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WC B WC B 1977-1978

1977-1978

1977-1978 Season

Poland finished first in the 1977-78 WC B standings with 13 points. Japan (11 points) and Switzerland (9 points) followed.

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1977-1978 WC B Standings

1977-1978 WC B — Standings
#	Team	GP	W	T	L	TP	GF	GA	+/-	P/GP	Postseason
1.	Poland	7	6	1	0	13	51	19	32	1.86	Promoted
2.	Japan	7	5	1	1	11	26	17	9	1.57	-
3.	Switzerland	7	4	1	2	9	42	32	10	1.29	-
4.	Romania	7	3	1	3	7	41	29	12	1.00	-
5.	Hungary	7	3	0	4	6	21	36	-15	0.86	-
6.	Norway	7	2	1	4	5	29	34	-5	0.71	-
7.	Italy	7	1	1	5	3	32	41	-9	0.43	Relegated
8.	Yugoslavia	7	1	0	6	2	14	48	-34	0.29	Relegated

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1977-1978 WC B Player Stats

1977-1978 WC B — Player Stats
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Tadeusz Obloj (F)	7	11	4	15	0
2.	Leszek Tokarz (F)	7	5	8	13	4
3.	Doru Tureanu (F)	7	6	6	12	4
4.	Georg Mattli (F)	7	10	1	11	0
5.	Dumitru Axinte (F)	7	5	6	11	2

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1977-1978 WC B Goalie Stats

1977-1978 WC B — Goalie Stats
#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Takeshi Iwamoto (G)	3	1.67	.956
2.	Tadeusz Slowakiewicz (G)	2	-	.948
3.	Gheorghe Hutan (G)	7	-	.909
4.	Minoru Misawa (G)	4	3.00	.906
5.	Henryk Wojtynek (G)	7	-	.879

1977-1978 WC B Demographics

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WC B Games

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WC B Team Comparison (Averages)

1977-1978 WC B — Team Comparison
#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Hungary	20	268	5'10"	168 lbs	26.25
2.	Italy	20	359	5'10"	172 lbs	26.10
3.	Japan	20	596	5'7"	157 lbs	28.50
4.	Norway	20	423	5'10"	170 lbs	25.44
5.	Poland	20	288	5'9"	165 lbs	24.90
6.	Romania	20	418	5'9"	170 lbs	23.50
7.	Switzerland	20	304	5'10"	170 lbs	24.95
8.	Yugoslavia	20	536	5'10"	172 lbs	25.53

Team Comparison History

Where Are They Now?

Played in the league during season

WC B — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Walling Dijkstra (F)	2026-2027	Leeuwarden Warriors	Netherlands3	1	1	0	1	2
2.	Neil Liddiard (D)	2026-2027	Streatham Redhawks	NIHL 1	7	0	1	1	8
3.	Neil Liddiard (D)	2026-2027	Streatham Redhawks	-	2	0	0	0	0
4.	Robert Herckenrath (F)	2026-2027	Utrecht Dragons 2	Tweede Divisie	2	0	0	0	4
5.	Alexander Rabotinski (F)	2026-2027	Narva HK PSK	Estonia	5	0	0	0	0

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Regular Season

WC B All-Time Points

WC B — All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Rudi Hiti (F)	96	41	43	84
2.	Jens Nielsen (F)	63	38	45	83
3.	David Livingston (F)	61	39	33	72
4.	Wieslaw Jobczyk (F)	36	40	30	70
5.	Andrzej Zabawa (F)	43	36	34	70

WC B All-Time Goals

WC B — All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Rudi Hiti (F)	96	41	43	84
2.	Gorazd Hiti (F)	76	41	20	61
3.	Wieslaw Jobczyk (F)	36	40	30	70
4.	David Livingston (F)	61	39	33	72
5.	Jens Nielsen (F)	63	38	45	83

WC B All-Time Assists

WC B — All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jens Nielsen (F)	63	38	45	83
2.	Rudi Hiti (F)	96	41	43	84
3.	Norio Suzuki (F)	63	24	36	60
4.	Heinz Ehlers (F)	38	17	36	53
5.	Andrzej Zabawa (F)	43	36	34	70

WC B All-Time Penalty Min.

WC B — All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Frederik Åkesson (D)	70	5	21	147
2.	Josef Puschnig (F)	56	29	55	120
3.	David Livingston (F)	61	39	72	119
4.	Alberto Da Rin (F)	53	22	31	119
5.	Leo van den Thillart (D)	62	7	18	116

WC B All-Time Games Played

WC B — All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Rudi Hiti (F)	96	41	43	84
2.	Roman Smolej (F)	82	30	18	48
3.	Viktor Tislar (F)	82	26	15	41
4.	Yoshio Hoshino (F)	77	35	32	67
5.	Gorazd Hiti (F)	76	41	20	61

WC B All-Time Points Per Game

WC B — All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	P/GP
1.	Isao Ono (F)	5	6	23	4.60
2.	Ken Strong (F)	2	4	8	4.00
3.	Michihiro Sato (F)	4	10	14	3.50
4.	Mamoru Takashima (F)	5	12	15	3.00
5.	Isao Kawabuchi (F)	5	9	14	2.80

WC B All-Time Points Per Season

WC B — All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Adelbert St. John (F)	1961-1962	WC B	5	14	11	25	5.00	2
2.	Walter Znenahlik (F)	1961-1962	WC B	5	10	14	24	4.80	4
3.	Waldemar Klisiak (F)	1992-1993	WC B	7	9	15	24	3.43	10
4.	Isao Ono (F)	1961-1962	WC B	5	6	17	23	4.60	0
5.	Gary Gambucci (F)	1969-1970	WC B	13	14	8	22	1.69	8

WC B All-Time Goals Per Season

WC B — All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Adelbert St. John (F)	1961-1962	WC B	5	14	11	25	5.00	2
2.	Gary Gambucci (F)	1969-1970	WC B	13	14	8	22	1.69	8
3.	Rolf Bielas (F)	1976-1977	WC B	8	13	3	16	2.00	0
4.	Tony Collard (F)	1991-1992	WC B	7	12	10	22	3.14	20
5.	Rick Nasheim (F)	1991-1992	WC B	7	12	7	19	2.71	6

WC B All-Time Assists Per Season

WC B — All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Isao Ono (F)	1961-1962	WC B	5	6	17	23	4.60	0
2.	Waldemar Klisiak (F)	1992-1993	WC B	7	9	15	24	3.43	10
3.	Walter Znenahlik (F)	1961-1962	WC B	5	10	14	24	4.80	4
4.	Andreas Pusnik (F)	1991-1992	WC B	7	4	14	18	2.57	2
5.	Rick Fera (F)	1992-1993	WC B	7	6	13	19	2.71	18

WC B All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

WC B — All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	David Livingston (F)	1997-1998	WC B	7	1	1	2	0.29	49
2.	Leo van den Thillart (D)	1993-1994	WC B	7	0	4	4	0.57	46
3.	Mike Bishop (D)	1996-1997	WC B	7	2	1	3	0.43	45
4.	Wayne Groulx (F)	1991-1992	WC B	7	7	7	14	2.00	43
5.	Tim Cranston (F)	1992-1993	WC B	7	3	1	4	0.57	41

List of WC B Champions

WC B — Champions
Year	Team
2000	Germany
1999	Denmark
1998	Ukraine
1997	Belarus
1996	Latvia
1995	Slovakia
1994	Switzerland
1993	Great Britain
1992	Austria
1991	Italy
1990	Switzerland
1989	Norway
1987	Poland
1986	Switzerland
1985	Poland
1983	USA
1982	DDR/East Germany
1981	Italy
1979	Netherlands
1978	Poland
1977	DDR/East Germany
1976	Romania
1974	USA
1973	DDR/East Germany
1972	Poland
1971	Switzerland
1970	USA
1969	DDR/East Germany
1967	Poland
1966	West Germany
1965	Poland
1963	Norway
1961	Norway
1959	Romania
1956	DDR/East Germany
1955	Italy
1953	Italy
1952	Great Britain
1951	Italy