1972 Ice Hockey World Championships

The 1972 Ice Hockey World Championships was the 39th edition of the Ice Hockey World Championships. The tournament was held in Prague, Czechoslovakia from 7 to 22 April 1972, and the Czechoslovakia national team won the tournament, the third time they had done so and first since 1949, ending the Soviet Union's streak of nine consecutive titles. In addition it was the Czechoslovaks' 12th European title.

World Championship Group A (Czechoslovakia)

(left side), Valeri Vasiliev (right side) and Lauri Mononen (middle) are pictured. ==World Championship Group B (Romania)==

World Championship Group B (Romania)

Played in Bucharest from 24 March to 2 April. ''Poland was promoted to Group A, both Norway and France were relegated to Group C. The French team boycotted the tournament in a protest over their federation's failure to finance the team's participation in the Sapporo Olympics'' ==World Championship Group C (Romania)==

World Championship Group C (Romania)

Played in Miercurea-Ciuc from 3 March to the 12th. The Chinese won their first game ever played in a World Championship. Both Austria and Italy were promoted to Group B. ==Ranking and statistics==

Ranking and statistics

Tournament Awards • Best players selected by the directorate: • Best Goaltender: Jorma Valtonen • Best Defenceman: František Pospíšil • Best Forward: Alexander Maltsev • Media All-Star Team: • Goaltender: Jiří Holeček • Defence: Oldřich Machač, František Pospíšil • Forwards: Valeri Kharlamov, Alexander Maltsev, Vladimir Vikulov Final standings The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF: European championships final standings The final standings of the European championships according to IIHF: ==Notes==

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