# 1983 Ice Hockey World Championships

The 1983 Ice Hockey World Championships took place in West Germany from 16 April to 2 May. The games were played in Munich, Dortmund and Düsseldorf. Eight teams took part, with each playing each other once. The four best teams then play each other once more with no results carrying over this time, and the other four teams played each other again to determine ranking and relegation. This was the 49th World Championships, and also the 60th European Championships. The Soviet Union became world champions for the 19th time, tying Canada, and won their 22nd European title.
Promotion and relegation was effective for 1985 as the IIHF did not run a championship in Olympic years at this time. Nations that did not participate in the Sarajevo Olympics were invited to compete in the Thayer Tutt Trophy.

## World Championship Group A (West Germany)
### First round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 7 | +34 | 14 |
| 2 | Canada | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 10 |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 15 | +15 | 9 |
| 4 | Sweden | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 9 |
| 5 | West Germany | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 7 |
| 6 | East Germany | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 4 |
| 7 | Finland | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 3 |
| 8 | Italy | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 46 | −41 | 0 |

### Final Round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 5 |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 5 |
| 3 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 2 |
| 4 | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0 |

### Consolation Round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 5 | West Germany | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 34 | −3 | 11 |
| 6 | East Germany | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 6 |
| 7 | Finland | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 6 |
| 8 | Italy | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 56 | −40 | 3 |
Italy was relegated to Group B.

## World Championship Group B (Japan)

Played in Tokyo 21–31 March.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 9 | United States | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 14 | +39 | 13 |
| 10 | Poland | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 19 | +24 | 11 |
| 11 | Austria | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 10 |
| 12 | Norway | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 8 |
| 13 | Japan | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 6 |
| 14 | Switzerland | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 4 |
| 15 | Romania | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 48 | −28 | 3 |
| 16 | Yugoslavia | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 50 | −32 | 1 |
The United States was promoted to Group A, and both Romania and Yugoslavia were relegated to Group C. Additionally, the USA, Poland and Austria earned berths in the Olympics. Fourth place Norway had to play off against the Group C winner (the Netherlands) to fill the final Olympic spot.

## World Championship Group C (Hungary)

Played in Budapest 11–20 March. The champion earned the right to playoff against Group B fourth place for a berth in the Olympics.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 17 | Netherlands | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 11 | +67 | 14 |
| 18 | Hungary | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 25 | +25 | 10 |
| 19 | China | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 9 |
| 20 | Denmark | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 8 |
| 21 | France | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 25 | +16 | 7 |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 36 | −16 | 3 |
| 23 | Spain | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 55 | −38 | 3 |
| 24 | North Korea | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 72 | −57 | 2 |
The Netherlands and Hungary were both promoted to Group B,

## Ranking and statistics

* 1983 IIHF World Championship winners
* Soviet Union 19th title

### Tournament Awards

* Best players selected by the directorate:
** Best Goaltender: Vladislav Tretiak
** Best Defenceman: Alexei Kasatonov
** Best Forward: Jiří Lála
* Media All-Star Team:
** Goaltender: Vladislav Tretiak
** 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 |
| | Czechoslovakia |
| | Canada |
| 4 | Sweden |
| 5 | West Germany |
| 6 | East Germany |
| 7 | Finland |
| 8 | Italy |

### European championships final standings

The final standings of the European championships according to IIHF:
| | Soviet Union |
| | Czechoslovakia |
| | Sweden |
| 4 | West Germany |
| 5 | East Germany |
| 6 | Finland |
| 7 | Italy |

### Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | POS |
| Sergei Makarov | 10 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 18 | F |
| Vladimir Krutov | 10 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 12 | F |
| Jiří Lála | 10 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 4 | F |
| Igor Larionov | 9 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | F |
| Erich Kühnhackl | 10 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 28 | F |
| Alexei Kasatonov | 10 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 14 | D |
| Vyacheslav Fetisov | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | D |
| Igor Liba | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | F |
| Marcel Dionne | 10 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | F |
| Anssi Melametsä | 10 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 20 | F |

## Citations

* ↑ Summary
* ↑ Olympic Qualification details