1969 World Ice Hockey Championships
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The 1969 World Ice Hockey Championships was the 36th edition of the Ice Hockey World Championships
, which also doubled as the 47th European ice hockey championships. For the first time the Pool A, B and C tournaments were hosted by different nations:
A total of 20 nations participated in the tournament. The Pool A team featured only the top six nations, now playing a double round-robin tournament for the amateur world championship. Teams #7-#14 contested the Pool B championship with the winner qualifying for the 1970 Pool A championship, while the bottom six participated in the Pool C tournament.
, they declined to host. In the two games the Czechoslovak and Soviet teams played against each other, the Czechoslovak team won both times, becoming the first team to beat the Soviet Union twice in the same international tournament. For the first time in international ice hockey, body-checking was allowed in all three zones of the ice.. Team USA was demoted to Pool-B after losing all ten games.
– 6:1 (1:0, 2:1, 3:0)
15. March 1969 – Stockholm
Goalscorers: Suchý 2, Nedomanský
, Jiří Holík
, Ševčík, Horešovský – King.
Referees: Wiking, Dahlberg (SWE)
– 6:3 (3:1, 1:1, 2:1)
15. March 1969 – Stockholm
Goalscorers: Lundström
2, Henriksson
2, Sterner
, Nilsson
- J. Peltonen
, Keinonen, Isaksson.
– 17:2 (3:0, 11:0, 3:2)
15. March 1969 – Stockholm
Goalscorers: Starshinov 4, Firsov
4, Mikhailov
3, Yurzinov 2, Paladiev, Maltsev, Petrov
, Mishakov - Lackey 2.
– 5:1 (1:1, 1:0, 3:0)
16. March 1969 – Stockholm
Goalscorers: Caffery 2, Pinder
, Bourbonnais
, Huck - Keinonen.
– 2:4 (2:1, 0:1, 0:2)
16. March 1969 – Stockholm
Goalscorers: Nilsson, Johansson – Starshinov, Maltsev, Mikhailov, Kharlamov.
– 8:3 (2:1, 4:2, 2:0)
16. March 1969 – Stockholm
Goalscorers: Nedomanský 2, Jar. Holík 2, Farda, Suchý, Hrbatý, Golonka – Lackey, Christiansen, Stordahl.
Referees: Dahlberg (SWE), Vaillancourt (CAN)
– 7:4 (4:1, 3:1, 0:2)
18. March 1969 - Stockholm
Goalscorers: Machač 3, Nedomanský 2, Suchý, Jiří Holík – Rantasila 2, Partinen, Mononen.
Referees: Joyal, Villancourt (CAN)
– 8:2 (1:2, 3:0, 4:0)
18. March 1969 - Stockholm
Goalscorers: Sterner 2, Carlsson, Milton, Karlsson, Johansson, Lundström, Olsson - Markle, Pleau
.
– 7:1 (5:1, 2:0, 0:0)
18. March 1969 - Stockholm
Goalscorers: Vikulov
2, Firsov 2, Kharlamov 2, Yakushev
- Pinder.
- 6:1 (3:0, 1:0, 2:1)
19. March 1969 - Stockholm
Goalscorers: Petrov 2, Paladiev, Maltsev, Firsov, Kharlamov - Oksanen.
- 0:2 (0:1, 0:0, 0:1)
19. March 1969 - Stockholm
Goalscorers: Palmqvist, Nilsson.
Referees: Trumble (USA), Joyal (CAN)
– 5:0 (1:0, 0:0, 4:0)
20. March 1969 - Stockholm
Goalscorers: Hargreaves, Caffery, Bayes, King, Huck.
– 5:1 (1:1, 3:0, 1:0)
21. March 1969 - Stockholm
Goalscorers: Lundström 2, Svedberg
, Sjöberg
, Johansson - Caffery.
- 2:0 (0:0, 1:0, 1:0)
21. March 1969 - Stockholm
Goalscorers: 33. Suchý, 47. Černý.
Referees: Dahlberg (SWE), Vaillancourt (CAN)
– 4:3 (1:1, 1:0, 2:2)
22. March 1969 – Stockholm
Goalscorers: E. Peltonen
2, Leimu, Wahlsten - Pleau, Mayasich, Sheehy.
– 4:8 (1:3, 1:2, 2:3)
23. March 1969 - Stockholm
Goalscorers: Mayasich 2, Skime, Naslund - Mishakov 2, Paladiev, Firsov, Mikhailov, Petrov, Kharlamov, Yurzinov.
– 5:0 (2:0, 2:0, 1:0)
23. March 1969 – Stockholm
Goalscorers: Karlsson 3, Sjöberg, Johansson.
- 3:2 (1:1, 1:0, 1:1)
23. March 1969 - Stockholm
Goalscorers: Golomka, Hrbatý, Jar. Holík – Heindl, Bayes.
Referees: Dahlberg (SWE), Trumble (USA)
– 2:3 (1:1, 1:1, 0:1)
24. March 1969 – Stockholm
Goalscorers: Sjöberg, Nygren - Mikhailov 2, Petrov.
- 4:2 (2:2, 1:0, 1:0)
25. March 1969 - Stockholm
Goalscorers: Jiřík 2, Jiří Holík, Nedomanský – Keinonen, Isaksson.
Referees: Wiking (SWE), Trumble (USA)
- 0:1 (0:1, 0:0, 0:0)
25. March 1969 - Stockholm
Goalscorer: Mott.
- 3:7 (0:1, 1:4, 2:2)
26. March 1969 - Stockholm
Goalscorers: Leimu, Isaksson, Oksanen – Paladiev, Zimin, Starshinov, Maltsev, Petrov, Firsov, Mishakov
- 6:2 (2:0, 2:1, 2:1)
26. March 1969 - Stockholm
Goalscorers: Nedomanský 2, Černý 2, Pospíšil
, Machač – Pieau, Skime.
Referees: Sillankorva (FIN), Vaillancourt (CAN)
– 4:2 (1:0, 0:2, 3:0)
27. March 1969 - Stockholm
Goalscorers: Sterner 2, Johansson, Håkan Nygren – Pinder, Heindl.
- 4:3 (2:0, 0:2, 2:1)
28. March 1969 - Stockholm
Goalscorers: 15. Jiří Holík, 20. Nedomanský, 49. Horešovský, 51. Jar. Holík – 22. Kharlamov, 33. Firsov, 58. Ragulin
.
Referees: Dahlberg (SWE), Vaillancourt (CAN)
– 1:6 (0:3, 1:2, 0:1)
29. March 1969 – Stockholm
Goalscorers: Mononen - King, Stephanson, Heindl, Begg, Mott, Huck.
– 10:4 (6:2, 1:1, 3:1)
29. March 1969 – Stockholm
Goalscorers: Milton 3, Nilsson
3, Karlsson, Johansson, Nygren, Olsson - Lackey, Pleau, Stordahl, Gambucci.
– 3:7 (1:1, 0:5, 2:1)
30. March 1969 - Stockholm
Goalscorers: Pleau, Stordahl, Christiansen - Rantasila 2, J. Peltonen 2, Leimu, Harju, E. Peltonen.
– 0:1 (0:1, 0:0, 0:0)
30. March 1969 – Stockholm
Goalscorer: 18. Olsson.
Referees: Trumble (USA), Vaillancourt (CAN)
– 2:4 (1:1, 0:1, 1:2)
30. March 1969 – Stockholm
Goalscorers: Demarco, Heindl - Mikhailov 2, Romishevsky, Maltsev.
All Stars
1.
Goaltenders: Viktor Zinger, Viktor Puchkov.
Defencemen: Vitali Davydov, Igor Romishevsky, Alexander Ragulin, Vladimir Lutchenko, Yevgeni Paladiev, Viktor Kuzkin.
Forwards: Vladimir Vikulov, Alexander Maltsev, Anatoli Firsov, Boris Mikhailov, Vladimir Petrov, Valeri Kharlamov, Yevgeni Zimin, Viacheslav Starshinov, Alexander Yakushev, Yevgeni Mishakov, Vladimir Yurzinov.
Coaches: Arkady Chernyshev, Anatoli Tarasov
.
2.
Goaltenders: Leif Holmqvist
, Gunnar Bäckman.
Defencemen: Lennart Svedberg, Arne Carlsson, Bert-Olov Nordlander, Lars-Erik Sjöberg
, Nils Johansson, Kjell-Rune Milton.
Forwards: Stig-Göran Johansson, Stefan Karlsson, Tord Lundström
, Ulf Sterner
, Lars-Göran Nilsson, Björn Palmqvist, Håkan Nygren, Mats Hysing, Dick Yderström, Roger Olsson, Leif Henriksson.
Coach: Arne Strömberg.
3.
Goaltenders: Vladimír Dzurilla, Miroslav Lacký.
Defencemen: Jan Suchý, Josef Horešovský, Oldřich Machač, František Pospíšil, Vladimír Bednář.
Forwards: František Ševčík, Jozef Golonka, Jaroslav Jiřík
, Jan Hrbatý, Jaroslav Holík, Jiří Holík, Richard Farda, Václav Nedomanský
, Josef Černý, Jan Klapáč, Jan Havel, Josef Augusta.
Coaches: Jaroslav Pitner, Vladimír Kostka.
4.
Goaltenders: Wayne Stephenson
, Steve Rexe.
Defencemen: Gary Begg, Terry O'Malley, Ken Stephanson
, Jack Bownass
, Bob Murdoch, Ab DeMarco, Jr.
Forwards: Gerry Pinder
, Fran Huck
, Morris Mott
, Richie Bayes, Terry Caffery
, Steve King
, Chuck Lefley
, Roger Bourbonnais, Ted Hargreaves
, Bill Heindl, Danny O'Shea
Coach: Jackie McLeod.
5.
Goaltenders: Urpo Ylönen, Lasse Kiili.
Defencemen: Seppo Lindström, Lalli Partinen, Juha Rantasila, Ilpo Koskela, Pekka Marjamäki.
Forwards: Lasse Oksanen, Juhani Wahlsten, Matti Keinonen, Esa Peltonen, Jorma Peltonen, Pekka Leimu, Lauri Mononen
, Esa Isaksson, Juhani Jylhä, Veli-Pekka Ketola
, Matti Harju, Kari Johansson.
Coaches: Gustav Bubnik and Seppo Liitsola.
6.
Goaltenders: Mike Curran
, John Lothrop.
Defencemen: Bruce Riutta, Carl Lackey, Jim Branch, Bob Paradise
, John Mayasich
.
Forwards: Ron Nasland, Paul Coppo, Larry Pleau
, Larry Stordahl, Bill Reichert, Gary Gambucci
, Tim Sheehy, Keith Christiansen
, Pete Markle, Jerry Lackey, Larry Skime.
Coach: John Mayasich
(player-coach).
– 4:2 (0:1, 2:0, 2:1)
28. February 1969 – Ljubljana
– 11:1 (2:0, 4:1, 5:0)
28. February 1969 – Ljubljana
– 3:3 (2:0, 1:2, 0:1)
28. February 1969 – Ljubljana
– 4:1 (1:1, 2:0, 1:0)
28. February 1969 – Ljubljana
– 13:4 (4:1, 5:0, 4:3)
1. March 1969 – Ljubljana
– 6:2 (2:2, 2:0, 2:0)
1. March 1969 – Ljubljana
– 2:1 (0:0, 2:0, 0:1)
2. March 1969 – Ljubljana
– 9:1 (2:0, 3:0, 4:1)
2. March 1969 – Ljubljana
– 11:2 (2:1, 4:1, 5:0)
3. March 1969 – Ljubljana
– 5:0 (0:0, 1:0, 4:0)
3. March 1969 – Ljubljana
– 5:2 (0:0, 2:1, 3:1)
3. March 1969 – Ljubljana
– 2:1 (0:0, 1:0, 1:1)
3. March 1969 – Ljubljana
– 5:4 (2:1, 3:1, 0:2)
4. March 1969 – Ljubljana
– 1:6 (0:1, 1:0, 0:5)
4. March 1969 – Ljubljana
– 3:1 (0:0, 2:0, 1:1)
5. March 1969 – Ljubljana
– 1:4 (1:2, 0:0, 0:2)
5. March 1969 – Ljubljana
– 11:3 (1:1, 7:1, 3:1)
6. March 1969 – Ljubljana
– 5:1 (4:0, 1:1, 0:0)
6. March 1969 – Ljubljana
– 5:1 (2:0, 1:1, 2:0)
6. March 1969 – Ljubljana
– 4:4 (0:1, 3:3, 1:0)
6. March 1969 – Ljubljana
– 3:3 (0:2, 2:0, 1:1)
8. March 1969 – Ljubljana
– 8:0 (2:0, 2:0, 4:0)
8. March 1969 – Ljubljana
– 5:2 (0:1, 0:0, 5:1)
8. March 1969 – Ljubljana
– 4:1 (2:1, 1:0, 1:0)
8. March 1969 – Ljubljana
– 10:2 (6:0, 3:2, 1:0)
9. March 1969 – Ljubljana
– 3:2 (1:0, 1:1, 1:1)
9. March 1969 – Ljubljana
– 5:4 (0:1, 2:3, 3:0)
9. March 1969 – Ljubljana
– 1:6 (0:1, 0:4, 1:1)
9. March 1969 – Ljubljana
– 3:4 (0:0, 2:2, 1:2)
24. February 1969 – Skopje
– 11:1 (3:0, 4:0, 4:1)
24. February 1969 – Skopje
– 4:3 (2:0, 0:2, 2:1)
24. February 1969 – Skopje
– 8:0 (2:0, 3:0, 3:0)
25. February 1969 – Skopje
– 5:3 (2:1, 2:2, 1:0)
26. February 1969 – Skopje
– 11:1 (1:1, 5:0, 5:0)
26. February 1969 – Skopje
– 7:5 (2:2, 4:1, 1:2)
27. February 1969 – Skopje
– 6:3 (0:1, 4:1, 2:1)
27. February 1969 – Skopje
– 9:0 (3:0, 5:0, 1:0)
27. February 1969 – Skopje
– 11:0 (5:0, 4:0, 2:0)
28. February 1969 – Skopje
– 4:1 (1:0, 1:1, 2:0)
1. March 1969 – Skopje
– 11:3 (5:0, 3:3, 3:0)
1. March 1969 – Skopje
– 4:2 (1:1, 3:1, 0:0)
2. March 1969 – Skopje
– 13:1 (5:0, 3:0, 5:1)
2. March 1969 – Skopje
– 5:2 (3:0, 1:2, 1:0)
2. March 1969 – Skopje
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...
, which also doubled as the 47th European ice hockey championships. For the first time the Pool A, B and C tournaments were hosted by different nations:
- Pool A in StockholmStockholmStockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, SwedenSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, 15. - 30 March 1969 - Pool B in LjubljanaLjubljanaLjubljana 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...
, YugoslaviaYugoslaviaYugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
, 28 February - 9 March 1969 - Pool C in SkopjeSkopjeSkopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre...
, Yugoslavia, 24 February - 2 March 1969
A total of 20 nations participated in the tournament. The Pool A team featured only the top six nations, now playing a double round-robin tournament for the amateur world championship. Teams #7-#14 contested the Pool B championship with the winner qualifying for the 1970 Pool A championship, while the bottom six participated in the Pool C tournament.
World Championship Group A (Sweden)
For the seventh straight year, the Soviet Union won the Pool A tournament. Originally the tournament was scheduled to be held in Czechoslovakia, but due to the Soviet invasion of the countryWarsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia
On the night of 20–21 August 1968, the Soviet Union and her main satellite states in the Warsaw Pact – Bulgaria, the German Democratic Republic , Hungary and Poland – invaded the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic in order to halt Alexander Dubček's Prague Spring political liberalization...
, they declined to host. In the two games the Czechoslovak and Soviet teams played against each other, the Czechoslovak team won both times, becoming the first team to beat the Soviet Union twice in the same international tournament. For the first time in international ice hockey, body-checking was allowed in all three zones of the ice.. Team USA was demoted to Pool-B after losing all ten games.
| Pos. | Team | URS | SWE | TCH | CAN | FIN | USA | W | T | L | GF-GA | PTS |
| 1. | *** | 4:2* | 0:2* | 7:1* | 6:1* | 17:2* | 8 | 0 | 2 | 59:23 | 16 | |
| 2. | 2:3 | *** | 2:0* | 5:1* | 6:3* | 8:2* | 8 | 0 | 2 | 45:19 | 16 | |
| 3. | 4:3 | 0:1 | *** | 6:1* | 7:4* | 8:3* | 8 | 0 | 2 | 40:20 | 16 | |
| 4. | 2:4 | 2:4 | 2:3 | *** | 5:1* | 5:0* | 4 | 0 | 6 | 26:31 | 8 | |
| 5. | 3:7 | 0:5 | 2:4 | 1:6 | *** | 4:3* | 2 | 0 | 8 | 26:52 | 4 | |
| 6. | 4:8 | 4:10 | 2:6 | 0:1 | 3:7 | *** | 0 | 0 | 10 | 23:74 | 0 | |
| 47. | European Championship Rankings (URS-SWE-CSK-FIN games only) |
| 1. | |
| 2. | |
| 3. | |
| 4. | |
– 6:1 (1:0, 2:1, 3:0)
15. March 1969 – Stockholm
Goalscorers: Suchý 2, Nedomanský
Vaclav Nedomansky
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, Jiří Holík
Jirí Holík
Jiří Holík is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the Czechoslovak Extraliga. He played for Dukla Jihlava...
, Ševčík, Horešovský – King.
Referees: Wiking, Dahlberg (SWE)
– 6:3 (3:1, 1:1, 2:1)
15. March 1969 – Stockholm
Goalscorers: Lundström
Tord Lundström
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2, Henriksson
Leif Henriksson
Leif Gunnar "Blixten" Henriksson is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player and coach. He spent most of his playing career with Frölunda HC. His nickname "Blixten" referred to his skating strength.-External links:...
2, Sterner
Ulf Sterner
Ulf Ivar Erik "Uffe" Sterner is a Swedish retired ice hockey forward. He played in nine IIHF World Championships for Sweden, where the team won seven medals: one gold, five silver, and one bronze. He was also a member of the silver medal team at the 1964 Winter Olympics...
, Nilsson
Lars-Göran Nilsson
Birger Lars-Göran Nilsson is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the Elitserien. He played for Brynäs IF. He was a member of the Swedish 1976 Canada Cup team and 1968 Winter Olympics....
- J. Peltonen
Jorma Peltonen
Jorma Kalevi Peltonen was a Finnish professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. Born in Messukylä, he played for Ilves, Jokerit, and Lukko. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1987 and died in 2010 in Tampere.-External links:**...
, Keinonen, Isaksson.
– 17:2 (3:0, 11:0, 3:2)
15. March 1969 – Stockholm
Goalscorers: Starshinov 4, Firsov
Anatoli Firsov
Anatoli Vasilievich Firsov was a Russian ice hockey left wing and center, who competed internationally for the USSR. In the IIHF World Championships, he won the scoring title four times and was named the best forward three times...
4, Mikhailov
Boris Mikhailov (ice hockey)
Boris Petrovich Mikhailov is a former Soviet ice hockey player. He played for Kristall Saratov from 1962–65, Lokomotiv Moscow from 1965–67, and CSKA Moscow from 1967-1981...
3, Yurzinov 2, Paladiev, Maltsev, Petrov
Vladimir Vladimirovich Petrov
Vladimir Vladimirovich Petrov is a Soviet ice hockey player, two times Olympic Champion , who is currently retired....
, Mishakov - Lackey 2.
– 5:1 (1:1, 1:0, 3:0)
16. March 1969 – Stockholm
Goalscorers: Caffery 2, Pinder
Gerry Pinder
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, Bourbonnais
Roger Bourbonnais
Roger Bourbonnais is a retired ice hockey player.A native of Riviere Qui Barre, started his hockey career with the Oil Kings in 1960 and played with them through 1963...
, Huck - Keinonen.
– 2:4 (2:1, 0:1, 0:2)
16. March 1969 – Stockholm
Goalscorers: Nilsson, Johansson – Starshinov, Maltsev, Mikhailov, Kharlamov.
– 8:3 (2:1, 4:2, 2:0)
16. March 1969 – Stockholm
Goalscorers: Nedomanský 2, Jar. Holík 2, Farda, Suchý, Hrbatý, Golonka – Lackey, Christiansen, Stordahl.
Referees: Dahlberg (SWE), Vaillancourt (CAN)
– 7:4 (4:1, 3:1, 0:2)
18. March 1969 - Stockholm
Goalscorers: Machač 3, Nedomanský 2, Suchý, Jiří Holík – Rantasila 2, Partinen, Mononen.
Referees: Joyal, Villancourt (CAN)
– 8:2 (1:2, 3:0, 4:0)
18. March 1969 - Stockholm
Goalscorers: Sterner 2, Carlsson, Milton, Karlsson, Johansson, Lundström, Olsson - Markle, Pleau
Larry Pleau
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.
– 7:1 (5:1, 2:0, 0:0)
18. March 1969 - Stockholm
Goalscorers: Vikulov
Vladimir Vikulov
Vladimir Ivanovich Vikulov is a retired ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He was born in Moscow, Soviet Union and played for HC CSKA Moscow. Vikulov led the Soviet league in goals in 1971-72, and was top goal scorer at the IIHF World Championships the same year...
2, Firsov 2, Kharlamov 2, Yakushev
Alexander Yakushev
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- Pinder.
- 6:1 (3:0, 1:0, 2:1)
19. March 1969 - Stockholm
Goalscorers: Petrov 2, Paladiev, Maltsev, Firsov, Kharlamov - Oksanen.
- 0:2 (0:1, 0:0, 0:1)
19. March 1969 - Stockholm
Goalscorers: Palmqvist, Nilsson.
Referees: Trumble (USA), Joyal (CAN)
– 5:0 (1:0, 0:0, 4:0)
20. March 1969 - Stockholm
Goalscorers: Hargreaves, Caffery, Bayes, King, Huck.
– 5:1 (1:1, 3:0, 1:0)
21. March 1969 - Stockholm
Goalscorers: Lundström 2, Svedberg
Lennart Svedberg
Jan Lennart "Lill-Strimma" Svedberg was a Swedish ice hockey defenceman. He played for Timrå IK and Brynäs IF. He also played on the Swedish national team for six IIHF World Championships and the 1968 Winter Olympics...
, Sjöberg
Lars-Erik Sjoberg
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, Johansson - Caffery.
- 2:0 (0:0, 1:0, 1:0)
21. March 1969 - Stockholm
Goalscorers: 33. Suchý, 47. Černý.
Referees: Dahlberg (SWE), Vaillancourt (CAN)
– 4:3 (1:1, 1:0, 2:2)
22. March 1969 – Stockholm
Goalscorers: E. Peltonen
Esa Peltonen
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2, Leimu, Wahlsten - Pleau, Mayasich, Sheehy.
– 4:8 (1:3, 1:2, 2:3)
23. March 1969 - Stockholm
Goalscorers: Mayasich 2, Skime, Naslund - Mishakov 2, Paladiev, Firsov, Mikhailov, Petrov, Kharlamov, Yurzinov.
– 5:0 (2:0, 2:0, 1:0)
23. March 1969 – Stockholm
Goalscorers: Karlsson 3, Sjöberg, Johansson.
- 3:2 (1:1, 1:0, 1:1)
23. March 1969 - Stockholm
Goalscorers: Golomka, Hrbatý, Jar. Holík – Heindl, Bayes.
Referees: Dahlberg (SWE), Trumble (USA)
– 2:3 (1:1, 1:1, 0:1)
24. March 1969 – Stockholm
Goalscorers: Sjöberg, Nygren - Mikhailov 2, Petrov.
- 4:2 (2:2, 1:0, 1:0)
25. March 1969 - Stockholm
Goalscorers: Jiřík 2, Jiří Holík, Nedomanský – Keinonen, Isaksson.
Referees: Wiking (SWE), Trumble (USA)
- 0:1 (0:1, 0:0, 0:0)
25. March 1969 - Stockholm
Goalscorer: Mott.
- 3:7 (0:1, 1:4, 2:2)
26. March 1969 - Stockholm
Goalscorers: Leimu, Isaksson, Oksanen – Paladiev, Zimin, Starshinov, Maltsev, Petrov, Firsov, Mishakov
- 6:2 (2:0, 2:1, 2:1)
26. March 1969 - Stockholm
Goalscorers: Nedomanský 2, Černý 2, Pospíšil
Frantisek Pospisil
František Pospíšil was a Czech ice hockey defenceman and coach.He played in the Czechoslovak Elite League for Poldi Kladno from 1961-1978, then in Germany for EV Landshut in 1978-79. He won the Golden Hockey Stick as the top player in Czechoslovakia in 1971 and 1972...
, Machač – Pieau, Skime.
Referees: Sillankorva (FIN), Vaillancourt (CAN)
– 4:2 (1:0, 0:2, 3:0)
27. March 1969 - Stockholm
Goalscorers: Sterner 2, Johansson, Håkan Nygren – Pinder, Heindl.
- 4:3 (2:0, 0:2, 2:1)
28. March 1969 - Stockholm
Goalscorers: 15. Jiří Holík, 20. Nedomanský, 49. Horešovský, 51. Jar. Holík – 22. Kharlamov, 33. Firsov, 58. Ragulin
Alexander Ragulin
Alexander Pavlovich "Rags" Ragulin was a defenseman for the Red Army ice hockey team, CSKA Moscow , a 10 time World Champion, and a 3-time Olympic champion ....
.
Referees: Dahlberg (SWE), Vaillancourt (CAN)
– 1:6 (0:3, 1:2, 0:1)
29. March 1969 – Stockholm
Goalscorers: Mononen - King, Stephanson, Heindl, Begg, Mott, Huck.
– 10:4 (6:2, 1:1, 3:1)
29. March 1969 – Stockholm
Goalscorers: Milton 3, Nilsson
Lars-Göran Nilsson
Birger Lars-Göran Nilsson is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the Elitserien. He played for Brynäs IF. He was a member of the Swedish 1976 Canada Cup team and 1968 Winter Olympics....
3, Karlsson, Johansson, Nygren, Olsson - Lackey, Pleau, Stordahl, Gambucci.
– 3:7 (1:1, 0:5, 2:1)
30. March 1969 - Stockholm
Goalscorers: Pleau, Stordahl, Christiansen - Rantasila 2, J. Peltonen 2, Leimu, Harju, E. Peltonen.
– 0:1 (0:1, 0:0, 0:0)
30. March 1969 – Stockholm
Goalscorer: 18. Olsson.
Referees: Trumble (USA), Vaillancourt (CAN)
– 2:4 (1:1, 0:1, 1:2)
30. March 1969 – Stockholm
Goalscorers: Demarco, Heindl - Mikhailov 2, Romishevsky, Maltsev.
Pool A Statistics. Awards and Team Rosters
IIHF Awards| Best Goaltender |  Leif HolmqvistLeif Holmqvist Leif Erik "Honken" Holmqvist is a retired Swedish ice hockey goaltender. He is one of only three players to win the Golden Puck award twice, which he did while playing for AIK.... |
| Best Defenceman |  Jan SuchýJan Suchy Jan Suchý was an ice hockey player from Havlíčkův Brod, Czechoslovakia. He was sometimes referred to as the "European Bobby Orr."... |
| Best Forward | Ulf Sterner Ulf Sterner Ulf Ivar Erik "Uffe" Sterner is a Swedish retired ice hockey forward. He played in nine IIHF World Championships for Sweden, where the team won seven medals: one gold, five silver, and one bronze. He was also a member of the silver medal team at the 1964 Winter Olympics... |
All Stars
| Goal | Vladimír Dzurilla Vladimír Dzurilla Vladimír Dzurilla was a Slovak ice hockey goalkeeper playing for Czechoslovakia.... |
| Defence | Lennart Svedberg Lennart Svedberg Jan Lennart "Lill-Strimma" Svedberg was a Swedish ice hockey defenceman. He played for Timrå IK and Brynäs IF. He also played on the Swedish national team for six IIHF World Championships and the 1968 Winter Olympics... |
| Defence | Jan Suchý Jan Suchy Jan Suchý was an ice hockey player from Havlíčkův Brod, Czechoslovakia. He was sometimes referred to as the "European Bobby Orr."... |
| Left Wing |  Anatoli FirsovAnatoli Firsov Anatoli Vasilievich Firsov was a Russian ice hockey left wing and center, who competed internationally for the USSR. In the IIHF World Championships, he won the scoring title four times and was named the best forward three times... |
| Center | Ulf Sterner Ulf Sterner Ulf Ivar Erik "Uffe" Sterner is a Swedish retired ice hockey forward. He played in nine IIHF World Championships for Sweden, where the team won seven medals: one gold, five silver, and one bronze. He was also a member of the silver medal team at the 1964 Winter Olympics... |
| Right wing | Václav Nedomanský Vaclav Nedomansky Václav Nedomanský Václav Nedomanský Václav Nedomanský (born March 14, 1944 in Hodonín, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic), is a former hockey forward. He is best known as the first hockey player to defect to North America to play.-Playing in Czechoslovakia:... |
| LEADING SCORERS | Goals | Assists | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Anatoli Firsov Anatoli Firsov Anatoli Vasilievich Firsov was a Russian ice hockey left wing and center, who competed internationally for the USSR. In the IIHF World Championships, he won the scoring title four times and was named the best forward three times... |
10 | 4 | 14 |
| 2. | Boris Mikhailov Boris Mikhailov (ice hockey) Boris Petrovich Mikhailov is a former Soviet ice hockey player. He played for Kristall Saratov from 1962–65, Lokomotiv Moscow from 1965–67, and CSKA Moscow from 1967-1981... |
9 | 5 | 14 |
| 2. | Ulf Sterner Ulf Sterner Ulf Ivar Erik "Uffe" Sterner is a Swedish retired ice hockey forward. He played in nine IIHF World Championships for Sweden, where the team won seven medals: one gold, five silver, and one bronze. He was also a member of the silver medal team at the 1964 Winter Olympics... |
9 | 5 | 14 |
| 4. | Jaroslav Holík Jaroslav Holík Jaroslav Holík is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the Czechoslovak Extraliga for Dukla Jihlava. He won a bronze medal at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo... |
4 | 10 | 14 |
| 5. | Valeri Kharlamov |
6 | 7 | 13 |
1.
Goaltenders: Viktor Zinger, Viktor Puchkov.
Defencemen: Vitali Davydov, Igor Romishevsky, Alexander Ragulin, Vladimir Lutchenko, Yevgeni Paladiev, Viktor Kuzkin.
Forwards: Vladimir Vikulov, Alexander Maltsev, Anatoli Firsov, Boris Mikhailov, Vladimir Petrov, Valeri Kharlamov, Yevgeni Zimin, Viacheslav Starshinov, Alexander Yakushev, Yevgeni Mishakov, Vladimir Yurzinov.
Coaches: Arkady Chernyshev, Anatoli Tarasov
Anatoli Tarasov
Anatoli Vladimirovitch Tarasov was an ice hockey coach, styled by Encyclopædia Britannica "the father of Russian hockey", who established the Soviet Union as "the dominant force in international competition"...
.
2.
Goaltenders: Leif Holmqvist
Leif Holmqvist
Leif Erik "Honken" Holmqvist is a retired Swedish ice hockey goaltender. He is one of only three players to win the Golden Puck award twice, which he did while playing for AIK....
, Gunnar Bäckman.
Defencemen: Lennart Svedberg, Arne Carlsson, Bert-Olov Nordlander, Lars-Erik Sjöberg
Lars-Erik Sjoberg
Lars-Erik "Taxen" Sjöberg was a Swedish ice hockey defenceman. He played in Sweden from 1962 to 1974 ; and in North America for the Winnipeg Jets in the WHA and NHL from 1974–80.Sjöberg won the Golden Puck as the Swedish player...
, Nils Johansson, Kjell-Rune Milton.
Forwards: Stig-Göran Johansson, Stefan Karlsson, Tord Lundström
Tord Lundström
Tord Göte Lundstrom is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player and coach. He won the Swedish Championship nine times playing for Brynäs IF, he also played for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League ....
, Ulf Sterner
Ulf Sterner
Ulf Ivar Erik "Uffe" Sterner is a Swedish retired ice hockey forward. He played in nine IIHF World Championships for Sweden, where the team won seven medals: one gold, five silver, and one bronze. He was also a member of the silver medal team at the 1964 Winter Olympics...
, Lars-Göran Nilsson, Björn Palmqvist, Håkan Nygren, Mats Hysing, Dick Yderström, Roger Olsson, Leif Henriksson.
Coach: Arne Strömberg.
3.
Goaltenders: Vladimír Dzurilla, Miroslav Lacký.
Defencemen: Jan Suchý, Josef Horešovský, Oldřich Machač, František Pospíšil, Vladimír Bednář.
Forwards: František Ševčík, Jozef Golonka, Jaroslav Jiřík
Jaroslav Jirík
Jaroslav Jiřík was a Czech former professional ice hockey right winger. He became the first player that an Eastern Bloc country released to play in the National Hockey League when he appeared in three games with the St. Louis Blues in the 1969–70 season.Jiřík played seventeen seasons in the...
, Jan Hrbatý, Jaroslav Holík, Jiří Holík, Richard Farda, Václav Nedomanský
Vaclav Nedomansky
Václav Nedomanský Václav Nedomanský Václav Nedomanský (born March 14, 1944 in Hodonín, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic), is a former hockey forward. He is best known as the first hockey player to defect to North America to play.-Playing in Czechoslovakia:...
, Josef Černý, Jan Klapáč, Jan Havel, Josef Augusta.
Coaches: Jaroslav Pitner, Vladimír Kostka.
4.
Goaltenders: Wayne Stephenson
Wayne Stephenson
Wayne Frederick Stephenson was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He was born in Fort William, Ontario.-Playing career:...
, Steve Rexe.
Defencemen: Gary Begg, Terry O'Malley, Ken Stephanson
Ken Stephanson
Ken Stephanson is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 106 games in the World Hockey Association for the Winnipeg Jets and Ottawa Civics.-External links:...
, Jack Bownass
Jack Bownass
John "Jack" Bownass was a professional ice hockey player who played 80 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers. He was also a member of the Canadian National Hockey Team...
, Bob Murdoch, Ab DeMarco, Jr.
Ab DeMarco, Jr.
Albert Thomas "Ab" DeMarco, Jr. is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association during the 1970s. A skilled defender, he was noted for his shot, considered one of the hardest in the sport at the time...
Forwards: Gerry Pinder
Gerry Pinder
Allan Gerald "Mouse" Pinder is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 353 games in the World Hockey Association and 223 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Chicago Black Hawks, California Golden Seals, San Diego Mariners, Cleveland Crusaders, and Edmonton Oilers...
, Fran Huck
Fran Huck
Anthony Francis Huck is a retired ice hockey player. While Fran Huck played professionally in both the NHL and WHA his greatest contributions may have been representing Canada with the National Team program during years before NHL professionals were allowed to compete internationally...
, Morris Mott
Morris Mott
Morris Kenneth Mott is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 199 games in the National Hockey League...
, Richie Bayes, Terry Caffery
Terry Caffery
Terrance Michael Caffery is a retired a Canadian ice hockey forward, most notably with the New England Whalers of the World Hockey Association...
, Steve King
Steve King (ice hockey)
Steve King is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 136 games in the World Hockey Association for the Ottawa Nationals and Toronto Toros in 1972-74. Before turning professional he was a member of the Canadian national ice hockey team and participated in the 1969 World...
, Chuck Lefley
Chuck Lefley
Charles Thomas Lefley is a retired Canadian ice hockey forward.Lefley started his National Hockey League career with the Montreal Canadiens in 1971. Lefley would also play for the St. Louis Blues and would retire after the 1981 season...
, Roger Bourbonnais, Ted Hargreaves
Ted Hargreaves
Norman Edward Hargreaves was an amateur and professional hockey player, coach and teacher...
, Bill Heindl, Danny O'Shea
Coach: Jackie McLeod.
5.
Goaltenders: Urpo Ylönen, Lasse Kiili.
Defencemen: Seppo Lindström, Lalli Partinen, Juha Rantasila, Ilpo Koskela, Pekka Marjamäki.
Forwards: Lasse Oksanen, Juhani Wahlsten, Matti Keinonen, Esa Peltonen, Jorma Peltonen, Pekka Leimu, Lauri Mononen
Lauri Mononen
Lauri Mononen is a retired professional ice hockey winger.-External links:...
, Esa Isaksson, Juhani Jylhä, Veli-Pekka Ketola
Veli-Pekka Ketola
Veli-Pekka Ketola . He is a retired professional ice hockey player and coach.-Playing career:Veli-Pekka Ketola played in the Finnish League, World Hockey Association, and National Hockey League...
, Matti Harju, Kari Johansson.
Coaches: Gustav Bubnik and Seppo Liitsola.
6.
Goaltenders: Mike Curran
Mike Curran
Michael Vincent Curran is a retired ice hockey goaltender. He led the United States to a surprising silver medal at the 1972 Winter Olympics after representing the USA at the 1969,1970 and 1971 Ice Hockey World Championship...
, John Lothrop.
Defencemen: Bruce Riutta, Carl Lackey, Jim Branch, Bob Paradise
Bob Paradise
Robert Harvey Paradise is a retired American ice hockey defenseman who appeared in a total of 368 National Hockey League regular season games in 1971–79. He is a member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame....
, John Mayasich
John Mayasich
John Edward Mayasich is a former American ice hockey player. He was a member of the U.S. ice hockey team that won a silver medal at the 1956 Winter Olympics and a gold medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics....
.
Forwards: Ron Nasland, Paul Coppo, Larry Pleau
Larry Pleau
Lawrence Winslow Pleau is former senior vice president and General Manager of the St. Louis Blues. He is also a former NHL player and head coach.-High school and junior career:...
, Larry Stordahl, Bill Reichert, Gary Gambucci
Gary Gambucci
Gary Allan "Gubbio" Gambucci is a retired American ice hockey forward who appeared in a total of 51 National Hockey League regular season games with the Minnesota North Stars in 1971–74...
, Tim Sheehy, Keith Christiansen
Keith Christiansen
Keith "Huffer" Christiansen is a former professional ice hockey player who appeared in 138 World Hockey Association regular season games with the Minnesota Fighting Saints between 1972 and 1974...
, Pete Markle, Jerry Lackey, Larry Skime.
Coach: John Mayasich
John Mayasich
John Edward Mayasich is a former American ice hockey player. He was a member of the U.S. ice hockey team that won a silver medal at the 1956 Winter Olympics and a gold medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics....
(player-coach).
World Championship Group B (Yugoslavia)
| GDR | POL | YUG | GER | NOR | ROM | AUT | ITA | W | T | L | GF-GA | PTS | ||
| 7. | *** | 4:1 | 6:1 | 6:1 | 13:4 | 11:2 | 11:3 | 11:1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 62:13 | 14 | |
| 8. | 1:4 | *** | 4:1 | 3:2 | 5:1 | 4:2 | 9:1 | 5:2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 31:13 | 12 | |
| 9. | 1:6 | 1:4 | *** | 4:1 | 3:3 | 4:4 | 2:1 | 2:1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 17:20 | 8 | |
| 10. | 1:6 | 2:3 | 1:4 | *** | 5:0 | 6:2 | 8:0 | 5:1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 28:16 | 8 | |
| 11. | 4:13 | 1:5 | 3:3 | 0:5 | *** | 5:4 | 3:3 | 10:2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 26:35 | 6 | |
| 12. | 2:11 | 2:4 | 4:4 | 2:6 | 4:5 | *** | 5:4 | 5:2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 24:36 | 5 | |
| 13. | 3:11 | 1:9 | 1:2 | 0:8 | 3:3 | 4:5 | *** | 3:1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 15:39 | 3 | |
| 14. | 1:11 | 2:5 | 1:2 | 1:5 | 2:10 | 2:5 | 1:3 | *** | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10:41 | 0 | |
- East Germany and Poland were promoted to the 1970 Pool A tournament while Austria and Italy were demoted to Pool C.
– 4:2 (0:1, 2:0, 2:1)
28. February 1969 – Ljubljana
– 11:1 (2:0, 4:1, 5:0)
28. February 1969 – Ljubljana
– 3:3 (2:0, 1:2, 0:1)
28. February 1969 – Ljubljana
– 4:1 (1:1, 2:0, 1:0)
28. February 1969 – Ljubljana
– 13:4 (4:1, 5:0, 4:3)
1. March 1969 – Ljubljana
– 6:2 (2:2, 2:0, 2:0)
1. March 1969 – Ljubljana
– 2:1 (0:0, 2:0, 0:1)
2. March 1969 – Ljubljana
– 9:1 (2:0, 3:0, 4:1)
2. March 1969 – Ljubljana
– 11:2 (2:1, 4:1, 5:0)
3. March 1969 – Ljubljana
– 5:0 (0:0, 1:0, 4:0)
3. March 1969 – Ljubljana
– 5:2 (0:0, 2:1, 3:1)
3. March 1969 – Ljubljana
– 2:1 (0:0, 1:0, 1:1)
3. March 1969 – Ljubljana
– 5:4 (2:1, 3:1, 0:2)
4. March 1969 – Ljubljana
– 1:6 (0:1, 1:0, 0:5)
4. March 1969 – Ljubljana
– 3:1 (0:0, 2:0, 1:1)
5. March 1969 – Ljubljana
– 1:4 (1:2, 0:0, 0:2)
5. March 1969 – Ljubljana
– 11:3 (1:1, 7:1, 3:1)
6. March 1969 – Ljubljana
– 5:1 (4:0, 1:1, 0:0)
6. March 1969 – Ljubljana
– 5:1 (2:0, 1:1, 2:0)
6. March 1969 – Ljubljana
– 4:4 (0:1, 3:3, 1:0)
6. March 1969 – Ljubljana
– 3:3 (0:2, 2:0, 1:1)
8. March 1969 – Ljubljana
– 8:0 (2:0, 2:0, 4:0)
8. March 1969 – Ljubljana
– 5:2 (0:1, 0:0, 5:1)
8. March 1969 – Ljubljana
– 4:1 (2:1, 1:0, 1:0)
8. March 1969 – Ljubljana
– 10:2 (6:0, 3:2, 1:0)
9. March 1969 – Ljubljana
– 3:2 (1:0, 1:1, 1:1)
9. March 1969 – Ljubljana
– 5:4 (0:1, 2:3, 3:0)
9. March 1969 – Ljubljana
– 1:6 (0:1, 0:4, 1:1)
9. March 1969 – Ljubljana
World Championship Group C (Yugoslavia)
| JPN | SUI | HUN | NED | BUL | DEN | W | T | L | GF-GA | PTS | ||
| 15. | *** | 5:2 | 6:3 | 11:0 | 3:4 | 11:1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 36:10 | 8 | |
| 16. | 2:5 | *** | 11:1 | 8:0 | 11:1 | 9:0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 41:9 | 8 | |
| 17. | 3:6 | 1:11 | *** | 13:1 | 5:3 | 4:1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 26:22 | 6 | |
| 18. | 0:11 | 0:8 | 1:13 | *** | 7:5 | 4:3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12:40 | 4 | |
| 19. | 4:3 | 3:11 | 3:5 | 5:7 | *** | 4:2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 19:28 | 4 | |
| 20. | 1:11 | 0:9 | 1:4 | 3:4 | 2:4 | *** | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7:32 | 0 | |
- Japan, Switzerland and Hungary were promoted to the 1970 Pool B tournament.
– 3:4 (0:0, 2:2, 1:2)
24. February 1969 – Skopje
– 11:1 (3:0, 4:0, 4:1)
24. February 1969 – Skopje
– 4:3 (2:0, 0:2, 2:1)
24. February 1969 – Skopje
– 8:0 (2:0, 3:0, 3:0)
25. February 1969 – Skopje
– 5:3 (2:1, 2:2, 1:0)
26. February 1969 – Skopje
– 11:1 (1:1, 5:0, 5:0)
26. February 1969 – Skopje
– 7:5 (2:2, 4:1, 1:2)
27. February 1969 – Skopje
– 6:3 (0:1, 4:1, 2:1)
27. February 1969 – Skopje
– 9:0 (3:0, 5:0, 1:0)
27. February 1969 – Skopje
– 11:0 (5:0, 4:0, 2:0)
28. February 1969 – Skopje
– 4:1 (1:0, 1:1, 2:0)
1. March 1969 – Skopje
– 11:3 (5:0, 3:3, 3:0)
1. March 1969 – Skopje
– 4:2 (1:1, 3:1, 0:0)
2. March 1969 – Skopje
– 13:1 (5:0, 3:0, 5:1)
2. March 1969 – Skopje
– 5:2 (3:0, 1:2, 1:0)
2. March 1969 – Skopje