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1987 Ice Hockey World Championships

The 1987 Ice Hockey World Championships was the 52nd such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was also the 63rd European Championships. Teams representing 28 countries participated in four levels of competition.

1987 Ice Hockey World Championships
Tournament details
Host country Austria
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Dates17 April – 3 May
Teams8
Final positions
Champions  Sweden (4th title)
Runner-up  Soviet Union
Third place  Czechoslovakia
Fourth place Canada
Tournament statistics
Games played40
Goals scored282 (7.05 per game)
Attendance205,401 (5,135 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Soviet Union Vladimir Krutov 15 points
← 1986
1989 →

In the Division A Championship held 17 April to 3 May in Vienna, Austria, each team played each other once in the preliminary round. The four best placed teams then played each other once in a championship round and, unlike the relegation round, the first round of results were not counted. Sweden won the gold medal for the fourth time and the Soviet Union won their 25th European title. In the European Championships, only the games of the first round between European teams counted. Switzerland was demoted to Division B.

Sweden's victory was a controversial one. The Germans had beaten both Canada and Finland when it was revealed that forward Miroslav Sikora had played for the Polish junior team in 1977. He was suspended, and the IIHF stripped West Germany of their two wins. The Germans took the matter to court, stating that they had been granted permission. Though Sikora remained suspended, the IIHF reinstated the two victories.[1][2] If the courts had not intervened, Finland would have replaced Sweden in the medal round.[3][4] Additionally, the Swedes earned the Gold over the Soviets by goal differential when the Soviets had gone undefeated and the Swedes had lost three preliminary round games. This led to further discussion of a change of format. The IIHF's account of the finale states that, "Sweden won thanks to an inflated score against Canada,"[5] however Sweden only needed to win by two (the same margin that the Czechoslovaks beat Canada by) for the Gold. In reality, the Soviets had to come from behind to capture Silver and deprive the Czechoslovaks of the Gold, and the Swedes winning by more than two ensured that the Czechoslovaks could not play to a tie and capture Gold.[6]

Promotion and relegation was effective for 1989 as the IIHF did not run a championship in Olympic years at this time. Nations that did not participate in the Calgary Olympics were invited to compete in the final Thayer Tutt Trophy.

World Championship Group A (Austria)

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First round

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Soviet Union 7 7 0 0 48 12 +36 14
2   Czechoslovakia 7 5 1 1 24 15 +9 11
3   Sweden 7 4 0 3 30 17 +13 8
4   Canada 7 3 1 3 25 17 +8 7
5   West Germany 7 3 0 4 18 28 −10 6
6   Finland 7 3 0 4 17 24 −7 6
7   United States 7 2 0 5 19 36 −17 4
8    Switzerland 7 0 0 7 17 49 −32 0
Source: [citation needed]
17 AprilSoviet Union  13–5   SwitzerlandWiener Stadhalle
Attendance: 2,944
17 AprilSweden  3–0  West GermanyWiener Stadhalle
Attendance: 4,000
17 AprilFinland  2–5  Czechoslovakia
17 AprilCanada  3–1  United States
18 AprilFinland  3–2   Switzerland
18 AprilUnited States  2–6  Sweden
18 AprilWest Germany  0–7  Soviet UnionDonauparkhalle
Attendance: 3,151
18 AprilCzechoslovakia  1–1  Canada
20 AprilFinland  1–3  West Germany
20 AprilSoviet Union  11–2  United States
20 AprilCanada  6–1   SwitzerlandDonauparkhalle
Attendance: 2,203
20 AprilSweden  2–3  Czechoslovakia
21 AprilWest Germany  5–3  Canada
21 AprilSweden  12–1   Switzerland
21 AprilUnited States  2–5  FinlandDonauparkhalle
Attendance: 1731
21 AprilCzechoslovakia  1–6  Soviet Union
23 AprilSoviet Union  4–0  Finland
23 AprilUnited States  6–4  West Germany
23 AprilSwitzerland  2–5  CzechoslovakiaDonauparkhalle
Attendance: 2,600
23 AprilSweden  4–3  Canada
24 AprilFinland  4–1  Sweden
24 AprilCanada  2–3  Soviet Union
25 AprilSwitzerland  3–6  United States
25 AprilWest Germany  2–5  Czechoslovakia
26 AprilCanada  7–2  Finland
26 AprilSoviet Union  4–2  Sweden
27 AprilSwitzerland  3–4  West Germany
27 AprilCzechoslovakia  4–2[7]  United States

Final Round

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Sweden 3 1 2 0 14 5 +9 4
2   Soviet Union 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 4
3   Czechoslovakia 3 1 1 1 8 7 +1 3
4   Canada 3 0 1 2 2 13 −11 1
Source: [citation needed]
29 AprilSoviet Union  0–0  Canada
29 AprilCzechoslovakia  3–3  Sweden
1 MayCzechoslovakia  4–2  Canada
1 MaySweden  2–2  Soviet Union
3 MayCanada  0–9  Sweden
3 MaySoviet Union  2–1  Czechoslovakia

Consolation round

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5   Finland 10 5 1 4 32 34 −2 11
6   West Germany 10 4 1 5 31 37 −6 9
7   United States 10 4 0 6 36 49 −13 8
8    Switzerland 10 0 0 10 26 71 −45 0
Source: [citation needed]

Switzerland was relegated to Group B.

28 AprilWest Germany  8–1   Switzerland
28 AprilFinland  6–4  United States
30 AprilFinland  7–4   Switzerland
30 AprilUnited States  6–3  West Germany
2 MaySwitzerland  4–7  United States
2 MayWest Germany  2–2  Finland

World Championship Group B (Italy)

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Played in Canazei 26 March to 5 April. The top three teams earned Olympic berths, and the fourth place team played off against the Group C winner to join them.[3]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9   Poland 7 6 0 1 39 11 +28 12
10   Norway 7 5 1 1 33 25 +8 11
11   Austria 7 5 0 2 41 27 +14 10
12   France 7 4 1 2 37 26 +11 9
13   East Germany 7 2 2 3 25 31 −6 6
14   Italy 7 2 1 4 28 30 −2 5
15   Netherlands 7 1 1 5 30 37 −7 3
16   China 7 0 0 7 14 60 −46 0
Source: [citation needed]

Poland was promoted to Group A, and both the Netherlands and China were relegated to Group C.

26 MarchFrance  5–5  Norway
26 MarchItaly  7–3  China
27 MarchAustria  6–5  France
27 MarchPoland  14–0  China
27 MarchEast Germany  6–6  Netherlands
28 MarchNorway  6–2  East Germany
28 MarchItaly  8–6  Netherlands
29 MarchPoland  5–1  Norway
29 MarchChina  3–11  Austria
29 MarchItaly  1–3  France
30 MarchAustria  6–4  Netherlands
30 MarchEast Germany  2–1  Poland
31 MarchChina  2–4  Norway
31 MarchNetherlands  3–5  France
31 MarchItaly  5–5  East Germany
1 AprilPoland  6–2  France
1 AprilAustria  3–5  Norway
2 AprilNetherlands  0–3  Poland
2 AprilEast Germany  5–1  China
2 AprilItaly  1–4  Austria
3 AprilEast Germany  2–5  France
3 AprilNorway  7–4  Netherlands
4 AprilFrance  12–3  China
4 AprilPoland  6–4  Austria
4 AprilItaly  4–5  Norway
5 AprilChina  2–7  Netherlands
5 AprilAustria  7–3  East Germany
5 AprilItaly  2–4  Poland

World Championship Group C (Denmark)

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Played in Copenhagen, Herlev and Hørsholm 20–29 March. In addition to being promoted, the winner played off against the fourth placed Group B team for the final Olympic berth.[3]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
17   Japan 7 5 1 1 61 13 +48 11[a]
18   Denmark 7 5 1 1 47 23 +24 11[a]
19   Romania 7 5 1 1 48 22 +26 11[a]
20   Yugoslavia 7 3 4 0 60 23 +37 10
21   Hungary 7 3 0 4 33 28 +5 6
22   North Korea 7 2 0 5 13 45 −32 4
23   Bulgaria 7 1 1 5 21 40 −19 3
24   Belgium 7 0 0 7 8 97 −89 0
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Japan, Denmark, and Romania were tied with 2 head-to-head points each, and were ranked on head-to-head goal difference: Japan (+4), Denmark (0), and Romania (–4)

Both Japan and Denmark were promoted to Group B. On the final day, if either Romania or Yugoslavia had won, they would have been promoted, but they tied each other. Belgium was relegated to Group D, and later Romania chose to compete in Group D as well, for financial reasons.[8]

20 MarchBulgaria  3–7  Romania
20 MarchJapan  24–0  Belgium
20 MarchYugoslavia  6–2  Hungary
20 MarchDenmark  9–1  North Korea
21 MarchJapan  11–2  Bulgaria
21 MarchRomania  19–1  Belgium
22 MarchNorth Korea  2–8  Yugoslavia
22 MarchHungary  4–6  Denmark
23 MarchRomania  5–3  Japan
23 MarchBelgium  0–6  Bulgaria
23 MarchHungary  9–3  North Korea
23 MarchDenmark  6–6  Yugoslavia
25 MarchRomania  7–1  North Korea
25 MarchBulgaria  3–3  Yugoslavia
25 MarchJapan  3–1  Hungary
25 MarchBelgium  1–8  Denmark
26 MarchYugoslavia  5–5  Japan
26 MarchHungary  9–4  Belgium
26 MarchNorth Korea  3–2  Bulgaria
26 MarchRomania  2–8  Denmark
28 MarchRomania  4–2  Hungary
28 MarchBelgium  1–28  Yugoslavia
28 MarchJapan  9–0  North Korea
28 MarchBulgaria  3–10  Denmark
29 MarchNorth Korea  3–1  Belgium
29 MarchYugoslavia  4–4  Romania
29 MarchHungary  6–2  Bulgaria
29 MarchDenmark  0–6  Japan

World Championship Group D (Australia)

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Played in Perth, Western Australia 13–20 March. Chinese Taipei also played four games as exhibition contests. They lost 31–3 to Australia, 24–0 to South Korea, 12–1 to New Zealand, and tied Hong Kong 2–2.[3]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
25   Australia 6 5 1 0 177 6 +171 11
26   South Korea 6 4 1 1 130 16 +114 9
27   New Zealand 6 2 0 4 42 143 −101 4
28   Hong Kong 6 0 0 6 1 185 −184 0
Source: [citation needed]

Australia was promoted to Group C. Later, when Romania declined to travel to Australia for the 1989 World Ice Hockey Championships Group C for financial reasons, South Korea was promoted to take their place.[8]

13 MarchAustralia  37–0  Hong Kong
13 MarchSouth Korea  35–2  New Zealand
14 MarchAustralia  58–0  New Zealand
14 MarchSouth Korea  44–0  Hong Kong
15 MarchNew Zealand  19–0  Hong Kong
15 MarchAustralia  7–2  South Korea
17 MarchAustralia  42–0  Hong Kong
17 MarchSouth Korea  21–2  New Zealand
18 MarchAustralia  29–0  New Zealand
18 MarchSouth Korea  24–1  Hong Kong
20 MarchAustralia  4–4  South Korea
20 MarchNew Zealand  19–0  Hong Kong

Ranking and statistics

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 1987 IIHF World Championship winners 
 
Sweden
4th title

Tournament Awards

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Final standings

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The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

    Sweden
    Soviet Union
    Czechoslovakia
4   Canada
5   Finland
6   West Germany
7   United States
8    Switzerland

European championships final standings

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The final standings of the European championships according to IIHF:

    Soviet Union
    Czechoslovakia
    Finland
4   Sweden
5   West Germany
6    Switzerland

Scoring leaders

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List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
  Vladimir Krutov 10 11 4 15 +15 8 F
  Sergei Makarov 10 4 10 14 +19 8 F
  Igor Larionov 10 4 8 12 +16 2 F
  Aaron Broten 10 5 6 11 +6 6 F
  Vyacheslav Bykov 10 5 6 11 +13 0 F
  Bengt-Åke Gustafsson 10 3 8 11 +9 4 F
  Gerd Truntschka 10 3 8 11 +6 13 F
  Helmut Steiger 10 5 5 10 +2 12 F
  Tomas Sandström 8 4 6 10 +11 6 F
  Viacheslav Fetisov 10 2 8 10 +13 2 D

Source: [1]

Leading goaltenders

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Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 50% of their team's minutes are included in this list.

Player MIP GA GAA SVS% SO
  Yevgeni Belosheikin 600 15 1.50 .923 3
  Dominik Hašek 520 19 2.19 .923 0
  Peter Lindmark 399 14 2.11 .901 2
  Jarmo Myllys 464 27 3.49 .895 0
  Sean Burke 300 12 2.40 .895 0

Source: [2]

Citations

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  1. ^ Duplacey page507
  2. ^ "Story #29". webarchive.iihf.com. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "Championnats du monde 1987 de hockey sur glace". www.hockeyarchives.info. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Story #44". webarchive.iihf.com. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  5. ^ IIHF.com
  6. ^ Archives, L. A. Times (4 May 1987). "Sweden routed Canada, 9-0, in Vienna to..." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  7. ^ officially 4–0 because of the positive drug test of Scott Young
  8. ^ a b 1989 Summary

References

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See also: World Juniors
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