The 1985

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took place in

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from 17 April to 3 May. Eight teams took part, with each team playing each other once. The four best teams then played each other once more with no results carrying over, and the other four teams played each other again to determine ranking and relegation. This was the 50th World Championships, and also the 61st

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. The home side, Czechoslovakia, became world champions for the 6th time, and the Soviet Union won their 23rd European title. For the European Championship, only games between European sides in the first round are included. This was a historic tournament in a few respects. The Soviets were playing without goaltender Tretiak for the first time since 1969. This was Canada's best finish since returning to the Championships in 1977, and after defeating the Soviet Union for the first time in the World Championships since 1961, they played for gold on the last day. Despite Canada's silver medal, the first round saw a professionally stocked Canada lose to the Americans for the first time. Perhaps the most surprising aspect of the tournament was Sweden's poor play. After finishing second in the

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expectations were high, but they had their worst finish since 1937, playing in the relegation pool for the first time.Group A summary
/ref> It would also be East Germany's final appearance at the top level. The tournament finished on a sour note when the US and Soviet Union faced off against each other for the bronze medal. Several fights broke out, resulting in suspensions of coaches Viktor Tikhonov and

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, as well as players Irek Gimayev,

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and Tim Thomas. Additionally referee Kjell Lind was disciplined for failing to keep control of the game.

World Championship Group A (Czechoslovakia)

First round

Final Round

Consolation Round

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were relegated to Group B.''

World Championship Group B (Switzerland)

Played in

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21–31 March. In the final game, the Swiss had to win by more than four to win the tournament. While the margin was attainable, the unpredictable Dutch side shocked the home crowd beating them six to two. ''

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was promoted to Group A, and both

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and

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were relegated to Group C.''

World Championship Group C (France)

Played in

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and Saint-Gervais 14–23 March.

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and

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were both promoted to Group B. For France this was their first return to this level since they boycotted in protest in

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Group C
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Ranking and statistics

Tournament Awards

*Best players selected by the directorate: **Best

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**Best

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**Best Forward: Sergei Makarov *Media All-Star Team: **Goaltender: Jiří Králík **Defence: Viacheslav Fetisov,

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**Forwards:

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, Sergei Makarov,

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Final standings

The final standings of the tournament according to

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European championships final standings

The final standings of the

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according to

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. Source

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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. Source

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Citations

References

Complete results
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