1951 Ice Hockey World Championships

The 1951 Ice Hockey World Championships was the 18th World Championship and the 29th European Championship in ice hockey for international teams. The tournament took place in France from 9 to 17 March and the games were played in the capital city, Paris. Thirteen nations took part, and were first split into two groups. The seven best teams were placed in the first group, and the six others were placed into the "Criterium Européen", which would later become the B Pool. Each group was played in a round robin format, with each team playing each other once.

1951 Ice Hockey World Championships
Tournament details
Host country France
Dates9–17 March
Teams7
Venue(s)Palais des Sports
Final positions
Champions  Canada (14th title)
Runner-up  Sweden
Third place   Switzerland
Fourth place Norway
Tournament statistics
Games played21
Goals scored180 (8.57 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Canada Stan Obodiac (10 goals)

Canada, represented by the Lethbridge Maple Leafs, became world champions for the 14th time. Highest ranking European team Sweden finished second, winning their fifth European Championship, finishing ahead of the Swiss on goal differential by three.

This tournament would be the last time France hosted the elite division of the World Championships until 2017, when Paris co-hosted the championship alongside Cologne in Germany.

World Championship Group A (France)
Date Games Result Periods
9 March  Norway vs.  United States 3–0 0–0, 1–0, 2–0
10 March  Canada vs.  Finland 11–1 4–0, 4–0, 3–1
10 March  Sweden vs.  Great Britain 5–1 0–1, 1–0, 4–0
10 March   Switzerland vs.  Norway 8–1 4–1, 3–0, 1–0
11 March  Sweden vs.  United States 8–0 4–0, 1–0, 3–0
11 March  Canada vs.  Norway 8–0 3–0, 1–0, 4–0
12 March  United States vs.  Finland 5–4 1–0, 1–3, 3–1
12 March   Switzerland vs.  Great Britain 7–1 2–0, 4–1, 1–0
13 March  Sweden vs.  Norway 5–2 1–0, 4–1, 0–1
13 March   Switzerland vs.  Finland 4–1 1–0, 2–1, 1–0
13 March  Canada vs.  Great Britain 17–1 0–1, 7–0, 10–0
14 March   Switzerland vs.  Sweden 3–3 1–2, 1–1, 1–0
15 March  Norway vs.  Great Britain 4–3 0–0, 1–2, 3–1
15 March  Sweden vs.  Finland 11–3 5–0, 1–1, 5–2
15 March  Canada –  United States 16–2 5–0, 6–2, 5–0
16 March  Norway vs.  Finland 0–3 0–1, 0–0, 0–2
16 March  Canada vs.   Switzerland 5–1 0–1, 3–0, 2–0
16 March  United States vs.  Great Britain 6–6 1–4, 2–1, 3–1
17 March  Finland vs.  Great Britain 3–6 0–2, 3–0, 0–4
17 March   Switzerland vs.  United States 5–1 3–0, 1–1, 1–0
17 March  Canada vs.  Sweden 5–1 1–0, 2–0, 2–1

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Canada 6 6 0 0 62 6 +56 12
2  Sweden 6 4 1 1 33 14 +19 9
3   Switzerland 6 4 1 1 28 12 +16 9
4  Norway 6 2 0 4 10 27 −17 4
5  Great Britain 6 1 1 4 18 42 −24 3
6  United States 6 1 1 4 14 42 −28 3
7  Finland 6 1 0 5 15 37 −22 2
Source:

Critérium européen – Junior European Championship (World Championship Group B) (France)
Date Games Result Periods
10 March  France vs.  Italy 1–4 0–1, 0–2, 1–1
11 March  Netherlands vs.  Italy 1–3 1–0, 0–2, 0–1
11 March  France vs.  Austria 7–3 1–0, 1–0, 5–3
11 March  Yugoslavia vs.  Belgium 3–13 0–5, 0–3, 3–5
12 March  Austria vs.  Belgium 5–3 0–1, 3–1, 2–1
12 March  Netherlands vs.  Yugoslavia 5–2 0–0, 4–1, 1–1
13 March  Belgium vs.  Italy 3–7 1–0, 0–2, 2–5
14 March  France vs.  Yugoslavia 10–3 3–2, 3–1, 4–0
14 March  Austria vs.  Netherlands 3–4 1–1, 1–2, 1–1
15 March  Italy vs.  Yugoslavia 6–1 1–0, 4–1, 1–0
15 March  France vs.  Belgium 10–0 2–0, 3–0, 5–0
16 March  Belgium vs.  Netherlands 1–2 0–2, 1–0, 0–0
16 March  Austria vs.  Italy 2–7 1–1,0–3,1–3
17 March  Austria vs.  Yugoslavia 3–4 1–1, 1–0, 1–3
17 March  France vs.  Netherlands 7–5 1–2, 3–1, 3–2

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8  Italy 5 5 0 0 26 8 +18 10
9  France 5 4 0 1 35 15 +20 8
10  Netherlands 5 3 0 2 17 16 +1 6
11  Austria 5 1 0 4 20 25 −5 2
12  Belgium 5 1 0 4 20 30 −10 2
13  Yugoslavia 5 1 0 4 13 37 −24 2
Source:

World Championship medals
1951 World Championship Country
Gold  Canada
Silver  Sweden
Bronze   Switzerland
4  Norway
5  Great Britain
6  United States
7  Finland

European Championship medals
1951 European Championship Country
Gold  Sweden
Silver   Switzerland
Bronze  Norway
4  Great Britain
5  Finland

Citations

    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. p. 133.
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