1990 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox international ice hockey competitionThe 1990 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships was the 54th such event sanctioned by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), and at the same time served as the 65th Ice Hockey European Championships. Teams representing 28 countries participated in several levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for group placements in the 1991 competition.

The top Championship Group A tournament took place in Switzerland from 16 April to 2 May 1990, with games played in Bern and Fribourg. Eight teams took part, with each team playing each other once. The four best teams then played each other once more. The Soviet Union became world champions for the 22nd and last time, and Sweden won their tenth European title. In the European Championships, only matches between European teams in the first round were counted towards scoring.

Group B saw East Germany participate in the World Championships for the final time.

World Championship Group A (Switzerland)

Consolation round

Norway needing to keep their final game within four goals, lost four to nothing to the Germans, and were relegated.

• Following the reunification of Germany, the Federal Republic of Germany ceased being referred to as West Germany and, starting in 1991, was simply referred to as Germany

World Championship Group B (France)

Played in Lyon and Megève 29 March to 8 April. Switzerland was promoted to Group A. The Netherlands would have been relegated but gained a reprieve when East Germany ceased to participate because of the reunification of Germany. 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 (Hungary)

Played in Budapest Hungary 28 March to 8 April. Yugoslavia was promoted to Group B. Both Belgium and South Korea were reprieved from relegation as the reunification of Germany left Group B one team short, and Group D was shut down as there were not enough teams. 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 Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox Template:IceHockeybox

World Championship Group D (Great Britain)

Played in Cardiff, Great Britain 20–25 March. Great Britain was promoted to Group C. 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 Artūrs Irbe
  • Best Defenceman: Template:Flagicon Mikhail Tatarinov
  • Best Forward: Template:Flagicon Steve Yzerman
• Media All-Star Team:
  • Goaltender: Template:Flagicon Dominik Hašek
  • Defence: Template:Flagicon Viacheslav Fetisov, Template:Flagicon Mikhail Tatarinov
  • Forwards: Template:Flagicon Andrei Khomutov, Template:Flagicon Robert Reichel, Template:Flagicon Steve Yzerman

Final standings

The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

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

European championships final standings

The final standings of the European championships according to IIHF:

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

Scoring leaders

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

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
Template:Flagicon Steve Yzerman	10	9	10	19	+6	8	F
Template:Flagicon Andrei Khomutov	10	11	5	16	+18	4	F
Template:Flagicon Kent Nilsson	10	10	2	12	+12	6	F
Template:Flagicon Robert Reichel	10	5	6	11	+4	4	F
Template:Flagicon Håkan Loob	10	4	7	11	+10	10	F
Template:Flagicon Theoren Fleury	9	4	7	11	+9	10	F
Template:Flagicon Thomas Rundqvist	10	3	8	11	+9	6	F
Template:Flagicon Mikhail Tatarinov	10	3	8	11	+23	20	D
Template:Flagicon Gerd Truntschka	10	4	6	10	−1	15	F
Template:Flagicon Viacheslav Fetisov	8	2	8	10	+20	8	D

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 Artūrs Irbe	316	5	0.95	.950	2
Template:Flagicon Jon Casey	335	15	2.69	.914	0
Template:Flagicon Rolf Ridderwall	419	16	2.29	.911	1
Template:Flagicon Dominik Hašek	480	20	2.50	.904	1
Template:Flagicon Sakari Lindfors	378	15	2.38	.903	0

Source: [2]

References

• Complete results