1970 World Ice Hockey Championships

The 1970 World Ice Hockey Championships was the 37th edition of the Ice Hockey World Championships. 21 nations participated in three different divisions or pools:

Pool A in Stockholm, Sweden, 14. - 30 March 1970
Pool B in Bucharest, Romania, 24 February - 5 March 1970
Pool C in Galaţi, Romania, 13 - 22 February 1970

For the eighth straight year, the Soviet Union won the world championship. Originally the tournament was scheduled to be held in Montreal and Winnipeg in Canada.[1] However, after a dispute over allowing professional players in international tournaments, the Canadian team withdrew from hosting and competing in international hockey. They would not return to international play until 1977.[2] This tournament was also the first one to make helmets mandatory for all skaters.[1]

Contents

World Championship Group A (Sweden)

37. World Championships URS SWE TCH FIN GDR POL W D L GF-GA Pts.
1.  Soviet Union *** 2:4* 3:1* 2:1* 12:1* 7:0* 9 0 1 68:11 18
2.  Sweden 1:3 *** 5:4* 1:3* 6:1* 11:0* 7 1 2 45:21 15
3.  Czechoslovakia 1:5 2:2 *** 9:1* 4:1* 6:3* 5 1 4 47:30 11
4.  Finland 1:16 3:4 5:3 *** 1:0* 9:1* 5 0 5 31:40 10
5.  East Germany 1:7 2:6 3:7 4:3 *** 2:2* 2 1 7 20:50 5
6.  Poland 0:11 1:5 2:10 0:4 2:5 *** 0 1 9 11:70 1
48. European Championships
1.  Soviet Union
2.  Sweden
3.  Czechoslovakia
4.  Finland
5.  East Germany
6.  Poland

 Czechoslovakia –  Poland 6:3 (2:1, 3:1, 1:1)

14. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Machač, Martinec, Suchý, Haas, Kochta, Nedomanský – Czachowski, Goralczyk, Kacik.

 Soviet Union –  Finland 2:1 (0:0, 0:0, 2:1)

14. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Maltsev, Petrov - Leimu.

 Sweden –  East Germany 6:1 (1:0, 2:1, 3:0)

14. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Stig-Göran Johansson 2, Svedberg, Sjöbrg, Stefan Karlsson, Wickberg – Bielas.

 Finland –  Poland 9:1 (2:1, 1:0, 6:0)

15. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Leimu 3, Murto 2, Ketola, Jorma Peltonen, Mononen, Vehmanen – Goralczyk.

 Soviet Union –  East Germany 12:1 (3:0, 3:1, 6:0)

15. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Maltsev 4, Mišakov 3, Firsov, Vikulov, Charlamov, Staršinov, Petrov – Joachim Ziesche.

 Czechoslovakia –  Sweden 4:5 (2:2, 1:1, 1:2)

15. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Suchý 2, Machač, Kochta – N. Johansson, Abrahamsson, Nilsson, S. G. Johansson, Hedberg.
Referees: Sillankorva (FIN), Karandin (URS)

 Finland –  East Germany 1:0 (1:0, 0:0, 0:0)

16. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorer: Jorma Peltonen.

 Czechoslovakia –  East Germany 4:1 (2:0, 0:0, 2:1)

17. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Haas 2, Nedomanský, Suchý – Karrenbauer.

 Soviet Union –  Poland 7:0 (2:0, 5:0, 0:0)

17. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Vikulov 3, Maltsev 2, Michajlov, Firsov.

 Sweden –  Finland 1:3 (0:2, 1:1, 0:0)

17. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Stefan Karlsson – Linnonmaa, Rantasila, Keinonen.

 Czechoslovakia –  Soviet Union 1:3 (0:1, 1:0, 0:2)

18. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Kochta – Maltsev, Vikulov, Nikitin.
Referees: Dahlberg (SWE), Sillankorva (FIN)

 Sweden –  Poland 11:0 (4:0, 2:0, 5:0)

19. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Hans Lindberg 3, Palmqvist 2, Tord Lundström 2, Abrahamsson, Stefan Karlsson, Sterner, Lars-Göran Nilsson.

 Czechoslovakia –  Finland 9:1 (1:0, 5:1, 3:0)

20. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Suchý 3, Nedomanský 3, Ševčík, Jar. Holík, Haas – Keinonen.

 Sweden –  Soviet Union 4:2 (1:1, 2:0, 1:1)

20. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Arne Carlsson, Lundström, Palmqvist, Lars-Göran Nilsson - Charlamov, Staršinov.

 East Germany –  Poland 2:2 (1:0, 1:1, 0:1)

21. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Helmut Novy, Noack - Migacz, Bialynicki.

 Soviet Union –  Finland 16:1 (5:0, 8:0, 3:1)

22. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Michajlov 3, Charlamov 3, Maltsev 2, Alexandr Jakušev 2, Firsov 2, Petrov, Vikulov, Polupanov, Staršinov - Keinonen.

 Czechoslovakia –  Poland 10:2 (5:0, 2:2, 3:0)

22. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Martinec 2, Jiří Holík 2, Nedomanský, Haas, Ševčík, Pospíšil, Suchý, Jar. Holík – Bialynicki 2.

 Sweden -  East Germany 6:2 (1:1, 3:1, 2:0)

23. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Lars-Göran Nilsson 2, Stefan Karlsson, Lundström, Lindberg, Hedberg - Dietmar Peters, Plotka.

 Soviet Union –  East Germany 7:1 (4:0, 0:1, 3:0)

24. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Michajlov, Charlamov, Firsov, Staršinov, Alexandr Jakušev, Mišakov 2 - Slapke.

 Finland –  Poland 4:0 (1:0, 2:0, 1:0)

24. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Murto 2, Oksanen, Ketola.

 Czechoslovakia –  Sweden 2:2 (0:1, 1:0, 1:1)

24. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Prýl, Hrbatý – Palmqvist, S. G. Johansson.
Referees: Karandin (URS), Wycisk (POL)

 Czechoslovakia –  East Germany 7:3 (3:0, 1:1, 3:2)

25. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Nedomanský 3, Jiří Holík 2, Ševčík, Pospíšil – Joachim Ziesche, Bielas, Fuchs.

 Soviet Union –  Poland 11:0 (3:0, 6:0, 2:0)

25. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Maltsev 4, Michajlov 2, Polupanov 2, Charlamov, Mišakov, Šadrin.

 Sweden –  Finland 4:3 (1:0, 0:2, 3:1)

26. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Stefan Karlsson 2, Wickberg, Stig-Göran Johansson - Linnonmaa, Leimu, Mononen.

 Czechoslovakia –  Soviet Union 1:5 (0:2, 0:2, 1:1)

27. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Hrbatý – Vikulov 2, Staršinov, Petrov, Firsov.
Referees: Sillankorva (FIN), Wycisk (POL)

 East Germany –  Finland 4:3 (1:0, 0:3, 3:0)

28. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Dietmar Peters, Prusa, Joachim Ziesche, Braun - Mononen, Oksanen, Ketola.

 Sweden –  Poland 5:1 (4:0, 1:0, 0:1)

28. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Olsson 2, Abrahamsson, Wickberg, Lundström – Migacz.

 East Germany –  Poland 5:2 (1:1, 0:1, 4:0)

28. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Prusa, Nickel, Plotka, Hiller 2 - Bialynicki, Goralczyk.

 Czechoslovakia –  Finland 3:5 (0:2, 2:2, 1:1)

30. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Nedomanský, Ševčík, R. Farda – Keinonen, Ketola, Murto, Rantasila, Jorma Peltonen.

 Sweden –  Soviet Union 1:3 (0:0, 1:2, 0:1)

30. March 1970 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:: Wickberg - Vikulov, Petrov, Maltsev.

Pool A Statistics and Team Line-Ups

SCORING LEADERS Goals Assists Points
1. Alexander Maltsev 15 6 21
2. Václav Nedomanský 10 7 17
3. Anatoli Firsov 6 10 16
4. Jan Suchý 8 7 15
5. Vladimir Vikulov 10 4 14
Best Goaltender Urpo Ylönen
Best Defenceman Lennart Svedberg
Best Forward Alexander Maltsev

All Stars

Goaltender Viktor Konovalenko
Defence Lennart Svedberg
Defence Jan Suchý
Left Wing Anatoli Firsov
Centre Václav Nedomanský
Right Wing Alexander Maltsev

Team Rosters

1. USSR
Goaltenders: Viktor Konovalenko, Vladislav Treťjak.
Defencemen: Vitalij Davidov, Valerij Vasiljev, Alexander Ragulin, Vladimir Lutčenko, Igor Romiševskij, Jevgenij Paladjev, Valerij Nikitin.
Forwards: Boris Michajlov, Vladimir Petrov, Valerij Charlamov, Vladimir Vikulov, Viktor Populanov, Anatoli Firsov, Alexander Maltsev, Vjačeslav Staršinov, Jevgenij Mišakov, Alexandr Jakušev, Vladimir Šadrin, Vladimir Šapovalov.
Coaches: Arkadij Černyšev, Anatolij Tarasov.

2. SWEDEN
Goaltenders: Leif Holmqvist, Gunnar Bäckman.
Defencemen: Thommy Abrahamsson, Arne Carlsson, Anders Hagström, Nils Johansson, Kjell-Rune Milton, Lars-Erik Sjöberg, Lennart Svedberg.
Forwards: Anders Hedberg, Stig-Göran Johansson, Stefan Karlsson, Hans Lindberg, Tord Lundström, Lars-Göran Nilsson, Anders Nordin, Roger Olsson, Björn Palmqvist, Ulf Sterner, Håkan Wickberg.
Coach: Arne Strömberg.

3. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Goaltenders: Vladimír Dzurilla, Miroslav Lacký.
Defencemen: Jan Suchý, Josef Horešovský, Oldřich Machač, František Pospíšil, Vladimír Bednář, Lubomír Ujváry.
Forwards: Vladimír Martinec, Richard Farda, Josef Černý, Jan Hrbatý, Jaroslav Holík, Jiří Holík, Július Haas, Václav Nedomanský, Jiří Kochta, František Ševčík, Ivan Hlinka, Stanislav Prýl.
Coaches: Jaroslav Pitner, Vladimír Kostka.

4. FINLAND
Goaltenders: Urpo Ylönen, Jorma Valtonen.
Defencemen and Forwards: Seppo Lindström, Ilpo Koskela, Juha Rantasila, Heikki Riihiranta, Pekka Marjamäki, Lalli Partinen, Pekka Leimu, Jorma Peltonen, Lasse Oksanen, Jorma Vehmanen, Veli-Pekka Ketola, Matti Keinonen, Väinö Kalkka, Matti Murto, Esa Peltonen, Juhani Tamminen, Harri Linnonmaa, E. Ryiharta, Lauri Mononen.
Coaches: Seppo Liitsola, Matias Helenius.

5. EAST GERMANY
Goaltenders: Claus Hirsche, Dieter Pürschel.
Defencemen and Forwards: Dietmar Peters, Frank Braun, Wolfgang Plotka, Peter Slapke, Bernd Karrenbauer, Dieter Dewitz, Rüdiger Noack, Hartmut Nickel, Joachim Ziesche, Wilfried Rohrbach, Rainer Patschinski, Bernd Hiller, Lothar Fuchs, Reinhard Karger, Dieter Röhl, Helmut Nowy, Rolf Bielas, Peter Prusa.
Coach: Rudi Schmiede.

6. POLAND
Goaltenders: Walery Kosyl, Andrzej Tkacz.
Defencemen and Forwards: Andrzej Slowakiewicz, Ludwik Czachowski, Robert Goralczyk, Marian Feter, Walenty Zietara, J. Stefaniak, Tadeusz Kacik, M. Kajzerek, K. Bialynicki, Tadeusz Obloj, Wlodzimirz Komorski, Feliks Goralzcyk, Bogdan Migacz, J. Modzelewski, St. Szewczyk, Czyslaw Ruchala, Mieczyslaw Jaskierski, Tadeusz Malicki, Stanislaw Fryzlewicz.
Coach: A. Jegorov.

World Championship Group B (Romania)

USA GER NOR YUG JPN SUI ROM BUL W D L GF-GA Pts.
7.  United States *** 5:2 9:2 5:1 11:1 12:3 9:1 19:1 7 0 0 70:11 14
8.  West Germany 2:5 *** 3:0 6:3 3:1 3:1 5:2 13:1 6 0 1 34:13 12
9.  Norway 2:9 0:3 *** 3:3 5:5 4:2 4:3 8:3 4 0 3 26:28 8
10.  Yugoslavia 1:5 3:6 3:3 *** 8:2 6:3 3:4 6:0 3 1 3 30:23 7
11.  Japan 1:11 1:2 5:5 2:8 *** 3:2 8:4 11:2 3 1 3 31:34 7
12.  Switzerland 3:12 1:3 2:4 3:6 2:3 *** 7:1 4:2 2 0 5 22:31 4
13.  Romania 1:9 2:5 3:4 4:3 4:8 1:7 *** 6:2 2 0 5 21:38 4
14.  Bulgaria 1:19 1:13 3:8 0:6 2:11 2:4 2:6 *** 0 0 7 11:67 0
Pool B Winners:
 United States
Carl Wetzel
Mike Curran
Gary Johnson

Charlie Brown
George Konik
Jim McElmury
Bruce Riutta
Don Ross

Herb Brooks
Gary Gambucci
Bryan Grand
Leonard Lilyholm
Henry Boucha
Bob Lindberg
Pete Markle
Keith Christiansen
Ozzie O'Neill
Craig Patrick
Larry Stordahl
Best Goaltender Anton Kehle
Best Defenceman George Konik
Best Forward Takao Hikigi

All Stars

Goaltender Anton Kehle
Defence Don Ross
Defence George Konik
Left Wing Hideaki Kurokawa
Centre Ernst Köpf
Right Wing Gary Gambucci

 Yugoslavia –  West Germany 3:6 (1:1, 1:2, 1:3)

24. February 1970 – Bucharest

 United States –  Japan 11:1 (4:1, 3:0, 4:0)

24. February 1970 – Bucharest

 Switzerland -  Bulgaria 4:2 (2:1, 1:0, 1:1)

24. February 1970 – Bucharest

 Norway -  Romania 4:3 (2:0, 2:0, 0:3)

24. February 1970 – Bucharest

 United States -  Bulgaria 19:1 (6:1, 7:0, 6:0)

25. February 1970 – Bucharest

 West Germany –  Japan 2:1 (1:0, 0:0, 1:1)

25. February 1970 – Bucharest

 Norway –  Switzerland 4:2 (2:1, 1:1, 1:0)

26. February 1970 – Bucharest

 Yugoslavia –  Romania 3:4 (0:0, 1:1, 2:3)

26. February 1970 – Bucharest

 Norway –  Bulgaria 8:3 (4:0, 2:2, 2:1)

27. February 1970 – Bucharest

 United States –  Yugoslavia 5:1 (2:0, 1:1, 2:0)

27. February 1970 – Bucharest

 West Germany –  Switzerland 3:1 (0:0, 3:0, 0:1)

27. February 1970 – Bucharest

 Romania –  Japan 4:8 (0:2, 4:1, 0:5)

27. February 1970 – Bucharest

 United States –  West Germany 5:2 (0:1, 3:1, 2:0)

28. February 1970 – Bucharest

 Japan –  Bulgaria 11:2 (3:1, 4:1, 4:0)

28. February 1970 – Bucharest

 Yugoslavia -  Norway 3:3 (2:0, 0:1, 1:2)

1. March 1970 - Bucharest

 Romania -  Switzerland 1:7 (0:3, 0:1, 1:3)

1. March 1970 - Bucharest

 West Germany -  Bulgaria 13:1 (5:0, 7:0, 1:1)

2. March 1970 - Bucharest

 Yugoslavia –  Switzerland 6:3 (2:0, 2:2, 2:1)

2. March 1970 - Bucharest

 Norway –  Japan 5:5 (2:1, 1:1, 2:3)

2. March 1970 - Bucharest

 United States –  Romania 9:1 (4:1, 1:0, 4:0)

2. March 1970 – Bucharest

 United States –  Norway 9:2 (4:0, 2:1, 3:1)

4. March 1970 – Bucharest

 Yugoslavia –  Bulgaria 6:0 (1:0, 5:0, 0:0)

4. March 1970 – Bucharest

 Japan –  Switzerland 3:2 (2:0, 0:2, 1:0)

4. March 1970 – Bucharest

 West Germany –  Romania 5:2 (0:1, 1:0, 4:1)

4. March 1970 – Bucharest

 Yugoslavia –  Japan 8:2 (6:1, 2:0, 0:1)

5. March 1970 – Bucharest

 United States –  Switzerland 12:3 (2:1, 6:1, 4:1)

5. March 1970 – Bucharest

 West Germany –  Norway 3:0 (0:0, 3:0, 0:0)

5. March 1970 – Bucharest

 Romania –  Bulgaria 6:2 (2:0, 2:0, 2:2)

5. March 1970 – Bucharest

World Championship Group C (Romania)

AUT ITA FRA HUN DEN NED BEL W D L GF-GA Pts.
15.  Austria *** 3:3 7:2 3:2 4:3 9:2 11:0 5 1 0 37:12 11
16.  Italy 3:3 *** 4:1 3:6 3:1 6:1 8:2 4 1 1 27:14 9
17.  France 2:7 1:4 *** 4:2 2:0 9:0 11:0 4 0 2 29:15 8
18.  Hungary 2:3 6:3 2:4 *** 6:2 7:1 15:2 4 0 2 38:15 8
19.  Denmark 3:4 1:3 0:0 2:6 *** 3:3 11:4 1 1 4 20:22 3
20.  Netherlands 2:9 1:6 2:9 1:7 3:3 *** 7:1 1 1 4 16:35 3
21.  Belgium 0:11 2:8 0:11 2:15 4:11 1:7 *** 0 0 6 9:63 0

 Italy –  Denmark 3:1 (0:0, 0:0, 3:1)

13. February 1970 – Galati

 Austria –  France 7:2 (1:0, 2:2, 4:0)

13. February 1970 – Galati

 Hungary –  Netherlands 7:1 (1:1, 3:0, 3:0)

13. February 1970 – Galati

 Netherlands –  France 2:9 (0:6, 0:2, 2:1)

14. February 1970 – Galati

 Italy –  Belgium 8:2 (1:2, 5:0, 2:0)

14. February 1970 – Galati

 Austria –  Denmark 4:3 (2:3, 2:0, 0:0)

15. February 1970 – Galati

 Netherlands –  Belgium 7:1 (1:1, 4:0, 2:0)

16. February 1970 – Galati

 Italy –  France 4:1 (0:1, 2:0, 2:0)

16. February 1970 – Galati

 Austria –  Hungary 3:2 (3:1, 0:0, 0:1)

16. February 1970 – Galati

 Austria –  Belgium 11:0 (3:0, 3:0, 5:0)

18. February 1970 – Galati

 Netherlands –  Denmark 3:3 (0:0, 1:2, 2:1)

18. February 1970 – Galati

 Italy –  Hungary 3:6 (1:3, 0:1, 2:2)

18. February 1970 – Galati

 Denmark –  Belgium 11:4 (4:1, 2:1, 5:2)

19. February 1970 – Galati

 Hungary –  France 2:4 (0:2, 1:0, 1:2)

19. February 1970 – Galati

 Italy –  Netherlands 6:1 (3:0, 2:1, 1:0)

19. February 1970 – Galati

 Austria –  Netherlands 9:2 (3:1, 4:0, 2:1)

21. February 1970 – Galati

 Hungary –  Belgium 15:2 (5:1, 3:0, 7:1)

21. February 1970 – Galati

 Denmark –  France 0:2 (0:0, 0:1, 0:1)

21. February 1970 – Galati

 France –  Belgium 11:0 (4:0, 2:0, 5:0)

22. February 1970 – Galati

 Hungary –  Denmark 6:2 (4:2, 1:0, 1:0)

22. February 1970 – Galati

 Austria –  Italy 3:3 (2:3, 0:0, 1:0)

22. February 1970 – Galati

Notes

  1. ^ a b Szemberg & Podnieks 2007, p. 199
  2. ^ Szemberg & Podnieks 2007, pp. 55–60

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