1981 World Championship

The 1981 Ice Hockey World Championships took place at the Scandinavium arena in Gothenburg, Sweden from 12 April to the 26 April. Eight teams took part, firstly splitting into two groups of two, with the best two from each group advancing to the final group. These teams then play each other in the final round. This was the 47th World Championships, and also the 58th ice hockey European Championships. The Soviet Union became World Champions for the 17th time, and also won their twentieth European title. 
==World Championship Group A (Sweden)==
=== First Round===
=== Group 1===
 	Team 	Games	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points difference	Points
1	 	3 	3 	0 	0 	25 - 04 	6
2	Canada 	3 	2 	0 	1 	14 - 12 	4
3	Finland 	3 	1 	0 	2 	16 - 14 	2
4	Netherlands	3 	0 	0 	3 	05 - 30 	0
12 April	 	 	 	
12 April	Canada	4-3	Finland	
12 April	 	 	 	
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12 April	Soviet Union	10-1	Netherlands	
12 April	 	 	 	
12 April	 	 	 	
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12 April	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
13 April	 	 	 	
13 April	Canada	8-1	Netherlands	
13 April	 	 	 	
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13 April	Soviet Union	7-1	Finland	
13 April	 	 	 	
13 April	 	 	 	
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15 April	 	 	 	
15 April	Soviet Union	8-2	Canada	
15 April	 	 	 	
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15 April	Finland	12-3	Netherlands	
15 April	 	 	 	
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=== Group 2===
 	Team 	Games	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points difference	Points
1	Czechoslovakia	3 	2 	1 	0 	20 - 07 	5
2	Sweden 	3 	2 	1 	0 	11 - 07 	5
3	United States 	3 	1 	0 	2 	14 - 21 	2
4	West Germany 	3 	0 	0 	3 	10 - 20 	0
12 April	 	 	 	
12 April	Czechoslovakia	11-2	United States	
12 April	 	 	 	
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12 April	Sweden	4-2	West Germany	
12 April	 	 	 	
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14 April	 	 	 	
14 April	Sweden	4-2	United States	
14 April	 	 	 	
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14 April	 	 	 	
14 April	Czechoslovakia	6-2	West Germany	
14 April	 	 	 	
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15 April	 	 	 	
15 April	Czechoslovakia	3-3	Sweden	
15 April	 	 	 	
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15 April	United States	10-6	West Germany	
15 April	 	 	 	
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=== Final Round===
 	Team 	Games	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points difference	Points
1	Soviet Union 	6 	4 	2 	0 	38 - 12 	10
2	Sweden 	6 	3 	1 	2 	16 - 26 	7
3	Czechoslovakia	6 	2 	2 	2 	20 - 22 	6
4	Canada 	6 	0 	1 	5 	16 - 30 	1
18 April	 	 	 	
18 April	Czechoslovakia	7-4	Canada	
18 April	 	 	 	
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18 April	Soviet Union	4-1	Sweden	
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20 April	 	 	 	
20 April	Sweden	3-1	Canada	
20 April	 	 	 	
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20 April	Soviet Union	8-3	Czechoslovakia	
20 April	 	 	 	
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22 April	 	 	 	
22 April	Canada	4-4	Soviet Union	
22 April	 	 	 	
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22 April	Sweden	4-2	Czechoslovakia	
22 April	 	 	 	
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24 April	Czechoslovakia	4-2	Canada	
24 April	 	 	 	
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24 April	Soviet Union	13-1	Sweden	
24 April	 	 	 	
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26 April	 	 	 	
26 April	Sweden	4-3	Canada	
26 April	 	 	 	
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26 April	 	 	 	
26 April	Soviet Union	1-1	Czechoslovakia	
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=== Consolation Round===
 	Team 	Games	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points difference	Points
5	United States	6 	4 	1 	1 	35 - 28 	9
6	Finland 	6 	3 	2 	1 	33 - 21 	8
7	West Germany 	6 	3 	1 	2 	40 - 30 	7
8	Netherlands 	6 	0 	0 	6 	22 - 51 	0
17 April	 	 	 	
17 April	United States	7-6	Netherlands	
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17 April	Finland	6-3	West Germany	
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19 April	West Germany	9-2	Netherlands	
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19 April	United States	6-4	Finland	
19 April	 	 	 	
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21 April	West Germany	6-2	United States	
21 April	 	 	 	
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21 April	Finland	4-2	Netherlands	
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23 April	United States	7-3	Netherlands	
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23 April	West Germany	4-4	Finland	
23 April	 	 	 	
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25 April	 	 	 	
25 April	West Germany	12-6	Netherlands	
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25 April	Finland	3-3	United States	
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== World Championship Group B (Italy)==
 	Team 	Games	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points difference	Points
9 	Italy 	7 	6 	1 	0 	38 - 18 	13
10	Poland 	7 	5 	1 	1 	49 - 25 	11
11	Switzerland 	7 	4 	2 	1 	28 - 20 	10
12	East Germany	7 	4 	1 	2 	37 - 25 	9
13	Romania 	7 	2 	0 	5 	25 - 30 	4
14	Norway 	7 	2 	0 	5 	21 - 39 	4
15	Yugoslavia 	7 	1 	1 	5 	23 - 44 	3
16	Japan 	7 	1 	0 	6 	18 - 38 	2
20 March	 	 	 	
20 March	East Germany	4-3	Japan	
20 March	 	 	 	
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26 March	 	 	 	
26 March	Romania	5-6	Poland	
26 March	 	 	 	
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20 March	 	 	 	
20 March	Switzerland	5-2	Norway	
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20 March	Italy	6-4	Yugoslavia	
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21 March	Switzerland	3-3	Poland	
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21 March	Japan	0-2	Norway	
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21 March	East Germany	11-3	Yugoslavia	
21 March	 	 	 	
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21 March	Italy	3-2	Romania	
21 March	 	 	 	
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23 March	 	 	 	
23 March	Romania	1-6	East Germany	
23 March	 	 	 	
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23 March	 	 	 	
23 March	Poland	13-4	Norway	
23 March	 	 	 	
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23 March	Japan	7-3	Yugoslavia	
23 March	 	 	 	
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23 March	Italy	4-2	Switzerland	
23 March	 	 	 	
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24 March	 	 	 	
24 March	Japan	2-11	Poland	
24 March	 	 	 	
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24 March	Yugoslavia	3-2	Romania	
24 March	 	 	 	
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24 March	Italy	6-1	Norway	
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24 March	Switzerland	2-1	East Germany	
24 March	 	 	 	
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26 March	 	 	 	
26 March	Yugoslavia	4-4	Switzerland	
26 March	 	 	 	
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26 March	 	 	 	
26 March	Romania	5-1	Japan	
26 March	 	 	 	
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26 March	 	 	 	
26 March	East Germany	6-3	Norway	
26 March	 	 	 	
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26 March	 	 	 	
26 March	Italy	4-1	Poland	
26 March	 	 	 	
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28 March	 	 	 	
28 March	Norway	6-2	Yugoslavia	
28 March	 	 	 	
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28 March	 	 	 	
28 March	Switzerland	8-3	Romania	
28 March	 	 	 	
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28 March	 	 	 	
28 March	East Germany	3-7	Poland	
28 March	 	 	 	
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28 March	 	 	 	
28 March	Italy	9-2	Japan	
28 March	 	 	 	
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29 March	 	 	 	
29 March	Yugoslavia	4-8	Poland	
29 March	 	 	 	
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29 March	Norway	3-7	Romania	
29 March	 	 	 	
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29 March	Switzerland	4-3	Japan	
29 March	 	 	 	
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29 March	Italy	6-6	East Germany	
29 March	 	 	 	
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29 March	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
== World Championship Group C (China PR)==
 	Team 	Games	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points difference	Points
17	Austria 	7 	7 	0 	0 	43 - 05 	14
18	China 	7 	6 	0 	1 	46 - 14 	12
19	Hungary 	7 	4 	1 	2 	38 - 22 	9
20	Denmark 	7 	3 	1 	3 	36 - 27 	7
21	France 	7 	3 	0 	4 	48 - 36 	6
22	Bulgaria 	7 	3 	0 	4 	22 - 32 	6
23	North Korea 	7 	1 	0 	6 	18 - 66 	2
24	Great Britain	7 	0 	0 	7 	11 - 60 	0
06 March	 	 	 	
06 March	Austria	10-0	North Korea	
06 March	 	 	 	
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06 March	Hungary	8-0	Great Britain	
06 March	 	 	 	
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06 March	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
06 March	 	 	 	
06 March	France	7-0	Bulgaria	
06 March	 	 	 	
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06 March	 	 	 	
06 March	China	5-1	Denmark	
06 March	 	 	 	
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07 March	 	 	 	
07 March	Great Britain	2-11	France	
07 March	 	 	 	
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07 March	 	 	 	
07 March	China	6-2	Bulgaria	
07 March	 	 	 	
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07 March	North Korea	5-9	Denmark	
07 March	 	 	 	
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07 March	Austria	7-0	Hungary	
07 March	 	 	 	
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09 March	 	 	 	
09 March	Hungary	10-3	North Korea	
09 March	 	 	 	
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09 March	 	 	 	
09 March	Denmark	4-6	Bulgaria	
09 March	 	 	 	
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09 March	France	1-7	Austria	
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09 March	China	12-2	Great Britain	
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10 March	 	 	 	
10 March	Hungary	11-6	France	
10 March	 	 	 	
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10 March	North Korea	2-9	Bulgaria	
10 March	 	 	 	
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10 March	Great Britain	2-13	Denmark	
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10 March	China	0-3	Austria	
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10 March	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
12 March	 	 	 	
12 March	Bulgaria	4-2	Great Britain	
12 March	 	 	 	
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12 March	France	17-1	North Korea	
12 March	 	 	 	
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12 March	Austria	4-2	Denmark	
12 March	 	 	 	
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12 March	China	3-1	Hungary	
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13 March	 	 	 	
13 March	China	10-3	France	
13 March	 	 	 	
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13 March	Great Britain	1-5	North Korea	
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13 March	Hungary	2-2	Denmark	
13 March	 	 	 	
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13 March	Austria	5-0	Bulgaria	
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15 March	 	 	 	
15 March	Austria	7-2	Great Britain	
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15 March	Bulgaria	1-6	Hungary	
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15 March	France	3-5	Denmark	
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15 March	China	10-2	North Korea
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==World Championship medal table==
1981 World Championships	Country
Gold 	
Silver 	
Bronze 	
4 	Canada
5 	
6 	
7 	
8 	
==European Championships medal table==
1981 European Championships	Country
Gold 	
Silver 	
Bronze 	
4 	
5 	
6 	
==Team Photos==
81Sweden.jpg|Sweden
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