1978 Ice Hockey World Championships
Held at the Sportovní hala ČSTV in the capital city, it was the sixth time Czechoslovakia hosted the competition.[2] They took a three nothing lead, and hung to win by two, capturing gold by being even head-to-head with the Czechoslovaks, but having a cumulative two goal advantage against everyone else.Pat Hickey scored with a minute left in the game to give Canada a three to two victory, and the medal.The Minnesota North Stars had players representing Canada (2), Sweden (3), and the United States (4).China and Denmark also ended up being promoted to alleviate a political situation between the Chinese and the South Koreans and to address the IIHF missing that Austria should have been disqualified for using Pentti Hyytiäinen.