1975 World Ice Hockey Championships
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The 1975 World Ice Hockey Championships were the 42nd Ice Hockey World Championships
and the 53rd European Championships of ice hockey
. The tournament took place in West Germany
from 3 April to 19 April and the games were played in Munich
and Düsseldorf
. Six teams took part in the main tournament, each playing each other twice. The Soviet Union
won all of their games, and became World Champions for the fourteenth time, and won their 17th European title.
With Group A expanding to eight teams in 1976
no nation was relegated.
With Group A expanding to eight teams in 1976
, both East and West Germany
were promoted, and no nation was relegated. Canada
had been offered a spot in Group A first, but they declined until 1977.
March 1-10. China
was supposed to participate but forfeited.
Norway
and Bulgaria
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 53rd 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 West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
from 3 April to 19 April and the games were played in Munich
Munich
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and Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
. Six teams took part in the main tournament, each 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....
won all of their games, and became World Champions for the fourteenth time, and won their 17th European title.
World Championship Group A (West Germany)
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 90 - 23 | 20 | |
| 2 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 55 - 19 | 16 | |
| 3 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 51 - 34 | 10 | |
| 4 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 36 - 34 | 10 | |
| 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 18 - 78 | 4 | |
| 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 22 - 84 | 0 | |
With Group A expanding to eight teams in 1976
1976 World Ice Hockey Championships
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...
no nation was relegated.
World Championship Group B (Japan)
Played in Sapporo March 14-23.| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 41 - 18 | 12 | |
| 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 34 - 17 | 12 | |
| 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 31 - 33 | 8 | |
| 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 30 - 23 | 7 | |
| 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 26 - 26 | 6 | |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 21 - 24 | 6 | |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 22 - 40 | 4 | |
| 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 - 35 | 1 | |
With Group A expanding to eight teams in 1976
1976 World Ice Hockey Championships
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...
, both East and West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
were promoted, and no nation was relegated. Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
had been offered a spot in Group A first, but they declined until 1977.
World Championship Group C (Bulgaria)
Played in SofiaSofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
March 1-10. China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
was supposed to participate but forfeited.
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 43 - 03 | 11 | |
| 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 40 - 17 | 9 | |
| 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 32 - 16 | 7 | |
| 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 44 - 21 | 7 | |
| 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 32 - 22 | 6 | |
| 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 26 - 32 | 2 | |
| 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 05 - 111 | 0 | |
Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
and Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
were promoted to Group B.
World Championship medals
| 1975 World Championships | Country |
|---|---|
| Gold | |
| Silver | |
| Bronze | |
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
European Championship medal table
| 1975 European Championships | Country |
|---|---|
| Gold | |
| Silver | |
| Bronze | |
| 4 | |
| 5 | |