1974 Ice Hockey World Championships
The 1974 Ice Hockey World Championships were the 41st Ice Hockey World Championships and the 52nd European Championships in ice hockey. The tournament took place in Finland from 5 to 20 April and the games were played in the capital, Helsinki. Six teams took part in the main tournament, all playing each other twice. The Soviet Union won the world championships for the 13th time, and also won their 16th European title.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  |
| Dates | 5–20 April |
| Teams | 6 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  |
Runner-up  |  |
Third place  |  |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 30 |
| Goals scored | 236 (7.87 per match) |
| Attendance | 192,856 (6,429 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) | |
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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 doping. They were the Swede Ulf Nilsson and the Finn Stig Wetzell who failed a drug test for the forbidden substance ephedrine. Both players were suspended for the rest of the tournament. Nilsson failed the test after Sweden's game against Poland, which Sweden won 4–1. The game was awarded to Poland as a 5–0 forfeit. The Finn, Wetzell, failed the test after Finland's match against Czechoslovakia, which Finland won 5–2, which was also awarded to Czechoslovakia as a 5–0 forfeit. The Finns were able to defeat Czechoslovakia again on the last day, which would have earned the Finns their first medal in history, if not for the points lost in the forfeited win.
World Championship Group A (Finland)
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 64 - 18 | 18 |
| 2 | | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 57 - 20 | 14 |
| 3 | | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 38 - 24 | 11 |
| 4 | | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 34 - 39 | 10 |
| 5 |  | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 22 - 64 | 4 |
| 6 |  | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 21 - 71 | 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 Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia 21–30 March.
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |  | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 40 - 14 | 14 |
| 8 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 41 - 27 | 10 |
| 9 |  | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 34 - 28 | 10 |
| 10 |  | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 31 - 31 | 8 |
| 11 |  | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 33 - 37 | 5 |
| 12 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 30 - 29 | 5 |
| 13 |  | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 18 - 31 | 3 |
| 14 |  | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 - 42 | 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 | Yugoslavia | 10-4 | |
| 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.
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 |  | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 63 - 04 | 12 |
| 16 |  | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 42 - 14 | 11 |
| 17 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 39 - 18 | 9 |
| 18 |  | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 38 - 22 | 9 |
| 19 |  | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 37 - 25 | 8 |
| 20 |  | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 15 - 38 | 4 |
| 21 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 13 - 74 | 2 |
| 22 |  | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 - 64 | 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
Tournament Awards
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Final standings
The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:
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European championships final standings
The final standings of the European championships according to IIHF:
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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. 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.
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