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1982 Ice Hockey World Championships
Tournament details
Host country  Finland
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates15–29 April
Teams8
Final positions
Champions    Soviet Union (18th title)
Runner-up    Czechoslovakia
Third place    Canada
Fourth place  Sweden
Tournament statistics
Games played34
Goals scored249 (7.32 per game)
Attendance193,224 (5,683 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Canada Wayne Gretzky 14 points
←  1981
1983 →

The 1982 Ice Hockey World Championships took place in Finland from the 15 April to the 29 April. The games were played in Helsinki and Tampere with eight teams playing a single round-robin, followed by the top four teams playing each other once more. This was the 48th World Championships, and also the 59th European Championships of ice hockey. The Soviet Union became World Champions for the 18th time, and also won their 21st European Championship.

The tournament is notable since Canada, reinforced by Wayne Gretzky after the Edmonton Oilers were shockingly knocked out of the Stanley Cup playoffs by Los Angeles, would have won the silver medal if the Soviet team had beaten Czechoslovakia in the final game. However, the teams played to a scoreless tie, knocking the Canadians down to the bronze; this led to speculation that the Soviets and Czechs had played to a draw on purpose. [1] [2] Gretzky did score more points than any other player in the tournament (14), in his only appearance at the World Championships, but the Soviet Union's Viktor Shalimov was selected as "Best Forward". [1]

Other notable events include the Czechs' loss to West Germany for the first time in forty-five years, since being beaten in triple overtime to then-Nazi Germany in 1937. [1] The Italians (with a squad boasting seventeen Italian Canadians), beat the Americans and became the first promoted team to survive relegation since the tournament expanded to eight teams in 1959. [1] The tourney was a disaster for the Americans; just two years after winning gold at the 1980 Winter Olympics, they lost every game but one, a tie with West Germany on the final day. The U.S. was thus relegated to Group B for 1983 (they won that tourney and were promoted in 1984 to the top group, where they have been ever since).

Organization of the tournament was overseen by Kalervo Kummola, the chief executive officer of SM-liiga. [3]

World Championship Group A (Finland)

First round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Soviet Union 7 7 0 0 48 16 +32 14
2   Czechoslovakia 7 4 1 2 33 14 +19 9
3   Sweden 7 3 3 1 24 22 +2 9
4   Canada 7 3 2 2 32 22 +10 8
5   Finland 7 3 1 3 21 31 −10 7
6   West Germany 7 2 1 4 19 30 −11 5
7   Italy 7 1 1 5 20 44 −24 3
8   United States 7 0 1 6 21 39 −18 1
Source:[ citation needed]

The United States was relegated to Group B.

15 April Canada 9–2  Finland
15 April West Germany 4–2  Czechoslovakia
15 April Soviet Union 9–2  Italy
15 April Sweden 4–2  United States
16 April Czechoslovakia 6–2  Canada
16 April Italy 7–5  United States
16 April Finland 4–3  West Germany
16 April Soviet Union 7–3  Sweden
18 April Canada 3–3  Sweden
18 April West Germany 5–2  Italy
18 April Soviet Union 5–3  Czechoslovakia
18 April Finland 4–2  United States
19 April Canada 7–1  West Germany
19 April Sweden 5–3  Italy
19 April Czechoslovakia 6–0  United States
19 April Soviet Union 8–1  Finland
21 April Canada 3–3  Italy
21 April Sweden 3–1  West Germany
21 April Soviet Union 8–4  United States
21 April Czechoslovakia 3–0  Finland
22 April Canada 5–3  United States
22 April Soviet Union 7–0  West Germany
22 April Finland 7–3  Italy
22 April Czechoslovakia 3–3  Sweden
24 April Soviet Union 4–3  Canada
24 April Czechoslovakia 10–0  Italy
24 April Finland 3–3  Sweden
24 April West Germany 5–5  United States

Final round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Soviet Union 10 9 1 0 58 20 +38 19
2   Czechoslovakia 10 5 2 3 38 20 +18 12
3   Canada 10 5 2 3 46 30 +16 12
4   Sweden 10 3 3 4 26 35 −9 9
Source:[ citation needed]
25 April Soviet Union 6–4  Canada
25 April Czechoslovakia 3–2  Sweden
27 April Canada 4–2  Czechoslovakia
27 April Soviet Union 4–0  Sweden
29 April Canada 6–0  Sweden
29 April Soviet Union 0–0  Czechoslovakia

World Championship Group B (Austria)

Played in Klagenfurt, Austria from March 18–27. Like the finals of Group A, the Group B tournament also ended in controversy. After the Chinese had defeated the Dutch (relegating them), China would also avoid relegation -- unless Romania and Switzerland played to a tie. They did just that (3-3) on March 27, in a match derided as a "scandalous parody" by some observers; Romania thus finished with three head-to-head points, Switzerland two, and China one, relegating the Chinese. [1]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9   East Germany 7 6 1 0 48 25 +23 13
10   Austria 7 4 1 2 33 26 +7 9
11   Poland 7 4 1 2 42 23 +19 9
12   Norway 7 3 0 4 24 43 −19 6
13   Romania 7 2 1 4 27 30 −3 5
14    Switzerland 7 1 3 3 20 27 −7 5
15   China 7 2 1 4 32 47 −15 5
16   Netherlands 7 2 0 5 22 27 −5 4
Source:[ citation needed]

East Germany was promoted to Group A, and both China and the Netherlands were relegated.

18 March East Germany 10–1  Norway
18 March Switzerland 3–2  Poland
18 March Romania 5–2  Netherlands
18 March Austria 5–2  China
19 March East Germany 13–7  China
19 March Austria 7–1  Romania
20 March Switzerland 4–5  Norway
20 March Poland 3–2  Netherlands
21 March China 4–2  Norway
21 March Switzerland 2–4  East Germany
21 March Poland 5–1  Romania
21 March Austria 1–4  Netherlands
22 March Romania 9–3  China
22 March Austria 4–7  East Germany
23 March Netherlands 6–1   Switzerland
23 March Norway 3–12  Poland
24 March Switzerland 4–4  China
24 March East Germany 3–1  Netherlands
24 March Norway 3–2  Romania
24 March Austria 6–5  Poland
26 March East Germany 7–6  Romania
26 March Poland 11–4  China
26 March Netherlands 4–6  Norway
26 March Austria 3–3   Switzerland
27 March China 8–3  Netherlands
27 March Switzerland 3–3  Romania
27 March East Germany 4–4  Poland
27 March Austria 7–4  Norway

World Championship Group C (Spain)

Played in Jaca March 19–28.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
17   Japan 7 7 0 0 70 14 +56 14
18   Yugoslavia 7 5 0 2 59 22 +37 10
19   Denmark 7 4 1 2 35 20 +15 9
20   France 7 4 0 3 47 30 +17 8
21   Hungary 7 4 0 3 43 29 +14 8
22   Bulgaria 7 2 1 4 29 30 −1 5
23   Spain 7 1 0 6 26 50 −24 2
24   South Korea 7 0 0 7 13 127 −114 0
Source:[ citation needed]

Both Japan and Yugoslavia were promoted to Group B.

19 March Japan 7–5  Yugoslavia
19 March France 4–2  Bulgaria
19 March Denmark 2–1  Hungary
19 March Spain 15–3  South Korea
20 March France 7–3  Hungary
20 March Spain 0–6  Yugoslavia
21 March Bulgaria 14–1  South Korea
21 March Denmark 4–5  Japan
22 March Hungary 5–4  Yugoslavia
22 March France 20–4  South Korea
22 March Bulgaria 2–2  Denmark
22 March Spain 2–11  Japan
23 March Yugoslavia 21–2  South Korea
23 March Spain 1–8  Hungary
24 March Japan 6–0  Bulgaria
24 March Denmark 4–1  France
25 March Yugoslavia 7–2  Denmark
25 March Hungary 18–2  South Korea
25 March Japan 6–2  France
25 March Spain 3–7  Bulgaria
27 March Spain 3–7  Denmark
27 March Yugoslavia 9–5  France
27 March Hungary 7–3  Bulgaria
27 March Japan 25–0  South Korea
28 March Denmark 14–1  South Korea
28 March Japan 10–1  Hungary
28 March Yugoslavia 7–1  Bulgaria
28 March Spain 2–8  France

Ranking


 1982 IIHF World Championship winners 

Soviet Union
18th title

Tournament Awards

Final standings

The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

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

European championships final standings

The final standings of the European championships according to IIHF:

1st place, gold medalist(s)   Soviet Union
2nd place, silver medalist(s)   Sweden
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)   Czechoslovakia
4   Finland
5   West Germany
6   Italy

Scoring leaders

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

Player G A Pts PIM POS
Canada Wayne Gretzky 6 8 14 8 F
Soviet Union Viktor Shalimov 8 5 13 4 F
Soviet Union Sergei Makarov 6 7 13 8 F
Soviet Union Sergei Kapustin 3 9 12 8 F
Soviet Union Igor Larionov 4 6 10 2 F
Canada Bill Barber 8 1 9 18 F
Czechoslovakia Jiri Lala 6 3 9 8 F
Soviet Union Vladimir Golikov 4 5 9 6 F
Soviet Union Sergei Shepelev 6 2 8 6 F
Czechoslovakia Jindrich Kokrment 5 3 8 8 F

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d e Summary
  2. ^ Duplacey page 507
  3. ^ Koski, Juha (27 November 2017). "Vuoden 2017 Yritysjohtaja on Harri Sjoholm Elinkeinovaikuttaja Kalervo Kummola". Tampere Chamber of Commerce (in Finnish). Retrieved 12 January 2023.

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