1981 Ice Hockey World Championships
The 1981 Ice Hockey World Championships took place in Sweden between 12 and 26 April 1981, with games being played in the arenas of Scandinavium in Gothenburg and Johanneshovs isstadion in Stockholm.The Soviet Union became World Champions for the 17th time, and also won their 20th European title.The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF: The final standings of the European championships according to IIHF: The fanfare for the Championships was written by Benny Andersson (from ABBA) in 1981.It was later used as the jingle/opening theme for the television special Dick Cavett Meets ABBA aired later in 1981.Reference - Palm, Carl Magnus: ABBA - The Complete Recordings Sessions, page 106.