The games of group A of the 46th Ice Hockey World Championship (also the 57th European Ice Hockey Championship ) took place from April 14 to 27, 1979 in Moscow in the Soviet Union . Group B played in Galați in Romania from March 16 to 24, and the C World Cup was held in Barcelona , Spain from March 16 to 25 . A total of 26 teams took part, a new record, including a team from South Korea as a newcomer to the World Cup.
The hosting of the A-WM was changed again after only 3 years at a meeting of the IIHF in Paris (August 27, 1978). First a preliminary round was played out in 2 groups. The respective group winners and runners-up moved into the championship round with their direct comparisons, the third and fourth-placed winners also played in a relegation round with their direct comparisons. Championship and relegation round were played as double rounds. The aim of this reform was to reduce the number of games (previously 10, now 8) and thus reduce the burden on the players and shorten the duration of the World Cup.
There was also a new mode of competition in group B, which for the first time comprised 10 teams due to political quarrels between China and South Korea, which were already described at the 1978 World Cup . Here, too, there was initially a preliminary round in two groups with 5 teams each. The first two in each group then played off the promoted team to the A group in a final round, and the last two were relegated to the C group. The third and fourth placed of the two preliminary round groups then determined two further relegated teams in a placement round.
The C-World Cup was supposed to take place in the People's Republic of China, but due to the political disputes already described, the World Cup was withdrawn from China and given to Spain at short notice, which was then allowed to host the C-Group twice in a row.
Overview
competition
place
date
sub- contractor
viewers total
Games
O
A world championship
Soviet Union 1955 Moscow
76597343150 ♠ Apr. 14, 1979 - 76598552475 ♠ Apr. 27, 1979
8th
000000000354500.0000000000 354,500
32
000000000011078.0000000000 11,078
B world championship
Romania Galați
76594552400 ♠ 16. Mar. 1979 - 76595296600 ♠ March 24th 1979
10
28
C world championship
Spain Barcelona
76594552400 ♠ 16. Mar. 1979 - 76595389625 ♠ Mar 25 1979
8th
28
A world championship
The A World Cup in Moscow saw an overwhelming host. The big opponents from Czechoslovakia, Sweden and Canada looked downright second-rate. For the USSR it was the 16th World Cup and 19th European title. There was a sensation in the B group, where the B group newcomer Netherlands prevailed and thus made the march from the C to the A group. The method used by the Dutch to locate Canadian ice hockey players of Dutch descent, then naturalize them and then use them in the national team, should set a precedent and enable many a rapid rise in hockey nations that were previously under-rated.
Preliminary round, group A
April 14, 1979
Moscow
Sweden Sweden
-
Germany Federal Republic BR Germany
7: 3 (2: 1.3: 0.2: 2)
April 14, 1979
Moscow
Soviet Union 1955 USSR
-
Poland 1944 Poland
7: 0 (2: 0.1: 0.4: 0)
April 15, 1979
Moscow
Sweden Sweden
-
Poland 1944 Poland
6: 5 (2: 1.3: 2.1: 2)
April 15, 1979
Moscow
Soviet Union 1955 USSR
-
Germany Federal Republic BR Germany
3: 2 (2: 0.1: 2.0: 0)
April 17th 1979
Moscow
Germany Federal Republic BR Germany
-
Poland 1944 Poland
3: 3 (1: 0.2: 1.0: 2)
April 17th 1979
Moscow
Soviet Union 1955 USSR
-
Sweden Sweden
9: 3 (3: 0.3: 1.3: 2)
Closing table
Pl
team
Sp
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff
Points
1
Soviet Union 1955 USSR
3
3
0
0
19: 5
+14
6-0
2
Sweden Sweden
3
2
0
1
16:17
−1
4: 2
3
Germany Federal Republic BR Germany
3
0
1
2
8:13
−5
1: 5
4th
Poland 1944 Poland
3
0
1
2
8:16
−8
1: 5
Preliminary round, group B
April 14, 1979
Moscow
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
-
Finland Finland
5: 0 (2: 0.1: 0.2: 0)
April 14, 1979
Moscow
Canada Canada
-
United States United States
6: 3 (2: 1.2: 2.2: 0)
April 15, 1979
Moscow
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
-
United States United States
2: 2 (1: 1.1: 1.0: 0)
April 15, 1979
Moscow
Canada Canada
-
Finland Finland
5: 4 (1: 1.3: 1.1: 2)
April 17th 1979
Moscow
Finland Finland
-
United States United States
1: 1 (1: 0.0: 0.0: 1)
April 17th 1979
Moscow
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
-
Canada Canada
4: 1 (2: 0.1: 0.1: 1)
Closing table
Pl
team
Sp
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff
Points
1
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
3
2
1
0
11: 3
+8
5: 1
2
Canada Canada
3
2
0
1
12:11
+1
4: 2
3
United States United States
3
0
2
1
6: 9
−3
2: 4
4th
Finland Finland
3
0
1
2
5:11
−6
1: 5
Relegation round for places 5–8
(direct comparisons taken from the preliminary round)
April 18, 1979
Moscow
Finland Finland
-
Germany Federal Republic BR Germany
5: 2 (2: 1.0: 0.3: 1)
April 18, 1979
Moscow
United States United States
-
Poland 1944 Poland
5: 5 (2: 4.3: 1.0: 0)
April 20, 1979
Moscow
Finland Finland
-
Poland 1944 Poland
4: 3 (2: 3.2: 0.0: 0)
April 20, 1979
Moscow
United States United States
-
Germany Federal Republic BR Germany
3: 6 (2: 2.0: 3.1: 1)
April 22, 1979
Moscow
Finland Finland
-
United States United States
2: 6 (0: 1.2: 3.0: 2)
April 22, 1979
Moscow
Germany Federal Republic BR Germany
-
Poland 1944 Poland
8: 1 (1: 0.3: 1.4: 0)
April 24, 1979
Moscow
United States United States
-
Poland 1944 Poland
5: 1 (2: 1.2: 0.1: 0)
April 24, 1979
Moscow
Finland Finland
-
Germany Federal Republic BR Germany
7: 3 (1: 2.3: 1.3: 0)
April 26, 1979
Moscow
Finland Finland
-
Poland 1944 Poland
4: 2 (3: 1.0: 1.1: 0)
April 26, 1979
Moscow
United States United States
-
Germany Federal Republic BR Germany
2: 5 (1: 0.1: 2.0: 3)
Closing table
Pl
team
Sp
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff
Points
5
Finland Finland
6th
4th
1
1
23:17
+6
9: 3
6th
Germany Federal Republic BR Germany
6th
3
1
2
27:21
+6
7: 5
7th
United States United States
6th
2
2
2
22:20
+2
6: 6
8th
Poland 1944 Poland
6th
0
2
4th
15:29
−14
2:10
Championship round for places 1–4
(direct comparisons taken from the preliminary round)
April 19, 1979
Moscow
Soviet Union 1955 USSR
-
Canada Canada
5: 2 (2: 0.1: 1.2: 1)
April 19, 1979
Moscow
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
-
Sweden Sweden
3: 3 (0: 1.1: 2.2: 0)
April 21, 1979
Moscow
Sweden Sweden
-
Canada Canada
5: 3 (0: 1.4: 2.1: 0)
April 21, 1979
Moscow
Soviet Union 1955 USSR
-
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
11: 1 (4: 0.5: 1.2: 0)
April 23, 1979
Moscow
Soviet Union 1955 USSR
-
Sweden Sweden
11: 3 (3: 0.5: 2.3: 1)
April 23, 1979
Moscow
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
-
Canada Canada
10: 6 (4: 3.3: 1.3: 2)
April 25, 1979
Moscow
Soviet Union 1955 USSR
-
Canada Canada
9: 2 (4: 0.3: 2.2: 0)
April 25, 1979
Moscow
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
-
Sweden Sweden
7: 3 (2: 3.2: 0.2: 0)
April 27, 1979
Moscow
Sweden Sweden
-
Canada Canada
3: 6 (1: 2.1: 0.1: 4)
April 27, 1979
Moscow
Soviet Union 1955 USSR
-
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
6: 1 (2: 1.2: 0.2: 0)
Closing table
Pl
team
Sp
S.
U
N
Gates
Points
1
Soviet Union 1955 Soviet Union
6th
6th
0
0
51:12
12: 0
2
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
6th
3
1
2
25:30
0 7: 5
3
Sweden Sweden
6th
1
1
4th
20:38
0 3: 9
4th
Canada Canada
6th
1
0
5
20:36
0 2:10
Final placement of the A-WM
Moved up and down
Final placement of the EM
Master teams
World Champion USSR Soviet Union 1955
Vladislav Tretiak , Vladimir Myshkin - Gennady Tsygankov , Vladimir Luttschenko , Valeri Vasilyev , Sergei Babinow , Sinetula Bilyaletdinov , Vasily Pervukhin , Irek Gimajew , Sergei Starikov , Boris Mikhailov , Vladimir Petrov , Valeri Kharlamov , Helmut Balderis , Viktor Schluktow , Sergei Kapustin , Sergei Makarov , Vladimir Nikolajewitsch Golikow , Alexander Golikow , Alexander Skworzow , Juri Lebedew , Alexander Jakuschew Coaching staff : Viktor Tichonow , Vladimir Jursinow
Silver Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
Jiří Králík , Marcel Sakac - Milan Figala , Miroslav Ďuriš , Milan Chalupa , Jozef Bukovinský , Milan Kužela , Frantisek Kaberle , Jiri Bubla - Milan Nový , Vladimír Martinec , Jiří Novák , Ladislav Svozil , Miroslav Fryčer , Marián Šťastný , Anton Šťastný , Ivan Hlinka , Libor Havlíček , Jaroslav Pouzar , Bohuslav Ebermann , Peter Šťastný Coaching staff : Karel Gut , Ján Starší
Bronze Sweden Sweden
Sune Ödling , Pelle Lindbergh - Tomas Jonsson , Sture Andersson , Ulf Weinstock , Leif Svensson , Mats Waltin , Thomas Eriksson , Tierd Nensein - Radgher Lindström , Per Lundqvist , Rolph Edberg , Bengt-Åke Gustafsson , Mats Näslund , Lennart Norberg , Bengt Lundholm , Leif Holmgren , Lars-Eric Eriksson , Dan Labraaten , Inge Hammarström , Håkan Eriksson , Tomas Wallin Coaching staff : Tommy Sandlin , Jan Eric Nilsson
Top scorer
Awards
Player trophies
All-Star Team
B world championship
in Galați, Romania
Preliminary round, group A
March 16, 1979
Galați
Germany Democratic Republic 1949 GDR
-
Hungary 1957 Hungary
10: 2 (5: 1.3: 1.2: 0)
March 16, 1979
Galați
Romania 1965 Romania
-
Austria Austria
7: 7 (3: 1.1: 3.3: 3)
March 17, 1979
Galați
Austria Austria
-
Hungary 1957 Hungary
4: 3 (0: 2.0: 1.4: 0)
March 17, 1979
Galați
Germany Democratic Republic 1949 GDR
-
Denmark Denmark
9: 1 (2: 0.5: 1.2: 0)
March 18, 1979
Galați
Romania 1965 Romania
-
Denmark Denmark
4: 1 (1: 0.2: 1.1: 0)
March 19, 1979
Galați
Romania 1965 Romania
-
Hungary 1957 Hungary
8: 4 (6: 1.1: 3.1: 0)
March 19, 1979
Galați
Germany Democratic Republic 1949 GDR
-
Austria Austria
7: 0 (5: 0.2: 0.0: 0)
March 20, 1979
Galați
Hungary 1957 Hungary
-
Denmark Denmark
1: 3 (0: 1.1: 0.0: 2)
March 21, 1979
Galați
Austria Austria
-
Denmark Denmark
4: 3 (2: 1.1: 0.1: 2)
March 21, 1979
Galați
Romania 1965 Romania
-
Germany Democratic Republic 1949 GDR
3: 4 (2: 2.0: 2.1: 0)
Closing table
Pl
team
Sp
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff
Points
1
Germany Democratic Republic 1949 GDR
4th
4th
0
0
30: 6
+24
8-0
2
Romania 1965 Romania
4th
2
1
1
22:16
+6
5: 3
3
Austria Austria
4th
2
1
1
15:20
−5
5: 3
4th
Denmark Denmark
4th
1
0
3
8:18
−10
2: 6
5
Hungary 1957 Hungary
4th
0
0
4th
10:25
−15
0: 8
Preliminary round, group B
March 16, 1979
Galați
Norway Norway
-
Switzerland Switzerland
5: 1 (3: 0.1: 1.1: 0)
March 16, 1979
Galați
Japan Japan
-
Netherlands Netherlands
5: 6 (2: 2.2: 2.1: 2)
March 17, 1979
Galați
Norway Norway
-
Netherlands Netherlands
1: 8 (0: 2.1: 2.0: 4)
March 17, 1979
Galați
Switzerland Switzerland
-
China People's Republic China
6: 4 (3: 1.1: 2.2: 1)
March 18, 1979
Galați
Japan Japan
-
China People's Republic China
9: 3 (3: 1.4: 1.2: 1)
March 19, 1979
Galați
Japan Japan
-
Norway Norway
3: 4 (1: 0.2: 3.0: 1)
March 19, 1979
Galați
Switzerland Switzerland
-
Netherlands Netherlands
2: 5 (0: 1.1: 1.1: 3)
March 20, 1979
Galați
Norway Norway
-
China People's Republic China
6: 1 (1: 1.0: 0.5: 0)
March 21, 1979
Galați
Netherlands Netherlands
-
China People's Republic China
10: 0 (0: 0.3: 0.7: 0)
March 21, 1979
Galați
Japan Japan
-
Switzerland Switzerland
3: 4 (1: 0.1: 4.1: 0)
Closing table
Pl
team
Sp
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff
Points
1
Netherlands Netherlands
4th
4th
0
0
29: 8
+21
8-0
2
Norway Norway
4th
3
0
1
16:13
+3
6: 2
3
Switzerland Switzerland
4th
2
0
2
13:17
−4
4: 4
4th
Japan Japan
4th
1
0
3
20:17
+3
2: 6
5
China People's Republic China
4th
0
0
4th
8:31
−23
0: 8
Placement round for places 5–8
(direct comparisons taken from the preliminary round)
March 23, 1979
Galați
Switzerland Switzerland
-
Denmark Denmark
3: 1 (0: 1.1: 0.2: 0)
March 23, 1979
Galați
Japan Japan
-
Austria Austria
3: 2 (1: 1.1: 1.1: 0)
March 24, 1979
Galați
Japan Japan
-
Denmark Denmark
11: 4 (5: 2.6: 0.0: 2)
March 24, 1979
Galați
Switzerland Switzerland
-
Austria Austria
7: 2 (1: 2.4: 0.2: 0)
Closing table
Pl
team
Sp
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff
Points
5
Switzerland Switzerland
3
3
0
0
14: 6
+8
6-0
6th
Japan Japan
3
2
0
1
17:10
+7
4: 2
7th
Austria Austria
3
1
0
2
8:13
−5
2: 4
8th
Denmark Denmark
3
0
0
3
8:18
−10
0: 6
Championship round for places 1–4
(direct comparisons taken from the preliminary round)
March 23, 1979
Galați
Germany Democratic Republic 1949 GDR
-
Norway Norway
9: 2 (2: 1.2: 1.5: 0)
March 23, 1979
Galați
Romania 1965 Romania
-
Netherlands Netherlands
2: 3 (1: 0.1: 3.0: 0)
March 24, 1979
Galați
Germany Democratic Republic 1949 GDR
-
Netherlands Netherlands
3: 4 (2: 0.1: 1.0: 3)
March 24, 1979
Galați
Romania 1965 Romania
-
Norway Norway
3: 2 (1: 0.1: 1.1: 1)
Closing table
Pl
team
Sp
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff
Points
1
Netherlands Netherlands
3
3
0
0
15: 6
+9
6-0
2
Germany Democratic Republic 1949 GDR
3
2
0
1
16: 9
+7
4: 2
3
Romania 1965 Romania
3
1
0
2
8: 9
−1
2: 4
4th
Norway Norway
3
0
0
3
5:20
−15
0: 6
Final placement of the B-WM
Ascent and descent
B-World Champion 1979:
Netherlands Netherlands
Promoted to the A group:
Netherlands Netherlands
Relegated from the A group:
Poland 1944 Poland
Relegated to the C group:
Hungary 1957 Hungary China Denmark Austria
China People's Republic Denmark Austria
Newcomers from the C group:
Italy Italy Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic
C world championship
Games
March 16, 1979
Barcelona
Spain 1977 Spain
-
Korea South South Korea
7: 1 (2: 1.1: 0.4: 0)
March 16, 1979
Barcelona
Bulgaria 1971 Bulgaria
-
France France
0: 3 (0: 1.0: 0.0: 2)
March 16, 1979
Barcelona
Italy Italy
-
United Kingdom Great Britain
12: 0 (3: 0.4: 0.5: 0)
March 16, 1979
Barcelona
Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic Yugoslavia
-
Australia Australia
10: 0 (1: 0.6: 0.3: 0)
March 17, 1979
Barcelona
Italy Italy
-
Australia Australia
12: 4 (3: 1.6: 0.3: 3)
March 17, 1979
Barcelona
Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic Yugoslavia
-
France France
7: 5 (2: 1.4: 2.1: 2)
March 18, 1979
Barcelona
United Kingdom Great Britain
-
Korea South South Korea
6: 9 (2: 2.3: 4.1: 3)
March 18, 1979
Barcelona
Spain 1977 Spain
-
Bulgaria 1971 Bulgaria
4: 5 (1: 0.1: 3.2: 2)
March 19, 1979
Barcelona
France France
-
Australia Australia
9: 3 (3: 1.2: 1.4: 1)
March 19, 1979
Barcelona
Bulgaria 1971 Bulgaria
-
United Kingdom Great Britain
4: 2 (2: 1.1: 0.1: 1)
March 19, 1979
Barcelona
Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic Yugoslavia
-
Korea South South Korea
18: 0 (10: 0.5: 0.3: 0)
March 19, 1979
Barcelona
Spain 1977 Spain
-
Italy Italy
1:10 (0: 3.1: 4.0: 3)
March 20, 1979
Barcelona
United Kingdom Great Britain
-
Australia Australia
5: 3 (3: 0.1: 3.1: 0)
March 20, 1979
Barcelona
Italy Italy
-
Korea South South Korea
11: 0 (2: 0.4: 0.5: 0)
March 21, 1979
Barcelona
Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic Yugoslavia
-
Bulgaria 1971 Bulgaria
7: 1 (4: 0.1: 0.2: 1)
March 21, 1979
Barcelona
Spain 1977 Spain
-
France France
2: 8 (0: 5.1: 2.1: 1)
March 22, 1979
Barcelona
Australia Australia
-
Korea South South Korea
0: 0 (0: 0.0: 0.0: 0)
March 22, 1979
Barcelona
Italy Italy
-
Bulgaria 1971 Bulgaria
8: 4 (2: 2.2: 1.4: 1)
March 22, 1979
Barcelona
France France
-
United Kingdom Great Britain
15: 3 (4: 0.9: 0.3: 2)
March 22, 1979
Barcelona
Spain 1977 Spain
-
Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic Yugoslavia
1:16 (0: 10.1: 0.0: 6)
March 24, 1979
Barcelona
Spain 1977 Spain
-
United Kingdom Great Britain
4: 6 (3: 0.0: 3.1: 3)
March 24, 1979
Barcelona
Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic Yugoslavia
-
Italy Italy
4: 2 (0: 0.3: 1.1: 1)
March 24, 1979
Barcelona
France France
-
Korea South South Korea
15: 3 (4: 0.6: 1.5: 2)
March 24, 1979
Barcelona
Bulgaria 1971 Bulgaria
-
Australia Australia
11: 1 (2: 1.5: 0.4: 0)
March 25, 1979
Barcelona
Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic Yugoslavia
-
United Kingdom Great Britain
21: 1 (6: 0.9: 0.6: 1)
March 25, 1979
Barcelona
Italy Italy
-
France France
9: 4 (3: 0.4: 1.2: 3)
March 25, 1979
Barcelona
Bulgaria 1971 Bulgaria
-
Korea South South Korea
10: 3 (4: 1.3: 0.3: 2)
March 25, 1979
Barcelona
Spain 1977 Spain
-
Australia Australia
6: 2 (2: 1.2: 1.2: 0)
Closing table
Pl
team
Sp
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff
Points
1
Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic Yugoslavia
7th
7th
0
0
83:10
+73
14: 0
2
Italy Italy
7th
6th
0
1
64:17
+47
12: 2
3
France France
7th
5
0
2
59:27
+32
10: 4
4th
Bulgaria 1971 Bulgaria
7th
4th
0
3
35:28
+7
8: 6
5
United Kingdom Great Britain
7th
2
0
5
23:68
−45
4:10
6th
Spain 1977 Spain
7th
2
0
5
25:48
−23
4:10
7th
Korea South South Korea
7th
1
1
5
16:67
−51
3:11
8th
Australia Australia
7th
0
1
6th
13:53
−40
1:13
Ascent and descent
C-World Champion 1978:
Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic Yugoslavia
Moving up to the B group:
Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic Yugoslavia Italy
Italy
Relegated from group B:
Hungary 1957 Hungary Austria Denmark China
Austria Denmark China People's Republic
See also
literature
Individual evidence
↑ «Ice Hockey World Championship in two groups» . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna August 28, 1978, p. 8 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
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