1981 World Ice Hockey Championships

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1981 World Ice Hockey Championships
Tournament details
Host nation  Sweden
Dates 12–26 April 1981
Teams 8
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Champions Flag of the Soviet Union.svg.png Soviet Union (17 titles)
Tournament statistics
Games played 32
Goals scored 288  (9 per game)
Attendance 171,675  (5,365 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of West Germany Holger Meitinger 20 points

The 1981 Ice Hockey World Championships took place at the Scandinavium arena in Gothenburg, Sweden 12–26 April 1981. Eight teams took part, firstly splitting into two groups of two, with the best two from each group advancing to the final group. These teams then play each other in the final round. This was the 47th World Championships, and also the 58th European Championships. The Soviet Union became World Champions for the 17th time, and also won their twentieth European title. Don Cherry commented, "This is the best Russian team I've ever seen."[1]

The Dutch team had won Group C and Group B in successive years to play in this tournament, but did not fare well. Their best game was a narrow one goal loss to the Americans, a goal scored on a penalty shot by Dave Christian with eleven seconds left.[1] It was their first appearance at the top level since 1950 and they have not returned since.[2]

World Championship Group A (Sweden)

First Round

Group 1

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Points difference Points
1  Soviet Union 3 3 0 0 25 - 04 6
2  Canada 3 2 0 1 14 - 12 4
3  Finland 3 1 0 2 16 - 14 2
4  Netherlands 3 0 0 3 05 - 30 0
12 April Canada Flag of Canada.svg.png 4-3
 Flag of Finland.svg.png Finland
12 April Soviet Union Flag of the Soviet Union.svg.png 10-1
 Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png Netherlands
13 April Canada Flag of Canada.svg.png 8-1
 Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png Netherlands
13 April Soviet Union Flag of the Soviet Union.svg.png 7-1
 Flag of Finland.svg.png Finland
15 April Soviet Union Flag of the Soviet Union.svg.png 8-2
 Flag of Canada.svg.png Canada
15 April Finland Flag of Finland.svg.png 12-3
 Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png Netherlands

Group 2

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Points difference Points
1  Czechoslovakia 3 2 1 0 20 - 07 5
2  Sweden 3 2 1 0 11 - 07 5
3  United States 3 1 0 2 14 - 21 2
4  West Germany 3 0 0 3 10 - 20 0
12 April Czechoslovakia Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg.png 11-2
 Flag of the United States.svg.png United States
12 April Sweden Flag of Sweden.svg.png 4-2
 Flag of Germany.svg.png West Germany
14 April Sweden Flag of Sweden.svg.png 4-2
 Flag of the United States.svg.png United States
14 April Czechoslovakia Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg.png 6-2
 Flag of Germany.svg.png West Germany
15 April Czechoslovakia Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg.png 3-3
 Flag of Sweden.svg.png Sweden
15 April United States Flag of the United States.svg.png 10-6
 Flag of Germany.svg.png West Germany

Final Round

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Points difference Points
1  Soviet Union 6 4 2 0 38 - 12 10
2  Sweden 6 3 1 2 16 - 26 7
3  Czechoslovakia 6 2 2 2 20 - 22 6
4  Canada 6 0 1 5 16 - 30 1
18 April Czechoslovakia Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg.png 7-4
 Flag of Canada.svg.png Canada
18 April Soviet Union Flag of the Soviet Union.svg.png 4-1
 Flag of Sweden.svg.png Sweden
20 April Sweden Flag of Sweden.svg.png 3-1
 Flag of Canada.svg.png Canada
20 April Soviet Union Flag of the Soviet Union.svg.png 8-3
 Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg.png Czechoslovakia
22 April Canada Flag of Canada.svg.png 4-4
 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg.png Soviet Union
22 April Sweden Flag of Sweden.svg.png 4-2
 Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg.png Czechoslovakia
24 April Czechoslovakia Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg.png 4-2
 Flag of Canada.svg.png Canada
24 April Soviet Union Flag of the Soviet Union.svg.png 13-1
 Flag of Sweden.svg.png Sweden
26 April Sweden Flag of Sweden.svg.png 4-3
 Flag of Canada.svg.png Canada
26 April Soviet Union Flag of the Soviet Union.svg.png 1-1
 Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg.png Czechoslovakia

Consolation Round

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Points difference Points
5  United States 6 4 1 1 35 - 28 9
6  Finland 6 3 2 1 33 - 21 8
7  West Germany 6 3 1 2 40 - 30 7
8  Netherlands 6 0 0 6 22 - 51 0

The Netherlands were relegated to Group B.

17 April United States Flag of the United States.svg.png 7-6
 Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png Netherlands
17 April Finland Flag of Finland.svg.png 6-3
 Flag of Germany.svg.png West Germany
19 April West Germany Flag of Germany.svg.png 9-2
 Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png Netherlands
19 April United States Flag of the United States.svg.png 6-4
 Flag of Finland.svg.png Finland
21 April West Germany Flag of Germany.svg.png 6-2
 Flag of the United States.svg.png United States
21 April Finland Flag of Finland.svg.png 4-2
 Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png Netherlands
23 April United States Flag of the United States.svg.png 7-3
 Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png Netherlands
23 April West Germany Flag of Germany.svg.png 4-4
 Flag of Finland.svg.png Finland
25 April West Germany Flag of Germany.svg.png 12-6
 Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png Netherlands
25 April Finland Flag of Finland.svg.png 3-3
 Flag of the United States.svg.png United States

World Championship Group B (Italy)

Played in Urtijëi March 20-29. The hosts went undefeated to win, led by former Pittsburgh Penguin and Edmonton Oiler Wayne Bianchin and backstopped by former Oiler Jim Corsi.

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Points difference Points
9 Flag of Italy.svg.png Italy 7 6 1 0 38 - 18 13
10 Flag of Poland.svg.png Poland 7 5 1 1 49 - 25 11
11 Flag of Switzerland.svg.png Switzerland 7 4 2 1 28 - 20 10
12 Flag of East Germany.svg.png East Germany 7 4 1 2 37 - 25 9
13 Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg.png Romania 7 2 0 5 25 - 30 4
14 Flag of Norway.svg.png Norway 7 2 0 5 21 - 39 4
15 Flag of Yugoslavia.svg.png Yugoslavia 7 1 1 5 23 - 44 3
16 Flag of Japan.svg.png Japan 7 1 0 6 18 - 38 2

Italy was promoted to Group A, both Yugoslavia and Japan were relegated to Group C.

20 March East Germany Flag of East Germany.svg.png 4-3
 Flag of Japan.svg.png Japan
20 March Romania Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg.png 5-6
 Flag of Poland.svg.png Poland
20 March Switzerland Flag of Switzerland.svg.png 5-2
 Flag of Norway.svg.png Norway
20 March Italy Flag of Italy.svg.png 6-4
 Flag of Yugoslavia.svg.png Yugoslavia
21 March Switzerland Flag of Switzerland.svg.png 3-3
 Flag of Poland.svg.png Poland
21 March Japan Flag of Japan.svg.png 0-2
 Flag of Norway.svg.png Norway
21 March East Germany Flag of East Germany.svg.png 11-3
 Flag of Yugoslavia.svg.png Yugoslavia
21 March Italy Flag of Italy.svg.png 3-2
 Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg.png Romania
23 March Romania Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg.png 1-6
 Flag of East Germany.svg.png East Germany
23 March Poland Flag of Poland.svg.png 13-4
 Flag of Norway.svg.png Norway
23 March Japan Flag of Japan.svg.png 7-3
 Flag of Yugoslavia.svg.png Yugoslavia
23 March Italy Flag of Italy.svg.png 4-2
 Flag of Switzerland.svg.png Switzerland
24 March Japan Flag of Japan.svg.png 2-11
 Flag of Poland.svg.png Poland
24 March Yugoslavia Flag of Yugoslavia.svg.png 3-2
 Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg.png Romania
24 March Italy Flag of Italy.svg.png 6-1
 Flag of Norway.svg.png Norway
24 March Switzerland Flag of Switzerland.svg.png 2-1
 Flag of East Germany.svg.png East Germany
26 March Yugoslavia Flag of Yugoslavia.svg.png 4-4
 Flag of Switzerland.svg.png Switzerland
26 March Romania Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg.png 5-1
 Flag of Japan.svg.png Japan
26 March East Germany Flag of East Germany.svg.png 6-3
 Flag of Norway.svg.png Norway
26 March Italy Flag of Italy.svg.png 4-1
 Flag of Poland.svg.png Poland
28 March Norway Flag of Norway.svg.png 6-2
 Flag of Yugoslavia.svg.png Yugoslavia
28 March Switzerland Flag of Switzerland.svg.png 8-3
 Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg.png Romania
28 March East Germany Flag of East Germany.svg.png 3-7
 Flag of Poland.svg.png Poland
28 March Italy Flag of Italy.svg.png 9-2
 Flag of Japan.svg.png Japan
29 March Yugoslavia Flag of Yugoslavia.svg.png 4-8
 Flag of Poland.svg.png Poland
29 March Norway Flag of Norway.svg.png 3-7
 Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg.png Romania
29 March Switzerland Flag of Switzerland.svg.png 4-3
 Flag of Japan.svg.png Japan
29 March Italy Flag of Italy.svg.png 6-6
 Flag of East Germany.svg.png East Germany

World Championship Group C (China PR)

Played in Beijing March 6–15.

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Points difference Points
17 Flag of Austria.svg.png Austria 7 7 0 0 43 - 05 14
18 Flag of China.svg.png China 7 6 0 1 46 - 14 12
19 Flag of Hungary (1957-1989).png Hungary 7 4 1 2 38 - 22 9
20 Flag of Denmark.svg.png Denmark 7 3 1 3 36 - 27 7
21 Flag of France.svg.png France 7 3 0 4 48 - 36 6
22 Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).png Bulgaria 7 3 0 4 22 - 32 6
23 Flag of North Korea.svg.png North Korea 7 1 0 6 18 - 66 2
24 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg.png Great Britain 7 0 0 7 11 - 60 0

Both Austria and China were promoted to Group B.

6 March Austria Flag of Austria.svg.png 10-0
 Flag of North Korea.svg.png North Korea
6 March Hungary Flag of Hungary (1957-1989).png 8-0
 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg.png Great Britain
6 March France Flag of France.svg.png 7-0
 Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).png Bulgaria
6 March China Flag of China.svg.png 5-1
 Flag of Denmark.svg.png Denmark
7 March Great Britain Flag of the United Kingdom.svg.png 2-11
 Flag of France.svg.png France
7 March China Flag of China.svg.png 6-2
 Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).png Bulgaria
7 March North Korea Flag of North Korea.svg.png 5-9
 Flag of Denmark.svg.png Denmark
7 March Austria Flag of Austria.svg.png 7-0
 Flag of Hungary (1957-1989).png Hungary
9 March Hungary Flag of Hungary (1957-1989).png 10-3
 Flag of North Korea.svg.png North Korea
9 March Denmark Flag of Denmark.svg.png 4-6
 Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).png Bulgaria
9 March France Flag of France.svg.png 1-7
 Flag of Austria.svg.png Austria
9 March China Flag of China.svg.png 12-2
 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg.png Great Britain
10 March Hungary Flag of Hungary (1957-1989).png 11-6
 Flag of France.svg.png France
10 March North Korea Flag of North Korea.svg.png 2-9
 Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).png Bulgaria
10 March Great Britain Flag of the United Kingdom.svg.png 2-13
 Flag of Denmark.svg.png Denmark
10 March China Flag of China.svg.png 0-3
 Flag of Austria.svg.png Austria
12 March Bulgaria Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).png 4-2
 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg.png Great Britain
12 March France Flag of France.svg.png 17-1
 Flag of North Korea.svg.png North Korea
12 March Austria Flag of Austria.svg.png 4-2
 Flag of Denmark.svg.png Denmark
12 March China Flag of China.svg.png 3-1
 Flag of Hungary (1957-1989).png Hungary
13 March China Flag of China.svg.png 10-3
 Flag of France.svg.png France
13 March Great Britain Flag of the United Kingdom.svg.png 1-5
 Flag of North Korea.svg.png North Korea
13 March Hungary Flag of Hungary (1957-1989).png 2-2
 Flag of Denmark.svg.png Denmark
13 March Austria Flag of Austria.svg.png 5-0
 Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).png Bulgaria
15 March Austria Flag of Austria.svg.png 7-2
 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg.png Great Britain
15 March Bulgaria Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).png 1-6
 Flag of Hungary (1957-1989).png Hungary
15 March France Flag of France.svg.png 3-5
 Flag of Denmark.svg.png Denmark
15 March China Flag of China.svg.png 10-2
 Flag of North Korea.svg.png North Korea

Ranking and statistics

 


 1981 IIHF World Championship Winners 

Soviet Union
17th title

Final standings

The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

Gold medal icon.png Flag of the Soviet Union.svg.png Soviet Union
Silver medal icon.png Flag of Sweden.svg.png Sweden
Bronze medal icon.png Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg.png Czechoslovakia
4 Flag of Canada.svg.png Canada
5 Flag of the United States.svg.png United States
6 Flag of Finland.svg.png Finland
7 Flag of Germany.svg.png West Germany
8 Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png Netherlands

European championships final standings

The final standings of the European championships according to IIHF:

Gold medal icon.png Flag of the Soviet Union.svg.png Soviet Union
Silver medal icon.png Flag of Sweden.svg.png Sweden
Bronze medal icon.png Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg.png Czechoslovakia
4 Flag of Finland.svg.png Finland
5 Flag of Germany.svg.png West Germany
6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png Netherlands

Team Photos

Citations

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Summary
  2. ↑ Ponieks page 95

References

  • Complete results
  • Duplacey, James (1998). Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League. Total Sports, 498–528. ISBN 0-8362-7114-9. 
  • Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press, 148. 

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