1974 Ice Hockey World Championships
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Dates | 5–20 April |
Teams | 6 |
Final positions | |
Champions ![]() | ![]() |
Runner-up ![]() | ![]() |
Third place ![]() | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 30 |
Goals scored | 236 (7.87 per game) |
Attendance | 192,856 (6,429 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | ![]() |
The 1974 Ice Hockey World Championships were the 41st
The event was the second Ice Hockey World Championships hosted by Finland, and was organized by Harry Lindblad, president of the Finnish Ice Hockey Association.[1][2]
For the first time in ice hockey World Championship history, two players were suspended for
World Championship Group A (Finland)
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 18 | +46 | 18 |
2 | ![]() |
10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 20 | +37 | 14 |
3 | ![]() |
10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 24 | +14 | 11 |
4 | ![]() |
10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 10 |
5 | ![]() |
10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 64 | −42 | 4 |
6 | ![]() |
10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 71 | −50 | 3 |
East Germany were very unlucky to be relegated to Group B, as Poland's only win was the awarded default for a doping violation against Sweden.
5 April | Czechoslovakia ![]() | 8-0 | ![]() |
5 April | Soviet Union ![]() | 5-0 | ![]() |
6 April | Poland ![]() | 5-0 (1-4) | ![]() |
6 April | Finland ![]() | 7-3 | ![]() |
7 April | Sweden ![]() | 2-3 | ![]() |
7 April | Finland ![]() | 1-7 | ![]() |
8 April | Czechoslovakia ![]() | 8-0 | ![]() |
8 April | Soviet Union ![]() | 8-3 | ![]() |
9 April | East Germany ![]() | 1-10 | ![]() |
9 April | Finland ![]() | 2-2 | ![]() |
10 April | Czechoslovakia ![]() | 7-2 | ![]() |
10 April | Finland ![]() | 3-3 | ![]() |
11 April | Poland ![]() | 3-5 | ![]() |
12 April | Finland ![]() | 0-5 (5-2) | ![]() |
12 April | Sweden ![]() | 1-3 | ![]() |
13 April | Poland ![]() | 3-12 | ![]() |
13 April | East Germany ![]() | 3-10 | ![]() |
14 April | Sweden ![]() | 3-1 | ![]() |
14 April | Finland ![]() | 7-1 | ![]() |
15 April | Czechoslovakia ![]() | 0-3 | ![]() |
15 April | Soviet Union ![]() | 6-1 | ![]() |
16 April | East Germany ![]() | 2-9 | ![]() |
16 April | Poland ![]() | 0-17 | ![]() |
17 April | Sweden ![]() | 9-3 | ![]() |
17 April | Finland ![]() | 6-2 | ![]() |
18 April | Soviet Union ![]() | 3-1 | ![]() |
18 April | Finland ![]() | 2-6 | ![]() |
19 April | East Germany ![]() | 3-3 | ![]() |
20 April | Finland ![]() | 5-4 | ![]() |
20 April | Soviet Union ![]() | 3-1 | ![]() |
World Championship Group B (Yugoslavia)
Played in
21–30 March.Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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7 | ![]() |
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 14 | +26 | 14 |
8 | ![]() |
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 10 |
9 | ![]() West Germany
|
7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 10 |
10 | ![]() |
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 8 |
11 | ![]() |
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 5 |
12 | ![]() |
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 5 |
13 | ![]() |
7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 31 | −13 | 3 |
14 | ![]() |
7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 42 | −30 | 1 |
The USA was promoted to Group A, and both Norway and Austria were relegated to Group C.
21 March | United States ![]() | 7-4 | ![]() |
21 March | West Germany ![]() | 7-4 | ![]() |
21 March | Romania ![]() | 5-7 | ![]() |
21 March | Yugoslavia ![]() | 10-3 | ![]() |
22 March | Netherlands ![]() | 7-0 | ![]() |
22 March | Yugoslavia ![]() | 0-5 | ![]() |
23 March | Romania ![]() | 10-1 | ![]() |
23 March | West Germany ![]() | 6-1 | ![]() |
24 March | United States ![]() | 5-3 | ![]() |
24 March | West Germany ![]() | 4-2 | ![]() |
24 March | Netherlands ![]() | 5-8 | ![]() |
24 March | Yugoslavia ![]() | 3-3 | ![]() |
25 March | United States ![]() | 7-4 | ![]() |
25 March | Yugoslavia ![]() | 4-4 | ![]() |
26 March | Japan ![]() | 4-3 | ![]() |
26 March | West Germany ![]() | 6-3 | ![]() |
27 March | West Germany ![]() | 5-3 | ![]() |
27 March | United States ![]() | 6-0 | ![]() |
27 March | Romania ![]() | 4-1 | ![]() |
27 March | Yugoslavia ![]() | 5-4 | ![]() |
29 March | United States ![]() | 5-1 | ![]() |
29 March | Austria ![]() | 3-3 | ![]() |
29 March | Japan ![]() | 4-1 | ![]() |
29 March | West Germany |
30 March | Austria ![]() | 0-5 | ![]() |
30 March | Romania ![]() | 4-6 | ![]() |
30 March | West Germany ![]() | 2-5 | ![]() |
30 March | Yugoslavia ![]() | 9-4 | ![]() |
World Championship Group C (France)
Played in Grenoble, Gap and Lyon, 8–17 March. This was North Korea's first World Championship.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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15 | ![]() |
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 4 | +59 | 12 |
16 | ![]() |
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 14 | +28 | 11 |
17 | ![]() |
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 18 | +21 | 9 |
18 | ![]() |
7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 22 | +16 | 9 |
19 | ![]() |
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 8 |
20 | ![]() |
7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 38 | −23 | 3 |
21 | ![]() |
7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 74 | −61 | 2 |
22 | ![]() |
7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 64 | −52 | 2 |
Switzerland and Italy were promoted to Group B.
8 March | Italy ![]() | 11-2 | ![]() |
8 March | France ![]() | 2-5 | ![]() |
8 March | Switzerland ![]() | 13-0 | ![]() |
8 March | Hungary ![]() | 11-2 | ![]() |
9 March | Switzerland ![]() | 20-0 | ![]() |
9 March | China ![]() | 2-2 | ![]() |
9 March | France ![]() | 12-4 | ![]() |
9 March | Italy ![]() | 3-2 | ![]() |
11 March | Bulgaria ![]() | 10-0 | ![]() |
11 March | France ![]() | 1-4 | ![]() |
11 March | Hungary ![]() | 2-1 | ![]() |
11 March | China ![]() | 8-3 | ![]() |
12 March | France ![]() | 10-0 | ![]() |
12 March | Bulgaria ![]() | 5-5 | ![]() |
12 March | Switzerland ![]() | 15-0 | ![]() |
12 March | Italy ![]() | 5-1 | ![]() |
14 March | Switzerland ![]() | 4-0 | ![]() |
14 March | North Korea ![]() | 3-2 | ![]() |
14 March | Italy ![]() | 13-0 | ![]() |
14 March | France ![]() | 6-4 | ![]() |
15 March | Hungary ![]() | 10-2 | ![]() |
15 March | Switzerland ![]() | 4-2 | ![]() |
15 March | Bulgaria ![]() | 11-4 | ![]() |
15 March | France ![]() | 6-2 | ![]() |
17 March | Australia ![]() | 4-1 | ![]() |
17 March | Italy ![]() | 4-4 | ![]() |
17 March | Bulgaria ![]() | 6-0 | ![]() |
17 March | France ![]() | 0-6 | ![]() |
Ranking and statistics
1974 IIHF World Championship winners |
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Tournament Awards
- Best players selected by the directorate:
- Best Goaltender:
Vladislav Tretiak
- Best Defenceman:
Lars-Erik Sjöberg
- Best Forward:
Václav Nedomanský
- Best Goaltender:
- Media All-Star Team:
- Goaltender:
Curt Larsson
- Defence:
Lars-Erik Sjöberg,
Valeri Vasiliev
- Forwards:
Vladimír Martinec,
Václav Nedomanský,
Alexander Yakushev
- Goaltender:
Final standings
The final standings of the tournament according to
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5 | ![]() |
6 | ![]() |
European championships final standings
The final standings of the
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References
- ^ "2.75 Harry Lindblad". Legends of Hockey. Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ "Milestones of Finnish Ice Hockey". Leijonat. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- Complete results
- Duplacey, James (1998). Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League. Total Sports. pp. 498–528. ISBN 0-8362-7114-9.
- Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. pp. 143–4.