1987 Ice Hockey World Championships

First round Final Round Consolation round Switzerland was relegated to Group B. == World Championship Group B (Italy) ==

Played in Canazei 26 March to 5 April. The top three teams earned Olympic berths, and the fourth place team played off against the Group C winner to join them. Poland was promoted to Group A, and both the Netherlands and China were relegated to Group C. == World Championship Group C (Denmark) ==

Played in Copenhagen, Herlev and Hørsholm 20–29 March. In addition to being promoted, the winner played off against the fourth placed Group B team for the final Olympic berth. Both Japan and Denmark were promoted to Group B. On the final day, if either Romania or Yugoslavia had won, they would have been promoted, but they tied each other. Belgium was relegated to Group D, and later Romania chose to compete in Group D as well, for financial reasons. == World Championship Group D (Australia) ==

Played in Perth, Western Australia 13–20 March. Chinese Taipei also played four games as exhibition contests. They lost 31–3 to Australia, 24–0 to South Korea, 12–1 to New Zealand, and tied Hong Kong 2–2. Australia was promoted to Group C. Later, when Romania declined to travel to Australia for the 1989 World Ice Hockey Championships Group C for financial reasons, South Korea was promoted to take their place. ==Ranking and statistics==

Tournament Awards • Best players selected by the directorate: • Best Goaltender: Dominik Hašek • Best Defenceman: Craig Hartsburg • Best Forward: Vladimir Krutov • Media All-Star Team: • Goaltender: Dominik Hašek • Defence: Udo Kiessling, Viacheslav Fetisov • Forwards: Vladimir Krutov, Sergei Makarov, Gerd Truntschka 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: Scoring leaders List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. Source: Leading goaltenders Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 50% of their team's minutes are included in this list. Source: [http://www.quanthockey.com/whc/en/seasons/1987-whc-goalies-stats.html == Citations ==