1985 Ice Hockey World Championships

The 1985 Ice Hockey World Championships took place in Prague, Czechoslovakia from 17 April to 3 May. Eight teams took part, with each team playing each other once. The four best teams then played each other once more with no results carrying over, and the other four teams played each other again to determine ranking and relegation. This was the 50th World Championships, and also the 61st European Championships of ice hockey. The home side, Czechoslovakia, became world champions for the 6th time, and the Soviet Union won their 23rd European title. For the European Championship, only games between European sides in the first round are included.

1985 Ice Hockey World Championships
Tournament details

Host country	Czechoslovakia
Dates	17 April – 3 May
Teams	8
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Czechoslovakia (6th title)
Runner-up	Canada
Third place	Soviet Union
Fourth place	United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played	40
Goals scored	305 (7.63 per match)
Attendance	411,659 (10,291 per match)
Scoring leader(s)	Sergei Makarov 14 points
← 1983 1986 →

This was a historic tournament in a few respects. The Soviets were playing without goaltender Tretiak for the first time since 1969. This was Canada's best finish since returning to the Championships in 1977, and after defeating the Soviet Union for the first time in the World Championships since 1961, they played for gold on the last day. Despite Canada's silver medal, the first round saw a professionally stocked Canada lose to the Americans for the first time. Perhaps the most surprising aspect of the tournament was Sweden's poor play. After finishing second in the 1984 Canada Cup expectations were high, but they had their worst finish since 1937, playing in the relegation pool for the first time.[1][2] It would also be East Germany's final appearance at the top level.

The tournament finished on a sour note when the US and Soviet Union faced off against each other for the bronze medal. Several fights broke out, resulting in suspensions of coaches Viktor Tikhonov and David Peterson, as well as players Irek Gimayev, Vyacheslav Fetisov and Tim Thomas.[1] Additionally referee Kjell Lind was disciplined for failing to keep control of the game.

World Championship Group A (Czechoslovakia)

First Round

	Team	Games	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goal difference	Points
1	Soviet Union	7	7	0	0	52 - 08	14
2	United States	7	4	1	2	24 - 34	9
3	Canada	7	4	1	2	33 - 23	9
4	Czechoslovakia	7	4	1	2	30 - 16	9
5	Finland	7	2	2	3	23 - 25	6
6	Sweden	7	2	0	5	24 - 30	4
7	West Germany	7	1	1	5	17 - 31	3
8	East Germany	7	0	2	5	11 - 47	2

17 April

9-1

17 April

11-1

17 April

3-2

17 April

5-0

18 April

5-0

18 April

5-1

18 April

4-3

18 April

6-1

20 April

4-3

20 April

6-0

20 April

6-1

20 April

5-0

21 April

5-2

21 April

11-0

21 April

10-2

21 April

3-1

23 April

4-4

23 April

6-2

23 April

4-3

23 April

4-4

24 April

5-5

24 April

3-3

25 April

7-2

25 April

9-1

26 April

8-3

26 April

6-0

27 April

6-3

27 April

5-1

Final Round

	Team	Games	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points difference	Points
1	Czechoslovakia	3	3	0	0	18 - 06	6
2	Canada	3	2	0	1	09 - 08	4
3	Soviet Union	3	1	0	2	12 - 08	2
4	United States	3	0	0	3	07 - 24	0

29 April

3-2

29 April

2-1

1 May

3-1

1 May

11-2

3 May

5-3

3 May

10-3

Consolation Round

	Team	Games	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points difference	Points
5	Finland	10	4	2	4	39 - 33	10
6	Sweden	10	4	0	6	37 - 40	8
7	West Germany	10	3	1	6	28 - 41	7
8	East Germany	10	0	2	8	16 - 64	2

East Germany were relegated to Group B.

28 April

6-2

28 April

5-2

30 April

7-2

30 April

5-4

2 May

6-1

2 May

4-1

World Championship Group B (Switzerland)

Played in Fribourg March 21–31. In the final game, the Swiss had to win by more than four to win the tournament. While the margin was attainable, the unpredictable Dutch side shocked the home crowd beating them six to two.

	Team	Games	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points difference	Points
9	Poland	7	6	1	0	37 - 13	13
10	Switzerland	7	5	1	1	29 - 13	11
11	Italy	7	5	0	2	29 - 22	10
12	Austria	7	3	0	4	18 - 24	6
13	Japan	7	3	0	4	31 - 36	6
14	Netherlands	7	3	0	4	36 - 25	6
15	Norway	7	2	0	5	28 - 38	4
16	Hungary	7	0	0	7	17 - 54	0

Poland was promoted to Group A, and both Norway and Hungary were relegated to Group C.

21 March

7-1

21 March

9-1

22 March

5-2

22 March

5-8

22 March

0-2

23 March

3-4

23 March

1-2

24 March

3-5

24 March

4-1

24 March

1-4

25 March

4-3

25 March

2-5

26 March

1-6

26 March

2-2

27 March

8-3

27 March

8-2

28 March

6-4

28 March

12-4

28 March

6-4

28 March

5-1

30 March

4-2

30 March

8-0

30 March

9-6

30 March

5-1

31 March

2-11

31 March

2-6

31 March

5-0

31 March

2-6

World Championship Group C (France)

Played in Megève, Chamonix and Saint-Gervais March 14–23.

	Team	Games	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points difference	Points
17	France	7	6	1	0	54 - 13	13
18	Yugoslavia	7	6	0	1	36 - 13	12
19	China	7	5	1	1	45 - 22	11
20	Romania	7	4	0	3	51 - 29	8
21	Denmark	7	3	0	4	16 - 23	6
22	Bulgaria	7	2	0	5	27 - 45	4
23	North Korea	7	1	0	6	18 - 56	2
24	Spain	7	0	0	7	09 - 55	0

France and Yugoslavia were both promoted to Group B. For France this was their first return to this level since they boycotted in protest in 1972[3]

14 March

12-1

14 March

11-3

14 March

3-7

Yugoslavia

14 March

1-3

15 March

1-0

15 March

4-4

15 March

Yugoslavia

5-2

15 March

8-1

17 March

12-0

17 March

Yugoslavia

4-3

17 March

8-2

17 March

10-4

18 March

5-18

18 March

2-1

Yugoslavia

18 March

1-6

18 March

9-3

20 March

0-4

Yugoslavia

20 March

6-2

20 March

8-1

20 March

4-6

22 March

6-1

22 March

10-2

22 March

5-0

22 March

Yugoslavia

7-1

23 March

8-3

23 March

10-1

23 March

Yugoslavia

8-2

23 March

6-1

Ranking and statistics

1985 IIHF World Championship Winners
Czechoslovakia 6th title

Tournament Awards

Best players selected by the directorate:
- Best Goaltender: Jiří Králík
- Best Defenceman: Viacheslav Fetisov
- Best Forward: Sergei Makarov
Media All-Star Team:
- Goaltender: Jiří Králík
- Defence: Viacheslav Fetisov, Alexei Kasatonov
- Forwards: Vladimir Krutov, Sergei Makarov, Vladimír Růžička

Final standings

The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

	Czechoslovakia
	Canada
	Soviet Union
4	United States
5	Finland
6	Sweden
7	West Germany
8	East Germany

European championships final standings

The final standings of the European championships according to IIHF:

	Soviet Union
	Czechoslovakia
	Finland
4	Sweden
5	West Germany
6	East Germany

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
Sergei Makarov	10	9	5	14	+2	8	F
Jiří Lála	10	8	5	13	+9	6	F
Viacheslav Fetisov	10	6	7	13	+19	15	D
Nikolai Drozdetsky	10	5	7	12	+17	4	F
Hannu Järvenpää	10	9	2	11	+4	10	F
Vladimír Růžička	10	8	3	11	+5	0	F
Kent Nilsson	8	6	5	11	−1	6	F
Alexei Kasatonov	9	5	6	11	+13	14	D
Mikhail Varnakov	10	6	4	10	+17	0	F
Dieter Hegen	10	5	5	10	0	4	F

Source:

Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 50% of their team's minutes are included in this list.

Player	MIP	GA	GAA	SVS%	SO
Vladimir Myshkin	580	13	1.34	.936	1
Jiří Králík	540	17	1.89	.922	1
Kari Takko	420	23	3.29	.891	1
Karl Friesen	520	34	3.92	.886	0
John Vanbiesbrouck	489	46	5.64	.866	0

Source:

Citations

Group A summary
Duplacey page 507
Group C

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References

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. 150–1.

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