1971 World Ice Hockey Championships

1971 World Ice Hockey Championships
Tournament details
Host country	Switzerland
Dates	19 March–3 April
Teams	6
Final positions
Champions	Soviet Union (11th title)
Runner-up	Czechoslovakia
Third place	Sweden
Fourth place	Finland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	30
Goals scored	234 (7.8 per match)
Attendance	190,251 (6,342 per match)
Scoring leader(s)	Anatoli Firsov 19 points
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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:

Pool A in Switzerland (Bern and Geneva), 19 March – 3 April 1971

Pool B in Switzerland (Bern, Geneva, La Chaux-de-Fonds and Lyss), 5–14 March 1971

Pool C in the Netherlands, 26 February – 7 March 1971

A record 22 nations^[1] 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.^[2]

Qualifying round (A/B)

The Pool A tournament was held in Bern and Geneva, Switzerland, from 19 March to 3 April 1971. The East German team declined to participate. West Germany participated instead after beating Poland in two qualifying games arranged in November 1970 for the vacant slot. West Germany had placed second in last year's Pool B, while Poland had finished 6th in last year's Pool A.

West Germany – Poland 6:3 (2:0, 3:2, 1:1)

8 November 1970 – Munich

Poland – West Germany 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

GF-GA

Pts.

Soviet Union

***

3:3*

8:0*

8:1*

11:2*

10:2*

77:24

Czechoslovakia

5:2

***

5:6*

5:0*

9:1*

1:5*

44:20

Sweden

3:6

1:3

***

1:1*

7:2*

4:2*

29:33

Finland

1:10

2:4

1:2

***

4:3*

7:4*

31:42

West Germany

2:12

0:4

2:1

2:7

***

7:2*

22:62

United States

5:7

0:5

3:4

3:7

5:1

***

31:53

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. The Americans came into their final game needing to win by five goals, and led five to zero in the third period, but the Germans scored the only goal of the frame claiming the advantage in the tie-breaker for 5th place.

49.	European Championships	TCH	URS	SWE	FIN	GER	W	T	L	GF-GA	Pts.
1.	Czechoslovakia	***	5:2*	5:6*	5:0*	9:1*	6	1	1	38:15	13
2.	Soviet Union	3:3	***	8:0*	8:1*	11:2*	6	1	1	60:17	13
3.	Sweden	3:6	1:3	***	1:1*	7:2*	3	1	4	21:28	7
4.	Finland	1:10	2:4	1:2	***	4:3*	2	1	5	17:35	5
5.	West Germany	2:12	0:4	2:1	2:7	***	1	0	7	14:55	2

Czechoslovakia – United States 1:5 (1:3, 0:1, 0:1)

19 March 1971 – Bern
Goalscorers: Nedomanský – Riutta 2, Konik, Patrick, Boucha.
Referees: Dahlberg (SWE), Ehrensperger (SUI)

Soviet Union – West Germany 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.

United States – Sweden 2:4 (1:1, 1:1, 0:2)

20 March 1971 – Bern
Goalscorers: Boucha, Falkman – Wickberg 2, Sterner, Lindberg

West Germany – Finland 3:4 (1:2, 1:1, 1:1)

20 March 1971 – Bern
Goalscorers: Hanig, Kuhn, Philipp – Oksanen 2, Ketola, Isaksson.

Czechoslovakia – Sweden 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)

Finland – Soviet Union 1:8 (1:1, 0:2, 0:5)

21 March 1971 – Bern
Goalscorers: Koskela – Malcev 2, Petrov 2, Davydov, Vikulov, Firsov, Michajlov.

Czechoslovakia – West Germany 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)

Soviet Union – United States 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.

West Germany – Sweden 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.

United States – Finland 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.

Finland – Sweden 1:1 (1:0, 0:0, 0:1)

24 March 1971 – Bern
Goalscorers: Ketola – Nordlander.

Czechoslovakia – Soviet Union 3:3 (1:1, 1:1, 1:1)

24 March 1971 – Bern
Goalscorers: Novák, Nedomanský, Kochta – Martyňuk, Firsov, Petrov.
Referees: Wycsik (POL), Ehrensperger (SUI)

United States – West Germany 2:7 (0:2, 1:3, 1:2)

25 March 1971 – Bern
Goalscorers: Christiansen, Boucha – Hofherr 2, Philipp 2, Völk, Hanig, Kuhn.

Sweden – Soviet Union 0:8 (0:4, 0:1, 0:3)

26 March 1971 – Bern
Goalscorers: Firsov 4, Michajlov 2, Petrov, Martiňuk.

Czechoslovakia – Finland 5:0 (0:0, 3:0, 2:0)

26 March 1971 – Bern
Goalscorers: Farda, Novák, Nedomanský, Kochta, Jiří Holík.
Referees: Bader (GER), Dämmerich (GDR)

Czechoslovakia – United States 5:0 (0:0, 3:0, 2:0)

27 March 1971 – Geneva
Goalscorers: Černý, Pospíšil, Bubla, Novák, Farda.
Referees: Karandin (URS), Gerber (SUI)

West Germany – Soviet Union 2:12 (1:1, 0:7, 1:4)

27 March 1971 – Geneva
Goalscorers: Alois Schloder, Modes – Lutčenko, Vikulov, Malcev 2, Firsov, Charlamov 2, Michajlov, Zimin, Šadrin 3.

Sweden – United States 4:3 (1:0, 1:3, 2:0)

28 March 1971 – Geneva
Goalscorers: Lundström 2, Nilsson, Palmqvist – Gambucci 2, Boucha.

Finland – West Germany 7:2 (3:0, 0:1, 4:1)

28 March 1971 – Geneva
Goalscorers: Repo, Järn, Erkki Mononen, Murto, Lauri Mononen, Marjamäki, Vehmanen – Bernd Kuhn, Egger.

Soviet Union – Finland 10:1 (5:1, 1:0, 4:0)

29 March 1971 – Geneva
Goalscorers: Malcev 2, Michajlov, Petrov, Martiňuk, Staršinov, Ragulin, Firsov, Šadrin 2 – Koskela.

Czechoslovakia – Sweden 3:1 (1:0, 1:0, 1:1)

29 March 1971 – Geneva
Goalscorers: Černý, Suchý, Kochta – Bergman.
Referees: Karandin (URS), Ehrenberger (SUI)

Czechoslovakia – West Germany 4:0 (1:0, 1:0, 2:0)

30 March 1971 – Geneva
Goalscorers: Černý 2, Nedomanský, Martinec.
Referees: Sillankorva (FIN), Gerber (SUI)

United States – Soviet Union 5:7 (1:1, 2:5, 2:1)

30 March 1971 – Geneva
Goalscorers: Gambucci 2, Christiansen, Mellor, Boucha – Romiševskij, Malcev, Kuzkin, Michajlov, Martiňuk, Šadrin, Mišakov.

Sweden – West Germany 1:2 (1:0, 0:2, 0:0)

31 March 1971 – Geneva
Goalscorers: Palmqvist – Schneitberger, Hanig.

Finland – United States 7:3 (1:1, 3:1, 3:1)

31 March 1971 – Geneva
Goalscorers: Ketola 3, Koskela 2, Luojola, Oksanen – D.Ross, McElmury, Boucha.

Sweden – Finland 2:1 (0:0, 2:0, 0:1)

1 April 1971 – Geneva
Goalscorers: Svedberg, Pettersson – Koskela.

Czechoslovakia – Soviet Union 5:2 (1:1, 1:1, 3:0)

1 April 1971 – Geneva
Goalscorers: Nedomanský, Suchý, Horešovský, B. Šťastný, Farda – Malcev, Charlamov.
Referees: Wycisk (POL), Ehrensperger (SUI)

West Germany – United States 1:5 (0:1, 0:4, 1:0)

2 April 1971 – Geneva
Goalscorers: Hofherr – Gambucci, Patrick, Boucha, Ahearn, Christiansen.

Czechoslovakia – Finland 4:2 (2:1, 1:1, 1:0)

3 April 1971 – Geneva
Goalscorers: Nedomanský 2, B. Šťastný, Hlinka – Murto, Linnonmaa.
Referees: Wycisk (POL), Ehrensperger (SUI)

Soviet Union – Sweden 6:3 (2:1, 0:2, 4:0)

3 April 1971 – Geneva
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 Firsov	10	9	19
2.	Valeri Kharlamov	5	12	17
3.	Alexander Maltsev	10	6	16
4.	Vladimir Petrov	8	3	11
5.	Boris Mikhailov	7	3	10
5.	Gary Gambucci	7	3	10


Best Goaltender	Jiří Holeček
Best Defencemen	Jan Suchý Ilpo Koskela
Best Forward	Anatoli Firsov

IIHF Tournament All Star Team


Goal	Jiří Holeček
Defence	Ilpo Koskela
Defence	Jan Suchý
Left Wing	Anatoli Firsov
Center	Alexander Maltsev
Right Wing	Vladimir Vikulov

1. Soviet Union
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. Czechoslovakia
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. Sweden
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. Finland
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. Germany
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. United States
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.

World Championship Group B (Switzerland)

SUI

POL

GDR

NOR

JPN

YUG

AUT

ITA

GF-GA

pts.

Switzerland

***

4:4

3:1

3:2

4:1

8:5

4:1

5:0

31:14

Poland

4:4

***

7:4

8:1

4:6

4:0

3:2

6:2

36:19

East Germany

1:3

4:7

***

8:4

9:4

5:3

11:3

11:0

49:24

10.

Norway

2:3

1:8

4:8

***

10:6

6:3

7:2

37:32

11.

Yugoslavia

5:8

0:4

3:5

3:6

***

7:6

3:1

4:4

25:34

12.

Japan

1:4

6:4

4:9