| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Switzerland |
| Venues | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 16 April – 2 May |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Soviet Union(22nd title) |
Runners-up  |  Sweden |
Third place  |  Czechoslovakia |
| Fourth place |  Canada |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 40 |
| Goals scored | 276 (6.9 per game) |
| Attendance | 250,309 (6,258 per game) |
| Scoring leader | Steve Yzerman19 points |
The1990 Men'sIce Hockey World Championships was the 54th such event sanctioned by theInternational Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), and at the same time served as the 65thIce Hockey European Championships. Teams representing 28 countries participated in several levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for group placements in the1991 competition.
The top Championship Group A tournament took place inSwitzerland from 16 April to 2 May 1990, with games played inBern andFribourg. Eight teams took part, with each team playing each other once. The four best teams then played each other once more. TheSoviet Union became world champions for the 22nd andlast time, andSweden won their tenth European title. In the European Championships, only matches between European teams in the first round were counted towards scoring.
Group B sawEast Germany participate in the World Championships for thefinal time.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 16 | +20 | 13 |
| 2 | Sweden | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 11 | +18 | 12 |
| 3 | Soviet Union | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 12 | +26 | 11 |
| 4 | Czechoslovakia | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 8 |
| 5 |  United States | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 37 | −14 | 6 |
| 6 |  Finland | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 27 | −9 | 3 |
| 7 |  Norway | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 45 | −26 | 3 |
| 8 |  West Germany | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 36 | −25 | 0 |
| 16 April | Canada | 5–1 | West Germany |
| 16 April | Soviet Union | 9–1 | Norway |
| 16 April | Czechoslovakia | 7–1 | United States |
| 16 April | Sweden | 4–2 | Finland |
| 17 April | Canada | 6–3 | United States |
| 17 April | Soviet Union | 5–2 | West Germany |
| 17 April | Sweden | 4–3 | Norway |
| 17 April | Czechoslovakia | 4–2 | Finland |
| 19 April | Canada | 6–5 | Finland |
| 19 April | Soviet Union | 10–1 | United States |
| 19 April | Czechoslovakia | 9–1 | Norway |
| 19 April | Sweden | 6–0 | West Germany |
| 20 April | Canada | 8–0 | Norway |
| 20 April | Sweden | 6–1 | United States |
| 20 April | Czechoslovakia | 3–0 | West Germany |
| 20 April | Soviet Union | 6–1 | Finland |
| 22 April | Canada | 5–3 | Czechoslovakia |
| 22 April | Sweden | 3–1 | Soviet Union |
| 22 April | United States | 6–3 | West Germany |
| 22 April | Norway | 3–3 | Finland |
| 23 April | United States | 9–4 | Norway |
| 23 April | Finland | 4–2 | West Germany |
| 24 April | Canada | 3–1 | Sweden |
| 24 April | Soviet Union | 4–1 | Czechoslovakia |
| 25 April | Norway | 7–3 | West Germany |
| 25 April | United States | 2–1 | Finland |
| 26 April | Canada | 3–3 | Soviet Union |
| 26 April | Sweden | 5–1 | Czechoslovakia |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 6 |
| 2 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 3 |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 3 |
| 4 | Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 0 |
| 28 April | Czechoslovakia | 3–2 | Canada |
| 28 April | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Sweden |
| 30 April | Soviet Union | 7–1 | Canada |
| 30 April | Sweden | 5–5 | Czechoslovakia |
| 2 May | Sweden | 6–4 | Canada |
| 2 May | Soviet Union | 5–0 | Czechoslovakia |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | United States | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 12 |
| 6 | Finland | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 6 |
| 7 | West Germany | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 42 | −23 | 3 |
| 8 | Norway | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 61 | −40 | 3 |
Norway needing to keep their final game within four goals, lost four to nothing to the Germans, and were relegated.[1]
| 27 April | Finland | 8–1 | Norway |
| 27 April | United States | 5–3 | West Germany |
| 29 April | Finland | 1–1 | West Germany |
| 29 April | United States | 4–1 | Norway |
| 1 May | United States | 3–2 | Finland |
| 1 May | West Germany | 4–0 | Norway |
Played inLyon andMegève 29 March to 8 April.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Switzerland | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 14 | +16 | 12 |
| 10 |  Italy | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 18 | +23 | 11 |
| 11 |  Austria | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 14 | +16 | 10 |
| 12 |  France | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 9 |
| 13 |  East Germany | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 6 |
| 14 |  Poland | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 6 |
| 15 |  Japan | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 41 | −28 | 1 |
| 16 |  Netherlands | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 43 | −29 | 1 |
Switzerland was promoted to Group A. TheNetherlands would have been relegated but gained a reprieve whenEast Germany ceased to participate because of thereunification of Germany.[1]
| 29 March | France | 4–3 | Austria |
| 29 March | Italy | 7–1 | Japan |
| 29 March | Poland | 7–1 | Netherlands |
| 29 March | Switzerland | 2–2 | East Germany |
| 30 March | Switzerland | 6–1 | Netherlands |
| 31 March | East Germany | 2–3 | France |
| 31 March | Austria | 3–3 | Italy |
| 31 March | Japan | 2–8 | Poland |
| 1 April | France | 4–2 | Netherlands |
| 1 April | Italy | 6–3 | East Germany |
| 1 April | Switzerland | 6–1 | Japan |
| 2 April | Poland | 1–4 | Austria |
| 3 April | Italy | 8–3 | Netherlands |
| 3 April | East Germany | 1–1 | Poland |
| 3 April | Japan | 2–3 | France |
| 3 April | Austria | 2–2 | Switzerland |
| 5 April | Netherlands | 3–6 | East Germany |
| 5 April | Austria | 7–2 | Japan |
| 5 April | Poland | 3–5 | Switzerland |
| 5 April | Italy | 4–1 | France |
| 6 April | Netherlands | 0–8 | Austria |
| 6 April | Japan | 1–6 | East Germany |
| 7 April | Switzerland | 5–4 | Italy |
| 7 April | France | 3–3 | Poland |
| 8 April | East Germany | 2–3 | Austria |
| 8 April | Netherlands | 4–4 | Japan |
| 8 April | France | 1–4 | Switzerland |
| 8 April | Poland | 2–9 | Italy |
Played inBudapestHungary 28 March to 8 April.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 |  Yugoslavia | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 16 | +41 | 15 |
| 18 |  Denmark | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 14 | +41 | 14 |
| 19 |  China | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 9 |
| 20 |  Romania | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 9 |
| 21 |  North Korea | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 8 |
| 22 |  Bulgaria | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 8 |
| 23 |  Hungary | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 28 | +5 | 5 |
| 24 |  Belgium | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 67 | −51 | 2 |
| 25 |  South Korea | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 57 | −35 | 2 |
Yugoslavia was promoted to Group B. BothBelgium andSouth Korea were reprieved from relegation as thereunification of Germany left Group B one team short, and Group D was shut down as there were not enough teams.[1]
| 28 March | China | 2–3 | Bulgaria |
| 28 March | Hungary | 11–0 | Belgium |
| 28 March | Yugoslavia | 4–2 | South Korea |
| 29 March | Denmark | 15–1 | Belgium |
| 29 March | Romania | 2–4 | China |
| 29 March | Bulgaria | 3–5 | North Korea |
| 30 March | Yugoslavia | 6–3 | Romania |
| 30 March | South Korea | 2–10 | Hungary |
| 30 March | Denmark | 8–0 | North Korea |
| 31 March | Hungary | 2–3 | China |
| 31 March | Bulgaria | 3–6 | Yugoslavia |
| 31 March | South Korea | 1–6 | Belgium |
| 1 April | Romania | 2–4 | Denmark |
| 1 April | North Korea | 6–3 | China |
| 1 April | Belgium | 3–5 | Bulgaria |
| 2 April | Yugoslavia | 8–2 | North Korea |
| 2 April | Denmark | 10–1 | South Korea |
| 2 April | Romania | 2–2 | Hungary |
| 3 April | Yugoslavia | 17–1 | Belgium |
| 3 April | China | 10–3 | South Korea |
| 3 April | Hungary | 3–5 | Bulgaria |
| 4 April | Belgium | 0–3 | North Korea |
| 4 April | Bulgaria | 2–7 | Romania |
| 4 April | Denmark | 6–1 | China |
| 5 April | South Korea | 4–6 | Romania |
| 5 April | North Korea | 4–2 | Hungary |
| 5 April | Yugoslavia | 5–1 | Denmark |
| 6 April | Bulgaria | 8–5 | South Korea |
| 6 April | Hungary | 1–8 | Yugoslavia |
| 6 April | Belgium | 4–8 | China |
| 7 April | North Korea | 4–7 | Romania |
| 7 April | Denmark | 7–2 | Bulgaria |
| 8 April | South Korea | 4–3 | North Korea |
| 8 April | Belgium | 1–7 | Romania |
| 8 April | Yugoslavia | 3–3 | China |
| 8 April | Denmark | 4–2 | Hungary |
Played inCardiff,Great Britain 20–25 March.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 |  Great Britain | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 7 | +50 | 8 |
| 27 |  Australia | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 34 | −24 | 2 |
| 28 |  Spain | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 37 | −26 | 2 |
Great Britain was promoted to Group C.
| 20 March | Australia | 2–2 | Spain |
| 21 March | Great Britain | 14–0 | Australia |
| 22 March | Spain | 1–13 | Great Britain |
| 23 March | Spain | 5–5 | Australia |
| 24 March | Australia | 3–13 | Great Britain |
| 25 March | Great Britain | 17–3 | Spain |
| 1990 IIHF World Championship winners |
|---|
 Soviet Union 22nd title |
Dominik HašekViacheslav Fetisov,Mikhail TatarinovAndrei Khomutov,Robert Reichel, Steve YzermanThe final standings of the tournament according toIIHF:
 | Soviet Union |
 | Sweden |
 | Czechoslovakia |
| 4 | Canada |
| 5 | United States |
| 6 | Finland |
| 7 | West Germany |
| 8 | Norway |
The final standings of theEuropean championships according toIIHF:
 | Sweden |
 | Soviet Union |
 | Czechoslovakia |
| 4 | Finland |
| 5 | Norway |
| 6 | West Germany |
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Yzerman | 10 | 9 | 10 | 19 | +6 | 8 | F |
| Andrei Khomutov | 10 | 11 | 5 | 16 | +18 | 4 | F |
| Kent Nilsson | 10 | 10 | 2 | 12 | +12 | 6 | F |
| Robert Reichel | 10 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +4 | 4 | F |
| Håkan Loob | 10 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +10 | 10 | F |
| Theoren Fleury | 9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +9 | 10 | F |
| Thomas Rundqvist | 10 | 3 | 8 | 11 | +9 | 6 | F |
| Mikhail Tatarinov | 10 | 3 | 8 | 11 | +23 | 20 | D |
| Gerd Truntschka | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −1 | 15 | F |
| Viacheslav Fetisov | 8 | 2 | 8 | 10 | +20 | 8 | D |
Source:[1]
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 50% of their team's minutes are included in this list.
| Player | MIP | GA | GAA | SVS% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artūrs Irbe | 316 | 5 | 0.95 | .950 | 2 |
| Jon Casey | 335 | 15 | 2.69 | .914 | 0 |
| Rolf Ridderwall | 419 | 16 | 2.29 | .911 | 1 |
| Dominik Hašek | 480 | 20 | 2.50 | .904 | 1 |
| Sakari Lindfors | 378 | 15 | 2.38 | .903 | 0 |
Source:[2]
