Championship of the world of hockey 1972

The thirty-ninth championship of the world of Hockey and consequently occasion the fiftieth championship of Europe took place in 1972 in Czechoslovakia and Romania.

Context

For the first time, this edition takes place the same year as the competition of hockey for the Winter Olympics. Whereas the plays take place in February the international tournaments for different the hens of the championship in March place and in April have.

Twenty nations disputed the fronts of the scene with the first participation of the China.

Group has

The group has proceeded in the Czechoslovakian capital of Prague between the 7 and the April 22nd. Once again, the system of grading at the conclusion of a tournament in formula return ticket was used. The matches were played in the Malá Sportovní skating rink of HC Sparta Prague of the championship of Czechoslovakia.

Results

Classification of the championship of the world and Europe

The teams of the group has being only European orgine, one classification was established. Surprisingly after nine consecutive titles, the USSR is made steal the high-speed motorboat by Czechoslovakia (even if the USSR gained the Olympique tournament a few months earlier).

Composition of Czechoslovakia

The Czechoslovakian team is then made up of the following players:

Jiří Holeček and Vladimír Dzurilla (goalkeepers),
Oldřich Macháč, František Pospíšil, Jiří Bubla, Josef Horešovský, Milan Kužela, Rudolf Tajcnár, Vladimír Bednář (defenders),
Jan Klapáč, Jaroslav Holík, Jiří Holík, Jiří Kochta, Václav Nedomanský, Julius Haas, Vladimír Martinec, Ivan Hlinka, Bohuslav Šťastný, Josef Paleček and Richard Farda (assailing).

The team is directed by Vladimír Kostka and Jaroslav Pitner.

Group B

The group B played its matches unrolled with Bucharest between the March 23rd and the April 2nd. At the beginning registered, the team of France finally did not take part in the tournament.