1971 IIHF World Championship (WFAC)

The 1971 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships was the 38th edition of the Ice Hockey World Championships hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Teams participated at three levels of competition. It took place between 5 and 21 February 1971 in and. Canada was the defending champion, having won the previous championship.

After having won the first true best-on-best world championship, Canada was considered the favorite by many sportswriters to win its second consecutive title. In the final the Soviet Union defeated Canada 5–3. Czechoslovakia won against Sweden 3–1 for the bronze medal. was named the most valuable player of the tournament, and was the leading scorer.