# 1986 Ice Hockey World Championships

The 1986 Ice Hockey World Championships took place in the Soviet Union from 12 to 28 April. The games were played at the Luzhniki Palace of Sports and the CSKA Ice Palace in Moscow, and eight teams took part. Each team played each other once, and then The four best teams then played each other once more with no results carrying over, and the other four teams played each other again to determine ranking and relegation. 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 20th 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 Czechoslovaks, this was the first time since 1967 that they had finished out of the medals, and their worst result outside the Olympics since 1937.
Attracting little notice at the time, Brett Hull made his debut in international hockey for the United States. 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.

## World Championship Group A (Soviet Union)
### First round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 9 | +23 | 14 |
| 2 | Sweden | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 18 | +16 | 11 |
| 3 | Finland | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 10 |
| 4 | Canada | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 6 |
| 5 | Czechoslovakia | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | United States | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 4 |
| 7 | West Germany | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 39 | −22 | 4 |
| 8 | Poland | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 43 | −28 | 2 |

### Final Round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 6 |
| 2 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 2 |
| 4 | Finland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 1 |

### Consolation round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 5 | Czechoslovakia | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 21 | +17 | 11 |
| 6 | United States | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 8 |
| 7 | West Germany | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 52 | −29 | 5 |
| 8 | Poland | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 26 | 63 | −37 | 3 |
Poland, needing a win of four goals or more on the final day, tied, and were relegated

## World Championship Group B (Netherlands)

Played in Eindhoven 20–29 March. 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 East Germany. On the last day of competition, four different nations were in danger of relegation, with a myriad of tie breaking scenarios.
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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 9 | Switzerland | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 20 | +18 | 12 |
| 10 | Italy | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 8 |
| 11 | East Germany | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 8 |
| 12 | France | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 6 |
| 13 | Netherlands | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 6 |
| 14 | Austria | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 6 |
| 15 | Yugoslavia | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 6 |
| 16 | Japan | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 26 | −11 | 4 |
* 1 2 France and the Netherlands had 4 four-way head-to-head points each, but France was ahead of the Netherlands 2:0 in two-way head-to-head points.
* 1 2 Austria and Yugoslavia had 2 four-way head-to-head points each, but Austria was ahead of Yugoslavia 2:0 in two-way head-to-head points.
Switzerland was promoted to Group A. Yugoslavia and Japan were relegated to Group C.

## World Championship Group C (Spain)

Played in Puigcerda 23 March to 1 April.

### 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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Norway | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 7 | +35 | 8 |
| 2 | Romania | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 9 | +17 | 6 |
| 3 | Denmark | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 4 |
| 4 | Spain | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 32 | −24 | 1 |
| 5 | South Korea | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 38 | −33 | 1 |
South Korea was relegated to Group D.

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | China | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 4 | +31 | 7 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 6 |
| 3 | North Korea | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 3 |
| 4 | Hungary | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 3 |
| 5 | Australia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 33 | −24 | 1 |
Australia was relegated to Group D.

### Final Round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 17 | Norway | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 5 |
| 18 | China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 5 |
| 19 | Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 23 | −14 | 2 |
| 20 | Romania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 0 |
Norway and China were both promoted to Group B.

### Consolation round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 21 | Denmark | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | +15 | 6 |
| 22 | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 2 |
| 23 | North Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 2 |
| 24 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 2 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 25 | South Korea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 2 |
| 26 | Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 0 |

## Ranking and statistics

* 1986 IIHF World Championship winners
* Soviet Union 20th title

### Tournament Awards

* Best players selected by the directorate:
** Best Goaltender: Peter Lindmark
** Best Defenceman: Viacheslav Fetisov
** Best Forward: Vladimir Krutov
* Media All-Star Team:
** Goaltender: Peter Lindmark
** Defence: Viacheslav Fetisov, Alexei Kasatonov
** Forwards: Vladimir Krutov, Igor Larionov, Sergei Makarov

### Final standings

The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:
| | Soviet Union |
| | Sweden |
| | Canada |
| 4 | Finland |
| 5 | Czechoslovakia |
| 6 | United States |
| 7 | West Germany |
| 8 | Poland |

### European championships final standings

The final standings of the European championships according to IIHF:
| | Soviet Union |
| | Sweden |
| | Finland |
| 4 | West Germany |
| 5 | Poland |
| 6 | Czechoslovakia |

### Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
| Sergei Makarov | 10 | 4 | 14 | 18 | +21 | 12 | F |
| Vladimir Krutov | 10 | 7 | 10 | 17 | +23 | 14 | F |
| Viacheslav Fetisov | 10 | 6 | 9 | 15 | +20 | 10 | D |
| Vladimír Růžička | 10 | 4 | 11 | 15 | +15 | 6 | F |
| Jiří Hrdina | 10 | 7 | 5 | 12 | +14 | 12 | F |
| Vyacheslav Bykov | 10 | 6 | 6 | 12 | +6 | 2 | F |
| Anders Carlsson | 10 | 6 | 6 | 12 | +5 | 12 | F |
| Thomas Steen | 8 | 8 | 3 | 11 | +13 | 16 | F |
| Brett Hull | 10 | 7 | 4 | 11 | +1 | 16 | F |
| Brent Sutter | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +2 | 8 | F |
Source:

### Leading goaltenders

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 | 420 | 11 | 1.57 | .915 | 2 |
| Dominik Hašek | 538 | 19 | 2.12 | .901 | 0 |
| Chris Terreri | 286 | 20 | 4.20 | .895 | 1 |
| Jacques Cloutier | 298 | 15 | 3.02 | .893 | 0 |
| Hannu Kamppuri | 299 | 16 | 3.21 | .880 | 0 |
Source:

## Citations

* 1 2 Duplacey, James (1998). Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League. Total Sports. p. 507. ISBN 0-8362-7114-9.
* ↑ Brett Hull stands by his decision to play for Americans Archived 5 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine. thehockeynews.com (2008-08-12)
* ↑ Group B summary. passionhockey.com
* ↑ Tie breaking format reference in addition 1992 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships for how four way ties are broken.
* ↑ ""Ultima hora. Mundial C de hockey hielo. 10-2 España batida por Noruega"". Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 25 February 2022.