1930 Ice Hockey World Championships

The 1930 Ice Hockey World Championships were held between January 30 and February 10, 1930, in Chamonix, France, Vienna, Austria, and Berlin, Germany. This event was the first world championships independent of hockey at the Olympics.[1]

1930 Ice Hockey World Championships
Tournament details
Host countries France
 Austria
 Germany
Dates29 January – 10 February
Teams12
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Canada (4th title)
Runner-up  Germany
Third place   Switzerland
Fourth place Austria
Tournament statistics
Games played12
Goals scored49 (4.08 per game)

Canada, represented by the Toronto CCMs, beat the German team in the gold medal match by a score of 6 to 1 to win the title.[2]

Germany won their first European Championship, defeating Switzerland in Berlin two to one. The lone game in Vienna was played to determine the European Bronze, Austria shutout Poland two to zero to round out the medals.[3]

Final tournament
First round
31 January 1930 Stade Olympique, Chamonix  Germany– Great Britain 4:2 (0:2, 2:0, 2:0)
31 January 1930 Stade Olympique, Chamonix  Hungary– Italy 2:0 (0:0, 2:0, 0:0)
31 January 1930 Stade Olympique, Chamonix  France– Belgium 4:1 (0:1, 2:0, 2:0)
Quarterfinals
1 February 1930 Stade Olympique, Chamonix  Poland– Japan 5:0 (2:0, 2:0, 1:0)
1 February 1930 Stade Olympique, Chamonix   Switzerland– Czechoslovakia 3:1 (2:1, 1:0, 0:0)
1 February 1930 Stade Olympique, Chamonix  Germany– Hungary 4:1 (1:0, 0:0, 3:1)
1 February 1930 Stade Olympique, Chamonix  France– Austria 1:2 (1:1, 0:0, 0:1)
Semifinals
2 February 1930 Stade Olympique, Chamonix   Switzerland– Austria 2:1 (0:0, 1:1, 1:0)
2 February 1930 Stade Olympique, Chamonix  Germany– Poland 3:1 (1:1, 2:0, 0:0)
4th place
5 February 1930 WEV-Platz, Vienna  Austria– Poland 2:0 (0:0, 0:0, 2:0)
Final
9 February 1930 Sportpalast, Berlin  Germany–  Switzerland 2:1 (0:1, 1:0, 1:0)

Final
10 February 1930 Sportpalast, Berlin  Germany– Canada 1:6 (1:2, 0:2, 0:2)

The tournament was a direct knock-out playoff. The Canadian team was considered so dominant that it did not participate in the knock-out tournament. Canada was put into the gold medal final game, and the tournament was played to determine an opponent.[3]

Warm winter weather melted the ice in Chamonix, France and forced the Ligue Internationale de Hockey sur Glace officials to move the tournament to Berlin, Germany, and the Sportpalast (which had artificial ice). Additionally, the fourth place match was played in Vienna, Austria, making this the only world hockey championship tournament to take place in three different countries.[3]

The Canadian team lost to Austria 1-0 on February 7 (in Vienna) in an exhibition match. The loss to Austria was the first time any Canadian team had lost to a European team.[4]

Ranking and statistics


 1930 World Championship winners 

Canada
4th title

Final standings

The final standings of the tournament:

 Canada
 Germany
  Switzerland
4 Austria
5 Poland
6 France
6 Hungary
6 Czechoslovakia
6 Japan
10 Great Britain
10 Italy
10 Belgium

Canadian winning team
  • Gordon Grant, Alex Park, Joe Griffin, Willie Adams, Howard Armstrong,
    Bert Clayton, Fred Radke, Don Hutchinson, Percy Timpson (GK), Les Allen coach

European Championship medal table
 Germany
  Switzerland
 Austria
4 Poland
5 Czechoslovakia
5 Hungary
5 France
8 Great Britain
8 Italy
8 Belgium

References
  1. IIHF Timeline
  2. Holland, Dave (2008). Canada on Ice; The World Hockey Championships, 1920–2008. Canada On Ice productions. pp. 30–31. ISBN 978-0-9808936-0-1.
  3. Duplacey, James (1998). Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League. Total Sports. pp. 500–1. ISBN 0-8362-7114-9.
  4. "Commentary on tournament (in French)". Archived from the original on 2007-09-17. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
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