1971 World Ice Hockey Championships
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The 1971 World Ice Hockey Championships was the 38th edition of the Ice Hockey World Championships
, which also doubled as the 49th European ice hockey championships.
The Pool-A, Pool-B and Pool-C tournaments were hosted by the following nations:
A total of 22 nations participated in the tournaments. The Pool-A tournament featured the top six nations, playing a double round-robin tournament for the amateur world championship. Teams #7-#14 participated in the Pool-B tournament with the winner qualifying for the 1972 Pool-A championship while the
two last-place teams were demoted to the 1972 Pool-C tournament. The bottom eight teams participated in the Pool-C tournament with the top two
teams qualifying for the 1972 Pool-B tournament.
This was the last international tournament in which goaltenders did not have to wear face masks.
, Switzerland
from March 19 to April 3, 1971. The East German national ice hockey team
declined to participate. West Germany participated instead after beating Poland in two qualifying games arranged in November 1970 for the vacant slot.
- 6:3 (2:0, 3:2, 1:1)
8. November 1970 - Munich
- 4:4 (2:0, 2:0, 0:4)
12. November 1970 - Łódź
For the ninth straight year, the Soviet Union won the world championship, although Czechoslovakia won the 49th. European championship as the Czech opening loss against the Americans did not count in the European standings. Team USA was demoted to the 1972 Pool-B tournament.
– 1:5 (1:3, 0:1, 0:1)
19. March 1971 – Bern
Goalscorers: Nedomanský – Riutta 2, Konik, Patrick, Boucha.
Referees: Dahlberg (SWE), Ehrensperger (SUI)
– 11:2 (2:2, 3:0, 6:0)
19. March 1971 – Bern
Goalscorers: Mišakov 3, Petrov 2, Vikulov 2, Firsov, Malcev, Zimin, Martiňuk - Alois Schloder, Philipp.
– 2:4 (1:1, 1:1, 0:2)
20. March 1971 – Bern
Goalscorers: Boucha, Falkman - Wickberg 2, Sterner, Lindberg
– 3:4 (1:2, 1:1, 1:1)
20. March 1971 – Bern
Goalscorers: Hanig, Kuhn, Philipp – Oksanen 2, Ketola, Isaksson.
– 5:6 (1:2, 2:0, 2:4)
21. March 1971 – Bern
Goalscorers: Hlinka 3, Nedomanský, Panchártek – Lundström 2, Hammarström, Nilsson, Norlander, Sterner.
Referees: Bader (GER), Ehrensperger (SUI)
– 1:8 (1:1, 0:2, 0:5)
21. March 1971 – Bern
Goalscorers: Koskela - Malcev 2, Petrov 2, Davydov, Vikulov, Firsov, Michajlov.
– 9:1 (1:0, 3:1, 5:0)
22. March 1971 – Bern
Goalscorers: B. Šťastný 2, Kochta, Farda, Černý, Martinec, Horešovský, Jiří Holík, Pospíšil – Eimansberger.
Referees: Gagnon (USA), Sillankorva (FIN)
– 10:2 (1:0, 7:1, 2:1)
22. March 1971 – Bern
Goalscorers: Vikulov 2, Staršinov 2, Mišakov 2, Lutčenko, Firsov, Malcev, Charlamov – Sheehy, Christiansen.
– 2:7 (0:3, 1:2, 1:2)
23. March 1971 – Bern
Goalscorers: Alois Schloder, Philipp – Nordlander, Abrahamsson, Wickberg, Lundström, Lindberg, Stig-Göran Johansson, Hammarchtröm.
– 4:7 (0:2, 3:3, 1:2)
23. March 1971 – Bern
Goalscorers: Gambucci 2, McElmury, Patrick – Marjamäki, Esa Peltonen, Vehmanen, Linnonmaa, Lindström, Oksanen, Koskela.
– 1:1 (1:0, 0:0, 0:1)
24. March 1971 – Bern
Goalscorers: Ketola – Nordlander.
– 3:3 (1:1, 1:1, 1:1)
24. March 1971 – Bern
Goalscorers: Novák, Nedomanský, Kochta – Martyňuk, Firsov, Petrov.
Referees: Wycsik (POL), Ehrensperger (SUI)
– 2:7 (0:2, 1:3, 1:2)
25. March 1971 – Bern
Goalscorers: Christiansen, Boucha – Hofherr 2, Philipp 2, Völk, Hanig, Kuhn.
– 0:8 (0:4, 0:1, 0:3)
26. March 1971 – Bern
Goalscorers: Firsov 4, Michajlov 2, Petrov, Martiňuk.
– 5:0 (0:0, 3:0, 2:0)
26. March 1971 – Bern
Goalscorers: Farda, Novák, Nedomanský, Kochta, Jiří Holík.
Referees: Bader (GER), Dämmerich (GDR)
– 5:0 (0:0, 3:0, 2:0)
27. March 1971 – Ženeva
Goalscorers: Černý, Pospíšil, Bubla, Novák, Farda.
Referees: Karandin (URS), Gerber (SUI)
– 2:12 (1:1, 0:7, 1:4)
27. March 1971 – Ženeva
Goalscorers: Alois Schloder, Modes – Lutčenko, Vikulov, Malcev 2, Firsov, Charlamov 2, Michajlov, Zimin, Šadrin 3.
– 4:3 (1:0, 1:3, 2:0)
28. March 1971 – Ženeva
Goalscorers: Lundström 2, Nilsson, Palmqvist – Gambucci 2, Boucha.
– 7:2 (3:0, 0:1, 4:1)
28. March 1971 – Ženeva
Goalscorers: Repo, Järn, Erkki Mononen, Murto, Lauri Mononen, Marjamäki, Vehmanen – Bernd Kuhn, Egger.
– 10:1 (5:1, 1:0, 4:0)
29. March 1971 – Geneva
Goalscorers: Malcev 2, Michajlov, Petrov, Martiňuk, Staršinov, Ragulin, Firsov, Šadrin 2 – Koskela.
– 3:1 (1:0, 1:0, 1:1)
29. March 1971 – Geneva
Goalscorers: Černý, Suchý, Kochta – Bergman.
Referees: Karandin (URS), Ehrenberger (SUI)
– 4:0 (1:0, 1:0, 2:0)
30. March 1971 – Ženeva
Goalscorers: Černý 2, Nedomanský, Martinec.
Referees: Sillankorva (FIN), Gerber (SUI)
– 5:7 (1:1, 2:5, 2:1)
30. March 1971 – Ženeva
Goalscorers: Gambucci 2, Christiansen, Mellor, Boucha – Romiševskij, Malcev, Kuzkin, Michajlov, Martiňuk, Šadrin, Mišakov.
– 1:2 (1:0, 0:2, 0:0)
31. March 1971 – Ženeva
Goalscorers: Palmqvist – Schneitberger, Hanig.
– 7:3 (1:1, 3:1, 3:1)
31. March 1971 – Ženeva
Goalscorers: Ketola 3, Koskela 2, Luojola, Oksanen - D.Ross, McElmury, Boucha.
– 2:1 (0:0, 2:0, 0:1)
1. April 1971 - Ženeva
Goalscorers: Svedberg, Pettersson – Koskela.
– 5:2 (1:1, 1:1, 3:0)
1. April 1971 - Ženeva
Goalscorers: Nedomanský, Suchý, Horešovský, B. Šťastný, Farda – Malcev, Charlamov.
Referees: Wycisk (POL), Ehrensperger (SUI)
– 1:5 (0:1, 0:4, 1:0)
2. April 1971 – Ženeva
Goalscorers: Hofherr – Gambucci, Patrick, Boucha, Ahearn, Christiansen.
– 4:2 (2:1, 1:1, 1:0)
3. April 1971 – Ženeva
Goalscorers: Nedomanský 2, B. Šťastný, Hlinka – Murto, Linnonmaa.
Referees: Wycisk (POL), Ehrensperger (SUI)
– 6:3 (2:1, 0:2, 4:0)
3. April 1971 – Ženeva
Goalscorers: Firsov, Petrov, Michajlov, Lutčenko, Charlamov, Kuzkin – Håkan Wickberg, Tord Lundström, Håkan Pettersson.
IIHF Tournament All Star Team
1.
Goalkeepers: Viktor Konovalenko, Vladislav Tretiak.
Defencemen: Vladimir Lutčenko, Alexandr Ragulin, Vitalij Davidov, Viktor Kuzkin, Igor Romiševskij, Jurij Ljapkin.
Forwards: Boris Michajlov, Vladimir Petrov, Valerij Charlamov, Vladimir Vikulov, Alexandr Malcev, Anatolij Firsov, Alexandr Martyňuk, Jevgenij Mišakov, Vjačeslav Staršinov, Vladimir Šadrin, Gennadij Cygankov, Jevgenij Zimin.
Coaches: Arkadij Černyšev, Anatolij Tarasov.
2.
Goalkeepers: Jiří Holeček, Marcel Sakač.
Defencemen: Jan Suchý, František Pospíšil, Oldřich Machač, František Panchártek, Josef Horešovský, Rudolf Tajcnár, Jiří Bubla
.
Forwards: Jan Havel, Václav Nedomanský
, Jiří Holík, Eduard Novák, Richard Farda
, Josef Černý, Vladimír Martinec
, Ivan Hlinka
, Bohuslav Šťastný, Jiří Kochta, Bedřich Brunclík.
Coaches: Jaroslav Pitner, Vladimír Kostka.
3.
Goalkeepers: Christer Abrahamsson
, Leif Holmqvist
, William Löfqvist.
Defencemen: Arne Carlsson, Lennart Svedberg, Thommy Abrahamsson
, Bert-Ola Nordlander, Thommie Bergman
, Kjell-Rune Milton, Gunnar Andersson.
Forwards: Inge Hammarström
, Stig-Göran Johansson, Stefan Karlsson, Hans Lindberg, Tord Lundström
, Lars-Göran Nilsson, Håkan Nygren, Björn Palmqvist, Håkan Pettersson, Ulf Sterner
, Håkan Wickberg.
Coach: Arne Strömberg
.
4.
Goalkeepers: Urpo Ylönen, Jorma Valtonen.
Defencemen: Ilpo Koskela, Seppo Lindström, Hannu Luojola, Heikki Järn, Pekka Marjamäki, Jauko Öystilä.
Forwards: Lauri Mononen
, Erkki Mononen, Seppo Repo
, Esa Isaksson, Jorma Vehmanen, Lasse Oksanen, Tommi Salmelainen, Veli-Pekka Ketola
, Harri Linnonmaa, Matti Murto, Esa Peltonen, Juhani Tamminen
.
Coaches: Seppo Liitsola, Matias Helenius.
5.
Goalkeepers: Anton Kehle, Josef Schramm.
Defencemen: Hans Schichti, Rudolf Thanner, Josef Völk, Paul Langer, Otto Schneidberger, Riedmeier, Modes.
Forwards: Alois Schloder, Gustav Hanig, Bernd Kuhn, Anton Hofherr, Rainer Phillip, Lorenz Funk, Johann Eimannsberger, F. Hofherr, Karl-Heinz Egger, Heinz Weisenbach, Ego.
Coach: Gerhard Kiessling.
6.
Goalkeepers: Carl Wetzel
, Mike Curran
, Dick Tomasoni.
Defencemen: George Konik
, Jim McElmury
, Don Ross, Bruce Riutta, Tom Mellor
, Dick McGlynn
.
Forwards: Henry Boucha
, Gary Gambucci
, Craig Patrick
, Craig Falkman
, Keith Christiansen
, Tim Sheehy, Leonard Lilyholm
, Kevin Ahearn
, Bob Lindberg, Paul Schilling, Pete Fichuk, Richard Toomey.
Coach: Murray Williamson
.
– 6:3 (2:0, 2:1, 2:2)
5. March 1971 – Bern
– 6:2 (2:0, 2:1, 2:1)
5. March 1971 – Bern
– 9:4 (0:1, 4:1, 5:2)
5. March 1971 – Bern
– 4:1 (2:0, 1:0, 1:1)
5. March 1971 – Lyss
– 3:1 (2:0, 1:1, 0:0)
6. March 1971 – Bern
– 4:4 (1:0, 0:2, 3:2)
6. March 1971 – Bern
– 3:2 (0:1, 2:0, 1:1)
6. March 1971 – Lyss
– 7:4 (3:0, 1:4, 3:0)
7. March 1971 – Bern
– 7:2 (2:1, 3:1, 2:0)
8. March 1971 – Bern
– 6:2 (2:0, 2:0, 2:2)
8. March 1971 – Geneva
– 5:3 (2:1, 1:1, 2:1)
8. March 1971 – Bern
– 4:4 (2:0, 1:3, 1:1)
8. March 1971 – La Chaux-de-Fonds
– 11:0 (5:0, 1:0, 5:0)
9. March 1971 – Bern
– 7:2 (1:0, 5:0, 1:2)
9. March 1971 – Geneva
– 8:5 (0:1, 3:2, 5:2)
9. March 1971 – La Chaux-de-Fonds
– 6:4 (2:0, 1:2, 3:2)
10. March 1971 – Lyss
– 11:3 (3:1, 5:1, 3:1)
11. March 1971 – Lyss
– 4:4 (2:2, 1:1, 1:1)
11. March 1971 – Bern
– 8:1 (0:0, 5:0, 3:1)
11. March 1971 – Bern
– 4:1 (1:0, 3:0, 0:1)
11. March 1971 – La Chaux-de-Fonds
– 10:6 (5:1, 0:3, 5:2)
13. March 1971 – La Chaux-de-Fonds
– 4:0 (1:0, 0:0, 3:0)
13. March 1971 – Bern
– 6:0 (1:0, 1:0, 4:0)
13. March 1971 – Geneva
– 3:1 (2:0, 0:1, 1:0)
13. March 1971 – Bern
– 7:6 (1:2, 5:0, 1:4)
14. March 1971 – Bern
– 3:2 (0:0, 2:0, 1:2)
14. March 1971 – Geneva
– 8:4 (1:0, 4:2, 3:2)
14. March 1971 – La Chaux-de-Fonds
– 5:0 (2:0, 2:0, 1:0)
14. March 1971 – Lyss
– 7:6 (1:0, 4:2, 2:4)
26. February 1971 – Nijmegen
– 1:7 (0:0, 1:2, 0:5)
26. February 1971 – Utrecht
– 18:2 (8:0, 4:0, 6:2)
26. February 1971 – Eindhoven
- 3:1 (2:0, 0:0, 1:1)
26. February 1971 – Tilburg
– 1:6 (0:0, 0:2, 1:4)
27. February 1971 – Rotterdam
– 1:18 (0:7, 0:7, 1:4)
27. February 1971 – Utrecht
– 7:6 (3:1, 1:2, 3:3)
27. February 1971 – Tilburg
– 0:7 (0:4, 0:1, 0:2)
27. February 1971 – Geleen
- 2:1 (0:1, 0:0, 2:0)
1. March 1971 - Tilburg
– 3:3 (3:1, 0:0, 0:2)
1. March 1971 - Eindhoven
- 21:1 (8:0, 5:0, 8:1)
1. March 1971 - Rotterdam
– 4:7 (0:3, 3:1, 1:3)
1. March 1971 – s-Hertogenbosch
– 5:4 (1:2, 3:2, 1:0)
2. March 1971 – Nijmegen
– 4:8 (2:3, 0:2, 2:3)
2. March 1971 – Rotterdam
– 2:12 (1:2, 1:6, 0:4)
2. March 1971 – Utrecht
– 18:0 (5:0, 8:0, 5:0)
2. March 1971 – Eindhoven
– 6:4 (0:1, 4:3, 2:0)
4. March 1971 – Groningen
- 5:4 (0:2, 3:1, 2:1)
4. March 1971 – Heerenveen
– 31:1 (9:1, 9:0, 13:0)
4. March 1971 – s-Hertogenbosch
– 2:10 (2:4, 0:5, 0:1)
4. March 1971 – Tilburg
- 5:5 (2:1, 1:2, 2:2)
5. March 1971 – Heerenveen
– 21:0 (7:0, 7:0, 7:0)
5. March 1971 – Tilburg
– 1:5 (0:3, 0:1, 1:1)
5. March 1971 – Groningen
– 3:4 (0:1, 1:1, 2:2)
5. March 1971 – Rotterdam
– 11:1 (4:0, 4:0, 4:1)
7. March 1971 – Rotterdam
– 0:2 (0:1, 0:0, 0:1)
7. March 1971 – Eindhoven
– 11:2 (3:0, 4:1, 4:1)
7. March 1971 – Geleen
– 2:9 (1:4, 0:3, 1:2)
7. March 1971 – Utrecht
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 49th European ice hockey championships.
The Pool-A, Pool-B and Pool-C tournaments were hosted by the following nations:
- Pool A in SwitzerlandSwitzerlandSwitzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
(Bern and GenevaGenevaGeneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
), 19 March - 3 April 1971 - Pool B in SwitzerlandSwitzerlandSwitzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
(Bern, GenevaGenevaGeneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
, La Chaux-de-FondsLa Chaux-de-FondsLa Chaux-de-Fonds is a Swiss city of the district of La Chaux-de-Fonds in the canton of Neuchâtel. It is located in the Jura mountains at an altitude of 1000 m, a few kilometres from the French border. After Geneva and Lausanne, it is the third largest city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of...
and LyssLyssLyss is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2011, the former municipality of Busswil bei Büren was merged with Lyss.-Geography:...
), 5 - 14 March 1971 - Pool C in the NetherlandsNetherlandsThe Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, 26 February - 7 March 1971
A total of 22 nations participated in the tournaments. The Pool-A tournament featured the top six nations, playing a double round-robin tournament for the amateur world championship. Teams #7-#14 participated in the Pool-B tournament with the winner qualifying for the 1972 Pool-A championship while the
two last-place teams were demoted to the 1972 Pool-C tournament. The bottom eight teams participated in the Pool-C tournament with the top two
teams qualifying for the 1972 Pool-B tournament.
This was the last international tournament in which goaltenders did not have to wear face masks.
Qualifying Round (A/B)
The Pool-A tournament was held in Bern and GenevaGeneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
from March 19 to April 3, 1971. The East German national ice hockey team
East German national ice hockey team
The East German national men's ice hockey team was a national ice hockey team created in 1951 to represent the German Democratic Republic . The team competed in many international competitions, including several in which they competed with the top teams for medals, but managed to win only the...
declined to participate. West Germany participated instead after beating Poland in two qualifying games arranged in November 1970 for the vacant slot.
- 6:3 (2:0, 3:2, 1:1)
8. November 1970 - Munich
- 4:4 (2:0, 2:0, 0:4)
12. November 1970 - Łódź
World Championship Group A (Switzerland)
| 38. | World Championships | URS | TCH | SWE | FIN | GER | USA | W | T | L | GF-GA | Pts. |
| 1. | *** | 3:3* | 8:0* | 8:1* | 11:2* | 10:2* | 8 | 1 | 1 | 77:24 | 17 | |
| 2. | 5:2 | *** | 5:6* | 5:0* | 9:1* | 1:5* | 7 | 1 | 2 | 44:20 | 15 | |
| 3. | 3:6 | 1:3 | *** | 1:1* | 7:2* | 4:2* | 5 | 1 | 4 | 29:33 | 11 | |
| 4. | 1:10 | 2:4 | 1:2 | *** | 4:3* | 7:4* | 4 | 1 | 5 | 31:42 | 9 | |
| 5. | 2:12 | 0:4 | 2:1 | 2:7 | *** | 7:2* | 2 | 0 | 8 | 22:62 | 4 | |
| 6. | 5:7 | 0:5 | 3:4 | 3:7 | 5:1 | *** | 2 | 0 | 8 | 31:53 | 4 | |
For the ninth straight year, the Soviet Union won the world championship, although Czechoslovakia won the 49th. European championship as the Czech opening loss against the Americans did not count in the European standings. Team USA was demoted to the 1972 Pool-B tournament.
| 49. | European Championships | URS | TCH | SWE | FIN | GER | W | T | L | GF-GA | Pts. |
| 1. | *** | 5:2* | 5:6* | 5:0* | 9:1* | 6 | 1 | 1 | 38:15 | 13 | |
| 2. | 3:3 | *** | 8:0* | 8:1* | 11:2* | 6 | 1 | 1 | 60:17 | 13 | |
| 3. | 3:6 | 1:3 | *** | 1:1* | 7:2* | 3 | 1 | 4 | 21:28 | 7 | |
| 4. | 1:10 | 2:4 | 1:2 | *** | 4:3* | 2 | 1 | 5 | 17:35 | 5 | |
| 5. | 2:12 | 0:4 | 2:1 | 2:7 | *** | 1 | 0 | 7 | 14:55 | 2 | |
– 1:5 (1:3, 0:1, 0:1)
19. March 1971 – Bern
Goalscorers: Nedomanský – Riutta 2, Konik, Patrick, Boucha.
Referees: Dahlberg (SWE), Ehrensperger (SUI)
– 11:2 (2:2, 3:0, 6:0)
19. March 1971 – Bern
Goalscorers: Mišakov 3, Petrov 2, Vikulov 2, Firsov, Malcev, Zimin, Martiňuk - Alois Schloder, Philipp.
– 2:4 (1:1, 1:1, 0:2)
20. March 1971 – Bern
Goalscorers: Boucha, Falkman - Wickberg 2, Sterner, Lindberg
– 3:4 (1:2, 1:1, 1:1)
20. March 1971 – Bern
Goalscorers: Hanig, Kuhn, Philipp – Oksanen 2, Ketola, Isaksson.
– 5:6 (1:2, 2:0, 2:4)
21. March 1971 – Bern
Goalscorers: Hlinka 3, Nedomanský, Panchártek – Lundström 2, Hammarström, Nilsson, Norlander, Sterner.
Referees: Bader (GER), Ehrensperger (SUI)
– 1:8 (1:1, 0:2, 0:5)
21. March 1971 – Bern
Goalscorers: Koskela - Malcev 2, Petrov 2, Davydov, Vikulov, Firsov, Michajlov.
– 9:1 (1:0, 3:1, 5:0)
22. March 1971 – Bern
Goalscorers: B. Šťastný 2, Kochta, Farda, Černý, Martinec, Horešovský, Jiří Holík, Pospíšil – Eimansberger.
Referees: Gagnon (USA), Sillankorva (FIN)
– 10:2 (1:0, 7:1, 2:1)
22. March 1971 – Bern
Goalscorers: Vikulov 2, Staršinov 2, Mišakov 2, Lutčenko, Firsov, Malcev, Charlamov – Sheehy, Christiansen.
– 2:7 (0:3, 1:2, 1:2)
23. March 1971 – Bern
Goalscorers: Alois Schloder, Philipp – Nordlander, Abrahamsson, Wickberg, Lundström, Lindberg, Stig-Göran Johansson, Hammarchtröm.
– 4:7 (0:2, 3:3, 1:2)
23. March 1971 – Bern
Goalscorers: Gambucci 2, McElmury, Patrick – Marjamäki, Esa Peltonen, Vehmanen, Linnonmaa, Lindström, Oksanen, Koskela.
– 1:1 (1:0, 0:0, 0:1)
24. March 1971 – Bern
Goalscorers: Ketola – Nordlander.
– 3:3 (1:1, 1:1, 1:1)
24. March 1971 – Bern
Goalscorers: Novák, Nedomanský, Kochta – Martyňuk, Firsov, Petrov.
Referees: Wycsik (POL), Ehrensperger (SUI)
– 2:7 (0:2, 1:3, 1:2)
25. March 1971 – Bern
Goalscorers: Christiansen, Boucha – Hofherr 2, Philipp 2, Völk, Hanig, Kuhn.
– 0:8 (0:4, 0:1, 0:3)
26. March 1971 – Bern
Goalscorers: Firsov 4, Michajlov 2, Petrov, Martiňuk.
– 5:0 (0:0, 3:0, 2:0)
26. March 1971 – Bern
Goalscorers: Farda, Novák, Nedomanský, Kochta, Jiří Holík.
Referees: Bader (GER), Dämmerich (GDR)
– 5:0 (0:0, 3:0, 2:0)
27. March 1971 – Ženeva
Goalscorers: Černý, Pospíšil, Bubla, Novák, Farda.
Referees: Karandin (URS), Gerber (SUI)
– 2:12 (1:1, 0:7, 1:4)
27. March 1971 – Ženeva
Goalscorers: Alois Schloder, Modes – Lutčenko, Vikulov, Malcev 2, Firsov, Charlamov 2, Michajlov, Zimin, Šadrin 3.
– 4:3 (1:0, 1:3, 2:0)
28. March 1971 – Ženeva
Goalscorers: Lundström 2, Nilsson, Palmqvist – Gambucci 2, Boucha.
– 7:2 (3:0, 0:1, 4:1)
28. March 1971 – Ženeva
Goalscorers: Repo, Järn, Erkki Mononen, Murto, Lauri Mononen, Marjamäki, Vehmanen – Bernd Kuhn, Egger.
– 10:1 (5:1, 1:0, 4:0)
29. March 1971 – Geneva
Goalscorers: Malcev 2, Michajlov, Petrov, Martiňuk, Staršinov, Ragulin, Firsov, Šadrin 2 – Koskela.
– 3:1 (1:0, 1:0, 1:1)
29. March 1971 – Geneva
Goalscorers: Černý, Suchý, Kochta – Bergman.
Referees: Karandin (URS), Ehrenberger (SUI)
– 4:0 (1:0, 1:0, 2:0)
30. March 1971 – Ženeva
Goalscorers: Černý 2, Nedomanský, Martinec.
Referees: Sillankorva (FIN), Gerber (SUI)
– 5:7 (1:1, 2:5, 2:1)
30. March 1971 – Ženeva
Goalscorers: Gambucci 2, Christiansen, Mellor, Boucha – Romiševskij, Malcev, Kuzkin, Michajlov, Martiňuk, Šadrin, Mišakov.
– 1:2 (1:0, 0:2, 0:0)
31. March 1971 – Ženeva
Goalscorers: Palmqvist – Schneitberger, Hanig.
– 7:3 (1:1, 3:1, 3:1)
31. March 1971 – Ženeva
Goalscorers: Ketola 3, Koskela 2, Luojola, Oksanen - D.Ross, McElmury, Boucha.
– 2:1 (0:0, 2:0, 0:1)
1. April 1971 - Ženeva
Goalscorers: Svedberg, Pettersson – Koskela.
– 5:2 (1:1, 1:1, 3:0)
1. April 1971 - Ženeva
Goalscorers: Nedomanský, Suchý, Horešovský, B. Šťastný, Farda – Malcev, Charlamov.
Referees: Wycisk (POL), Ehrensperger (SUI)
– 1:5 (0:1, 0:4, 1:0)
2. April 1971 – Ženeva
Goalscorers: Hofherr – Gambucci, Patrick, Boucha, Ahearn, Christiansen.
– 4:2 (2:1, 1:1, 1:0)
3. April 1971 – Ženeva
Goalscorers: Nedomanský 2, B. Šťastný, Hlinka – Murto, Linnonmaa.
Referees: Wycisk (POL), Ehrensperger (SUI)
– 6:3 (2:1, 0:2, 4:0)
3. April 1971 – Ženeva
Goalscorers: Firsov, Petrov, Michajlov, Lutčenko, Charlamov, Kuzkin – Håkan Wickberg, Tord Lundström, Håkan Pettersson.
Pool-A Statistics and Team Rosters
| Scoring Leaders | Goals | Assists | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  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... |
10 | 9 | 19 |
| 2. | Valeri Kharlamov |
5 | 12 | 17 |
| 3. | Alexander Maltsev |
10 | 6 | 16 |
| 4. | Vladimir Petrov Vladimir Vladimirovich Petrov Vladimir Vladimirovich Petrov is a Soviet ice hockey player, two times Olympic Champion , who is currently retired.... |
8 | 3 | 11 |
| 5. | 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... |
7 | 3 | 10 |
| 5. |  Gary GambucciGary 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... |
7 | 3 | 10 |
| Best Goaltender |  Jiří HolečekJirí Holecek Jiří Holeček is a retired ice hockey goaltender who played in the Czechoslovak Elite League from 1964 to 1979, and on the Czechoslovak national team for many years.... |
| Best Defencemen | 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."...  Ilpo KoskelaIlpo Koskela Ilpo Kaarlo Koskela was a professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Reipas Lahti, Jokerit, and Kiekkoreipas Lahti. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1989.... |
| Best Forward | 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... |
IIHF Tournament All Star Team
| Goal | Jiří Holeček Jirí Holecek Jiří Holeček is a retired ice hockey goaltender who played in the Czechoslovak Elite League from 1964 to 1979, and on the Czechoslovak national team for many years.... |
| Defence | Ilpo Koskela Ilpo Koskela Ilpo Kaarlo Koskela was a professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Reipas Lahti, Jokerit, and Kiekkoreipas Lahti. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1989.... |
| 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 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... |
| Center | Alexander Maltsev |
| Right Wing | Vladimir 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... |
1.
Goalkeepers: Viktor Konovalenko, Vladislav Tretiak.
Defencemen: Vladimir Lutčenko, Alexandr Ragulin, Vitalij Davidov, Viktor Kuzkin, Igor Romiševskij, Jurij Ljapkin.
Forwards: Boris Michajlov, Vladimir Petrov, Valerij Charlamov, Vladimir Vikulov, Alexandr Malcev, Anatolij Firsov, Alexandr Martyňuk, Jevgenij Mišakov, Vjačeslav Staršinov, Vladimir Šadrin, Gennadij Cygankov, Jevgenij Zimin.
Coaches: Arkadij Černyšev, Anatolij Tarasov.
2.
Goalkeepers: Jiří Holeček, Marcel Sakač.
Defencemen: Jan Suchý, František Pospíšil, Oldřich Machač, František Panchártek, Josef Horešovský, Rudolf Tajcnár, Jiří Bubla
Jirí Bubla
Jiří Bubla is a retired Czech ice hockey defenceman.Bubla played his entire National Hockey League career with the Vancouver Canucks, beginning in 1982. He retired after the 1985–86 season...
.
Forwards: Jan Havel, 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:...
, Jiří Holík, Eduard Novák, Richard Farda
Richard Farda
Richard Farda is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the Czechoslovak Extraliga and World Hockey Association. He played for HC Brno, Toronto Toros, and Birmingham Bulls. He won a bronze medal at the 1972 Winter Olympics.-External links:...
, Josef Černý, Vladimír Martinec
Vladimir Martinec
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, Ivan Hlinka
Ivan Hlinka
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, Bohuslav Šťastný, Jiří Kochta, Bedřich Brunclík.
Coaches: Jaroslav Pitner, Vladimír Kostka.
3.
Goalkeepers: Christer Abrahamsson
Christer Abrahamsson
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, 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....
, William Löfqvist.
Defencemen: Arne Carlsson, Lennart Svedberg, Thommy Abrahamsson
Thommy Abrahamsson
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, Bert-Ola Nordlander, Thommie Bergman
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, Kjell-Rune Milton, Gunnar Andersson.
Forwards: Inge Hammarström
Inge Hammarström
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, Stig-Göran Johansson, Stefan Karlsson, Hans Lindberg, Tord Lundström
Tord Lundström
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, Lars-Göran Nilsson, Håkan Nygren, Björn Palmqvist, Håkan Pettersson, 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...
, Håkan Wickberg.
Coach: Arne Strömberg
Arne Strömberg
Arne Strömberg was a Swedish ice hockey coach. He coached the Sweden national men's ice hockey team and several Swedish hockey clubs during his career....
.
4.
Goalkeepers: Urpo Ylönen, Jorma Valtonen.
Defencemen: Ilpo Koskela, Seppo Lindström, Hannu Luojola, Heikki Järn, Pekka Marjamäki, Jauko Öystilä.
Forwards: Lauri Mononen
Lauri Mononen
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, Erkki Mononen, Seppo Repo
Seppo Repo
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, Esa Isaksson, Jorma Vehmanen, Lasse Oksanen, Tommi Salmelainen, Veli-Pekka Ketola
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, Harri Linnonmaa, Matti Murto, Esa Peltonen, Juhani Tamminen
Juhani Tamminen
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.
Coaches: Seppo Liitsola, Matias Helenius.
5.
Goalkeepers: Anton Kehle, Josef Schramm.
Defencemen: Hans Schichti, Rudolf Thanner, Josef Völk, Paul Langer, Otto Schneidberger, Riedmeier, Modes.
Forwards: Alois Schloder, Gustav Hanig, Bernd Kuhn, Anton Hofherr, Rainer Phillip, Lorenz Funk, Johann Eimannsberger, F. Hofherr, Karl-Heinz Egger, Heinz Weisenbach, Ego.
Coach: Gerhard Kiessling.
6.
Goalkeepers: Carl Wetzel
Carl Wetzel
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, Mike Curran
Mike Curran
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, Dick Tomasoni.
Defencemen: George Konik
George Konik
George Samuel Konik is a retired professional ice hockey player. Konik was a star on the University of Denver hockey team which won the NCAA hockey championship in 1960 and 1961...
, Jim McElmury
Jim McElmury
James Donald McElmury is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 180 games in the National Hockey League between 1972 and 1978....
, Don Ross, Bruce Riutta, Tom Mellor
Tom Mellor
Thomas Robert Mellor is a retired American professional ice hockey defenseman.Mellor was drafted 68th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in 1970 NHL Amateur Draft and played 26 regular season games in the National Hockey League for Detroit between 1973 and 1975...
, Dick McGlynn
Dick McGlynn
Richard Anthony "Dick" McGlynn is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 30 regular season games in the World Hockey Association for the Chicago Cougars in 1972-73...
.
Forwards: Henry Boucha
Henry Boucha
Henry Charles Boucha is a retired American professional ice hockey centerman who played 247 games over 6 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings, Minnesota North Stars, Kansas City Scouts and Colorado Rockies whose career was cut short by eye injury...
, Gary Gambucci
Gary Gambucci
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, Craig Patrick
Craig Patrick
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, Craig Falkman
Craig Falkman
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, Keith Christiansen
Keith Christiansen
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, Tim Sheehy, Leonard Lilyholm
Leonard Lilyholm
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, Kevin Ahearn
Kevin Ahearn
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, Bob Lindberg, Paul Schilling, Pete Fichuk, Richard Toomey.
Coach: Murray Williamson
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World Championship Group B (Switzerland)
| SUI | POL | GDR | NOR | JPN | YUG | AUT | ITA | W | T | L | GF-GA | pts. | ||
| 7. | *** | 4:4 | 3:1 | 3:2 | 4:1 | 8:5 | 4:1 | 5:0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 31:14 | 13 | |
| 8. | 4:4 | *** | 7:4 | 8:1 | 4:6 | 4:0 | 3:2 | 6:2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 36:19 | 11 | |
| 9. | 1:3 | 4:7 | *** | 8:4 | 9:4 | 5:3 | 11:3 | 11:0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 49:24 | 10 | |
| 10. | 2:3 | 1:8 | 4:8 | *** | 10:6 | 6:3 | 7:2 | 7:2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 37:32 | 8 | |
| 11. | 1:4 | 6:4 | 4:9 | 6:10 | *** | 6:7 | 6:2 | 4:4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 33:40 | 5 | |
| 12. | 5:8 | 0:4 | 3:5 | 3:6 | 7:6 | *** | 3:1 | 4:4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 25:34 | 5 | |
| 13. | 1:4 | 2:3 | 3:11 | 2:7 | 2:6 | 1:3 | *** | 6:0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 17:34 | 2 | |
| 14. | 0:5 | 2:6 | 0:11 | 2:7 | 4:4 | 4:4 | 0:6 | *** | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12:43 | 2 | |
- Switzerland qualify for 1972 Pool-A championship tournament; Austria and Italy demoted to 1972 Pool-C tournament.
– 6:3 (2:0, 2:1, 2:2)
5. March 1971 – Bern
– 6:2 (2:0, 2:1, 2:1)
5. March 1971 – Bern
– 9:4 (0:1, 4:1, 5:2)
5. March 1971 – Bern
– 4:1 (2:0, 1:0, 1:1)
5. March 1971 – Lyss
– 3:1 (2:0, 1:1, 0:0)
6. March 1971 – Bern
– 4:4 (1:0, 0:2, 3:2)
6. March 1971 – Bern
– 3:2 (0:1, 2:0, 1:1)
6. March 1971 – Lyss
– 7:4 (3:0, 1:4, 3:0)
7. March 1971 – Bern
– 7:2 (2:1, 3:1, 2:0)
8. March 1971 – Bern
– 6:2 (2:0, 2:0, 2:2)
8. March 1971 – Geneva
– 5:3 (2:1, 1:1, 2:1)
8. March 1971 – Bern
– 4:4 (2:0, 1:3, 1:1)
8. March 1971 – La Chaux-de-Fonds
– 11:0 (5:0, 1:0, 5:0)
9. March 1971 – Bern
– 7:2 (1:0, 5:0, 1:2)
9. March 1971 – Geneva
– 8:5 (0:1, 3:2, 5:2)
9. March 1971 – La Chaux-de-Fonds
– 6:4 (2:0, 1:2, 3:2)
10. March 1971 – Lyss
– 11:3 (3:1, 5:1, 3:1)
11. March 1971 – Lyss
– 4:4 (2:2, 1:1, 1:1)
11. March 1971 – Bern
– 8:1 (0:0, 5:0, 3:1)
11. March 1971 – Bern
– 4:1 (1:0, 3:0, 0:1)
11. March 1971 – La Chaux-de-Fonds
– 10:6 (5:1, 0:3, 5:2)
13. March 1971 – La Chaux-de-Fonds
– 4:0 (1:0, 0:0, 3:0)
13. March 1971 – Bern
– 6:0 (1:0, 1:0, 4:0)
13. March 1971 – Geneva
– 3:1 (2:0, 0:1, 1:0)
13. March 1971 – Bern
– 7:6 (1:2, 5:0, 1:4)
14. March 1971 – Bern
– 3:2 (0:0, 2:0, 1:2)
14. March 1971 – Geneva
– 8:4 (1:0, 4:2, 3:2)
14. March 1971 – La Chaux-de-Fonds
– 5:0 (2:0, 2:0, 1:0)
14. March 1971 – Lyss
World Championship Group C (Netherlands)
| ROM | FRA | HUN | GBR | BUL | DEN | NED | BEL | W | T | L | GF-GA | Pts. | ||
| 15. | *** | 7:1 | 3:3 | 11:2 | 12:3 | 6:2 | 10:2 | 21:0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 70:11 | 13 | |
| 16. | 1:7 | *** | 8:4 | 6:4 | 2:1 | 5:1 | 9:2 | 18:1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 49:20 | 12 | |
| 17. | 3:3 | 4:8 | *** | 7:6 | 7:6 | 2:0 | 4:3 | 31:1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 58:27 | 11 | |
| 18. | 2:11 | 4:6 | 6:7 | *** | 5:5 | 5:4 | 7:4 | 18:2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 47:39 | 7 | |
| 19. | 2:12 | 1:2 | 6:7 | 5:5 | *** | 4:5 | 7:0 | 11:1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 36:32 | 5 | |
| 20. | 1:6 | 1:5 | 0:2 | 4:5 | 5:4 | *** | 1:3 | 21:1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 33:26 | 4 | |
| 21. | 2:10 | 2:9 | 3:4 | 4:7 | 0:7 | 3:1 | *** | 18:0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 32:38 | 4 | |
| 22. | 0:21 | 1:18 | 1:31 | 2:18 | 1:11 | 1:21 | 0:18 | *** | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6:138 | 0 | |
- Romania and France qualify for 1972 Pool-B tournament.
– 7:6 (1:0, 4:2, 2:4)
26. February 1971 – Nijmegen
– 1:7 (0:0, 1:2, 0:5)
26. February 1971 – Utrecht
– 18:2 (8:0, 4:0, 6:2)
26. February 1971 – Eindhoven
- 3:1 (2:0, 0:0, 1:1)
26. February 1971 – Tilburg
– 1:6 (0:0, 0:2, 1:4)
27. February 1971 – Rotterdam
– 1:18 (0:7, 0:7, 1:4)
27. February 1971 – Utrecht
– 7:6 (3:1, 1:2, 3:3)
27. February 1971 – Tilburg
– 0:7 (0:4, 0:1, 0:2)
27. February 1971 – Geleen
- 2:1 (0:1, 0:0, 2:0)
1. March 1971 - Tilburg
– 3:3 (3:1, 0:0, 0:2)
1. March 1971 - Eindhoven
- 21:1 (8:0, 5:0, 8:1)
1. March 1971 - Rotterdam
– 4:7 (0:3, 3:1, 1:3)
1. March 1971 – s-Hertogenbosch
– 5:4 (1:2, 3:2, 1:0)
2. March 1971 – Nijmegen
– 4:8 (2:3, 0:2, 2:3)
2. March 1971 – Rotterdam
– 2:12 (1:2, 1:6, 0:4)
2. March 1971 – Utrecht
– 18:0 (5:0, 8:0, 5:0)
2. March 1971 – Eindhoven
– 6:4 (0:1, 4:3, 2:0)
4. March 1971 – Groningen
- 5:4 (0:2, 3:1, 2:1)
4. March 1971 – Heerenveen
– 31:1 (9:1, 9:0, 13:0)
4. March 1971 – s-Hertogenbosch
– 2:10 (2:4, 0:5, 0:1)
4. March 1971 – Tilburg
- 5:5 (2:1, 1:2, 2:2)
5. March 1971 – Heerenveen
– 21:0 (7:0, 7:0, 7:0)
5. March 1971 – Tilburg
– 1:5 (0:3, 0:1, 1:1)
5. March 1971 – Groningen
– 3:4 (0:1, 1:1, 2:2)
5. March 1971 – Rotterdam
– 11:1 (4:0, 4:0, 4:1)
7. March 1971 – Rotterdam
– 0:2 (0:1, 0:0, 0:1)
7. March 1971 – Eindhoven
– 11:2 (3:0, 4:1, 4:1)
7. March 1971 – Geleen
– 2:9 (1:4, 0:3, 1:2)
7. March 1971 – Utrecht