| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  West Germany |
| Venues | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 3–19 April |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Soviet Union(14th title) |
Runners-up  |  Czechoslovakia |
Third place  |  Sweden |
| Fourth place |  Finland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 30 |
| Goals scored | 272 (9.07 per game) |
| Attendance | 169,000 (5,633 per game) |
| Scoring leader | Viktor Shalimov19 points |
The1975 Ice Hockey World Championships were the 42ndIce Hockey World Championships and the 53rdEuropean Championships ofice hockey. The tournament took place inWest Germany from 3 to 19 April and the games were played inMunich andDüsseldorf. Six teams took part in the main tournament, each playing each other twice. TheSoviet Union won all of their games, and became World Champions for the 14th time, and won their 17th European title.
This year did not offer much in the way of drama, with the expected order of finish happening again, and the host not even playing in the top level tournament.[1] This helped to change the player eligibility rules and change the format. Finland narrowly missed a medal again, finishing fourth for the sixth straight year.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 23 | +67 | 20 |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 19 | +36 | 16 |
| 3 | Sweden | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 51 | 34 | +17 | 10 |
| 4 | Finland | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 10 |
| 5 |  Poland | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 78 | −60 | 4 |
| 6 |  United States | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 84 | −62 | 0 |
With Group A expanding to eight teams in1976 no nation was relegated.
| 3 April | Czechoslovakia | 5-0 | Poland |
| 3 April | Soviet Union | 10-5 | United States |
| 4 April | Poland | 0-10 | Sweden |
| 4 April | United States | 4-7 | Finland |
| 5 April | Sweden | 2-5 | Czechoslovakia |
| 5 April | Finland | 4-8 | Soviet Union |
| 6 April | Czechoslovakia | 8-3 | United States |
| 6 April | Soviet Union | 13-2 | Poland |
| 7 April | United States | 0-7 | Sweden |
| 7 April | Poland | 2-5 | Finland |
| 8 April | Czechoslovakia | 2-5 | Soviet Union |
| 8 April | Finland | 0-1 | Sweden |
| 9 April | Poland | 5-3 | United States |
| 10 April | Finland | 2-6 | Czechoslovakia |
| 10 April | Sweden | 1-4 | Soviet Union |
| 12 April | Poland | 2-8 | Czechoslovakia |
| 12 April | United States | 1-13 | Soviet Union |
| 13 April | Sweden | 13-0 | Poland |
| 13 April | Finland | 9-1 | United States |
| 14 April | Czechoslovakia | 7-0 | Sweden |
| 14 April | Soviet Union | 5-2 | Finland |
| 15 April | United States | 0-8 | Czechoslovakia |
| 15 April | Poland | 1-15 | Soviet Union |
| 16 April | Sweden | 12-3 | United States |
| 16 April | Finland | 4-1 | Poland |
| 17 April | Soviet Union | 4-1 | Czechoslovakia |
| 17 April | Sweden | 1-2 | Finland |
| 18 April | United States | 2-5 | Poland |
| 19 April | Czechoslovakia | 5-1 | Finland |
| 19 April | Soviet Union | 13-4 | Sweden |
Played inSapporo 14–23 March.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |  East Germany | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 18 | +23 | 12 |
| 8 | West Germany | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 17 | +17 | 12 |
| 9 |  Switzerland | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 8 |
| 10 |  Yugoslavia | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 7 |
| 11 |  Romania | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 6 |
| 12 |  Japan | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 6 |
| 13 |  Italy | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 40 | −18 | 4 |
| 14 |  Netherlands | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 35 | −24 | 1 |
With Group A expanding to eight teams in1976, bothEast andWest Germany were promoted, and no nation was relegated.Canada had been offered a spot in Group A first, but they declined until 1977.[2] Additionally, the top six nations qualified for theInnsbruck Olympics.
| 14 March | West Germany | 9-2 | Netherlands |
| 14 March | Yugoslavia | 5-0 | Switzerland |
| 14 March | East Germany | 7-3 | Romania |
| 14 March | Japan | 7-1 | Italy |
| 15 March | Romania | 4-4 | Yugoslavia |
| 15 March | West Germany | 6-3 | Japan |
| 16 March | Italy | 3-0 | Netherlands |
| 16 March | East Germany | 5-8 | Switzerland |
| 17 March | Yugoslavia | 2-4 | Italy |
| 17 March | West Germany | 0-5 | East Germany |
| 17 March | Romania | 6-1 | Netherlands |
| 17 March | Japan | 3-2 | Switzerland |
| 18 March | West Germany | 2-1 | Yugoslavia |
| 18 March | Japan | 2-2 | Romania |
| 19 March | Netherlands | 3-4 | Switzerland |
| 19 March | East Germany | 9-2 | Italy |
| 20 March | Romania | 3-4 | Switzerland |
| 20 March | West Germany | 5-2 | Italy |
| 20 March | Yugoslavia | 7-3 | Netherlands |
| 20 March | East Germany | 3-1 | Japan |
| 21 March | Yugoslavia | 8-4 | Japan |
| 21 March | West Germany | 4-1 | Romania |
| 22 March | Switzerland | 10-6 | Italy |
| 22 March | East Germany | 6-1 | Netherlands |
| 23 March | Romania | 7-4 | Italy |
| 23 March | Japan | 1-1 | Netherlands |
| 23 March | West Germany | 8-3 | Switzerland |
| 23 March | East Germany | 6-3 | Yugoslavia |
Played inSofia 1–10 March.China was supposed to participate but forfeited.[3]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 |  Norway | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 8 | +36 | 10 |
| 16 |  Bulgaria | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 17 | +23 | 9 |
| 17 |  Austria | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 16 | +16 | 7 |
| 18 |  Hungary | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 21 | +23 | 7 |
| 19 |  France | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 6 |
| 20 |  Denmark | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 3 |
| 21 |  Belgium | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 111 | −106 | 0 |
Norway andBulgaria were promoted to Group B.
| 1 March | Norway | 2-0 | Austria |
| 1 March | France | 4-0 | Denmark |
| 1 March | Hungary | 14-0 | Belgium |
| 2 March | France | 15-0 | Belgium |
| 2 March | Norway | 5-5 | Denmark |
| 2 March | Bulgaria | 4-1 | Austria |
| 4 March | Austria | 4-4 | France |
| 4 March | Norway | 5-0 | Hungary |
| 4 March | Bulgaria | 20-3 | Belgium |
| 5 March | Norway | 24-0 | Belgium |
| 5 March | Austria | 4-2 | Denmark |
| 5 March | Bulgaria | 4-6 | Hungary |
| 7 March | Austria | 4-2 | Hungary |
| 7 March | Norway | 6-1 | France |
| 7 March | Bulgaria | 3-2 | Denmark |
| 8 March | Hungary | 17-3 | Denmark |
| 8 March | Austria | 19-2 | Belgium |
| 8 March | Bulgaria | 7-3 | France |
| 10 March | Hungary | 5-5 | France |
| 10 March | Denmark | 19-0 | Belgium |
| 10 March | Bulgaria | 2-2 | Norway |
| 1975 IIHF World Championship winners |
|---|
 Soviet Union 14th title |
Vladislav Tretiak Pekka Marjamäki,Valeri VasilievVladimír Martinec,Vladimir Petrov, Alexander YakushevThe final standings of the tournament according toIIHF:
 | Soviet Union |
 | Czechoslovakia |
 | Sweden |
| 4 | Finland |
| 5 | Poland |
| 6 | United States |
The final standings of theEuropean championships according toIIHF:
 | Soviet Union |
 | Czechoslovakia |
 | Sweden |
| 4 | Finland |
| 5 | Poland |
