1973 World Ice Hockey Championships
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The 1973 World Ice Hockey Championships were the 40th Ice Hockey World Championships
and the 51st European Championships of ice hockey
. The tournament took place in the Soviet Union
from 31 March to 15 April and the games were played at the Palace of Sports
of the Central Lenin Stadium
in the capital, Moscow
. Six teams took part in the main tournament, with each team playing each other twice. The Soviet Union
took back their world title, winning all ten games on home ice, with an incredible points difference, and becoming World Champions for the twelfth time.
West Germany was relegated to Group B.
, March 22nd to the 31st.
East Germany was promoted to Group A, both Switzerland and Italy were relegated to group C. Rating Austria, Japan and Switzerland against each other head to head, they each had two points, Austria had a goal differential of +2, Japan +1, and Switzerland -2.
, Tilburg
and The Hague
, from March 9th to the 18th.
Norway and the Netherlands were promoted to Group B.
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...
and the 51st European Championships of ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
. The tournament took place in the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
from 31 March to 15 April and the games were played at the Palace of Sports
Luzhniki Palace of Sports
Luzhniki Palace of Sports, formerly the Palace of Sports of the Central Lenin Stadium, is a sports palace in Moscow, Russia, a part of the Luzhniki Sports Complex. Built in 1956, it originally had a spectator capacity of 13,700...
of the Central Lenin Stadium
Luzhniki Stadium
The Grand Sports Arena of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex in Moscow, or briefly Luzhniki Stadium , is the biggest sports stadium in Russia. Its total seating capacity is 78,360 seats, all covered. The stadium is a part of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex, previously called the Central Lenin Stadium...
in the capital, Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
. Six teams took part in the main tournament, with each team playing each other twice. The Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
took back their world title, winning all ten games on home ice, with an incredible points difference, and becoming World Champions for the twelfth time.
World Championship Group A (Soviet Union)
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 100 - 18 | 20 | |
| 2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 53 - 23 | 15 | |
| 3 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 48 - 20 | 13 | |
| 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 24 - 39 | 7 | |
| 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 14 - 76 | 3 | |
| 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 19 - 82 | 2 | |
West Germany was relegated to Group B.
World Championship Group B (Austria)
Played in GrazGraz
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, March 22nd to the 31st.
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 56 - 21 | 14 | |
| 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 52 - 23 | 11 | |
| 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 36 - 22 | 10 | |
| 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 24 - 20 | 9 | |
| 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 21 - 44 | 4 | |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 23 - 28 | 4 | |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 26 - 44 | 4 | |
| 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 18 - 54 | 0 | |
East Germany was promoted to Group A, both Switzerland and Italy were relegated to group C. Rating Austria, Japan and Switzerland against each other head to head, they each had two points, Austria had a goal differential of +2, Japan +1, and Switzerland -2.
World Championship Group C (Netherlands)
Played in Nimègue, UtrechtUtrecht
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, Tilburg
Tilburg
Tilburg is a landlocked municipality and a city in the Netherlands, located in the southern province of Noord-Brabant.Tilburg municipality also includes the villages of Berkel-Enschot and Udenhout....
and The Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
, from March 9th to the 18th.
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 53 - 14 | 14 | |
| 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 52 - 21 | 10 | |
| 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 44 - 24 | 10 | |
| 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 29 - 28 | 7 | |
| 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 21 - 28 | 6 | |
| 20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 23 - 29 | 6 | |
| 21 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 22 - 58 | 2 | |
| 22 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 18 - 60 | 1 | |
Norway and the Netherlands were promoted to Group B.
World Championship Medal Table
| 1973 World Championships | Country |
|---|---|
| Gold | |
| Silver | |
| Bronze | |
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
European Championship medal table
| 1973 European Championships | Country |
|---|---|
| Gold | |
| Silver | |
| Bronze | |
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |