1971 World Ice Hockey Championships

1971 World Ice Hockey Championships
Tournament details
Host nation	Switzerland
Dates	19 March–3 April
Teams	6
Champions	Soviet Union (11 titles)
Tournament statistics
Games played	30
Goals scored	234  (7.8 per game)
Attendance	190,251  (6,342 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Anatoli Firsov 19 points

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 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.

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

W

T

L

GF-GA

Pts.

1.

Soviet Union

***

3:3*

8:0*

8:1*

11:2*

10:2*

8

1

1

77:24

17

2.

Czechoslovakia

5:2

***

5:6*

5:0*

9:1*

1:5*

7

1

2

44:20

15

3.

Sweden

3:6

1:3

***

1:1*

7:2*

4:2*

5

1

4

29:33

11

4.

Finland

1:10

2:4

1:2

***

4:3*

7:4*

4

1

5

31:42

9

5.

West Germany

2:12

0:4

2:1

2:7

***

7:2*

2

0

8

22:62

4

6.

United States

5:7

0:5

3:4

3:7

5:1

***

2

0

8

31:53

4

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.	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

Soviet Union – West Germany 11:2 (2:2, 3:0, 6:0)

19 March 1971 – Bern

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

20 March 1971 – Bern

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

20 March 1971 – Bern

Czechoslovakia – Sweden 5:6 (1:2, 2:0, 2:4)

21 March 1971 – Bern

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

21 March 1971 – Bern

Czechoslovakia – West Germany 9:1 (1:0, 3:1, 5:0)

22 March 1971 – Bern

Soviet Union – United States 10:2 (1:0, 7:1, 2:1)

22 March 1971 – Bern

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

23 March 1971 – Bern

United States – Finland 4:7 (0:2, 3:3, 1:2)

23 March 1971 – Bern

Finland – Sweden 1:1 (1:0, 0:0, 0:1)

24 March 1971 – Bern

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

24 March 1971 – Bern

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

25 March 1971 – Bern

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

26 March 1971 – Bern

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

26 March 1971 – Bern

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

27 March 1971 – Geneva

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

27 March 1971 – Geneva

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

28 March 1971 – Geneva

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

28 March 1971 – Geneva

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

29 March 1971 – Geneva

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

29 March 1971 – Geneva

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

30 March 1971 – Geneva

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

30 March 1971 – Geneva

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

31 March 1971 – Geneva

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

31 March 1971 – Geneva

Sweden – Finland 2:1 (0:0, 2:0, 0:1)

1 April 1971 – Geneva

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

1 April 1971 – Geneva

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

2 April 1971 – Geneva

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

3 April 1971 – Geneva

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

3 April 1971 – Geneva

World Championship Group B (Switzerland)

SUI

POL

GDR

NOR

JPN

YUG

AUT

ITA

W

T

L

GF-GA

pts.

7.

Switzerland

***

4:4

3:1

3:2

4:1

8:5

4:1

5:0

6

1

0

31:14

13

8.

Poland

4:4

***

7:4

8:1

4:6

4:0

3:2

6:2

5

1

1

36:19

11

9.

East Germany

1:3

4:7

***

8:4

9:4

5:3

11:3

11:0

5

0

2

49:24

10

10.

Norway

2:3

1:8

4:8

***

10:6

6:3

7:2

7:2

4

0

3

37:32

8

11.

Yugoslavia

5:8

0:4

3:5

3:6

***

7:6

3:1

4:4

2

1

4

25:34

5

12.

Japan

1:4

6:4

4:9

6:10

6:7

***

6:2

4:4

2

1

4

33:40

5

13.

Austria

1:4

2:3

3:11

2:7

2:6

1:3

***

6:0

1

0

6

17:34

2

14.

Italy

0:5

2:6

0:11

2:7

4:4

4:4

0:6

***

0

2

5

12:43

2

• 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.

Norway – Yugoslavia 6:3 (2:0, 2:1, 2:2)

5 March 1971 – Bern

Poland – Italy 6:2 (2:0, 2:1, 2:1)

5 March 1971 – Bern

East Germany – Japan 9:4 (0:1, 4:1, 5:2)

5 March 1971 – Bern

Switzerland – Austria 4:1 (2:0, 1:0, 1:1)

5 March 1971 – Lyss

Yugoslavia – Austria 3:1 (2:0, 1:1, 0:0)

6 March 1971 – Bern

Italy – Japan 4:4 (1:0, 0:2, 3:2)

6 March 1971 – Bern

Switzerland – Norway 3:2 (0:1, 2:0, 1:1)

6 March 1971 – Lyss

Poland – East Germany 7:4 (3:0, 1:4, 3:0)

7 March 1971 – Bern

Norway – Italy 7:2 (2:1, 3:1, 2:0)

8 March 1971 – Bern

Japan – Austria 6:2 (2:0, 2:0, 2:2)

8 March 1971 – Geneva

East Germany – Yugoslavia 5:3 (2:1, 1:1, 2:1)

8 March 1971 – Bern

Switzerland – Poland 4:4 (2:0, 1:3, 1:1)

8 March 1971 – La Chaux-de-Fonds

East Germany – Italy 11:0 (5:0, 1:0, 5:0)

9 March 1971 – Bern

Norway – Austria 7:2 (1:0, 5:0, 1:2)

9 March 1971 – Geneva

Switzerland – Yugoslavia 8:5 (0:1, 3:2, 5:2)

9 March 1971 – La Chaux-de-Fonds

Japan – Poland 6:4 (2:0, 1:2, 3:2)

10 March 1971 – Lyss

East Germany – Austria 11:3 (3:1, 5:1, 3:1)

11 March 1971 – Lyss

Italy – Yugoslavia 4:4 (2:2, 1:1, 1:1)

11 March 1971 – Bern

Poland – Norway 8:1 (0:0, 5:0, 3:1)

11 March 1971 – Bern

Switzerland – Japan 4:1 (1:0, 3:0, 0:1)

11 March 1971 – La Chaux-de-Fonds

Norway – Japan 10:6 (5:1, 0:3, 5:2)

13 March 1971 – La Chaux-de-Fonds

Poland – Yugoslavia 4:0 (1:0, 0:0, 3:0)

13 March 1971 – Bern

Austria – Italy 6:0 (1:0, 1:0, 4:0)

13 March 1971 – Geneva

Switzerland – East Germany 3:1 (2:0, 0:1, 1:0)

13 March 1971 – Bern

Yugoslavia – Japan 7:6 (1:2, 5:0, 1:4)

14 March 1971 – Bern

Poland – Austria 3:2 (0:0, 2:0, 1:2)

14 March 1971 – Geneva

East Germany – Norway 8:4 (1:0, 4:2, 3:2)

14 March 1971 – La Chaux-de-Fonds

Switzerland – Italy 5:0 (2:0, 2:0, 1:0)

14 March 1971 – Lyss

World Championship Group C (Netherlands)

ROM

FRA

HUN

GBR

BUL

NED

DEN

BEL

W

T

L

GF-GA

Pts.

15.

Romania

***

7:1

3:3

11:2

12:3

10:2

6:2

21:0

6

1

0

70:11

13

16.

France

1:7

***

8:4

6:4

2:1

9:2

5:1

18:1

6

0

1

49:20

12

17.

Hungary

3:3

4:8

***

7:6

7:6

4:3

2:0

31:1

5

1

1

58:27

11

18.

Great Britain

2:11

4:6

6:7

***

5:5

7:4

5:4

18:2

3

1

3

47:39

7

19.

Bulgaria

2:12

1:2

6:7

5:5

***

7:0

4:5

11:1

2

1

4

36:32

5

20.

Netherlands

2:10

2:9

3:4

4:7

0:7

***

3:1

18:0

2

0

5

32:38

4

21.

Denmark

1:6

1:5

0:2

4:5

5:4

1:3

***

21:1

2

0

5

33:26

4

22.

Belgium

0:21

1:18

1:31

2:18

1:11

0:18

1:21

***

0

0

7

6:138

0

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

Hungary – Bulgaria 7:6 (1:0, 4:2, 2:4)

26. February 1971 – Nijmegen

France – Romania 1:7 (0:0, 1:2, 0:5)

26. February 1971 – Utrecht

Great Britain – Belgium 18:2 (8:0, 4:0, 6:2)

26. February 1971 – Eindhoven

Netherlands – Denmark 3:1 (2:0, 0:0, 1:1)

26. February 1971 – Tilburg

Denmark – Romania 1:6 (0:0, 0:2, 1:4)

27. February 1971 – Rotterdam

Belgium – France 1:18 (0:7, 0:7, 1:4)

27. February 1971 – Utrecht

Hungary – Great Britain 7:6 (3:1, 1:2, 3:3)

27. February 1971 – Tilburg

Netherlands – Bulgaria 0:7 (0:4, 0:1, 0:2)

27. February 1971 – Geleen

France – Bulgaria 2:1 (0:1, 0:0, 2:0)

1 March 1971 – Tilburg

Hungary – Romania 3:3 (3:1, 0:0, 0:2)

1 March 1971 – Eindhoven

Denmark – Belgium 21:1 (8:0, 5:0, 8:1)

1 March 1971 – Rotterdam

Netherlands – Great Britain 4:7 (0:3, 3:1, 1:3)

1 March 1971 – s-Hertogenbosch

Great Britain – Denmark 5:4 (1:2, 3:2, 1:0)

2 March 1971 – Nijmegen

Hungary – France 4:8 (2:3, 0:2, 2:3)

2 March 1971 – Rotterdam

Bulgaria – Romania 2:12 (1:2, 1:6, 0:4)

2 March 1971 – Utrecht

Netherlands – Belgium 18:0 (5:0, 8:0, 5:0)

2 March 1971 – Eindhoven

France – Great Britain 6:4 (0:1, 4:3, 2:0)

4 March 1971 – Groningen

Denmark – Bulgaria 5:4 (0:2, 3:1, 2:1)

4 March 1971 – Heerenveen

Hungary – Belgium 31:1 (9:1, 9:0, 13:0)

4 March 1971 – s-Hertogenbosch

Netherlands – Romania 2:10 (2:4, 0:5, 0:1)

4 March 1971 – Tilburg

Great Britain – Bulgaria 5:5 (2:1, 1:2, 2:2)

5 March 1971 – Heerenveen

Romania – Belgium 21:0 (7:0, 7:0, 7:0)

5 March 1971 – Tilburg

Denmark – France 1:5 (0:3, 0:1, 1:1)

5 March 1971 – Groningen

Netherlands – Hungary 3:4 (0:1, 1:1, 2:2)

5 March 1971 – Rotterdam

Bulgaria – Belgium 11:1 (4:0, 4:0, 4:1)

7 March 1971 – Rotterdam

Denmark – Hungary 0:2 (0:1, 0:0, 0:1)

7 March 1971 – Eindhoven

Romania – Great Britain 11:2 (3:0, 4:1, 4:1)

7 March 1971 – Geleen

Netherlands – France 2:9 (1:4, 0:3, 1:2)

7 March 1971 – Utrecht

Ranking and statistics

1971 IIHF World Championship Winners  Soviet Union 11th title Final standings The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF: Soviet Union Czechoslovakia Sweden 4 Finland 5 West Germany 6 United States European championships final standings The final standings of the European championships according to IIHF: Czechoslovakia Soviet Union Sweden 4 Finland 5 West Germany Team Photos Soviet Union United States Notes References Summary (in french) 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, 142.  Szemberg, Szymon; Podnieks, Andrew, eds. (2007), World of Hockey: Celebrating a Century of the IIHF, Bolton, Ontario: Fenn Publishing, , ISBN 1-55168-307-5  Ice Hockey World Championships 1920 · 1924 · 1928 · 1930 · 1931 · 1932 · 1933 · 1934 · 1935 · 1936 · 1937 · 1938 · 1939 · 1947 · 1948 · 1949 · 1950 · 1951 · 1952 · 1953 · 1954 · 1955 · 1956 · 1957 · 1958 · 1959 · 1960 · 1961 · 1962 · 1963 · 1964 · 1965 · 1966 · 1967 · 1968 · 1969 · 1970 · 1971 · 1972 · 1973 · 1974 · 1975 · 1976 · 1977 · 1978 · 1979 · 1981 · 1982 · 1983 · 1985 · 1986 · 1987 · 1989 · 1990 · 1991 · 1992 · 1993 · 1994 · 1995 · 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 1999 · 2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009 · 2010 · 2011 · 2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 IIHF Ice Hockey European Championships 1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1929 • 1932