1970 Ice Hockey World Championships

1970 Ice Hockey World Championships

Tournament details
Host country	Sweden
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	14–30 March
Teams	6
Final positions
Champions	Soviet Union (10th title)
Runner-up	Sweden
Third place	Czechoslovakia
Fourth place	Finland
Tournament statistics
Games played	30
Goals scored	222 (7.4 per game)
Attendance	154,485 (5,150 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Alexander Maltsev 21 points
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The 1970 Ice Hockey World Championships was the 37th edition of the Ice Hockey World Championships. 21 nations participated in three different divisions or pools:

Pool A in Stockholm, Sweden, 14–30 March 1970

Pool B in Bucharest, Romania, 24 February – 5 March 1970

Pool C in Galaţi, Romania, 13–22 February 1970

For the eighth straight year, the Soviet Union won the world championship. Originally the tournament was scheduled to be held in Montreal and Winnipeg in Canada.^[1] However, after a dispute over allowing professional players in international tournaments, the IIHF awarded the championships to other cities. The Canadian team withdrew from competing in international hockey. They would not return to international play until 1977.^[2] This tournament was also the first one to make helmets mandatory for all skaters.^[1]