1971 Ice Hockey World Championships

The 1971 Ice Hockey World 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:
A record 22 nations participated in the tournaments. The Pool A tournament featured the top six nations, playing a double round-robin tournament for the 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.
The Soviet Union won its ninth consecutive, and 11th overall, title.
This was the last international tournament in which goaltenders did not have to wear face masks.

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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.
– 6:3
8 November 1970 – Munich
– 4:4
'''12 November 1970 – Łódź'''

World Championship Group A (Switzerland)

38.

World Championships

URS

TCH

SWE

FIN

GER

USA

GF–GA

Pts.

***

3:3*

8:0*

8:1*

11:2*

10:2*

77:24

5:2

***

5:6*

5:0*

9:1*

1:5*

44:20

3:6

1:3

***

1:1*

7:2*

4:2*

29:33

1:10

2:4

1:2

***

4:3*

7:4*

31:42

2:12

0:4

2:1

2:7

***

7:2*

22:62

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.		***	5:2*	5:6*	5:0*	9:1*	6	1	1	38:15	13
2.		3:3	***	8:0*	8:1*	11:2*	6	1	1	60:17	13
3.		3:6	1:3	***	1:1*	7:2*	3	1	4	21:28	7
4.		1:10	2:4	1:2	***	4:3*	2	1	5	17:35	5
5.		2:12	0:4	2:1	2:7	***	1	0	7	14:55	2

– 1:5
19 March 1971 – Bern

Goalscorers: Nedomanský – Riutta 2, Konik, Patrick, Boucha.

Referees: Dahlberg, Ehrensperger
– 11:2
19 March 1971 – Bern

Goalscorers: Mišakov 3, Petrov 2, Vikulov 2, Firsov, Malcev, Zimin, Martiňuk – Alois Schloder, Philipp.
– 2:4
20 March 1971 – Bern

Goalscorers: Boucha, Falkman – Wickberg 2, Sterner, Lindberg
– 3:4
20 March 1971 – Bern

Goalscorers: Hanig, Kuhn, Philipp – Oksanen 2, Ketola, Isaksson.
– 5:6
21 March 1971 – Bern

Goalscorers: Hlinka 3, Nedomanský, Panchártek – Lundström 2, Hammarström, Nilsson, Norlander, Sterner.

Referees: Bader, Ehrensperger
– 1:8
21 March 1971 – Bern

Goalscorers: Koskela – Malcev 2, Petrov 2, Davydov, Vikulov, Firsov, Michajlov.
– 9:1
22 March 1971 – Bern

Goalscorers: B. Šťastný 2, Kochta, Farda, Černý, Martinec, Horešovský, Jiří Holík, Pospíšil – Eimansberger.

Referees: Gagnon, Sillankorva
– 10:2
22 March 1971 – Bern

Goalscorers: Vikulov 2, Staršinov 2, Mišakov 2, Lutčenko, Firsov, Malcev, Charlamov – Sheehy, Christiansen.
– 2:7
23 March 1971 – Bern

Goalscorers: Alois Schloder, Philipp – Nordlander, Abrahamsson, Wickberg, Lundström, Lindberg, Stig-Göran Johansson, Hammarchtröm.
– 4:7
23 March 1971 – Bern

Goalscorers: Gambucci 2, McElmury, Patrick – Marjamäki, Esa Peltonen, Vehmanen, Linnonmaa, Lindström, Oksanen, Koskela.
– 1:1
24 March 1971 – Bern

Goalscorers: Ketola – Nordlander.
– 3:3
24 March 1971 – Bern

Goalscorers: Novák, Nedomanský, Kochta – Martyňuk, Firsov, Petrov.

Referees: Wycsik, Ehrensperger
– 2:7
25 March 1971 – Bern

Goalscorers: Christiansen, Boucha – Hofherr 2, Philipp 2, Völk, Hanig, Kuhn.
– 0:8
26 March 1971 – Bern

Goalscorers: Firsov 4, Michajlov 2, Petrov, Martiňuk.
– 5:0
26 March 1971 – Bern

Goalscorers: Farda, Novák, Nedomanský, Kochta, Jiří Holík.

Referees: Bader, Dämmerich
– 5:0
27 March 1971 – Geneva

Goalscorers: Černý, Pospíšil, Bubla, Novák, Farda.

Referees: Karandin, Gerber
– 2:12
27 March 1971 – Geneva

Goalscorers: Alois Schloder, Modes – Lutčenko, Vikulov, Malcev 2, Firsov, Charlamov 2, Michajlov, Zimin, Šadrin 3.
– 4:3
28 March 1971 – Geneva

Goalscorers: Lundström 2, Nilsson, Palmqvist – Gambucci 2, Boucha.
– 7:2
28 March 1971 – Geneva

Goalscorers: Repo, Järn, Erkki Mononen, Murto, Lauri Mononen, Marjamäki, Vehmanen – Bernd Kuhn, Egger.
– 10:1
29 March 1971 – Geneva

Goalscorers: Malcev 2, Michajlov, Petrov, Martiňuk, Staršinov, Ragulin, Firsov, Šadrin 2 – Koskela.
– 3:1
29 March 1971 – Geneva

Goalscorers: Černý, Suchý, Kochta – Bergman.

Referees: Karandin, Ehrenberger
– 4:0
30 March 1971 – Geneva

Goalscorers: Černý 2, Nedomanský, Martinec.

Referees: Sillankorva, Gerber
– 5:7
30 March 1971 – Geneva

Goalscorers: Gambucci 2, Christiansen, Mellor, Boucha – Romiševskij, Malcev, Kuzkin, Michajlov, Martiňuk, Šadrin, Mišakov.
– 1:2
31 March 1971 – Geneva

Goalscorers: Palmqvist – Schneitberger, Hanig.
– 7:3
31 March 1971 – Geneva

Goalscorers: Ketola 3, Koskela 2, Luojola, Oksanen – D.Ross, McElmury, Boucha.
– 2:1
1 April 1971 – Geneva

Goalscorers: Svedberg, Pettersson – Koskela.
– 5:2
1 April 1971 – Geneva

Goalscorers: Nedomanský, Suchý, Horešovský, B. Šťastný, Farda – Malcev, Charlamov.

Referees: Wycisk, Ehrensperger
– 1:5
2 April 1971 – Geneva

Goalscorers: Hofherr – Gambucci, Patrick, Boucha, Ahearn, Christiansen.
– 4:2
3 April 1971 – Geneva

Goalscorers: Nedomanský 2, B. Šťastný, Hlinka – Murto, Linnonmaa.

Referees: Wycisk, Ehrensperger
– 6:3
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

World Championship Group B (Switzerland)

SUI

POL

GDR

NOR

JPN

YUG

AUT

ITA

GF–GA

pts.

***

4:4

3:1

3:2

4:1

8:5

4:1

5:0

31:14

4:4

***

7:4

8:1

4:6

4:0

3:2

6:2

36:19

1:3

4:7

***

8:4

9:4

5:3

11:3

11:0

49:24

10.

2:3

1:8

4:8

***

10:6

6:3

7:2

37:32

11.

5:8

0:4

3:5

3:6

***

7:6

3:1

4:4

25:34

12.

1:4

6:4

4:9

6:10

6:7

***

6:2

4:4

33:40

13.

1:4

2:3

3:11

2:7

2:6

1:3

***

6:0

17:34

14.

0:5

2:6

0:11

2:7

4:4

0:6

***

12:43

Switzerland qualify for 1972 Pool A championship tournament; Austria and Italy demoted to 1972 Pool C tournament. Additionally, the top six qualify for the Sapporo Olympics.

– 6:3
5 March 1971 – Bern
– 6:2
5 March 1971 – Bern
– 9:4
5 March 1971 – Bern
– 4:1
5 March 1971 – Lyss
– 3:1
6 March 1971 – Bern
– 4:4
6 March 1971 – Bern
– 3:2
6 March 1971 – Lyss
– 7:4
7 March 1971 – Bern
– 7:2
8 March 1971 – Bern
– 6:2
8 March 1971 – Geneva
– 5:3
8 March 1971 – Bern
– 4:4
8 March 1971 – La Chaux-de-Fonds
– 11:0
9 March 1971 – Bern
– 7:2
9 March 1971 – Geneva
– 8:5
9 March 1971 – La Chaux-de-Fonds
– 6:4
10 March 1971 – Lyss
– 11:3
11 March 1971 – Lyss
– 4:4
11 March 1971 – Bern
– 8:1
11 March 1971 – Bern
– 4:1
11 March 1971 – La Chaux-de-Fonds
– 10:6
13 March 1971 – La Chaux-de-Fonds
– 4:0
13 March 1971 – Bern
– 6:0
13 March 1971 – Geneva
– 3:1
13 March 1971 – Bern
– 7:6
14 March 1971 – Bern
– 3:2
14 March 1971 – Geneva
– 8:4
14 March 1971 – La Chaux-de-Fonds
– 5:0
'''14 March 1971 – Lyss'''

World Championship Group C (Netherlands)

ROM

FRA

HUN

GBR

BUL

NED

DEN

BEL

GF–GA

Pts.

15.

***

7:1

3:3

11:2

12:3

10:2

6:2

21:0

70:11

16.

1:7

***

8:4

6:4

2:1

9:2

5:1

18:1

49:20

17.

3:3

4:8

***

7:6

4:3

2:0

31:1

58:27

18.

2:11

4:6

6:7

***

5:5

7:4

5:4

18:2

47:39

19.

2:12

1:2

6:7

5:5

***

7:0

4:5

11:1

36:32

20.

2:10

2:9

3:4

4:7

0:7

***

3:1

18:0

32:38

21.

1:6

1:5

0:2

4:5

5:4

1:3

***

21:1

33:26

22.

0:21

1:18

1:31

2:18

1:11

0:18

1:21

***

6:138

Romania and France qualify for 1972 Pool B tournament, and the Sapporo Olympics.

– 7:6
26. February 1971 – Nijmegen
– 1:7
26. February 1971 – Utrecht
– 18:2
26. February 1971 – Eindhoven
– 3:1
26. February 1971 – Tilburg
– 1:6
27. February 1971 – Rotterdam
– 1:18
27. February 1971 – Utrecht
– 7:6
27. February 1971 – Tilburg
– 0:7
27. February 1971 – Geleen
– 2:1
1 March 1971 – Tilburg
– 3:3
1 March 1971 – Eindhoven
– 21:1
1 March 1971 – Rotterdam
– 4:7
1 March 1971 – s-Hertogenbosch
– 5:4
2 March 1971 – Nijmegen
– 4:8
2 March 1971 – Rotterdam
– 2:12
2 March 1971 – Utrecht
– 18:0
2 March 1971 – Eindhoven
– 6:4
4 March 1971 – Groningen
– 5:4
4 March 1971 – Heerenveen
– 31:1
4 March 1971 – s-Hertogenbosch
– 2:10
4 March 1971 – Tilburg
– 5:5
5 March 1971 – Heerenveen
– 21:0
5 March 1971 – Tilburg
– 1:5
5 March 1971 – Groningen
– 3:4
5 March 1971 – Rotterdam
– 11:1
7 March 1971 – Rotterdam
– 0:2
7 March 1971 – Eindhoven
– 11:2
7 March 1971 – Geleen
– 2:9
7 March 1971 – Utrecht'''

Ranking and statistics

Tournament Awards

Best players selected by the directorate:
*Best Goaltender: Jiří Holeček
*Best Defenceman: Jan Suchý
*Best Forward: Anatoli Firsov
Media All-Star Team:
*Goaltender: Jiří Holeček
*Defence: Ilpo Koskela, Jan Suchý
*Forwards: Anatoli Firsov, Alexander Maltsev, Vladimir Vikulov

Final standings

The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:




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European championships final standings

The final standings of the European championships according to IIHF:




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