1985 Ice Hockey World Championships

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox international ice hockey competition The 1985 Ice Hockey World Championships took place in Prague, Czechoslovakia from 17 April to 3 May. Eight teams took part, with each team playing each other once. 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 50th World Championships, and also the 61st European Championships of ice hockey. The home side, Czechoslovakia, became world champions for the 6th time, and the Soviet Union won their 23rd European title. For the European Championship, only games between European sides in the first round are included.

This was a historic tournament in a few respects. The Soviets were playing without goaltender Tretiak for the first time since 1969. This was Canada's best finish since returning to the Championships in 1977, and after defeating the Soviet Union for the first time in the World Championships since 1961, they played for gold on the last day. Despite Canada's silver medal, the first round saw a professionally stocked Canada lose to the Americans for the first time. Perhaps the most surprising aspect of the tournament was Sweden's poor play. After finishing second in the 1984 Canada Cup expectations were high, but they had their worst finish since 1937, playing in the relegation pool for the first time. It would also be East Germany's final appearance at the top level.

The tournament finished on a sour note when the US and Soviet Union faced off against each other for the bronze medal. Several fights broke out, resulting in suspensions of coaches Viktor Tikhonov and Dave Peterson, as well as players Irek Gimayev, Vyacheslav Fetisov and Tim Thomas. Additionally referee Kjell Lind was disciplined for failing to keep control of the game.

World Championship Group A (Czechoslovakia)

Venues

Prague		Prague
Sportovní hala ČSTV Capacity: 14,000		Template:Ill Capacity: 5,100
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Consolation round

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World Championship Group B (Switzerland)

Played in Fribourg 21–31 March. In the final game, the Swiss had to win by more than four to win the tournament. While the margin was attainable, the unpredictable Dutch side shocked the home crowd beating them six to two. Poland was promoted to Group A, and both Norway and Hungary were relegated to Group C. Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox

World Championship Group C (France)

Played in Megève, Chamonix and Saint-Gervais 14–23 March. France and Yugoslavia were both promoted to Group B. For France this was their first return to this level since they boycotted in protest in 1972. Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox

Ranking and statistics

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Tournament Awards

• Best players selected by the directorate:
  • Best Goaltender: Template:Flagicon Jiří Králík
  • Best Defenceman: Template:Flagicon Viacheslav Fetisov
  • Best Forward: Template:Flagicon Sergei Makarov
• Media All-Star Team:
  • Goaltender: Template:Flagicon Jiří Králík
  • Defence: Template:Flagicon Viacheslav Fetisov, Template:Flagicon Alexei Kasatonov
  • Forwards: Template:Flagicon Vladimir Krutov, Template:Flagicon Sergei Makarov, Template:Flagicon Vladimír Růžička

Final standings

The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

	Czechoslovakia
	Canada
	Soviet Union
4	United States
5	Finland
6	Sweden
7	West Germany
8	East Germany

European championships final standings

The final standings of the European championships according to IIHF:

File:Gold medal icon.svg	Soviet Union
File:Silver medal icon.svg	Czechoslovakia
File:Bronze medal icon.svg	Finland
4	Sweden
5	West Germany
6	East Germany

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
Template:Flagicon Sergei Makarov	10	9	5	14	+2	8	F
Template:Flagicon Jiří Lála	10	8	5	13	+9	6	F
Template:Flagicon Viacheslav Fetisov	10	6	7	13	+19	15	D
Template:Flagicon Nikolai Drozdetsky	10	5	7	12	+17	4	F
Template:Flagicon Hannu Järvenpää	10	9	2	11	+4	10	F
Template:Flagicon Vladimír Růžička	10	8	3	11	+5	0	F
Template:Flagicon Kent Nilsson	8	6	5	11	−1	6	F
Template:Flagicon Alexei Kasatonov	9	5	6	11	+13	14	D
Template:Flagicon Mikhail Varnakov	10	6	4	10	+17	0	F
Template:Flagicon Dieter Hegen	10	5	5	10	0	4	F

Source: [1]

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
Template:Flagicon Vladimir Myshkin	580	13	1.34	.936	1
Template:Flagicon Jiří Králík	540	17	1.89	.922	1
Template:Flagicon Kari Takko	420	23	3.29	.891	1
Template:Flagicon Karl Friesen	520	34	3.92	.886	0
Template:Flagicon John Vanbiesbrouck	489	46	5.64	.866	0

Source: [2]

References

• Complete results