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, which also doubled as the 47th European ice hockey championships. For the first time the Pool A, B and C tournaments were hosted by different nations: :Pool A in

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, 15–30 March 1969 :Pool B in

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, 28 February – 9 March 1969 :Pool C in

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, 24 February – 2 March 1969 A total of 20 nations participated in the tournament. The Pool A team featured only the top six nations, now playing a double round-robin tournament for the amateur world championship. Teams #7-#14 contested the Pool B championship with the winner qualifying for the 1970 Pool A championship, while the bottom six participated in the Pool C tournament. Pool B and C began exchanging two teams this year (through promotion and relegation), a practice that lasted until 1987.

World Championship Group A (Sweden)

For the seventh straight year, the

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won the Pool A tournament. Originally the tournament was scheduled to be held in Czechoslovakia, but due to the Soviet invasion of the country, they declined to host. In the two games the

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and

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teams played against each other, the Czechoslovak team won both times, becoming the first team to beat the Soviet Union twice in the same international tournament. For the first time in international ice hockey, body-checking was allowed in all three zones of the ice. Team USA was demoted to Pool-B after losing all ten games. – 6:1 (1:0, 2:1, 3:0) 15. March 1969 – Stockholm
Goalscorers: Suchý 2, Nedomanský,

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, Ševčík, Horešovský – King.
Referees: Wiking, Dahlberg (SWE) – 6:3 (3:1, 1:1, 2:1) 15. March 1969 – Stockholm
Goalscorers: Lundström 2, Henriksson 2, Sterner,

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- J. Peltonen, Keinonen, Isaksson. – 17:2 (3:0, 11:0, 3:2) 15. March 1969 – Stockholm
Goalscorers: Starshinov 4, Firsov 4, Mikhailov 3, Yurzinov 2, Paladiev, Maltsev, Petrov, Mishakov - Lackey 2. – 5:1 (1:1, 1:0, 3:0) 16. March 1969 – Stockholm
Goalscorers: Caffery 2, Pinder,

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, Huck - Keinonen. – 2:4 (2:1, 0:1, 0:2) 16. March 1969 – Stockholm
Goalscorers: Nilsson, Johansson – Starshinov, Maltsev, Mikhailov, Kharlamov. – 8:3 (2:1, 4:2, 2:0) 16. March 1969 – Stockholm
Goalscorers: Nedomanský 2, Jar. Holík 2, Farda, Suchý, Hrbatý, Golonka – Lackey, Christiansen, Stordahl.
Referees: Dahlberg (SWE), Vaillancourt (CAN) – 7:4 (4:1, 3:1, 0:2) 18. March 1969 - Stockholm
Goalscorers: Machač 3, Nedomanský 2, Suchý, Jiří Holík – Rantasila 2, Partinen, Mononen.
Referees: Joyal, Villancourt (CAN) – 8:2 (1:2, 3:0, 4:0) 18. March 1969 - Stockholm
Goalscorers: Sterner 2,

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, Johansson, Lundström,

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- Markle, Pleau. – 7:1 (5:1, 2:0, 0:0) 18. March 1969 - Stockholm
Goalscorers: Vikulov 2, Firsov 2, Kharlamov 2, Yakushev - Pinder. - 6:1 (3:0, 1:0, 2:1) 19. March 1969 - Stockholm
Goalscorers: Petrov 2, Paladiev, Maltsev, Firsov, Kharlamov - Oksanen. - 0:2 (0:1, 0:0, 0:1) 19. March 1969 - Stockholm
Goalscorers: Palmqvist, Nilsson.
Referees: Trumble (USA), Joyal (CAN) – 5:0 (1:0, 0:0, 4:0) 20. March 1969 - Stockholm
Goalscorers: Hargreaves, Caffery, Bayes, King, Huck. – 5:1 (1:1, 3:0, 1:0) 21. March 1969 - Stockholm
Goalscorers: Lundström 2,

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, Sjöberg, Johansson - Caffery. - 2:0 (0:0, 1:0, 1:0) 21. March 1969 - Stockholm
Goalscorers: 33. Suchý, 47. Černý.
Referees: Dahlberg (SWE), Vaillancourt (CAN) – 4:3 (1:1, 1:0, 2:2) 22. March 1969 – Stockholm
Goalscorers: E. Peltonen 2, Leimu, Wahlsten - Pleau, Mayasich, Sheehy. – 4:8 (1:3, 1:2, 2:3) 23. March 1969 - Stockholm
Goalscorers: Mayasich 2, Skime, Naslund - Mishakov 2, Paladiev, Firsov, Mikhailov, Petrov, Kharlamov, Yurzinov. – 5:0 (2:0, 2:0, 1:0) 23. March 1969 – Stockholm
Goalscorers: Karlsson 3, Sjöberg, Johansson. - 3:2 (1:1, 1:0, 1:1) 23. March 1969 - Stockholm
Goalscorers: Golonka, Hrbatý, Jar. Holík – Heindl, Bayes.
Referees: Dahlberg (SWE), Trumble (USA) – 2:3 (1:1, 1:1, 0:1) 24. March 1969 – Stockholm
Goalscorers: Sjöberg, Nygren - Mikhailov 2, Petrov. - 4:2 (2:2, 1:0, 1:0) 25. March 1969 - Stockholm
Goalscorers: Jiřík 2, Jiří Holík, Nedomanský – Keinonen, Isaksson.
Referees: Wiking (SWE), Trumble (USA) - 0:1 (0:1, 0:0, 0:0) 25. March 1969 - Stockholm
Goalscorer: Mott. - 3:7 (0:1, 1:4, 2:2) 26. March 1969 - Stockholm
Goalscorers: Leimu, Isaksson, Oksanen – Paladiev, Zimin, Starshinov, Maltsev, Petrov, Firsov, Mishakov - 6:2 (2:0, 2:1, 2:1) 26. March 1969 - Stockholm
Goalscorers: Nedomanský 2, Černý 2, Pospíšil, Machač – Pieau, Skime.
Referees: Sillankorva (FIN), Vaillancourt (CAN) – 4:2 (1:0, 0:2, 3:0) 27. March 1969 - Stockholm
Goalscorers: Sterner 2, Johansson, Håkan Nygren – Pinder, Heindl. - 4:3 (2:0, 0:2, 2:1) 28. March 1969 - Stockholm
Goalscorers: 15. Jiří Holík, 20. Nedomanský, 49. Horešovský, 51. Jar. Holík – 22. Kharlamov, 33. Firsov, 58. Ragulin.
Referees: Dahlberg (SWE), Vaillancourt (CAN) – 1:6 (0:3, 1:2, 0:1) 29. March 1969 – Stockholm
Goalscorers: Mononen - King, Stephanson, Heindl, Begg, Mott, Huck. – 10:4 (6:2, 1:1, 3:1) 29. March 1969 – Stockholm
Goalscorers:

3, Karlsson, Johansson, Nygren,

- Lackey, Pleau, Stordahl, Gambucci. – 3:7 (1:1, 0:5, 2:1) 30. March 1969 - Stockholm
Goalscorers: Pleau, Stordahl, Christiansen - Rantasila 2, J. Peltonen 2, Leimu, Harju, E. Peltonen. – 0:1 (0:1, 0:0, 0:0) 30. March 1969 – Stockholm
Goalscorer: 18. Olsson.
Referees: Trumble (USA), Vaillancourt (CAN) – 2:4 (1:1, 0:1, 1:2) 30. March 1969 – Stockholm
Goalscorers: Demarco, Heindl - Mikhailov 2, Romishevsky, Maltsev.

Pool A Statistics and team rosters

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''Goaltenders'': Viktor Zinger, Viktor Puchkov.
''Defencemen'':

Vitali Davydov Vitali Semyonovich Davydov (russian: Виталий Семенович Давыдов), born 1 April 1939 in Moscow, is a retired Russian ice hockey player who spent his entire club career with Dynamo Moscow of the Top Soviet Hockey Championship ...

Igor Romishevsky Igor Anatolievich Romishevsky (March 25, 1940 – September 28, 2013) was a Russian ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. At the 1968 Winter Olympics and 1972 Winter Olympics he won the gold medals with the Soviet team. He was g ...

Alexander Ragulin Alexander Pavlovich "Rags" Ragulin (russian: Александр Павлович Рагулин; 5 May 1941 – 17 November 2004) was a Russian ice hockey player. He is considered one of the best defensemen in Soviet ice hock ...

Vladimir Lutchenko Vladimir Yakovlevich Lutchenko (born January 2, 1949 in Ramenskoye, Soviet Union) is a retired ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. Lutchenko played for HC CSKA Moscow. He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hal ...

, Yevgeni Paladiev,

Viktor Kuzkin Viktor Grigorievich Kuzkin (July 6, 1940 – June 24, 2008) was an ice hockey defender who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC CSKA Moscow. He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1963. He ...

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''Forwards'':

Vladimir Vikulov Vladimir Ivanovich Vikulov (July 20, 1946 – August 9, 2013) was an ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He was born in Moscow, Soviet Union and played for HC CSKA Moscow. Vikulov led the Soviet league in goals in 1971–72 ...

Alexander Maltsev Alexander Nikolayevich Maltsev (russian: Александр Николаевич Мальцев; born 20 April 1949) is a Soviet former professional ice hockey forward and politician. Maltsev began his sports career at the Olimpiya Kirovo-Chep ...

Anatoli Firsov Anatoli Vasilievich Firsov (1 February 1941 – 24 July 2000) was a Russians, Russian ice hockey left wing and center, who competed internationally for the Soviet Union, USSR. In the IIHF World Championships, he won the scoring title four times a ...

, Boris Mikhailov, Vladimir Petrov,

Valeri Kharlamov The French name Valery () is a male given name or surname of Germanic origin ''Walaric'' (see Walric of Leuconay), that has often been confused in modern times with the Latin name ''Valerius''—that explains the variant spelling Valéry (). The S ...

Yevgeni Zimin Yevgeni Vladimirovich Zimin (russian: Евге́ний Влади́мирович Зими́н; 6 August 1947 – 28 December 2018) was a Soviet ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC Spartak Moscow. ...

Viacheslav Starshinov Vyacheslav Ivanovich Starshinov (russian: Вячеслав Иванович Старшинов; born May 6, 1940 in Moscow, Soviet Union) is a Russian former ice hockey player, coach and executive. Starshinov played in the Soviet Hockey League fo ...

Alexander Yakushev Alexander Sergeyevich Yakushev (russian: Александр Серге́евич Якушев) (born January 2, 1947) is a former ice hockey player and coach for the Soviet Union. Born in Moscow, Soviet Union, Alexander Yakushev is best known to ...

Yevgeni Mishakov Yevgeni Dmitrievich Mishakov (russian: Евгений Дмитриевич Мишаков; February 2, 1941 in Nikitkino, Russian SFSR – May 30, 2007 in Moscow, Russia) was an ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He ...

Vladimir Yurzinov Vladimir Yurzinov (born February 20, 1940 in Moscow, Soviet Union) is a retired ice hockey player who played as a centre in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC Dynamo Moscow. He was inducted as a player into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Ha ...

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''Coaches'':

Arkady Chernyshev Arkady Ivanovich Chernyshev (russian: Аркадий Иванович Чернышёв; March 16, 1914 – April 17, 1992) was a Soviet ice hockey, soccer and bandy player, who played in the Soviet Hockey League, also a coach for Dynamo Mosco ...

Anatoli Tarasov Anatoly Vladimirovich Tarasov (russian: Анато́лий Влади́мирович Тара́сов; 10 December 1918 – 23 June 1995) was a Russian ice hockey player and coach. Tarasov is considered "the father of Russian ice hockey" and es ...

. 2.
''Goaltenders'':

Leif Holmqvist Leif Erik "Honken" Holmqvist (born November 12, 1942) is a retired Swedish ice hockey goaltender. He is one of only three players to win the Golden Puck award twice, which he did while playing for AIK AIK Fotboll (), more commonly known simp ...

, Gunnar Bäckman.
''Defencemen'':

Lennart Svedberg Jan Lennart "Lill-Strimma" Svedberg (29 February 1944 – 29 July 1972) was a Swedish ice hockey defenceman. He played for Timrå IK and Brynäs IF. He also played on the Swedish national team during six IIHF World Championships and t ...

, Arne Carlsson,

Bert-Ola Nordlander Bert-Ola Nordlander (born 12 August 1938) is a retired Swedish ice hockey player and head coach. During his career he played for Wifsta/Östrand IF and AIK. In 1967 he was awarded the Golden Puck as the best player of the season. Nordlander bega ...

Lars-Erik Sjöberg Lars-Erik "Taxen" Sjöberg (4 May 1944 in Falun, Sweden – 20 October 1987 in Uppsala, Sweden) was a Swedish ice hockey defenceman. He played in Sweden from 1962 to 1974 (Leksands IF 1962–65 and 1967–69, Djurgårdens IF Hockey 1965–67, ...

, Nils Johansson,

Kjell-Rune Milton Kjell-Rune "Mille" Milton (born May 26, 1948) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He competed as a member of the Sweden men's national ice hockey team at the 1972 Winter Olympics The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially the a ...

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''Forwards'': Stig-Göran Johansson, Stefan Karlsson,

Tord Lundström Tord Göte Lundstrom (born 4 March 1945) is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player and coach. Lundström won the Swedish Championship nine times playing for Brynäs IF, he also played for the Detroit Red Wings of the Nation ...

Ulf Sterner Ulf Ivar Erik "Uffe" Sterner (born 11 February 1941) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey forward. He played in nine IIHF World Championships for Sweden, where the team won seven medals: one gold, five silver, and one bronze. He was also a ...

Lars-Göran Nilsson Lars-Göran Birger Nilsson (born 9 March 1944) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the Elitserien for Brynäs IF. He placed fourth with the Sweden men's national ice hockey team at the 1968 and 1972 Winter Olympics. He pla ...

, Björn Palmqvist, Håkan Nygren, Mats Hysing, Dick Yderström,

Roger Olsson Roger Olsson (born 30 January 1944) is a Swedish former ice hockey center and Olympian. Olsson played all seven matches with Team Sweden at the 1968 Winter Olympics The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games (f ...

, Leif Henriksson.
''Coach'': Arne Strömberg. 3.
''Goaltenders'':

Vladimír Dzurilla Vladimír Dzurilla (August 2, 1942 in Bratislava, Slovakia – July 27, 1995 in Düsseldorf, Germany) was a Slovak ice hockey goaltender playing for Czechoslovakia. Dzurilla, a refrigerator repairman by profession, was goalie for the ...

, Miroslav Lacký.
''Defencemen'':

Jan Suchý Jan Suchý (10 October 1944 – 24 August 2021) was a Czech ice hockey player. He played for the Czechoslovakia men's national team at the Ice Hockey World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games, and was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame ...

, Josef Horešovský,

Oldřich Machač Oldřich Machač (18 April 1946 in Prostějov – 10 August 2011 in Brno) was a Czech ice hockey player who played in the Czechoslovak Extraliga The Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League was the elite ice hockey league in Czechoslovakia from ...

František Pospíšil František Pospíšil (born April 2, 1944) is a Czech former ice hockey defenceman and coach. He played in the Czechoslovak Elite League for Poldi Kladno from 1961 to 1978, then in Germany for EV Landshut in 1978–79. He won the Golden Hock ...

, Vladimír Bednář.
''Forwards'': František Ševčík,

Jozef Golonka Jozef Golonka (born 6 January 1938) is a Czechoslovak former ice hockey player who played in the Czechoslovak Extraliga and was a member of the Czechoslovakia national ice hockey team. He won a bronze medal in the 1964 Winter Olympics ...

Jaroslav Jiřík Jaroslav Jiřík (December 10, 1939 – July 11, 2011) was a Czech professional ice hockey right winger. He became the first player that an Eastern Bloc country released to play in the National Hockey League when he appeared in thre ...

, Jan Hrbatý,

Jaroslav Holík Jaroslav Holík (; August 3, 1942 – April 17, 2015) was a Czech professional ice hockey coach and former player. Career Holík played in the Czechoslovak Extraliga for Dukla Jihlava. He won a bronze medal at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sap ...

, Richard Farda,

Václav Nedomanský Václav Nedomanský (born 14 March 1944) is a Czech former ice hockey forward. Nedomanský is best known as the first Czech hockey player to defect to North America to play. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2019. He is also a membe ...

Josef Černý Josef Černý (born October 18, 1939 in Rožmitál pod Třemšínem, Bohemia and Moravia) is a retired ice hockey player who played in the Czechoslovak Extraliga. He won a three medals at four Winter Olympics. He was inducted into the Inte ...

, Jan Klapáč,

Jan Havel Jan Havel (born November 10, 1942, in Kolín, Bohemia and Moravia) is an ice hockey player who played for the Czechoslovak national team. He won a silver medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as ...

, Josef Augusta.
''Coaches'': Jaroslav Pitner, Vladimír Kostka. 4.
''Goaltenders'':

Wayne Stephenson Wayne Frederick Stephenson (January 29, 1945 – June 22, 2010) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He was born in Fort William, Ontario. Playing career Stephenson played primarily with the Canadian National Team early in ...

Ken Dryden Kenneth Wayne Dryden (born August 8, 1947) is a Canadian politician, lawyer, businessman, author, and former National Hockey League (NHL) goaltender. He is an Officer of the Order of Canada and a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. He was a Liber ...

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''Defencemen'': Gary Begg, Terry O'Malley,

Ken Stephanson Ken Stephanson (November 13, 1941 – December 1, 2022) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 106 games in the World Hockey Association (WHA) for the Winnipeg Jets and Ottawa Nationals The Ottawa Nationals were a profess ...

, Jack Bownass, Bob Murdoch, Ab DeMarco, Jr.
''Forwards'':

Gerry Pinder Allan Gerald "Mouse" Pinder (born September 15, 1948 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 353 games in the World Hockey Association and 223 games in the National Hockey League. He played for ...

Fran Huck Anthony Francis Huck (born December 4, 1945) is a Canadian former ice hockey player. Huck played professionally in both the National Hockey League (NHL) and World Hockey Association (WHA) between 1970 and 1978. However his greatest contribu ...

Morris Mott Morris Kenneth Mott (born May 25, 1946) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 199 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the Winnipeg Jets of the World Hockey Association and the California Golden Seals ...

, Richie Bayes,

Terry Caffery Terrance Michael Caffery (April 1, 1949 – August 3, 2022) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played for the New England Whalers and the Calgary Cowboys of the World Hockey Association, as well as for the Chicago Black Hawks and ...

Steve King Steven Arnold King (born May 28, 1949) is an American far-right politician and businessman who served as a U.S. representative from Iowa from 2003 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Iowa's 5th congressional district u ...

Chuck Lefley Charles Thomas Lefley (born January 20, 1950) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. Lefley was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Drafted by the Montreal Canadiens sixth overall in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft, Lefley started his National ...

Roger Bourbonnais Roger Maurice Bourbonnais (born October 26, 1942) is a retired ice hockey player. Career Bourbonnais played junior hockey for the Edmonton Oil Kings from 1960 to 1963. In his final year with the Oil Kings, he served as the team captain an ...

Ted Hargreaves Norman Edward Hargreaves (November 4, 1943 – November 3, 2005) was an amateur and professional hockey player, coach and teacher. He played for the bronze-medal winning Canadian men's hockey team at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, Franc ...

, Bill Heindl, Danny O'Shea
''Coach'':

Jackie McLeod Robert John McLeod (April 30, 1930 – December 8, 2022) was a Canadian ice hockey player and coach. He played professionally for the New York Rangers for parts of six seasons from 1949 to 1954, and played eight seasons of senior hockey betwee ...

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''Goaltenders'':

Urpo Ylönen Urpo Yrjö Juhani Ylönen (born 25 May 1943 in Käkisalmi, Finland) is a goaltending coach and a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for TuTo and TPS. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame i ...

, Lasse Kiili.
''Defencemen'': Seppo Lindström, Lalli Partinen,

Juha Rantasila Pekka "Juha" Rantasila (born June 5, 1945) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Porin Karhut and HIFK. Rantasila was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame The Finnish Hockey Hal ...

Ilpo Koskela Ilpo Kaarlo Koskela (January 29, 1945 – August 9, 1997) was a Finnish professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He was born in Janakkala, and played for Reipas Lahti, Jokerit, and Kiekkoreipas Lahti. He was inducted into the F ...

Pekka Marjamäki Pekka Tapani Marjamäki (18 December 1947 – 10 May 2012) was an ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Tappara. Marjamäki also played for HV 71 during the 1979–80 season. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of ...

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''Forwards'':

Lasse Oksanen Lasse Kalevi Oksanen (born December 7, 1942) is a retired professional ice hockey player who mostly played in the SM-liiga. He played for Ilves. Oksanen played 23 years as a professional ice hockey player and ended his career in 1983, with the F ...

Juhani Wahlsten Juhani Jorma Kalevi Wahlsten (13 January 19389 June 2019) was a Finnish professional ice hockey player and ice hockey coach who worked as an exercise and gymnastics teacher in Finland. He was also known by the nickname "Juuso". He also establishe ...

Matti Keinonen Matti Keinonen (6 November 1941 – 27 November 2021) was a Finnish professional ice hockey player and coach. During his career he played in the SM-sarja with Lukko Rauma, RU-38, HJK Helsinki, Jokerit, and TPS Turku. He was inducted into the ...

, Esa Peltonen, Jorma Peltonen, Pekka Leimu,

Lauri Mononen Lauri Ilmari Mononen (22 March 1950 – 5 August 2018) was a Finnish professional ice hockey winger. While playing for Phoenix Roadrunners in the World Hockey Association he was one of the first Finns to play professional hockey in North Americ ...

, Esa Isaksson, Juhani Jylhä,

Veli-Pekka Ketola Veli-Pekka Ketola (born 28 March 1948) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player and coach. Playing career Veli-Pekka Ketola played in the Finnish League, World Hockey Association, and National Hockey League. While Ketola was playing ...

Matti Harju Matti Olavi Harju (born 14 July 1943) is a Finnish former ice hockey center and Olympian. Harju played with Team Finland at the 1968 Winter Olympics held in Grenoble, France. He previously played for RU-38 Pori, HIFK Helsinki, Upon Pallo Lahti ...

Kari Johansson Kari Johansson (born 15 February 1947) is a Finnish ice hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Winter Olympics The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games (french: Les Xes Jeux olympiques ...

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''Coaches'': Gustav Bubnik and

Seppo Liitsola Seppo Liitsola (7 February 1933 – 18 July 2012) was a professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. "Seppo Liitsola profile". Eurohockey.com. July 2013, webpage: urohockey.com/player/9113-seppo-liitsola.html eurohock-113 He ...

. 6.
''Goaltenders'':

Mike Curran Michael Vincent Curran (born April 14, 1944) is a retired American ice hockey goaltender. He led the United States to a surprising silver medal at the 1972 Winter Olympics after representing the USA at the 1970 and 1971 Ice Hockey World Champio ...

, John Lothrop.
''Defencemen'': Bruce Riutta, Carl Lackey, Jim Branch,

Bob Paradise Robert Harvey "Bob" Paradise (born April 22, 1944) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who appeared in a total of 368 National Hockey League (NHL) regular season games between 1971 and 1979. Internationally, Paradise played f ...

John Mayasich John Edward Mayasich (born May 22, 1933) is an American former ice hockey player of American Croats, Croatian descent. He was a member of the U.S. ice hockey team that won a silver medal at the 1956 Winter Olympics and a gold medal at the 1960 W ...

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''Forwards'': Ron Nasland, Paul Coppo,

Larry Pleau Lawrence Winslow Pleau (born January 29, 1947) is an American former ice hockey player who is currently the senior advisor to the general manager for the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL). He formerly served as senior vice presid ...

, Larry Stordahl, Bill Reichert, Gary Gambucci, Tim Sheehy, Keith Christiansen, Pete Markle,

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World Championship Group B (Yugoslavia)

Srečanje med Jugoslavijo in Avstrijo 1969 (2)

*East Germany was promoted to the 1970 Pool A tournament while Austria and Italy were demoted to Pool C. Later, when Canada withdrew from international play, second place Poland was also promoted to fill their spot. – 4:2 (0:1, 2:0, 2:1) 28. February 1969 – Ljubljana – 11:1 (2:0, 4:1, 5:0) 28. February 1969 – Ljubljana – 3:3 (2:0, 1:2, 0:1) 28. February 1969 – Ljubljana – 4:1 (1:1, 2:0, 1:0) 28. February 1969 – Ljubljana – 13:4 (4:1, 5:0, 4:3) 1. March 1969 – Ljubljana – 6:2 (2:2, 2:0, 2:0) 1. March 1969 – Ljubljana – 2:1 (0:0, 2:0, 0:1) 2. March 1969 – Ljubljana – 9:1 (2:0, 3:0, 4:1) 2. March 1969 – Ljubljana – 11:2 (2:1, 4:1, 5:0) 3. March 1969 – Ljubljana – 5:0 (0:0, 1:0, 4:0) 3. March 1969 – Ljubljana – 5:2 (0:0, 2:1, 3:1) 3. March 1969 – Ljubljana – 2:1 (0:0, 1:0, 1:1) 3. March 1969 – Ljubljana – 5:4 (2:1, 3:1, 0:2) 4. March 1969 – Ljubljana – 1:6 (0:1, 1:0, 0:5) 4. March 1969 – Ljubljana – 3:1 (0:0, 2:0, 1:1) 5. March 1969 – Ljubljana – 1:4 (1:2, 0:0, 0:2) 5. March 1969 – Ljubljana – 11:3 (1:1, 7:1, 3:1) 6. March 1969 – Ljubljana – 5:1 (4:0, 1:1, 0:0) 6. March 1969 – Ljubljana – 5:1 (2:0, 1:1, 2:0) 6. March 1969 – Ljubljana – 4:4 (0:1, 3:3, 1:0) 6. March 1969 – Ljubljana – 3:3 (0:2, 2:0, 1:1) 8. March 1969 – Ljubljana – 8:0 (2:0, 2:0, 4:0) 8. March 1969 – Ljubljana – 5:2 (0:1, 0:0, 5:1) 8. March 1969 – Ljubljana – 4:1 (2:1, 1:0, 1:0) 8. March 1969 – Ljubljana – 10:2 (6:0, 3:2, 1:0) 9. March 1969 – Ljubljana – 3:2 (1:0, 1:1, 1:1) 9. March 1969 – Ljubljana – 5:4 (0:1, 2:3, 3:0) 9. March 1969 – Ljubljana – 1:6 (0:1, 0:4, 1:1) 9. March 1969 – Ljubljana

World Championship Group C (Yugoslavia)

*Japan, and Switzerland were promoted to the 1970 Pool B tournament. Later Bulgaria was elevated as well to fill the vacancy left by Poland. – 3:4 (0:0, 2:2, 1:2) 24. February 1969 – Skopje – 11:1 (3:0, 4:0, 4:1) 24. February 1969 – Skopje – 4:3 (2:0, 0:2, 2:1) 24. February 1969 – Skopje – 8:0 (2:0, 3:0, 3:0) 25. February 1969 – Skopje – 5:3 (2:1, 2:2, 1:0) 26. February 1969 – Skopje – 11:1 (1:1, 5:0, 5:0) 26. February 1969 – Skopje – 7:5 (2:2, 4:1, 1:2) 27. February 1969 – Skopje – 6:3 (0:1, 4:1, 2:1) 27. February 1969 – Skopje – 9:0 (3:0, 5:0, 1:0) 27. February 1969 – Skopje – 11:0 (5:0, 4:0, 2:0) 28. February 1969 – Skopje – 4:1 (1:0, 1:1, 2:0) 1. March 1969 – Skopje – 11:3 (5:0, 3:3, 3:0) 1. March 1969 – Skopje – 4:2 (1:1, 3:1, 0:0) 2. March 1969 – Skopje – 13:1 (5:0, 3:0, 5:1) 2. March 1969 – Skopje – 5:2 (3:0, 1:2, 1:0) 2. March 1969 – Skopje

Ranking and statistics

Tournament Awards

*Best players selected by the directorate: **Best

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*Media All-Star Team: **Goaltender:

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**Forwards:

, Ulf Sterner

Final standings

The final standings of the tournament according to

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Notes

References

Summary (in French)
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External links

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