| 1990 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host nation |  Switzerland
|
| Dates | 16 April – 2 May |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Champions |  Soviet Union (22 titles)
|
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 40 |
| Goals scored | 276 (6.9 per game) |
| Attendance | 250,309 (6,258 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) |  Steve Yzerman 19 points
|
The 1990 Ice Hockey World Championships took place in Switzerland from 16 April 1990 – 2 May 1990. The matches were played in Bern and Fribourg. Eight teams took part, with all teams playing each other once. The four best teams then played each other again. This was the 54th World Championships, and at the same time, the 65th European Championships of ice hockey. The Soviet Union became world champions for the 22nd time, and Sweden won their tenth European title. For the European Championships, only games between European teams in the First Round were counted. Group B saw East Germany participate in the World Championships for the final time.
World Championship Group A (Switzerland)[]
First Round[]
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Canada |
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 36 - 16 | 13 |
| 2 |  Sweden |
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 29 - 11 | 12 |
| 3 | Soviet Union |
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 38 - 12 | 11 |
| 4 |  Czechoslovakia |
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 28 - 18 | 8 |
| 5 |  United States |
7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 23 - 37 | 6 |
| 6 |  Finland |
7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 18 - 27 | 3 |
| 7 |  Norway |
7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 19 - 45 | 3 |
| 8 |  West Germany |
7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 - 36 | 0 |
| 16 April | Canada 
|
5-1 |
West Germany
|
| 16 April | Soviet Union 
|
9-1 |
Norway
|
| 16 April | Czechoslovakia 
|
7-1 |
United States
|
| 16 April | Sweden 
|
4-2 |
Finland
|
| 17 April | Canada
|
6-3 |
United States
|
| 17 April | Soviet Union
|
5-2 |
West Germany
|
| 17 April | Sweden
|
4-3 |
Norway
|
| 17 April | Czechoslovakia
|
4-2 |
Finland
|
| 19 April | Canada
|
6-5 |
Finland
|
| 19 April | Soviet Union
|
10-1 |
United States
|
| 19 April | Czechoslovakia
|
9-1 |
Norway
|
| 19 April | Sweden
|
6-0 |
West Germany
|
| 20 April | Canada
|
8-0 |
Norway
|
| 20 April | Sweden
|
6-1 |
United States
|
| 20 April | Czechoslovakia
|
3-0 |
West Germany
|
| 20 April | Soviet Union
|
6-1 |
Finland
|
| 22 April | Canada
|
5-3 |
Czechoslovakia
|
| 22 April | Sweden
|
3-1 |
Soviet Union
|
| 22 April | United States 
|
6-3 |
West Germany
|
| 22 April | Norway 
|
3-3 |
Finland
|
| 23 April | United States
|
9-4 |
Norway
|
| 23 April | Finland 
|
4-2 |
West Germany
|
| 24 April | Canada
|
3-1 |
Sweden
|
| 24 April | Soviet Union
|
4-1 |
Czechoslovakia
|
| 25 April | Norway
|
7-3 |
West Germany
|
| 25 April | United States
|
2-1 |
Finland
|
| 26 April | Canada
|
3-3 |
Soviet Union
|
| 26 April | Sweden
|
5-1 |
Czechoslovakia
|
Final Round[]
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 - 01 | 6 |
| 2 | Sweden |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 - 12 | 3 |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 08 - 12 | 3 |
| 4 | Canada |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 07 - 16 | 0 |
| 28 April | Czechoslovakia
|
3-2 |
Canada
|
| 28 April | Soviet Union
|
3-0 |
Sweden
|
| 30 April | Soviet Union
|
7-1 |
Canada
|
| 30 April | Sweden
|
5-5 |
Czechoslovakia
|
| 2 May | Sweden
|
6-4 |
Canada
|
| 2 May | Soviet Union
|
5-0 |
Czechoslovakia
|
Consolation Round[]
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | United States |
10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 35 - 43 | 12 |
| 6 | Finland |
10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 29 - 32 | 6 |
| 7 | West Germany |
10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 19 - 42 | 3 |
| 8 | Norway |
10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 21 - 61 | 3 |
Norway needing to keep their final game within four goals, lost four to nothing to the Germans, and were relegated.[1]
- Following the reunification of Germany, the Federal Republic of Germany ceased being referred to as West Germany and, starting in 1991, was simply referred to as Germany
| 27 April | Finland
|
8-1 |
Norway
|
| 27 April | United States
|
5-3 |
West Germany
|
| 29 April | Finland
|
1-1 |
West Germany
|
| 29 April | United States
|
4-1 |
Norway
|
| 1 May | United States
|
3-2 |
Finland
|
| 1 May | West Germany 
|
4-0 |
Norway
|
World Championship Group B (France)[]
Played in Lyon and Megève 29 March to 8 April.
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Switzerland |
7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 30 - 14 | 12 |
| 10 |  Italy |
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 41 - 18 | 11 |
| 11 |  Austria |
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 30 - 14 | 10 |
| 12 |  France |
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 19 - 20 | 9 |
| 13 |  East Germany |
7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 22 - 19 | 6 |
| 14 |  Poland |
7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 25 - 25 | 6 |
| 15 |  Japan |
7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 - 41 | 1 |
| 16 |  Netherlands |
7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 14 - 43 | 1 |
Switzerland was promoted to Group A. The Netherlands would have been relegated but gained a reprive when East Germany ceased to participate because of the reunification of Germany.[1]
| 29 March | France 
|
4-3 |
Austria
|
| 29 March | Italy 
|
7-1 |
Japan
|
| 29 March | Poland 
|
7-1 |
Netherlands
|
| 29 March | Switzerland 
|
2-2 |
East Germany
|
| 30 March | Switzerland
|
6-1 |
Netherlands
|
| 31 March | East Germany 
|
2-3 |
France
|
| 31 March | Austria 
|
3-3 |
Italy
|
| 31 March | Japan 
|
2-8 |
Poland
|
| 1 April | France
|
4-2 |
Netherlands
|
| 1 April | Italy
|
6-3 |
East Germany
|
| 1 April | Switzerland
|
6-1 |
Japan
|
| 2 April | Poland
|
1-4 |
Austria
|
| 3 April | Italy
|
8-3 |
Netherlands
|
| 3 April | East Germany
|
1-1 |
Poland
|
| 3 April | Japan
|
2-3 |
France
|
| 3 April | Austria
|
2-2 |
Switzerland
|
| 5 April | Netherlands 
|
3-6 |
East Germany
|
| 5 April | Austria
|
7-2 |
Japan
|
| 5 April | Poland
|
3-5 |
Switzerland
|
| 5 April | Italy
|
4-1 |
France
|
| 6 April | Netherlands
|
0-8 |
Austria
|
| 6 April | Japan
|
1-6 |
East Germany
|
| 7 April | Switzerland
|
5-4 |
Italy
|
| 7 April | France
|
3-3 |
Poland
|
| 8 April | East Germany
|
2-3 |
Austria
|
| 8 April | Netherlands
|
4-4 |
Japan
|
| 8 April | France
|
1-4 |
Switzerland
|
| 8 April | Poland
|
2-9 |
Italy
|
World Championship Group C (Hungary)[]
Played in Budapest Hungary 28 March to 8 April.
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 |  Yugoslavia |
8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 57 - 16 | 15 |
| 18 |  Denmark |
8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 55 - 14 | 14 |
| 19 |  China |
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 34 - 29 | 9 |
| 20 |  Romania |
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 36 - 27 | 9 |
| 21 |  North Korea |
8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 27 - 35 | 8 |
| 22 |  Bulgaria |
8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 31 - 38 | 8 |
| 23 |  Hungary |
8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 33 - 28 | 5 |
| 24 |  Belgium |
8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 16 - 67 | 2 |
| 25 |  South Korea |
8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 22 - 57 | 2 |
Yugoslavia was promoted to Group B. Both Belgium and South Korea should have been relegated, but were not for two reasons. The reunification of Germany left Group B one team short and there were not enough teams to have a Group D.[1]
| 28 March | China 
|
2-3 |
Bulgaria
|
| 28 March | Hungary 
|
11-0 |
Belgium
|
| 28 March | Yugoslavia 
|
4-2 |
South Korea
|
| 29 March | Denmark 
|
15-1 |
Belgium
|
| 29 March | Romania 
|
2-4 |
China
|
| 29 March | Bulgaria 
|
3-5 |
North Korea
|
| 30 March | Yugoslavia
|
6-3 |
Romania
|
| 30 March | South Korea 
|
2-10 |
Hungary
|
| 30 March | Denmark
|
8-0 |
North Korea
|
| 31 March | Hungary
|
2-3 |
China
|
| 31 March | Bulgaria
|
3-6 |
Yugoslavia
|
| 31 March | South Korea
|
1-6 |
Belgium
|
| 1 April | Romania
|
2-4 |
Denmark
|
| 1 April | North Korea 
|
6-3 |
China
|
| 1 April | Belgium 
|
3-5 |
Bulgaria
|
| 2 April | Yugoslavia
|
8-2 |
North Korea
|
| 2 April | Denmark
|
10-1 |
South Korea
|
| 2 April | Romania
|
2-2 |
Hungary
|
| 3 April | Yugoslavia
|
17-1 |
Belgium
|
| 3 April | China
|
10-3 |
South Korea
|
| 3 April | Hungary
|
3-5 |
Bulgaria
|
| 4 April | Belgium
|
0-3 |
North Korea
|
| 4 April | Bulgaria
|
2-7 |
Romania
|
| 4 April | Denmark
|
6-1 |
China
|
| 5 April | South Korea
|
4-6 |
Romania
|
| 5 April | North Korea
|
4-2 |
Hungary
|
| 5 April | Yugoslavia
|
5-1 |
Denmark
|
| 6 April | Bulgaria
|
8-5 |
South Korea
|
| 6 April | Hungary
|
1-8 |
Yugoslavia
|
| 6 April | Belgium
|
4-8 |
China
|
| 7 April | North Korea
|
4-7 |
Romania
|
| 7 April | Denmark
|
7-2 |
Bulgaria
|
| 8 April | South Korea
|
4-3 |
North Korea
|
| 8 April | Belgium
|
1-7 |
Romania
|
| 8 April | Yugoslavia
|
3-3 |
China
|
| 8 April | Denmark
|
4-2 |
Hungary
|
World Championship Group D (Great Britain)[]
Played in Cardiff Great Britain 20–25 March.
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 |  Great Britain |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 57 - 07 | 8 |
| 27 |  Australia |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 - 34 | 2 |
| 28 |  Spain |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 - 37 | 2 |
Great Britain was promoted to Group C.
| 20 March | Australia 
|
2-2 |
Spain
|
| 21 March | Great Britain 
|
14-0 |
Australia
|
| 22 March | Spain 
|
1-13 |
Great Britain
|
| 23 March | Spain
|
5-5 |
Australia
|
| 24 March | Australia
|
3-13 |
Great Britain
|
| 25 March | Great Britain
|
17-3 |
Spain
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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:
Citations[]References[]
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