1974 Ice Hockey World Championships

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The 1974 Ice Hockey World Championships were the 41st Ice Hockey World Championships and the 52nd European Championships in ice hockey. The tournament took place in Finland from 5 to 20 April and the games were played in the capital, Helsinki. Six teams took part in the main tournament, all playing each other twice. The Soviet Union won the world championships for the 13th time, and also won their 16th European title.

1974 Ice Hockey World Championships
Tournament details

Host country	Finland
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	5–20 April
Teams	6
Final positions
Champions	Soviet Union (13th title)
Runner-up	Czechoslovakia
Third place	Sweden
Fourth place	Finland
Tournament statistics
Games played	30
Goals scored	236 (7.87 per game)
Attendance	192,856 (6,429 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Boris Mikhailov 17 points
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The event was the second Ice Hockey World Championships hosted by Finland, and was organized by Harry Lindblad, president of the Finnish Ice Hockey Association.^[1]^[2]

For the first time in ice hockey World Championship history, two players were suspended for doping. They were the Swede Ulf Nilsson and the Finn Stig Wetzell who failed a drug test for the forbidden substance ephedrine. Both players were suspended for the rest of the tournament. Nilsson failed the test after Sweden's game against Poland, which Sweden won 4–1. The game was awarded to Poland as a 5–0 forfeit. The Finn, Wetzell, failed the test after Finland's match against Czechoslovakia, which Finland won 5–2, which was also awarded to Czechoslovakia as a 5–0 forfeit. The Finns were able to defeat Czechoslovakia again on the last day, which would have earned the Finns their first medal in history, if not for the points lost in the forfeited win.

World Championship Group A (Finland)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Soviet Union	10	9	0	1	64	18	+46	18
2	Czechoslovakia	10	7	0	3	57	20	+37	14
3	Sweden	10	5	1	4	38	24	+14	11
4	Finland	10	4	2	4	34	39	−5	10
5	Poland	10	1	2	7	22	64	−42	4
6	East Germany	10	1	1	8	21	71	−50	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

East Germany were very unlucky to be relegated to Group B, as Poland's only win was the awarded default for a doping violation against Sweden.

5 April

8-0

5 April

5-0

6 April

5-0 (1-4)

6 April

7-3

7 April

2-3

7 April

1-7

8 April

8-0

8 April

8-3

9 April

1-10

9 April

2-2

10 April

7-2

10 April

3-3

11 April

3-5

12 April

0-5 (5-2)

12 April

1-3

13 April

3-12

13 April

3-10

14 April

3-1

14 April

7-1

15 April

0-3

15 April

6-1

16 April

2-9

16 April

0-17

17 April

9-3

17 April

6-2

18 April

3-1

18 April

2-6

19 April

3-3

20 April

5-4

20 April

3-1

World Championship Group B (Yugoslavia)

Played in Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia 21–30 March.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
7	United States	7	7	0	0	40	14	+26	14
8	Yugoslavia	7	4	2	1	41	27	+14	10
9	West Germany	7	5	0	2	34	28	+6	10
10	Japan	7	4	0	3	31	31	0	8
11	Netherlands	7	2	1	4	33	37	−4	5
12	Romania	7	2	1	4	30	29	+1	5
13	Norway	7	1	1	5	18	31	−13	3
14	Austria	7	0	1	6	12	42	−30	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

The USA was promoted to Group A, and both Norway and Austria were relegated to Group C.

21 March

7-4

21 March

7-4

21 March

5-7

21 March

10-3

22 March

7-0

22 March

0-5

23 March

10-1

23 March

6-1

24 March

5-3

24 March

4-2

24 March

5-8

24 March

3-3

25 March

7-4

25 March

4-4

26 March

4-3

26 March

6-3

27 March

5-3

27 March

6-0

27 March

4-1

27 March

5-4

29 March

5-1

29 March

3-3

29 March

4-1

29 March

10-4

30 March

0-5

30 March

4-6

30 March

2-5

30 March

9-4

World Championship Group C (France)

Played in Grenoble, Gap and Lyon, 8–17 March. This was North Korea's first World Championship.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
15	Switzerland	7	6	0	1	63	4	+59	12
16	Italy	7	5	1	1	42	14	+28	11
17	Bulgaria	7	4	1	2	39	18	+21	9
18	Hungary	7	3	3	1	38	22	+16	9
19	France	7	4	0	3	37	25	+12	8
20	China	7	1	1	5	15	38	−23	3
21	Australia	7	1	0	6	13	74	−61	2
22	North Korea	7	1	0	6	12	64	−52	2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Switzerland and Italy were promoted to Group B.

8 March

11-2

8 March

2-5

8 March

13-0

8 March

11-2

9 March

20-0

9 March

2-2

9 March

12-4

9 March

3-2

11 March

10-0

11 March

1-4

11 March

2-1

11 March

8-3

12 March

10-0

12 March

5-5

12 March

15-0

12 March

5-1

14 March

4-0

14 March

3-2

14 March

13-0

14 March

6-4

15 March

10-2

15 March

4-2

15 March

11-4

15 March

6-2

17 March

4-1

17 March

4-4

17 March

6-0

17 March

0-6

Ranking and statistics

1974 IIHF World Championship winners
Soviet Union 13th title

Tournament Awards

Best players selected by the directorate:
- Best Goaltender: Vladislav Tretiak
- Best Defenceman: Lars-Erik Sjöberg
- Best Forward: Václav Nedomanský
Media All-Star Team:
- Goaltender: Curt Larsson
- Defence: Lars-Erik Sjöberg, Valeri Vasiliev
- Forwards: Vladimír Martinec, Václav Nedomanský, Alexander Yakushev

Final standings

The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

	Soviet Union
	Czechoslovakia
	Sweden
4	Finland
5	Poland
6	East Germany

European championships final standings

The final standings of the European championships according to IIHF:

	Soviet Union
	Czechoslovakia
	Sweden
4	Finland
5	Poland
6	East Germany

References

^ "2.75 Harry Lindblad". Legends of Hockey. Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
^ "Milestones of Finnish Ice Hockey". Leijonat. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.

Complete results
Duplacey, James (1998). Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League. Total Sports. pp. 498–528. ISBN 0-8362-7114-9.
Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. pp. 143–4.

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