1975 Ice Hockey World Championships

The 1975 Ice Hockey World Championships were the 42nd Ice Hockey World Championships and the 53rd European Championships of ice hockey. The tournament happened in West Germany from April 3 to April 19, with games in Munich and Düsseldorf. Six teams played in the main tournament, and each team played every other team twice.

The Soviet Union won all their games, becoming World Champions for the 14th time and also winning their 17th European title. This year was fairly predictable, with the results going as expected. The host country, West Germany, did not even compete in the top level tournament. Because of this, rules about who could play were changed, and the tournament format was adjusted. Finland came close to winning a medal but finished fourth for the sixth year in a row.

World Championship Group A (West Germany)

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With Group A expanding to eight teams in 1976 World Ice Hockey Championships, no nation was relegated.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Soviet Union	10	10	0	0	90	23	+67	20
2	Czechoslovakia	10	8	0	2	55	19	+36	16
3	Sweden	10	5	0	5	51	34	+17	10
4	Finland	10	5	0	5	36	34	+2	10
5	Poland	10	2	0	8	18	78	−60	4
6	United States	10	0	0	10	22	84	−62	0

World Championship Group B (Japan)

The games took place in Sapporo from 14 to 23 March.

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With Group A growing to eight teams the next year, both East and West Germany moved up, and no country was moved down. Canada was asked to join Group A first but said no until 1977. The top six countries also qualified for the Innsbruck Olympics.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
7	East Germany	7	6	0	1	41	18	+23	12
8	West Germany	7	6	0	1	34	17	+17	12
9	Switzerland	7	4	0	3	31	33	−2	8
10	Yugoslavia	7	3	1	3	30	23	+7	7
11	Romania	7	2	2	3	26	26	0	6
12	Japan	7	2	2	3	21	24	−3	6
13	Italy	7	2	0	5	22	40	−18	4
14	Netherlands	7	0	1	6	11	35	−24	1

World Championship Group C (Bulgaria)

The games took place in Sofia from 1 to 10 March. China was meant to join but could not play.

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Norway and Bulgaria moved up to Group B.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
15	Norway	6	4	2	0	44	8	+36	10
16	Bulgaria	6	4	1	1	40	17	+23	9
17	Austria	6	3	1	2	32	16	+16	7
18	Hungary	6	3	1	2	44	21	+23	7
19	France	6	2	2	2	32	22	+10	6
20	Denmark	6	1	1	4	31	33	−2	3
21	Belgium	6	0	0	6	5	111	−106	0

Ranking and statistics

The tournament awarded special honors to top players chosen by officials and a team picked by the media.

Tournament Awards

• Best players selected by the directorate:
  • Best Goaltender: Jiří Holeček from Czechoslovakia
  • Best Defenceman: Pekka Marjamäki from Finland
  • Best Forward: Alexander Yakushev from the Soviet Union
• Media All-Star Team:
  • Goaltender: Vladislav Tretiak from the Soviet Union
  • Defence: Pekka Marjamäki from Finland and Valeri Vasiliev from the Soviet Union
  • Forwards: Vladimír Martinec from Czechoslovakia and Vladimir Petrov and Alexander Yakushev from the Soviet Union

Final standings

The final rankings of the tournament according to the IIHF:

European championships final standings

The final standings of the European championships according to the IIHF:

1975 IIHF World Championship winners
Soviet Union 14th title

	Soviet Union
	Czechoslovakia
	Sweden
4	Finland
5	Poland
6	United States

	Soviet Union
	Czechoslovakia
	Sweden
4	Finland
5	Poland