1973 Ice Hockey World Championships

The 1973 Ice Hockey World Championships were the 40th Ice Hockey World Championships and the 51st European Championships of ice hockey. The tournament took place in the Soviet Union from 31 March to 15 April and the games were played at the Palace of Sports of the Central Lenin Stadium in Moscow.

World Championship Group A (Soviet Union)

West Germany was relegated to Group B. ==World Championship Group B (Austria)==

World Championship Group B (Austria)

Played in Graz, 22 to 31 March. The Austrian team was coached by Father David Bauer who had established the Canada men's national ice hockey team. East Germany was promoted to Group A, both Switzerland and Italy were relegated to group C. Rating Austria, Japan and Switzerland against each other head to head, they each had two points, Austria had a goal differential of +2, Japan +1, and Switzerland -3. ==World Championship Group C (Netherlands)==

World Championship Group C (Netherlands)

Played in Geleen, Rotterdam, Nijmegen, Utrecht, Tilburg and The Hague, from 9 to 18 March. Norway and the Netherlands were promoted to Group B. ==Ranking and statistics==

Ranking and statistics

Tournament Awards • Best players selected by the directorate: • Best Goaltender: Jiří Holeček • Best Defenceman: Valeri Vasiliev • Best Forward: Boris Mikhailov • Media All-Star Team: • Goaltender: Jiří Holeček • Defence: Alexander Gusev, Börje Salming • Forwards: Valeri Kharlamov, Boris Mikhailov, Vladimir Petrov 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: ==References==

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