1976 World Ice Hockey Championships
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |
 Poland |
| Dates | 8–25 April |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |
 Czechoslovakia (4th title) |
Runner-up  |
 Soviet Union |
Third place  |
 Sweden |
| Fourth place |
 United States |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 40 |
| Goals scored | 289 (7.23 per match) |
| Attendance | 219,000 (5,475 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) |
Vladimír Martinec 20 points |
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The 1976 World Ice Hockey Championships were the 43rd Ice Hockey World Championships and the 54th European Championships in ice hockey. The tournament took place in Poland from 8 April to 25 April, and the games were played in Katowice. Eight teams took part in the main tournament, with each team first playing each other once. The four best teams then took part in a medal play off, and the teams placed 5-8 took part in a relegation play-off. The teams took the results from the first round through to the second round with them.
The 1976 IHWC tournament was first to feature major league professionals from the NHL and WHA although in the end only the United States made use of the new rule, recalling eight pros from the Minnesota North Stars and Minnesota Fighting Saints.[1][2] The Americans promptly made the medal play off for the first time since 1962 after beating Sweden and tying Finland in the first round.
The Czechoslovakia national ice hockey team won nine games and were unbeaten, becoming world champions for the fourth time. The defending champions from the USSR finished 2nd after sensationally losing the opening game 4-6 to hosts Poland. Sweden won the bronze after beating the Americans 7-3 in the medal round. In the European standings Sweden moved up one position leaving the Soviets with the bronze for the first time ever.
World Championship Group A (Poland)
First round
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points Difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czechoslovakia | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 54 - 07 | 14 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 37 - 15 | 10 |
| 3 | Sweden | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 22 - 18 | 8 |
| 4 | United States | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 19 - 23 | 7 |
| 5 | Poland | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 21 - 36 | 5 |
| 6 |  West Germany | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 19 - 35 | 4 |
| 7 |  Finland | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 17 - 29 | 4 |
| 8 |  East Germany | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 - 37 | 4 |
| 8 April | West Germany |
1-4 (0-1, 0-1, 1-2) |
Sweden |
Erich Kühnhackl - 40:39 |
0–1 0–2 1–2 1–3 1–4 |
15:15 - Lars-Gunnar Lundberg 24:49 - Dan Labraaten 54:37 - Roland Eriksson 56:44 - Hans Jax | ||
| 8 April | Czechoslovakia |
10-0 |
East Germany |
| 8 April | United States |
3-3 (0-2, 2-0, 1-1) |
Finland |
Brad Morrow - 27:56 William Schneider - 35:39 Bill Klatt - 45:07 |
0–1 0–2 1–2 2–2 3–2 3–3 |
00:17 - Hannu Kapanen 14:13 - Timo Nummelin 49:04 - Tapio Koskinen | ||
| 8 April | Poland |
6-4 (2-0, 3-2, 1-2) |
Soviet Union |
| M. Jaskierski - 10:27 R. Nowinski - 14:33 W. Jobczyk - 22:45 M. Jaskierski - 23:06 W. Jobczyk - 26:48 W. Jobczyk - 58:57 |
1–0 2–0 2–1 3–1 4–1 4–2 5–2 5–3 6–3 6–4 |
20:39 - Boris Mikhailov 25:16 - Alexander Yakushev 53:50 - Valeri Kharlamov 59:09 - Boris Mikhailov | ||
| 9 April | Poland |
0-12 (0-2, 0-2, 0-8) |
Czechoslovakia |
| 0–1 0–2 0–3 0–4 0–5 0–6 0–7 0–8 0–9 0–10 0–11 0–12 |
17:53 – Jiří Holík 19:43 – Petr Šťastný 24:19 – Jiří Novák 25:44 – Jiří Holík 40:56 – Petr Šťastný 42:00 – Vladimír Martinec 45:36 – Jiří Novák 47:46 – Jiří Bubla 50:52 – Bohuslav Šťastný 53:55 – Jiří Novák 54:32 – František Černík 59:47 – Ivan Hlinka | |||
| 9 April | Soviet Union |
4-0 (1-0, 1-0, 2-0) |
East Germany |
| Viktor Zhluktov – 13:00 Valeri Kharlamov – 25:50 Boris Mikhailov – 52:50 Segey Kapustin – 57:29 |
1–0 2–0 3–0 4–0 |
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| 10 April | West Germany |
2-5 (1-0, 1-3, 0-2) |
Finland |
| Erich Kühnhackl – 11:26 Erich Kühnhackl – 25:44 |
1–0 2–0 2–1 2–2 2–3 2–4 2–5 |
32:56 – Timo Nummelin 38:06 – Jouni Peltonen 39:40 – Matti Murto 40:11 – Matti Murto 43:50 – Jouni Rinne | ||
| 10 April | Sweden |
0-2 (0-1, 0-0, 0-1) |
United States |
| 0–1 0–2 |
18:24 – Sarner 47:57 – Klatt | |||
| 11 April | Poland |
6-4 (3-0, 2-2, 1-2) |
East Germany |
| Potz – 01:18 Jobczyk – 04:14 Kokoszka – 18:25 Marcinczak – 21:25 Ziętara – 38:00 Jobczyk – 56:54 |
1–0 2–0 3–0 4–0 4–1 5–1 5–2 5–3 5–4 6–4 |
24:24 – Stasche 38:25 – Stasche 47:20 – Patschinski 55:40 – Slapke | ||
| 11 April | Finland |
1-8 (0-1, 1-3, 0-4) |
Soviet Union |
Leppä – 33:59 |
0–1 0–2 1–2 1–3 1–4 1–5 1–6 1–7 1–8 |
13:25 – Zhluktov 22:02 – Korotkov 34:24 – Maltsev 37:47 – Shalimov 54:14 – Lutchenko 56:01 – Lyapkin 56:53 – Zhluktov 59:19 – Balderis | ||
| 11 April | Czechoslovakia |
3-1 (0-0, 2-0, 1-1) |
Sweden |
| Chalupa – 25:40 Nový – 34:42 Martinec – 50:07 |
1–0 2–0 3–0 3–1 |
54:31 – Jax | ||
| 12 April | Poland |
3-5 (1-2, 1-1, 1-2) |
West Germany |
| Kokoszka – 03:45 Góralczyk – 31:59 Góralczyk – 55:24 |
1–0 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–3 2–4 2–5 3–5 |
08:51 – Köberle 14:24 – Kühnhackl Philipp – 35:56 Kretschner – 42:50 Köberle – 53:30 | ||
| 12 April | East Germany |
2-1 (0-0, 0-0, 2-1) |
United States |
| Patschinski – 40:53 Müller – 45:35 |
1–0 2–0 2–1 |
57:56 – Klatt | ||
| 13 April | Czechoslovakia |
7-1 (1-1, 4-0, 2-0) |
Finland |
Martinec – 19:53 Holík – 21:44 Nový – 28:12 Nový – 31:03 Šťastný – 35:20 Bubla – 43:37 Šťastný – 59:25 |
0–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 4–1 5–1 6–1 7–1 |
01:20 – Koskinen | ||
| 13 April | Soviet Union |
6-1 (2-0, 2-0, 2-1) |
Sweden |
| Maltsev – 03:49 Mikhailov – 07:25 Maltsev – 24:10 Yakushev – 24:32 Mikhailov – 44:01 Shalimov – 49:36 |
1–0 2–0 3–0 4–0 5–0 6–0 6–1 |
50:59 – Lundberg | ||
| 14 April | Poland |
2-4 (0-2, 1-1, 1-1) |
United States |
Jobczyk – 26:39 Góralczyk – 51:45 |
0–1 0–2 1–2 1–3 1–4 2–4 |
02:38 – Younghans 04:56 – Jensen 27:17 – Schneider 49:06 – Ross | ||
| 14 April | East Germany |
1-7 |
West Germany |
| 15 April | Finland |
3-4 |
Sweden |
| 15 April | United States |
2-10 |
Czechoslovakia |
| 15 April | West Germany |
2-8 |
Soviet Union |
| 17 April | Sweden |
8-2 |
East Germany |
| 17 April | Poland |
3-3 |
Finland |
| 17 April | Soviet Union |
2-3 |
Czechoslovakia |
| 18 April | United States |
5-1 |
West Germany |
| 18 April | Finland |
1-2 |
East Germany |
| 19 April | Czechoslovakia |
9-1 |
West Germany |
| 19 April | Poland |
1-4 |
Sweden |
| 19 April | Soviet Union |
5-2 |
United States |
Final Round 1-4 place
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czechoslovakia | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 67 - 14 | 19 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 50 - 23 | 13 |
| 3 | Sweden | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 36 - 29 | 12 |
| 4 | United States | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 24 - 42 | 7 |
| 21 April | Czechoslovakia |
5-1 |
United States |
| 21 April | Soviet Union |
3-4 |
Sweden |
| 23 April | Sweden |
3-5 |
Czechoslovakia |
| 23 April | United States |
1-7 |
Soviet Union |
| 25 April | Sweden |
7-3 |
United States |
| 25 April | Czechoslovakia |
3-3 |
Soviet Union |
Consolation Round 5-8 place
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | Tie H2H Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Finland | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 35 - 41 | 8 | 5 |
| 6 | West Germany | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 26 - 41 | 8 | 5 |
| 7 | Poland | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 32 - 47 | 8 | 2 |
| 8 | East Germany | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 19 - 52 | 5 |
East Germany was relegated to Group B. Poland, despite defeating the USSR to open the tournament, is also relegated to make room for the return of team Canada.
| 20 April | Poland |
5-4 |
East Germany |
| 20 April | Finland |
4-4 |
West Germany |
| 22 April | Poland |
5-5 |
Finland |
| 22 April | East Germany |
1-1 |
West Germany |
| 24 April | Finland |
9-3 |
East Germany |
| 24 April | Poland |
1-2 |
West Germany |
World Championship Group B (Switzerland)
Played in Aarau and Bienne March 18–27.
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | .svg.png){kind=small} Romania | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 40 - 23 | 11 |
| 10 |  Japan | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 34 - 17 | 10 |
| 11 |  Norway | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 29 - 21 | 8 |
| 12 |  Switzerland | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 25 - 28 | 8 |
| 13 |  Yugoslavia | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 37 - 26 | 8 |
| 14 |  Netherlands | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 22 - 30 | 6 |
| 15 |  Italy | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 23 - 41 | 5 |
| 16 | .svg.png){kind=small} Bulgaria | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 23 - 47 | 0 |
Romania was promoted to Group A, and both Italy and Bulgaria were relegated to Group C.
| 18 March | Netherlands |
4-3 |
Norway |
| 18 March | Switzerland |
5-1 |
Bulgaria |
| 18 March | Italy |
2-8 |
Yugoslavia |
| 18 March | Romania |
7-5 |
Japan |
| 19 March | Italy |
8-3 |
Bulgaria |
| 19 March | Switzerland |
5-4 |
Yugoslavia |
| 20 March | Japan |
4-0 |
Netherlands |
| 20 March | Romania |
2-1 |
Norway |
| 21 March | Yugoslavia |
5-2 |
Romania |
| 21 March | Switzerland |
4-2 |
Netherlands |
| 21 March | Italy |
4-2 |
Norway |
| 21 March | Bulgaria |
3-4 |
Japan |
| 22 March | Yugoslavia |
9-7 |
Bulgaria |
| 22 March | Switzerland |
4-1 |
Italy |
| 23 March | Romania |
8-1 |
Netherlands |
| 23 March | Norway |
3-2 |
Japan |
| 24 March | Romania |
5-5 |
Italy |
| 24 March | Japan |
3-2 |
Yugoslavia |
| 24 March | Netherlands |
5-3 |
Bulgaria |
| 24 March | Switzerland |
3-7 |
Norway |
| 26 March | Japan |
10-0 |
Italy |
| 26 March | Norway |
7-2 |
Bulgaria |
| 26 March | Netherlands |
1-5 |
Yugoslavia |
| 26 March | Switzerland |
2-7 |
Romania |
| 27 March | Norway |
6-4 |
Yugoslavia |
| 27 March | Switzerland |
2-6 |
Japan |
| 27 March | Romania |
9-4 |
Bulgaria |
| 27 March | Netherlands |
9-3 |
Italy |
World Championship Group C (Poland)
Played in Gdańsk March 8–13.
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 |  Austria | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 38 - 09 | 8 |
| 18 | .svg.png){kind=small} Hungary | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 30 - 09 | 6 |
| 19 |  France | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 - 18 | 4 |
| 20 |  Denmark | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 - 24 | 2 |
| 21 |  Great Britain | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 06 - 44 | 0 |
Both Austria and Hungary were promoted to Group B.
| 08 March | Austria |
4-3 |
Denmark |
| 08 March | Hungary |
11-0 |
Great Britain |
| 09 March | Great Britain |
2-21 |
Austria |
| 09 March | Hungary |
6-1 |
France |
| 10 March | France |
7-4 |
Denmark |
| 11 March | Denmark |
7-3 |
Great Britain |
| 11 March | Austria |
6-3 |
Hungary |
| 12 March | France |
5-1 |
Great Britain |
| 13 March | Hungary |
10-2 |
Denmark |
| 13 March | Austria |
7-1 |
France |
Ranking and statistics
Tournament Awards
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Final standings
The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:
 | Czechoslovakia |
 | Soviet Union |
 | Sweden |
| 4 | United States |
| 5 | Finland |
| 6 | West Germany |
| 7 | Poland |
| 8 | East Germany |
European championships final standings
The final standings of the European championships according to IIHF:
| Czechoslovakia |
| Sweden |
| Soviet Union |
| 4 | West Germany |
| 5 | Poland |
| 6 | Finland |
| 7 | East Germany |
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. p. 145.
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