1985 Ice Hockey World Championships

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1985 Ice Hockey World Championships
Tournament details
Host country Czechoslovakia
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Dates17 April – 3 May
Teams8
Final positions
Champions  Czechoslovakia (6th title)
Runner-up  Canada
Third place  Soviet Union
Fourth place United States
Tournament statistics
Games played40
Goals scored305 (7.63 per game)
Attendance411,659 (10,291 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Soviet Union Sergei Makarov 14 points
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The 1985 Ice Hockey World Championships took place in Prague, Czechoslovakia from 17 April to 3 May. Eight teams took part, with each team playing each other once. The four best teams then played each other once more with no results carrying over, and the other four teams played each other again to determine ranking and relegation. This was the 50th World Championships, and also the 61st European Championships of ice hockey. The home side, Czechoslovakia, became world champions for the 6th time, and the Soviet Union won their 23rd European title. For the European Championship, only games between European sides in the first round are included.

This was a historic tournament in a few respects. The Soviets were playing without goaltender Tretiak for the first time since 1969. This was Canada's best finish since returning to the Championships in 1977, and after defeating the Soviet Union for the first time in the World Championships since 1961, they played for gold on the last day. Despite Canada's silver medal, the first round saw a professionally stocked Canada lose to the Americans for the first time. Perhaps the most surprising aspect of the tournament was Sweden's poor play. After finishing second in the 1984 Canada Cup expectations were high, but they had their worst finish since 1937, playing in the relegation pool for the first time.[1][2] It would also be East Germany's final appearance at the top level.

The tournament finished on a sour note when the US and Soviet Union faced off against each other for the bronze medal. Several fights broke out, resulting in suspensions of coaches Viktor Tikhonov and Dave Peterson, as well as players Irek Gimayev, Vyacheslav Fetisov and Tim Thomas.[1] Additionally referee Kjell Lind was disciplined for failing to keep control of the game.

World Championship Group A (Czechoslovakia)[edit]

First round[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Soviet Union 7 7 0 0 52 8 +44 14
2  United States 7 4 1 2 24 34 −10 9
3  Canada 7 4 1 2 33 23 +10 9
4  Czechoslovakia 7 4 1 2 30 16 +14 9
5  Finland 7 2 2 3 23 25 −2 6
6  Sweden 7 2 0 5 24 30 −6 4
7  West Germany 7 1 1 5 17 31 −14 3
8  East Germany 7 0 2 5 11 47 −36 2
Source: [citation needed]
17 AprilCanada 9–1 East Germany
17 AprilSoviet Union 11–1 United States
17 AprilSweden 3–2 West Germany
17 AprilCzechoslovakia 5–0 Finland
18 AprilCanada 5–0 West Germany
18 AprilSoviet Union 5–1 Finland
18 AprilUnited States 4–3 Sweden
18 AprilCzechoslovakia 6–1 East Germany
20 AprilUnited States 4–3 Canada
20 AprilSoviet Union 6–0 East Germany
20 AprilCzechoslovakia 6–1 West Germany
20 AprilFinland 5–0 Sweden
21 AprilCanada 5–2 Finland
21 AprilSweden 11–0 East Germany
21 AprilSoviet Union 10–2 West Germany
21 AprilUnited States 3–1 Czechoslovakia
23 AprilCanada 4–4 Czechoslovakia
23 AprilSoviet Union 6–2 Sweden
23 AprilUnited States 4–3 West Germany
23 AprilFinland 4–4 East Germany
24 AprilUnited States 5–5 East Germany
24 AprilFinland 3–3 West Germany
25 AprilCzechoslovakia 7–2 Sweden
25 AprilSoviet Union 9–1 Canada
26 AprilFinland 8–3 United States
26 AprilWest Germany 6–0 East Germany
27 AprilCanada 6–3 Sweden
27 AprilSoviet Union 5–1 Czechoslovakia

Final Round[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Czechoslovakia 3 3 0 0 18 6 +12 6
2  Canada 3 2 0 1 9 8 +1 4
3  Soviet Union 3 1 0 2 12 8 +4 2
4  United States 3 0 0 3 7 24 −17 0
Source: [citation needed]
29 AprilCanada 3–2 United States
29 AprilCzechoslovakia 2–1 Soviet Union
1 MayCanada 3–1 Soviet Union
1 MayCzechoslovakia 11–2 United States
3 MayCzechoslovakia 5–3 Canada
3 MaySoviet Union 10–3 United States

Consolation round[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5  Finland 10 4 2 4 39 33 +6 10
6  Sweden 10 4 0 6 37 40 −3 8
7  West Germany 10 3 1 6 28 41 −13 7
8  East Germany 10 0 2 8 16 64 −48 2
Source: [citation needed]

East Germany were relegated to Group B.

28 AprilFinland 6–2 East Germany
28 AprilSweden 5–2 West Germany
30 AprilSweden 7–2 East Germany
30 AprilWest Germany 5–4 Finland
2 MayFinland 6–1 Sweden
2 MayWest Germany 4–1 East Germany

World Championship Group B (Switzerland)[edit]

Played in Fribourg 21–31 March. In the final game, the Swiss had to win by more than four to win the tournament. While the margin was attainable, the unpredictable Dutch side shocked the home crowd beating them six to two.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9  Poland 7 6 1 0 37 13 +24 13
10   Switzerland 7 5 1 1 29 13 +16 11
11  Italy 7 5 0 2 29 22 +7 10
12  Austria 7 3 0 4 18 24 −6 6
13  Japan 7 3 0 4 31 36 −5 6
14  Netherlands 7 3 0 4 36 25 +11 6
15  Norway 7 2 0 5 28 38 −10 4
16  Hungary 7 0 0 7 17 54 −37 0
Source: [citation needed]

Poland was promoted to Group A, and both Norway and Hungary were relegated to Group C.

21 MarchPoland 7–1 Italy
21 MarchSwitzerland 9–1 Hungary
22 MarchItaly 5–2 Netherlands
22 MarchNorway 5–8 Japan
22 MarchHungary 0–2 Austria
23 MarchNetherlands 3–4 Poland
23 MarchNorway 1–2  Switzerland
24 MarchHungary 3–5 Poland
24 MarchSwitzerland 4–1 Japan
24 MarchAustria 1–4 Italy
25 MarchJapan 4–3 Netherlands
25 MarchAustria 2–5 Norway
26 MarchHungary 1–6 Italy
26 MarchPoland 2–2  Switzerland
27 MarchAustria 8–3 Japan
27 MarchNetherlands 8–2 Norway
28 MarchItaly 6–4 Japan
28 MarchNetherlands 12–4 Hungary
28 MarchPoland 6–4 Norway
28 MarchSwitzerland 5–1 Austria
30 MarchAustria 4–2 Netherlands
30 MarchPoland 8–0 Japan
30 MarchNorway 9–6 Hungary
30 MarchSwitzerland 5–1 Italy
31 MarchHungary 2–11 Japan
31 MarchNorway 2–6 Italy
31 MarchPoland 5–0 Austria
31 MarchSwitzerland 2–6 Netherlands

World Championship Group C (France)[edit]

Played in Megève, Chamonix and Saint-Gervais 14–23 March.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
17  France 7 6 1 0 54 13 +41 13
18  Yugoslavia 7 6 0 1 36 13 +23 12
19  China 7 5 1 1 45 22 +23 11
20  Romania 7 4 0 3 51 29 +22 8
21  Denmark 7 3 0 4 16 23 −7 6
22  Bulgaria 7 2 0 5 27 45 −18 4
23  North Korea 7 1 0 6 18 56 −38 2
24  Spain 7 0 0 7 9 55 −46 0
Source: [citation needed]

France and Yugoslavia were both promoted to Group B. For France this was their first return to this level since they boycotted in protest in 1972[3]

14 MarchFrance 12–1 Spain
14 MarchRomania 11–3 Bulgaria
14 MarchChina 3–7 Yugoslavia
14 MarchNorth Korea 1–3 Denmark
15 MarchDenmark 1–0 Spain
15 MarchFrance 4–4 China
15 MarchYugoslavia 5–2 Romania
15 MarchBulgaria 8–1 North Korea
17 MarchFrance 12–0 North Korea
17 MarchYugoslavia 4–3 Denmark
17 MarchRomania 8–2 Spain
17 MarchChina 10–4 Bulgaria
18 MarchNorth Korea 5–18 Romania
18 MarchFrance 2–1 Yugoslavia
18 MarchDenmark 1–6 China
18 MarchBulgaria 9–3 Spain
20 MarchBulgaria 0–4 Yugoslavia
20 MarchFrance 6–2 Denmark
20 MarchNorth Korea 8–1 Spain
20 MarchRomania 4–6 China
22 MarchChina 6–1 North Korea
22 MarchFrance 10–2 Bulgaria
22 MarchRomania 5–0 Denmark
22 MarchYugoslavia 7–1 Spain
23 MarchFrance 8–3 Romania
23 MarchChina 10–1 Spain
23 MarchYugoslavia 8–2 North Korea
23 MarchDenmark 6–1 Bulgaria

Ranking and statistics[edit]


 1985 IIHF World Championship winners 

Czechoslovakia
6th title

Tournament Awards[edit]

Final standings[edit]

The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

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

European championships final standings[edit]

The final standings of the European championships according to IIHF:

 Soviet Union
 Czechoslovakia
 Finland
4  Sweden
5  West Germany
6  East Germany

Scoring leaders[edit]

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Soviet Union Sergei Makarov 10 9 5 14 +2 8 F
Czechoslovakia Jiří Lála 10 8 5 13 +9 6 F
Soviet Union Viacheslav Fetisov 10 6 7 13 +19 15 D
Soviet Union Nikolai Drozdetsky 10 5 7 12 +17 4 F
Finland Hannu Järvenpää 10 9 2 11 +4 10 F
Czechoslovakia Vladimír Růžička 10 8 3 11 +5 0 F
Sweden Kent Nilsson 8 6 5 11 −1 6 F
Soviet Union Alexei Kasatonov 9 5 6 11 +13 14 D
Soviet Union Mikhail Varnakov 10 6 4 10 +17 0 F
West Germany Dieter Hegen 10 5 5 10 0 4 F

Source: [1]

Leading goaltenders[edit]

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 50% of their team's minutes are included in this list.

Player MIP GA GAA SVS% SO
Soviet Union Vladimir Myshkin 580 13 1.34 .936 1
Czechoslovakia Jiří Králík 540 17 1.89 .922 1
Finland Kari Takko 420 23 3.29 .891 1
West Germany Karl Friesen 520 34 3.92 .886 0
United States John Vanbiesbrouck 489 46 5.64 .866 0

Source: [2]

Citations[edit]

  1. ^ a b Group A summary
  2. ^ Duplacey page 507
  3. ^ Group C

References[edit]

See also: World Juniors
  • Complete results
  • Duplacey, James (1998). Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League. Total Sports. pp. 498–528. ISBN 0-8362-7114-9.
  • Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. pp. 150–1.
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