1966 Ice Hockey World Championships

1966 Ice Hockey World Championships
Stamp of Yugoslavia dedicated to the 1966 World Ice Hockey Championships
Tournament details
Host country Yugoslavia
Dates3–14 March
Teams8
Final positions
Champions  Soviet Union (6th title)
Runner-up  Czechoslovakia
Third place  Canada
Fourth place Sweden
Tournament statistics
Games played28
Goals scored205 (7.32 per game)
Attendance147,492 (5,268 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Soviet Union Veniamin Aleksandrov (17 points)
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The 1966 Ice Hockey World Championships was the 33rd edition of the Ice Hockey World Championships. The tournament was held in Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia from 3 to 14 March 1966. For the fourth straight year, the Soviet Union won the tournament. For the Soviets, it was their sixth World and tenth European title. Czechoslovakia beat both Canada and Sweden two to one, to take the Silver, while the Swedes' historic loss to East Germany helped put them fourth behind Canada for the Bronze.

The lower two tiers (Groups B and C) were formalized, so there would be no more qualifying tournaments with promotion and relegation taking places between these two tournaments as well. West Germany won all their games to return to the top level of competition while Great Britain went winless and was replaced by Group C winner Italy.