1974 World Ice Hockey Championships
1974 World Ice Hockey Championships| Tournament details |
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| Host country |
 Finland |
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| Dates |
5–20 April |
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| Teams |
6 |
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| Venue(s) |
1 (in 1 host city) |
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| Final positions |
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Champions  |
 Soviet Union (13th title) |
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Runner-up  |
 Czechoslovakia |
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Third place  |
 Sweden |
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| Fourth place |
Finland |
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| Tournament statistics |
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| Matches played |
30 |
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| Goals scored |
236 (7.87 per match) |
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| Attendance |
192,856 (6,429 per match) |
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| Scoring leader(s) |
Boris Mikhailov 17 points |
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The 1974 Ice Hockey World Championships were the 41st Ice Hockey World Championships and the 52nd European Championships in ice hockey. The tournament took place in Finland from 5 April to 20 April and the games were played in the capital, Helsinki. Six teams took part in the main tournament, all playing each other twice. The Soviet Union won the world championships for the 13th time, and also won their 16th European title. For the first time in ice hockey World Championship history, two players were suspended for doping. They were the Swede Ulf Nilsson and the Finn Stig Wetzell who tested positive for the forbidden substance ephedrine. Both players were suspended for the rest of the tournament. Nilsson tested positive after Sweden's game against Poland, which Sweden won 4-1. The game was awarded to Poland as a 5-0 walkover. The Finn, Wetzell, tested positive after Finland's match against Czechoslovakia, which Finland won 5-2, which was also awarded to Czechoslovakia as a 5-0 walkover. The Finns were able to defeat the Czechs again on the last day, which would have earned them their first medal in history, if not for the positive drug test.
World Championship Group A (Finland)
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Team |
Games |
Won |
Drawn |
Lost |
Points difference |
Points |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 64 - 18 | 18 |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 57 - 20 | 14 |
| 3 | Sweden | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 38 - 24 | 11 |
| 4 | Finland | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 34 - 39 | 10 |
| 5 |  Poland | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 22 - 64 | 4 |
| 6 |  East Germany | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 21 - 71 | 3 |
East Germany were very unlucky to be relegated to Group B, as Poland's only win was the awarded default for a doping violation against Sweden.
| 5 April | Czechoslovakia | 8-0
| Poland | |
| 7 April | Sweden | 2-3
| Czechoslovakia | |
| 8 April | Soviet Union | 8-3
| Poland | |
| 10 April | Czechoslovakia | 7-2
| Soviet Union | |
| 12 April | Finland | 0-5 (5-2)
| Czechoslovakia | |
| 12 April | Sweden | 1-3
| Soviet Union | |
| 13 April | Poland | 3-12
| Czechoslovakia | |
| 15 April | Czechoslovakia | 0-3
| Sweden | |
| 16 April | Poland | 0-17
| Soviet Union | |
| 18 April | Soviet Union | 3-1
| Czechoslovakia | |
| 20 April | Soviet Union | 3-1
| Sweden | |
World Championship Group B (Yugoslavia)
Played in Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia March 21–30.
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Team |
Games |
Won |
Drawn |
Lost |
Points difference |
Points |
| 7 |  United States | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 40 - 14 | 14 |
| 8 |  Yugoslavia | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 41 - 27 | 10 |
| 9 |  West Germany | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 34 - 28 | 10 |
| 10 |  Japan | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 31 - 31 | 8 |
| 11 |  Netherlands | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 33 - 37 | 5 |
| 12 | .svg.png) Romania | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 30 - 29 | 5 |
| 13 |  Norway | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 18 - 31 | 3 |
| 14 |  Austria | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 - 42 | 1 |
The USA was promoted to Group A, and both Norway and Austria were relegated to Group C.
| 21 March | West Germany | 7-4
| Norway | |
| 23 March | West Germany | 6-1
| Japan | |
World Championship Group C (France)
Played in Grenoble, Gap and Lyon, 8–17 March. This was North Korea's first World Championship.
Switzerland and Italy were promoted to Group B.
Ranking and statistics
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| 1974 IIHF World Championship Winners |
Soviet Union
13th title |
Tournament Awards
- Best players selected by the directorate:
- Media All-Star Team:
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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:
References
- 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. 143–4.
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Bulgaria 
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Australia 
North Korea 
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