1985 Ice Hockey World Championships

9–1

17 April

11–1

17 April

3–2

17 April

5–0

18 April

5–0

18 April

5–1

18 April

4–3

18 April

6–1

20 April

4–3

20 April

6–0

20 April

6–1

20 April

5–0

21 April

5–2

21 April

11–0

21 April

10–2

21 April

3–1

23 April

4–4

23 April

6–2

23 April

4–3

23 April

4–4

24 April

5–5

24 April

3–3

25 April

7–2

25 April

9–1

Game reference

26 April

8–3

26 April

6–0

27 April

6–3

27 April

5–1

Final Round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Czechoslovakia	3	3	0	18	6	+12	6
2	Canada	3	2	1	9	8	+1	4
3	Soviet Union	3	1	2	12	8	+4	2
4	United States	3	0	3	7	24	−17	0

Source: ^[3]

29 April

3–2

Sportovní hala ČSTV
Attendance: 13,000^[4]

29 April

2–1

Sportovní hala ČSTV
Attendance: 14,000^[4]

1 May

3–1

Sportovní hala ČSTV
Attendance: 14,000

Game reference

1 May

11–2

Sportovní hala ČSTV
Attendance: 14,000

3 May

5–3

Sportovní hala ČSTV
Attendance: 14,000

Game reference

3 May

10–3

Sportovní hala ČSTV
Attendance: 14,000

Consolation round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
5	Finland	10	4	2	4	39	33	+6	10
6	Sweden	10	4	0	6	37	40	−3	8
7	West Germany	10	3	1	6	28	41	−13	7
8	East Germany	10	0	2	8	16	64	−48	2

Source: ^[3]

East Germany were relegated to Group B.

28 April

6–2

28 April

5–2

30 April

7–2

30 April

5–4

2 May

6–1

Attendance: 9,000

2 May

4–1

Attendance: 8,500

World Championship Group B (Switzerland)

Played in Fribourg 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.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
9	Poland	7	6	1	0	37	13	+24	13
10	Switzerland	7	5	1	1	29	13	+16	11
11	Italy	7	5	0	2	29	22	+7	10
12	Austria	7	3	0	4	18	24	−6	6
13	Japan	7	3	0	4	31	36	−5	6
14	Netherlands	7	3	0	4	36	25	+11	6
15	Norway	7	2	0	5	28	38	−10	4
16	Hungary	7	0	0	7	17	54	−37	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Poland was promoted to Group A, and both Norway and Hungary were relegated to Group C.

21 March

7–1

21 March

9–1

22 March

5–2

22 March

5–8

22 March

0–2

23 March

3–4

23 March

1–2

24 March

3–5

24 March

4–1

24 March

1–4

25 March

4–3

25 March

2–5

26 March

1–6

26 March

2–2

27 March

8–3

27 March

8–2

28 March

6–4

28 March

12–4

28 March

6–4

28 March

5–1

30 March

4–2

30 March

8–0

30 March

9–6

30 March

5–1

31 March

2–11

31 March

2–6

31 March

5–0

31 March

2–6

World Championship Group C (France)

Played in Megève, Chamonix and Saint-Gervais 14–23 March.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
17	France	7	6	1	0	54	13	+41	13
18	Yugoslavia	7	6	0	1	36	13	+23	12
19	China	7	5	1	1	45	22	+23	11
20	Romania	7	4	0	3	51	29	+22	8
21	Denmark	7	3	0	4	16	23	−7	6
22	Bulgaria	7	2	0	5	27	45	−18	4
23	North Korea	7	1	0	6	18	56	−38	2
24	Spain	7	0	0	7	9	55	−46	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

France and Yugoslavia were both promoted to Group B. For France this was their first return to this level since they boycotted in protest in 1972.^[5]

14 March

12–1

14 March

11–3

14 March

3–7

14 March

1–3

15 March

1–0

15 March

4–4

15 March

5–2

15 March

8–1

17 March

12–0

17 March

4–3

17 March

8–2

17 March

10–4

18 March

5–18

18 March

2–1

18 March

1–6

18 March

9–3

20 March

0–4

20 March

6–2

20 March

8–1

20 March

4–6

22 March

6–1

22 March

10–2

22 March

5–0

22 March

7–1

23 March

8–3

23 March

10–1

23 March

8–2

23 March

6–1