 2 - 1, 0 - 1, 2 - 0 ) |
Canada
|
Vienna |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 1987 | Soviet Union
|
2 – 2 ( 1 - 1, 0 - 0, 1 - 1 ) |
Sweden
|
Vienna |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 1987 | Sweden
|
9 – 0 ( 3 - 0, 2 - 0, 4 - 0 ) |
Canada
|
Vienna |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 1987 | Soviet Union
|
2 – 1 ( 0 - 1, 0 - 0, 2 - 0 ) |
Czechoslovakia
|
Vienna |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Champions[]
| 1987 IIHF World Championship Winners |
|---|
 Sweden 4th title |
Final standings[]
The final standings of the tournament.
| Rk. | Team |
|---|---|
 |
Sweden
|
 |
Soviet Union
|
 |
Czechoslovakia
|
| 4. | Canada
|
| 5. | Finland
|
| 6. | West Germany
|
| 7. | United States of America
|
| 8. | Switzerland
|
Leading scorers[]
| Player | G | A | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Vladimir Krutov | 11 | 4 | 15 |
|
Sergei Makarov | 4 | 10 | 14 |
|
Igor Larionov | 4 | 8 | 12 |
|
Vyacheslav Bykov | 5 | 6 | 11 |
 |
Aaron Broten | 5 | 6 | 11 |
 |
Gerd Truntschka | 3 | 8 | 11 |
 |
Bengt-Åke Gustafsson | 3 | 8 | 11 |
|
Helmut Steiger | 5 | 5 | 10 |
|
Tomas Sandström | 5 | 5 | 10 |
|
Viacheslav Fetisov | 5 | 5 | 10 |
European Championship final standings[]
The final standings of the European teams in the tournament.
| Rk. | Team |
|---|---|
|
Soviet Union
|
|
Czechoslovakia
|
|
Finland
|
| 4. | Sweden
|
| 5. | West Germany
|
| 6. | Switzerland
|
Division B[]
The Division B tournament was held in Canazei, Italy, from March 26 to April 5. Poland was promoted to the Division A tournament in 1988, while Netherlands and China were relegated to the Division C tournament.
Final standings[]
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Poland
|
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 11 | 12 |
 Norway
|
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 25 | 11 |
 Austria
|
7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 27 | 10 |
 France
|
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 26 | 9 |
 East Germany
|
7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 31 | 6 |
 Italy
|
7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 30 | 5 |
 Netherlands
|
7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 37 | 3 |
 China
|
7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 60 | 0 |
Scores[]
| Team | AUT
|
CHN
|
DDR
|
FRA
|
ITA
|
NED
|
NOR
|
POL
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT |
11 – 3 | 7 – 3 | 6 – 5 | 3 – 7 | 6 – 5 | 3 – 5 | 4 – 6 | |
| CHN |
3 – 11 | 1 – 5 | 3 – 12 | 3 – 7 | 2 – 7 | 2 – 4 | 0 – 14 | |
| DDR |
3 – 7 | 5 – 1 | 2 – 5 | 5 – 5 | 6 – 6 | 2 – 6 | 2 – 1 | |
| FRA |
5 – 6 | 12 – 3 | 5 – 2 | 3 – 1 | 5 – 3 | 5 – 5 | 2 – 6 | |
| ITA |
7 – 3 | 7 – 3 | 5 – 5 | 1 – 3 | 8 – 6 | 4 – 5 | 2 – 4 | |
| NED |
5 – 6 | 7 – 2 | 6 – 6 | 3 – 5 | 6 – 8 | 4 – 7 | 0 – 3 | |
| NOR |
5 – 3 | 4 – 2 | 6 – 2 | 5 – 5 | 5 – 4 | 7 – 4 | 1 – 5 | |
| POL |
6 – 4 | 14 – 0 | 1 – 2 | 6 – 2 | 4 – 2 | 3 – 0 | 5 – 1 |
Division C[]
The Division C tournament was held in Copenhagen, Denmark, from March 20 to March 29. Japan and Denmark were promoted to the Division B tournament in 1988, while Belgium and Romania were relegated to the Division D tournament. Due to economic reasons, Romania chose to be relegated instead of Bulgaria.
Final standings[]
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Japan
|
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 13 | 11 |
 Denmark
|
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 23 | 11 |
 Romania
|
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 22 | 11 |
 Yugoslavia
|
7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 60 | 23 | 10 |
 Hungary
|
7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 28 | 6 |
 North Korea
|
7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 45 | 4 |
 Bulgaria
|
7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 40 | 3 |
 Belgium
|
7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 97 | 0 |
| 20 March | |||
| Bulgaria | 3-7 | Romania | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 March | |||
| Japan | 24-0 | Belgium | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 March | |||
| Yugoslavia | 6-2 | Hungary | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 March | |||
| Denmark | 9-1 | North Korea | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 March | |||
| Japan | 11-2 | Bulgaria | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 March | |||
| Romania | 19-1 | Belgium | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 March | |||
| North Korea | 2-8 | Yugoslavia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 March | |||
| Hungary | 4-6 | Denmark | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 March | |||
| Romania | 5-3 | Japan | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 March | |||
| Belgium | 0-6 | Bulgaria | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 March | |||
| Hungary | 9-3 | North Korea | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 March | |||
| Denmark | 6-6 | Yugoslavia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 March | |||
| Romania | 7-1 | North Korea | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 March | |||
| Bulgaria | 3-3 | Yugoslavia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 March | |||
| Japan | 3-1 | Hungary | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 March | |||
| Belgium | 1-8 | Denmark | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 March | |||
| Yugoslavia | 5-5 | Japan | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 March | |||
| Hungary | 9-4 | Belgium | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 March | |||
| North Korea | 3-2 | Bulgaria | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 March | |||
| Romania | 2-8 | Denmark | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 March | |||
| Romania | 4-2 | Hungary | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 March | |||
| Belgium | 1-28 | Yugoslavia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 March | |||
| Japan | 9-0 | North Korea | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 March | |||
| Bulgaria | 3-10 | Denmark | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 March | |||
| North Korea | 3-1 | Belgium | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 March | |||
| Yugoslavia | 4-4 | Romania | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 March | |||
| Hungary | 6-2 | Bulgaria | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 March | ||
| Denmark | 0-6 | Japan |
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Division D[]
The Division D tournament was held in Perth, Australia, from March 13 to March 19. Australia and South Korea were promoted to the Division C tournament in 1988.
Final standings[]
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia
|
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 177 | 6 | 11 |
 South Korea
|
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 130 | 16 | 9 |
 New Zealand
|
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 143 | 4 |
 Hong Kong
|
6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 185 | 0 |
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| 13 March | |||
| Australia | 37-0 | Hong Kong | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 March | |||
| South Korea | 35-2 | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 March | |||
| Australia | 58-0 | New Zealand | |
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| 14 March | |||
| South Korea | 44-0 | Hong Kong | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 March | |||
| New Zealand | 19-0 | Hong Kong | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 March | |||
| Australia | 7-2 | South Korea | |
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| 17 March | |||
| Australia | 42-0 | Hong Kong | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 March | |||
| South Korea | 21-2 | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 March | |||
| Australia | 29-0 | New Zealand | |
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| 18 March | |||
| South Korea | 24-1 | Hong Kong | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 March | |||
| Australia | 4-4 | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 March | ||
| New Zealand | 19-0 | Hong Kong |
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