The 7th World Ice Hockey Championship was held in Sweden from March 3-14, 1971 . This was the third world championship held in Sweden, before that the country hosted the championships of 1963 and 1969 .
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| Championship Details |
| Location | Sweden |
| cities) | Eskilstuna , Gothenburg , Katrineholm , Lidkoping , Mutala , SchΓΆvde , UkselΓΆsund , Stockholm , Uppsala , Venersborg , Westeros , Orebro |
| Tournament Dates | March 3-14 |
| Number of teams | four |
| Top places |
Champion | USSR (7th title) |
Second place | Sweden |
Third place | Finland |
| Championship Statistics |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 68 (5.67 per game) |
| Bombardier (s) | Kalevi Pirkola (6 goals) |
| Miscellaneous |
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For the seventh time in a row, the USSR national team became the world champion.