1971 World Championship The 1971 World Ice Hockey Championships was the 38th edition of the Ice Hockey World Championships , which also doubled as the 49th European ice hockey championships . The Pool - A , Pool - B and Pool - C tournaments were hosted by the following nations : A total of 22 nations participated in the tournaments . The Pool - A tournament featured the top six nations , playing a double round - robin tournament for the amateur world championship . Teams # 7 - # 14 participated in the Pool - B tournament with the winner qualifying for the 1972 Pool - A championship while the two last - place teams were demoted to the 1972 Pool - C tournament . The bottom eight teams participated in the Pool - C tournament with the top two teams qualifying for the 1972 Pool - B tournament . This was the last international tournament in which goaltenders did not have to wear face masks . Qualifying Round ( A / B ) . The Pool - A tournament was held in Bern and Geneva , Switzerland from March 19 to April 3 , 1971 . The East German national ice hockey team declined to participate . West Germany participated instead after beating Poland in two qualifying games arranged in November 1970 for the vacant slot . 8 . November 1970 - Munich 12 . November 1970 - Łódź World Championship Group A ( Switzerland ) . For the ninth straight year , the Soviet Union won the world championship , although Czechoslovakia won the 49th . European championship as the Czech opening loss against the Americans did not count in the European standings . Team USA was demoted to the 1972 Pool - B tournament . 19 . March 1971 – Bern Goalscorers : Nedomanský – Riutta 2 , Konik , Patrick , Boucha . Referees : Dahlberg ( SWE ) , Ehrensperger ( SUI ) 19 . March 1971 – Bern Goalscorers : Mišakov 3 , Petrov 2 , Vikulov 2 , Firsov , Malcev , Zimin , Martiňuk - Alois Schloder , Philipp . 20 . March 1971 – Bern Goalscorers : Boucha , Falkman - Wickberg 2 , Sterner , Lindberg 20 . March 1971 – Bern Goalscorers : Hanig , Kuhn , Philipp – Oksanen 2 , Ketola , Isaksson . 21 . March 1971 – Bern Goalscorers : Hlinka 3 , Nedomanský , Panchártek – Lundström 2 , Hammarström , Nilsson , Norlander , Sterner . Referees : Bader ( GER ) , Ehrensperger ( SUI ) 21 . March 1971 – Bern Goalscorers : Koskela - Malcev 2 , Petrov 2 , Davydov , Vikulov , Firsov , Michajlov . 22 . March 1971 – Bern Goalscorers : B . Šťastný 2 , Kochta , Farda , Černý , Martinec , Horešovský , Jiří Holík , Pospíšil – Eimansberger . Referees : Gagnon ( USA ) , Sillankorva ( FIN ) 22 . March 1971 – Bern Goalscorers : Vikulov 2 , Staršinov 2 , Mišakov 2 , Lutčenko , Firsov , Malcev , Charlamov – Sheehy , Christiansen . 23 . March 1971 – Bern Goalscorers : Alois Schloder , Philipp – Nordlander , Abrahamsson , Wickberg , Lundström , Lindberg , Stig - Göran Johansson , Hammarchtröm . 23 . March 1971 – Bern Goalscorers : Gambucci 2 , McElmury , Patrick – Marjamäki , Esa Peltonen , Vehmanen , Linnonmaa , Lindström , Oksanen , Koskela . 24 . March 1971 – Bern Goalscorers : Ketola – Nordlander . 24 . March 1971 – Bern Goalscorers : Novák , Nedomanský , Kochta – Martyňuk , Firsov , Petrov . Referees : Wycsik ( POL ) , Ehrensperger ( SUI ) 25 . March 1971 – Bern Goalscorers : Christiansen , Boucha – Hofherr 2 , Philipp 2 , Völk , Hanig , Kuhn . 26 . March 1971 – Bern Goalscorers : Firsov 4 , Michajlov 2 , Petrov , Martiňuk . 26 . March 1971 – Bern Goalscorers : Farda , Novák , Nedomanský , Kochta , Jiří Holík . Referees : Bader ( GER ) , Dämmerich ( GDR ) 27 . March 1971 – Ženeva Goalscorers : Černý , Pospíšil , Bubla , Novák , Farda . Referees : Karandin ( URS ) , Gerber ( SUI ) 27 . March 1971 – Ženeva Goalscorers : Alois Schloder , Modes – Lutčenko , Vikulov , Malcev 2 , Firsov , Charlamov 2 , Michajlov , Zimin , Šadrin 3 . 28 . March 1971 – Ženeva Goalscorers : Lundström 2 , Nilsson , Palmqvist – Gambucci 2 , Boucha . 28 . March 1971 – Ženeva Goalscorers : Repo , Järn , Erkki Mononen , Murto , Lauri Mononen , Marjamäki , Vehmanen – Bernd Kuhn , Egger . 29 . March 1971 – Geneva Goalscorers : Malcev 2 , Michajlov , Petrov , Martiňuk , Staršinov , Ragulin , Firsov , Šadrin 2 – Koskela . 29 . March 1971 – Geneva Goalscorers : Černý , Suchý , Kochta – Bergman . Referees : Karandin ( URS ) , Ehrenberger ( SUI ) 30 . March 1971 – Ženeva Goalscorers : Černý 2 , Nedomanský , Martinec . Referees : Sillankorva ( FIN ) , Gerber ( SUI ) 30 . March 1971 – Ženeva Goalscorers : Gambucci 2 , Christiansen , Mellor , Boucha – Romiševskij , Malcev , Kuzkin , Michajlov , Martiňuk , Šadrin , Mišakov . 31 . March 1971 – Ženeva Goalscorers : Palmqvist – Schneitberger , Hanig . 31 . March 1971 – Ženeva Goalscorers : Ketola 3 , Koskela 2 , Luojola , Oksanen - D . Ross , McElmury , Boucha . 1 . April 1971 - Ženeva Goalscorers : Svedberg , Pettersson – Koskela . 1 . April 1971 - Ženeva Goalscorers : Nedomanský , Suchý , Horešovský , B . Šťastný , Farda – Malcev , Charlamov . Referees : Wycisk ( POL ) , Ehrensperger ( SUI ) 2 . April 1971 – Ženeva Goalscorers : Hofherr – Gambucci , Patrick , Boucha , Ahearn , Christiansen . 3 . April 1971 – Ženeva Goalscorers : Nedomanský 2 , B . Šťastný , Hlinka – Murto , Linnonmaa . Referees : Wycisk ( POL ) , Ehrensperger ( SUI ) 3 . April 1971 – Ženeva Goalscorers : Firsov , Petrov , Michajlov , Lutčenko , Charlamov , Kuzkin – Håkan Wickberg , Tord Lundström , Håkan Pettersson . Pool - A Statistics and Team Rosters . IIHF Tournament All Star Team 1 . Goalkeepers : Viktor Konovalenko , Vladislav Tretiak . Defencemen : Vladimir Lutčenko , Alexandr Ragulin , Vitalij Davidov , Viktor Kuzkin , Igor Romiševskij , Jurij Ljapkin . Forwards : Boris Michajlov , Vladimir Petrov , Valerij Charlamov , Vladimir Vikulov , Alexandr Malcev , Anatolij Firsov , Alexandr Martyňuk , Jevgenij Mišakov , Vjačeslav Staršinov , Vladimir Šadrin , Gennadij Cygankov , Jevgenij Zimin . Coaches : Arkadij Černyšev , Anatolij Tarasov . 2 . Goalkeepers : Jiří Holeček , Marcel Sakač . Defencemen : Jan Suchý , František Pospíšil , Oldřich Machač , František Panchártek , Josef Horešovský , Rudolf Tajcnár , Jiří Bubla . Forwards : Jan Havel , Václav Nedomanský , Jiří Holík , Eduard Novák , Richard Farda , Josef Černý , Vladimír Martinec , Ivan Hlinka , Bohuslav Šťastný , Jiří Kochta , Bedřich Brunclík . Coaches : Jaroslav Pitner , Vladimír Kostka . 3 . Goalkeepers : Christer Abrahamsson , Leif Holmqvist , William Löfqvist . Defencemen : Arne Carlsson , Lennart Svedberg , Thommy Abrahamsson , Bert - Ola Nordlander , Thommie Bergman , Kjell - Rune Milton , Gunnar Andersson . Forwards : Inge Hammarström , Stig - Göran Johansson , Stefan Karlsson , Hans Lindberg , Tord Lundström , Lars - Göran Nilsson , Håkan Nygren , Björn Palmqvist , Håkan Pettersson , Ulf Sterner , Håkan Wickberg . Coach : Arne Strömberg . 4 . Goalkeepers : Urpo Ylönen , Jorma Valtonen . Defencemen : Ilpo Koskela , Seppo Lindström , Hannu Luojola , Heikki Järn , Pekka Marjamäki , Jauko Öystilä . Forwards : Lauri Mononen , Erkki Mononen , Seppo Repo , Esa Isaksson , Jorma Vehmanen , Lasse Oksanen , Tommi Salmelainen , Veli - Pekka Ketola , Harri Linnonmaa , Matti Murto , Esa Peltonen , Juhani Tamminen . Coaches : Seppo Liitsola , Matias Helenius . 5 . Goalkeepers : Anton Kehle , Josef Schramm . Defencemen : Hans Schichti , Rudolf Thanner , Josef Völk , Paul Langer , Otto Schneidberger , Riedmeier , Modes . Forwards : Alois Schloder , Gustav Hanig , Bernd Kuhn , Anton Hofherr , Rainer Phillip , Lorenz Funk , Johann Eimannsberger , F . Hofherr , Karl - Heinz Egger , Heinz Weisenbach , Ego . Coach : Gerhard Kiessling . 6 . Goalkeepers : Carl Wetzel , Mike Curran , Dick Tomasoni . Defencemen : George Konik , Jim McElmury , Don Ross , Bruce Riutta , Tom Mellor , Dick McGlynn . Forwards : Henry Boucha , Gary Gambucci , Craig Patrick , Craig Falkman , Keith Christiansen , Tim Sheehy , Leonard Lilyholm , Kevin Ahearn , Bob Lindberg , Paul Schilling , Pete Fichuk , Richard Toomey . Coach : Murray Williamson . World Championship Group B ( Switzerland ) . – 6 : 3 ( 2 : 0 , 2 : 1 , 2 : 2 ) 5 . March 1971 – Bern 5 . March 1971 – Bern 5 . March 1971 – Bern 5 . March 1971 – Lyss 6 . March 1971 – Bern 6 . March 1971 – Bern 6 . March 1971 – Lyss 7 . March 1971 – Bern 8 . March 1971 – Bern 8 . March 1971 – Geneva 8 . March 1971 – Bern 8 . March 1971 – La Chaux - de - Fonds 9 . March 1971 – Bern 9 . March 1971 – Geneva 9 . March 1971 – La Chaux - de - Fonds 10 . March 1971 – Lyss 11 . March 1971 – Lyss 11 . March 1971 – Bern 11 . March 1971 – Bern 11 . March 1971 – La Chaux - de - Fonds 13 . March 1971 – La Chaux - de - Fonds 13 . March 1971 – Bern 13 . March 1971 – Geneva 13 . March 1971 – Bern 14 . March 1971 – Bern 14 . March 1971 – Geneva 14 . March 1971 – La Chaux - de - Fonds 14 . March 1971 – Lyss World Championship Group C ( Netherlands ) . – 7 : 6 ( 1 : 0 , 4 : 2 , 2 : 4 ) 26 . February 1971 – Nijmegen 26 . February 1971 – Utrecht 26 . February 1971 – Eindhoven 26 . February 1971 – Tilburg 27 . February 1971 – Rotterdam 27 . February 1971 – Utrecht 27 . February 1971 – Tilburg 27 . February 1971 – Geleen 1 . March 1971 - Tilburg 1 . March 1971 - Eindhoven 1 . March 1971 - Rotterdam 1 . March 1971 – s - Hertogenbosch 2 . March 1971 – Nijmegen 2 . March 1971 – Rotterdam 2 . March 1971 – Utrecht 2 . March 1971 – Eindhoven 4 . March 1971 – Groningen 4 . March 1971 – Heerenveen 4 . March 1971 – s - Hertogenbosch 4 . March 1971 – Tilburg 5 . March 1971 – Heerenveen 5 . March 1971 – Tilburg 5 . March 1971 – Groningen 5 . 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