1977 Ice Hockey World Championships

1977 edition of the World Ice Hockey Championships

1977 Ice Hockey World Championships

Tournament details
Host country|  Austria
Dates| 21 April – 8 May
Teams| 8
Final positions
Champions |  Czechoslovakia (5th title)
Runner-up |  Sweden
Third place |  Soviet Union
Fourth place|  Canada
Tournament statistics
Games played| 40
Goals scored| 338 (8.45 per game)
Attendance| 171,900 (4,298 per game)
Scoring leader(s)|  Vladimir Petrov 21 points

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The 1977 Ice Hockey World Championships took place in Vienna, Austria from 21 April to 8 May. Eight teams took part, first playing each other once, then the four best teams advancing to a new round. The tournament was also the 55th ice hockey European Championship. Czechoslovakia won for the fifth time, and second in a row, claiming their 14th and final European title as well.

Canada returned after an eight-year absence with a team comprised completely of NHL players from teams that had missed the Stanley Cup playoffs.[1] While being competitive in most games, many people were reportedly upset by the Canadians' conduct on the ice and after the games. The team refused to listen to the opposing teams' national anthems when they lost, and the coach, Johnny Wilson, explained their multiple misconduct penalties by saying, "We just couldn't compete with the Soviets, and ... it is natural to try to get revenge."[2]

The tournament itself was very close for the medals, with a spectacular last day. Canada, with a chance still to get a bronze, set a record by defeating the eventual champions eight to two. Never before had a first place team lost a game that badly.[3] But the Swedes, by beating the Soviets for a second time, saved the Czechoslovaks, and at the same time pushed themselves into second and Canada into fourth.

## World Championship Group A (Austria)

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### First round

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1  |  Sweden | 7  | 6  | 0  | 1  | 39  | 9  | +30  | 12
2  |  Soviet Union | 7  | 6  | 0  | 1  | 65  | 16  | +49  | 12
3  |  Czechoslovakia | 7  | 5  | 1  | 1  | 46  | 20  | +26  | 11
4  |  Canada | 7  | 4  | 1  | 2  | 31  | 25  | +6  | 9
5  |  Finland | 7  | 3  | 0  | 4  | 22  | 37  | −15  | 6
6  |  United States | 7  | 1  | 1  | 5  | 18  | 35  | −17  | 3
7  |  West Germany | 7  | 1  | 1  | 5  | 17  | 45  | −28  | 3
8  |  Romania | 7  | 0  | 0  | 7  | 12  | 63  | −51  | 0

Source: [citation needed]

21 April| Canada | 4–1|  United States|

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21 April| Czechoslovakia | 11–3|  Finland|

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21 April| Soviet Union | 10–0|  West Germany|

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21 April| Sweden | 8–1|  Romania|

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22 April| Sweden | 4–2|  Canada|

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22 April| United States | 7–2|  Romania|

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22 April| Soviet Union | 11–6|  Finland|

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22 April| Czechoslovakia | 9–3|  West Germany|

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24 April| Soviet Union | 11–1|  Canada|

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24 April| Czechoslovakia | 13–1|  Romania|

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24 April| Sweden | 5–1|  Finland|

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24 April| United States | 3–3|  West Germany|

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25 April| Soviet Union | 18–1|  Romania|

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25 April| Sweden | 7–1|  West Germany|

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26 April| Finland | 3–2|  United States|

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26 April| Canada | 3–3|  Czechoslovakia|

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27 April| Canada | 5–1|  Finland|

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27 April| West Germany | 6–3|  Romania|

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28 April| Soviet Union | 6–1|  Czechoslovakia|

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28 April| Sweden | 9–0|  United States|

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29 April| Canada | 9–3|  West Germany|

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29 April| Finland | 4–2|  Romania|

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30 April| Czechoslovakia | 3–1|  Sweden|

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30 April| Soviet Union | 8–2|  United States|

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1 May| Finland | 4–1|  West Germany|

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1 May| Canada | 7–2|  Romania|

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2 May| Sweden | 5–1|  Soviet Union|

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2 May| Czechoslovakia | 6–3|  United States|

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### Final Round 1–4 place

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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1  |  Czechoslovakia | 10  | 7  | 1  | 2  | 54  | 32  | +22  | 15
2  |  Sweden | 10  | 7  | 0  | 3  | 43  | 19  | +24  | 14
3  |  Soviet Union | 10  | 7  | 0  | 3  | 77  | 24  | +53  | 14
4  |  Canada | 10  | 6  | 1  | 3  | 47  | 35  | +12  | 13

Source: [citation needed]

4 May| Canada | 7–0|  Sweden|

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4 May| Czechoslovakia | 4–3|  Soviet Union|

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6 May| Czechoslovakia | 2–1|  Sweden|

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6 May| Soviet Union | 8–1|  Canada|

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8 May| Canada | 8–2|  Czechoslovakia|

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8 May| Sweden | 3–1|  Soviet Union|

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### Consolation round 5–8 place

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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5  |  Finland | 10  | 5  | 0  | 5  | 45  | 43  | +2  | 10
6  |  United States | 10  | 3  | 1  | 6  | 29  | 43  | −14  | 7
7  |  West Germany | 10  | 2  | 1  | 7  | 23  | 58  | −35  | 5
8  |  Romania | 10  | 1  | 0  | 9  | 20  | 84  | −64  | 2

Source: [citation needed]

Romania was relegated to Group B.

3 May| Finland | 14–1|  Romania|

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3 May| United States | 4–1|  West Germany|

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5 May| Romania | 5–4|  United States|

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5 May| Finland | 7–2|  West Germany|

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7 May| United States | 3–2|  Finland|

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7 May| West Germany | 3–2|  Romania|

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## World Championship Group B (Japan)

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Played in Tokyo 10–21 March. Played with nine countries because Group A had relegated two nations the previous year to make room for Canada.

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9  |  East Germany | 8  | 8  | 0  | 0  | 57  | 16  | +41  | 16
10  |  Poland | 8  | 6  | 0  | 2  | 39  | 22  | +17  | 12
11  |  Japan | 8  | 5  | 1  | 2  | 30  | 21  | +9  | 11
12  |  Norway | 8  | 4  | 2  | 2  | 30  | 30  | 0  | 10
13  |  Switzerland | 8  | 4  | 0  | 4  | 35  | 33  | +2  | 8
14  |  Hungary | 8  | 3  | 0  | 5  | 27  | 46  | −19  | 6
15  |  Yugoslavia | 8  | 2  | 1  | 5  | 30  | 36  | −6  | 5
16  |  Netherlands | 8  | 1  | 2  | 5  | 23  | 39  | −16  | 4
17  |  Austria | 8  | 0  | 0  | 8  | 19  | 47  | −28  | 0

Source: [citation needed]

East Germany was promoted to Group A, both the Netherlands and Austria were relegated to Group C.

10 March| Poland | 4–2|  Netherlands|

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10 March| Norway | 4–2|  Yugoslavia|

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10 March| East Germany | 7–1|  Austria|

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10 March| Japan | 5–2|  Hungary|

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11 March| Austria | 4–7|  Hungary|

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11 March| Norway | 4–3|  Switzerland|

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12 March| East Germany | 7–6|  Yugoslavia|

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12 March| Poland | 5–2|  Switzerland|

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12 March| Japan | 8–2|  Netherlands|

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13 March| Yugoslavia | 6–4|  Austria|

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13 March| Netherlands | 2–8|  Hungary|

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13 March| Japan | 2–2|  Norway|

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14 March| East Germany | 9–2|  Hungary|

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14 March| Poland | 7–3|  Norway|

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14 March| Switzerland | 10–3|  Austria|

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15 March| Poland | 1–7|  East Germany|

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15 March| Yugoslavia | 5–5|  Netherlands|

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15 March| Japan | 3–2|  Switzerland|

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16 March| Netherlands | 4–3|  Austria|

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16 March| Norway | 8–2|  Hungary|

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16 March| Japan | 4–1|  Yugoslavia|

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17 March| East Germany | 10–3|  Switzerland|

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17 March| Norway | 4–2|  Austria|

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17 March| Poland | 10–0|  Hungary|

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18 March| East Germany | 4–2|  Netherlands|

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18 March| Switzerland | 5–3|  Yugoslavia|

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18 March| Japan | 2–5|  Poland|

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19 March| Norway | 4–4|  Netherlands|

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19 March| Yugoslavia | 1–3|  Hungary|

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19 March| Japan | 6–2|  Austria|

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20 March| Switzerland | 7–3|  Hungary|

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20 March| East Germany | 8–1|  Norway|

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20 March| Poland | 3–0|  Austria|

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21 March| Switzerland | 3–2|  Netherlands|

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21 March| Japan | 0–5|  East Germany|

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21 March| Poland | 4–6|  Yugoslavia|

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## World Championship Group C (Denmark)

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Played in Copenhagen and Hørsholm, 12–20 March. The hosts did not lose a game, outscored their opponents by forty-six, but it was not enough to win. Only one team was promoted this year so that Group B could return to having eight clubs, and their tie on the last day against Italy left them in second place. Spain made its debut in the World Championships, not having competed since the European Championships of 1926.

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18  |  Italy | 6  | 5  | 1  | 0  | 64  | 6  | +58  | 11
19  |  Denmark | 6  | 5  | 1  | 0  | 61  | 15  | +46  | 11
20  |  Bulgaria | 6  | 4  | 0  | 2  | 47  | 25  | +22  | 8
21  |  France | 6  | 3  | 0  | 3  | 37  | 24  | +13  | 6
22  |  Spain | 6  | 1  | 0  | 5  | 17  | 61  | −44  | 2
23  |  Belgium | 6  | 1  | 0  | 5  | 24  | 89  | −65  | 2
24  |  Great Britain | 6  | 1  | 0  | 5  | 17  | 47  | −30  | 2

Source: [citation needed]

Italy was promoted to Group B.

12 March| Denmark | 9–2|  Great Britain|

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12 March| France | 12–3|  Belgium|

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12 March| Italy | 12–0|  Spain|

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13 March| Great Britain | 3–6|  France|

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13 March| Spain | 2–14|  Bulgaria|

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13 March| Belgium | 1–21|  Italy|

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14 March| Denmark | 6–3|  Bulgaria|

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15 March| France | 2–8|  Italy|

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15 March| Great Britain | 6–5|  Belgium|

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15 March| Denmark | 14–3|  Spain|

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16 March| France | 4–6|  Bulgaria|

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17 March| Belgium | 4–17|  Bulgaria|

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17 March| Great Britain | 1–15|  Italy|

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18 March| France | 12–1|  Spain|

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18 March| Denmark | 27–4|  Belgium|

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19 March| Italy | 6–0|  Bulgaria|

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19 March| Great Britain | 2–5|  Spain|

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19 March| Denmark | 3–1|  France|

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20 March| Belgium | 7–6|  Spain|

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20 March| Great Britain | 3–7|  Bulgaria|

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20 March| Denmark | 2–2|  Italy|

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## Ranking and statistics

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1977 IIHF World Championship winners

Czechoslovakia
5th title

### Tournament Awards

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* Best players selected by the directorate:
* Best Goaltender: Göran Högosta
* Best Defenceman: Valeri Vasiliev
* Best Forward: Helmut Balderis
* Media All-Star Team:
* Goaltender: Göran Högosta
* Defence: František Pospíšil,  Valeri Vasiliev
* Forwards: Helmut Balderis,  Vladimír Martinec,  Vladimir Petrov

### Final standings

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The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

|  Czechoslovakia

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|  Soviet Union
4 |  Canada
5 |  Finland
6 |  United States
7 |  West Germany
8 |  Romania

### European championships final standings

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The final standings of the European championships according to IIHF:

|  Czechoslovakia

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|  Soviet Union
4 |  Finland
5 |  West Germany
6 |  Romania

## Citations

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1. ^ Duplacey page 506
2. ^ Tournament summary
3. ^ Duplacey page 506

## References

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* Complete results
* Duplacey, James (1998). Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League. Total Sports. pp. 498–528. ISBN 0-8362-7114-9.
* Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. pp. 145–6.

* v
* t
* e

Ice Hockey World Championships

Current champions (2024):  Czech Republic

2024 Championship
teams|

* Austria
* Canada
* Czechia
* Denmark
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Great Britain
* Kazakhstan
* Latvia
* Norway
* Poland
* Slovakia
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* United States

Tournaments|

* 1920
* 1924
* 1928
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* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
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* 1954
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* 1959
* 1960
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* 1963
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* 1969
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* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
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* 1979
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* 1985
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* 1989
* 1990
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* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* ~~2020~~
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Championships
(Top Division)|

| Editions|

* Switzerland 1998
* Norway 1999
* Russia 2000
* Germany 2001
* Sweden 2002
* Finland 2003
* Czech Republic 2004
* Austria 2005
* Latvia 2006
* Russia 2007
* Canada 2008
* Switzerland 2009
* Germany 2010
* Slovakia 2011
* Finland / Sweden 2012
* Sweden / Finland 2013
* Belarus 2014
* Czech Republic 2015
* Russia 2016
* Germany / France 2017
* Denmark 2018
* Slovakia 2019
* ~~Switzerland 2020~~
* Latvia 2021
* Finland 2022
* Finland / Latvia 2023
* Czechia 2024
* Sweden / Denmark 2025
* Switzerland 2026
* Germany 2027
* France 2028

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Finals|

* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* ~~2020~~
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Rosters|

* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* ~~2020~~
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Division I|

* 1998(B)/(C)
* 1999(B)/(C)
* 2000(B)/(C)
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* ~~2020~~
* ~~2021~~
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Division II|

* 1998(D)
* 1999(D)
* 2000(D)
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* ~~2020~~
* ~~2021~~
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Division III|

* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* ~~2020~~
* ~~2021~~
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Division IV|

* ~~2020~~
* ~~2021~~
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

* Team appearances
* Medalists
* Attendance
* Awards winners

* v
* t
* e

IIHF Ice Hockey European Championships

* 1910
* 1911
* ~~1912~~
* 1913
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* Medals were awarded to the best European participants of the World Championships or Olympic Games (marked in italics).

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