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The 1986 Ice Hockey World Championships took place in the Soviet Union from 12th April to 28th April. The games were played in Moscow, and eight teams took part. Each team played each other once, and then the four best teams played each other again. This was the 51st World Championships, and also the 62nd ice hockey European Championships. The reigning world champions from Czechoslovakia finished fifth, and the Soviet Union became World Champions for the twentieth time, and also won their 24th European Championship. In the European Championship, only games between European teams are counted.
[edit] World Championship medal table
[edit] European Championships medal table
Soviet Union
Sweden
Canada
Finland
Czechoslovakia
United States
Germany
Poland
