1966 Ice Hockey World Championships
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.
Stamp of Yugoslavia dedicated to the 1966 World Ice Hockey Championships | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Yugoslavia |
| Dates | 3–14 March |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Soviet Union (6th title) |
| Runner-up | Czechoslovakia |
| Third place | Canada |
| Fourth place | Sweden |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 28 |
| Goals scored | 205 (7.32 per game) |
| Attendance | 147,492 (5,268 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Veniamin Aleksandrov (17 points) |
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.