1969 World Ice Hockey Championships

1969 World Ice Hockey Championships
Tournament details
Host nation	Sweden
Dates	15–30 March
Teams	6
Champions	Soviet Union (9 titles)
Tournament statistics
Games played	30
Goals scored	219  (7.3 per game)
Attendance	196,769  (6,559 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Anatoli Firsov 14 points

The 1969 World Ice Hockey Championships was the 36th edition of the Ice Hockey World Championships, which also doubled as the 47th European ice hockey championships. For the first time the Pool A, B and C tournaments were hosted by different nations:

Pool A in Stockholm, Sweden, 15. - 30 March 1969

Pool B in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia, 28 February - 9 March 1969

Pool C in Skopje, Yugoslavia, 24 February - 2 March 1969

A total of 20 nations participated in the tournament. The Pool A team featured only the top six nations, now playing a double round-robin tournament for the amateur world championship. Teams #7-#14 contested the Pool B championship with the winner qualifying for the 1970 Pool A championship, while the bottom six participated in the Pool C tournament. Pool B and C began exchanging two teams this year (through promotion and relegation), a practice that lasted until 1987.

World Championship Group A (Sweden)

For the seventh straight year, the Soviet Union won the Pool A tournament. Originally the tournament was scheduled to be held in Czechoslovakia, but due to the Soviet invasion of the country, they declined to host. In the two games the Czechoslovak and Soviet teams played against each other, the Czechoslovak team won both times, becoming the first team to beat the Soviet Union twice in the same international tournament. For the first time in international ice hockey, body-checking was allowed in all three zones of the ice. Team USA was demoted to Pool-B after losing all ten games.

Pos.

Team

URS

SWE

TCH

CAN

FIN

USA

W

T

L

GF-GA

PTS

1.

Soviet Union

***

4:2*

0:2*

7:1*

6:1*

17:2*

8

0

2

59:23

16

2.

Sweden

2:3

***

2:0*

5:1*

6:3*

8:2*

8

0

2

45:19

16

3.

Czechoslovakia

4:3

0:1

***

6:1*

7:4*

8:3*

8

0

2

40:20

16

4.

Canada

2:4

2:4

2:3

***

5:1*

5:0*

4

0

6

26:31

8

5.

Finland

3:7

0:5

2:4

1:6

***

4:3*

2

0

8

26:52

4

6.

United States

4:8

4:10

2:6

0:1

3:7

***

0

0

10

23:74

0

47.	European Championship Rankings (URS-SWE-CSK-FIN games only)
1.	Soviet Union
2.	Sweden
3.	Czechoslovakia
4.	Finland

Czechoslovakia – Canada 6:1 (1:0, 2:1, 3:0)

15. March 1969 – Stockholm

Sweden – Finland 6:3 (3:1, 1:1, 2:1)

15. March 1969 – Stockholm

Soviet Union – United States 17:2 (3:0, 11:0, 3:2)

15. March 1969 – Stockholm

Canada – Finland 5:1 (1:1, 1:0, 3:0)

16. March 1969 – Stockholm

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

16. March 1969 – Stockholm

Czechoslovakia – United States 8:3 (2:1, 4:2, 2:0)

16. March 1969 – Stockholm

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

18. March 1969 - Stockholm

Sweden – United States 8:2 (1:2, 3:0, 4:0)

18. March 1969 - Stockholm

Soviet Union – Canada 7:1 (5:1, 2:0, 0:0)

18. March 1969 - Stockholm

Soviet Union - Finland 6:1 (3:0, 1:0, 2:1)

19. March 1969 - Stockholm

Czechoslovakia - Sweden 0:2 (0:1, 0:0, 0:1)

19. March 1969 - Stockholm

Canada – United States 5:0 (1:0, 0:0, 4:0)

20. March 1969 - Stockholm

Sweden – Canada 5:1 (1:1, 3:0, 1:0)

21. March 1969 - Stockholm

Czechoslovakia - Soviet Union 2:0 (0:0, 1:0, 1:0)

21. March 1969 - Stockholm

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

22. March 1969 – Stockholm

United States – Soviet Union 4:8 (1:3, 1:2, 2:3)

23. March 1969 - Stockholm

Sweden – Finland 5:0 (2:0, 2:0, 1:0)

23. March 1969 – Stockholm

Czechoslovakia - Canada 3:2 (1:1, 1:0, 1:1)

23. March 1969 - Stockholm

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

24. March 1969 – Stockholm

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

25. March 1969 - Stockholm

United States - Canada 0:1 (0:1, 0:0, 0:0)

25. March 1969 - Stockholm

Finland - Soviet Union 3:7 (0:1, 1:4, 2:2)

26. March 1969 - Stockholm

Czechoslovakia - United States 6:2 (2:0, 2:1, 2:1)

26. March 1969 - Stockholm

Sweden – Canada 4:2 (1:0, 0:2, 3:0)

27. March 1969 - Stockholm

Czechoslovakia - Soviet Union 4:3 (2:0, 0:2, 2:1)

28. March 1969 - Stockholm

Finland – Canada 1:6 (0:3, 1:2, 0:1)

29. March 1969 – Stockholm

Sweden – United States 10:4 (6:2, 1:1, 3:1)

29. March 1969 – Stockholm

United States – Finland 3:7 (1:1, 0:5, 2:1)

30. March 1969 - Stockholm

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

30. March 1969 – Stockholm

Canada – Soviet Union 2:4 (1:1, 0:1, 1:2)

30. March 1969 – Stockholm

Team Photos

Soviet Union

World Championship Group B (Yugoslavia)

GDR

POL

YUG

GER

NOR

ROM

AUT

ITA

W

T

L

GF-GA

PTS

7.

East Germany

***

4:1

6:1

6:1

13:4

11:2

11:3

11:1

7

0

0

62:13

14

8.

Poland

1:4

***

4:1

3:2

5:1

4:2

9:1

5:2

6

0

1

31:13

12

9.

Yugoslavia

1:6

1:4

***

4:1

3:3

4:4

2:1

2:1

3

2

2

17:20

8

10.

West Germany

1:6

2:3

1:4

***

5:0

6:2

8:0

5:1

4

0

3

28:16

8

11.

Norway

4:13

1:5

3:3

0:5

***

5:4

3:3

10:2

2

2

3

26:35

6

12.

Romania

2:11

2:4

4:4

2:6

4:5

***

5:4

5:2

2

1

4

24:36

5

13.

Austria

3:11

1:9

1:2

0:8

3:3

4:5

***

3:1

1

1

5

15:39

3

14.

Italy

1:11

2:5

1:2

1:5

2:10

2:5

1:3

***

0

0

7

10:41

0

• East Germany was promoted to the 1970 Pool A tournament while Austria and Italy were demoted to Pool C. Later, when Canada withdrew from international play, second place Poland was also promoted to fill their spot.

Poland – Romania 4:2 (0:1, 2:0, 2:1)

28. February 1969 – Ljubljana

East Germany – Italy 11:1 (2:0, 4:1, 5:0)

28. February 1969 – Ljubljana

Norway – Austria 3:3 (2:0, 1:2, 0:1)

28. February 1969 – Ljubljana

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

28. February 1969 – Ljubljana

East Germany – Norway 13:4 (4:1, 5:0, 4:3)

1. March 1969 – Ljubljana

West Germany – Romania 6:2 (2:2, 2:0, 2:0)

1. March 1969 – Ljubljana

Yugoslavia – Italy 2:1 (0:0, 2:0, 0:1)

2. March 1969 – Ljubljana

Poland – Austria 9:1 (2:0, 3:0, 4:1)

2. March 1969 – Ljubljana

East Germany – Romania 11:2 (2:1, 4:1, 5:0)

3. March 1969 – Ljubljana

West Germany – Norway 5:0 (0:0, 1:0, 4:0)

3. March 1969 – Ljubljana

Poland – Italy 5:2 (0:0, 2:1, 3:1)

3. March 1969 – Ljubljana

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

3. March 1969 – Ljubljana

Norway – Romania 5:4 (2:1, 3:1, 0:2)

4. March 1969 – Ljubljana

West Germany – East Germany 1:6 (0:1, 1:0, 0:5)

4. March 1969 – Ljubljana

Austria – Italy 3:1 (0:0, 2:0, 1:1)

5. March 1969 – Ljubljana

Yugoslavia – Poland 1:4 (1:2, 0:0, 0:2)

5. March 1969 – Ljubljana

East Germany – Austria 11:3 (1:1, 7:1, 3:1)

6. March 1969 – Ljubljana

Poland – Norway 5:1 (4:0, 1:1, 0:0)

6. March 1969 – Ljubljana

West Germany – Italy 5:1 (2:0, 1:1, 2:0)

6. March 1969 – Ljubljana

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

6. March 1969 – Ljubljana

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

8. March 1969 – Ljubljana

West Germany – Austria 8:0 (2:0, 2:0, 4:0)

8. March 1969 – Ljubljana

Romania – Italy 5:2 (0:1, 0:0, 5:1)

8. March 1969 – Ljubljana

East Germany – Poland 4:1 (2:1, 1:0, 1:0)

8. March 1969 – Ljubljana

Norway – Italy 10:2 (6:0, 3:2, 1:0)

9. March 1969 – Ljubljana

Poland – West Germany 3:2 (1:0, 1:1, 1:1)

9. March 1969 – Ljubljana

Romania – Austria 5:4 (0:1, 2:3, 3:0)

9. March 1969 – Ljubljana

Yugoslavia – East Germany 1:6 (0:1, 0:4, 1:1)

9. March 1969 – Ljubljana

World Championship Group C (Yugoslavia)

JPN

SUI

HUN

NED

BUL

DEN

W

T

L

GF-GA

PTS

15.

Japan

***

5:2

6:3

11:0

3:4

11:1

4

0

1

36:10

8

16.

Switzerland

2:5

***

11:1

8:0

11:1

9:0

4

0

1

41:9

8

17.

Hungary

3:6

1:11

***

13:1

5:3

4:1

3

0

2

26:22

6

18.

Netherlands

0:11

0:8

1:13

***

7:5

4:3

2

0

3

12:40

4

19.

Bulgaria

4:3

3:11

3:5

5:7

***

4:2

2

0

3

19:28

4

20.

Denmark

1:11

0:9

1:4

3:4

2:4

***

0

0

5

7:32

0

• Japan, and Switzerland were promoted to the 1970 Pool B tournament. Later Bulgaria was elelvated as well to fill the vacancy left by Poland.

Japan – Bulgaria 3:4 (0:0, 2:2, 1:2)

24. February 1969 – Skopje

Switzerland – Hungary 11:1 (3:0, 4:0, 4:1)

24. February 1969 – Skopje

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

24. February 1969 – Skopje

Switzerland – Netherlands 8:0 (2:0, 3:0, 3:0)

25. February 1969 – Skopje

Hungary – Bulgaria 5:3 (2:1, 2:2, 1:0)

26. February 1969 – Skopje

Japan – Denmark 11:1 (1:1, 5:0, 5:0)

26. February 1969 – Skopje

Netherlands – Bulgaria 7:5 (2:2, 4:1, 1:2)

27. February 1969 – Skopje

Japan – Hungary 6:3 (0:1, 4:1, 2:1)

27. February 1969 – Skopje

Switzerland – Denmark 9:0 (3:0, 5:0, 1:0)

27. February 1969 – Skopje

Japan – Netherlands 11:0 (5:0, 4:0, 2:0)

28. February 1969 – Skopje

Hungary – Denmark 4:1 (1:0, 1:1, 2:0)

1. March 1969 – Skopje

Switzerland – Bulgaria 11:3 (5:0, 3:3, 3:0)

1. March 1969 – Skopje

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

2. March 1969 – Skopje

Hungary – Netherlands 13:1 (5:0, 3:0, 5:1)

2. March 1969 – Skopje

Japan – Switzerland 5:2 (3:0, 1:2, 1:0)

2. March 1969 – Skopje

Ranking and statistics

1969 IIHF World Championship Winners
Soviet Union 9th title

Final standings

The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

	Soviet Union
	Sweden
	Czechoslovakia
4	Canada
5	Finland
6	United States

European championships final standings

The final standings of the European championships according to IIHF:

	Soviet Union
	Sweden
	Czechoslovakia
4	Finland

See also

• Czechoslovak Hockey Riots - developed as a direct result of the competition.

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, 141. 
• Szemberg, Szymon; Podnieks, Andrew, eds. (2007), World of Hockey: Celebrating a Century of the IIHF, Bolton, Ontario: Fenn Publishing, Template:Citation/identifier 

External links

• IIHF World Ice Hockey Championships at SVT's open archive