The 1987 Ice Hockey World Championships was the 52nd such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was also the 63rd ice hockey European Championships. Teams representing 28 countries participated in four levels of competition.
In the Division A Championship held April 17 to May 3 in Vienna, Austria, each team played each other once in the preliminary round. The four best placed teams then played each other once in a championship round and, unlike the relegation round, the first round of results were not counted. Sweden won the gold medal for the fourth time and the Soviet Union won their 25th European title. In the European Championships, only the games of the first round between European teams counted. Switzerland was demoted to Division B.
Sweden's victory was a controversial one. The Germans had beaten both Canada and Finland when it was revealed that forward Miroslav Sikora had played for the Polish junior team in 1976. He was suspended and the IIHF stripped West Germany of their two wins. The Germans took the matter to court, stating that they had been granted permission. Though Sikora remained suspended, the IIHF reinstated the two victories.[1] If the courts had not intervened, Finland would have replaced Sweden in the medal round.[2]
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| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 48 - 12 | 14 |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 24 - 15 | 11 |
| 3 | Sweden | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 30 - 17 | 8 |
| 4 | Canada | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 25 - 17 | 7 |
| 5 | West Germany | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 18 - 28 | 6 |
| 6 | Finland | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 17 - 24 | 6 |
| 7 | United States | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 19 - 36 | 4 |
| 8 | Switzerland | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 - 49 | 0 |
| 17 April | Soviet Union | 13-5 |
Switzerland |
| 17 April | Sweden | 3-0 |
West Germany |
| 17 April | Finland | 2-5 |
Czechoslovakia |
| 17 April | Canada | 3-1 |
United States |
| 18 April | Finland | 3-2 |
Switzerland |
| 18 April | United States | 2-6 |
Sweden |
| 18 April | West Germany | 0-7 |
Soviet Union |
| 18 April | Czechoslovakia | 1-1 |
Canada |
| 20 April | Finland | 1-3 |
West Germany |
| 20 April | Soviet Union | 11-2 |
United States |
| 20 April | Canada | 6-1 |
Switzerland |
| 20 April | Sweden | 2-3 |
Czechoslovakia |
| 21 April | West Germany | 5-3 |
Canada |
| 21 April | Sweden | 12-1 |
Switzerland |
| 21 April | United States | 2-5 |
Finland |
| 21 April | Czechoslovakia | 1-6 |
Soviet Union |
| 23 April | Soviet Union | 4-0 |
Finland |
| 23 April | United States | 6-4 |
West Germany |
| 23 April | Switzerland | 2-5 |
Czechoslovakia |
| 23 April | Sweden | 4-3 |
Canada |
| 24 April | Finland | 4-1 |
Sweden |
| 24 April | Canada | 2-3 |
Soviet Union |
| 25 April | Switzerland | 3-6 |
United States |
| 25 April | West Germany | 2-5 |
Czechoslovakia |
| 26 April | Canada | 7-2 |
Finland |
| 26 April | Soviet Union | 4-2 |
Sweden |
| 27 April | Switzerland | 3-4 |
West Germany |
| 27 April | Czechoslovakia | 4-2 officially 4-0 because of the positive drug test of Scott Young[2] |
United States |
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 - 05 | 4 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 04 - 03 | 4 |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 08 - 07 | 3 |
| 4 | Canada | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 02 - 13 | 1 |
| 29 April | Soviet Union | 0-0 |
Canada |
| 29 April | Czechoslovakia | 3-3 |
Sweden |
| 01 May | Czechoslovakia | 4-2 |
Canada |
| 01 May | Sweden | 2-2 |
Soviet Union |
| 03 May | Canada | 0-9 |
Sweden |
| 03 May | Soviet Union | 2-1 |
Czechoslovakia |
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Finland | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 32 - 34 | 11 |
| 6 | West Germany | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 31 - 37 | 9 |
| 7 | United States | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 36 - 39 | 8 |
| 8 | Switzerland | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 26 - 71 | 0 |
Switzerland was relegated to Group B.
| 28 April | West Germany | 8-1 |
Switzerland |
| 28 April | Finland | 6-4 |
United States |
| 30 April | Finland | 7-4 |
Switzerland |
| 30 April | United States | 6-3 |
West Germany |
| 02 May | Switzerland | 4-7 |
United States |
| 02 May | West Germany | 2-2 |
Finland |
| 1987 IIHF World Championship Winners |
|---|
Sweden 4th title |
The final standings of the tournament.
| Rk. | Team |
|---|---|
| Sweden | |
| Soviet Union | |
| Czechoslovakia | |
| 4. | Canada |
| 5. | Finland |
| 6. | West Germany |
| 7. | United States |
| 8. | Switzerland |
| Player | G | A | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vladimir Krutov | 11 | 4 | 15 | |
| Sergei Makarov | 4 | 10 | 14 | |
| Igor Larionov | 4 | 8 | 12 | |
| Vyacheslav Bykov | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| Aaron Broten | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| Gerd Truntschka | 3 | 8 | 11 | |
| Bengt-Åke Gustafsson | 3 | 8 | 11 | |
| Helmut Steiger | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| Tomas Sandström | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| Viacheslav Fetisov | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
The final standings of the European teams in the tournament.
| Rk. | Team |
|---|---|
| Soviet Union | |
| Czechoslovakia | |
| Finland | |
| 4. | Sweden |
| 5. | West Germany |
| 6. | Switzerland |
Played in Canazei March 26th to April 5th. The top three teams earned Olympic berths, and the fourth place team played off against the Group C winner to join them.[2]
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Poland | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 39 - 11 | 12 |
| 10 | Norway | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 33 - 25 | 11 |
| 11 | Austria | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 41 - 27 | 10 |
| 12 | France | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 37 - 26 | 9 |
| 13 | East Germany | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 25 - 31 | 6 |
| 14 | Italy | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 28 - 30 | 5 |
| 15 | Netherlands | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 30 - 37 | 3 |
| 16 | China | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 - 60 | 0 |
Poland was promoted to Group A, and both the Netherlands and China were relegated to Group C.
| 26 March | France | 5-5 |
Norway |
| 26 March | Italy | 7-3 |
China |
| 27 March | Austria | 6-5 |
France |
| 27 March | Poland | 14-0 |
China |
| 27 March | East Germany | 6-6 |
Netherlands |
| 28 March | Norway | 6-2 |
East Germany |
| 28 March | Italy | 8-6 |
Netherlands |
| 29 March | Poland | 5-1 |
Norway |
| 29 March | China | 3-11 |
Austria |
| 29 March | Italy | 1-3 |
France |
| 30 March | Austria | 6-4 |
Netherlands |
| 30 March | East Germany | 2-1 |
Poland |
| 31 March | China | 2-4 |
Norway |
| 31 March | Netherlands | 3-5 |
France |
| 31 March | Italy | 5-5 |
East Germany |
| 01 April | Poland | 6-2 |
France |
| 01 April | Austria | 3-5 |
Norway |
| 02 April | Netherlands | 0-3 |
Poland |
| 02 April | East Germany | 5-1 |
China |
| 02 April | Italy | 1-4 |
Austria |
| 03 April | East Germany | 2-5 |
France |
| 03 April | Norway | 7-4 |
Netherlands |
| 04 April | France | 12-3 |
China |
| 04 April | Poland | 6-4 |
Austria |
| 04 April | Italy | 4-5 |
Norway |
| 05 April | China | 2-7 |
Netherlands |
| 05 April | Austria | 7-3 |
East Germany |
| 05 April | Italy | 2-4 |
Poland |
Played in Copenhagen, Herlev and Hørsholm March 20-29. In addition to being promoted, the winner played off against the fourth placed Group B team for the final Olympic berth.[2]
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | Tie 1 H2H Points |
Tie 2 H2H Goal Dif. |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Japan | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 61 - 13 | 11 | 2 | +4 |
| 18 | Denmark | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 47 - 23 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Romania | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 48 - 22 | 11 | 2 | -4 |
| 20 | Yugoslavia | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 60 - 23 | 10 | ||
| 21 | Hungary | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 33 - 28 | 6 | ||
| 22 | North Korea | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 13 - 45 | 4 | ||
| 23 | Bulgaria | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 21 - 40 | 3 | ||
| 24 | Belgium | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 08 - 97 | 0 |
Both Japan and Denmark were promoted to Group B. On the final day, if either Romania or Yugoslavia had won, they would have been promoted, but they tied each other. Belgium was relegated to Group D, and later Romania chose to compete in Group D as well, for financial reasons.[3]
| 20 March | Bulgaria | 3-7 |
Romania |
| 20 March | Japan | 24-0 |
Belgium |
| 20 March | Yugoslavia | 6-2 |
Hungary |
| 20 March | Denmark | 9-1 |
North Korea |
| 21 March | Japan | 11-2 |
Bulgaria |
| 21 March | Romania | 19-1 |
Belgium |
| 22 March | North Korea | 2-8 |
Yugoslavia |
| 22 March | Hungary | 4-6 |
Denmark |
| 23 March | Romania | 5-3 |
Japan |
| 23 March | Belgium | 0-6 |
Bulgaria |
| 23 March | Hungary | 9-3 |
North Korea |
| 23 March | Denmark | 6-6 |
Yugoslavia |
| 25 March | Romania | 7-1 |
North Korea |
| 25 March | Bulgaria | 3-3 |
Yugoslavia |
| 25 March | Japan | 3-1 |
Hungary |
| 25 March | Belgium | 1-8 |
Denmark |
| 26 March | Yugoslavia | 5-5 |
Japan |
| 26 March | Hungary | 9-4 |
Belgium |
| 26 March | North Korea | 3-2 |
Bulgaria |
| 26 March | Romania | 2-8 |
Denmark |
| 28 March | Romania | 4-2 |
Hungary |
| 28 March | Belgium | 1-28 |
Yugoslavia |
| 28 March | Japan | 9-0 |
North Korea |
| 28 March | Bulgaria | 3-10 |
Denmark |
| 29 March | North Korea | 3-1 |
Belgium |
| 29 March | Yugoslavia | 4-4 |
Romania |
| 29 March | Hungary | 6-2 |
Bulgaria |
| 29 March | Denmark | 0-6 |
Japan |
Played in Perth, Western Australia March 13-20. Taiwan also played four games as exhibition contests. They lost 31-3 to Australia, 24-0 to South Korea, 12-1 to New Zealand, and tied Hong Kong 2-2.[2]
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Australia | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 177 - 06 | 11 |
| 26 | South Korea | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 130 - 16 | 9 |
| 27 | New Zealand | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 42 - 143 | 4 |
| 28 | Hong Kong | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 01 - 185 | 0 |
Australia was promoted to Group C. Later, when Romania declined to travel to Australia for the 1989 World Ice Hockey Championships Group C for financial reasons, South Korea was promoted to take their place.[3]
| 13 March | Australia | 37-0 |
Hong Kong |
| 13 March | South Korea | 35-2 |
New Zealand |
| 14 March | Australia | 58-0 |
New Zealand |
| 14 March | South Korea | 44-0 |
Hong Kong |
| 15 March | New Zealand | 19-0 |
Hong Kong |
| 15 March | Australia | 7-2 |
South Korea |
| 17 March | Australia | 42-0 |
Hong Kong |
| 17 March | South Korea | 21-2 |
New Zealand |
| 18 March | Australia | 29-0 |
New Zealand |
| 18 March | South Korea | 24-1 |
Hong Kong |
| 20 March | Australia | 4-4 |
South Korea |
| 20 March | New Zealand | 19-0 |
Hong Kong |