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.
Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
Dates | 17 April – 3 May |
Teams | 8 |
Final positions | |
Champions ![]() | ![]() |
Runner-up ![]() | ![]() |
Third place ![]() | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 40 |
Goals scored | 305 (7.63 per game) |
Attendance | 411,659 (10,291 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | ![]() |
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)
editFirst round
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
17 April | Canada | 9–1 | East Germany |
17 April | Soviet Union | 11–1 | United States |
17 April | Sweden | 3–2 | West Germany |
17 April | Czechoslovakia | 5–0 | Finland |
18 April | Canada | 5–0 | West Germany |
18 April | Soviet Union | 5–1 | Finland |
18 April | United States | 4–3 | Sweden |
18 April | Czechoslovakia | 6–1 | East Germany |
20 April | United States | 4–3 | Canada |
20 April | Soviet Union | 6–0 | East Germany |
20 April | Czechoslovakia | 6–1 | West Germany |
20 April | Finland | 5–0 | Sweden |
21 April | Canada | 5–2 | Finland |
21 April | Sweden | 11–0 | East Germany |
21 April | Soviet Union | 10–2 | West Germany |
21 April | United States | 3–1 | Czechoslovakia |
23 April | Canada | 4–4 | Czechoslovakia |
23 April | Soviet Union | 6–2 | Sweden |
23 April | United States | 4–3 | West Germany |
23 April | Finland | 4–4 | East Germany |
24 April | United States | 5–5 | East Germany |
24 April | Finland | 3–3 | West Germany |
25 April | Czechoslovakia | 7–2 | Sweden |
25 April | Soviet Union | 9–1 | Canada |
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26 April | Finland | 8–3 | United States |
26 April | West Germany | 6–0 | East Germany |
27 April | Canada | 6–3 | Sweden |
27 April | Soviet Union | 5–1 | Czechoslovakia |
Final Round
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
29 April | Canada | 3–2 | United States |
29 April | Czechoslovakia | 2–1 | Soviet Union |
1 May | Canada | 3–1 | Soviet Union |
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1 May | Czechoslovakia | 11–2 | United States |
3 May | Czechoslovakia | 5–3 | Canada |
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3 May | Soviet Union | 10–3 | United States |
Consolation round
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
East Germany were relegated to Group B.
28 April | Finland | 6–2 | East Germany |
28 April | Sweden | 5–2 | West Germany |
30 April | Sweden | 7–2 | East Germany |
30 April | West Germany | 5–4 | Finland |
2 May | Finland | 6–1 | Sweden |
2 May | West Germany | 4–1 | East Germany |
World Championship Group B (Switzerland)
editPlayed 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 |
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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 |
Poland was promoted to Group A, and both Norway and Hungary were relegated to Group C.
21 March | Poland | 7–1 | Italy |
21 March | Switzerland | 9–1 | Hungary |
22 March | Italy | 5–2 | Netherlands |
22 March | Norway | 5–8 | Japan |
22 March | Hungary | 0–2 | Austria |
23 March | Netherlands | 3–4 | Poland |
23 March | Norway | 1–2 | Switzerland |
24 March | Hungary | 3–5 | Poland |
24 March | Switzerland | 4–1 | Japan |
24 March | Austria | 1–4 | Italy |
25 March | Japan | 4–3 | Netherlands |
25 March | Austria | 2–5 | Norway |
26 March | Hungary | 1–6 | Italy |
26 March | Poland | 2–2 | Switzerland |
27 March | Austria | 8–3 | Japan |
27 March | Netherlands | 8–2 | Norway |
28 March | Italy | 6–4 | Japan |
28 March | Netherlands | 12–4 | Hungary |
28 March | Poland | 6–4 | Norway |
28 March | Switzerland | 5–1 | Austria |
30 March | Austria | 4–2 | Netherlands |
30 March | Poland | 8–0 | Japan |
30 March | Norway | 9–6 | Hungary |
30 March | Switzerland | 5–1 | Italy |
31 March | Hungary | 2–11 | Japan |
31 March | Norway | 2–6 | Italy |
31 March | Poland | 5–0 | Austria |
31 March | Switzerland | 2–6 | Netherlands |
World Championship Group C (France)
editPlayed in Megève, Chamonix and Saint-Gervais 14–23 March.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
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 March | France | 12–1 | Spain |
14 March | Romania | 11–3 | Bulgaria |
14 March | China | 3–7 | Yugoslavia |
14 March | North Korea | 1–3 | Denmark |
15 March | Denmark | 1–0 | Spain |
15 March | France | 4–4 | China |
15 March | Yugoslavia | 5–2 | Romania |
15 March | Bulgaria | 8–1 | North Korea |
17 March | France | 12–0 | North Korea |
17 March | Yugoslavia | 4–3 | Denmark |
17 March | Romania | 8–2 | Spain |
17 March | China | 10–4 | Bulgaria |
18 March | North Korea | 5–18 | Romania |
18 March | France | 2–1 | Yugoslavia |
18 March | Denmark | 1–6 | China |
18 March | Bulgaria | 9–3 | Spain |
20 March | Bulgaria | 0–4 | Yugoslavia |
20 March | France | 6–2 | Denmark |
20 March | North Korea | 8–1 | Spain |
20 March | Romania | 4–6 | China |
22 March | China | 6–1 | North Korea |
22 March | France | 10–2 | Bulgaria |
22 March | Romania | 5–0 | Denmark |
22 March | Yugoslavia | 7–1 | Spain |
23 March | France | 8–3 | Romania |
23 March | China | 10–1 | Spain |
23 March | Yugoslavia | 8–2 | North Korea |
23 March | Denmark | 6–1 | Bulgaria |
Ranking and statistics
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1985 IIHF World Championship winners |
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Czechoslovakia 6th title |
Tournament Awards
edit- Best players selected by the directorate:
- Best Goaltender: Jiří Králík
- Best Defenceman: Viacheslav Fetisov
- Best Forward: Sergei Makarov
- Media All-Star Team:
- Goaltender: Jiří Králík
- Defence: Viacheslav Fetisov, Alexei Kasatonov
- Forwards: Vladimir Krutov, Sergei Makarov, Vladimír Růžička
Final standings
editThe final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:
Czechoslovakia | |
Canada | |
Soviet Union | |
4 | United States |
5 | Finland |
6 | Sweden |
7 | West Germany |
8 | East Germany |
European championships final standings
editThe final standings of the European championships according to IIHF:
Soviet Union | |
Czechoslovakia | |
Finland | |
4 | Sweden |
5 | West Germany |
6 | East Germany |
Scoring leaders
editList shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
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Sergei Makarov | 10 | 9 | 5 | 14 | +2 | 8 | F |
Jiří Lála | 10 | 8 | 5 | 13 | +9 | 6 | F |
Viacheslav Fetisov | 10 | 6 | 7 | 13 | +19 | 15 | D |
Nikolai Drozdetsky | 10 | 5 | 7 | 12 | +17 | 4 | F |
Hannu Järvenpää | 10 | 9 | 2 | 11 | +4 | 10 | F |
Vladimír Růžička | 10 | 8 | 3 | 11 | +5 | 0 | F |
Kent Nilsson | 8 | 6 | 5 | 11 | −1 | 6 | F |
Alexei Kasatonov | 9 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +13 | 14 | D |
Mikhail Varnakov | 10 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +17 | 0 | F |
Dieter Hegen | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 4 | F |
Source: [1]
Leading goaltenders
editOnly 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 |
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Vladimir Myshkin | 580 | 13 | 1.34 | .936 | 1 |
Jiří Králík | 540 | 17 | 1.89 | .922 | 1 |
Kari Takko | 420 | 23 | 3.29 | .891 | 1 |
Karl Friesen | 520 | 34 | 3.92 | .886 | 0 |
John Vanbiesbrouck | 489 | 46 | 5.64 | .866 | 0 |
Source: [2]
Citations
editReferences
edit- 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.