1973 Ice Hockey World Championships

1973 Ice Hockey World Championships
A Soviet stamp sheet dedicated to the 1973 World Ice Hockey Championships
Tournament details
Host country Soviet Union
Dates31 March – 15 April
Teams6
Final positions
Champions  Soviet Union (12th title)
Runner-up  Sweden
Third place  Czechoslovakia
Fourth place Finland
Tournament statistics
Games played30
Goals scored258 (8.6 per game)
Attendance331,500 (11,050 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Soviet Union Vladimir Petrov 34 points
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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.

Six teams took part in the main tournament, with each team playing each other twice. The Soviet Union took back their world title and became World Champions for the 12th time.