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HIGHLIGHTS

The main rivalry in the tournament was between the USSR and Czechoslovakian national teams. The Czechoslovakian team suffered from Influenza throughout the tournament, and they finished the game against Poland with only twelve players on the bench. A Doping Test of one of the players was positive and a loss was recorded for the Czechoslovakian team, although Poland did not receive points.

In the final, Czechoslovakia was up 2-0 after the first period. In the second the score was tied by Vladimir Shadrin and Vladimir Petrov . Eight minutes before the end of the game Edouard Novak scored the third goal for the Czechoslovakian team. But subsequent goals by Aleksandr Yakushev and one minute later by Valery Kharlamov lead to the victory of the USSR.


MEDALISTS



QUALIFICATION MATCHES

Winners (in bold) qualify for the Group A to play for 1st-6th places. Other teams played in Group B for 7th-12th places.
  • USSR 16-3 Austria

  • Czechoslovakia 14-1 Bulgaria

  • West Germany 5-1 Switzerland

  • Poland 7-4 Romania

  • Finland 11-2 Japan

  • USA 8-4 Yugoslavia



GROUP A

First place team wins gold, second silver and third bronze.

  • USSR 4-3 Czechoslovakia

  • USSR 7-3 West Germany

  • USSR 7-2 Finland

  • USSR 6-2 USA

  • USSR 16-1 Poland

  • Czechoslovakia 7-4 West Germany

  • Czechoslovakia 2-1 Finland

  • Czechoslovakia 5-0 USA

  • West Germany 4-1 USA

  • West Germany 7-4 Poland

  • Finland 5-3 West Germany

  • Finland 7-1 Poland

  • USA 5-4 Finland

  • USA 7-2 Poland

  • Poland 1-0--- Czechoslovakia


  • ''Note: The score after the Czechoslovakia vs Poland match was 7-1, but due to the positive doping test of one of the Czechoslovakian players, the team was recorded a nil-1 loss. Poland didn't receive any points.''



GROUP B

Teams, which lost their games in the qualification round, played in this group.

  • Romania 4-3 Austria

  • Romania 3-1 Japan

  • Romania 4-3 Switzerland

  • Romania 9-4 Bulgaria

  • Austria 3-2 Japan

  • Austria 3-1 Yugoslavia

  • Austria 6-2 Bulgaria

  • Japan 4-3 Yugoslavia

  • Japan 6-4 Switzerland

  • Japan 7-5 Bulgaria

  • Yugoslavia 4-3 Romania

  • Yugoslavia 6-4 Switzerland

  • Yugoslavia 8-5 Bulgaria

  • Switzerland 5-3 Austria

  • Switzerland 8-3 Bulgaria



LEADING SCORERS



FINAL RANKING

# USSR
# Czechoslovakia
# West Germany
# Finland
# United States
# Poland
# Romania
# Austria
# Japan
# Yugoslavia
# Switzerland
# Bulgaria