1966 World Ice Hockey Championships
Encyclopedia
The 1966 World Ice Hockey Championships was the 33rd edition of the Ice Hockey World Championships
. The tournament was held in Hala Tivoli
, Ljubljana
, SR Slovenia
, Yugoslavia
from March 3 to March 14, 1966. For the fourth straight year, the Soviet Union won the tournament.
Romania qualified in Group B
Italy and France qualified in Group C
Ice Hockey World Championships
The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation . First officially held at the 1920 Summer Olympics, it is the sport's highest profile annual international tournament. The IIHF was created in 1908 while the European...
. The tournament was held in Hala Tivoli
Hala Tivoli
The Tivoli Hall is a complex of two multi-purpose indoor sport arenas in the Tivoli Park in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. The complex was opened in 1965. The larger, ice hockey arena has a seating capacity of 7,000 people. When configured to host basketball games, the capacity is adjusted to...
, Ljubljana
Ljubljana
Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants...
, SR Slovenia
Socialist Republic of Slovenia
The Socialist Republic of Slovenia was a socialist state that was a constituent country of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1943 until 1990...
, Yugoslavia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
from March 3 to March 14, 1966. For the fourth straight year, the Soviet Union won the tournament.
Qualifying Round Group B/C (Romania)
| Place | Team | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 - 05 | 4 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 - 08 | 2 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 05 - 21 | 0 | |
Romania qualified in Group B
Italy and France qualified in Group C
Final Round
| Place | Team | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 55 - 07 | 13 | |
| 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 32 - 15 | 12 | |
| 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 33 - 10 | 10 | |
| 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 26 - 17 | 7 | |
| 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 - 30 | 6 | |
| 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 18 - 39 | 4 | |
| 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 18 - 43 | 4 | |
| 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 - 44 | 0 | |
Final Round
| Place | Team | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 34 - 12 | 14 | |
| 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 29 - 16 | 11 | |
| 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 25 - 23 | 10 | |
| 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 28 - 17 | 8 | |
| 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 25 - 30 | 6 | |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 24 - 26 | 4 | |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 19 - 30 | 2 | |
| 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 15 - 45 | 1 | |
Final Round
| Place | Team | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 54 - 08 | 8 | |
| 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 - 21 | 4 | |
| 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 04 - 50 | 0 | |
| 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00 - 00 | 0 | |