1966 Ice Hockey World Championships
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| File:1966 World Ice Hockey Championships stamp of Yugoslavia.jpg Stamp of Yugoslavia dedicated to the 1966 World Ice Hockey Championships | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia |
| Dates | 3–14 March |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions File:Gold medal blank.svg | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (6th title) |
| Runner-up File:Silver medal blank.svg | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia |
| Third place File:Bronze medal blank.svg | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| Fourth place | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 28 |
| Goals scored | 205 (7.32 per game) |
| Attendance | 147,492 (5,268 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Soviet Union Veniamin Aleksandrov (17 points) |
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The 1966 Ice Hockey World Championships was the 33rd edition of the Ice Hockey World Championships. The tournament was held in Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia from 3 to 14 March 1966. For the fourth straight year, the Soviet Union won the tournament. For the Soviets, it was their sixth World and tenth European title. Czechoslovakia beat both Canada and Sweden two to one, to take the Silver, while the Swedes' historic loss to East Germany helped put them fourth behind Canada for the Bronze. The lower two tiers (Groups B and C) were formalized, so there would be no more qualifying tournaments with promotion and relegation taking places between these two tournaments as well. West Germany won all their games to return to the top level of competition while Great Britain went winless and was replaced by Group C winner Italy.
Qualifying round Group B/C (Bucharest Romania)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 4 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 2 |
| 3 | File:Flag of France.svg France | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 21 | −16 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 10 December 1965 | Romania File:Flag of Romania.svg | 11–3 | File:Flag of France.svg France |
| 11 December 1965 | Italy File:Flag of Italy.svg | 10–2 | File:Flag of France.svg France |
| 12 December 1965 | Romania File:Flag of Romania.svg | 6–2 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
Romania qualified in Group B Italy and France qualified in Group C
World Championship Group A (Ljubljana)
The Canadian national team players wanted to withdraw from the World Championships in protest of the officiating in a loss to the Czechoslovakian national team in which Canada was the more-penalized team and had two goals disallowed. The team's manager Father David Bauer stayed up all night with the team and talked them into continuing to avoid a national embarrassment and sanctions against the team.[1][2]
Final round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 7 | +48 | 13 |
| 2 | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 15 | +17 | 12 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 10 | +23 | 10 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 7 |
| 5 | File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 30 | −18 | 6 |
| 6 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 39 | −21 | 4 |
| 7 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 43 | −25 | 4 |
| 8 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 44 | −33 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Poland was relegated to Group B for 1967.
| 3 March | Soviet Union File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg | 8–1 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland |
| 3 March | Czechoslovakia File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg | 6–0 | File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany |
| 3 March | Sweden File:Flag of Sweden.svg | 5–1 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland |
| 3 March | United States File:Flag of the United States.svg | 2–7 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| 5 March | Canada File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg | 6–0 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland |
| 5 March | Czechoslovakia File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg | 8–1 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland |
| 5 March | Sweden File:Flag of Sweden.svg | 1–4 | File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany |
| 5 March | Soviet Union File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg | 11–0 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| 6 March | Czechoslovakia File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg | 6–1 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland |
| 6 March | Canada File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg | 9–1 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland |
| 6 March | Sweden File:Flag of Sweden.svg | 6–1 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| 6 March | Soviet Union File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg | 10–0 | File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany |
| 8 March | Sweden File:Flag of Sweden.svg | 8–2 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland |
| 8 March | Soviet Union File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg | 13–2 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland |
| 8 March | Czechoslovakia File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg | 7–4 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| 8 March | Canada File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg | 6–0 | File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany |
| 9 March | Poland File:Flag of Poland.svg | 0–4 | File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany |
| 9 March | United States File:Flag of the United States.svg | 1–4 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland |
| 10 March | Canada File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg | 1–2 | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia |
| 10 March | Soviet Union File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg | 3–3 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden |
| 11 March | Finland File:Flag of Finland.svg | 6–3 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland |
| 11 March | East Germany File:Flag of East Germany.svg | 0–4 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| 11 March | Czechoslovakia File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg | 2–1 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden |
| 11 March | Soviet Union File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg | 3–0 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| 12 March | Poland File:Flag of Poland.svg | 4–6 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| 12 March | East Germany File:Flag of East Germany.svg | 4–3 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland |
| 13 March | Canada File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg | 4–2 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden |
| 13 March | Soviet Union File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg | 7–1 | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia |
World Championship Group B (Zagreb)
Final round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 12 | +22 | 14 |
| 10 | File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 16 | +13 | 11 |
| 11 | File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 10 |
| 12 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 8 |
| 13 | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 6 |
| 14 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 4 |
| 15 | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 30 | −11 | 2 |
| 16 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 45 | −30 | 1 |
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Source: [citation needed]
West Germany was promoted to the top level while Great Britain was relegated to Group C for 1967 (but did not participate again until 1971).
| 3 March | Norway File:Flag of Norway.svg | 12–2 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain |
| 3 March | Switzerland File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg | 3–4 | File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania |
| 3 March | West Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg | 6–3 | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria |
| 3 March | Yugoslavia File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg | 6–4 | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary |
| 4 March | West Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg | 4–1 | File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania |
| 4 March | Switzerland File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg | 6–3 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain |
| 4 March | Hungary File:Flag of Hungary.svg | 2–7 | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria |
| 4 March | Yugoslavia File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg | 2–1 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway |
| 6 March | Norway File:Flag of Norway.svg | 0–4 | File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania |
| 6 March | Hungary File:Flag of Hungary.svg | 8–1 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain |
| 6 March | Austria File:Flag of Austria.svg | 7–6 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland |
| 6 March | Yugoslavia File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg | 2–6 | File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany |
| 7 March | Austria File:Flag of Austria.svg | 3–4 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway |
| 7 March | Hungary File:Flag of Hungary.svg | 2–4 | File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania |
| 7 March | West Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg | 10–4 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain |
| 7 March | Yugoslavia File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg | 3–2 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland |
| 9 March | Austria File:Flag of Austria.svg | 1–7 | File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania |
| 9 March | Switzerland File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg | 0–4 | File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany |
| 9 March | Hungary File:Flag of Hungary.svg | 2–5 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway |
| 9 March | Yugoslavia File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg | 3–3 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain |
| 10 March | Norway File:Flag of Norway.svg | 4–1 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland |
| 10 March | Hungary File:Flag of Hungary.svg | 0–1 | File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany |
| 11 March | Austria File:Flag of Austria.svg | 2–1 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain |
| 11 March | Yugoslavia File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg | 5–5 | File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania |
| 12 March | West Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg | 3–2 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway |
| 12 March | Hungary File:Flag of Hungary.svg | 1–6 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland |
| 12 March | Great Britain File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg | 1–4 | File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania |
| 12 March | Yugoslavia File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg | 4–2 | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria |
World Championship Group C (Jesenice)
A Yugoslav 'B' team participated unofficially in the tournament, playing games against each of the three other participating nations. This was South Africa's last appearance in the World Championships until 1992.
Final round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 8 | +46 | 10 |
| 18 | File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 5 |
| 19 | File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 3 |
| 20 | File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg South Africa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 50 | −46 | 0 |
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Source: [citation needed]
Italy was promoted to Group B, France decided not to participate, Yugoslavia B team participated instead of France
| 3 March | Denmark File:Flag of Denmark.svg | 9–0 | File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg South Africa |
| 4 March | Italy File:Flag of Italy.svg | 17–0 | File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg South Africa |
| 5 March | Yugoslavia File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg B | 5–5 | File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark |
| 6 March | South Africa File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg | 2–18 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
| 7 March | Italy File:Flag of Italy.svg | 7–1 | File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark |
| 8 March | Denmark File:Flag of Denmark.svg | 5–12 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
| 10 March | Yugoslavia File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg B | 4–1 | File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg South Africa |
| 11 March | South Africa File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg | 2–6 | File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark |
| 12 March | Yugoslavia File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg B | 2–7 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
Ranking and statistics
| 1966 IIHF World Championship winners |
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| File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 6th title |
Tournament Awards
- Best players selected by the directorate:
- Best Goaltender: Canada Seth Martin
- Best Defenceman: Soviet Union Alexander Ragulin
- Best Forward: Soviet Union Konstantin Loktev
- Media All-Star Team:
- Goaltender: Canada Seth Martin
- Defence: Canada Gary Begg, Soviet Union Alexander Ragulin
- Forwards: Soviet Union Veniamin Alexandrov, Canada Fran Huck, Soviet Union Konstantin Loktev
Final standings
The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:
European championships final standings
Please note: At the time of the championship Sweden was awarded the bronze, however, East Germany should have won because of their better record amongst only European clubs. In 1999 this mistake was corrected and living players were presented with the medals they were supposed to have won.[3] The final standings of the European championships according to IIHF:
Citations
- ↑ Cole, Rick (11 March 2016). "Players Relent – Canada Back In Tourney". The Hockey Writers. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ↑ Oliver, Greg (2017). Father Bauer and the Great Experiment: The Genesis of Canadian Olympic Hockey. Toronto, Ontario: ECW Press. pp. 149–150. ISBN 978-1-77041-249-1.
- ↑ Müller
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1966 Ice Hockey World Championships.
- Müller, Stephan (2005). International Ice Hockey Encyclopaedia: 1904–2005. Books on Demand. ISBN 978-3-8334-4189-9.
- Summary (in french)
- 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. 139–40.
- Szemberg, Szymon; Podnieks, Andrew, eds. (2007), World of Hockey: Celebrating a Century of the IIHF, Bolton, Ontario: Fenn Publishing, ISBN 978-1-55168-307-2
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