The 1966 Ice Hockey World Championships was the 33rd edition of the

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. The tournament was held in

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, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia from 3 to 14 March 1966. For the fourth straight year, the

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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.

Qualifying Round Group B/C (
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Romania qualified in Group B Italy and France qualified in Group C

World Championship Group A (
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The Canadian national team players wanted to withdraw from the World Championships in protest of the officiating in a loss to the Czechoslovakian national team in which Canada was the more-penalized team and had two goals disallowed. The team's manager Father David Bauer stayed up all night with the team and talked them into continuing to avoid a national embarrassment and sanctions against the team.

Final Round

1966 postcard of IIHF World Championship

''Poland was relegated to Group B for 1967.''

World Championship Group B (
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Final Round

''West Germany was promoted to the top level while Great Britain was relegated to Group C for 1967 (but did not participate again until 1971).''

World Championship Group C (
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A Yugoslav 'B' team participated unofficially in the tournament, playing games against each of the three other participating nations. This was South Africa's last appearance in the World Championships until 1992.

Final Round

''Italy was promoted to Group B, France decided not to participate, Yugoslavia B team participated instead of France''

Ranking and statistics

Tournament Awards

*Best players selected by the directorate: **Best

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**Best

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: Alexander Ragulin **Best Forward:

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*Media All-Star Team: **Goaltender: Seth Martin **Defence:

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, Alexander Ragulin **Forwards:

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Final standings

The final standings of the tournament according to

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European championships final standings

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Citations

References

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World Championship Group A (Ljubljana Ljubljana (also known by other historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It is the country's cultural, educational, economic, political and administrative center. During antiquity, a Roman city called Emona stood in the are ...)

Final Round

World Championship Group B (Zagreb Zagreb ( , , , ) is the capital and largest city of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb stands near the international border between Croatia and Slov ...)

Final Round

World Championship Group C (Jesenice Jesenice (, german: Aßling''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru'', vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 144.) is a Slovenian town and the seat of the Municipality of Jesenice on the ...)

Final Round

Ranking and statistics

Tournament Awards

Final standings

European championships final standings

Citations

References

World Championship Group A (
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World Championship Group B (
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World Championship Group C (
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