1973 Bandy World Championship

1973 Bandy World Championship

VIIIth Bandy World Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Soviet Union
Dates	17 – 24 February 1973
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	Soviet Union
Runner-up	Sweden
Third place	Finland
Fourth place	Norway
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	74 (6.17 per match)
← 1971 1975 →

The 1973 Bandy World Championship was the eighth Bandy World Championship and was contested between four men's bandy playing nations. The championship was played in Moscow and Krasnogorsk (Soviet Union) on February 17–24, 1973. The Soviet Union became champions.^[1]

Participants[]

•  Soviet Union
•  Sweden
•  Finland
•  Norway

Premier tour[]

• 17 February

Sweden-Finland 5–4

Soviet Union – Norway 11–0

• 18 February

Sweden – Norway 3–1

Soviet Union – Finland 8–3

• 20 February

Soviet Union – Sweden 5–1

Finland – Norway 3–2

• 21 February

Finland – Sweden 0–8

Soviet Union – Norway 4–0

• 23 February

Norway – Sweden 1–4

Soviet Union – Finland 3–0

• 24 February

Soviet Union – Sweden 1–0

Norway – Finland 4–3

Rank	Country	Pts	W	T	L	Bp	Bc	Diff
1	Soviet Union	12	6	0	0	32	4	+28
2	Sweden	8	4	0	2	21	12	+9
3	Finland	2	1	0	5	13	30	−17
4	Norway	2	1	0	5	8	28	−20

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