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1977 Ice Hockey World Championships

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1977 Ice Hockey World Championships
BERJAYA
Tournament details
Host countryBERJAYA Austria
Dates21 April – 8 May
Teams8
Final positions
Champions BERJAYABERJAYA Czechoslovakia (5th title)
Runners-up BERJAYABERJAYA Sweden
Third place BERJAYABERJAYA Soviet Union
Fourth placeBERJAYA Canada
Tournament statistics
Games played40
Goals scored338 (8.45 per game)
Attendance171,900 (4,298 per game)
Scoring leaderSoviet Union Vladimir Petrov 21 points
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The 1977 Ice Hockey World Championships took place in Vienna, Austria from 21 April to 8 May. Eight teams took part, first playing each other once, then the four best teams advancing to a new round. The tournament was also the 55th ice hockey European Championship. Czechoslovakia won for the fifth time, and second in a row, claiming their 14th and final European title as well.

Canada returned after an eight-year absence with a team comprised completely of NHL players from teams that had missed the Stanley Cup playoffs.[1] While being competitive in most games, many people were reportedly upset by the Canadians' conduct on the ice and after the games. The team refused to listen to the opposing teams' national anthems when they lost, and the coach, Johnny Wilson, explained their multiple misconduct penalties by saying, "We just couldn't compete with the Soviets, and ... it is natural to try to get revenge."[2]

The tournament itself was very close for the medals, with a spectacular last day. Canada, with a chance still to get a bronze, set a record by defeating the eventual champions eight to two. Never before had a first place team lost a game that badly.[3] But the Swedes, by beating the Soviets for a second time, saved the Czechoslovaks, and at the same time pushed themselves into second and Canada into fourth.

World Championship Group A (Austria)

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First round

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 BERJAYA Sweden 7 6 0 1 39 9 +30 12
2 BERJAYA Soviet Union 7 6 0 1 65 16 +49 12
3 BERJAYA Czechoslovakia 7 5 1 1 46 20 +26 11
4 BERJAYA Canada 7 4 1 2 31 25 +6 9
5 BERJAYA Finland 7 3 0 4 22 37 −15 6
6 BERJAYA United States 7 1 1 5 18 35 −17 3
7 BERJAYA West Germany 7 1 1 5 17 45 −28 3
8 BERJAYA Romania 7 0 0 7 12 63 −51 0
Source: [citation needed]
21 AprilCanada BERJAYA4–1BERJAYA United States
21 AprilCzechoslovakia BERJAYA11–3BERJAYA Finland
21 AprilSoviet Union BERJAYA10–0BERJAYA West Germany
21 AprilSweden BERJAYA8–1BERJAYA Romania
22 AprilSweden BERJAYA4–2BERJAYA Canada
22 AprilUnited States BERJAYA7–2BERJAYA Romania
22 AprilSoviet Union BERJAYA11–6BERJAYA Finland
22 AprilCzechoslovakia BERJAYA9–3BERJAYA West Germany
24 AprilSoviet Union BERJAYA11–1BERJAYA Canada
24 AprilCzechoslovakia BERJAYA13–1BERJAYA Romania
24 AprilSweden BERJAYA5–1BERJAYA Finland
24 AprilUnited States BERJAYA3–3BERJAYA West Germany
25 AprilSoviet Union BERJAYA18–1BERJAYA Romania
25 AprilSweden BERJAYA7–1BERJAYA West Germany
26 AprilFinland BERJAYA3–2BERJAYA United States
26 AprilCanada BERJAYA3–3BERJAYA Czechoslovakia
27 AprilCanada BERJAYA5–1BERJAYA Finland
27 AprilWest Germany BERJAYA6–3BERJAYA Romania
28 AprilSoviet Union BERJAYA6–1BERJAYA Czechoslovakia
28 AprilSweden BERJAYA9–0BERJAYA United States
29 AprilCanada BERJAYA9–3BERJAYA West Germany
29 AprilFinland BERJAYA4–2BERJAYA Romania
30 AprilCzechoslovakia BERJAYA3–1BERJAYA Sweden
30 AprilSoviet Union BERJAYA8–2BERJAYA United States
1 MayFinland BERJAYA4–1BERJAYA West Germany
1 MayCanada BERJAYA7–2BERJAYA Romania
2 MaySweden BERJAYA5–1BERJAYA Soviet Union
2 MayCzechoslovakia BERJAYA6–3BERJAYA United States

Final Round 1–4 place

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 BERJAYA Czechoslovakia 10 7 1 2 54 32 +22 15
2 BERJAYA Sweden 10 7 0 3 43 19 +24 14
3 BERJAYA Soviet Union 10 7 0 3 77 24 +53 14
4 BERJAYA Canada 10 6 1 3 47 35 +12 13
Source: [citation needed]
4 MayCanada BERJAYA7–0BERJAYA Sweden
4 MayCzechoslovakia BERJAYA4–3BERJAYA Soviet Union
6 MayCzechoslovakia BERJAYA2–1BERJAYA Sweden
6 MaySoviet Union BERJAYA8–1BERJAYA Canada
8 MayCanada BERJAYA8–2BERJAYA Czechoslovakia
8 MaySweden BERJAYA3–1BERJAYA Soviet Union

Consolation round 5–8 place

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 BERJAYA Finland 10 5 0 5 45 43 +2 10
6 BERJAYA United States 10 3 1 6 29 43 −14 7
7 BERJAYA West Germany 10 2 1 7 23 58 −35 5
8 BERJAYA Romania 10 1 0 9 20 84 −64 2
Source: [citation needed]

Romania was relegated to Group B.

3 MayFinland BERJAYA14–1BERJAYA Romania
3 MayUnited States BERJAYA4–1BERJAYA West Germany
5 MayRomania BERJAYA5–4BERJAYA United States
5 MayFinland BERJAYA7–2BERJAYA West Germany
7 MayUnited States BERJAYA3–2BERJAYA Finland
7 MayWest Germany BERJAYA3–2BERJAYA Romania

World Championship Group B (Japan)

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Played in Tokyo 10–21 March. Played with nine countries because Group A had relegated two nations the previous year to make room for Canada.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 BERJAYA East Germany 8 8 0 0 57 16 +41 16
10 BERJAYA Poland 8 6 0 2 39 22 +17 12
11 BERJAYA Japan 8 5 1 2 30 21 +9 11
12 BERJAYA Norway 8 4 2 2 30 30 0 10
13 BERJAYA  Switzerland 8 4 0 4 35 33 +2 8
14 BERJAYA Hungary 8 3 0 5 27 46 −19 6
15 BERJAYA Yugoslavia 8 2 1 5 30 36 −6 5
16 BERJAYA Netherlands 8 1 2 5 23 39 −16 4
17 BERJAYA Austria 8 0 0 8 19 47 −28 0
Source: [citation needed]

East Germany was promoted to Group A, both the Netherlands and Austria were relegated to Group C.

10 MarchPoland BERJAYA4–2BERJAYA Netherlands
10 MarchNorway BERJAYA4–2BERJAYA Yugoslavia
10 MarchEast Germany BERJAYA7–1BERJAYA Austria
10 MarchJapan BERJAYA5–2BERJAYA Hungary
11 MarchAustria BERJAYA4–7BERJAYA Hungary
11 MarchNorway BERJAYA4–3BERJAYA  Switzerland
12 MarchEast Germany BERJAYA7–6BERJAYA Yugoslavia
12 MarchPoland BERJAYA5–2BERJAYA  Switzerland
12 MarchJapan BERJAYA8–2BERJAYA Netherlands
13 MarchYugoslavia BERJAYA6–4BERJAYA Austria
13 MarchNetherlands BERJAYA2–8BERJAYA Hungary
13 MarchJapan BERJAYA2–2BERJAYA Norway
14 MarchEast Germany BERJAYA9–2BERJAYA Hungary
14 MarchPoland BERJAYA7–3BERJAYA Norway
14 MarchSwitzerland BERJAYA10–3BERJAYA Austria
15 MarchPoland BERJAYA1–7BERJAYA East Germany
15 MarchYugoslavia BERJAYA5–5BERJAYA Netherlands
15 MarchJapan BERJAYA3–2BERJAYA  Switzerland
16 MarchNetherlands BERJAYA4–3BERJAYA Austria
16 MarchNorway BERJAYA8–2BERJAYA Hungary
16 MarchJapan BERJAYA4–1BERJAYA Yugoslavia
17 MarchEast Germany BERJAYA10–3BERJAYA  Switzerland
17 MarchNorway BERJAYA4–2BERJAYA Austria
17 MarchPoland BERJAYA10–0BERJAYA Hungary
18 MarchEast Germany BERJAYA4–2BERJAYA Netherlands
18 MarchSwitzerland BERJAYA5–3BERJAYA Yugoslavia
18 MarchJapan BERJAYA2–5BERJAYA Poland
19 MarchNorway BERJAYA4–4BERJAYA Netherlands
19 MarchYugoslavia BERJAYA1–3BERJAYA Hungary
19 MarchJapan BERJAYA6–2BERJAYA Austria
20 MarchSwitzerland BERJAYA7–3BERJAYA Hungary
20 MarchEast Germany BERJAYA8–1BERJAYA Norway
20 MarchPoland BERJAYA3–0BERJAYA Austria
21 MarchSwitzerland BERJAYA3–2BERJAYA Netherlands
21 MarchJapan BERJAYA0–5BERJAYA East Germany
21 MarchPoland BERJAYA4–6BERJAYA Yugoslavia

World Championship Group C (Denmark)

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Played in Copenhagen and Hørsholm, 12–20 March. The hosts did not lose a game, outscored their opponents by forty-six, but it was not enough to win. Only one team was promoted this year so that Group B could return to having eight clubs, and their tie on the last day against Italy left them in second place. Spain made its debut in the World Championships, not having competed since the European Championships of 1926.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
18 BERJAYA Italy 6 5 1 0 64 6 +58 11
19 BERJAYA Denmark 6 5 1 0 61 15 +46 11
20 BERJAYA Bulgaria 6 4 0 2 47 25 +22 8
21 BERJAYA France 6 3 0 3 37 24 +13 6
22 BERJAYA Spain 6 1 0 5 17 61 −44 2
23 BERJAYA Belgium 6 1 0 5 24 89 −65 2
24 BERJAYA Great Britain 6 1 0 5 17 47 −30 2
Source: [citation needed]

Italy was promoted to Group B.

12 MarchDenmark BERJAYA9–2BERJAYA Great Britain
12 MarchFrance BERJAYA12–3BERJAYA Belgium
12 MarchItaly BERJAYA12–0BERJAYA Spain
13 MarchGreat Britain BERJAYA3–6BERJAYA France
13 MarchSpain BERJAYA2–14BERJAYA Bulgaria
13 MarchBelgium BERJAYA1–21BERJAYA Italy
14 MarchDenmark BERJAYA6–3BERJAYA Bulgaria
15 MarchFrance BERJAYA2–8BERJAYA Italy
15 MarchGreat Britain BERJAYA6–5BERJAYA Belgium
15 MarchDenmark BERJAYA14–3BERJAYA Spain
16 MarchFrance BERJAYA4–6BERJAYA Bulgaria
17 MarchBelgium BERJAYA4–17BERJAYA Bulgaria
17 MarchGreat Britain BERJAYA1–15BERJAYA Italy
18 MarchFrance BERJAYA12–1BERJAYA Spain
18 MarchDenmark BERJAYA27–4BERJAYA Belgium
19 MarchItaly BERJAYA6–0BERJAYA Bulgaria
19 MarchGreat Britain BERJAYA2–5BERJAYA Spain
19 MarchDenmark BERJAYA3–1BERJAYA France
20 MarchBelgium BERJAYA7–6BERJAYA Spain
20 MarchGreat Britain BERJAYA3–7BERJAYA Bulgaria
20 MarchDenmark BERJAYA2–2BERJAYA Italy

Ranking and statistics

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 1977 IIHF World Championship winners 
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Czechoslovakia
5th title

Tournament Awards

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Final standings

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The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

1st place, gold medalist(s)BERJAYA Czechoslovakia
2nd place, silver medalist(s)BERJAYA Sweden
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)BERJAYA Soviet Union
4BERJAYA Canada
5BERJAYA Finland
6BERJAYA United States
7BERJAYA West Germany
8BERJAYA Romania

European championships final standings

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BERJAYA
Game ticket

The final standings of the European championships according to IIHF:

BERJAYABERJAYA Czechoslovakia
BERJAYABERJAYA Sweden
BERJAYABERJAYA Soviet Union
4BERJAYA Finland
5BERJAYA West Germany
6BERJAYA Romania

Citations

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  1. ↑ Duplacey page 506
  2. ↑ "Tournament summary". Archived from the original on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  3. ↑ Duplacey page 506

References

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