1986 World Ice Hockey Championships
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The 1986 Ice Hockey World Championships
took place in the Soviet Union
from 12 April to 28 April. The games were played at the Palace of Sports
of the Central Lenin Stadium
in Moscow
, and eight teams took part. Each team played each other once, and then the four best teams played each other again. This was the 51st World Championships, and also the 62nd ice hockey
European Championships. The reigning world champions from Czechoslovakia finished fifth, and the Soviet Union became World Champions for the twentieth time, and also won their 24th European Championship. In the European Championship, only mutual games between European teams in the first round were counted. For the disappointing Czechs, this was the first time since 1967 that they had finished out of the medals.
Attracting little notice at the time, Brett Hull
made his debut in international hockey for the USA. It would appear that if Canadian coach Dave King had invited him to play in Moscow, the College student with dual citizenship, would have happily chosen a different path. Instead he chose to accept coach Dave Peterson
's offer to compete for the Americans.
Poland
, needing a win of four goals or more on the final day, tied, and were relegated
Switzerland
was promoted to Group A. Depending on the results of the final day, two of Austria, Japan, the Netherlands, and Yugoslavia would be relegated. In the first game Yugoslavia played Japan with the loser being relegated. A five to zero score relegated Japan
. In the next game, Italy
beat France
, assuring the Austrians of safety from relegation. The Dutch had their fate in their own hands in the last game, a win and they would remain, a loss and they would be relegated. The unfortunate Yugoslavian team had to watch all day and hope, a hope dashed by a Dutch three to two win over Austria.
South Korea
was relegated to Group D.
Australia
was relegated to Group D.
Norway
and China
were both promoted to Group C.
Ice Hockey World Championships
The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation . First officially held at the 1920 Summer Olympics, it is the sport's highest profile annual international tournament. The IIHF was created in 1908 while the European...
took place in the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
from 12 April to 28 April. The games were played at the Palace of Sports
Luzhniki Palace of Sports
Luzhniki Palace of Sports, formerly the Palace of Sports of the Central Lenin Stadium, is a sports palace in Moscow, Russia, a part of the Luzhniki Sports Complex. Built in 1956, it originally had a spectator capacity of 13,700...
of the Central Lenin Stadium
Luzhniki Stadium
The Grand Sports Arena of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex in Moscow, or briefly Luzhniki Stadium , is the biggest sports stadium in Russia. Its total seating capacity is 78,360 seats, all covered. The stadium is a part of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex, previously called the Central Lenin Stadium...
in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, and eight teams took part. Each team played each other once, and then the four best teams played each other again. This was the 51st World Championships, and also the 62nd ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
European Championships. The reigning world champions from Czechoslovakia finished fifth, and the Soviet Union became World Champions for the twentieth time, and also won their 24th European Championship. In the European Championship, only mutual games between European teams in the first round were counted. For the disappointing Czechs, this was the first time since 1967 that they had finished out of the medals.
Attracting little notice at the time, Brett Hull
Brett Hull
Brett Andrew Hull is a former Canadian-American NHL player and the former Executive Vice President of the Dallas Stars. He is the son of Bobby Hull and nephew of Dennis Hull, both former NHL players. Hull is also known as "The Golden Brett," which is a play off of his father's nickname, "The...
made his debut in international hockey for the USA. It would appear that if Canadian coach Dave King had invited him to play in Moscow, the College student with dual citizenship, would have happily chosen a different path. Instead he chose to accept coach Dave Peterson
Dave Peterson
Dave Peterson, alias The Prodigy is a super middleweight professional boxer from Minnesota.-Professional career:...
's offer to compete for the Americans.
First Round
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 32 - 09 | 14 | |
| 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 34 - 18 | 11 | |
| 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 28 - 18 | 10 | |
| 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 24 - 22 | 6 | |
| 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 17 - 17 | 5 | |
| 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 27 - 28 | 4 | |
| 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 17 - 39 | 4 | |
| 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 15 - 43 | 2 | |
Final Round
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 - 06 | 6 | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 - 12 | 3 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 - 16 | 2 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 07 - 16 | 1 |
Consolation Round
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 38 - 21 | 11 | |
| 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 41 - 43 | 8 | |
| 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 23 - 52 | 5 | |
| 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 26 - 63 | 3 |
Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, needing a win of four goals or more on the final day, tied, and were relegated
World Championship Group B (Netherlands)
Played in Eindhoven March 20-29. The Swiss, narrowly failing to gain promotion in last year's tournament, made no mistake this year, losing only in a final meaningless game against against East Germany. On the last day of competition, four different nations were in danger of relegation, with a myriad of tie breaking scenarios.| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | Tie H2H Points 4-way |
Tie H2H Points 4th/5th 6th/7th |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 38 - 20 | 12 | |||
| 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 21 - 18 | 8 | |||
| 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 25 - 21 | 8 | |||
| 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 22 - 25 | 6 | 4 | 2 | |
| 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 25 - 32 | 6 | 4 | 0 | |
| 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 24 - 27 | 6 | 2 | 2 | |
| 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 24 - 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
| 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 15 - 26 | 4 | |||
Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
was promoted to Group A. Depending on the results of the final day, two of Austria, Japan, the Netherlands, and Yugoslavia would be relegated. In the first game Yugoslavia played Japan with the loser being relegated. A five to zero score relegated Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. In the next game, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
beat France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, assuring the Austrians of safety from relegation. The Dutch had their fate in their own hands in the last game, a win and they would remain, a loss and they would be relegated. The unfortunate Yugoslavian team had to watch all day and hope, a hope dashed by a Dutch three to two win over Austria.
First Round
Group C was expanded this year, ten teams were divided into two groups of five. The top two from each group played off for first, while third and fourth places played off for fifth through eighth. Mutual games from the first round were carried forward and counted in the second round. The two last place teams were relegated to the first Group D.Group 1
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 42 - 07 | 8 | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 26 - 09 | 6 | |
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 - 13 | 4 | |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 08 - 32 | 1 | |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 05 - 38 | 1 | |
South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
was relegated to Group D.
Group 2
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 35 - 04 | 7 | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 - 16 | 6 | |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 08 - 15 | 3 | |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 - 14 | 3 | |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 09 - 33 | 1 | |
Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
was relegated to Group D.
Final Round
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 - 07 | 5 | |
| 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 - 07 | 5 | |
| 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 09 - 23 | 2 | |
| 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 - 17 | 0 |
Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
and China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
were both promoted to Group C.
Consolation Round
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 - 05 | 6 | |
| 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 - 17 | 2 | |
| 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 - 14 | 2 | |
| 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 - 21 | 2 |
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 09 - 07 | 2 | |
| 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 07 - 09 | 0 |
World Championship medal table
| 1986 World Championships Medal Table | Country |
|---|---|
| Gold | |
| Silver | |
| Bronze | |
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 | |
| 8 |
European Championships medal table
| 1986 European Championships | Country |
|---|---|
| Gold | |
| Silver | |
| Bronze | |
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 |