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The 1989 Ice Hockey World Championships took place in Sweden from 15 April – 1 May. The games were played in Södertälje and Stockholm, in the newly built arena Globen. Eight teams took part, and each team played each other once. The four best teams then played each other again. This was the 53rd World Championships, and also the 64th European Championships. The Soviet Union became world champions for the 21st time, and also European champions for the 26th time.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Sweden |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 15 April – 1 May |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Soviet Union (21st title) |
Runner-up  |  Canada |
Third place  |  Czechoslovakia |
| Fourth place | Sweden |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 40 |
| Goals scored | 282 (7.05 per game) |
| Attendance | 388,563 (9,714 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Brian Bellows 14 points |
The tournament was marred by positive drug tests. Only the goal totals of the Americans were affected in the end. Their losses against the Czechoslovaks and the Canadians were ruled as shutouts because of Corey Millen's high testosterone levels.[1][2] Canadian Randy Carlyle also came under suspicion, but his A and B samples did not match, and he was cleared of wrongdoing.[3][4] The Soviet team won all ten of their games.
At the end of the tournament, Soviet star Alexander Mogilny defected to the United States by getting on a plane with two Buffalo Sabres executives. The Sabres had drafted Mogilny the year before.[5] He joined the team and went on to score 1032 points in his NHL career.
First round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union |
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 12 | +24 | 14 |
| 2 | Sweden |
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 10 |
| 3 | Canada |
7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 18 | +27 | 10 |
| 4 | Czechoslovakia |
7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 15 | +18 | 8 |
| 5 |  Finland |
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 5 |
| 6 |  United States |
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 29 | −9 | 5 |
| 7 |  Poland |
7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 59 | −49 | 2 |
| 8 |  West Germany |
7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 34 | −17 | 2 |
| 15 April | Canada | 6-4 | Finland |
| 15 April | Czechoslovakia | 3-3 | West Germany |
| 15 April | Soviet Union | 4-2 | United States |
| 15 April | Sweden | 5-1 | Poland |
| 16 April | Canada | 11-0 | Poland |
| 16 April | Sweden | 4-2 | United States |
| 16 April | Czechoslovakia | 3-1 | Finland |
| 16 April | Soviet Union | 5-1 | West Germany |
| 18 April | Canada | 8-0 | United States |
| 18 April | Czechoslovakia | 15-0 | Poland |
| 18 April | Soviet Union | 4-1 | Finland |
| 18 April | Sweden | 3-3 | West Germany |
| 19 April | Canada | 8-2 | West Germany |
| 19 April | Soviet Union | 12-1 | Poland |
| 19 April | Czechoslovakia | 5-0 | United States |
| 19 April | Sweden | 6-3 | Finland |
| 21 April | Sweden | 6-5 | Canada |
| 21 April | Soviet Union | 4-2 | Czechoslovakia |
| 21 April | Finland | 7-2 | Poland |
| 21 April | United States | 7-4 | West Germany |
| 22 April | Soviet Union | 4-3 | Canada |
| 22 April | Czechoslovakia | 3-3 | Sweden |
| 23 April | Finland | 3-3 | United States |
| 23 April | Poland | 5-3 | West Germany |
| 24 April | Canada | 4-2 | Czechoslovakia |
| 24 April | Soviet Union | 3-2 | Sweden |
| 25 April | United States | 6-1 | Poland |
| 25 April | Finland | 3-1 | West Germany |
Final Round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 6 |
| 2 | Canada |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 |
| 4 | Sweden |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 0 |
| 27 April | Canada | 5-3 | Sweden |
| 27 April | Soviet Union | 1-0 | Czechoslovakia |
| 29 April | Soviet Union | 5-3 | Canada |
| 29 April | Czechoslovakia | 2-1 (2-0, 0-0, 0-1) | Sweden | Attendance: 13,856 |
| Dominik Hašek | Goalies | Peter Lindmark | |||||||||
| |||||||||||
| 24 | Shots | 27 | |||||||||
| 1 May | Canada | 4-3 | Czechoslovakia |
| 1 May | Soviet Union | 5-1 | Sweden |
Consolation round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Finland |
10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 11 |
| 6 | United States |
10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 9 |
| 7 | West Germany |
10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 41 | −19 | 4 |
| 8 | Poland |
10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 76 | −64 | 2 |
Poland was relegated to Group B.
| 26 April | United States | 11-2 | Poland |
| 26 April | Finland | 3-0 | West Germany |
| 28 April | United States | 4-3 | West Germany |
| 28 April | Finland | 4-0 | Poland |
| 30 April | Finland | 6-2 | United States |
| 30 April | West Germany | 2-0 | Poland |
Played in Oslo and Lillehammer 30 March to 9 April. The 5 April game between Norway and Austria was officially adjusted to 8-0 for Norway because of Siegfried Haberl's positive drug test.[4] Standard procedure, since 1969, had been for Group B and Group C to exchange two teams, but that stopped this year.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 |  Norway |
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 16 | +12 | 11 |
| 10 |  Italy |
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 16 | +21 | 11 |
| 11 |  France |
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 18 | +11 | 10 |
| 12 |  Switzerland |
7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 21 | +19 | 10 |
| 13 |  East Germany |
7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 6 |
| 14 |  Austria |
7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 4 |
| 15 |  Japan |
7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 34 | −14 | 4 |
| 16 |  Denmark |
7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 44 | −35 | 0 |
Norway was promoted to Group A and Denmark was relegated to Group C.
| 30 March | Austria | 3-4 | Italy |
| 30 March | Norway | 7-4 | Japan |
| 30 March | France | 3-5 | East Germany |
| 30 March | Switzerland | 6-3 | Denmark |
| 31 March | Norway | 3-1 | Italy |
| 31 March | France | 8-0 | Denmark |
| 1 April | Japan | 0-10 | Switzerland |
| 1 April | East Germany | 4-0 | Austria |
| 2 April | Austria | 10-3 | Denmark |
| 2 April | Norway | 5-2 | East Germany |
| 2 April | France | 5-4 | Japan |
| 3 April | Switzerland | 6-7 | Italy |
| 4 April | Italy | 3-3 | France |
| 4 April | East Germany | 0-3 | Switzerland |
| 4 April | Japan | 2-4 | Austria |
| 4 April | Norway | 3-2 | Denmark |
| 5 April | Norway | 8-2 | Austria |
| 6 April | Italy | 6-0 | Japan |
| 6 April | Denmark | 0-9 | East Germany |
| 6 April | Switzerland | 2-5 | France |
| 7 April | Denmark | 0-6 | Italy |
| 7 April | Norway | 1-1 | France |
| 8 April | Japan | 8-1 | East Germany |
| 8 April | Austria | 5-7 | Switzerland |
| 9 April | Denmark | 1-2 | Japan |
| 9 April | East Germany | 1-10 | Italy |
| 9 April | Austria | 3-4 | France |
| 9 April | Norway | 1-6 | Switzerland |
Played in Sydney 18–27 March.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 |  Netherlands |
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 15 | +33 | 14 |
| 18 |  Yugoslavia |
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 15 | +40 | 12 |
| 19 |  China |
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 9 |
| 20 |  Hungary |
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 7 |
| 21 |  Bulgaria |
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 7 |
| 22 |  North Korea |
7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 40 | −14 | 4 |
| 23 |  South Korea |
7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 3 |
| 24 |  Australia |
7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 58 | −44 | 0 |
The Netherlands were promoted to Group B, and Australia was relegated to Group D.
| 18 March | Yugoslavia | 8-1 | Bulgaria |
| 18 March | Hungary | 6-3 | North Korea |
| 18 March | Netherlands | 5-2 | South Korea |
| 18 March | Australia | 1-3 | China |
| 19 March | Yugoslavia | 11-2 | South Korea |
| 19 March | Australia | 2-9 | Hungary |
| 20 March | Bulgaria | 3-3 | China |
| 20 March | Netherlands | 3-1 | North Korea |
| 21 March | China | 5-3 | Hungary |
| 21 March | Netherlands | 4-1 | Bulgaria |
| 21 March | North Korea | 7-4 | South Korea |
| 21 March | Australia | 2-8 | Yugoslavia |
| 22 March | Hungary | 0-3 | Yugoslavia |
| 22 March | Australia | 2-6 | South Korea |
| 23 March | China | 5-8 | Netherlands |
| 23 March | Bulgaria | 8-4 | North Korea |
| 24 March | South Korea | 4-10 | China |
| 24 March | Yugoslavia | 14-1 | North Korea |
| 24 March | Hungary | 7-4 | Bulgaria |
| 24 March | Australia | 1-12 | Netherlands |
| 26 March | Bulgaria  | 6-4 | South Korea |
| 26 March | China | 1-8 | Yugoslavia |
| 26 March | Netherlands | 8-2 | Hungary |
| 26 March | Australia | 1-8 | North Korea |
| 27 March | North Korea | 2-4 | China |
| 27 March | South Korea | 5-5 | Hungary |
| 27 March | Yugoslavia | 3-8 | Netherlands |
| 27 March | Australia | 5-12 | Bulgaria |
Played in Geel and Heist-op-den-Berg 16–21 March.
Positive drug tests wiped out the results of the first day: both games were officially rendered scoreless, and were counted as losses for all four teams.[4]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 |  Belgium |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 9 | +26 | 6 |
| 26 |  Romania |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 69 | 7 | +62 | 5 |
| 27 |  Great Britain |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 3 |
| 28 |  Spain |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 2 |
| 29 |  New Zealand |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 96 | −93 | 0 |
Both Belgium and Romania were promoted to Group C.
| 16 March | New Zealand | 0-26 | Great Britain |
| 16 March | Belgium | 3-8 | Romania |
| 17 March | Spain | 23-0 | New Zealand |
| 17 March | Great Britain | 6-6 | Romania |
| 18 March | Belgium | 8-2 | Spain |
| 19 March | New Zealand | 1-52 | Romania |
| 19 March | Great Britain | 5-6 | Belgium |
| 20 March | Spain | 0-11 | Romania |
| 21 March | Spain | 4-8 | Great Britain |
| 21 March | Belgium | 21-2 | New Zealand |
| 1989 IIHF World Championship winners |
|---|
 Soviet Union 21st title |
Tournament Awards
- Best players selected by the directorate:
- Best Goaltender:
Dominik Hašek - Best Defenceman:
Viacheslav Fetisov - Best Forward:
Brian Bellows
- Best Goaltender:
- Media All-Star Team:
- Goaltender: Dominik Hašek
- Defence:
Anders Eldebrink, Viacheslav Fetisov - Forwards: Vyacheslav Bykov, Sergei Makarov, Steve Yzerman
- Goaltender:
Final standings
The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:
 | Soviet Union |
 | Canada |
 | Czechoslovakia |
| 4 | Sweden |
| 5 | Finland |
| 6 | United States |
| 7 | West Germany |
| 8 | Poland |
European championships final standings
The final standings of the European Championship were determined by the points earned in games played solely between European teams.[6]
 | Soviet Union |
 | Czechoslovakia |
 | Sweden |
| 4 | Finland |
| 5 | Poland |
| 6 | West Germany |
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Bellows | 10 | 8 | 6 | 14 | +12 | 2 | F |
| Vladimír Růžička | 10 | 7 | 7 | 14 | +11 | 2 | F |
| Kari Jalonen | 10 | 5 | 9 | 14 | +14 | 0 | F |
| Kent Nilsson | 10 | 3 | 11 | 14 | +7 | 0 | F |
| Vyacheslav Bykov | 10 | 6 | 6 | 12 | +9 | 2 | F |
| Steve Yzerman | 8 | 5 | 7 | 12 | +5 | 2 | F |
| Dale Hawerchuk | 10 | 4 | 8 | 12 | +10 | 6 | F |
| Kirk Muller | 9 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +12 | 6 | F |
| Jukka Vilander | 10 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | F |
| Vladimír Svitek | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +10 | 0 | F |
Leading goaltenders
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergei Mylnikov | 420 | 11 | 1.57 | .922 | 1 |
| Sean Burke | 275 | 10 | 2.18 | .918 | 1 |
| Jukka Tammi | 520 | 23 | 2.65 | .916 | 2 |
| Dominik Hašek | 600 | 21 | 2.10 | .915 | 2 |
| Peter Lindmark | 299 | 15 | 3.01 | .900 | 0 |
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