# 1975 Ice Hockey World Championships

The 1975 Ice Hockey World Championships were the 42nd Ice Hockey World Championships and the 53rd European Championships of ice hockey. The tournament took place in West Germany from 3 to 19 April and the games were played in Munich and Düsseldorf. Six teams took part in the main tournament, each playing each other twice. The Soviet Union won all of their games, and became World Champions for the 14th time, and won their 17th European title.
This year did not offer much in the way of drama, with the expected order of finish happening again, and the host not even playing in the top level tournament. This helped to change the player eligibility rules and change the format. Finland narrowly missed a medal again, finishing fourth for the sixth straight year.

## World Championship Group A (West Germany)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 23 | +67 | 20 |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 19 | +36 | 16 |
| 3 | Sweden | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 51 | 34 | +17 | 10 |
| 4 | Finland | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 10 |
| 5 | Poland | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 78 | −60 | 4 |
| 6 | United States | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 84 | −62 | 0 |
With Group A expanding to eight teams in 1976 no nation was relegated.

## World Championship Group B (Japan)

Played in Sapporo 14–23 March.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 7 | East Germany | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 18 | +23 | 12 |
| 8 | West Germany | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 17 | +17 | 12 |
| 9 | Switzerland | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 8 |
| 10 | Yugoslavia | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 7 |
| 11 | Romania | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 6 |
| 12 | Japan | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 6 |
| 13 | Italy | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 40 | −18 | 4 |
| 14 | Netherlands | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 35 | −24 | 1 |
With Group A expanding to eight teams in 1976, both East and West Germany were promoted, and no nation was relegated. Canada had been offered a spot in Group A first, but they declined until 1977. Additionally, the top six nations qualified for the Innsbruck Olympics.

## World Championship Group C (Bulgaria)

Played in Sofia 1–10 March. China was supposed to participate but forfeited.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 15 | Norway | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 8 | +36 | 10 |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 17 | +23 | 9 |
| 17 | Austria | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 16 | +16 | 7 |
| 18 | Hungary | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 21 | +23 | 7 |
| 19 | France | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 6 |
| 20 | Denmark | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 3 |
| 21 | Belgium | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 111 | −106 | 0 |
Norway and Bulgaria were promoted to Group B.

## Ranking and statistics

* 1975 IIHF World Championship winners
* Soviet Union 14th title

### Tournament Awards

* Best players selected by the directorate:
** Best Goaltender: Jiří Holeček
** Best Defenceman: Pekka Marjamäki
** Best Forward: Alexander Yakushev
* Media All-Star Team:
** Goaltender: Vladislav Tretiak
** Defence: Pekka Marjamäki, Valeri Vasiliev
** Forwards: Vladimír Martinec, Vladimir Petrov, Alexander Yakushev

### Final standings

The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:
| | Soviet Union |
| | Czechoslovakia |
| | Sweden |
| 4 | Finland |
| 5 | Poland |
| 6 | United States |

### European championships final standings

The final standings of the European championships according to IIHF:
| | Soviet Union |
| | Czechoslovakia |
| | Sweden |
| 4 | Finland |
| 5 | Poland |