The 1966 Ice Hockey World Championships was the 33rd edition of the Ice Hockey World Championships. The tournament was held in Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia from 3 to 14 March 1966. For the fourth straight year, the Soviet Union won the tournament. For the Soviets, it was their sixth World and tenth European title. Czechoslovakia beat both Canada and Sweden two to one, to take the Silver, while the Swedes' historic loss to East Germany helped put them fourth behind Canada for the Bronze.
1966 Ice Hockey World Championships
Stamp of Yugoslavia dedicated to the 1966 World Ice Hockey Championships
The lower two tiers (Groups B and C) were formalized, so there would be no more qualifying tournaments with promotion and relegation taking places between these two tournaments as well. West Germany won all their games to return to the top level of competition while Great Britain went winless and was replaced by Group C winner Italy.
Qualifying round Group B/C (Bucharest Romania)
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Romania
2
2
0
0
17
5
+12
4
2
Italy
2
1
0
1
12
8
+4
2
3
France
2
0
0
2
5
21
−16
0
Source: [citation needed]
10 December 1965
Romania
11–3
France
11 December 1965
Italy
10–2
France
12 December 1965
Romania
6–2
Italy
Romania qualified in Group B
Italy and France qualified in Group C
World Championship Group A (Ljubljana)
The Canadian national team players wanted to withdraw from the World Championships in protest of the officiating in a loss to the Czechoslovak national team in which Canada was the more-penalized team and had two goals disallowed. The team's manager Father David Bauer stayed up all night with the team and talked them into continuing to avoid a national embarrassment and sanctions against the team.
Final round
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Soviet Union
7
6
1
0
55
7
+48
13
2
Czechoslovakia
7
6
0
1
32
15
+17
12
3
Canada
7
5
0
2
33
10
+23
10
4
Sweden
7
3
1
3
26
17
+9
7
5
East Germany
7
3
0
4
12
30
−18
6
6
United States
7
2
0
5
18
39
−21
4
7
Finland
7
2
0
5
18
43
−25
4
8
Poland
7
0
0
7
11
44
−33
0
Source: [citation needed]
Poland was relegated to Group B for 1967.
3 March
Soviet Union
8–1
Poland
3 March
Czechoslovakia
6–0
East Germany
3 March
Sweden
5–1
Finland
3 March
United States
2–7
Canada
5 March
Canada
6–0
Poland
5 March
Czechoslovakia
8–1
Finland
5 March
Sweden
1–4
East Germany
5 March
Soviet Union
11–0
United States
6 March
Czechoslovakia
6–1
Poland
6 March
Canada
9–1
Finland
6 March
Sweden
6–1
United States
6 March
Soviet Union
10–0
East Germany
8 March
Sweden
8–2
Poland
8 March
Soviet Union
13–2
Finland
8 March
Czechoslovakia
7–4
United States
8 March
Canada
6–0
East Germany
9 March
Poland
0–4
East Germany
9 March
United States
1–4
Finland
10 March
Canada
1–2
Czechoslovakia
10 March
Soviet Union
3–3
Sweden
11 March
Finland
6–3
Poland
11 March
East Germany
0–4
United States
11 March
Czechoslovakia
2–1
Sweden
11 March
Soviet Union
3–0
Canada
12 March
Poland
4–6
United States
12 March
East Germany
4–3
Finland
13 March
Canada
4–2
Sweden
13 March
Soviet Union
7–1
Czechoslovakia
World Championship Group B (Zagreb)
Final round
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
9
West Germany
7
7
0
0
34
12
+22
14
10
Romania
7
5
1
1
29
16
+13
11
11
Yugoslavia
7
4
2
1
25
23
+2
10
12
Norway
7
4
0
3
28
17
+11
8
13
Austria
7
3
0
4
25
30
−5
6
14
Switzerland
7
2
0
5
24
26
−2
4
15
Hungary
7
1
0
6
19
30
−11
2
16
Great Britain
7
0
1
6
15
45
−30
1
Source: [citation needed]
West Germany was promoted to the top level while Great Britain was relegated to Group C for 1967 (but did not participate again until 1971).
3 March
Norway
12–2
Great Britain
3 March
Switzerland
3–4
Romania
3 March
West Germany
6–3
Austria
3 March
Yugoslavia
6–4
Hungary
4 March
West Germany
4–1
Romania
4 March
Switzerland
6–3
Great Britain
4 March
Hungary
2–7
Austria
4 March
Yugoslavia
2–1
Norway
6 March
Norway
0–4
Romania
6 March
Hungary
8–1
Great Britain
6 March
Austria
7–6
Switzerland
6 March
Yugoslavia
2–6
West Germany
7 March
Austria
3–4
Norway
7 March
Hungary
2–4
Romania
7 March
West Germany
10–4
Great Britain
7 March
Yugoslavia
3–2
Switzerland
9 March
Austria
1–7
Romania
9 March
Switzerland
0–4
West Germany
9 March
Hungary
2–5
Norway
9 March
Yugoslavia
3–3
Great Britain
10 March
Norway
4–1
Switzerland
10 March
Hungary
0–1
West Germany
11 March
Austria
2–1
Great Britain
11 March
Yugoslavia
5–5
Romania
12 March
West Germany
3–2
Norway
12 March
Hungary
1–6
Switzerland
12 March
Great Britain
1–4
Romania
12 March
Yugoslavia
4–2
Austria
World Championship Group C (Jesenice)
A Yugoslav 'B' team participated unofficially in the tournament, playing games against each of the three other participating nations. This was South Africa's last appearance in the World Championships until 1992.
Final round
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
17
Italy
5
5
0
0
54
8
+46
10
18
Denmark
5
2
1
2
21
21
0
5
19
Yugoslavia B
3
1
1
1
11
13
−2
3
20
South Africa
5
0
0
5
4
50
−46
0
Source: [citation needed]
Italy was promoted to Group B, France decided not to participate, Yugoslavia B team participated instead of France
3 March
Denmark
9–0
South Africa
4 March
Italy
17–0
South Africa
5 March
Yugoslavia B
5–5
Denmark
6 March
South Africa
2–18
Italy
7 March
Italy
7–1
Denmark
8 March
Denmark
5–12
Italy
10 March
Yugoslavia B
4–1
South Africa
11 March
South Africa
2–6
Denmark
12 March
Yugoslavia B
2–7
Italy
Ranking and statistics
1966 IIHF World Championship winners
Soviet Union 6th title
Tournament Awards
Best players selected by the directorate:
Best Goaltender: Seth Martin
Best Defenceman: Alexander Ragulin
Best Forward: Konstantin Loktev
Media All-Star Team:
Goaltender: Seth Martin
Defence: Gary Begg, Alexander Ragulin
Forwards: Veniamin Alexandrov, Fran Huck, Konstantin Loktev
Final standings
The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Canada
4
Sweden
5
East Germany
6
United States
7
Finland
8
Poland
European championships final standings
Please note: At the time of the championship Sweden was awarded the bronze, however, East Germany should have won because of their better record amongst only European clubs. In 1999 this mistake was corrected and living players were presented with the medals they were supposed to have won.
The final standings of the European championships according to IIHF:
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
East Germany
4
Sweden
5
Finland
6
Poland
Citations
Cole, Rick (11 March 2016). "Players Relent – Canada Back In Tourney". The Hockey Writers. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
Oliver, Greg (2017). Father Bauer and the Great Experiment: The Genesis of Canadian Olympic Hockey. Toronto, Ontario: ECW Press. pp. 149–150. ISBN 978-1-77041-249-1.
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