Host country Switzerland Teams 8 Runner-up Sweden | Dates 16 April – 2 May Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities) | |
Champions Soviet Union (22nd title) | ||
The 1990 Ice Hockey World Championships took place in Switzerland from 16 April 1990 – 2 May 1990. The matches were played in Bern and Fribourg. Eight teams took part, with all teams playing each other once. The four best teams then played each other again. This was the 54th World Championships, and at the same time, the 65th European Championships of ice hockey. The Soviet Union became world champions for the 22nd and last time, and Sweden won their tenth European title. For the European Championships, only games between European teams in the First Round were counted. Group B saw East Germany participate in the World Championships for the final time.
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Consolation Round
Norway needing to keep their final game within four goals, lost four to nothing to the Germans, and were relegated.
World Championship Group B (France)
Played in Lyon and Megève 29 March to 8 April.
Switzerland was promoted to Group A. The Netherlands would have been relegated but gained a reprieve when East Germany ceased to participate because of the reunification of Germany.
World Championship Group C (Hungary)
Played in Budapest Hungary 28 March to 8 April.
Yugoslavia was promoted to Group B. Both Belgium and South Korea should have been relegated, but were not for two reasons. The reunification of Germany left Group B one team short and there were not enough teams to have a Group D.
World Championship Group D (Great Britain)
Played in Cardiff Great Britain 20–25 March.
Great Britain was promoted to Group C.
Final standings
The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:
European championships final standings
The final standings of the European championships according to IIHF:
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Source: [1]
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: [2]