1937 Ice Hockey World Championships

The 1937 Ice Hockey World Championships were held between February 17 and February 27, 1937, in London, England. Eleven teams took part in this World Championship. Teams from Austria and Czechoslovakia were supposed to be in attendance as well but had issues travelling, and cancelled.[1]

1937 Ice Hockey World Championships
Tournament details
Host country United Kingdom
Dates17–27 February
Teams11
Venue(s)Wembley Arena, Harringay Arena
Final positions
Champions  Canada (9th title)
Runner-up  Great Britain
Third place   Switzerland
Fourth place Germany
Tournament statistics
Games played39
Goals scored224 (5.74 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Canada Ralph Redding 12 Goals

In the preliminary round, the teams were divided into three groups: two groups of four teams and a group with three teams. The top three teams in the groups with four teams and the top two in the group with three teams advanced to the second round. The second round consisted of two groups of four with the top two teams in each group advancing to the final round. The other four teams in the second round played in the consolation round for places 5-8. The three teams that did not advance to the second round were supposed to play off for places 9-11, but first Romania, then both Sweden and Norway decided not to continue playing.[1]

Norway prior to the start of the tournament. Playing in their first international competition, the Norwegians finished ninth.

Canada won its ninth world championship title while the host, Great Britain, won its third European championship. The British team, using many of the players from the previous year's Olympics, won their first seven games by a combined total of forty-five to zero, before losing to Canada. The Swiss team finished third, with their final round losses to Canada and Great Britain both coming in overtime.

First round

Group A
17. February 1937 London  Hungary– Romania 4:1 (2:1,0:0,2:0)
17. February 1937 London  Great Britain– Germany 6:0 (1:0,1:0,4:0)
18. February 1937 London  Germany– Romania 4:2 (0:0,1:0,3:2)
18. February 1937 London  Great Britain– Hungary 7:0 (0:0,2:0,5:0)
19. February 1937 London  Germany– Hungary 2:2 (1:0,0:1,1:1)
19. February 1937 London  Great Britain– Romania 11:0 (3:0,5:0,3:0)

Standings

Pos. Team GP Wins Ties Losses Goals Goal Diff. Pts.
1 Great Britain330024: 0+246:0
2 Germany31116:10- 43:3
2 Hungary31116:10- 43:3
4 Romania30033:19-160:6

Group B
17. February 1937 London  Czechoslovakia– Norway 7:0 (2:0,3:0,2:0)
18. February 1937 London   Switzerland– Norway 13:2 (3:1,6:1,4:0)
19. February 1937 London   Switzerland– Czechoslovakia 2:2 (0:0,1:2,1:0)

Standings

Pos. Team GP Wins Ties Losses Goals Goal Diff. Pts.
1  Switzerland211015: 4+113:1
2 Czechoslovakia21109: 2+ 73:1
3 Norway20022:20-180:4

Group C
17. February 1937 London  Poland– Sweden 3:0 (0:0,3:0,0:0)
17. February 1937 London  Canada– France 12:0 (2:0,5:0,5:0)
18. February 1937 London  France– Sweden 2:1 (0:1,1:0,1:0)
18. February 1937 London  Canada– Poland 8:2 (3:1,3:0,2:1)
19. February 1937 London  Poland– France 7:1 (2:1,3:0,2:0)
19. February 1937 London  Canada– Sweden 9:0 (4:0,2:0,3:0)

Standings

Pos. Team GP Wins Ties Losses Goals Goal Diff. Pts.
1 Canada330029: 2+276:0
2 Poland320112: 9+ 34:2
3 France31023:20-172:4
4 Sweden30031:14-130:6

Second round

Group A
20. February 1937 London  Germany– France 5:0 (1:0,3:0,1:0)
20. February 1937 London  Canada– Czechoslovakia 3:0 (0:0,2:0,1:0)
21. February 1937 London  Czechoslovakia– France 8:1 (2:1,2:0,4:0)
21. February 1937 London  Canada– Germany 5:0 (0:0,3:0,2:0)
22. February 1937 London  Germany– Czechoslovakia 2:1 n.V. (0:0,0:1,1:0,0:0,0:0,1:0)
22. February 1937 London  Canada– France 13:1 (2:0,4:0,7:1)

Standings

Pos. Team GP Wins Ties Losses Goals Goal Diff. Pts.
1 Canada330021: 1+206:0
2 Germany32017: 6+ 14:2
3 Czechoslovakia31029: 6+ 32:4
4 France30032:26-240:6

Group B
20. February 1937 London  Great Britain–  Switzerland 3:0 (1:0,1:0,1:0)
20. February 1937 London  Poland– Hungary 4:0 (1:0,1:0,2:0)
21. February 1937 London   Switzerland– Hungary 4:2 (0:1,2:1,2:0)
21. February 1937 London  Great Britain– Poland 11:0 (5:0,4:0,2:0)
22. February 1937 London  Great Britain– Hungary 5:0 (2:0,2:0,1:0)
22. February 1937 London   Switzerland– Poland 1:0 (0:0,1:0,0:0)

Standings

Pos. Team GP Wins Ties Losses Goals Goal Diff. Pts.
1 Great Britain330019: 0+196:0
2  Switzerland32015: 504:2
3 Poland31024:12-82:4
4 Hungary30032:13-110:6

Consolation Round -- 5th to 8th place
25. February 1937 London  Hungary– France 5:1 (1:0,2:0,2:1)
25. February 1937 London  Czechoslovakia– Poland 1:0 (0:0,0:0,1:0)
26. February 1937 London  Czechoslovakia– France 3:1 (1:0,1:0,1:1)
27. February 1937 London  Czechoslovakia– Hungary 0:0 (0:0,0:0,0:0)

Standings

Pos. Team GP Wins Ties Losses Goals Goal Diff. Pts.
5 Hungary321010:1+95:1
6 Czechoslovakia32104:1+25:1
7 France31027:8-62:4
8 Poland30030:11–110:6
  • Poland forfeited their games against Hungary and France, which are officially viewed as five to nothing losses.[2]

Final Round – 1st to 4th place
25. February 1937 London  Great Britain–  Switzerland 2:0 n.V. (0:0,0:0,0:0,0:0,0:0,2:0)
25. February 1937 London  Canada– Germany 5:0 (1:0,2:0,2:0)
26. February 1937 London   Switzerland– Germany 6:0 (2:0,2:0,2:0)
26. February 1937 London  Great Britain– Canada 0:3 (0:1,0:1,0:1)
27. February 1937 London  Canada–  Switzerland 2:1 n.V. (0:1,1:0,0:0,0:0,1:0)
27. February 1937 London  Great Britain– Germany 5:0 (3:0,1:0,1:0)

Standings

Pos. Team GP Wins Ties Losses Goals Goal Diff. Pts.
1 Canada330010: 1+ 96:0
2 Great Britain32017: 3+ 44:2
3  Switzerland31027: 4+ 32:4
4 Germany30030:16-160:6

Final Rankings – World Championships
RF Team
1 Canada
2 Great Britain
3  Switzerland
4 Germany
5 Hungary
6 Czechoslovakia
7 France
8 Poland
9 Norway
9 Sweden
9 Romania

Teams
Pos. Country Team Members (Kimberley Dynamiters)
1 CAN Ralph Reading, Harry Robertson, Fred Botterill, T. Almack, James Kemp, Hugo Mackie, Gordon Wilson, Doug Keiver, George Goble, Ken Campbell, Fred Burnett, Paul Kozak, Eric Hornquist; Trainer: John Achtzener

Final Rankings – European Championships
RF Team
1 Great Britain
2  Switzerland
3 Germany
4 Hungary
5 Czechoslovakia
6 France
7 Poland
8 Norway
8 Sweden
8 Romania

European Champions 1937
 Great Britain

Citations
  1. Summary
  2. Podnieks p. 128

References
  • 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. 127–8.

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