1975 Ice Hockey World Championships
The 1975 Ice Hockey World 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 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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  West Germany |
| Dates | 3–19 April |
| Teams | 6 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Soviet Union (14th title) |
Runner-up  |  Czechoslovakia |
Third place  |  Sweden |
| Fourth place |  Finland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 30 |
| Goals scored | 272 (9.07 per match) |
| Attendance | 169,000 (5,633 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Viktor Shalimov 19 points |
← 1974 1976 → | |
This year did not offer much in the way of drama, with the expected order of finish happening again, and the host not even playing in the top level tournament.[1] This helped to change the player eligibility rules and change the format. Finland narrowly missed a medal again, finishing fourth for the sixth straight year.
World Championship Group A (West Germany)
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 90 - 23 | 20 |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 55 - 19 | 16 |
| 3 | Sweden | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 51 - 34 | 10 |
| 4 | Finland | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 36 - 34 | 10 |
| 5 |  Poland | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 18 - 78 | 4 |
| 6 |  United States | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 22 - 84 | 0 |
With Group A expanding to eight teams in 1976 no nation was relegated.
| 3 April | Czechoslovakia | 5-0 | Poland |
| 3 April | Soviet Union | 10-5 | United States |
| 4 April | Poland | 0-10 | Sweden |
| 4 April | United States | 4-7 | Finland |
| 5 April | Sweden | 2-5 | Czechoslovakia |
| 5 April | Finland | 4-8 | Soviet Union |
| 6 April | Czechoslovakia | 8-3 | United States |
| 6 April | Soviet Union | 13-2 | Poland |
| 7 April | United States | 0-7 | Sweden |
| 7 April | Poland | 2-5 | Finland |
| 8 April | Czechoslovakia | 2-5 | Soviet Union |
| 8 April | Finland | 0-1 | Sweden |
| 9 April | Poland | 5-3 | United States |
| 10 April | Finland | 2-6 | Czechoslovakia |
| 10 April | Sweden | 1-4 | Soviet Union |
| 12 April | Poland | 2-8 | Czechoslovakia |
| 12 April | United States | 1-13 | Soviet Union |
| 13 April | Sweden | 13-0 | Poland |
| 13 April | Finland | 9-1 | United States |
| 14 April | Czechoslovakia | 7-0 | Sweden |
| 14 April | Soviet Union | 5-2 | Finland |
| 15 April | United States | 0-8 | Czechoslovakia |
| 15 April | Poland | 1-15 | Soviet Union |
| 16 April | Sweden | 12-3 | United States |
| 16 April | Finland | 4-1 | Poland |
| 17 April | Soviet Union | 4-1 | Czechoslovakia |
| 17 April | Sweden | 1-2 | Finland |
| 18 April | United States | 2-5 | Poland |
| 19 April | Czechoslovakia | 5-1 | Finland |
| 19 April | Soviet Union | 13-4 | Sweden |
World Championship Group B (Japan)
Played in Sapporo 14–23 March.
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |  East Germany | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 41 - 18 | 12 |
| 8 | West Germany | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 34 - 17 | 12 |
| 9 |  Switzerland | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 31 - 33 | 8 |
| 10 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 30 - 23 | 7 |
| 11 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Romania | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 26 - 26 | 6 |
| 12 |  Japan | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 21 - 24 | 6 |
| 13 |  Italy | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 22 - 40 | 4 |
| 14 |  Netherlands | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 - 35 | 1 |
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.[2] Additionally, the top six nations qualified for the Innsbruck Olympics.
| 14 March | West Germany | 9-2 | Netherlands |
| 14 March | Yugoslavia | 5-0 | Switzerland |
| 14 March | East Germany | 7-3 | Romania |
| 14 March | Japan | 7-1 | Italy |
| 15 March | Romania | 4-4 | Yugoslavia |
| 15 March | West Germany | 6-3 | Japan |
| 16 March | Italy | 3-0 | Netherlands |
| 16 March | East Germany | 5-8 | Switzerland |
| 17 March | Yugoslavia | 2-4 | Italy |
| 17 March | West Germany | 0-5 | East Germany |
| 17 March | Romania | 6-1 | Netherlands |
| 17 March | Japan | 3-2 | Switzerland |
| 18 March | West Germany | 2-1 | Yugoslavia |
| 18 March | Japan | 2-2 | Romania |
| 19 March | Netherlands | 3-4 | Switzerland |
| 19 March | East Germany | 9-2 | Italy |
| 20 March | Romania | 3-4 | Switzerland |
| 20 March | West Germany | 5-2 | Italy |
| 20 March | Yugoslavia | 7-3 | Netherlands |
| 20 March | East Germany | 3-1 | Japan |
| 21 March | Yugoslavia | 8-4 | Japan |
| 21 March | West Germany | 4-1 | Romania |
| 22 March | Switzerland | 10-6 | Italy |
| 22 March | East Germany | 6-1 | Netherlands |
| 23 March | Romania | 7-4 | Italy |
| 23 March | Japan | 1-1 | Netherlands |
| 23 March | West Germany | 8-3 | Switzerland |
| 23 March | East Germany | 6-3 | Yugoslavia |
World Championship Group C (Bulgaria)
Played in Sofia 1–10 March. China was supposed to participate but forfeited.[3]
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 |  Norway | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 44 - 08 | 10 |
| 16 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bulgaria | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 40 - 17 | 9 |
| 17 |  Austria | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 32 - 16 | 7 |
| 18 |  Hungary | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 44 - 21 | 7 |
| 19 |  France | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 32 - 22 | 6 |
| 20 |  Denmark | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 31 - 33 | 3 |
| 21 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 05 - 111 | 0 |
Norway and Bulgaria were promoted to Group B.
| 1 March | Norway | 2-0 | Austria |
| 1 March | France | 4-0 | Denmark |
| 1 March | Hungary | 14-0 | Belgium |
| 2 March | France | 15-0 | Belgium |
| 2 March | Norway | 5-5 | Denmark |
| 2 March | Bulgaria | 4-1 | Austria |
| 4 March | Austria | 4-4 | France |
| 4 March | Norway | 5-0 | Hungary |
| 4 March | Bulgaria | 20-3 | Belgium |
| 5 March | Norway | 24-0 | Belgium |
| 5 March | Austria | 4-2 | Denmark |
| 5 March | Bulgaria | 4-6 | Hungary |
| 7 March | Austria | 4-2 | Hungary |
| 7 March | Norway | 6-1 | France |
| 7 March | Bulgaria | 3-2 | Denmark |
| 8 March | Hungary | 17-3 | Denmark |
| 8 March | Austria | 19-2 | Belgium |
| 8 March | Bulgaria | 7-3 | France |
| 10 March | Hungary | 5-5 | France |
| 10 March | Denmark | 19-0 | Belgium |
| 10 March | Bulgaria | 2-2 | Norway |
Ranking and statistics
Tournament Awards
|
Final standings
The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:
 | Soviet Union |
 | Czechoslovakia |
 | Sweden |
| 4 | Finland |
| 5 | Poland |
| 6 | United States |
European championships final standings
The final standings of the European championships according to IIHF:
| Soviet Union |
| Czechoslovakia |
| Sweden |
| 4 | Finland |
| 5 | Poland |
References
- Duplacey 503
- Duplacey pg506
- China forfeits Group C.
- 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. p. 144.
.svg.png.webp){kind=small}
