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).
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]
Duplacey, James (1998). Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League. Total Sports. pp. 498–528. ISBN0-8362-7114-9.
Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. p. 149.
January 07, 2023
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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 1982 Ice Hockey World ChampionshipsTournament detailsHost country FinlandDates15 29 AprilTeams8Venue s 2 in 2 host cities Final positionsChampions Soviet Union 18th title Runner up CzechoslovakiaThird place CanadaFourth place SwedenTournament statisticsGames played34Goals scored249 7 32 per game Attendance193 224 5 683 per match Scoring leader s Wayne Gretzky 14 points 19811983 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 Contents 1 World Championship Group A Finland 1 1 First Round 1 2 Final Round 2 World Championship Group B Austria 3 World Championship Group C Spain 4 Ranking 4 1 Tournament Awards 4 2 Final standings 4 3 European championships final standings 4 4 Scoring leaders 5 Citations 6 ReferencesWorld Championship Group A Finland EditFirst Round Edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts1 Soviet Union 7 7 0 0 48 16 32 142 Czechoslovakia 7 4 1 2 33 14 19 93 Sweden 7 3 3 1 24 22 2 94 Canada 7 3 2 2 32 22 10 85 Finland 7 3 1 3 21 31 10 76 West Germany 7 2 1 4 19 30 11 57 Italy 7 1 1 5 20 44 24 38 United States 7 0 1 6 21 39 18 1Source citation needed The United States was relegated to Group B 15 AprilCanada 9 2 Finland15 AprilWest Germany 4 2 Czechoslovakia15 AprilSoviet Union 9 2 Italy15 AprilSweden 4 2 United States16 AprilCzechoslovakia 6 2 Canada16 AprilItaly 7 5 United States16 AprilFinland 4 3 West Germany16 AprilSoviet Union 7 3 Sweden18 AprilCanada 3 3 Sweden18 AprilWest Germany 5 2 Italy18 AprilSoviet Union 5 3 Czechoslovakia18 AprilFinland 4 2 United States19 AprilCanada 7 1 West Germany19 AprilSweden 5 3 Italy19 AprilCzechoslovakia 6 0 United States19 AprilSoviet Union 8 1 Finland21 AprilCanada 3 3 Italy21 AprilSweden 3 1 West Germany21 AprilSoviet Union 8 4 United States21 AprilCzechoslovakia 3 0 Finland22 AprilCanada 5 3 United States22 AprilSoviet Union 7 0 West Germany22 AprilFinland 7 3 Italy22 AprilCzechoslovakia 3 3 Sweden24 AprilSoviet Union 4 3 Canada24 AprilCzechoslovakia 10 0 Italy24 AprilFinland 3 3 Sweden24 AprilWest Germany 5 5 United StatesFinal Round Edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts1 Soviet Union 10 9 1 0 58 20 38 192 Czechoslovakia 10 5 2 3 38 20 18 123 Canada 10 5 2 3 46 30 16 124 Sweden 10 3 3 4 26 35 9 9Source citation needed 25 AprilSoviet Union 6 4 Canada25 AprilCzechoslovakia 3 2 Sweden27 AprilCanada 4 2 Czechoslovakia27 AprilSoviet Union 4 0 Sweden29 AprilCanada 6 0 Sweden29 AprilSoviet Union 0 0 CzechoslovakiaWorld Championship Group B Austria EditPlayed 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 Pts9 East Germany 7 6 1 0 48 25 23 1310 Austria 7 4 1 2 33 26 7 911 Poland 7 4 1 2 42 23 19 912 Norway 7 3 0 4 24 43 19 613 Romania 7 2 1 4 27 30 3 514 Switzerland 7 1 3 3 20 27 7 515 China 7 2 1 4 32 47 15 516 Netherlands 7 2 0 5 22 27 5 4Source citation needed East Germany was promoted to Group A and both China and the Netherlands were relegated 18 MarchEast Germany 10 1 Norway18 MarchSwitzerland 3 2 Poland18 MarchRomania 5 2 Netherlands18 MarchAustria 5 2 China19 MarchEast Germany 13 7 China19 MarchAustria 7 1 Romania20 MarchSwitzerland 4 5 Norway20 MarchPoland 3 2 Netherlands21 MarchChina 4 2 Norway21 MarchSwitzerland 2 4 East Germany21 MarchPoland 5 1 Romania21 MarchAustria 1 4 Netherlands22 MarchRomania 9 3 China22 MarchAustria 4 7 East Germany23 MarchNetherlands 6 1 Switzerland23 MarchNorway 3 12 Poland24 MarchSwitzerland 4 4 China24 MarchEast Germany 3 1 Netherlands24 MarchNorway 3 2 Romania24 MarchAustria 6 5 Poland26 MarchEast Germany 7 6 Romania26 MarchPoland 11 4 China26 MarchNetherlands 4 6 Norway26 MarchAustria 3 3 Switzerland27 MarchChina 8 3 Netherlands27 MarchSwitzerland 3 3 Romania27 MarchEast Germany 4 4 Poland27 MarchAustria 7 4 NorwayWorld Championship Group C Spain EditPlayed in Jaca March 19 28 Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts17 Japan 7 7 0 0 70 14 56 1418 Yugoslavia 7 5 0 2 59 22 37 1019 Denmark 7 4 1 2 35 20 15 920 France 7 4 0 3 47 30 17 821 Hungary 7 4 0 3 43 29 14 822 Bulgaria 7 2 1 4 29 30 1 523 Spain 7 1 0 6 26 50 24 224 South Korea 7 0 0 7 13 127 114 0Source citation needed Both Japan and Yugoslavia were promoted to Group B 19 MarchJapan 7 5 Yugoslavia19 MarchFrance 4 2 Bulgaria19 MarchDenmark 2 1 Hungary19 MarchSpain 15 3 South Korea20 MarchFrance 7 3 Hungary20 MarchSpain 0 6 Yugoslavia21 MarchBulgaria 14 1 South Korea21 MarchDenmark 4 5 Japan22 MarchHungary 5 4 Yugoslavia22 MarchFrance 20 4 South Korea22 MarchBulgaria 2 2 Denmark22 MarchSpain 2 11 Japan23 MarchYugoslavia 21 2 South Korea23 MarchSpain 1 8 Hungary24 MarchJapan 6 0 Bulgaria24 MarchDenmark 4 1 France25 MarchYugoslavia 7 2 Denmark25 MarchHungary 18 2 South Korea25 MarchJapan 6 2 France25 MarchSpain 3 7 Bulgaria27 MarchSpain 3 7 Denmark27 MarchYugoslavia 9 5 France27 MarchHungary 7 3 Bulgaria27 MarchJapan 25 0 South Korea28 MarchDenmark 14 1 South Korea28 MarchJapan 10 1 Hungary28 MarchYugoslavia 7 1 Bulgaria28 MarchSpain 2 8 FranceRanking Edit 1982 IIHF World Championship Winners Soviet Union18th titleTournament Awards Edit Best players selected by the directorate Best Goaltender Jiri Kralik Best Defenceman Viacheslav Fetisov Best Forward Viktor Shalimov Media All Star Team Goaltender Jiri Kralik Defence Viacheslav Fetisov Alexei Kasatonov Forwards Bill Barber Wayne Gretzky Sergei Makarov Final standings Edit The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF Soviet Union Czechoslovakia Canada4 Sweden5 Finland6 West Germany7 Italy8 United StatesEuropean championships final standings Edit The final standings of the European championships according to IIHF Soviet Union Sweden Czechoslovakia4 Finland5 West Germany6 ItalyScoring leaders Edit List shows the top skaters sorted by points then goals Player G A Pts PIM POS Wayne Gretzky 6 8 14 8 F Viktor Shalimov 8 5 13 4 F Sergei Makarov 6 7 13 8 F Sergei Kapustin 3 9 12 8 F Igor Larionov 4 6 10 2 F Bill Barber 8 1 9 18 F Jiri Lala 6 3 9 8 F Vladimir Golikov 4 5 9 6 F Sergei Shepelev 6 2 8 6 F Jindrich Kokrment 5 3 8 8 FCitations Edit a b c d e Summary Duplacey page 507References EditSee also World Juniors 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 amp Record Book 2011 Moydart Press p 149 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1982 Ice Hockey World Championships amp oldid 1120986594, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
