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{{Infobox International Ice Hockey Competition
| tourney_name =
| year = 1978
| other_titles =
| image = 1978op.jpg
| size = 200px
| caption =
| country = Czechoslovakia
| dates = 26 April – 14 May
| num_teams = 8
| venues = 1
| cities = 1
| winners = USSR
| count = 15
| second = Czechoslovakia
| third = Canada
| fourth = Sweden
| games = 40
| goals = 322
| attendance = 362642
| scoring_leader = {{Flagicon|FRG}} Erich Kühnhackl <small>16 points</small>
| mvp =
| prevseason = [[1977 World Ice Hockey Championships|1977]]
| nextseason = [[1979 World Ice Hockey Championships|1979]]
}}
The 1978 [[Ice Hockey World Championships]] took place in [[Prague]], [[Czechoslovakia]] from 26 April to 14 May. Eight teams took part, with each team playing each other once in the first round, and then the four best teams meeting in a new round. This was the 45th World Championships, and also the 56th [[IIHF European Championships|European Championships]]. The [[USSR]] won for the fifteenth time, narrowly defeating the incumbent Czechoslovaks.

On the final day, there was essentially a gold medal game, and a bronze medal game. The Soviets played the Czechoslovaks and needed to win by at least two to win the Championship.<ref>[http://www.passionhockey.com/hockeyarchives/mondial1978.htm Tie breaker]</ref> They took a three nothing lead, and hung to win by two, capturing gold by being even head to head with the Czechoslovaks, but having a cumulative two goal advantage against everyone else. Canada and Sweden came into the final game even, so the winner would claim the bronze. Pat Hickey scored with a minute left in the game to give [[Canada]] a three to two victory, and the medal.<ref>[http://www.passionhockey.com/hockeyarchives/mondial1978.htm Tournament summary]</ref>

Because of the allowance of professionals from the NHL into the tournament, a peculiar (and new) situation arose during this year's tournament. The Minnesota North Stars had players representing [[Canada]] (2), [[Sweden]] (3), and the [[USA]] (4).<ref>Duplacey page 506</ref>

==World Championship Group A (Czechoslovakia)==
===First round===
{| class="wikitable"
!
! Team
! Games
! Won
! Drawn
! Lost
! Points Difference
! Points
|-style="background:#ccffcc"
| 1 || {{TCH}} || 7 || 7 || 0 || 0 || 44 - 15 || 14
|-style="background:#ccffcc"
| 2 || {{URS}} || 7 || 6 || 0 || 1 || 46 - 23 || 12
|-style="background:#ccffcc"
| 3 || {{CAN}} || 7 || 4 || 0 || 3 || 32 - 26 || 8
|-style="background:#ccffcc"
| 4 || {{SWE}} || 7 || 4 || 0 || 3 || 35 - 21 || 8
|-style="background:#ffcccc"
| 5 || {{FRG}} || 7 || 2 || 1 || 4 || 23 - 35 || 5
|-style="background:#ffcccc"
| 6 || {{USA}} || 7 || 1 || 1 || 5 || 25 - 42 || 3
|-style="background:#ffcccc"
| 7 || {{GDR}} || 7 || 1 || 1 || 5 || 13 - 45 || 3
|-style="background:#ffcccc"
| 8 || {{FIN}} || 7 || 1 || 1 || 5 || 23 - 34 || 3
|}

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| date = 27 April
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===Final Round 1-4 place===
{| class="wikitable"
!
! Team
! Games
! Won
! Drawn
! Lost
! Points difference
! Points
|-style="background:gold"
| 1 || {{URS}} || 10 || 9 || 0 || 1 || 61 - 26 || 18
|-style="background:silver"
| 2 || {{TCH}} || 10 || 9 || 0 || 1 || 54 - 21 || 18
|-style="background:#cc9966"
| 3 || {{CAN}} || 10 || 5 || 0 || 5 || 38 - 36 || 10
|-style=
| 4 || {{SWE}} || 10 || 4 || 0 || 6 || 39 - 37 || 8
|}

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| date = 12 May
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===Consolation Round 5-8 place===
{| class="wikitable"
!
! Team
! Games
! Won
! Drawn
! Lost
! Points difference
! Points
|-style=
| 5 || {{FRG}} || 10 || 3 || 3 || 4 || 35 - 43 || 9
|-style=
| 6 || {{USA}} || 10 || 2 || 2 || 6 || 38 - 58 || 6
|-style=
| 7 || {{FIN}} || 10 || 2 || 2 || 6 || 37 - 44 || 6
|-style="background:#ffcccc"
| 8 || {{GDR}} || 10 || 1 || 3 || 6 || 20 - 57 || 5
|}
''[[East Germany]] was relegated to Group B.''
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| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 9 May
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| date = 11 May
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| date = 13 May
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==World Championship Group B (Yugoslavia)==
Played in [[Belgrade]] March 17–26.
{| class="wikitable"
!
! Team
! Games
! Won
! Drawn
! Lost
! Points difference
! Points
|-style="background:#ccffcc"
| 9 || {{ih|POL}} || 7 || 6 || 1 || 0 || 51 - 19 || 13
|-style=
| 10 || {{ih|JPN}} || 7 || 5 || 1 || 1 || 26 - 17 || 11
|-style=
| 11 || {{ih|SUI}} || 7 || 4 || 1 || 2 || 42 - 32 || 9
|-style=
| 12 || {{ih|ROU|1965}} || 7 || 3 || 1 || 3 || 41 - 29 || 7
|-style=
| 13 || {{ih|HUN|1957}} || 7 || 3 || 0 || 4 || 21 - 36 || 6
|-style=
| 14 || {{ih|NOR}} || 7 || 2 || 1 || 4 || 29 - 34 || 5
|-style="background:#ffcccc"
| 15 || {{ih|ITA}} || 7 || 1 || 1 || 5 || 32 - 41 || 3
|-style="background:#ffcccc"
| 16 || {{ih|YUG}} || 7 || 1 || 0 || 6 || 14 - 48 || 2
|-
|}
''Undefeated [[Poland]] was promoted to Group A, and both [[Italy]] and [[Yugoslavia]] were relegated to Group C.''
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==World Championship Group C (Spain)==
[[File:78WorldC.jpg|thumb|200px]]
Played in the Canary Islands ([[Las Palmas]]) 10–19 March.
{| class="wikitable"
!
! Team
! Games
! Won
! Drawn
! Lost
! Points difference
! Points
|-style="background:#ccffcc"
| 17 || {{ih|NED}} || 7 || 6 || 1 || 0 || 74 - 17 || 13
|-style="background:#ccffcc"
| 18 || {{ih|AUT}} || 7 || 5 || 1 || 1 || 65 - 31 || 11
|-style=
| 19 || {{ih|DEN}} || 7 || 4 || 1 || 2 || 59 - 25 || 9
|-style=
| 20 || {{ih|CHN}} || 7 || 4 || 0 || 3 || 47 - 30 || 8
|-style=
| 21 || {{ih|BUL}} || 7 || 3 || 1 || 3 || 27 - 30 || 7
|-style=
| 22 || {{ih|FRA}} || 7 || 3 || 0 || 4 || 46 - 39 || 6
|-style=
| 23 || {{ih|ESP}} || 7 || 1 || 0 || 6 || 26 - 84 || 2
|-style=
| 24 || {{ih|BEL}} || 7 || 0 || 0 || 7 || 13 - 101 || 0
|-
|}
''The [[Netherlands]] and [[Austria]] were both promoted to Group B. [[China]] and [[Denmark]] also ended up being promoted to alleviate a political situation between the Chinese and the South Koreans.<ref>[http://www.passionhockey.com/hockeyarchives/mondial1979.htm Group B and C summaries 1979]</ref>''
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| date = 16 March
| team1 = {{ih-rt|ESP}}
| score = 4-14
| team2 = {{ih|AUT}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 16 March
| team1 = {{ih-rt|CHN}}
| score = 2-4
| team2 = {{ih|BUL}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 18 March
| team1 = {{ih-rt|AUT}}
| score = 19-1
| team2 = {{ih|BEL}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 18 March
| team1 = {{ih-rt|DEN}}
| score = 8-3
| team2 = {{ih|BUL}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 18 March
| team1 = {{ih-rt|ESP}}
| score = 3-13
| team2 = {{ih|FRA}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 18 March
| team1 = {{ih-rt|CHN}}
| score = 4-6
| team2 = {{ih|NED}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 19 March
| team1 = {{ih-rt|DEN}}
| score = 22-1
| team2 = {{ih|BEL}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 19 March
| team1 = {{ih-rt|BUL}}
| score = 0-4
| team2 = {{ih|FRA}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 19 March
| team1 = {{ih-rt|AUT}}
| score = 4-8
| team2 = {{ih|NED}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 19 March
| team1 = {{ih-rt|ESP}}
| score = 4-14
| team2 = {{ih|CHN}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}

==Ranking and statistics==
{| style="float:right;"
|-
| style="width:3px;;"|  
|
<br />
{{winners|ih|1978 IIHF World Championship Winners|URS|15th}}

===Final standings===
The final standings of the tournament according to [[IIHF]]:
{| class="wikitable" style="width:200px;"
|- style="background:gold;"
|align=center|[[Image:gold medal icon.png]]|| {{ih|URS}}
|- style="background:silver;"
|align=center|[[Image:silver medal icon.png]]|| {{ih|CSK}}
|- style="background:peru;"
|align=center|[[Image:bronze medal icon.png]]|| {{ih|CAN}}
|-
|align=center|4|| {{ih|SWE}}
|-
|align=center|5|| {{ih|FRG}}
|-
|align=center|6|| {{ih|USA}}
|-
|align=center|7|| {{ih|FIN}}
|- style="background:#fcc;"
|align=center|8|| {{ih|GDR}}
|}

===European championships final standings===
The final standings of the [[Ice Hockey European Championships|European championships]] according to [[IIHF]]:
{| class="wikitable" style="width:200px;"
|- style="background:gold;"
|align=center|[[Image:gold medal icon.png]]|| {{ih|URS}}
|- style="background:silver;"
|align=center|[[Image:silver medal icon.png]]|| {{ih|CSK}}
|- style="background:peru;"
|align=center|[[Image:bronze medal icon.png]]|| {{ih|SWE}}
|-
|align=center|4|| {{ih|FRG}}
|-
|align=center|5|| {{ih|GDR}}
|-
|align=center|6|| {{ih|FIN}}
|}

==Photos==

<gallery widths="250" captionalign="center">
78USSR.jpg|Champion [[Soviet Union]]
Prha_78-3.jpg|[[Finland]]
Praha78-2.jpg|[[Canada]]
Praha78-1.jpg|[[Soviet Union]]
77SweUSSR.jpg|Program from the Swedish-Soviet game
1978Czech.jpg|[[Czechoslovakia]] team photo
1978Belgium.jpg|[[Belgium]] team photo
</gallery>

==Citations==
{{Reflist}}

==References==
*[http://www.passionhockey.com/hockeyarchives/mondial1978.htm Complete results]
*{{cite book |last=Duplacey |first=James |title=Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League |year=1998 |publisher=Total Sports |isbn=0-8362-7114-9|pages=498–528}}
*{{cite book |last=Podnieks |first=Andrew |title=IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011 |year=2010 |publisher=Moydart Press |pages=146–7}}

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