| 1983 World Ice Hockey Championships | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host nation |  West Germany
|
| Dates | 16 April – 2 May |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Champions |  Soviet Union (19 titles)
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 40 |
| Goals scored | 263 (6.58 per game) |
| Attendance | 189,555 (4,739 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) |  Sergei Makarov 18 points
|
The 1983 Ice Hockey World Championships took place in West Germany from 16 April to 2 May. The games were played in Munich, Dortmund and Düsseldorf. Eight teams took part, with each playing each other once. The four best teams then play each other once more with no results carrying over this time, and the other four teams played each other again to determine ranking and relegation. This was the 49th World Championships, and also the 60th European Championships. The Soviet Union became world champions for the 19th time, tying Canada, and won their 22nd European title.
Promotion and relegation was effective for 1985 as the IIHF did not run a championship in Olympic years at this time. Nations that did not participate in the Sarejevo Olympics were invited to compete in the Thayer Tutt Trophy.
World Championship Group A (West Germany)[]
First Round[]
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union |
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 41 - 07 | 14 |
| 2 |  Canada |
7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 26 - 16 | 10 |
| 3 |  Czechoslovakia |
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 30 - 15 | 9 |
| 4 |  Sweden |
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 26 - 21 | 9 |
| 5 | West Germany |
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17 - 23 | 7 |
| 6 |  East Germany |
7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 19 - 28 | 4 |
| 7 |  Finland |
7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 20 - 28 | 3 |
| 8 |  Italy |
7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 05 - 46 | 0 |
| 16 April | Canada 
|
6-0 |
Italy
|
| 16 April | Soviet Union 
|
3-0 |
East Germany
|
| 16 April | Czechoslovakia 
|
4-2 |
Finland
|
| 16 April | Sweden 
|
5-1 |
West Germany
|
| 17 April | Sweden
|
3-2 |
Canada
|
| 17 April | West Germany 
|
4-0 |
Italy
|
| 17 April | Czechoslovakia
|
6-1 |
East Germany
|
| 17 April | Soviet Union
|
3-0 |
Finland
|
| 19 April | Soviet Union
|
8-2 |
Canada
|
| 19 April | Czechoslovakia
|
4-1 |
Sweden
|
| 19 April | West Germany
|
4-3 |
Finland
|
| 19 April | East Germany 
|
3-1 |
Italy
|
| 20 April | Sweden
|
5-4 |
East Germany
|
| 20 April | Soviet Union
|
6-0 |
West Germany
|
| 21 April | Canada
|
3-1 |
Czechoslovakia
|
| 21 April | Finland 
|
6-2 |
Italy
|
| 22 April | Canada
|
5-1 |
Finland
|
| 22 April | West Germany
|
4-3 |
East Germany
|
| 23 April | Soviet Union
|
5-1 |
Czechoslovakia
|
| 23 April | Sweden
|
5-1 |
Italy
|
| 24 April | Canada
|
5-2 |
East Germany
|
| 24 April | Finland
|
4-4 |
Sweden
|
| 24 April | Soviet Union
|
11-1 |
Italy
|
| 24 April | West Germany
|
3-3 |
Czechoslovakia
|
| 25 April | Canada
|
3-1 |
West Germany
|
| 25 April | East Germany
|
6-4 |
Finland
|
| 26 April | Czechoslovakia
|
11-0 |
Italy
|
| 26 April | Soviet Union
|
5-3 |
Sweden
|
Final Round[]
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 - 03 | 5 |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 - 06 | 5 |
| 3 | Canada |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 09 - 14 | 2 |
| 4 | Sweden |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 02 - 11 | 0 |
| 28 April | Czechoslovakia
|
5-4 |
Canada
|
| 28 April | Soviet Union
|
4-0 |
Sweden
|
| 30 April | Canada
|
3-1 |
Sweden
|
| 30 April | Soviet Union
|
1-1 |
Czechoslovakia
|
| 2 May | Soviet Union
|
8-2 |
Canada
|
| 2 May | Czechoslovakia
|
4-1 |
Sweden
|
Consolation Round[]
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | West Germany |
10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 31 - 34 | 11 |
| 6 | East Germany |
10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 29 - 40 | 6 |
| 7 | Finland |
10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 30 - 40 | 6 |
| 8 | Italy |
10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 16 - 56 | 3 |
Italy was relegated to Group B.
| 27 April | West Germany
|
5-4 |
Italy
|
| 27 April | East Germany
|
6-2 |
Finland
|
| 29 April | Finland
|
4-2 |
West Germany
|
| 29 April | Italy 
|
3-1 |
East Germany
|
| 1 May | West Germany
|
7-3 |
East Germany
|
| 1 May | Italy
|
4-4 |
Finland
|
World Championship Group B (Japan)[]
Played in Tokyo March 21–31.
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 |  United States |
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 53 - 14 | 13 |
| 10 |  Poland |
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 43 - 19 | 11 |
| 11 |  Austria |
7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 41 - 27 | 10 |
| 12 |  Norway |
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 29 - 28 | 8 |
| 13 |  Japan |
7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 23 - 31 | 6 |
| 14 |  Switzerland |
7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 25 - 35 | 4 |
| 15 |  Romania |
7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 20 - 48 | 3 |
| 16 |  Yugoslavia |
7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 18 - 50 | 1 |
The USA was promoted to Group A, and both Romania and Yugoslavia were relegated to Group C. Additionally, the USA, Poland and Austria earned berths in the Olympics. Fourth place Norway had to play off against the Group C winner (the Netherlands) to fill the final Olympic spot.[1][2]
| 21 March | Japan 
|
3-2 |
Yugoslavia
|
| 21 March | Norway 
|
5-3 |
Romania
|
| 22 March | Poland 
|
7-1 |
Norway
|
| 22 March | Austria 
|
8-8 |
Switzerland
|
| 22 March | United States 
|
13-2 |
Yugoslavia
|
| 23 March | United States
|
6-2 |
Romania
|
| 23 March | Japan
|
3-3 |
Switzerland
|
| 24 March | Poland
|
12-2 |
Yugoslavia
|
| 24 March | Austria
|
3-2 |
Norway
|
| 24 March | Japan
|
6-2 |
Romania
|
| 25 March | Austria
|
5-5 |
Poland
|
| 25 March | United States
|
5-2 |
Switzerland
|
| 26 March | Romania 
|
7-7 |
Yugoslavia
|
| 26 March | Japan
|
4-5 |
Norway
|
| 27 March | Poland
|
6-4 |
Switzerland
|
| 27 March | United States
|
3-3 |
Austria
|
| 28 March | Norway
|
6-2 |
Yugoslavia
|
| 28 March | Romania
|
4-3 |
Switzerland
|
| 28 March | United States
|
6-2 |
Poland
|
| 28 March | Japan
|
5-5 |
Austria
|
| 30 March | Austria
|
12-2 |
Romania
|
| 30 March | Switzerland 
|
4-1 |
Yugoslavia
|
| 30 March | United States
|
8-2 |
Norway
|
| 30 March | Japan
|
1-2 |
Poland
|
| 31 March | Norway
|
8-1 |
Switzerland
|
| 31 March | Austria
|
5-2 |
Yugoslavia
|
| 31 March | Poland
|
9-0 |
Romania
|
| 31 March | Japan
|
1-12 |
United States
|
World Championship Group C (Hungary)[]
Played in Budapest March 11–20. The champion earned the right to playoff against Group B fourth place for a berth in the Olympics.
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 |  Netherlands |
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 78 - 11 | 14 |
| 18 |  Hungary |
7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 50 - 25 | 10 |
| 19 |  China |
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 28 - 23 | 9 |
| 20 |  Denmark |
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 24 - 26 | 8 |
| 21 |  France |
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 41 - 25 | 7 |
| 22 |  Bulgaria |
7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 20 - 36 | 3 |
| 23 |  Spain |
7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 17 - 55 | 3 |
| 24 |  North Korea |
7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 15 - 72 | 2 |
The Netherlands and Hungary were both promoted to Group B,
| 11 March | France 
|
2-5 |
Denmark
|
| 11 March | Netherlands 
|
7-2 |
Bulgaria
|
| 11 March | China 
|
5-2 |
North Korea
|
| 11 March | Hungary 
|
17-2 |
Spain
|
| 12 March | Hungary
|
3-1 |
France
|
| 12 March | North Korea 
|
1-11 |
Netherlands
|
| 13 March | Spain 
|
0-4 |
Denmark
|
| 13 March | Bulgaria 
|
1-5 |
China
|
| 14 March | Hungary
|
14-1 |
North Korea
|
| 14 March | France
|
0-10 |
Netherlands
|
| 14 March | Denmark 
|
4-5 |
Bulgaria
|
| 14 March | Spain
|
0-5 |
China
|
| 15 March | North Korea
|
1-24 |
France
|
| 15 March | Hungary
|
5-12 |
Netherlands
|
| 16 March | Denmark
|
1-6 |
China
|
| 16 March | Bulgaria
|
4-4 |
Spain
|
| 17 March | Netherlands
|
12-1 |
China
|
| 17 March | France
|
7-1 |
Spain
|
| 17 March | Bulgaria
|
4-5 |
North Korea
|
| 17 March | Hungary
|
0-4 |
Denmark
|
| 19 March | Hungary
|
7-2 |
Bulgaria
|
| 19 March | Netherlands
|
16-2 |
Spain
|
| 19 March | Denmark
|
6-3 |
North Korea
|
| 19 March | China
|
3-3 |
France
|
| 20 March | Spain
|
8-2 |
North Korea
|
| 20 March | Netherlands
|
10-0 |
Denmark
|
| 20 March | France
|
4-2 |
Bulgaria
|
| 20 March | Hungary
|
4-3 |
China
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Ranking and statistics[]
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Final standings[]The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:
European championships final standings[]The final standings of the European championships according to IIHF:
Team Photos[]Citations[]References[]
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