1983 Ice Hockey World Championships

1983 Ice Hockey World Championships
Tournament details
Host country West Germany
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Dates16 April – 2 May
Teams8
Final positions
Champions  Soviet Union (19th title)
Runner-up  Czechoslovakia
Third place  Canada
Fourth place Sweden
Tournament statistics
Games played40
Goals scored263 (6.58 per game)
Attendance189,555 (4,739 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Soviet Union Sergei Makarov 18 points
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During the 1983 hockey world championships in Munich (Germany) Czech emigrants are showing a banner protesting against the Soviet occupation of their country since the suppression of the Prague Spring.

The 1983 Ice Hockey World Championships took place in West Germany from 16 April to 2 May. The games were played in Munich, Dortmund and Düsseldorf. Eight teams took part, with each playing each other once. The four best teams then play each other once more with no results carrying over this time, and the other four teams played each other again to determine ranking and relegation. This was the 49th World Championships, and also the 60th European Championships. The Soviet Union became world champions for the 19th time, tying Canada, and won their 22nd European title.

Promotion and relegation was effective for 1985 as the IIHF did not run a championship in Olympic years at this time. Nations that did not participate in the Sarajevo Olympics were invited to compete in the Thayer Tutt Trophy.


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