The 1974 Ice Hockey World Championships were the 41st Ice Hockey World Championships and the 52nd European Championships in ice hockey. The tournament took place in Finland from 5 April to 20 April and the games were played in the capital, Helsinki. Six teams took part in the main tournament, all playing each other twice. The Soviet Union won the world championships for the 13th time, and also won their 16th European title. For the first time in ice hockey World Championship history, two players were suspended for doping. They were the Swede Ulf Nilsson and the Finn Stig Wetzell who tested positive for the forbidden substance ephedrine. Both players were suspended for the rest of the tournament. Nilsson tested positive after Sweden's game against Poland, which Sweden won 4-1. The game was awarded to Poland as a 5-0 walkover. The Finn, Wetzell, tested positive after Finland's match against Czechoslovakia, which Finland won 5-2, which was also awarded to Czechoslovakia as a 5-0 walkover.

[edit] World Championship table

	Team	Games	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points difference	Points
1	Soviet Union	10	9	0	1	64 - 18	18
2	Czechoslovakia	10	7	0	3	57 - 20	14
3	Sweden	10	5	1	4	38 - 24	11
4	Finland	10	4	2	4	34 - 39	10
5	Poland	10	1	2	7	22 - 64	4
6	East Germany	10	1	1	8	19 - 82	3

[edit] World Championship medal table

1974 World Championships	Country
Gold	Soviet Union
Silver	Czechoslovakia
Bronze	Sweden
4	Finland
5	Poland
6	East Germany

[edit] European Championship medal table

1974 European Championships	Country
Gold	Soviet Union
Silver	Czechoslovakia
Bronze	Sweden
4	Finland
5	Poland
6	East Germany