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1939 Ice Hockey World Championships

The 1939 Ice Hockey World Championships were held between February 3 and February 12, 1939, in Zürich and Basel, Switzerland. Austria had been annexed by Germany in 1938, and four Austrians played this tournament in German jerseys.[1] The fourteen teams participating in the 1939 World Championship were initially divided into four preliminary groups: two groups of four and two groups of three. The top two teams in each group advanced to the second round. The eight teams in the second round played in two groups of four, with the top two from each group advancing to the third (final) round. The six teams not advancing to the second round played a consolation round in two groups of 3 teams with the winners of each group playing a one-game play-off for 9th place. The four teams not advancing from the second round played a consolation round for placed 5 through 8.

1939 Ice Hockey World Championships
Tournament details
Host country  Switzerland
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates3–12 February
5 March
Teams14
Final positions
Champions  Canada (11th title)
Runner-up  United States
Third place   Switzerland
Fourth place Czechoslovakia
Tournament statistics
Games played48
Goals scored267 (5.56 per game)
Attendance299,600 (6,242 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Czechoslovakia Josef Maleček,
Switzerland Pic Cattini 12 goals
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Canada won its eleventh world championship winning all their games while only giving up one goal in the entire tournament. The USA had lost to the Swiss in the semi-final round, but defeated them in the final to claim silver. The host, Switzerland, won its third European championship by winning a one-game playoff against Czechoslovakia well after the World Championship had concluded. Both teams had earned one point in the final round and decided to play tie-breaking game.[1]

The games were held at Kunsteisbahn Margarethen in Basel and Dolder Kunsteisbahn in Zürich.

The 8-1 victory over the Belgian side would be the last victory for Hungary at the World Championships highest level until 2016

World Ice Hockey Championship (in Basel and Zurich, Switzerland)

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First round

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Group A

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3. February 1939 Basel   Germany –   Finland 12:1 (2:0,7:1,3:0)
3. February 1939 Basel   USA –   Italy 5:0 (3:0,1:0,1:0)
4. February 1939 Basel   Italy –   Finland 5:2 (1:0,1:0,3:2)
4. February 1939 Basel   USA –   Germany 4:0 (2:0,0:0,2:0)
5. February 1939 Basel   USA –   Finland 4:0 (0:0,1:0,3:0)
5. February 1939 Basel   Germany –   Italy 4:4 ET (0:1,2:3,2:0,0:0,0:0,0:0)[2]

Standings

Pos. Team G.P. Wins Ties Losses Goals Goal Diff Pts.
1   USA 3 3 0 0 13: 0 +13 6:0
2   Germany 3 1 1 1 16: 9 + 7 3:3
3   Italy 3 1 1 1 9:11 - 2 3:3
4   Finland 3 0 0 3 3:21 -18 0:6
  • The Executive Board voted to have Italy and Germany replay their game (February 6 at Zurich), which ended as a scoreless draw, after which goal differential was used to decide second place.[1][3]

Group B

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3. February 1939 Basel   Czechoslovakia –   Yugoslavia 24:0 (10:0,7:0,7:0)
3. February 1939 Zürich   Switzerland –   Latvia 12:0 (5:0,3:0,4:0)
4. February 1939 Zürich   Switzerland –   Yugoslavia 23:0 (7:0,7:0,9:0)
4. February 1939 Zürich   Czechoslovakia –   Latvia 9:0 (3:0,3:0,3:0)
5. February 1939 Zürich   Latvia –   Yugoslavia 6:0 (0:0,3:0,3:0)
5. February 1939 Zürich   Switzerland –   Czechoslovakia 1:0 (0:0,1:0,0:0)

Standings

Pos. Team G.P. Wins Ties Losses Goals Goal Diff Pts.
1   Switzerland 3 3 0 0 36: 0 +36 6:0
2   Czechoslovakia 3 2 0 1 33: 1 +32 4:2
3   Latvia 3 1 0 2 6:21 -15 2:4
4   Yugoslavia 3 0 0 3 0:53 -53 0:6

Group C

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3. February 1939 Basel   Canada –   Netherlands 8:0 (1:0,4:0,3:0)
4. February 1939 Basel   Poland –   Netherlands 9:0 (3:0,2:0,4:0)
5. February 1939 Basel   Canada –   Poland 4:0 (2:0,1:0,1:0)

Standings

Pos. Team G.P. Wins Ties Losses Goals Goal Diff Pts.
1   Canada 2 2 0 0 12: 0 +12 4:0
2   Poland 2 1 0 1 9: 4 + 5 2:2
3   Netherlands 2 0 0 2 0:17 -17 0:4

Group D

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3. February 1939 Zürich   Hungary –   Belgium 8:1 (2:0,4:1,2:0)
4. February 1939 Zürich   Great Britain –   Belgium 3:1 (0:0,0:1,3:0)
5. February 1939 Zürich   Great Britain –   Hungary 1:0 (1:0,0:0,0:0)

Standings

Pos. Team G.P. Wins Ties Losses Goals Goal Diff Pts.
1   Great Britain 2 2 0 0 4: 1 +3 4:0
2   Hungary 2 1 0 1 8: 2 +6 2:2
3   Belgium 2 0 0 2 2:11 -9 0:4

Consolation Round – Places 9 to 14

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Group A

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6. February 1939 Basel   Netherlands –   Finland 2:1 (1:1,1:0,0:0)
7. February 1939 Basel   Italy –   Netherlands 2:1 (0:0,0:0,2:1)
8. February 1939 Basel   Italy –   Finland 2:1 (0:0,1:1,1:0)

Standings

Pos. Team G.P. Wins Ties Losses Goals Goal Diff Pts.
1   Italy 2 2 0 0 4:2 +2 4:0
2   Netherlands 2 1 0 1 3:3 0 2:2
3   Finland 2 0 0 2 2:4 -2 0:4

Group B

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6. February 1939 Zürich   Latvia –   Belgium 5:1 (2:0,1:1,2:0)
7. February 1939 Zürich   Belgium –   Yugoslavia 3:3 (2:1,1:0,0:2)
8. February 1939 Zürich   Latvia –   Yugoslavia 4:0 (2:0,0:0,2:0)

Standings

Pos. Team G.P. Wins Ties Losses Goals Goal Diff Pts.
1   Latvia 2 2 0 0 9:1 +8 4:0
2   Belgium 2 0 1 1 4:8 -4 1:3
3   Yugoslavia 2 0 1 1 3:7 -4 1:3

Consolation round 9–10 Place

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9. February 1939 Basel   Italy –   Latvia 2:1 (1:1,1:0,0:0)

Second round

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Group A

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7. February 1939 Zürich   Czechoslovakia –   Germany 1:1 ET (0:0,1:0,0:1,0:0,0:0,0:0)
7. February 1939 Zürich   Canada –   Great Britain 4:0 (0:0,0:0,4:0)
8. February 1939 Zürich   Great Britain –   Germany 0:1 (0:0,0:0,0:1)
8. February 1939 Basel   Canada –   Czechoslovakia 2:1 (0:1,0:0,2:0)
9. February 1939 Basel   Great Britain –   Czechoslovakia 0:2 (0:1,0:1,0:0)
9. February 1939 Zürich   Canada –   Germany 9:0 (2:0,5:0,2:0)

Standings

Pos. Team G.P. Wins Ties Losses Goals Goal Diff Pts.
1   Canada 3 3 0 0 15: 1 +14 6:0
2   Czechoslovakia 3 1 1 1 4: 3 +1 3:3
3   Germany 3 1 1 1 2:10 - 8 3:3
4   Great Britain 3 0 0 3 0: 7 - 7 0:6

Group B

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7. February 1939 Basel   USA –   Hungary 3:0 (1:0,1:0,1:0)
7. February 1939 Basel   Switzerland –   Poland 4:0 (0:0,4:0,0:0)
8. February 1939 Basel   Poland –   Hungary 5:3 (1:1,2:0,2:2)
8. February 1939 Basel   Switzerland –   USA 3:2 (0:0,2:2,1:0)
9. February 1939 Basel   USA –   Poland 4:0 (0:0,2:0,2:0)
9. February 1939 Basel   Switzerland –   Hungary 5:2 (2:1,2:0,1:1)

Standings

Pos. Team G.P. Wins Ties Losses Goals Goal Diff Pts.
1   Switzerland 3 3 0 0 12: 4 +8 6:0
2   USA 3 2 0 1 9: 3 + 4 4:2
3   Poland 3 1 0 2 5:11 - 6 2:4
4   Hungary 3 0 0 3 5:13 - 8 0:6

Consolation Round -- Places 5 to 8

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10. February 1939 Basel   Poland –   Hungary 3:0 (1:0,1:0,1:0)
11. February 1939 Zürich   Germany –   Hungary 6:2 (0:2,3:0,3:0)
12. February 1939 Basel   Germany –   Poland 4:0 (1:0,3:0,0:0)

Standings

Pos. Team G.P. Wins Ties Losses Goals Goal Diff Pts.
5   Germany 2 2 0 0 10: 2 +8 4:0
6   Poland 2 1 0 1 3: 4 -1 2:2
7   Hungary 2 0 0 2 2: 9 -7 0:4
8   Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0: 0 0 0:0

Final Round – Places 1 to 4

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10. February 1939 Zürich   USA –   Czechoslovakia 1:0 ET (0:0,0:0,0:0,0:0,1:0)[4]
10. February 1939 Basel   Switzerland –   Canada 0:7 (0:2,0:4,0:1)
11. February 1939 Basel   Switzerland –   USA 1:2 (0:1,0:0,1:1)
11. February 1939 Basel   Canada –   Czechoslovakia 4:0 (0:0,1:0,3:0)
12. February 1939 Basel   Canada –   USA 4:0 (3:0,1:0,0:0)
12. February 1939 Zürich   Switzerland –   Czechoslovakia 0:0 ET (0:0,0:0,0:0,0:0,0:0,0:0)

Standings

Pos. Team G.P. Wins Ties Losses Goals Goal Diff Pts.
1   Canada 3 3 0 0 15: 0 +15 6:0
2   USA 3 2 0 1 3: 5 - 2 4:2
3   Switzerland 3 0 1 2 1: 9 - 8 1:5
4   Czechoslovakia 3 0 1 2 0: 5 - 5 1:5

Playoff for 3rd place (and European Championship)

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5. March 1939 Basel   Switzerland –   Czechoslovakia 2:0 (0:0,1:0,1:0)

Final Rankings – 1939 World Championships

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    Canada
    United States
     Switzerland
4   Czechoslovakia
5   Germany
6   Poland
7   Hungary
8   Great Britain
9   Italy
10   Latvia
11   Belgium
11   Netherlands
13   Finland
13   Yugoslavia

World Champion 1939
  Canada

Team Members

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Trail Smoke Eaters

Pos. Country Members
1 CAN Bunny Dame, Benny Hayes, Joe Benoit, Tom Johnston, Jim Haight, Mel Snowdon, Duke Scodellaro, Mickey Brennen, Dick Kowcinak, Ab Cronie, Jim Morris, John McCreedy, Buck Buchanan; Trainer: Elmer Piper

Final Rankings – 1939 European Championships

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     Switzerland
    Czechoslovakia
    Germany
4   Poland
5   Hungary
6   Great Britain
7   Italy
8   Latvia
9   Belgium
9   Netherlands
11   Finland
11   Yugoslavia

European Champion 1939
  Switzerland

Citations

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  1. ^ a b c Summary
  2. ^ Austrian Nationallibrary, Vienna Newest News: 6. February 1939, Seite 11
  3. ^ Austrian Nationallibrary, Vienna Newest News: 7. February 1939, Seite 10
  4. ^ Austrian Nationallibrary, Vienna Newest News:11. February 1939 Seite 10

References

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  • Complete results
  • Duplacey, James (1998). Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League. Total Sports. pp. 498–528. ISBN 0-8362-7114-9.
  • Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. pp. 129–30.
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