1938 Ice Hockey World Championships

The 1938 Ice Hockey World Championships were held between February 11 and February 20, 1938, at Štvanice Stadium in Prague, Czechoslovakia. It marked the 30th anniversary of the IIHF, and a special celebration was held with famous hockey players from all over Europe in attendance. Also a yearbook was produced for the twenty-two member nations which documented which European country had the most hockey clubs (Czechoslovakia 361) and the most artificial rinks (Great Britain 21).[1]

1938 Ice Hockey World Championships
Tournament details
Host country Czechoslovakia
Dates11–20 February
Teams14
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Canada (10th title)
Runner-up  Great Britain
Third place  Czechoslovakia
Fourth place Germany
Tournament statistics
Games played40
Goals scored159 (3.98 per game)

Fourteen teams participated in this World Championship. It was first divided into three preliminary round groups — two groups of five and a group with four teams. In the preliminary round, the top three teams in each group advanced to the second round. The nine teams advancing to the second round were divided into three groups of three teams each. The three group winners and the best second-place team advanced to the semifinals.

The Canadians won the World Championship title for the tenth time beating Great Britain 3-1 in the final, leaving the British with their fourth European Championship title (the third in a row). In the bronze-medal game, Czechoslovakia defeated Germany 3-0, and in a match for fifth place Sweden defeated Switzerland 2-0. The Swiss were very unhappy with the IIHF's decision to pick Germany as the fourth semi-finalist, as the two of them, and Sweden, finished the second round in an absolute tie. The decision was made to advance Germany because they had lost to Canada, so they were the best European nation in their group.[2]

World Men's Hockey Championships (in Prague, Czechoslovakia)

Group A
11 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague   Switzerland– Hungary 1:0 (0:0,1:0,0:0)
11 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague  Lithuania– Romania 1:0 (0:0,0:0,1:0)
12 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague   Switzerland– Romania 8:1 (2:0,1:1,5:0)
12 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague  Poland– Lithuania 8:1 (4:0,3:0,1:1)
13 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague  Poland– Romania 3:0 (1:0,2:0,0:0)
13 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague  Hungary– Lithuania 10:1 (2:0,4:0,4:1)
14 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague   Switzerland– Lithuania 15:0 (9:0,2:0,4:0)
14 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague  Poland– Hungary 3:0 (1:0,1:0,1:0)
15 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague  Hungary– Romania 3:1 (1:1,1:0,1:0)
15 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague   Switzerland– Poland 7:1 (3:0,1:0,3:1)

Standings - Group A

Pos. Team GP Wins Ties Losses Goals Diff. Points
1  Switzerland440031: 2+298:0
2 Poland430115: 8+ 76:2
3 Hungary420213: 6+ 74:4
4 Lithuania41033:33-302:6
5 Romania40042:15-130:8

Group B
11 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague  Latvia– Norway 3:1 OT (1:0,0:1,0:0,2:0)
11 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague  Great Britain– Germany 1:0 (0:0,1:0,0:0)
12 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague  United States– Latvia 1:0 (0:0,1:0,0:0)
12 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague  Great Britain– Norway 8:0 (2:0,1:0,5:0)
13 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague  United States– Norway 7:1 (3:0,4:0,0:1)
13 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague  Germany– Latvia 1:0 (0:0,1:0,0:0)
14 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague  Great Britain– Latvia 5:1 (1:0,2:0,2:1)
14 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague  United States– Germany 1:0 (1:0,0:0,0:0)
15 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague  Germany– Norway 8:0 (2:0,1:0,5:0)
15 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague  Great Britain– United States 1:1 OT (0:0,0:0,1:1,0:0,0:0,0:0)

Standings - Group B

Pos. Team GP Wins Ties Losses Goals Diff. Points
1 Great Britain431015: 2+137:1
2 United States431010: 2+ 87:1
3 Germany42029: 2+ 74:4
4 Latvia41034: 8- 42:6
5 Norway40042:26-240:8

Group C
11 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague  Canada– Sweden 3:2 (1:0,1:2,1:0)
11 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague  Czechoslovakia– Austria 1:0 (0:0,0:0,1:0)
13 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague  Canada– Austria 3:0 (1:0,1:0,1:0)
13 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague  Czechoslovakia– Sweden 0:0 OT (0:0,0:0,0:0,0:0,0:0,0:0)
15 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague  Czechoslovakia– Canada 0:3 (0:2,0:0,0:1)
15 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague  Sweden– Austria 1:1 OT (0:1,1:0,0:0,0:0,0:0,0:0)

Standings - Group C

Pos. Team GP Wins Ties Losses Goals Diff. Points
1 Canada33009:2+76:0
2 Czechoslovakia31111:3-23:3
3 Sweden30213:4-12:4
4 Austria30121:5-41:5

Group A
16 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague  Czechoslovakia– United States 2:0 (0:0,1:0,1:0)
17 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague   Switzerland– United States 1:0 (0:0,0:0,1:0)
18 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague  Czechoslovakia–  Switzerland 3:2 OT. (0:1,1:0,0:0,2:1)

Standings - Group A

Pos. Team GP Wins Ties Losses Goals Diff. Points
1 Czechoslovakia22005:2+34:0
2  Switzerland +21013:302:2
3 United States20020:3-30:4

Group B
16 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague  Great Britain– Sweden 3:2 (0:0,1:1,2:1)
17 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague  Sweden– Poland 1:0 (0:0,0:0,1:0)
18 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague  Great Britain– Poland 7:1 (3:1,4:0,0:0)

Standings - Group B

Pos. Team GP Wins Ties Losses Goals Diff. Points
1 Great Britain220010: 3+74:0
2 Sweden +21013: 302:2
3 Poland20021: 8-70:4

Group C
16 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague  Canada– Germany 3:2 OT. (1:1,0:1,1:0,1:0)
17 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague  Germany– Hungary 1:0 (0:0,1:0,0:0)
18 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague  Canada– Hungary 1:1 OT. (1:1,0:0,0:0,0:0,0:0,0:0)

Standings—Group C

Pos. Team GP Wins Ties Losses Goals Diff. Points
1 Canada21104:3+13:1
2 Germany +21013:302:2
3 Hungary20111:2-11:3

+ Germany, Switzerland and Sweden ended with identical records. The Organizing Committee awarded the semifinal position to Germany because it had to play Canada.

Consolation round 5–6 place
19 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague  Sweden–  Switzerland 2:0 (1:0,0:0,1:0)

Final round
Semifinals
19 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague  Canada– Germany 1:0 (0:0,0:0,1:0)
19 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague  Czechoslovakia– Great Britain 0:1 (0:0,0:0,0:1)
Game for 3rd place
20 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague  Czechoslovakia– Germany 3:0 (1:0,2:0,0:0)
Final
20 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague  Canada– Great Britain 3:1 (3:1,0:0,0:0)

Final Rankings – World Championships
The bronze-medal match between Czechoslovakia and Germany. Czechoslovakia won 3–0.
 Canada
 Great Britain
 Czechoslovakia
4 Germany
5 Sweden
6  Switzerland
7 Hungary
7 Poland
7 United States
10 Austria
10 Latvia
10 Lithuania
13 Norway
13 Romania

World Champion 1938
 Canada

Members of team

Sudbury Wolves

Pos. Team Players
1 CAN Pat McReavy, Roy Heximer, Mel Albright, Johnny Godfrey, Glen Sutherland, Gordie Bruce, Jimmy Russell, Buster Portland, Jack Marshall, John Coulter, Percy Allen, Reg Chipman, Archie Burnie; Trainer: Max Silverman

Final Rankings – European Championships
 Great Britain
 Czechoslovakia
 Germany
4 Sweden
5  Switzerland
6 Hungary
6 Poland
8 Austria
8 Latvia
8 Lithuania
11 Norway
11 Romania

European Champion 1938
 Great Britain

Citations
  1. Duplacey p. 502
  2. Summary

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. 128–9.
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